The Grand Adventure

The Las Vegas skyline courtesy of Emerson and her new camera.

While we were at the ranch for Christmas, the Nielson girls kept talking about the fun New Year's Eve stake dance that they were going to go to. That started Montana's brain thinking. Then Darin suggested we all head to Laguna for New Year's. And, before we knew it, the kids were planning it all out. So Kurt and I talked it over on our drive home from Grover. Kurt had to work so he couldn't go. And I didn't want to leave Kurt home alone for a week knowing he would be traveling for work the whole next week. Eventually we decided that Montana could drive all the kids to Laguna herself........... Yes, we were(are) slightly crazy. So Tuesday afternoon the kids packed up the little red Jetta and headed out the door. They were giddy with excitement! (A little hiccup almost foiled the trip. Montana's car was spewing black smoke out the exhaust only the night before. Thanks heavens for easy fixes because the plan was back on track by mid-morning Tuesday.)

Their first stop was Las Vegas Tuesday night to stay with Kam and Katherine. The next morning they were on their way in to Laguna. It was a slightly tense 24 hours waiting for the next phone call confirming that all was well. But they did it and I'm so proud of them.

They went to the beach, went paddleboarding and had a great time hanging out with cousins. Thank goodness for super aunts and uncles who were willing to put them up all those days! I think this will be an adventure they will remember for the rest of their lives.