Some last minute fun

When we accepted the transfer back to Utah, we only had three weeks before Chad needed to be there permanently. So in the middle of trying to get our house on the market and start packing, we decided that we better take some last minute trips before we leave. My parents had already planned a trip to visit so we headed up to Iowa with them to spend time with my brother and his wife and their son Elijah. The kids had a blast together and we all had a great time checking out Nate and Kristin's new stomping grounds.

My parents with E and Carmyn

Then we took a trip down to Branson, Missouri to check out all the action.

Enjoyed the scenery-

Chad and I fell in love with the rolling hills of Missouri!

It's not flat like most people think

The best part of that trip was stopping every hour to let Carmyn go pee.

No rest stops or potty's for miles- ya we're a little white trash-
Chad mastered the side of the road hover method.

Lots of daddy daughter time-

We know Chad is going to be gone a lot in the next few months while he gets his new area going. So we have to enjoy him while he's here!
Fancy Nancy was the book of the week-Pretty sure they read it 100 times.

Finally one last girls night out!

I love these girls- I'm going to miss them so much!

Some well earned R&R at the spa for Tiff's B-day!

We flew home yesterday and I cried the whole way.

Kind of ironic that I cried the whole way to Missouri the first time too :)

I'm feeling a little lost right now- I shouldn't feel that way- I'm home. I think it's just going to take a little time to settle back in. We feel so blessed that we got the opportunity to come back so soon. We both thought it was going to be a struggle to get home but it all seemed to work out perfectly.

Home in Utah with Missouri in my heart.

One last photo shoot with my sweet friend Tiffany.
She has taken all of our family pictures for us since we have lived in Missouri and I am greatly going to miss her skills!!
Tiff has been my personal photographer, my babysitter, a shoulder to cry on, and basically my family in Missouri. She even took me to the hospital when I was in labor with Paige!
I'm going to miss having her down the street but I know she's just a phone call away :)
She gave me a plaque that said "friendship isn't a big thing- it's a million little things"- so true-
a great friend just knows all those little things that mean a lot. Carmyn handed me my phone today and said

" Mom-call Tiffy- I want to go to Baileys house."

It was hard to explain to a 2 year old that her best friend is now a thousand miles away-

Luckily Carmyn handled the news better than I did

We're driving this tractor on home.........

We got an unexpected surprise last week.
Chad got offered a job back in Utah with the company that he works for!
It was about 3 years sooner than we had expected.
It's a bitter sweet thing.
I think we both expected to be more excited about this news. We have so many mixed emotions right now. Yes we are thrilled to go back home and be close to our families, but we are going to miss our friends in Missouri so much! We feel like we just got settled here. Now we have to sell our house that we bought 6 months ago and start all over again. But this time we will be home :). And ultimately- it's an offer that we can't refuse- who knows when we would get this chance again.

WE'RE COMING HOME!

KC House

It's on the market.
If you know anyone who his interested in buying a cute little house in K.C.- let us know!
It is in perfect condition!