We returned Saturday evening from our Thanksgiving vacation to Phoenix. It was a lot of fun and I will get to that in a bit. Just for a bit of info for those interested, I was released as the 1st councilor in the RS presidency on Sunday. And my new calling... to be determined... so at least for the moment I am callingless. I'm still helping with some of the loose ends that happen when a transition occurs, but am anxiously interested in what my next calling will be....
So, It's hard to put our vacation into a recap but I will try...
We started out our trip with a quick visit with Justin, Kirsten and Naomi-N8's brother, SIL and niece. We hadn't seen Naomi since her baby blessing. We had a picnic and went bowling. It was great to be able to see them.
One day we split up and N8 took the older kids on a hike, we took the younger ones to a play gym and the rest of the men went golfing. Oh how I wish Ridgecrest had a play gym like this!! We would live there all summer long!
Thanksgiving day started off very early. A group, including N8 ran in a 5k. They all did excellent even running through the rain puddles.
This was Mo's first thanksgiving and my brother and sister in law fed him all sorts of stuff. His favorites were pickled beets and frozen fruit salad!!
We did the early morning shopping the day after. We were up and going at 4:45am so we could get to Walmart for the opening. We then hit JC Penny's, Target and Toys r Us. It was fun to find the deals and spend time with my sister, mom and sister in law. It was fun to have more stores to go to, but Ridgecrest is much calmer on the day after. That afternoon we went to my Aunt's home in Buckeye and rode some of her horses. The kids (and adults) loved it!! Emma kept wanting to hug the horses. She is such an animal lover!
Our last evening we spent celebrating my Brother in laws birthday at his favorite fish and chips place. Lucky for me they had great chicken too!
Almost everyday while we were there the kids and adults enjoy the hot tub. It's always fun to see how many people you can fit in.
It's good to be home, but bittersweet. One of the main reasons for us going to Phx for Thanksgiving was my parents mission farewell. They did a great job on their talk. My mom even found a way to incorporate Harry Potter and the Dementors into her talk. They report to the MTC a week from today for the Santo Domingo East Dominican Republic mission. They will be serving for the next 18 months. Bud will almost be 8, Emma will be heading to kindergarten and Mo will be running and talking by the time they return. We couldn't be more excited for them on this new adventure and know that they will be serving the Lord.
7 comments:
Glad you had a fun trip and got a break in callings. Its kinda hard to see your parents go away for a year and a half, but you would be surprised how fast it goes.
Looks like a fun trip and, we're glad to have you back.
WOW! That is alot of fun stuff packed in. Glad you had fun and here's to a 'quiet' calling :) K
Your wish is granted! RC Bouncer just opened a couple weeks ago. Check it out. Might be what you're looking for. Great trip!
What fun pictures! Your mom will love having them...I'm glad it was a great week. We're like you...excited for them & the new experiences, but we'll miss having them "home in Idaho" for the summers. Hope you get a great new calling!
Haha that reminds me of big family get togethers from my younger days :) Some great pictures. Looks like everyone had a blast!
~Micah aka. BigDaddy
Sounds like you had a great time! I wish your parents the best on this new adventure in life.
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