Vacation

Vacation: Started in Utah. Since Greg and I are both night owls driving at night is not a big deal. About 9 we stopped, got the kids in PJ’s, and made a bed in the back. We got to Utah at about 12, only Azalyn was truly asleep. We went to La Casita with the family. Gary came and Denali was talking to him, they look and act so much alike. I know I am his mom and Greg his dad but wow he is his uncle’s doppelganger.

I was going to take the kids to a Splash Pad (Utah has a ton of great ones) However the kids concluded that it was too cold to get wet. Perfect 80’s. The main event was Spencer’s farewell. He did a great job, in his talk he referenced the “No David” book, he liked it to know matter what we do God with always love us.   Azalyn was sad that he did not read the whole book. Cory taught us a new game; everyone gets a paper, and it is like building your own treasure map. Denali kicked everyone’s butt.

We went from Utah to 6 Flags Magic Mountain. There was a scare when we got to our hotel. I had googled Magic Mountain and it said 2 hours away. Then I googled 6 Flags Magic Mountain, and it was 2 min away. It is all in the details.

We bought a foldable wagon, and it was a life saver. I hope that the pictures do most of the talking but here are just a few highlights:  Greg went to 6 Flags once, 20 years ago in high school.   He remembers going on 4 rides all day because of the lines.   I think the longest line we waited in was 30 min. The little kids’ area was small but NO lines, Azalyn went on one ride 5 times in a row. We did not make it to the water park. The boys were not scared of anything. The faster the better for the boys, loops were just icing on the cake. Azalyn discovered that she loves to spin round and round. We did let each kid pick a gift; we made them really think about what they wanted. Colvin: a build a bear dragon. Denali: a shirt of one of his favorite rides (Greg got a shirt to match) Azalyn a stuffed baby giraffe. Mom: a magnet. We were there for 3 days and did 16,000 steps or more each day.  We had a great time. Memories are the best!  We all crashed when it was bed time.

Jex fed and watered the dogs. He also cleaned up dog poop for us. He did not like the cleaning, but he did like the money.

We kept asking Denali what homework he had because we did a LOT of driving. There were some very boring drives. From LA to home there was nothing! Like I told Greg if something happens to the car I was getting out and letting a semi run over me, faster death. Denali did a little at the hotel, but during the drive said he had done it all, however when we got home, he remembered there was more to do.  He had to spend a whole Saturday doing homework.  Good lesson of not procrastinating.