East Coast...

The boys and I were able to go back to Vermont with Chris for a month while he finished working and I was so excited to go for many reasons.

1. To finally spend time together as a little family of 4.

2. My aunt and uncle were finishing up their mission at the Joseph Smith Memorial and we would be able to see them and what they have been doing the past 18 months.

3. We would get to see the leaves change!

4. I've never been to the East coast!

The only thing I was not excited about was the fact that we would have to fly through the night with 2 children and a massive amount of stuff to get there! Luckily both boys were great and we made it with out any trouble. It is absolutely beautiful and we have gotten to go on some awesome hikes...

 Chris lived vicariously though Trayden and signed him up for the Jr. Spartan race in Killington, VT. 

He was only suppose to do a half mile race because of his age but Chris convinced Trayden and the staff that he could do the mile race with the older age group. He rocked it and wanted to do it again! The actual Spartan Beast is ridiculous! Everyone who finished looked like they were about to die and for some reason Chris can't wait to do one. Which sparked another event of Chris vicariously living through Trayden. Chris and Trayden got out of bed before Jaxon and I one morning and this is what I came downstairs to this...

Yes that is my 5 year old with his head shaved into a "spartan hair cut" aka a mo-hawk. Boys will be boys...5 years old or 30 years old!

We were able to go to the Joseph Smith Memorial with and Aunt and Uncle right before they completed their mission assignment.

Sadly it rained pretty much the whole time but Tray thought it was so fun to walk around with the umbrella. It was gorgeous and so fun to learn about the history behind the memorial. My Aunt and Uncle were on a service mission and in charge of the grounds for the memorial. They were able to take us around and show us the different things they had done to the grounds while they were there. I loved getting to hear their experiences as missionaries and the way the Lord has blessed them while they were serving.

I was looking online for things to do with kids while we were here and I found an old fashioned candy store. It took a little convincing to get Chris on board but it ended up being a lot of fun.

We got some fun, yummy candy and Chris even said we may have to stop by there on our way to the airport...he always resists my little adventures but ends up having a good time!

It really has been a really fun experience being able to see places we would probably never get to visit, but I have to say we are pretty ready to get home. We are trying to make the most of our last couple days before we head home to reality!