Quick trip to Nevada

This past weekend we made a trip to Nevada. Our nephew, Zach, is leaving on a mission to Ohio next week so we went to listen to him speak in church last Sunday. I was so glad we went even though it meant another 14 + hours in the car. We left Saturday morning at 8:00, stopped in Park Valley, (the tiny community where I grew up) to visit my grandparents and then arrived in Winnemucca, NV, at about 7:00 that evening. I can't believe how well the kids, particularly the babies, did considering the amount of time we'd already spent in the car. Prayer really works!! Anyway, a lot of DJ's siblings were able to come as well so we had a mini family reunion minus a few family members. We always have such a great time visiting and laughing and the kids play so well together. Valerie, my sister-in-law, worked so hard preparing meals, arranging places for people to stay, cleaning up after feeding the 5,000, and still managed to keep a smile on her face the whole time. Sunday morning at 9:00 Zach spoke, then we all came home and had a great meal with the family and then left for home. With a few stops along the way, we were home by 8:00 that evening, just in time to feed and bathe the kids and put them to bed before their 1st day of school.

Nice marshmallow roasting stick, Jordyn!

Eating and visiting....a Teichert favorite! That's why I fit in so well, I think.!

Morg's snuggling with her Uncle, Johnny!