Utah in February

The morning after the recital, my mom and I packed up the girls and drove to Utah for a few days. Willa had the week off of preschool, so it seemed like a good time to visit since we hadn't been for a while. The day after we got there, we visited my friend Alyson and her new baby twin boys. It was so fun to see them, and to see her as a mom, and to admire their new house. Unfortunately, the next day Willa woke up with a fever and had it almost the entire rest of the trip! It put a damper on our plans for a bit, but I also cranked the ibuprofen and forced a few outings.

We got our hair cut. Willa fell asleep mid-cut! It was a warm afternoon and I don't blame her a bit. Her little head kept bobbing into Max's stomach as he cut. I needed a big cut, Willa just needed a little trim up.

We did the zoo one morning when she was feeling a little better (then she crashed for the afternoon).

My mom and I did a Thai cooking class at Harmons, which was a fun excursion. My dad put the girls to bed by himself! He forgot to have them go potty before, which wasn't a big deal for Willa since she's still ins pull-up, and it didn't end up being a big deal for June either, even though she held it from about 3 pm until 7 am!!

On Friday I drove down to meet Carey and Robbie for the temple open house. It was nice to all go together. Willa still wasn't 100%, so I don't feel like the girls got the most out of it, but I wanted to bring them because temples are important to us and they never get to go inside. I thought the open house would be a good experience for them to see a little why temples are special and to have something to remember besides the temple grounds.

After the open house, Carey and Robbie treated us to Chik Fil A, oh, how I've missed it. Then we went to their house to babysit and spend the night. Robert has been going through chemo again in preparation for another bone marrow transplant, so I was able to hold down the fort so they could have a day and evening out together. He goes in for the transplant this week, we are hoping and praying it all goes well and that his recovery is smooth.

And these little boys are really so sweet and easy. Happy, happy boys and easy to please. It was nice to spend time with them. 

Saturday morning we packed up and hit the road for Las Vegas. I filled the tank and since we were already in Pleasant Grove, I made it home without stopping for gas! I had to pull over once to check June's tv, which broke and which I could not fix, but then we hauled home. Luckily June fell asleep for about three hours and when she woke up, she watched Willa's tv and Willa did the iPad. My gas gauge lit up around I-15 and Tropicana, but I took a risk (we were soooo close!) and made it to our exit and local gas station and then home.

Willa had a birthday party at 2 pm that we made it home for. Then that evening, June started throwing up. It was sad, but I was so happy that it didn't happen in the car or at anyone else's house. It's just nice to be home when you are sick. She was a real trooper and sweetheart. I laid with her on the couch all night and she would start to moan, barf in the bowl, take sip of water, and lay back down. No crying, but once during an episode a single tear rolled down her cheek as she was dry heaving. It just about broke my heart. Thankfully, it was just a bug and she recovered sufficiently for us to all come down with Strep two weeks later