The girls really enjoyed their time there; playing big kid games with cousins, playing with little Drez outside, watching the musical 'Cats' with aunt Nicole, crafting with Grandma, and cozying up with Papa Radford. The night before we left, I had to console a sobbing 5 year old. She just kept saying, "I don't understand why we can't all just live by each other. WE ARE FAMIly!"
They even really liked Millie this time.
^^It about made Stori's entire life when Nic asked Stori if she would play cards with him. They played cards and crafted every free moment there was. I can't even count how many drawings we came home with.
^^he started out with just a beanie for a hat, but Stori had the great idea to make him a reindeer. I think he looks pretty happy. :)
^^We also went to our favorite little mercantile in Richland Luckily the kids walked in right as this little train was taking people for rides around the lot. We all piled in for a cold but fun ride after we filled our bellies with about a million samples from the mercantile.
While we were in WA, Dan and I got our first official babysitter. It was a little YW from dan's parents ward. She was great, and stori thought it was great! The babysitter and Stori hit it off really well and gave each other big hugs when she left. I guess it's time to get an actual babysitter here in Provo so that Dan and I can go on some dates. our girls really are at the best age for babysitters.
Anyway, we had a great time and sure glad we made the 20 hr round trip journey.
Luckily when we got home, it snowed and snowed all day, so we got to play in the snow for several hours. We built our annual "first snow of the year" snowman. It sure cured any Post Holiday Monday blues that were bound to creep up. It's always so sad after vacation--I love getting to spend day and night with Dan, only for him to go to school and work all day every day after that---lame.
Sure love my family, and glad I get to be home with them during the day.
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