utah, part 3: coming home

the day after our 8 hour hike,

all of us woke up a bit stiff , some more than others.
by day's end i was walking like an old lady. *grin*  

the kids shared about their day and we shared photos
of the hike with them. swimming through canyons and 50 degree
water didn't impress finn and scout, but the dinosaur footprints we
saw on the hike definitely did.   

before we got on the road, we walked to their
neighborhood park and i snapped a few photos of the kids.
i can't get over how big maya and isaac are getting.

on our drive back to san diego, we drove through las vegas to rendezvous
with my brother todd and his wife heather.  they were there to see jason mraz
in concert and celebrate their anniversary and heather's birthday.

our time together was short but we squeezed in every minute we could.

we picked them up at the lovely bellagio where they were staying,

and drove to the red rock casino for dinner.  the concert was held there.

we found a restaurant called terra rosa in the hotel and enjoyed a delicious
dinner outside on the patio. the weather was perfect and if time would have
allowed, i could have sat there all night with them.  unfortunately, we couldn't
but we had a wonderful 2 hours catching up on each other's lives.
heather was glowing {they are expecting a baby in march}.
here is the happy couple.

heather and todd {she shared her b-day cheesecake with all of us}

after dinner, they were off to see jason mraz {i was a teensy bit envious}
i might be his biggest fan.  *wink*  heather was so sweet and during the
concert she took a little video clip of him singing frank d fixer for me.
it was such a treat to watch on the drive home. i love this lady!

during our time on the road, scoutie finished reading two of his
magic treehouse books and finn and i listened to the entire audio book
of the hobbit {my book club's selection for this month}. oh how he loved it.
after, i promised him we would go see it in the theater in december.
the lord or the rings movies are off-limits....much too dark for young kids.

so that was our whirlwind west coast roadtrip.