Trip to Utah

My chemo starts 29th of July so i have some time to visit family in Utah.  the hardest part was finding at least four days in a row. so I didn't have to drive there spend one day and drive back the next.  It was tricky because of Val's work schedule we were going to go the week before the chemo but a work meeting came up so we decided to go the week before with an evening and morning to get ready.  The drive was long made longer because we had to stop so val could interview a guy in England.  I did do some driving when Val was to tired to drive.




we had a good visit with family Amber and Nathaniel purchased a new home.  we stayed with them and my mom and dad came over to visit while we were baby sitting the boys.

Kevin and Vicky dropped by to see us.
Saturday we went to the Hogle Zoo.  It was so much fun there were lots of animals. the best of all there was cute grand boys.                                




We had fun watching Adam and Kyle playing and enjoying their birthday presents. The visit was all too short. it did the job of lifting our spirits and Emma came home with us so the house isn't as quiet now.


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