May travels

For some reason Tucker's school gives most of their vacation time in May. I took a vacation from work at that time and we did a little traveling. Mothers Day was right at the start and I had a nice one. Jill answered some questions about me for Mother's day at her preschool.

What is your Mom good at? Sleeping (Thanks Jill)
Why do you love your Mom? Because she loves me

We spend Mother's Day in Crystal Lake and then took off on our cross country trip. The kids did ok but it was still quite a stretch. Our first stop was in Kansas City. We went and admired the new temple they built there. Then the next day Tucker met with the dentist he used to work for there. We are exploring the possibility of an associate position there.

After that we made our way to Utah. It was really nice to see everyone even though hand, foot, and mouth disease was rampant. The kids had a great time getting to know Johnny at Aunt Georgia and Uncle Johns house. They loved hanging out with Simon and baby Carmen. They also got to meet their second cousins Seren, Finley, and Anders. Seren and Jill are kindred spirits. It was very cute to watch. We stayed with them one night and this dog they were dog-sitting chewed up our tooth brushes. Jill was so upset and started crying because "now we are going to get cavities." She has really been paying attention to Tuck's lessons.
We also saw my friend Breanne and her family. They took us to this cool bounce house play place in American Fork. We also stayed with Tuck's friend Keith one night. He has two dogs which Cooper was simultaneously obsessed with and scared of.
Tucker and I loved seeing everyone. It was great to visit our old haunts and eat lots of our favorite foods. We would love it if job opportunity would magically appear there but with Utah opening 2 (yes 2) dental schools things look even bleaker for Utah's dental employment opportunities.
We appreciate everyone that let us stay with them and took the time to hang out with us. It was so fun and we wish we could have spent more time with everyone. We are here by Kirtland for one more year if anyone wants to come visit!