The Cat-Fish Chronicles : Family Time

August is the month of family visits, and I love it!

Last week, Nick's mom and Roger came to visit us. And they drove, ALL the way from Virginia! Craziness, and they did it in like two days, even crazier! Here's why.

They loaded the back of a truck with all of Nick's, for lack of a better term, junk, and hauled it out just for us. Haha, we have yet to go through it (Nick I mean, his mom and I organized everything). So it's just sitting in a giant tower in the corner of our "everything we don't want Tristan getting into" room.

They were only able to stay for a few days, but it was soooo much fun! They got in Tuesday night pretty late, so dinner was just quick at a Chinese dining and Will and Emily joined us. We chatted a bit, but got to bed pretty quick. The next day, mom and Roger ended up sleeping in until noon! It was hilarious. Nick took Roger to Scofield and they fished for a few hours, while mom took me and Tristan shopping! First stop, Starbucks! Then, to the Verizon store. See, she had an old smartphone, and she gave it to me. We just needed to get it set up, which took almost an hour, and Tristan kept us busy chasing him al over the showroom floor. Haha, it was pretty fun. (Thanks for the awesome phone mom!!!)

Then we went to Old Navy and flushed out the baby clearance rack. We found a bunch of cute outfits for Tristan because he is getting bigger and his clothes are starting to reveal a lot of skin. We also went to Ross and each found something cute. Tristan got some Cars light up shoes, that he loves to click together and make flash, mom found a cute beige shirt, exactly what she had been looking for, and I found a couple of cute trendy tops. One was this bright green color and when Nick saw me in it later, he said it was the best shirt I've picked out.

Tristan was sleepy by then, so we went home, let him take a nap and we sorted through Nick's boxes. When the boys got back, we all headed over to the Old Spaghetti Factory because Roger had been craving spaghetti and meatballs. We were planning on the Brick Oven, but it turns out most of us had gotten food poisoning from there at some point……so that was a no go. It was a cute little place, Tristan loved the garlic bread, and it was fun to spend time together. After everyone got hair cuts from mom, we decided to go mini golfing the next day after meeting up at IHOP for breakfast.

Oh man, it was soo much fun! Breakfast was amazing, as pancakes always are, and then we went to a mini golf course up by Provo canyon. Now, I'm not very good, but I didn't come in last! And it was a ton of fun! I was able to take pictures while everyone else putted, and mom gave me some good tips on how to get my ball in the hole. Tristan konked out towards the end, poor kid was so tired, and it was dang hot out! I got a little brown, but poor Emily burned like crazy. When we got to the last hole, if you got it in the middle ring you won a free game. My first put, well, the ball didn't really make it and rolled back to me, so I got a redo. And guess what? I MADE IT IN! So I got me a free game, oh yeah!

For dinner that night, I made pulled pork. Crazy weird recipe that takes rootbeer, but it was definitely tasty. We pretty much just hung around and chatted after that. It's nice though, sometimes the best time spent together is the simple laid back and easy going moments where you just enjoy each other's company. Mom and Roger adored Korra, and she ate up all the attention. And Tristan had a blast too. He loved being doted upon and paid attention to. Haha, he probably get's bored with just me. Before Will and Emily went home, we all took some pictures together, and most of the ended up pretty goofy!

The next morning, Friday, they had to head out. It's a long drive back. So, we said our goodbyes, and waved as they drove away. It was short, but it was so much fun. We packed a lot into three days, and there was never a dull moment.

Thanks mom and Roger for driving all the way out here! Thanks for the good time and your generosity! We can't wait to get together again next spring!!!!!

Here are some pictures!