We started the trip late Friday afternoon. That afternoon we headed down to Utah and stayed the night with Rebecca's brother. By the time we got there there was pretty much only time for the children to eat dinner and head to bed.
We woke up early (5:30 am) Saturday morning and started our drive to Las Vegas to visit Rebecca's other brother. It was a very pretty drive. It was really fun to drive through the first part of Utah while it was still dark out and see several of the temples all lit up. It was really getting me excited to see what our Pocatello temple is going to look like. Hopefully they will pick a spot for it somewhere close to our house or somewhere where we can see it out our windows. The short part of the drive through the northwest corner of Arizona was also very pretty. We got there around 11 and just hung out for the rest of the day. I think the kids and I spent a couple hours in their hot tub. They also have a pool which is not heated and we had contests to see who could do the most in the cold water. Christian won by jumping off their diving board and swimming the whole length of the pool. We also celebrated their cousin, Addie's, birthday and had some yummy pizza that night. We also got in lots of pinches since everyone forgot to wear their green.
On Sunday we had church with them. It was nice and sunny and the children enjoyed walking to church.
On Monday we woke up early again and made the drive to Arizona. We arrived there around noon. We were in Arizona for two and a half days. During that time we got to go to the park with Great Grandpa Swift, go to the library with Great Grandma Rucker, go to a ghost town that was a lot of fun, go to a old movie set for westerns, and go on a few walks in the desert. Julia and Agnes spent the nights with Great Grandpa Swift and so they got to see him a little more. My mom stayed over there with them each night. The rest of us spent the nights with Great Grandma Rucker. It was so nice to see them both! While we were there we also got to see the pageant that they do at the Mesa Arizona temple. It was an Easter Pageant, so it showed the life of Christ from His birth to His resurrection. Besides seeing my grandparents, I think my favorite part was the hikes that we got to do. It felt great to have the sun on us and it was fun to just explore around and see the cactus and terrain that we usually do not get to see.
We woke up early Thursday morning to start our drive back up to Utah. That was a ten hour drive. When we started at 6 am the temperature was 67. It was sad to see the temperature slowly drop as we made our way north throughout the day. it was another pretty drive and it was fun to see the grand canyon from a distance, drive through some of the mountains, and see some of the forested areas. We didn't get in until kind of late Thursday evening. We first stopped at Rebecca's grandparents house so the children could spend some time with Great Grandma and Grandpa Meibos. It was a short visit, just to say high and for the kids to get some hugs. Then back to Rebecca's brother's house. They made some sushi for us which was really yummy.
We spent Friday with them, hung around their house, and went to the park. Rebecca and I did go to the Provo City Center temple that day. It was our first time going there. We had seen the outside before, but we had never been inside. It was really beautiful and impressive on the inside. That night we had pizza and watched Coco.
Then Saturday we went furniture shopping in the morning. We ended up finding a few really good things for our house. We made it to my brother's house by early afternoon and the children had a fun time playing with their cousins. My brother used his new smoker to make up a ton of ribs for dinner. It was so delicious. On Sunday we spent more time just hanging out with them and attended their church. That night we had a turkey that he had smoked as well. I definitely want to get a smoker after having those two meals.
Unfortunately, I forgot to take pictures while we were in Utah. I did get a picture of the underground entrance for the Provo City Center temple, which was really cool.
Then we made our drive home and got back just in time for bed. It was a great Spring Break. It felt like we really did get a break from our usual routine, we got to enjoy the sun, and it was so wonderful seeing lots of family. And, even though we spent over 24 hours driving in the car, the children all did great with each other.
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