We decided to make our move to Colorado more official than our move to Star Valley ever was by emptying out our storage unit in North Salt Lake and moving it all to Colorado. The kids had early out on the 17th and school off on the 18th, so we headed to North Salt Lake on Thursday afternoon. We were so excited to see and stay with our good friends, the Whetstones, on Thursday night. The minute we got there the kids jumped right into playing with each other. It took a bit to get them settled down for bed a short time later (particularly Joely), but they finally did get to sleep. I left to pick Dave up at the airport and then the two of us went on a little date to get some dinner at Kneaders. Thanks to Sara for babysitting and suggesting we go out!
Friday morning we had yummy oatmeal pancakes with buttermilk syrup (one of Sara's AMAZING recipes that we love) and then Sara watched the kids while Dave and I headed over to Home Depot to pick up our Penske moving truck. It took a long time to get it all figured out, but we were finally off to the storage unit. I helped Dave move the couch, freezer, and fridge and then we got down to the piles and piles of boxes. He kept going while I went back to Whetstones to get kids lunch and hang out for awhile. By the time I got back a couple hours later, Dave had pretty much finished loading the whole storage unit by himself! He's our SUPERMAN!! We finished up, headed to the bank for some changes, and then the kids and I hit a couple of necessary stores while Dave drove the truck down to Orem.
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| The truck is loaded and ready to go! |
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We met Dave in Orem at the Robinson's later that evening and had a nice dinner together. Grandma Jex, Aunt Eliza, and Grandpa and Grandma Robinson were all at an MREU dinner and meeting, so the kids got to see them briefly before we put them to bed. Aunt Eliza stayed and helped me work on Emma's owl costume so it would be ready for the Foxboro 6th Ward Halloween party the next night.
Dave got up super early the next morning and began his long, slow drive in the truck to Johnstown. Thankfully, he eventually made it and was able to get everything to fit in our new, smaller storage unit with the help of Ryan and all the McClures. Thanks, guys!
When I woke up Saturday morning, I heard giggling coming from the family room. I walked out to find Carson sitting on Grandma Jex's lap, watching Winnie the Pooh with her on her little DVD player. A short time later, Emma and Joely joined him on Grandma's lap and they were all giggling away at Tigger's silly antics.
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| Loving time with Grandma! |
We had a great morning with Grandma Jex and the Robinsons, and then we were off to run our errands. We spent over an hour at Costco (I had to get a flu shot, but the kids got lucky because they couldn't get theirs without a prescription) and then headed to Lehi to visit Great-Grandma McClure for awhile. We drove up to Centerville and hit The Children's Place and Target very quickly before heading back to the Whetstones for dinner. We ate fast and got everyone's costumes finished up before heading over to the church for the party.
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| Henry the Lego Ninjago and Emma the Owl |
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| Lucy as Ariel (The Little Mermaid) and Joely as a cat. She's got a bowtie and a tail, you just can't see them. |
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| Carson as Darth Vader and Anna as a puppy dog. |
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| Best buds. |
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| I had to get one of all the Whetstones. Cinderella and Mega Mind couldn't be forgotten! They look great! |
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| Cute little kitty |
We had a fantastic time at the ward party. The highlight of the night was the rubber band gun shooting game. The kids tried to knock over little army guys and animals. Carson and Anna played it over and over and over. The kids ended up with WAY more candy than I'd expected, and we hadn't brought bags to put it in, so they just wolfed it down. Add to that a cupcake from the cake walk and a donut and apple juice, and the kids were WIRED! Getting them to bed was a feat. Joely especially had a hard time and woke up in the night with a tummy ache. Good thing she was okay!
The next morning we went to our old ward, which was perfect timing because it's going to split next week. It felt so natural to be there, even though so many new people have moved in. I miss our Foxboro friends! We had lunch with the Whetstones and then loaded up and headed home. Thank you, Whetstones, for letting us invade your home and take over your weekend! You're the best! We got home about 5:30, and Carson and Joely both felt sick. I think it was just the crazy busy weekend, lack of sleep, and overdoses of sugar, because both of them were fine before too long. Now we've got half our stuff in Colorado...we've just got to get the rest of it and the rest of us there!
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