Stadium of Fire and Baptism in Washington

This week we celebrated Independence Day at the Stadium of Fire and then headed out to Washington State for our nephew’s baptism.

Hallie met with the sleep specialist early Monday morning for the results of her sleep study. After losing weight Hallie had hoped the sleep apnea would be gone, but it is not. So now Hallie is going to try a dental appliance hoping that will help things before moving on to a CPAP machine.

Later that morning, she took our neighbors’ children to the movies while the neighbors finished packing up their house for their move.

Both kids had gymnastics in the afternoon, Hallie babysat Lily, and then the girls headed to Dr. Phelps the chiropractor.

Hallie spent quite a bit of time at the gym with the kids on Tuesday, including cheering on our friend Kenadie who is preparing for the National Trampoline and Tumbling Competition in North Carolina.

In the evening, Landon had an appointment to get his haircut at the Refinery. It is a hip joint inside of a motorcycle shop in Springville, and Landon looked very sharp afterwards.

Eliza decided Fergus needed a Cupid makeover. Poor kitty.

Wednesday we spent time around the house getting ready for our upcoming trip. Part of that time was looking for Eliza’s glasses. In the morning, she broke one pair and we could not find the second. In the afternoon, a friend called for Eliza to go swimming, and so we sent her off and did not see her again until 6:00 pm when we picked her up on our way to the Stadium of Fire!

Hallie bought us tickets for this event all the way back in January. No one in our family had ever been to Stadium of Fire, and the adults were excited because we had heard about it from other people and had even read about it, but the kids had no idea what to expect. The bottom line is that we had so much fun! Once it started, the action did not stop for 2½ hours, ending with a great fireworks show.

The next morning we headed out about 10:00 am to our first stop in Boise, Idaho. The kids did great along the way, and we made it in good time.

We stopped off for ice cream and muenster grilled cheese sandwiches at the Gossner chalet in Burnley.  

Landon had his Rubik's Cube with him, and a big kid struck up a conversation with him about it.

The hotel was not the greatest we have ever stayed in, but Landon said he had a great sleep, and, hey, as long as someone did that is all that matters.

Friday we set off in the morning for Vancouver, WA, which was our final destination. Whenever you are on the last part of your trip it seems to take the longest, and today was no different. Today we stopped off at the Pendleton store in Pendleton, OR. We have driven through and even stopped in the town in the past and had never stopped by the store. It was nice to look around and take a break from driving, but there was not a whole lot to buy in our price range.

We did eat a yummy lunch at Hal’s Hamburgers, a little drive thru that we passed on the way in to town.

About 5:45 pm we arrived at the Maygren’s, and we were so happy to finally arrive at their house. 

Later in the evening, Dwight and Hallie practiced a song that they are going to sing at Porter’s baptism many times, thanks to Hallie’s several mess-ups. Grateful to Alicia, Breanne’s sister, who came to accompany us and who spent time away from her family to help us.

Saturday everyone woke up early to attend Porter’s baptism. It was great that we were able to be here to support Porter and his family on this special day.

After the baptism, we went back to the Maygren’s for brunch and it was yummy!

We had a Nerf war Sunday morning before heading to church and then spending family time together in the afternoon. The grandparents got in on the action of the Nerf war, and everyone had a lot of fun! The kid and adult boys played corn hole, and Hallie and her parents took a drive around the area.

In the evening while the kids were playing outside, Eliza got stung (or bit – we’re not sure) by a yellow jacket that landed in her hair. She was a trooper and put up with the pain. We are grateful that Aunt Breanne is a nurse and was able to get the stinger out quickly. We got pain medication in her and an ice pack put on quickly. After a lot of crying Eliza just wanted to go to bed.

Landon and Porter went to bed and the adults watched some movies and took pictures before the grandparents head out tomorrow. Hallie needs to laugh, and her brother Riley does that to her every time.