Michigan Trip 2008

We had a wonderful time in Michigan! Granny and Pappaw spoiled the kids rotten. We went to Micah's first Detroit Tigers game and had a blast. Isabelle loved to cheer, as we sat down she yelled " Hit that ball". Is she her Daddy's girl or what? We also spent lots of time with the cousins, uncles, and aunts. She loved to play with Joey. She and Joey got to go to Chucky Cheese. They both just liked to climb on and off the rides. It didn't matter if we put a coin in or not. Justin, Jake and Joey really taught Isabelle how to play hard. They ran from morning to night. I can't wait to get them all back together in a year or two for round two. Micah and Madison chilled on the floor the whole trip just watching the madness run around them.

The Plane Ride from ...

Well as everyone knows we (Isabelle, Micah and I), flew to Detroit at the beginning of July. I was hopeful that it would go smoothly. Well we checked in ok and had a direct flight (thanks Noah and Amanda) so I thought we could do anything for 4 hours. The plane ride turned into a 7 1/2 hour plane ride because we diverted to Milwaukee and sat on the tarmac for 2 hours. It was horrible. The man in the aisle seat didn't want to get up EVER to let us out so Izzy peed her pants ( I had a pull up on her but didn't know they leaked) then finally I got her to the bathroom to change her and Micah threw a huge fit b/ I had to have a flight attendant hold him. We missed dinner so the kids were about to fall apart by the time we got off the plane. Oh and Isabelle refused to keep her seatbelt buckled and of course the seatbelt sign was on almost the entire 7 1/2 hours! I was not sure that we would make it home to Utah b/ I was not about to get on the plane with my kids EVER AGAIN. Thankfully 3 weeks erases some (but not all) of the anxiety I had to get on the plane. We flew home and it was a totally different experience. Isabelle got the whole seatbelt thing...the movied kept her attention for about an hour of the 4 hour ride and the man sitting in the aisle was a great-grandpa flying with his 55 year old daughter and was delighted to have us by him. He talked to Isabelle and Micah and was the sweetest person to sit by. We made it home in one piece but I am still not sure that I would fly unless each person flying had thier own seat!!!

MILKING A COW...

Now, for some of you seeing a cow up close would not be a big deal but for me it was. Let's just say I didn't grow up around a lot of animals. Garret's coworker and friend Janice is related to someone that owns a dairy farm. We were invited to go and see the cows. We first milked cows right before they were being hooked up to the milking machine. Then we got to see a one day old baby cow. Pretty cute huh. Then we went on to hang out with the tween cows. They liked to suck on our fingers. Isabelle thought it was hilarious. I wanted Micah to get to do it too but I didn't want them sucking on his hands so we let the cow suck on his foot. Not sure what he liked it but he didn't scream. We then saw the teen cows. They were a little skittish but Izzy kept trying to get them to hang out with her. It was so much fun.

Summer Update to be continued....

Hey everyone...it has been so busy the last month I have hardly had time to breath. We are going out of town for a few days and then I plan on being a blog-o-maniac.