Shane had his first field trip with his preschool class. They went to the post office, the fire station and the park. The weather was nice and he had a blast. As you can see, the thing he loved the most was spraying the fire hose.

This last week we went from one extreme to the other. On Monday, for family home evening, we went to the beach. We went to a sandy spot called Salmon Creek. We got to play in the water for a change, because the wind was absent and the sun was warm. The temperatures that day were around 70. Contrast that with the temp in Reno Thursday night (4). Brrr. We decided to throw some clothes in the car and drive to Utah to see the Thompson gang. We stayed the weekend and got to do a lot of fun stuff. We got to go to the new Cabellas store. It was huge. The kids got to play in the snow a little. Luckily it melted enough for a dry drive home on Monday. One highlight of the trip, that meant a lot to our family, was visiting Gramp. He is such a fun person to be around. We got to visit, hear stories and watch him play his drumsticks on his bedside table. I don't know if that was funnier or watching him eat a chili dog (he can't see too well). He loves his great grandkids. All in all, the trip was great. We love going back to Utah and being around the "Mormon culture". It makes me smile to be at a restaurant and see all of these young families with a million kids everywhere. Seeing the Thompsons was wonderful. They are a lot of fun. Ben, Nick and Joel were all there and so were the dogs. Shane and Miyah love the dogs. They love Grandma and Grandpa too. But after 24 hours of total drive time, we were glad to get back home.