Back on Track

Now that we've home from our SLC trip for almost a week I feel back to normal. The suitcases have been unpacked (but not put away!) The van got washed and vacuumed (the first time in a long time too!) The laundry has been done with clothes folded (but will need to be done again soon... one of those never ending jobs).  The babies are getting regular naps again.  And I feel almost rested again.  With kids you never go on vacation to get rest.  

Vacations are still fun but certainly not relaxing.  It requires far more planning, packing, preparing, and organizing ahead of time.  I don't even know why I bothered taking a book to read because it stayed in my bag the entire time.  We did fun things such as:

Walked around Temple Square-

Aaron (L) & Andrew (R)

We were only able to get one at a time to look at the camera

Aaron (L) & Andrew (R)

Tired, worn out, and thirsty

Aaron (L) & Andrew (R)

Visited the Hogel Zoo-

Almost asleep as we left the zoo.  Another long day.

Andrew (L), Aaron (R)

We don't have pictures to document these activities but we also did the following:

• Had a very nice visit with my aunt (and stayed with her 1 night) in SLC
  
• Saw friends in SLC that used to live here in Vegas
  
• I went to water aerobics with my (step) sister, Julie
  
• Bought two buckets of wheat
  
• Lost my really nice watch (not exactly fun)
  
• Stopped at my parents in St. George for about 1 1/2 hrs on our way home
  
• Listened to two babies cry/scream/whine almost the entire way home, from St. George to home.  It was about 7:30 pm, our time, when we left St. G and they had reached their limit. (They hadn't had a nap at all since taking a short one that morning.  They are not good car sleepers.) Finally, about half an hour before our arrival they both finally fell asleep.  We have never been sooooo happy to get home.