I’ve been trying to decide for months and months how to get off of Facebook. It has been the easiest way for me to document our family history, but I’ve grown so sick of all the other stuff that Facebook brings. A few days ago I came across my blog while I was looking for pictures for Kaitlin. It was so uplifting and so fun to read. It was different than my Facebook posts, and I decided I needed to start here again.
It’s been so weird without Kaitlin. Having one child leave the nest really puts everything into perspective. I have been spending lots of time with Alli. The boys are in the middle of teenage hood and are busy with baseball and golf and dates and so Alli and I have just been on our own. After I picked her up from school the other day, we ran to Bahama Bucks, a new shaved ice place by our house. We enjoyed the ice, but had fun playing the games the most! A few days later I heard about the Kanab rodeo and on a whim, after I picked her up from school on Friday we decided to head to Kanab. We packed up my car, and took off on our adventure. After the rodeo, we found a spot to spend the night and crawled in the back of the car and snuggled in for a movie and some stars through the sunroof. We stayed in the church parking lot because it seemed the safest! I didn’t think we’d sleep good, but we sure did! Especially Alli, she slept so soundly! After the sunshine came, we woke to bells chiming Choose the Right! It was really cool. We found a gas station to potty and then got a yummy breakfast at the cutest western themed restaurant. It was YUMMY! We spent the next couple hours cruising around Kanab in “da Buster” and loved seeing the horses at Nest Friends. The leaves were turning colors and were absolutely beautiful! We left the sunroof down and explored Moqui Cave and just had a blast. It was simple, cheap and fun and a fun memory we’ll have forever!
