So... we went to Arizona last weekend. Fun right? Well, Thursday was my grandpa's funeral in Taylorsville... we hosted cousins so that they could come... more on that in another post. Sammy didn't sleep for more than a 2 hour stretch for the two nights before we got in the car to drive the 12 hours there. (He has slept through the night since he was 3 weeks old... he never wakes us at night). He screamed for almost 7 hours in the car... and when we stopped for dinner in Flagstaff Jer got a piece of meat stuck in his throat and we had to make an unscheduled stop at the ER. He was admitted at 8... I decided to get a hotel room. I checked in... went to park the car and had a total break down. I had one screaming baby, 4 bags, a pack-n-play, pillows, blankets for the kids, a purse, a diaper bag, and a whining toddler. A lady in the parking lot asked if I needed any help. Her name is Jerry. I usually say no, but in this instance it was, "YES!" in tears. She, her husband and daughter helped us upstairs and I'm so grateful to the random act of service to a stranger! I got a call from the ER at midnight saying that Jer was out of his surgery and that I could come pick him up now. So I woke up and loaded two crying kids into the cold car and went to pick up my doped up husband... who could now swallow! YAY! Sammy screamed himself to sleep again... this time in Jer's arms. And in the morning we took it really easy... watching tv and eating breakfast. We made our way down to Tucson and had fun with James and Ems family and Jay playing games and eating so much that my stomach hurt. Sammy didn't sleep the next night either... so we didn't go to their Stake Conference in the morning. We NEED rest! Then we played Killer Bunnies (fun game!) before we drove to Phoenix to spend the night with my friend Mesh. Had a bbque at the park nearby with her, her dog Phil, Amy (another friend from HS) and her two kids. Then we stayed up watching Ada play with Phil and his dog toys. She reminded me of Dorothy and her dog. In the morning we went to visit Jer's grandparents and I always love to visit them! I wish we had had more time to just talk. I love Jane especially. We made our way homeward, and somehow forgot to fill the van up before we left Page... on the way to Kanab. We made the 100 some odd miles of it on a 1/4 tank of gas and pulled into the station on a gas light and a prayer. We were glad to be home... excited to take showers... and surprise surprise... the water heater had gone out while we were gone. 40 gallons of water dumped on our basement carpets while we were on vacation. Kids in bed, Jer and I cleaned up what we could and are now heading out to buy a new water heater. Gotta love the small road trips.
GGma (GreatGrandma Robertson) teaching Ada how to drink the milk out of her bowl after she's eaten the cereal.
Ada and Sammy playing with cousins Henry and Wesley... "building" is what Ada said they were doing.
Oh how the iPad entertains...
This small hug turned into a wrestling match.
brothers
The pillow/wrestling match
Sammy tried hard to participate... but he was cuter than dirt when everything calmed down.
Breakfast at Mesh's
Considering... it was a great weekend... considering!
4 comments:
Wow that is the only word I can think of too! Glad everyone's ok now. We love Killer Bunnies too.
I am so sorry!!!! It sounds like things ended up okay in the end. We love you!
Sorry - but that was not fun. OK, maybe it gets funny as you tell the story. How crazy! I am glad you are safe and sound, and I hope Jeremy is ok. What odd happening to get meat stuck in your throat? If its any consolation I had a major reaction to a vaccine and got an arm the size of Pop-eyes. Still, nothing like your weekend!
Ouch-- what a hard trip!!!!! I am sorry you had such a tough intense time!!!-- Just a screaming baby is hard enough to deal with.
I hope things have quieted down for you by now and that you are enjoying hot water again.
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