Utah 2015

Daniela's family lives in Utah so at least once a year, we make time to travel there to see them. One thing we have realized as we make our annual trips is that sometimes not going right at Christmas or Thanksgiving is nice. Not only are the prices on plane tickets much better (as in half the Christmas price) but more family and friends are available to visit. During Christmas people are traveling or with their own families. By going 2 weeks before Christmas, it is easy to schedule time to see our friends and get our annual update.

Traveling also meant Asher's 1st plane rides. We were pretty nervous... 4 flights with a 4 month old. Luckily, Daniela managed his feedings well, and overall Asher did great. In fact, I graded him on each flight. His scores were 9.5/10; 9.5/10; 10/10 (yes, he slept the whole way!); and 7/10. That's an average of 9. Pretty good I would say.

And while I can't tell you much about Asher's personality, he does seem to enjoy new experiences and people. Plus at 4 months, Asher will smile and giggle which is a great way to win new friends.

In Utah, Asher had lots of firsts... First trip to BYU. 

First trip to Temple Square. 

Kansas City - JAM's 1st Roadtrip

For the past few years, I have been lucky enough to join with family and friends and attend a BYU football game at different locations (Wisconsin, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, etc.). This year, my alma maters chose to play each other... so it was a game we had to go to. BYU vs. Mizzou in Kansas City. 

We had to decide who was going and purchase tickets in the springtime. The surprise came when Daniela said she was going. I reminded her that we would have a child by then. That didn't deter her. Then I reminded her that it was in November and would likely be frigid. To which she became more determined to make it happen. And thus our efforts began to do things with kids, even babies, that others wouldn't...

We had a great time in Kansas City including...

1. Great dinner with family at one of my favorite places... the Cheesecake Factory. 

Funny moment... we were there on a Friday night. Naturally it was very busy. An 2 hour wait for a table. Plus we had a group of 12 so it took forever to get our food. One of my nephews got very hungry during the wait. Looking around he got excited when he noticed what he saw some snacks on the table... He opened one and found some white chocolate and popped it into his mouth... only to find his white chocolate was pure butter :-)

2. Great time with the Johnsons.

3. Loved being with family & friends at one of my favorite places, the Nelson-Atkins museum.

4. And touring a TV station.

5. Driving through Mission Hills (no pictures... but it is a neighborhood with really nice houses)

6. The football game... with Daniela and Asher