{"id":529,"date":"2014-06-24T19:04:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-24T19:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eaumaison.wordpress.com\/2014\/06\/24\/there-and-back-again"},"modified":"2014-06-24T19:04:00","modified_gmt":"2014-06-24T19:04:00","slug":"there-and-back-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/index.php\/2014\/06\/24\/there-and-back-again\/","title":{"rendered":"There and Back Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We didn&#8217;t rush the return journeys.\u00a0 On Sunday morning the kids got out all their wiggles while I searched high and low to gather all our stuff back into the car.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/14291137697\" style=\"clear:left;float:left;margin-bottom:1em;margin-right:1em;\" title=\"image by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5482\/14291137697_14760bef3a_z.jpg\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/14311447397\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\" title=\"image by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2915\/14311447397_fa38bf2577_z.jpg\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>At the height of Jack&#8217;s Frozen obsession, he bemoaned my lack of grandfather clock so he could recreate a moment.\u00a0 Wish fulfilled:<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/14311295418\" style=\"clear:left;float:left;margin-bottom:1em;margin-right:1em;\" title=\"image by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5492\/14311295418_e94ba747cb_z.jpg\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1fa82-anna.jpg\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1fa82-anna.jpg\" height=\"222\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>We tried to get a nice picture of Grandma with her two great-grandsons.\u00a0 We succeeded in taking the pictures, but I&#8217;m not sure if any of them are nice.\u00a0 There&#8217;s a lot of silly to wrangle.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/14311309318\" title=\"image by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2924\/14311309318_b9d4724d79_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/14311456017\" title=\"image by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5273\/14311456017_a958a1c40e_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/14494741271\" title=\"image by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image\" height=\"617\" src=\"https:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2931\/14494741271_e5c70146b5_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We bid our good-byes to Layton and stopped in SLC to see Andy and Jenn.\u00a0 The dogs were thrilled.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/14311264080\" title=\"image by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2925\/14311264080_e776e1cc19_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/14496604434\" title=\"image by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2900\/14496604434_4f69302673_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/14496725352\" title=\"image by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2931\/14496725352_5b3ee70267_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/14498135485\" style=\"clear:left;float:left;margin-bottom:1em;margin-right:1em;\" title=\"image by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3908\/14498135485_9553409a2e_z.jpg\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/14311477760\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\" title=\"image by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2899\/14311477760_838c2b7702_z.jpg\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Then it was time to origami Dad into the backseat for a long drive.\u00a0 He kept the boys happy by plying them with french fries, blueberries, and cookies. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/14498138335\" title=\"image by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3856\/14498138335_7066b98b9f_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ah, such a beautiful sight!<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/14518247013\" style=\"clear:left;float:left;margin-bottom:1em;margin-right:1em;\" title=\"image by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5583\/14518247013_1a642eb0f5_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a> <\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:left;\">Before I brought in the first suitcase, Jack had stripped naked and was begging to jump in the pool.\u00a0 These pictures are from Monday morning because I was too busy to take pictures, I was stretching my toes in the pool too!\u00a0 Once again, we took it slow in GJ.\u00a0 I felt bad putting the kids through all this driving, so I wanted to be sure they got all their wiggles out.\u00a0 They had plenty of swimming and playing and eating done before we left for Arvada at 6:30pm.\u00a0 <\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear:both;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/14496825944\" style=\"margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;\" title=\"image by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5585\/14496825944_348d037a3f_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/14311531768\" title=\"image by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5490\/14311531768_5853bda0b5_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/14474805566\" title=\"image by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3901\/14474805566_e030f4e265_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/>\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\u00a0 <br \/>(He tattooed his name on his fist.\u00a0 What a thug.)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/14311529759\" title=\"image by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5494\/14311529759_db97f4a196_z.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/14496728362\" title=\"image by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3894\/14496728362_53c4d52d83_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This was taken as we pulled out on the road.\u00a0 Both boys were asleep by Palisade.\u00a0 It was the easiest of the four drives, for both traffic and kids&#8217; moods.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/14496835814\" title=\"image by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2927\/14496835814_5a14dfbacc_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today?\u00a0 Happy to be home, playing with new toys, taking extra naps, and exploring the crawling skills honed in Utah.\u00a0 Boy, do I have some baby-proofing to do.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/14311526069\" title=\"image by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3908\/14311526069_e29b131fa4_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rachelsmason\/14311529239\" title=\"image by rachelsmason, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3921\/14311529239_34ac1fc076_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We didn&#8217;t rush the return journeys.\u00a0 On Sunday morning the kids got out all their wiggles while I searched high and low to gather all our stuff back into the car.\u00a0 At the height of Jack&#8217;s Frozen obsession, he bemoaned my lack of grandfather clock so he could recreate a moment.\u00a0 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