Lance's 40th birthday

We were so excited for this milestone!

I went through photos from Lance's life and chose one from each year. 

We celebrated as a family, of course. We love this guy!

Since the weekend after was MLK Day, Lance and I took the opportunity to have a little getaway. Thanks to Brent and Joy for watching the kids!

First stop (after some delays), Maddox! Then we spent the night at the Alaska Inn in Ogden Canyon. 

The next morning we got massages and then Lance spent a couple hours trying out his new fly rod. 

We came home Saturday evening and then left again Sunday afternoon. 

Little America in Salt Lake! We relaxed, swam, shopped, and ate lots of yummy food. 

And the most exciting part- Lance got a helicopter flying lesson!

He said it was super cool.

Bucket list! 40 never looked so good. 

We had to hurry home Tuesday afternoon because I was headed straight to the temple with the youth. Best weekend!

Some things about Lance at 40:

He is still 5'10". Weight: Nonaya bizness

Shoe size: 8/9 mens

Sleeps: Not enough

Likes: reading, watching movies, fishing, golf, eating yummy food, working out, Wordle, being his own boss, church, spending time with his beautiful wife and kids, Disney

Dislikes: Fixing things around the house, being forced into things, socializing

We love this guy so much! Can't wait for the next 40 years. 

New Mexico, New Year

We were so excited to drive to NM on the 27th. Sadly, things did not go exactly as planned...

Just a couple hours left in our 14 hour drive and Daryn starts complaining that she doesn't feel well. She had a fever and cough. When we got in, we gave her some Tylenol and put her straight to bed. She slept for 13 hours and woke up completely fine. 

Meanwhile, Dixie was just happy to be out of the car. 

Within the next couple days, Blade and then Maddie got symptoms. Fever and throwing up. Maddie recovered pretty quickly but Blade was like a roller coaster, one minute fine and the next not, for the rest of the week. 

We managed to fit some fun in anyways. The cousins got a cool present from Gigi and Granddad. 

We were a little nervous with Daryn driving so we followed her with the emergency cord in our hand.

Maddie did NOT like driving or really even riding. She preferred her scooter. 

And Dixie was just fine riding her horse.

Gigi had some fun things for the girls cousins to look through.

And then the boys got there! Everything is more fun with cousins. 

Time for Brunson Christmas!

Blade was feeling well enough to participate, although he wasn't his typical chipper self. 

These cardboard toys were such fun!

And this dress up stuff too!

The girls loved trying on fake nails. For about 5 minutes. 

Bath fun!

Dixie loved her new things. Boots, bear, and a flower crown. 

She was also obsessed with the foot massager and rocking chairs.

Meagan and Joy took the kids to see Sing 2. They loved it. 

I started feeling unwell about halfway through the trip. I even had to miss dinner at the club, again. Lance took all the kids with his family. 

By the time we hit New Years, I was super sick. Fever, chills, aches, exhaustion. We had to tone down the party plans. Blade was a mess again. 

Dixie was just there for the food and Gigi was nice enough to put it low so she could help herself. 

Girl was ready to party!

The kids had fun and played a few games. 

We had a countdown early. Most of the adults were not feeling well. The big girls wanted to stay up till midnight. I think they did. I went to bed. 

Reagan said this confetti looked like Ariel and I love it. 

Sparklers!

We were drove home the next day. I was finally feeling better, enough to get my last couple of miles of walking in before Jan 1st. My mom, Sharon, and I had the goal to walk 2,021 miles in 2021. We did it, but barely. When I got home, I got Covid tested. Positive. All the other adults had it too. This explains a lot. We were all recovered a week or two later and glad to have it over with. Can only go up from here!