THE TRAVELING GARDNERS

The boys and I made a quick trip to San Diego. Dan stayed home with Wrigley since he couldn't get time off for training. And we missed him so much. But, I was so grateful to be able to be close enough to drive to San Diego. My good friend and old roommate Nicomi got married! She was my bridesmaid for my wedding. She also gave me a bridal shower. She was the only friend to drive to the bridal shower my Aunt gave me in Julian. And she also helped me with my make up and flowers for the wedding! I was so grateful for her kindness during our wedding. I was so excited to attend her wedding and celebrate her happy day to marry her best friend Manny. Beautiful photo provided by Nicomi's photographer. Nicomi provided babysitters for out of town guests. And I was so grateful for this, since this allowed my Mom to be my date for the night. It was so great to see old roommates and catch up. The wedding had it's unique activities. Instead of throwing a garter and bouquet, they threw ...

Columbus Day continued........ We just recently discovered this fantastic park. A huge playground for the boys in one area. A sun shade over the playground equipment. A big grassy area to run around and fly kites at. And to top it off.........a huge fenced off area doggy park! So Saturday morning we watched Ben play some soccer. And Saturday evening we headed to the park for a great end to a day. When first arriving Wrigley was pulling like a sled dog to play at the park. Dan had to use the leash behind the tush technique to prevent losing an arm. Wrigley is one strong puppy! Zach has no fear. He climbed right up those steps. I couldn't help but think how small he was compared to those tall steps. I was so proud of Ben. He jumped right on the rock climbing wall and climbed right up to the top. Now granted, it was not very high up. But he did it. Ben is usually our cautious one. He is slowly becoming braver as each day goes by. Still learning the art of swinging. The Gardner guys me...

We are so grateful to have made some amazing friends since moving here to Utah. And our friends the Jenkins Family are amazing. They invited us up to their family cabin for Columbus weekend. (This happens to be the weekend that Dan and I first met back in 2003!) We drove up Thursday night. And stayed through Sunday morning. We had a lot of fun. I think the best memories are not caught on film. They are the memories of when the boys went to bed. The adults stayed up late and played games and watched movies until 2 in the morning! And Dan laughing so hard that he had root beer come out of his nose! Good times. Thank you Jenkins Family!!! I wish that I would have gotten more pictures of the trees and leaves. But I forgot our other memory stick! The trees were so tall. They went high into the sky. And as Dan said, reminded me of something out of the Twilight movie. The trees were bright red and yellow and changing for winter. The creek right in front of the cabin. FUN IN THE CABIN! We ...