It is not uncommon to find Jameson like this. His imagination never stops. He was showing me some karate moves.

I do love this child.

Thursday, April 19th, we started our journey home. It was a big travel weekend. Mom was headed to Utah for Paul’s graduation from BYU, Weston was headed to Idaho to go to prom with his girl friend… yes, you read that right, and I was starting my drive home. Luckily, my cousin was able to ride with me so I didn’t have to make the long trip by myself with the kids. We left in the early afternoon, and made it to Medford a little after 8 pm. We got a hotel for the night, where none of us slept well. Well, maybe the kids did, but Jen and I didn’t.

We got up and got back on the road. The kids did pretty well, until nap time. Ella will refuse to take naps on trips. You just have to let her break down, and then she gives up. We did pretty well, though, and made it home just after 6 pm. The kids were so excited to see Dad, and I was so excited to have everyone in their own beds again.

We had a great trip, and will now be home bound till at least July. My doctor wasn’t too thrilled that I drove that far. But, we got out frequently, and walked around so everything was fine. I had a doctor appointment a few days after getting back, and everything was looking good and on track. We even made it with no one getting car sick on the way home. Success!

As we got to Reno, I called Papa to see if he wanted to meet us for dinner. We dropped off our stuff, and then went for some Olive Garden. The kids were fascinated by the fireplace we were sitting next to. The older couple sitting near us stood up to leave, and stopped to tell us what adorable children we had. I kind of laughed while Papa explained they were his grandchildren. Then she looked confused. I’m sure she was trying to figure out how I was his grand child. I just left it alone. After dinner, we went to check out the fish at Scheel’s near by. Ella loved that they were swimming all around her.

Jameson saw the Ferris wheel and exclaimed that he wanted to ride it. So, Papa indulged him. Jameson ran up and waited by the “x” on the floor like he was told. He had no fear. At least, I don’t think he had fear. He got right on and would yell, “Hi, Mom!” Every time they went by. Ella was not happy that she could only watch with me. She was trying to climb the gate to get in.

We were able to stay with Kevin’s sister. Ella loved her dogs. From the time we got there, the dogs never got old. Saturday morning, Ella woke everyone up, because of her chasing the dogs and yelling, “Dogs! Mom, Dogs!” I was trying to keep her quiet till I heard Steph and Josh laughing from their room. Later, for dinner, Ella was trying to sneak up and get some martinelli’s when no one was watching. She got caught, though.

It was the first time our entire family was together in Reno since the first Christmas after we moved. It was nice to actually have help with the kids while out of town. But, it was only for a night. Kevin left Sunday morning to return home. We dropped him off at the airport, and then met up with a few different friends for the rest of the day. Monday morning we got up and got packed. Then, headed out for our drive back over the mountain. We didn’t spend much time in Reno, so if we didn’t get to see you, I apologize. Hopefully, next time we will get to visit more.

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