Quick Trip!

March 2, 2013 - Saturday, Drive to Kennewick

March 3 - Sunday, Tayson's Blessing

March 4 - Monday, Drive Home

As you can see this was a very quick trip! We were so excited to drive down to the Tri Cities to Kennewick where my brother lives with his family to see their baby boy Tayson be blessed! This was our first time visiting them, and won't be the last. We had our hotel booked for 2 nights, as Clay and Linsey had Linsey's family staying with them, but was fine because something about hotels and my kids and I that gets us way excited especially when it has a swimming pool!! My mom and dad and Grandma and Grandpa Garner came down as well and stayed at the same hotel. It was a party! Although, the trip didn't start off very well. We were actually suppose to leave on Friday but I woke up with some serious sickness... diarrhea and throwing up! Needless to say I was not getting out of bed and it was not going away. Abby did not have school that day so thankfully she was home to take care of Stockton while Aaron worked. Aaron dropped off lunch for the kids and I continued to lay on my death bed praying it would go away. I told myself I would feel fine by Saturday and we would leave early Saturday morning. No one was packed at all so I packed everyone from my bed yelling out commands....I tried going downstairs to help Abby pack but that ended in me over the toilet and scaring Abby to death! Anyways......Saturday I woke up feeling much better and we set off and I proceeded with caution and things were just fine!! Thank goodness! 

The kids traveled amazing....I think it is about an 8 hour drive. At one point I looked back to check on the kids and this is what I saw:

A disgusted Abby ready to be there

And a sleeping Stockton

It didn't take us long to grab some cousins and start swimming at the hotel! 

On Sunday morning before the blessing we went and saw the temple! With Grandpa Great Garner! I love this picture!

by the Columbia River

Best part of the trip was spending time with these cute girls!

And this perfect little boy!!

Clay gave Tayson a beautiful blessing. Then we enjoyed an amazing dinner! And we just had a great Sunday of talking and being together as family.

We have to go back because I didn't get enough time with Clay and Linsey and family.....I didn't get any time to shop and just see and take everything in! I loved it up there! Thanks Clay and Linsey for everything! Hopefully we will be back soon!