We made a big trip to Utah to visit hubby's grandma for her 100th birthday. Our original plan was to drive to Utah since airfares to SLC were far too expensive for the 7 of us. Luckily, a friend suggested we try finding flights into Las Vegas. We found some very inexpensive tickets to Las Vegas, rented a car and drove from there.
Big Sister A had seen a fancy doughnut (her favorite dessert) shop on YouTube and was SUPER excited that we were going to be in that neighborhood (Vegas). Our flight was delayed and we had a very short night sleep at a local hotel. Then we headed over to sample the wares of this fancy doughnut shop. The brioche dough and fancy flavors (creme brulee, millefeuille, hazelnut creme...) did not disappoint.
We made it to Aunt S's house in time for a yummy dinner.
The kids had fun getting to know their Utah cousins. And it was great to finally see their house and her preschool in person.
We did a couple of my favorite kind of projects while we were there -- helped get her garden planned out and seeds started! I brought some comfrey and elecampane cutting for her (hopefully) future herbal use. This sweet little niece, K, was happy to get her hands dirty in the seed trays.
On our way to visit Grandma B we stopped at a Mexican Restaurant and were served some huge platters of yummy foods.
We had a wonderful visit with Grandma B. It's hard to believe that she is turning 100. Her mind is still very sharp. She told wonderful stories about her life and all the places that she lived.
I loved the stories about their farm in Indiana. There was so much that I could relate to. They grew corn and hogs and cut hay. What we would call a diversified small farm, was to them (and her) a small hog (10 sow) hog raising operation. They grew what they needed to raise the hogs and feeder pigs. It was her job to feed the pigs. :) I can imagine how loud they were when they saw her coming. Grandma B said that she mostly did indoor chores since she was so fair skinned (red headed) they were always worried that she would burn. And she did get a very bad burn once when she had to go help drive the tractor. She was all covered except that it was so hot she unbuttoned the top two buttons of her collared shirt. She said that she thinks it was a second degree burn.
There was quite a bit of snow everywhere we went in Utah.
Baby A was glad to play in it at Grandma's house.
It was a real treat for me to see all of Grandma B's sewing projects. She is an extremely talented quilter. She also showed us some treasures/family keepsakes that she had stored away. This sunbonnet was her grandmother's! We think it is from around 1905. It had a a lot of details that modern replicas lack, like the neck flap and the extra ties.
I tried it on and also made a pattern from it. I hope to copy it one day soon. Grandma B said that it was her Grandma's own spin on the bonnet. I hope I can match it.
She also showed us her mother's wedding dress!
It was from around the time of the Great War. She thought around 1919. So beautifully made, albeit yellowed with time.
What got us started talking about these clothes was a conversation about 4H. She told us that she was in 4H when she was girl and entered many projects and goodies in the county fair.
This is a dress that she sewed in 4H when she was around 10 years old! (1933). It was so fun to see the style and early machine stitching.
She also had her grandmother's 8th grade graduation dress. It was still snowy white and the lace was beautiful. It was tiny, but would have fit big sister A.
Baby A showed Grandma B his new squishy water tube toy. He really loved playing with that and her exercise ball.
A few days later, we visited BYU and had lunch with hubby's uncle A and nephew S.
We went to watch our friends cross-country ski race.
They really love cross country skiing.
We also went to Brighton to enjoy the huge snowpack and do some downhill skiing and snowboarding. It was Brother S's first time snowboarding and he had a great time. There was so much snow to enjoy even on the "learner" level runs.
We borrowed most of the gear from our friends. We travelled very light to save on luggage costs. Our W family buddies are excellent thrifters and had lots of extras to share.
The boys we sooo happy to see eachother again and spent many happy hours building robots and hot wheels tracks.
We went to the Provo Temple one morning so that the kids could do baptisms and the moms could do sealings. There was a couple in our session celebrating their 62nd wedding anniversary.
A wonderful trip. We enjoyed all of our visits so much. Hubby, unfortunately had a proposal to work on most of the time. We've been working hard to catch up on all of our schoolwork and spring planting since we came home. It was worth making the trip though!
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