The best worst thing ever.

Carson took his first road trip and plane flight with mommy this August. We drove from ID to UT caught a flight from UT to CA. 

He was great on the plane! He slept so well the flight attendant thought he was a doll.

We went to stay with Grandma and Grandpa Sheppard. We really went though to help Uncle Jackson and Uncle Bennett get packed and on their missions.

We spent Thursday-Sunday playing mostly. spending time with extended family. 

Carson went to the beach twice! And LOVED IT. It was probably the best naps  he had the whole time. The waves put him right to sleep.

We met cousin Graham, who is 3 months older than Carson. ( my cousins baby) 

 

We met Great grandma Judy. 

We pooped in the bath... Twice... And got in grandmas big tub. Which Carson also loved.... That and that every room practically had a blow dryer. 

He met lots and lots of cousins and great aunts. 

He spent as much time as he could with Bennett and Jackson. Every time I turned around they were holding him, giving kisses, changing his diapers, feeding him, cooing at him, burping him, napping with him and trying to soothe him. 

Let it be known, Sheppard boys never turn away from a baby... In fact the hide them from each other so they get more one on one time.... If they could steal him away from Grandma who came and got him each morning around 7 if not earlier.... Pretty sure he is the only one I know of who got to sleep in grandma and grandpa's bed!  Uncle walker was so so helpful, and uncle Connor didn't want to leave him!

We had been trying all summer to get some family pictures taken.... And as luck wold have it Kade and I were both missing from each other's families being all together! 

Well Sunday came and everyone descended on the Sheppard Home ward. 

For the twins Benefit;

Stewarts

Oross

Moss

Seamons 

Walkers

Barons

Chiles

Neilsons

Sheppards

Stephens

Mordocks

And Gustavo :)

And lots of friends who I don't know, and all of our ward family.

Connor, has since started school already in Hawaii so he had to fly back Sunday. His goodbye with the twins was very emotional and so tender as you can see by the tears in their eyes still. 

I think I was having so much fun just hanging out with them it didn't hit me until they were speaking on Sunday. 

I was a total mess. The next few days we went to the beach Monday night so that they could surf on last time. That night they stayed at the new beach house. Tuesday came and went like a blur, we rushed getting them packed, their books printed.. More about those later. 

About 4pm, they jumped in the pool with their friends and honestly I think it was that silly basic moment I really realized they were grown up. They were still playing the games in the pool that we would go out there and play for hours on end each summer! It was like they hadn't changed a bit. The big difference was is when they came back and played they would be men not boys. It was this crowning moment of the end of being a kid. 

We ate dinner, and then they got dressed in their suits and were set apart a few very very emotional hours later. The next morning we got up at the crack of dawn to take them up to LAX. 

 

I am so so proud of them. They have been gone a whole week now. It has been a very lonely quite week. Walker and I kinda came unglued at how quite the house was....so we left. 

I have already gone to text them and call them a few times now and well, I cry a little. I went from talking to one of them almost everyday to nothing.... I can't wait to hear all about how amazing they are! 

Their blog, is 2x2chileandperu.blogspot.com if you want to hear about their amazing experiences.

Our family is super wide spread now with two being gone. But the added bonus of the week is Bennett didn't email us when he got there but we got an email from our cousin Carter who is at the Mexico MTC and..... 

  We know he is alive and in his Zone. So cool to be in the Mexico MTC with your Brother and cousin! 

Overall it has been the best worst thing ever.