We miss...

Her...

We've missed them since July...

Oh and these guys too, they are missed...

Wechel, we miss you too... and can't wait to see Liam

Not sure what went down at this moment, but I don't think we miss that

We miss these delicacies from Tater, but we won't miss the extra LBS

We miss Mumu, thanks for chasing after Avery, she is a quick one

Oh and also, we miss Grandpa Charles and his amazing babysitting skills

And for making her do this

Oh yeah, we will miss this little guy

Not only will we miss them, but I think Avery will miss biting this chair

Kimbi, we miss you and the all the good talks, we also miss your husband who is too busy to be in a picture... couldn't find one!

We don't miss commuting back and forth from Draper to Park City

We miss hiking

But we don't miss almost dying on those hikes

These 2 are deeply missed. I miss the random running into my Grandma at Costco's or on the Draper walking trail. I think I hung out with her more than my friends!

They just got a boat, so we especially miss the Butlers!

We even miss this weirdo

Pretty sure she doesn't miss the boat (if you zoom in you just might see Avery howling on this tube, she hated it!)

I'm wondering if Aubry misses getting flipped off of the tube... you can't see it, but she is under the tube in this picture. She is a tough 9 year old.

I miss doing fun "mom" things during the day with these people

It was funny to think how far we've come. From sneaking on the roof of Alta High school 8 years ago to being "responsible" mothers. I have a lot of dirt on you girls!

Allie and Erin, why the crap didn't we take any pictures? That doesn't mean that I don't miss you guys either.

She doesn't miss sleeping in this

Going up here on these was fun... yeah, we miss that

Seeing this always makes it hard to be gone

But this wasn't horrible to come home to

I won't miss her...Don't let those eyes fool you. The second you turn your back on your food, it will be gone.

Avery misses the Kitty... but I don't think the feelings are mutual

Oh yeah, we miss this guy. Avery will miss playing with him.

Won't miss living out of these

Personally, I think this woman will be missed the most. I made her do things she probably didn't want to do.

 Thanks for running 12 miles with me on a bad leg, doing the most annoying crafts, going with me to things, inviting me to hang out with all your "stepford wife" friends, eating non-liquid food sometimes, putting up with my smart Alec remarks, being such a big help with Avery and always having the deepest conversations about the most random things. We definitely miss you mom!

We don't nor won't ever miss the 16 hour road trip there and back. We drove through the night and only stopped for quick pee's and to get gas and treats. I loathe the I-80

We are so happy to be home. Look what we had on our door when we got home (thanks Jana, even though I kind of made you do it). Although its not where we are from, its home to us and it feels so dang good to be back. We are so grateful for everyone in our lives. We really do feel loved!

They are old...

But they biked the Alpine Loop and didn't die!

Before

After

Good job Sid and Tam! We miss movies every night, good dinners together, seeing you playing with Avery, watching Fox news 24/7 (oh gaaaa!), and just being with you!

Avery got to know her grandparents and she loves them!

4th year!

Do you remember when you were a senior in high school and you felt awesome because you were the oldest and coolest and you "ruled the school?" That is how Travis is feeling right now. He is officially a 4Th year medical student. I hope he doesn't get cocky and accidentally kill someone though. He is technically still dangerous.Trav has come a long way in this short 4 years. Not only is he a genius in the medical world, but he is a terrific daddy. He does an awesome job coming home and leaving his work behind and spending time with his girls.

He wants to be an anesthesiologist. This is how he figured it out: He was in a surgery rotation and while assisting the surgeon in the operating room, he looked behind the curtain where the anesthesiologist was "monitoring" and noticed that the guy was doing a crossword puzzle. That is definitely up his alley.

4Th year is going to be tough. He will be out of town on month rotations for most of the Fall. But the light is at the end of the tunnel. We will find out where we are going to do residency in February and he graduates in May. Time goes by so fast, it wasn't that long ago that we were crushing on each other in the Provo scene. Who knew what would come? Its been a good ride!

Charles in Charge

Trav's side of the family goes big or goes home.

This is home base. Trav's parents just closed on this beautiful home in the Park City/Heber area. We fit 6 1/2 kids under the age of 5 and 10 adults in this pad.

We eased into the week long reunion with an 8 mile bike race up Sundance.
I would like to say that I did it all but I was two minutes late to register for the race and I guess the people didn't want to take my money so they shut me out! I was going to bike up anyway with the crowd, but when we got down to the start of the race, the lamos said, "you have to have sleeves to race," (I guess its more professional that way) and I only had on a tank top. I got mad and just biked the two miles up the canyon where we parked. I was huffing and puffing pretty hard, that 8 miles up would have killed me.

On the other hand, Wes, my fabulous brother in law, gave the shirt off his back to Kimberly. She also only had on a tank top, but had already paid for the race. Poor guy had to bike up with a mountain bike and no shirt or helmet. What a stud!

These were our awesome fans

Next event was the camping trip. No, not just an ordinary camping spot. We went to a place in the Uintas where 4-wheel drive was required and the only living things around for miles were the blood thirsty mosquitoes. They were so happy to see us.

We got to stay in this extravagant car tent away from the dirt and bugs.

This is the inside

Avery did pretty good the first night, but the second night, I had to remember that I didn't have a newborn baby. She woke up every two hours! Desperate times call for desperate measures and the only way she would go back to sleep was a midnight cap. So I basically nursed her all night long. So naturally, in the morning, I was starved and could have eaten a cow. I'm so happy that Kimberly was in charge of breakfasts because I gobbled it up. Thanks Kimbi.

Camping was fun. We hiked, ate, had fires, talked, went on walks, etc.

We made an important discovery with Avery. When she refuses to take a nap, put her in her stroller and start walking. Its a guarantee, even if she was kicking and screaming before, that in ten seconds, she will be asleep.

A special thanks to Kimberly (again) for letting us borrow fleece PJ's for Avery. It was perfect that they were huge because it wouldn't allow her to crawl around at night. Also a special shout out to Traci for having the guts to go out running all by herself with all the lions, tigers and bears around.

I think I am done camping for the year!

Other fun things we did were:

ATVing up Daniels Summit

Can you tell Tracie was a first timer!

We made a nude slip and slide in the backyard

(I tried to find the least explicit photos)

We also went to outdoor BBQ's and concerts throughout the week.

We were extremely busy this trip, and I almost need a vacation from my vacation, but we had the best time!!! Kevin was an all-star planner. I loved the games, the desserts, the scenery, the bike rides, the tennis tournament (notice how I didn't go into detail on that one, oh that's because we lost to the Wilton's, boo!), the swimming, and of course the people!

We have a whole month left here. Trav starts his rotation on Monday so the playing will not be as intense. I miss this place. I think I am one with the mountains, and they will be hard to leave!