We love Utah. . . this is why.

So here's our quick trip out west in nutshell. We went out for my training. I have it every year, and every year for the last 5 years it has stressed me out. It's actually one of the first things I think about on New Year's. My thoughts go something like this 3. . . 2. . . 1. . . HAPPY NEW YEAR'S. . . oh crap I have training in March. Then I continue to make myself sick about it until it happens. So to sum it up quickly the trip is not so much a fun one. I decided this year to bring Elliott out with me so he could see Gaama and Bamba(Elliott's renditions or the traditional Grandma and Grandpa) . Luckily Grandma and Grandpa decided to come up north so Elliott got to see almost all of the Utah family!! Here's a few pictures of what made training a lot better this year!

We got to see some of our family before training started, we went out to eat together.
Auntie Jan and little man!

I loved that Elliott knew the family, he wasn't shy until he honked Uncle Gene's nose. . . it's funny because he was nervous about it, but now he tries to honk everyone's nose. He'll press and press until you make some kind of noise. . . many people have been confused at why he keeps pressing on their noses.

MOMO!!

Reid and Hilarye, not missing a baby, just sharing :) They had to pass Sadie baby around!

Alex and Chelsie with Sadie.
Here's Grandma and little lady Sadie.

We loved getting to see Grandma Sally, it's so nice to be able to visit family!

Grandma Sally a pretty as ever!

The infamous (in our house) Grandpa's car.

Elliott and I in Grandpa's car.
One of Elliott's favorite thing's to do is point out Grandpa's car to me. . . anything that semi resembles Grandpa's semi truck is "Grandpa's Car". He's learned to say hey, but he says it HEY HEY HEY, and keeps saying it until you ask what, then he'll say Grandpa's car, or BIG car, or just car, he also loves to tell me when there is a bus near. . . he says bushhhhhhhh and then OHHHH BUSHHHHHHHH. Our car rides are always an adventure now, always a loud adventure. I love it because he's so happy just to see a car, he never tires of anything with a motor. We'll be walking into the gym and have to stop at every car. He'll point to one, and say car, then walk two steps to the next car and act like it's the most amazing thing, yelling OHHH BIG CAR, then take two steps to the next car, and say OOOHHHHHH CAR!! It's so fun, I didn't know walking 100 feet to the gym could take so long! So, needless to say one of Elliott's favorite things on this trip was to see Grandpa, and Grandpa's car! He loved it, until he was shown the air horn. It must not have damaged him too much because he still loves to point out every grandpa's car on the road!

Mom, Dad, and Elliott. . . lately we've had more pictures of the back of his head than anything else!
There are so many other pictures that I could put in, but it's making me sad because I want to go back. Plus they just don't do justice to the actual fun we had. Most of them are blurry because our little man just gets faster and faster.
I'm thankful for the time we had even if the pictures don't do it justice, at least we have memories like this.

Elliott and Uncle Alex playing hide and seek with Cuddles the tiger.
Elliott roaring at Uncle Alex every time he fell asleep in Horton hears a Who to wake him up.
Elliott showing Sadie that he knew how to roll over too, by rolling right on to her.
Dance party at auntie Hilly's.
Hilarye's robot baby, and chocolate crockpot cake
Elliott and Grandma playing the sleep game. . . Elliott not wanting to quit playing the sleep game.
Grandma putting furniture in front of the hotel room's door. . . just in case :)
Twilight and New Moon party at Auntie Gubby's.
Stopping at 4 different restaurant's to pick up lunch for three people.
Marble Slab YUMMY!
Grandpa "helping" Grandma babysit.
Uncle Reid playing guitar for Elliott, and Sadie. . . and the big car Elliott could just not forget.

Oh, and this.

Air mattress wrestling with Uncle Reid.
There was much more fun! Thanks to all the family for being such great hosts!! Love, and miss you all!!

I also have to put just a couple more pictures of when I got home. Like I said training is stressful every year for a worrier like me. Mark knows this, and is always so wonderful to me before and after! This is what I found when I got home as a way to go present. Cute wrapping and all!
Perfect gift for getting done with another year of training! He's a good gift giver, there was also a coupon for a massage, which I love!

Last but not least was the wonderfully clean house, seriously after a week of being away it was spic and span!! I have the most wonderful husband, and while we miss everyone in Utah, we were so happy to get home to him!!
This was my clean sink. Even his cereal bowl was washed and clean! Love my honey!!