Vacation

Owing to the way the internet is these days I did not post anything regarding the vacation we just got back from until now, so that our house would not be ransacked or anything. So let's sum up the last few weeks.

Before our trip I went in for my 12 week ultrasound and then went in the following Tuesday for my first appointment with my regular OB. At the 12 week ultrasound we got to see the baby move and had a rather cute ultrasound that Kevin did not get to see much of because Davy decided to throw a fit. Thankfully we got a CD of the ultrasound. I also had blood work run which came back saying that I needed to continue my progesterone in oil shots. Yay! (sarcasm) Knowing I was just about to go on a two week vacation I ordered up about three weeks worth of the stuff.

The next week we spent cleaning the house and getting ready for the vacation. By Thursday afternoon we were ready early and packed up our car and headed out. We ended up in Utah by Friday afternoon. We drove straight through and I have to say that Davy did great! We were treated to food and then were allowed to sleep while Kevin's dad and brother watched Davy. Saturday we bounced around with Dad Sampson and got to see and visit with a good amount of Kevin's sister Kierstin's kids, three of them are not really kids anymore. My oldest niece will be having her first child before I have the baby I am pregnant with. Crazy! Our niece Ashley was out to see a friend get married so we got to visit with her for a bit, our nephew Robby went through the temple in preparation of going on his mission, we had expired recommends and ended up spending time with his little sister Abby while he went through. Sunday we went to church and visited with family.

Monday we left Orem, UT early-ish and first visited with our friend Janet and her three kids, we also got to visit with her husband Wyatt when he got home from work. Then we went and visited with our friend Brandon and his son and then his wife Tiffany when she got home from work. Then we went to our friend Julie's house for a bar-barque, Janet and Wyatt and their kids, Brandon and Tiffany and their son, and our friend Jessica (Cat) and her two kids also showed up as well. We had a fantastic time visiting with friends and I wish we could have had more time with them all.

Monday night we drove over to Kevin's sister Lisa's house and stayed the night, then we spent Tuesday with her and her family. We did a lot with them but it felt really nice and relaxed. We spent Tuesday night with them as well.

Wednesday morning we packed up and headed down to Salt Lake where we met up with our friend Emily. It was so good to see Emily. It has been far too long since we saw her last. We spent a good amount of time hanging out with her and then we got in contact with our friend Norah. Emily, Kevin's brother Steve and Kevin and I met up with Norah and her boyfriend at a fantastic pizza place near where we used to live. We all visited and ate pizza and then when we were done Norah went to see her dad and we dragged Emily with us to Kevin's parents house for a 4th of July get together. While Kevin visited with family Emily and I sat on a large swing that is in the yard there and visited for quite awhile. It was fantastic! Eventually Emily had to go and visit with family too. Kevin went to Stadium of Fire with his dad and some other family members, I stayed with Davy and we watched fireworks with family in Kevin's parent's yard. It was fun!

Thursday we left for Washington with Kevin's dad and Kevin's brother, we got to his sister Lori's house Thursday night. Her kids were wound up, as well as Davy, but I was worn out and wanted bed. After some mattress malfunctions I finally got to bed and got some decent sleep. Friday Kevin and Steve took the kids to a splash park for some water fun while Lori and I did some shopping. Steve left about midday to go meet up with some of his friends. It was a busy day what with a doctor appointment for Lori's new baby Amber as well as it also being Kevin's parent's anniversary. Saturday Kevin and I made a large batch of chicken salad and spent the day with Lori's family again. In the evening Lori and I watched a movie and then at the end of it I watched a UFC fight with Kevin and Lori's husband Nate.

Sunday we packed everything up again and drove back to Orem. Monday we went down to Tooele, UT and visited with Kevin's sister Kierstin and her family. Monday night we got things together for leaving for home. Tuesday morning we got everything back into the car and left for Illinois again. I think everyone was ready to be done with traveling. We arrived home at about 10 am on Wednesday, thankfully my parents were willing to watch Davy for us so we could get some sleep after the drive. All in all it was a very good trip, we got to see a lot of people we haven't seen in quite some time and we had a lot of fun. However, I must say that it is very nice to sleep in my own bed again.

Some things Davy learned to do on the trip. Give kisses, say "no" in relation to things other than "Go Diego Go", he actually started doing this when we would put him in his car seat, he would say, "No, no, no, no, no." I felt bad because it was obvious that he did not want to be in his car seat anymore. Poor little guy. I think he had a pretty good time too. He loved playing with all the new people, and had a lot of fun with all their kids.