How many more days until we aren't in Utah?

We have been in Utah since last Friday.  Sam has asked me several times each day, "How many more days until we aren't in Utah?"  He really doesn't want to go back.  Good news for Sam, we got to stay four extra days.  When we come to Utah, I always schedule a day in the office in SLC.  It is good to see people face to face.  While I was there, I found out that I needed to make a quick trip to DC the following Tuesday.  We had planned on going home on Saturday. 

I will back up a little bit, as soon as we got here, Tyler received an email from the court saying that he needed to appear on Monday, so we spent the first day of the trip scrambling to change flights home, so he could be in court.  He went to his 20 year high school reunion Friday and Saturday, and then flew home on Sunday.  He had court Monday (surprise) and Tuesday (planned).  Then he missed his flight Tuesday night and ended up coming back here Wednesday just in time to take me out for my B-day.  Hooray!

OK, back to the DC plans.  We were trying to get things worked out, and it seemed crazy to drive home Saturday just to unpack and fly out Monday morning, so we figured out a way to stay in Utah.  Tyler is going to work, and my mom will help him with the kids.  I will fly out tomorrow (Monday), give my presentation Tuesday morning, and fly back home Tuesday afternoon.  We will wake up Wednesday and make the long drive back to Post Falls.  Sound fun?

It has been a lot of fun being here with my family.  Here are some highlights.  Cousin sleep overs! Bike rides, crafts with Lucy (b-day), B-day lunch at Sonora, B-day dinner at Taste of India, toe nails painted with glitter by Angela, white trash BBQ at Steve's :), more Sonora, X-men, movie with the cousins, playing with cousins a lot, aquarium in SLC, planetarium, boyscout office visit with Grandpa, new iPad, shopping, hanging out with grown-ups, meeting people from Tyler's mission, playing pig with Gracie, Rachel, and Lucy, winning every game of pig by shooting from the foul line, waterfall spotting, sunshine!, team Ballard shirts, Father's day dinner with the whole Ballard clan, and more...

I better get to sleep.  Early morning, early flight.