I have to say that the night before and the flight to Virginia were probably some of the hardest Mom moments I've experienced. Anne got really sick the night before and literally did not sleep more than 15 minutes at a time and when she was not sleeping she was screaming. So I took her to the doctor the next morning and she said Anne did not have an ear infection so we were good to travel. Though I think she developed the flu or something on the way there because she threw up on both flights. So right as I was about to step off the first flight she threw up all over me and herself. So I (and this sweet angel of a woman Priscilla from Brazil who sat next to me on the flight) helped wipe us off with paper towels and found some plastic bags to put Anne's soiled blanket and puppy in. We did not however, have time to change because the Fort Worth airport is crazy and we had to take a shuttle to our terminal. So covered in red throw up Anne and I ran to catch our next flight which was almost done boarding by time we got there. I don't even want to know how many crazy looks we got, but I was just concerned with getting us on that next flight and making sure Anne was ok. She slept for a while on the next flight and very luckily no one was sitting next to us. When she awoke she threw up again and cried until we landed. When I saw my Mom in the baggage claim I had tears in my eyes and was barely holding it together. But we made it! And we ended up having an incredible time visiting with my family in Virginia. It was relaxing and fun and just absolutely perfect. I am so blessed to come from such a wonderful family.
Anne hanging out with Grandpa Russell. She likes Grandpa's computers.
Anne loved all of the Grandma toys my Mom pulled out for her, some of which used to be ours when we were little. Her favorites were this door...opening toy which had little animals that went along with it, and a train that she could pull around the house.
She liked helping Mom and Grandpa make cookies.
It was kind of fun timing that we happened to go out there when one of my brothers that also lives in Utah was also visiting so I got to hang out with all my brothers at once. We had fun playing video games in Loren's high tech room :) I have to say, I'm a fan of Super Mario bros. on Wii.
So from the left to right there's my little brother Gordon, then Loren, then us, then Kenric.
Beautiful Virgnia sky. It was so nice to visit during the summer and be reminded of all the smells and beauty from my childhood.
We went to Uncle Gordon's orchestra concert in which Gordon did great! Anne didn't quite make it through the performance.
We also had very fun camping trip in the forest almost accross the street from where we lived. Anne is such a ham :)
I love this picture of my Dad.
Uncle Loren let Uncle Kenric ride his sweet motorcycle around the forest. I was jealous ;)
We even got to chat online with Aunt Michelle and Uncle Jason who are stationed overseas! It was a lot of fun to talk to them and we are excited to see their new little one who should be arriving any day!
Anne liked Grandma's shawl.
We took a trip to the library where Anne did what she does best.
Anne absolutely loved Grandma's super soft fuzzy blanket. She is definitely a sucker for anything soft and says "niiiiice" while she snuggles with it.
Anne loved the food and Grandma and Grandpa's!
Holy messes but you can see how much she eats: a cup of milk, an entire yogurt, an entire bowl of raviolis and I think there is some pear thrown in there.
We also got to go swimming at the lake which of course Anne loved. She liked the fact that this water had fishies in it, unlike the one back home.
Anne's learning to kick when I hold her like this. She even puts her face in the water every now and then and thinks it's funny, so that's a good start.
Having fun with Uncle Gordon.
Dancing.
Going for walks was a little different in VA. It was like a sauna! I was very glad to feel the nice dryness when I got back to Utah :)
Anne loved hanging out with Grandma and they got to be pals by the end of the trip. She got sad when Grandma wasn't with us while we were shopping and would give her kisses. She even hung out with her for a bit while I packed, which for Anne is saying a lot. 
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She is getting so big. It was fun having you at Ricky's football game last week. Zac had lunch with Rick and Ricky and he gave Ricky a great pep talk. Ricky was playing like a super star this week.
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