The Searle's Stories

Labor Day we headed down to Utah for a weeken full of fun. Ellie got spoiled from Thursday night until Monday with a lot of cousins to play with. 

My best friend Allie was married in the Brigham City temple and she was absolutely stunning! She looked like a goddess in the dress that she designed, it's almost not fair how gorgeous my best friends are! I had a great time catching up with these amazing girls and loved spending time. Our relationships pick up without ever seeming to miss a beat even if its been a while since we've last talked or seen each other. 

 

Saturday we headed to PF Changs for a hot date! My parents watched the girls and my sisters kids so we could use our gift cards we got for Christmas and we invited Jeremy to tag along. The best thing about being an adult is being friends with your siblings. You aren't forced (as much) to spend time together and we seem to get along a lot better and enjoy each others company. We laughed so hard my cheeks and stomach were aching. But I'm mostly impressed that we didn't get kicked out. 

Sunday we had more family come for dinner and Monday we headed out on a family hike. We put Ellie in a pack on Cody's back and she hated it. The parking lot and trail were packed and she screamed for at least the first twenty minutes. She didn't just scream but she threw herself from side to side and kicked pretty good to. She finally fell asleep but woke up once we got to the falls so she could play in the creek. On the way back she was completely opposit of how she was acting, she was singing and pointing out different things. 

Ellie slept on the air mattress with Cody and it was very entertaining to watch and  see how they would be arranged come the morning. 

It was great being able to spend one last full weekend with my parents before they leave on their mission. Definitely a bittersweet weekend but we enjoyed it. A lot.