Monday Memories Week 2

After a two day delay, we were finally able to leave Utah. We left on Tuesday and drove to Idaho. The sky was so smoky from the Mountain Home fire that it turned the sky orange/red. It was a long drive, but the kids did pretty good in the car. I have decided that (due to the videos they were watching) I am going to learn - and remember - basic sign language; colors, vehicles, animals, emotions, family, food/drink, etc. GO ME!!! LOL.

When we got to Idaho, we stayed the night at my good friend, April's house. She is an amazing mother and friend. She is starting up a Mary Kay business again, so if you're interested, look up her website: www.marykay.com/aflake shipping is free, so buy her stuff!! :D

This is her dog Sophie, who I always called Lucy - in fact, I almost couldn't remember her name right now either. LOL. Sophie has a lot of energy and reminds me of my dog.

On Wednesday, we left the comfort of April's home and continued our drive to WA. The kids watched their movies and took a nap while Laura and I played the "name game" to keep ourselves occupied.

We finally got home and were surprised to see this sign on the garage door:
What a fun "warm fuzzies" moment for me to see my picture included on the sign :) What a good guy Laura's husband is!
Thursday, we spent a lot of the day shopping for groceries and relaxing. Friday, Laura and I went up for the last night at her ward's girls camp (well, stake girls camp). It was a lot of fun, since I didn't get to go to my ward's girls camp :( This picture is one that the YW President took.

We had a visit from Darth Vadar during one of the skits (which, were totally funny)

Flag ceremony ended the night, then off to testimony meeting.

At church yesterday, a handful of people recognized me from last summer and smiled and said hi to me. I also recognized people from last summer, so I felt comfortable in the ward and had a rather enjoyable time being there.
I've started another cross stitch - pictures to come - and we are catching up on our tv shows and movies. Two movies we watched this past week:




I also want to wish my brother-in-law, Jamie, a happy birthday! I did tell him earlier, but now it's public :) Check back in a week to see more of my adventures!