In August Nicole and the kids flew out to Utah for an extended vacation with family. It was great! We spent long, lazy days playing in the backyard - "watering" the sandbox, sliding down grandpa's death slide (!), climbing up ladders, riding cousin Gavin's hand-me-down "motorbike" and playing in the tree house.
The highlight of the trip was spending so much uninterrupted time with our family. On many evenings we'd all talk together in the kitchen for hours, just like old times (though, with a slightly reduced number of people, the decibal level was lower...). Chris and Gavin joined us often, and Michael had such fun with his cousin! Nicole also introduced everybody to her favorite Canadian tween show, "Strange Days at Blake Holsey High," and watched it each night to see how Josie and the gang were faring.
Jax met her namesake for the first time, and they really took to each other. Nicole's grandmother spent many hours answering all sorts of questions about her life so that we can develop a name book for Jax. We learned so many great things! We made some progress on the book, and we're looking forward to continuing the "work" when Nicole heads back to the area in December.
In August Nicole and the kids flew out to Utah for an extended vacation with family. It was great! We spent long, lazy days playing in the backyard - "watering" the sandbox, sliding down grandpa's death slide (!), climbing up ladders, riding cousin Gavin's hand-me-down "motorbike" and playing in the tree house.
The highlight of the trip was spending so much uninterrupted time with our family. On many evenings we'd all talk together in the kitchen for hours, just like old times (though, with a slightly reduced number of people, the decibal level was lower...). Chris and Gavin joined us often, and Michael had such fun with his cousin! Nicole also introduced everybody to her favorite Canadian tween show, "Strange Days at Blake Holsey High," and watched it each night to see how Josie and the gang were faring.
Jax met her namesake for the first time, and they really took to each other. Nicole's grandmother spent many hours answering all sorts of questions about her life so that we can develop a name book for Jax. We learned so many great things! We made some progress on the book, and we're looking forward to continuing the "work" when Nicole heads back to the area in December.
