Packing up and heading home

I can't believe it has been a month since we left home, but alas the fun is ending. we have successfully worn out our welcome, haha. We are leaving first thing in the morning and attempting to drive the entire 14-15 hours. . . wish us luck. Our dvd player broke on the way up so a new one has been purchased. It is a pretty rough ride with out the movies. . . what did they do before they had them . . lucky us I guess.
I am not super excited to go home, but thrilled to sleep in my own bed. It has definately been an adventure and posssibly the kids best summer break EVER. I will have more details when we get home and settled in.

Cousin's

This is our first week in Idaho with some of the cousins riding the carousel. Squid and kayzer on the carousel together, and then cousins in front front of the carousel. And then the last picture is of the some of the kids at the park in St. Anthony across the street from Kassie and Shad's house.

Hometown 4th of July

So we spent our 4th in Rexburg, it was awesome of course! Living in the city doesn't hold a candle to a celebration in a small town. Matt I know you think I am crazy, but because of growing up in a small town, that is my interpretation of the 4th of July. I don't remember the last time we were in Rexburg for the summer because all of our vacation was used for weddings.

Congrats to Taela Laufiso!!

We came to Utah to see our niece Taela get baptized. She sang a duet with a friend "I stand all amazed". It was awesome, she has a serious voice for an eight year old. Most of the fam was there, and then we had lunch at the Laufiso's after.

We were happy to be able to be in Utah while that was happening. We miss alot of stuff because we live so far away.
So the funny part happened when we got back to wilson's where we were staying and matt and all of his brothers were running through the sprinkler with the kids. . . kiddie pool and all. I have lots of pictures to share eventually. . . although the boys might not appreciate them as much as us, hehehe.

We are at the Wilson's until tuesday, matt flies home to go to work and we will head back to Idaho for my sister Kassie's baby shower on saturday. This is her first and it is a boy. There are alot of new babies and pregnant women in the Benson Fam. I am glad to currently not be one of them, haha.

sorry no pictures today, I tried!

So i thought i could plug my card reader for my camera into a computer here in Idaho, but it is not gonna happen that way. Apparently i would need to install something to make it work on someone Else's computer. Anyhow I have great pictures to be seen at a later date, ha ha.

We drove to Boise and spent the night in a Marriott on Friday. It was a great hotel, very impressed. We usually just stop and ask what is the lowest rate they could give us since we are driving through and trying to decide whether to get a hotel or keep on driving. So far so good. We have gotten a great deal the last two trips through. This has been the plan ever since we booked a super 8, and it was filthy and disgusting. Surprisingly the 15 or 20 dollars more is so worth it to seek out a great hotel along the way.

We also decided to adventurous and drive through arco and see craters of the moon instead of staying on the freeway. It was definitely a good choice, the kids liked learning about volcano's. The scenery was definitely better than the stretch of I84 to pocatello.
Anyway we arrived to a yard full of swimsuit clad cousins and aunts and uncles. The kids quickly changed and joined in. I have a sweet video of the dads making waves in the pool and then jumping in them. I think the guys had more fun than the kids.

Cole gave his mission report Sunday, and of course that was awesome. He was an excellent missionary. Wyatt was up from LA , and that was fun to see him. We have a fun time when everyone is together.

Matt flew home to work this week and will be back for the 4Th of July. We are enjoying the sun, and heat. Funny thing is that it is scorching at home this week, and we are here. We spent most of the day in the pool again, can't beat that. My kids are not going to want to leave.

packing

so we have been packing the past few days, or at least trying to get things together for our trip. . . so I let the boys pick out their suitcase or bag, and started telling them what to put in the bag. We then got distracted and when i opened his suitcase today it contained some underwear, socks, both of his blankies, two pillows, a book of mormon, a ds charger(no ds), one pair of jammie bottoms, a hat, and some various toys(this is H by the way). He is cracking me up. I guess it is one way to find out what is important to your kid, eh?

Oh and I probably should add another story since this kinda works as my journal. I was putting sid in the tub yesterday when matt's mom called so i left the room and was changing laundry. . . when i returned I found kayser in the tub fully clothed, and not only that he was poopy. So that was awesome and fairly funny at the same time. I have to give myself credit for not getting upset and just laughing at the situation. . . I struggle with that at times.

I am back. . . kinda???

yah yah, I know it has been a while. I am a slacker. . not really. I got back monday from Atlanta, and it was fabulous. I had a great time with my www.girlsof94 weekend.
We have been trying to get ready all week to leave for Idaho, Cole got home tuesday from his mission in Independence missouri. I can't wait to see him, and can't wait to introduce the kiddies since they don't really remember him, ha ha.

Then we will be off to watch Taela get baptized, and to melt in the summer heat until we have to come home at the end of July. Yah, you heard me right, we are going for a lonnnnnng time. Can't wait, wish us brown skin and sunbleached hair!!!!

We are leaving this sun forsaken town, ha ha. And will be back for relief when we are tired of the heat.