OOOTAH

Well, you figured it out! We are moving to Utah, or as Jane says it, oootah (Things are also cooot, not cute, in her world!) So, I got home from girl's camp and the next day we left for this trip (I know, stressful!!!). We were able to go house hunting on Saturday and found nothing. We figure we'll just live in my sister's basement for the rest of our life (not) but maybe for a week while we find something to rent while we look for somewhere more permanent.

We did have some fun while we were there, of course. Sunday morning we took a walk along lower second dam. We had fun looking at fish, throwing rocks, and studying this very cooperative butterfly. I had to have John take a picture of me in my $10 skirt from Albertson's. Who knew? And it's really cute, in case you can't tell. Move over Mervyn's, you've got competition!

We enjoyed playing outside every day and night while there. We had a nice dinner with John's side on Monday night. My parents irrigate their yard so the kids got to play in it. Mom then fed them all the popsicles she could find so she wouldn't have to store them over the winter. Katie Anne also took her first crawl through the coffee table, a rite of passage at Grandma's house.

Next we were off to Big John's Flat in Beaver, Utah for a family reunion for my side. We went here last time and it was so good we decided to go again. Katie Anne was sick the first night but, besides not eating much, she was really good. We had matching t-shirts made and we look so cute in every picture! I love it! Highlights include: a nature walk, a "talent" show, crafting to your hearts content, and a long ATV ride. We had 15 ATV's including a Rhino that holds 6 people. Jack even got to drive one by himself and is still grinning. On the way down the mountain as we were leaving the reunion we had to stop while some cows went by and one stopped and blowfished the window. Jane LOVED that we had cow spit on our window! So, good times from start to finish.