Kam's dad flew out the day after Christmas (his Birthday) to help us. The first night he was there we took it easy by going out to dinner and having treats back at the house to celebrate Grandpa's birthday.
The next few days were very crazy. Thank goodness for fabulous next door neighbors (the Hodgins') who let the boys come play even though they were getting ready to move too. At last though, the Van was loaded and it was time to take off.
No, we didn't need two vans, the other one was for our neighbors.
I was lucky enough to be able to fly home with the boys while Kam and his dad drove the cars across country to meet the truck in Vegas. While they were driving the boys and I got busy playing with our family. We Celebrated Carters birthday with a day at Planet Play and on New Years Day we got together at my Grandma Dee's for dinner and then to see the lights at Temple Square.
We also went to the Farm to attend the Auger Family Christmas Party. Usually we eat soup, visit and play in the snow by being pulled in a sled behind a snowmobile, but with no snow this year we did a hayride, visited around the bonfire, played ball and Frisbee golf and played in the leaves.
These two became big sisters to a new baby brother, Michael,
on the day of the party. Congrats Shel and Cory!
I also got to spend some time with my Gramma Goodie with a yummy lunch and visit at her house. Next time I might have to leave the boys home, but we certainly enjoyed being together.
By this time Kam and his dad made it to Vegas safely and unloaded all our stuff into our new apartment which we had never seen (Thanks Heidi, by the way, for finding it for us). Then they got back in the car and headed north.
For the next few days after that we played hard with more of our favorite people. The boys especially loved their time playing with their cousins in the snow and the quick trip to Logan to see Great Grandpa Henrie and the Horses.
We also celebrated Christmas with Gram and Grandpa Henrie. They know just how to spoil two little boys! They loved their new dress ups; a perfect gift for these two creative minds!
After our fun-filled we we decided it was due time to head to our new house and unpack and get settled. On our way down south we stopped to visit Gramma Heidi and Grampa Brad in St. George. We ended up staying over night as we would have had to sleep on the floor at our place. While there, Gramma got Carter a birthday cake and he got to open more birthday presents.
The next day Heidi and Zane joined us on the last bit of our journey south to help us get the house clean and ready to unpack. Kam's sister Kelsea also met us there to help. The boys had a great time playing with their cousins and I loved all the help I got getting the house put together.
Zane and his Red-Solo-Cup
We were only at our new place for less than 5 days before we packed the car up to head north again. Kameron wasn't able to schedule his boards before we left Pennsylvania due to some paperwork getting lost in the mail so he scheduled them in Salt Lake on the day before leaving on a family trip to Hawaii. His test was on the afternoon of the 17th and just as we knew he would, HE PASSED!
Congratulations Kam! We are so proud of you. And THANK YOU to our family who have blessed our lives so much. We appreciate all that you each do for us. Your love, support, and sacrifice on our behalf is more than we could ever ask for.
