Utah and Puppies

First, I should probably explain the reason for our trip. Last fall my parents beloved Abbie past away. For the past few months they have been looking for a new border collie puppy, without much luck. I thought of contacting Dave's Uncle Dick who has a farm in Ephraim and has had BC litters in the past. It just so happened that he had two litters, and they were ready to be sold. My parents were unable to make the trek anytime soon, and Dave was in desperate need of a little vacation. So we decided to take a 4 day weekend, travel to Utah, see family and get my parents a puppy, oh and we might as well get one for ourselves

Thursday afternoon we started our road trip to Utah. I packed up the car, waited for Daniel to get home, and then we picked up Dave from work. Unfortunately, even though the hour was early we still ended up getting stuck in some sluggish traffic. It took us a bit longer than usual, but we found our hotel in Mesquite and caught some zzz's.

The kids were up bright and early the next morning, and we were dressed and out of the hotel before 8am. They were a bit anxious to get to Utah and see puppies, grandparents, and cousins. We arrived shortly after lunch and unpacked the car, and caught our breath.

Then we made our way to the farm to pick up the puppies. The kids had a blast playing with the puppies and their parents who were all so sociable. Josh was in awe by an enormous cow pattie that he found, and Natalie got quite dirty playing on the farm. It started to rain, so we packed up the puppies and then made our way back to Gordon & Marcia's. The puppies were fast asleep so we enjoyed dinner at G&M ward for a Mexican Fiesta. The food was great, and the kids finished up the evening with a pinata, and some candy for their pockets.

After we got back we played with the puppies and enjoyed some time with cousins and Andy & Jennie. The kids are having so much fun playing with the puppies and cousins, and we are enjoying the spring weather and a bit of relaxing in Utah.