So we got to go to Medford, Or. This was super duper exciting because I hadn't been for about 5 years, plus I hadn't seen any of my cousins for that long too! Well actually I saw a couple over Christmas in AZ, but I had no clue they would be there too! It was fun!
Aunt Lisa took us on a hike up a mountain called Roxy I think. We went swimming. We went blueberry picking oh so early! But it was totally worth it. I am kind of like a "mini me" of my mom. Which I'm not really ashamed of at all because my mom is awesome. But anywho, she loves to fruit pick and we went to a blueberry patch every summer as a kid. So I was just so erking to go and bring back some memories. It may not have been the same place but it was still blueberry picking. Fresh blueberries just cannot be beat. I have nevered like store bought berries ever. The fact that blue berry picking, and all fruit picking for that matter is so abundant in OR makes me want to move there someday. I need to start making a list of things I would like around where Perry and I will settle. Anyway, blueberry picking. I wasn't planning on going but Grant woke up when Megan did to go so we went. Grant ate every berry he picked. He may have contributed one or two to the bucket lol. We also fed some horses next to my grandparents house.
On the way.
He wasn't happy the whole time mind you.
Tired Grandma, and Proof that Grant CAN fall asleep while in the car. It is definitely a rare occurrence.
Hiking.
Blueberry Picking
Cousins
Five Generation photo. Grandma Lela on the left is 95.
Happy family at the Medford Temple
We went up to Portland, which I will talk about in the next post, but to keep with the theme of Medford, we drove back down to Medford after being in Portland for a few days and Trey was sealed to my sister and brother in law Amber and Jason Hall. So now Trey is eternally theirs. Its amazing what the spirit can do to make you know how special some one is. That's how I felt once Trey was sealed. Next stop...my house!
On the way up to Redding my dad wasn't feeling very well. We decided to stop at a hotel on the way up. Uneventful except for the miracle that I wasn't expecting at all.
So Grant has his own room...for good reason too. He is such a light sleeper. I credit that do the fact that I usually have all the household chores done before he goes to bed at night and also before he naps. So there is usually no reason for me to make noise when I'm relaxing and reading books right? That will surely change for the next Stotts baby but for now we have a light sleeper. The sleep was really the biggest anxiety for me since I would be sharing a room with Grant the entire vacation with him being able to see me and all. Anyway, he got used to his pack n' play environment while in Sacramento so the rest of the trip he was an angel.
So back to the miracle. Since my dad was sick he got up multiple times in the night. Grant was in the make shift closetnook hallway to the bathroom. The light was on a lot, the fan turned on and off, my dad....door opening and closing. Lets just say Grant didn't notice a bit of it and slept the whole night like an angel. Well actually to be perfectly honest I think angels were there making sure he slept and me as well.
So that was just utterly amazing and such a mercy. Anyway, so then we were on our way to Redding. We were there for 2 days. I would have liked to have been there for like 4 but you know, at least I got to go. The deal we made was, if I flew in there, I could tag along with whatever my parents wanted to do for the rest of the trip.
My in laws let me borrow a car and I visited with Meg's friend Amber and we had Spoon Me frozen yogurt. The next morning I had breakfast at my sister in law's home and Grant got to play with a bunch of cousins and see his other grandparents. We then went the park with the kids and Grant's other aunt got to bond.
Grant with his cousins.
Ahh breakfast!
Caedon was so good with Grant
Later that evening, my family and I went to Whiskeytown lake to take in the views and get nostalgic about the many many many days and evenings we spent at the lake such as kayaking, canoeing, boating, lounging, exploring, swimming, rope swinging, camping, etc... Then even later my family and I got to see my good "best" guy friend at Spoon Me. We talked and caught up and reminisced and then the time was up. I say "best" because really Perry is my best friend. Weston was the best guy friend I had before I met Perry.
Whiskeytown lake!
The next morning we were off to go visit some family in Medford, Oregon.
So Sacramento was our destination for the flight. We were staying in Folsom at a hotel and attended a lot of the wedding weekend activities. My cousin Rochelle was getting married on that Saturday. I flew in on Thursday with Grant. Perry flew in Friday evening and back out again on Sunday evening to get back to money makin'. So I think the events went as follows. First we went to this little festival, kind of like Saturday's market. Grant met a big Elmo. He also strutted his stuff up and down the street.
Friday we laid low. Meg and I did our nails and went to the pool with the family. Then Saturday we got ready for the wedding. Perry's sister and family and mom came to visit with Perry since he wasn't going to be able to visit them when we my family and I went up to Redding. The wedding was fun. The food was good. There was great laughter and it was a wedding. lol. They had a kid's area for eating and also a little nanny to watch the kids. Not the whole time but a lot of the time the nanny was there to watch kids. Grant learned his new love of peanut butter. He also bonded with his Aunties Megan and Amber. This trip sounded hard in theory and was at times but it went really well overall. Then Sunday we had a big barbeque. Sunday evening we left to go up to Redding.
Mega and Me, holding baby Hailey (Amber's Daughter)
So Grant and I went to Grant's 18 month well-baby visit today. I was expecting at least one immunization. Lo and behold he isn't due for another until he is 2. Yay! I had a hard time deciding which doctor for Grant to see. And I meant to get some recommendations but forgot of course. So anyway, I chose a close knit Pediatric Care of Provo with 2 doctors. They were great! I feel really good about my choice. So Grant's stats:
Height: 32 inches 45th percentile
Weight: 21.13 lbs 10th percentile
Head circum: 46 cm 10th percentile
Playing in the sink.
So anyway I basically have a light small headed, average height child lol. Everything seems normal and he is a healthy boy! Yay! A positive experience at the doctor's for Grant too so maybe by the time he is 2 he will remember happy memories at the doctor and be okay when I mention it. More posts to come about the vacation we went on.
So I have been avoiding this post because it will be long but I guess I have decided to divide it up into just pure memories and moments. So Grant experienced his first plane ride. I was nervous because when I was 3 I was on my first plane ride and the pressure got to my ear really bad and I was screaming the entire flight of pain. So I was really hoping this wouldn't happen to Grant. I was prepared with every snack possible, juice, and toys. So by the way, I was planning on Grant sitting on my lap because I didn't pay for a ticket for him. Luckily for me though on both flights they had room for Grant and me carrying his carseat, stroller, and diaper bag paid off....to the gates and off both flights might I add. It was physically gruelling to say the least. There were a couple really nice sympathetic people though who were willing to help me and carry things at times.
Anyway, Grant was a champ. He didn't display any discomfort other than not wanting to be in the carseat. Boy was he in for it! He was in his carseat a lot of the trip: to the airport, on the flights, to folsom, to and from where ever we were, up to Redding, up to Medford, OR, up to Portland, down to medford, and the 15 hours it took to get to Orem again.
Some highlights of the beginning were that he did really well during the flights. He was cheery. We got photos in the pilot's seat. we got free pretzels.
