Hanging with the Smiths

Candice and her family moved out of our ward and neighborhood before we left for Virginia and I hadn't seen her since. So while Matt was out touring the world, the kids and I got the chance to spend several hours with her and her crew. We swam at her neighborhood pool, hunted for crawdads, played at the park and enjoyed a pizza dinner in the park. Our kids were exhausted after such a busy day! I am excited for when she moves back into our neighborhood and ward in August!

Saying Goodbye Until Next Year

We wrapped up another fun trip to Virginia. We had a fun time being with family and making lots of new memories. We saw the new farm house, went to Busch Gardens, and of course spent a lot of time playing at the river. It was particularly neat to see the kids' relationships developing with their cousins.  They always seem to pick up where they left off the year before. The time seemed to fly and before we knew it we were packing up and getting ready to leave. The whole time we were here I thought our return flight was on Tuesday, but we realized late Monday night that I was wrong! So we got an extra day to spend time with grandma and grandpa and it gave me an opportunity to get a picture of them with the kids. And Matt.