A couple of weeks ago we took a trip and drove all the LONG way to Idaho. My family was all meeting up there to drop my sister Kayla off at school. We loved our long trip. Well, Mya didn't really enjoy the time in the van after a while, but she was s trooper and did very well.
Along the way we had many bathroom breaks. This was one of them. A tree by an open field. The funny thing is that Emma would go to the bathroom only if we were outside, and Kenadi only if she had a toilet. What funny girls. Is that too much info for you?
My heart soared when I saw these beautiful Teton mountains! Emma pointed out every hill and every mountain and made sure that we saw them. They were so excited about the mountains too. It's in our blood, I guess.
While in Idaho we saw many of our cousins and family. We were in heaven!
The girls got their Grandma and Grandpa Simonson...
Their sled ride from Uncle Nick...
Everyone was happy!
Even Kayla. Just kidding, Kayla's always happy. She's off to college! I can't believe my little sister has grown up so much!
Mya was mesmerized by my Dad. She stared at him for a good 10 minutes. She wouldn't break her eye contact either. I wonder what she was thinking about.
Then there's my sweet sister Jenna. She has lots of great silly faces for the camera, but I can't get her to give me a normal one. Sorry Jenna.
My Mom and littlest brother, Reid. We were all on the way to Jackson Hole, WY to see the Bar J Wranglers.
Jenna gave us a lesson on "planking". Have you heard of this craze lately? Apparently it's cool to take pictures in random places face down and post it on Facebook or something.
Haley enjoyed Bar-J Wranglers, even though she doesn't like cowboy humor.
Here they are folks! THESE GUYS ARE AWESOME! They are my yodeling, banjoing, auctioneering inspiration. Well, especially yodeling. You should look them up and see if you can find a song that they sing. It is a riot.
OK, back to my Dad and Mya. Apparently Dad forgot how to feed a baby. He couldn't find her mouth, and would say, "she's not opening her mouth. Oh, she wiped it all over her!" and stuff like that. It was cute. Mya just looked at me as if saying, "MOM, what are you doing to me?!"
We went to a splash park and swimming pool in Rexburg.
When it was time for Mom, Jenna, Reid and Dad to leave, we took time for some pictures. This is us sisters and Mom. Haley, Jenna, Me and Mya, Mom and Kayla. I am dreaming of future trips together! Girl trips, no kids. Of course, when mine are a bit older....
It was utterly impossible to get a picture of Mom and the kids with all happy kids. Emma was sad the whole time, or Sadie wasn't looking, or Kenadi was doing crazy faces...
Here they did a little better with Grandpa in the picture.
It's been a long time since we've had a group picture! We are missing my brother Chase who's on a mission in VA right now, and Kyle who works and lives in Salem.
After my Mom, Dad, Jenna and Reid left, I decided to eat my feelings and make a cake with Kayla's help. This is one I've wanted to try for a while. It was in one of my Taste of Home magazines, called Red Velvet Crepe Cakes. I've drooled over the picture for a while and finally decided to make one. It is basically thinned out cake batter cooked in a pan like a crepe and then spread with thin layers of cream cheese frosting. As you can tell, it was pretty messy to put together, and I decided that I wasn't that impressed with the taste. I think I would have liked it better if it was cooked the regular way in the oven. However, everyone else liked it, and it was gone quickly. I think I was a minority with that opinion. AND NOW, I AM OFFICIALLY OFF OF MY SUGAR CRAZE AND ON TO MY HEALTHY EATING AND EXERCISING PHASE! (again, but this time is different) Wish me luck, I've done well this week and feel highly motivated.
