kade and ky go to utah

 In August, Ky and Kade finally got to enjoy their Christmas present from 8 months earlier when we sent them on an airplane just the two of them to spend 9 days in Utah with Grandma and Grandpa.

 They were so excited, and not the least bit nervous about flying out there alone.  I was okay until I watched their plane take off and felt very oddly about the fact that two of my babies were in that metal tube launching itself into the sky, and headed far away without me.

 Of course, they were in great hands the entire week and had an absolute blast!  In fact, I think they had too much fun since they were completely angry about having to come home 9 days later. 

 My parents took them to Bryce Canyon for a few days for some hiking.  It apparently was very bright there.

 They got to see Great Grandma Adams

 

Meanwhile, I got to spend some time with just Krew and Everly doing some fun activities more geared to their age and interest level that can sometimes be hard to do when the teenagers are home.  We had a great week too! One highlight was seeing this bird exhibit at the local museum.  These two were in heaven.  Plus, we were the only ones there, so they could spend as much time as they wanted looking at each display.  

 Bart took these two to a fun hot air balloon festival one day

 We had fun at Bookworm Gardens playing around and seeing the pretty plants

 Yep, they still love each other

 Look at the fun fairy house they made together!

 Meanwhile, Kade and Ky continued to have the best week.  They got to go to the Provo City Center Temple

and eat at my favorite restaurant, Cafe Rio.  Yes, they are making those faces to taunt me on purpose.  It worked.  I was very jealous.

 Krew and Everly finally got to ride one of these ridiculous, expensive ride-on animals that they beg me to ride every single time we go to the mall.

 They also got to hold chickens at our friends house.

 That week, Everly also lost her first tooth.  I was shocked when I found out that it was wiggly, because she was only 4 years old!  She didn't know if she should be scared or excited, and I think this picture shows a little of both.

 The day we had to drive to Milwaukee to pick up Ky and Kade from the airport when their trip was over, we decided to head down early and make a fun day of it.  We had fun taking photos with these fun paintings again.

 I couldn't believe how closely Everly's eyes matched her shirt.  I'm constantly surprised when I look at her eyes that and see how green they are.  The rest of us all have blue eyes, so I never thought I'd have a little girl with the most beautiful shade of green eyes, and yet here we are and I couldn't be happier about it.

 We stopped at the zoo and Krew loved this bird show we watched.

We were happy to see Ky and Kade after missing them for 9 days.  I can't say they were particularly happy to see us and be back home though.  They keep asking when they can do that again!