We arrived on Saturday and went down to Provo to visit Jordan & Shawn. We spent the night with them and had a great time visiting. Poor Jackson--he was allergic to their cat, and despite our efforts to change the sheets and keep him away from Gracie, he woke up in the morning with such puffy eyes!
...ok, maybe he didn't stay away from Gracie completely.
We went to church at our old ward in Orem. It was so nice to see all our old friends and neighbors, though several were out of town. My friend Janelle had just had a baby a few weeks before so we were able to visit them and meet the little guy. Jackson and Logan picked right up where they left off 6 months ago :)
After dinner and more visiting with Jordan & Shawn, we headed back up to Bountiful again. On Monday we visited Grandpa & Grandma West. When I told Jackson we were going to their house he asked, "Is Grandpa going to pull off his thumb?" This kid has a memory---and Great Grandpa West has made an impression.
As always, Grandpa got the dishwasher going after the meal...
Back at the Shirts' abode, Grandpa told stories of ancestors for Family Home Evening, including telling about Lesley James Shirts (Jack's great-grandfather) who owned a saw sharpening business and played the saw like an instrument.
He was also working on hanging pictures of ancestors on a hallway wall. Fortunately Jackson was there to lend a helping hand.
On Tuesday we ran lots of errands around town and then we stopped in to visit Grandpa Rushton.
We had dinner and played with Don, Kristi, and gang that evening.
....more of the trip to come!
