Memorial Day 2012

Well, here I am posting about Memorial Day when it was yesterday. Are you proud? I am! 

We started out day out at Cracker Barrel at 8 am. Keldrie was kind enough to wake us up at 5:55 so we were on time. (Did you catch the sarcasm there?) I forgot to take any pictures during breakfast, but I was too busy eating anyway. Matt was too busy keeping two children happy because somehow I ended up at the other end of the table and he was between Keldrie and Russell. Yay for me! We went with Matt's parents as well as his brother Spencer and his family.

After breakfast, we took Russell over to Grandma Keller's. He was going to spend the morning and afternoon with her while Dad went golfing with his brothers and Keldrie and I has a very special day planned with the other cousins. While we were saying goodbye, we took a few pictures!

Aren't these boys handsome!?

Keldrie was a wee bit excited about where we were headed next. 

I was nervous about leaving my baby boy for so long! He is over 4 months old, but I just hate to be away from him for more than a few hours.

After telling Russell goodbye, we took the two minute trip from Grandma Keller's house to Grandma Smith's house. We switched around some car seats and got ready for a long car ride with 4 kids and three adults in Gaby's mini-van. Luckily, there was a TV.

The back seat sure was full. Getting two full car seats plus a booster took some work, I'll tell you that. 

Andrew was excited, can't you tell? 

An hour and half later, here we were! But where is here? Why we were at the Heber Valley Railroad (also known as the Heber Creeper).  A special friend was visiting. A friend named Thomas. 

There he is! Thomas the Tank Engine, straight from the island of Sodor! 

 And if you get a chance to see a childhood character who happens to be a train come to life, you want to ride said train. So that's what we did!

Kel wanted to hold her ticket, of course.

After the train ride, we took some pictures...

....played in the hay bale maze.....

....and in the bubbles! There was lots to do and I think we did it all!

And then after getting some lunch, everyone but me napped for at least part of the ride home.

 

Once we got back to Grandma Smith's house, Keldrie and I went to go pick up Russell, who had gotten to go with my mom and brother over to my Grandma Nicholas's house for the party over there. We spent a couple of hours over there and then made our way back to the Smith's for dinner and more play time with cousins. 

Grandma and Russell enjoying the shade.

Matt had to go to work in the afternoon but he got off in enough time to join us for dinner and for some basketball in the back yard. The kids all lined up to watch the dad's and uncle's play. (I played too, but was the first one out)

It was a crazy, long, but oh so fun day! What a blast!