Trip to Utah

I have to catch up on our trip to Utah. On March 14th, Stacey and I packed the family in the car and we headed to Utah. We left after work on that day and drove until about 11 pm at night and found a hotel in Rock Springs. The kids did fantastic in our drive. We thought Samantha would have a hard time but she did wonderfully. We stopped for food and gas on a couple of occasions and she fed and that was enough to keep her happy on the trip. Of course, she slept a lot of the ride and made for a horrible night in the hotel as she was up all night long. On Friday, we drove into SLC and went over to Great Grandma McClanahan's house and visited with her for a while and had lunch. Then, we went to Grandma McClanahan's house and visited with Melanie and the girls until Grandma came home. The reason why we went to Utah was to bless Samantha and to let the family see Samantha. Marci and Jon, Amy and Jeremy, Jena -Dennis and family, and Mom, Dad, and Brandon came from Idaho to see Samantha. With Tim and Misty and Melanie and her girls we had a full house. Oh yes, Brook and Emily and family also joined us for the blessing. We figured we had 45+ people in the house for the blessing and them feeding them. Grandma and Grandpa McClanahan were so awesome to host everyone and feed them! The next day we were able to visit with all the family and then they had to head back to Idaho Falls. On Monday, Stacey and I and the family ran around SLC and hit some stores that she wanted to go to. Then, that night we had dinner with the Albrecht's and the Monroes at Ruby River. On Tuesday, Grandpa, Hunter, and I worked on his pinewood derby car. He was so excited to work on that. We cut out the car, buffed the wheels, and placed the first coat of paint on the car. Wednesday, we had to travel back home to Colorado, but we had such a good time in Utah - especially being able to see family and for family to see Samantha!!