The BIG Trip part 1

Our big trip this summer was a lot of driving. We went from Oregon to Idaho. Idaho to Utah. Utah to Colorado. Colorado to Utah. Utah to Idaho. Idaho back to Oregon. We were gone from a Sunday to the following Tuesday. That is the longest I think we have ever gone out of town. OK so Oregon to Idaho we went to stay with Lyle’s brother Lane for a night. So 6 hours in the car. There we played on the X-Box 360 with Uncle Lane and hung out with Kyeoung Lim and Aujin and Noah. We always love going there to spend time with them. Before we left Oregon we realized our dvd player for the car didn’t work. We looked for them in KFalls but they were more expensive than we thought they should be and then decided we would get one before we left Lane’s for Utah. We went to Lane’s Walmart and the one we had looked at was $40 more than our Wal-mart. We are cheap and weren’t going to spend that much more. We ended up buying one at the Kmart there. Got it into the car and couldn’t get it to work. Returned it and drove to a Target in Calwell, Idaho. We ended up paying the $40 more, but at least it was a brand we had heard of. So now we were about 2 hours behind our planned time of leaving. Oh the joys of traveling. J

So now we are off to Provo Utah, about 6 – 7 hours in the car and stayed with my sister in law Karen and the kids, Elise, Cameron, Kaitlin and Nora, as my brother Jaime was out of the country on duty with the Air National Guard for 2 months. We got to eat the yummy pizza Karen makes and visit with my brother Joshua and his wife Alicia and their kids Francesca, Leann, and Sophia. We haven’t gotten to see Josh and the kids for several years so that was a treat. We love being able to see Karen and the kids and she is always so gracious and makes us awesome yummy food when we stay.

Then the next day brought Colorado. Another 5 hours in the car. By now we were a little sick of the car. We go to Colorado to see our friends the Atkins that had just moved there from Klamath Falls. Lee Atkin is a dentist and bought a practice in Craig, Colorado. He is also the amazing dentist that helped us when Rylee rearranged her mouth on the playground. His wife Stacy is my awesome coupon friend. They have 8 kids. So we went there to see them and say goodbye really as they are so far away now. L We get there and get to see them and visit. Mind you they have only been there for like 2 days at that point and here comes 8 extra people to add to the mix for a night. Crazy right? But we were close enough we couldn’t let the chance to see them pass by. Lyle was a trooper to go that far just so I could go see Stacy, because I was definitely the driving force behind that side trip. He was glad to go. We miss them terribly. So we got to spend time with them. Go to the park and eat pizza and hang out. I go to get my baby fix as Mason was just over 1 at the time and my little lover, and Morgan only a few months old. I could go for some cuddle time with those two little ones bout now. L

So we have to say goodbye to them until who knows when the next day and it was extremely emotionally for me. Lots of tears on the way home. Luckily we don’t live in the dark ages so I can email, and talk to her often. Its not nearly the same, and we don’t get to talk 1-10 times a day like before but I am trying to adjust.

Camping

So we came home from Sacramento and then a couple of days later went camping with Lyle’s sister Leah and his brother Lane and his mom. We went jet skiing and camped for 2 nights. A week after that we went on our big trip for the summer. I will try to get some more pictures from Leah and Lane.

This is Alek and Rayah

Baseball Anyone?

This summer we got to see some baseball! Lyle, Jackson and Jacob went to see the Mariners play in Seattle with Uncle Andy and cousins Zac and Drew. They had a blast! They saw the Space Needle and also went to the Airplane Museum and saw some cool planes.

At the end of June Lyle and Jackson went to see the Dodgers play at Dodgers Stadium. There may or may not be pictures to come. They were on Lyle's phone and I don't know if we got those before it went kaput! I am going to have to be better about that!!

They got to go watch batting practice and were tight behind the Dodger's dugout! I wish they had taken a real camera! They saw Manny Ramirez super close up! It was a fun time for them to just be together!

Eclipse Movie

So while Lyle and Jackson were seeing the Dodgers game, I was with Stacy and Molly at the midnight showing on opening night of Eclipse. The 3rd in the Twilight saga. We had so much fun. Waited in line, ate at Applebees. Sat in line... It was a good movie and I got girl time so that is all that matters. :) We got to play games thanks to Julie and Christy again and win prizes. It was so fun!

Weddings and Mission calls 2010

In June got to participate in 2 very special things. Lyle’s niece Elle was sealed in the Sacramento California Temple. We are so excited for her. She married Jordan Tall. A returned missionary. He is a great guy. So she is now Elle Tall.  That same week her little brother Kyle had his missionary farewell and left for the MTC (Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah) He is in Tampa, Florida on his mission. We got to go to the temple with them. The whole week was very spiritual and amazing to be a part of. We are so proud of both of them. When Lyle and I got married we moved to Salem, Oregon. Elle and Kyle both lived in the same town and we got to babysit them sometimes. They were 4 and 3 years old. They have grown so much since then. It is amazing to see them grow and be a part of their lives. We are so proud of them.