Road Trip '09

The length of this post is symbolic of the long hours we spent in the car.... both are suprisingly not too painful:)

1st leg- Houston to Idaho Falls (that's right we left at 3pm sunday & arrived at 4pm Mon)

Where we got to see this adorable guy...and ben and erin. Loved the hot fudge sundays, the Yo Gabba gabba party and the fact that ty and olivia had a little slumber party:)

2nd stop- IF to Seattle It was so great to finally get to hug (very gently) my dad. He freaked me out quite a bit with how many things he was doing and esp. when he tried to lift the kids. For a trip that was intended to just take it easy and help out we ended up having a really fun time. We all went to see Ice Age (3-D), played pickle-ball while my dad played with the kids, got obsessed with Wii, had a fabulous 4th of July complete with a hike to Snow Lake with my uncle and the community fireworks at night(kolby actually was brave this year...as long as papa was covering his ears).

3rd stop- Seattle to Beaverton, OR

Here we got to see where my dad mostly lives his life. Nike is one of his customers so he travels to their headquarters in OR mon-thurs and spends the weekends in Seattle with my mom. We had a blast in the hotel suite, on an afternoon excursion to Canon beach, and Daniel was druling on the Nike campus.

4th stop- OR to Brigham City, Utah for one glorious hour where we ate a burger and fries with my BFF Lindsey!

5th stop- UT to Preston, Idaho

Here we got to visit Daniel's sister Jeannine and fam. Too bad my niece took most of the pics and I am lame and only got these two. Daniel and I went to Jeannine's yoga class in the morning, got hooked on Wii Fit (let's just say i rock...i love beating daniel!), went swimming in the hot springs, drove out to their property to have yummy foil dinners and smores!

6th Stop- Strawberry, Arizona where we stayed with my grandparents. Olivia fell in love with their dog "Goldie", daniel and I fell in love with the awesome hike my grandpa took us on (my grandparents volunteer there as tour guides), and well my grandma just kinda fell. She torn her knee actually so she was in severe pain the whole time but being the trooper that she is she sucked it up and even danced a little with the kids. I'm so glad we got to visit them!!!!

Last stop- Safford, Arizona

Where we got to visit Daniel's sis Jen and her family. The kiddos had a blast playing on the tramp, pool, roasting marshmallows, watching Cars on a blow-up screen outdoors, and Olivia loved playing princess with her cousins. The coolest part of the visit was the amazing hike in New Mexico. The water was freezing and I gotta say i loved my crocs! The kids were amazing little hikers!