Back in mid October Adam found out that he needed to fly out to San Francisco for a conference where he had been asked to present and he asked if I would like to go with him. So we checked into our options but discovered it probably wouldn’t work for me to join Adam because of the kids. However, the little wheels in my head started turning and I came up with an idea to have Adam drive out to RENO with me and our niblets (and then fly to San Fran from there) so that I could visit with one of my besties Shantel whom I served with during my mission to Slovenia for 8 months AND lived with during my courtship with Adam. So after a quick phone call to Shantel the plans were set!
We packed up our bags and drove the 9 hours to Reno where the kids and I were able to spend 5 glorious days with Shantel and her family. It was absolutely so SO much fun to be together again and get to know Shantels beautiful family. Little Maddy and Amelia were just darling and Shantel is such an amazing Mom. I just enjoyed every moment we had together. Below are some pictures of some of the fun things we were able to do during the week were were there.
Playing at the park just a block away from Shantel’s house.
We were able to visit the Reno Temple which literally was just up the hill from Shantel’s home. So Beautiful!
We were able to go to a really cool Mall in Reno to see the fish (in the tanks overhead)
Go Rock Climbing
Play on a fun playground
Have lunch outside by a splash pad…
Take some Ferris Wheel Rides…
And learn about some animals!
We sure did have a wonderful time! Thank you so much Shantel and Ryan for hosting us. We love you guys so much and had so much fun spending time with your sweet family!