The Utah, Vegas, and reuntion trip

Okay so I know that I have been home for almost a week and I haven't had a chance to write about the trip. So this might be another long one for those who need a little heads up about an entry.

The plane.

So we got to the airport and Brent was able to get a gate pass which was fantastic to help me put the kids on the plane. We gave Hunter a dramamine before the plane and no puking this trip Yeah!. Our first plane a sister in the ward, a cute little German lady named Brigette (br-ig-i-tt-a)helped me take the kids to the potty and find our next plane in Atlanta all before finding her own connection to D.C. So can I just give a little prop to her? Thanks soo much!

Vegas 1.

So Vegas was very congested to get out of and Pennie was an expert in navigation back to I-15. Katelyn and Pennie met us in Vegas and the kids were on cloud nine seeing them! We stopped for food in Mesquite and talked a whole bunch on the way home.

Pen's house.

When we got back to Pennies house, Granny and Kelly were waiting for us and the kids got an extra surge of energy all over again. (not good when you get home at 11) The kids said good night and we all went to bed.

Granny's B-day.

My moms birthday was on Wed. and we had the whole day planned out. We met mom at Training Table for lunch ( on the list of places I had to go to while in UT). The kids, Pennie and Katelyn, Debbie and Rachel were all there to say happy bday to mom. It was a great lunch.

That night Katelyn watched the kids while all the adults went to the temple. Now we have been trying to get my grandparents work done for a while and it just all came together last minute. I had to get my new reccomend but that is a whole other story. Kelly drove himself, Pennie, Granny, and myself to the temple. Steve was to meet us there after work. We got there and mom and deb were taking care of paperwork and Kelly was waiting for Steve. We had to get dressed really quick so we wouldn't be late for the sealing and still no sign of Steve. We got dressed and so did Kelly and still no sign of Steve. Now Steve comes home from Layton everyday and Debbie was starting to show small signs of panic. We assured her he would be there eventually though. It came down to the wire and Steve still wasn't there. We went upstairs and low and behold there is Steve waiting in the sealing room for us! Apparently he was a little early and just went where he was supposed to.
Now everyone knows that I am not super churchy but I was a huge ball baby during the sealing! Knowing that my mom finally has a place in heaven is huge for me. I was such a cry baby that after it was over, Pennie turned to me (the only one not crying I might add) and said "Is that you boobin' behind me?" and true to Katie fashion I followed up with "Can you say Boob in the temple?"
Pennie and I just started laughing. totally ruined the moment. oops!
All in all a great day though

Thursday.

We were going to go to Lagoon but it was sooooo hot I just couldn't bring myself to be in the sun all day. So we got some lunch (apollo burger) and went to the park to play. 10 minutes at the park and we were ready for the pool. We went to the pool and the kids HATE water! 5 minutes with Kelly, Pennie and Katelyn and my kids are fish! who knew? The kids swam for 2 hours and didn't want to go home, but I was done. They slept soooo good that night.

Friday.

I met two of my friends from high school at MCDonalds for lunch with the kids and my goodness we all look the same! Jamie has two kids Colton and Vanessa, and one on the way! Kristie has a little girl named Isabelle. They are all so cute! We talked for a couple of hours and then I had to get Pennies car back to her. I felt bad leaving her deserted like that anyway. I promised to go to the reunion on Sat and we could keep talking then.

Sat... the reunion......

So this was really a good night. I picked up Kristie, (0f course she wasn't ready) and got the opportunity to catch up with her mom. We got to the reunion and Tracy was was waiting for us. Jamie showed up not 5 min after we did. So we all walk in together. It was cool to see everyone again. At most the turnout was dismal but our table was rockin' we had a really good time. We took a ton of pics and really had a good time catching up.

A highlight of the reunion.. Abbey who is obsessed with the weather and the news saw that one of my old friends Lincoln was a news anchor in Boise. She stalks his facebook all the time. He was there at the reunion and I had to ask for a pic with him to show Abbey I really did know the famous guy on TV.(how rude, doesn't she trust her mother?) Well Lincoln was thrilled (at least he acted like it) and obliged to have multiple pics with my buds and me. His blog is listed in my bud list. Abbey was sooo excited to have a new way of stalking him! Thanks Lincoln your the best.

Sunday.

We had early church and Kelly was conducting sacrament so of course we had to go. He bore his testimony and cried like always! (love you Kelly man) and put into words all the things I think our whole family would have liked to say. Church was fast and the afternoon was memorable.

That afternoon we had a bday party for all the summer bdays. Granny, Hunter, Caroline, me and Steven all had a little present (brents was a tie from mom) and we grilled out and just hung with the family all afternoon. I wouldn't have had it any other way. Steven even came and the kids attacked him . Thanks Steven for being a good sport!

Monday..
The last day there was pretty uneventful. We played games all day and the kids ran through the sprinkler again (apparently fish like to run and make butt prints on the side walk too!) My family was content to hang with the Craigs no prob.

Tues..Vegas baby Vegas!

So we went back to Vegas and went to the M&M factory. The Coke place is under rennovation but still super cool. We went to get something to eat and of course Hunter threw up. I tell you that kids loves to puke! So Hunter and I went back to the room, I gave Pennie the quarters I got for the kids to play in the arcade and mom and Pennie took the kids to play. Gone for about 30 min. and I get this phone call "Katie, you will never guess what just happened. Caroline hit the jackpot and won 500 tickets" (what are you waiting for take that girl upstairs and pull a slot already) anyway the kids ended up with a crap load of toys when they came upstairs and they even got stuff for a sick little brother! Way to share sistas.

Wed. time to go home...

The plane ride on the way home wasn't too bad. They were ready to see dad and so was I. We had a minor lost Polly Pocket on the plane but other than that we were good to go home. Dad picked us up and we all fell into bed together.

It really was nice to go home and see family. Special thanks to the Parkinsons and Granny who survived the Craig Invasion another year. See you all in Oct. at disney Love you all.