Spring Break

Thursday night we had an amazing surprise! An old neighbor that had moved to Germany three years ago, due to military transfer, showed up at our door! Bill and his son, Andrew. Bill's wife, Julie, did not make the trip due to work :( Hopefully we will see her soon! Ry and Andrew are about the same age and were inseparable during the seven years they lived across the street. Ry really struggled when Andrew moved away, lots of tears... Now we find out they have moved back to the U.S., about a month ago, living in Ohio. Since we are not listed in the telephone book they had no way to call and tell us they were on a road trip to Utah for spring break.


The boys were SO excited to see each other and picked up like they hadn't missed a day. It was adorable. So, needless to say Ry spent as much time as possible with Andrew and his father. Thursday night we took Andrew to dinner and then he stayed at our house for a few hours playing with both Ry and Ky. Friday Bill took Andrew and Ry bowling and then to see the movie Race to Space Mountain, after which they spent the evening at a softball tournament that Bill's friends were playing in. Ry left at 9 am and return home at 10pm.


Friday while the boys were off playing, I took Ky and her friend Caitlyn to see the new Hannah Montana movie. The girls were so excited! We picked Caitlyn up and then stop for candy. Once at the theater we also bought Pizza Hut Pizza and Pucker Powder to take into the show with us. Wow, they had a ton of food :)

Friday night we sat home and watched the Jazz lose to San Antonio :(


Saturday morning, while Ry was at another softball game with Andrew, I took Ky to an Easter Egg Hunt at the Uintah Park. My sister, Susie, still lives there -where I grew up- with her husband, Ryan, and their son, Bodee. I enjoy going to this event every year. It's fun to see families that I grew up with and catch up with old friends.

Saturday afternoon both of our kids went with Andrew and his Dad to Classic Skating in Layton. While the kids were gone, Joel and I went out to one of Joel's favorite stores...Smith and Edwards, the country boys store! I am still surprised, every time we go out there, at how busy it is.

It is the oddest store out in Willard, the middle of nowhere. Actually, I was surprised at how much building is going on out there. I remember when you could drive out to Willard and not see much of anything, except junk yards, once you passed the 12th street driving down 1900 West from Roy.

Saturday night Joel and I went to his parents Easter dinner. I'm sure that his parents and grandparents were disappointed that our kids weren't there, but they understood that they wanted to be with Andrew. Judd and Nancy came and brought her son, Ty, with them. I was bummed that the news of them getting married was an April Fools Day joke, but I am crossing my fingers that she will become part of the family, officially, very soon!

Later that night, Joel and I took Ky, (Ry was still with Andrew) to Craig and Darcie's to watch the Jazz lose to Golden State :(