In May I signed up for a marathon in Utah.
The next week I bought plane tickets home.
I love the rare chances we have to go home, see our families, breathe the dry desert air, and enjoy mountains and new landscapes. We fit as many adventures as possible into this trip.
But first - I packed.
And then we flew.
I have no idea when or how these photos happened. Cross country plane rides do crazy things to you!
And finally there they were.
Lakes!
Mountains!
Provo!
Dirty lakes (Utah Lake).
and finally... Home.
Murray, Utah
Paul's bike made the trip as well.
And his first order of business upon arrival was assembling then riding.
And then we made the drive up to Morgan to attend my Grandma Carruth's 80th birthday party.
It was such a nice coincidence to be able to be there.
Mountain Green is so nice.
These are my roots (both sides of my family live in Morgan County) and I'm so proud of them.
My aunts did a great job displaying some features of my grandma's life.
My sweet grandma.
Eric got some good baby-holding-while-eating practice with my cousin's new baby. His wife Kimberly is due in December! First Carruth grandchild and the second is coming in April (yay Celeste and Brandon!)
My favorite part of the program was my sweet grandpa singing a melody of songs for my grandma. I love his singing voice, but I also admire the sweet love that they share. I wish you all could have been there to hear it.
On Sunday we spent some time with Paul's family for Drake's birthday and ordination to the priesthood.
Pre-church Amari and I built her fort.
That evening we enjoyed a nice drive to Idaho with Donna. No music or entertainment required, just three hours of nice conversation - and me just staring out the window and being able to see for so many miles. I really miss that in the East.
We had a great time in Idaho.
I had to work during the days, but after work we had lots of adventures to pack in. First up was a trip to Reed's Dairy, with all our animal friends.
And my favorite chocolate milk.
And a brown cow (chocolate milk and ice cream).
On the drive over to Justin and Megan's Donna and Paul started planning our Yellowstone trip.
Monday Night Football at J + M's meant soldier time with Lukey...
and brewskies with the older twins.
Soda is a rare occasion in their lives (sometimes that happens when your dad is a Dentist), but they were just best buds sharing their rootbeer and cream sodas in their NFL jerseys.
Tuesday night, after Dentist appointments, we went to the older twins soccer games, and I loved this (and every other) chance I had to see the new twins. This picture describes their personalities well - Jane, beautiful and reserved, Owen, handsome and alllllwayyyysss smiling.
I love them so much and want move them to New Jersey right now.
Every time we go back to Idaho Paul and I request Donna's popcorn.
She is always making our dreams come true.
My other dream for Idaho was to do my last marathon training run around the Snake River.
So, right after my dentist appointment, numb cheeks and all - I made it happen.
And my last Idaho dream was to go to Yellowstone, which we did right after this perfect run.
1 comment:
i would like a brown cow, a luke, and that fort house with birds and animals on it. thank you.
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