Our Trip to Utah!

Well, we surprised our children on Saturday night and took them to Utah. They had no idea! We sat them down and asked them what they would like to do for Spring break and Emily said Swimming, and we said, sure! Riley said, "go to Utah" and we said.. "Hmm, okay! Let's go!" And they all flipped out! We packed them into the car and off we went! We drove to Great Falls that night, and the next day we headed to Idaho Falls!! As we drove into the city, I burst into tears. I knew that we shouldn't have come here. It felt like coming home. Our first stop was with the Hydes! Chad and Derek sat down and picked up right where they left off... playing Halo!

Darcie had a wonderful lunch prepared for us! It was so nice to talk and catch up. We love this family!

The girls played and played, then fought, then played some more! Just like old times!




After our visit with the Hydes, we headed over to the Droegemuellers for dinner! It was so wonderful to see our other best friends! And again, everyone got right into playing! Our friend Emma and Heather Douglass came to see us too! It was so much fun!


Then my darling Ausia came over to see us. She brought her little baby Emma! What a sweet little baby.



Me and Sarah, my dear friend. Thank you for the yummy food and wonderful visit! We love you all!

Then next day we headed to Utah. We decided to stop in Brigham City for some lunch. But we took the wrong exit and got the scenic tour of the city. We laughed so hard when we saw this sign. "Welcome to Brigham Gateway to the World's Greatest Wild Bird Refuge".. not the home of it, but the gateway! "keep on driving and at some point, you'll get there!"

Riley and Kole, best buds forever!

We went to the Dinasaur Museum at Thanksgiving Point. It was so much fun, and the kids loved it! They had this wonderful table full of sand and water that the kids loved to play in!




We had to get a picture infront of the shark. When Riley turned one, we took him here for his birthday and got some video of it. So, 8 years later we come back! It was great!

Say Cheese Chad and Mike!

Poor baby girl. She had such a rough trip. She hardly got naps, and bedtime was at midnight everynight. Everytime we got in the car after that first day, she conked!

Riley and Atticus. Riley, as usual is so good with his little cousins. They had fun in the hallway of our hotel!


Emily and Sydnee. They played hard and good all week. There were occasional melt downs. It's funny how two girls can be so similar!

Emily and Matty. Matty was a fun little one to play with! We all love her!

Morning pictures, not so great. But thanks Papa Dean for letting us come and invade your house! We love you!!

Chad, Kolby and nephew Jordan! These three had much fun together. We love you guys too!

Me and Marcie, as beautiful as ever. How nice to have a sister like her. One who understands the fun that comes with being a Dean wife and mother!! Love you!!

And finally, as we headed home, we couldn't not stop in Ogden at Grandma's grave. We were there on April 3, three years to the day of when she passed away. Life is just not the same without you Mama Dean! How we love and miss you!

So all in all, our trip was fun and wonderful! We were able to see and visit with many people that we love and miss. It is sad to live away from your family and best friends, but we find much comfort in knowing we are where the Lord wants us to be. Perhaps the greatest part of the whole trip was to come home to Calgary, and all of us actually feel like we are home. :)