may

don't miss april's post below and the pics of the new apt below that! there are some great pics there too!!

may started with a drive to pa where we spent 10 days! we loved it!

jarhead had his first "real" food.. greenbeans!! yum! (since then he's also had peaches,carrots, and sweet potatoes. we also tried turkey but he was NOT a fan!)

hung out and played with family

and friends

and just had a great time! We ate yummy food, went on walks, tried to go on a picnic, and took lots of pictures! jarhead learned to pull himself up in the bouncer if he's holding onto something. (ie. he reached and grabbed mr. clean's hand and pulled himself up to his feet!) i miss them! it was so great being home for a little while! and it was a nice break before our 2200 mile trip!!

drove about 6 hours and...

stopped in Kirtland to see the temple and Jarhead stayed in his first hotel..


then drove about 7 hours or so and visited with SPASM! when we first got there it HAILED! it was nuts!!

I love this family.. I can't believe how grown up the kids are... I was the oldest's age when i first met them! we stayed there for 4 days. We relaxed, had FHE, ate great food, went to an open house at the school, and played games. best of all we just caught up.

tried to visit the Chicago temple.. but it and the grounds were closed. plus it was cold!!

then we ventured out the rest of the drive. we took 3 days and almost no pictures :(... but we stopped in omaha, rawlings, and then ended up at mr.clean's sister's house... we visited with them for about a week until we got into our new place. i LOVE our new place.. we took a lot of pictures with jarhead and his cousin.. but you'll have to see her blog for those :) and then you saw the pics of our apt!!

we love it here. it's great being back in utah! we love the mountains, our apt, having family close, and friends too!!