Trip Day 9: July 8, 2007: Mountains, Church, and Goodbyes

Cousins by a stream
The mountains!
Gorgeous!
LD never cuddles...but with his buddy (his grandpa) he does!
It is so hard to say goodbye!
Happy birthday, C.
Happy Belated birthday, K.

Sunday was another busy day. In the midst of all the business, we had yet to take a drive up a canyon. This is really important to DH and I and we wanted our kids to experience mountains as well. So, we got up early and drove up the canyon. DH's brother, D, went with us, as well as his daughter, B. It was so beautiful. We really miss the mountains. We love camping and camping in Texas is just not the same as it was in Utah, Colorado, or Oregon. It was also nice to spend time with D and B.

We got home later than we'd hoped and rushed to get ready for church. We made it (thank-goodness for Utah and chapels less than a minute away!). DH had to say goodbye to his family after Sacrament meeting to go catch his plane. C and LD went with us to the airport, but K stayed to go to primary with her cousins. A nice end to the baptism weekend.

After dropping off DH at the airport, I went to Z's house where we prepared for the rest to come for dinner. We had a wonderful, very yummy, dinner and the kids got to play together for the last time. We also had cake and presents for C, whose birthday was in two days.

It was so hard to say goodbye. It was so hard to acknowledge that our wonderful time together had come to an end. There were many tears and hugs as we left. (Back to my favorite quote: "The pain now is part of the happiness then.")

We then went to my sister's (who had so generously given up her dinner time with us so that we could say goodbye to DH's family). She also had a mini-birthday celebration planned for K and C. We skipped the cake, but had ice cream again! YUM! Then, the kids opened their presents---which they LOVED!

I got to spend a few minutes chatting with Sis and her hubby, then off to bed since the driving had to begin again the next day!