December Road Trip to Las Vegas and Utah

Started our road trip in Las Vegas and got to enjoy Kirsti's annual gingerbread house activity. I had Rowan and Emerson, so I premade my house with pretzels so Ro could enjoy putting the candies on.

After Vegas, we stopped in St George for the live nativity at Tuachan in St. George. Then we went to Capital Reef for a few days. It was very enjoyable and weather was nice enough to do some light hiking with no crowds!

After Capital Reef, headed to Sarah's new home in South Jordan. There new home was beautiful with nice parks nearby and they are very lucky to have it. We enjoyed a few days with the grandkids and helping Sarah with a few things around the house before heading back home stopping in Vegas again.

Enjoyed a nice Christmas/Birthday dinner with Kelly and Kristi's family before heading home. Great trip!

Temple and Zion!

 Such a blessing to go through the Temple with Kate! She recently received her mission call to Toronto Canada and will be leaving in February. We are so proud of her! We also enjoyed some time on the lake and then Gary and I took our bikes to Zion for a few days. It was truly wonderful after the summer of recovery from surgery enjoying biking and hiking in the beautiful scenery! 

Family time in Vegas!

 The first week of August, we rented a VRBO in Vegas for Amy's family, Sarah's family, us and Craig. Kelly and Kristi live in Vegas so we were only missing Tanner's family. We loved being together, taking the boat out, watching the grandkids get to know each other. It was very hot, and a bit of a challenge navigating the drive to lake with the boat and a few boat problems, but we made it work and loved the time with family!

Emerson Loch arrives!

Emerson Loch arrives to Kelly and Collin 4 weeks early. He wasn't due until June 17th and our plan was to return home and be in Vegas (or close by) when Emerson arrived. It was a repeat of Rowan's birth. Kelly's water broke and there was no going back, Emerson was coming. He was 6 lbs 1 oz, 19 inches long. He will be in the NICU for a number of days with oxygen to get his lungs a little stronger. After returning for Virginia, we packed up again and headed to Vegas to meet Emerson and try to be some help with Rowan...and visit with Tanner and Kristi's families too. Lots going on!
 

Time in Vegas

 

We had a great time in Vegas  meeting new baby Everly and staying with Tanner and Marissa's family for a few days. We then moved to Henderson to spent 5 nights with Kristi's kids while they were in Maui. It was fun spending time with the teenagers, they were mostly busy with their friends and school, but very sweet with us and we loved getting to spend some time with them. Kate is 18 and graduating this year, she has a great group of friends getting ready to leave on missions. Ryan is 16 and grown up and driving! Brynn 13 is very social and busy with friends. Molly, 11 is happy and joyful to have around. Kelly and Ro also came to visit and spend time with grandma and grandpa. We had a great week!

Foxpoint Farms with Ro and Kelly

 Fun day at Foxpoint Farms, a new place in Encinitas with food, animals, farm and different events spaces. Kelly and Rowan are always up for a new activity!