Well, as I mentioned we went to Washington for the holidays this year. Mainly because Bayli was getting baptized on the 27th! Our plan was to leave December 23rd and stay at my mom's til Christmas morning...
The 800 Mile Journey to Washington!
On the 22nd a snow storm came into Utah (and everywhere west of it for that matter) so we decided to leave early and stay the night at my uncle Preston's house in Tremonton UT. We made it there pretty quickly and went on our way on the morning of the 23rd. The roads were great!!! There was a patch of snow on the road here and there but 90% of it was as clear as any other day.
Once we got into Portland we hit some tough snow and ice which delayed us quite a bit. I got extremely stressed out and feared for my life. Poor Gary had to listen to me scream and cry as I was sure we were going to die. As a result, we stayed in a Howard Johnson in Tualitan, just north of Sherwood where my mom lives. It was a really nice hotel and we were in great need of a rest after the 13 hours in the car.
Visiting my Mom!
Luckily we made it safely to my mom's new house with ease on the 24th. Once we reached her driveway we had Scott (her fiance) come get us on the 4 wheelers because he didn't want us to slip off the driveway. Once we arrived to the nice warm home we did some catching up and took a tour of her grand mansion in the middle of nowhere. We didn't get to see it in its true beauty as the power was out the entire visit but it was a very lovely home.
Christmas morning was fun! We got to open our presents and watch Jeremy open his new PSP! Not long after that we left for our long journey to Washougal.
To make a long story short, it took us an hour to get out of my mom's driveway Christmas morning. Luckily Scott's brother (who lives next door) has a snow plow/tractor and helped us out. Once we got out of that mess we were at my dad's in no time.
Home Sweet Home!
We were warmly greeted at my dad's. Oh how I love to be home. Colton and Bayli had waited to open their gifts, which was extremely sweet of them! Luckily we got to enjoy all the gift giving again! Gary and I got pj's, some crystal Christmas decorations, games, movies and books! We all spent the rest of the day relaxing.
Unfortunately I woke up with the stomach flu so my goal for the day was to recover! None the less, it was an outstanding Christmas. I loved being with my family and having Gary with me too.
The rest of the week was enjoyed as we played games, spent time with aunts, uncles, and my family. Gary and I also ran around town a little on day care days. We even took a family trip to Powell's bookstore! Bayli was baptized too which was a glorious event! All in all, it was a WONDERFUL vacation!
We left for home and made it their safely! For New Year's Gary was sweet enough to take me to my Grandparent's house in Preston ID where we enjoyed more games and family.
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