Another visitor!

Remember that software deployment I had to do last week?  It finally went well.  And to top it off, we did it again Wednesday night.  Then on Thursday, Jacque flew into town.  This was a very relaxing trip for everyone. Friday we went to the temple and then traveled to Adam-Ondi-Ahman.  Thanks to Jacque, we found out about an Art festival on the Country Club plaza and went to that later in the evening.  It was amazing to see the talents of all the artists.  The art festival was very packed with people.  

On Saturday Jacque and Savannah shopped at one of the bigger malls.  Then for our Sunday trip, we went to Church and visited the Liberty Jail.  For Monday, Savannah booked us all a wonderful massage package.  I have the greatest wife.  

Then on Tuesday, we went to the Federal Reserve to see the Money Museum (actually we tried to go on Monday, but for some reason, they require a photo ID and neither Jacque or Savannah had one).  The Money Museum was awesome!  We got to see Huey, Dewey, and Luey (the robots which carried all the money) and also a huge monetary collection from 1789 or so.  We only got to take pictures in certain areas, so this is all you can see!

Then we headed to the World War I monument.  It is the only monument in the world that is only filled with World War I artifacts.  We took about 2 and a half hours to see only 8% of the collection which they had on display.  Even that was not enough time to see it all!  This is from the Liberty Memorial which was built in 1926!

Then we took Jacque to the airport and wished her farewell.

Fun Adventures with my Mom

What an exciting week.  My mom came to visit for Labor Day weekend!  She flew into town on Thursday and we had a whirlwind of a trip planned (which included lots of food stops)!  Thursday night we took her to Jack's Stack BBQ and ordered enough food for an army.  On Friday, we went to the Temple and then headed to Adam-Ondi-Ahman.  It was supposed to be a nice cool day, but instead we got a heat wave.  It was a nice and steady 95!  We had a picnic style lunch and then walked around.  What else are you supposed to do there?  Then we headed to Haun's Mill, Far West, and Richmond.  It was nice to see all the Church history sites again.  For dinner, we went to Unforked which is a local burger joint.  On Saturday, we went to the Santa Cali Gon days festival.  It was probably 100 degrees.  We had prepared just a little better and brought a lot more water!  It was still really hot and humid.  Since the festival was in Independence, we also stopped at the Church of the Temple Lot (which I have been wanting to see forever) and then went to the Church of Christ temple as well.  For dinner, we hit up our favorite Mexican joint, Dos Reales!  Sunday was a nice church day and then we went to Liberty to visit the Historic Jail.  It was a nice relaxing day.  Did I mention that we had good food?  In case I didn't, we did!!  I know that there are no pictures for this post, but as I soon as I get them from my mom, I will update this blog so everyone can enjoy.

Trip to Des Moines

This last weekend was very nice.  Savannah flew to Denver to surprise her sister who was graduating from medical residency.  I took her to the airport bright and early on Friday morning.  The plan was for her to meet her parents in Denver and then travel to Des Moines to meet up with the other family.  Savannah's parents were bringing along some nephews and a niece to attend EFY in Nauvoo.  After I dropped Savannah off, I headed to Des Moines.  On the way, I stopped by Adam-Ondi-Ahman for a much needed rest.  It was very peaceful and lightly raining at this time in the morning.  She even let me take her new car!  The family in Des Moines was not expecting me until Saturday so it was quite the surprise when I knocked on their door at 11:30!  I got to head to Costco with the 2 youngest ones and we had fun at the tasting tables. One of the tables was a blueberry frozen greek yogurt.  No one wanted to eat it, so I got my sample and then it was commandeered by this cute little girl.  I should point out that she did offer me a bite. 

I had a great time winning monopoly (please note that the nephew is $150 in the negative and has nothing to his name).

Savannah and the rest of the gang arrived later on Saturday, after a long and fun car ride. On Sunday, we attended Church and were able to watch another nephew (who just turned 12) receive the priesthood.  Then we all relaxed for the rest of the day.  Since Savannah and I had Monday off, we stayed until Tuesday morning and then headed back.  One of our favorite places to go is this homemade fudge shop.  We bought the fudge and promptly left it in Des Moines!  We sure hope that the family enjoyed it!

Surprise Trip to AZ

On February 1, I found out at 3pm that I was needed in Arizona for a work project, expecting to come back the next Thursday.  Savannah was already planning on being in AZ this upcoming week, so we figured that we would cross in the air or not spend a lot of time together.  Surprise to everyone when I told them on Thursday that I would be coming back with Savannah on Tuesday.  We got to spend some great time with my family and Savannah was able to do a lot of the wedding stuff.

For the work project, we had a few other people who flew out as well.  Since I was deemed "the native", I was able to pick all sorts of good places to eat.  No one went hungry from my group!  We stayed at the Legacy Golf Resort and it was a nice place. 

Even though the bed was nice, I still miss my own.  Savannah was able to fly in that Wednesday night and stay with me at the resort. Then we stayed at my parent's house for the reminder of the trip. It was very nice to see everyone.  I was even able to help Grampy eat these wonderful turnovers that he made!