Utah Trip Part Two

I got to see my dad a couple of times while we were in town.  We went to the park and got ice cream one night and then a few days later we went to McDonald's and ate lunch.  I was glad he made time to come see Tommy and me.

We decided to go swimming on Sadie's birthday.  I am so glad we did because it turned out to be Tommy's favorite activity of the whole week.  I was so glad that Ricky and Sadie came with us because they suggested we go to the Dimple Dell Rec Center in Sandy, which I didn't even know existed.  They have an indoor pool there with a huge play area for the kids.  It was like a splash pad, a playground, and a swimming pool all wrapped into one.  Ricky and Sadie were so cute to play with Tommy and to let him splash them.  I was impressed with how brave Tommy got by the end.  There was a little water slide that had quite a heavy waterfall at the top of it.  Tommy doesn't typically like getting water on his head, so I was surprised when he wanted to go under the waterfall and down the slide.  I went down with him the first few times and then he got really brave and went down by himself.  Because it was so slick it really shot us down quick, but he loved it.  In the video below, that's me screaming, not Tommy:)  He talked about going swimming with Ricky and Sadie the rest of the week.

Over the weekend Ben was kind enough to accompany me to my ten year high school reunion.  Can you believe it has been that long?  I'm getting old:)  In some ways high school seems like way more than ten years ago, in other ways it seems like just yesterday that I was playing volleyball and going to Prom.  I was a little bit nervous about going because I wasn't sure exactly who would be there and whether or not it would be awkward with certain people.  I don't have any regrets from high school really.  I feel like I was kind to people and there was nobody that I was dreading to see, I was just worried it might be kind of awkward.  My fears were quickly set aside, though.  It was just a ton of fun!  Almost everyone seemed about how I remembered them and there weren't any huge surprises about the direction any of my friends lives' had taken.  It was so fun to see old friends and to reminisce a little, but to also catch up and meet their spouses.  I loved the evening and I am so happy I was able to be there.  On the way home I felt so grateful to have been good friends with such great people that had such a positive influence on my life.

The best part of the reunion was that it drew my closest friends back to Utah for the weekend.  There was a group of five of us that used to go to the dances together and go on trips together every summer.  They were the girls I cried to when I was sad and laughed with when embarrassing things happened.  They were the girls that I had slumber parties with and that I cut class with.  They were there for me through my parents' divorce, through all my failed relationships during and after high school, and on my wedding day.  In recent months they were among the ones that cried with me when I had a miscarriage and celebrated with me when I got pregnant again.  We still stay in touch, but all five of us haven't been together for about three years.  I think we all look hotter now than we did ten years ago:

Me, Toni, Andrea, Jenny, and Celeste.  FGGO forever!

Tommy loved having my mom's and Ricky's dogs around to play with.  He was especially sweet with Sammy because she is old and sweet to him.  He loved getting right up in her face and talking to her in a really high little voice.  He called her, "Sammy Sam" and gave her hugs whenever he bumped her or accidentally hit her with a ball.  To this day he calls all dogs either Sam or Kodex.

Here is a video of Tommy being silly with my mom. What is it with boys and poop?

The last Sunday we were in Utah I went to take a nap and threatened the life of anybody who woke me up. Yes, I was that tired. It had been a big week and I was pregnant! After I woke up from what I think was nearly a four hour nap (haven't had one of those since before I was married!) Tommy and I snuggled up on the couch and read books together. It's one of my favorite things in the world to do.
We had such a great time in Utah. We got to see so many good friends and loving family. We also got to see quite a bit of rain, which was so fun for us desert rats:)