Utah Trip

The boys and I took a quick trip to Utah to attend a baby shower for Emily and Sara. We had a great time. The girls stayed home and had a girl's weekend with Dad! I was lucky enough to be able to catch two of our niece's in their school play, The Perfect Princess Pageant. McKenzie and Sariah were both so fun to watch. I can't believe how much they are growing up.

Southwest doesn't fly directly to Salt Lake City from San Diego, so I had a quick stop in Oakland and a brush with fame! During pre-boarding in Oakland, a young family walked on the plane and I immediately recognized the woman as Barbara Young, Steve Young's wife, with a few children trailing behind her. Moments later Steve walked on holding another baby. It was fun watching their family during the flight. They have 2 boys and 2 girls.

Emily picked me up and we headed to my friend Tatum's house to pick up the awesome cupcakes she made for the shower. They were so yummy and so cute. I met Tatum during our days in Spokane and I hadn't seen her in person for a few years so it was fun to have a quick visit. She is so talented!

We had the shower at Scott and Annette's house. I loved spending time with family. It was great, but makes me miss them so much! Someday I would love to live closer to them.

Emily and Sara are only one day apart in their due dates (Em has already delivered as I write this and Sara is very close). They both look great and it was fun to finally see them with their full tummies!

One of the highlights for me was getting to visit with the Fish girls again. My mom and Nancy have been friends forever and I always love it when we get together with them. We have so many shared memories of fun times we have had together. From family trips to family dinners, we've had some great times. It's always a riot hearing my mom and Nancy tell stories. I can't think of my childhood without thinking about the Fish family because we did so much with them. Fun, fun, fun memories. I told Nancy that when I was a little girl, I found out that they weren't my cousins, aunt, uncle, etc. and that her mom and dad weren't another set of my grandparents. I was so confused....I remember at that time thinking, "If they aren't my cousins, then what are they?" Now, though they aren't blood relatives, I consider them family.

It was a great weekend. The boys had fun hanging out with grandpa while I had fun with the ladies. They rode the four-wheeler all over the neighborhood and dad's highlight was when he got to change one of Isaac's super-poopers! ;) Now that's the true test of a good grandpa! Thanks Dad, I owe you huge one!