Trip to Utah

We knew we would be taking a trip up to Utah right after match day. The dermatologist that Sean was working with was taking a vacation and we decided it would be a good time to visit family and hopefully do some house hunting. After the match ceremony and a yummy lunch with Mom and Dad P. in Albuquerque, we headed off to Utah. The kids did remarkably well on the drive and we arrived in West Jordan around 12:30. The kids both went right to sleep in their beds at Grandma and Grandpa’s house. I expected a little bit of a fight so it was really nice that they remembered the house and were comfortable there. While we were there we used our van a lot, so we put Brett and Alana in the backseat so the middle could be used for other adults. Alana thought it was fantastic to be forward facing! On Saturday we drove around looking for rentals. Grandma Zaelit drove around with us, it was great that she was feeling good enough to come out with us. We found one cute little apartment right across the street from the hospital. It reminded me a lot of our first place, it had two bedrooms instead of one, but it was tiny and old! Looking for apartments in SLC was stressful and a bit disappointing. To get the same thing we have now we would have to pay $100-200 more, and to get more space (which we desperately need) we would be paying well over $1000. After wandering around town for awhile we went to Marie Calendars for lunch. It was actually kinda disappointing. My dad and Sean’s food were good, mine and the kids were okay, and Mom’s and Grandma’s were really gross. Oh well, we laughed a lot and had a fun time being together. We went and saw Uncle Brian on Sunday, then went into Grandma’s house for gnocchi soup and salad. Grandma even made us jello and brownies!

On Monday, Sean and I left the kids with my family and went to St. Marks to get some paperwork and meet some of the staff. It was a lot of fun to see where he will be working and talk with some of the really nice people there. Alana became best friends with my dad while we were gone. We returned home and played with the kids. We went to Kohl’s to get the kids new Easter shoes, then went to Texas Roadhouse for dinner. You guys, there rolls are just so good! My niece Kaity loves to eat flaming hot Cheetos. My Grandma decided she wanted to try one so she took a bite. Her face in the next picture is her reaction:

On Tuesday morning we had an Easter Egg hunt and my Grandma’s house. The kids loved it. They got these little digi birds that sing and tweet.  

After a pizza lunch and the Easter egg hunt, we went to the zoo. The kids love riding the carousel:

The new train is very cool, although there were no animals out for us to see:

On Wednesday, we went to lunch at Costa Vida then headed down to Provo to spend some time with Neil and Rebecca. Brett was particularly thrilled to play with Kaden and Kaden was quick to help Brett and Alana fill out some Christmas lists. We enjoyed lots of fun playing, a delicious enchilada dinner by Rebecca, and yummy ice cream from the creamery. On Thursday morning we took off back to Albuquerque. The kids were really tired and really hungry and kinda falling apart until lunch. They ate a ton at Denny’s then fell asleep in the car =)
 
As far as the house hunt goes, we have decided to stay at my parents house for a little while. There is plenty of space, wonderful neighbors, and it is about 30 minutes from the hospital. It will be a lot of fun for the kids to have their grandparents so close for a while and they will LOVE the yard and the doggy =)