North Dakota Trip

A couple pretty photos from Pinterest before getting to my less exciting ones:

I did see some abandoned churches
from afar, they are so neat!

A photo on my way out of town, the countryside was prettier than I expected!

 (I wrote most of this post after we got back but didn't finish so it's a few weeks old).

We left on Easter evening around 8:30 p.m. Jason's ride back was having car trouble and we had to get him back in time for work Tuesday morning, so before I knew what was coming out of my mouth I said "I'll just drive you up"! Since Jason's been there I've been wanting to see it, and this seemed like a good time because Wyatt was out of preschool this week for spring break. It was so spur of the moment, I stuck a basket of dirty clothes in the car and grabbed whatever I could and left. Luckily, I thought to grab some ramen and other food that would travel, which was great because we were eating in 90% of the time.
Our first day there I met another Mom with young kids at Walmart who kindly offered to show me one of the local parks. There happened to be an Easter egg hunt going on and face painting with this group called Mothers of Preschoolers (Minot MOPS). Wyatt had a shark face painted on, cute.

Sunset from Jason's apartment balcony

The rest of the week, we went to the local library, bowling alley, Mcdonalds (huge, massive playland), mall, and cooked dinner every night in the little kitchenette in the hotel room. It felt like a luxury to see Jason at lunch and after work each night! Wyatt had a lot of fun, but also missed home and kept asking when we were going back.

Scandinavian Heritage Park, I wanted to
see this but the weather got too cold and windy.
(Photo from Pinterest).

All in all, I'm so glad we went. The drive home was really hard, we didn't stop other than gas and potty breaks, and then when it got late I slept in the car for an hour or so.
Driving back into Utah, it seemed much bigger and more cosmopolitan than I ever would've thought! It's good to be back home.

I Need A Vacation- BAD

So, Jason has been gone to Blanding for work for over a week. I've been with Wyatt for over a week, no breaks. Yup, I'm going to lose it. I'm not one of those people who can spend unlimited time with their children (wait, are there even people like that?). The only thing that keeps me sane is those times when I can check out from mommyhood for a couple hours, either with friends or by myself. Especially because we don't go on real vacations, so those little breaks are literally all I have!

(I can't even daydream about being somewhere else without interruption. Grrrrr!) Just had to vent today.

Bear Lake

This just makes me say "ahhh"- so relaxing. Except later the wind blew really hard and overturned the shade tents!

Ol' Ephraim the Bear. Wyatt was afraid of him and wouldn't pose!

We went to Bear Lake w/ some friends over Labor Day weekend. We stayed at a KOA cabin, which I hadn't done before, and I loved it- that's my kind of camping :)

Vegas/Venetian in April

Gorgeous.

Wyatt in the Hotel

Wyatt and Briana having fun in the hotel room in San Diego.

San Diego Zoo

The zoo was so nice, the weather was cool, the plant life is amazing too.

Dinner with my cousin Tiffany

We had dinner at a place with wonderful fresh seafood, I think just called the Fish Market. It was right on the water and you could watch all the boats going by as you eat. It was so delicious.

Wyatt was pounding on the table while we talked. See video:

Beach

The second day we let Wyatt take a good long nap in the morning and he did really well. First we went to the beach on Coronado, then on to the

zoo. The dolphin Bri is petting is from Sea World.

Sea World- Shamu Show

The first big thing we did was Sea World.

Seaport Village

Wyatt's First Carousel Ride

The first night we went to Seaport Village by the water. I took Wyatt on this carousel thinking he'd love it. He was horrified.