Idaho Falls

Last weekend Matt had a friend from his mission get married in Idaho. I mean a Latvian friend. He actually was the one who confirmed her after she was baptized, so it was pretty cool! We definitely had to head up to Idaho for the reception. I mean, it's not every day you get to see a Latvian! Not only one, but there were several who attended the reception and they did some Latvian traditions for their ring ceremony and there was even Latvian food. Matt was basically in heaven!

We decided to make a road trip out of it, so Saturday afternoon we loaded the girls in the car and began the 3 hour car ride. We left right after lunch, hoping Kalianna would sleep most of the way there. It worked quite well! When it was time for Magdalyn to eat, we were basically in the middle of nowhere. So we decided to get off at the next exit, no matter what. Well the next exit happened to be Portage, UT. Anyone ever heard of it? I hadn't either! It is this teeny, tiny, one street town. But they did happen to have a nice little park. So Matt and Kalianna played while Maggie ate. It worked out perfectly!

Then we were back on the road. Leaving so late, we ended up getting to the reception later than we wanted to. But Matt was able to visit with old friends from the mission and eat yummy food, so it was all worth it. We then got the girls in their pjs, stopped at a McDonalds for dinner, and headed home. Thankfully my brother-in-law, Logan's, parents live in Idaho Falls and they were nice enough to let us use their house to change before and after the reception. So much easier than trying to dress 4 people in a gas station bathroom! (and of course we forgot to get any pictures at the actual reception)

Another stop, this time in Pocatello, to feed Maggie and get a large coke to keep both Matt and I awake. Kalianna fell asleep again, thank goodness, cause we got home super late. We had a ton of fun though and the girls did great! It was an awesome first road trip with the 4 of us!