Valley Fever

A week ago we took a trip down to the valley. Tyler had drill Saturday and Sunday, and my brother Clay was leaving on his mission that week so it worked out well. Kinda...we ended up having to take both cars down which killed us on gas. We drove down on Friday, and Clay was leaving to the MTC the next Wednesday which I wanted to be there for, but Tyler had to be back up Monday afternoon. We stayed with Picos on Friday and met up with my brothers to take family pictures before Clay left. We hadn't had pictures done for maybe 5 years, so I'm excited to have new ones. A lot has changed! Tyler got up super early Saturday and left to drill, so Hallie and I hung out with grandma and grandpa for most the day. We met up with Tyler at my dads for dinner and then went back to Picos. I went to my moms early Sunday morning and we all went to church where Clay was speaking for his first time. He did awesome! We went home and started cooking, because we were having our thanksgiving dinner early so clay could be there with us. Tyler didn't end up getting to be there for dinner because he wasn't released in time, but it was still so fun. I love my crazy family. We ate and played games and took pictures. Monday  Tyler headed back up north and got his first ticket in 3 years :( Hallie and I just hung around my moms and helped clay pack. Tuesday night the whole family went to dinner and then Clay got set apart as a missionary. We woke up early on Wednesday and made our way to the airport where we said our goodbyes for two years. So hard. I already miss the kid like crazy. When he gets back, Raegan will be the exact same age as Hallie was when Chad got home. I don't know why I have to be 6 months pregnant when my brothers leave, it makes me more emotional! Thursday we spent the morning with my mom and then we headed back up that afternoon. Hallie wasn't feeling good at all and was running a fever. She ended up throwing up later that night and then was fine. It was an eventful week so the time flew by, but I am so thankful for the time I was able to be down there. I absolutely adore my family. They are the weirdest, craziest people I know..but it sure makes for a good time. I am so thankful for their relationship with Hallie, she just loves them and it's nice for me to be able to get a break sometimes. We miss all of them being up here, but it's made our relationships grow stronger and I love that.