A couple weeks ago Matt started looking for another job, not because he doesn't love the company he works for but because he felt like he need a bigger challenge. After a few interviews we ended up with 2 written offers the beginning of last week. Matt went to Wadman to give them a heads up with what was going on. Wadman immediately asked if we would wait to make up our minds until they could give us a counter offer. Wed we had the offer in hand and we were more confused than ever. The offer from Wadman was a job Matt has always wanted(business development). Wadman had been talking about starting this branch for a couple years but it took Matt receiving other offers to start the ball in motion. We told everyone we would have an answer by Friday. Thursday we asked our families to help pray with us and attended the temple. By the time Thursday ended we knew what we wanted to do and Friday morning Matt went to Wadman to let them know we would be accepting their offer! So in the long run not much changes. Matt moved his office upstairs, we did get a pretty good raise, and an extra week of vacation. After he let everyone know his decision he took the rest of the day off so we could all spend some time together. So after a long week contemplating and stress we headed to the zoo. We called Kimber and she said her and Luke would love to join us. My favorite is almost always the polar bear and this trip he didn't disappoint. He came quite frequently to the glass for the kids to get up close and personal. Luke on the other hand hated the closeness and every time the bear came close he would cry..it was so sad. So Kimber sat back with him so they weren't to close.
After some lunch and visiting we headed to the bird show. The kids loved how close the birds flew to our heads.....minus Luke hating when the parrot squawked.
After the bird show it was time for some water fun...it was 97 degrees and plenty hot. This was the 1st time we had been since the "splash pad" opened. It wasn't quite a typical splash pad but it was different in a good way.
Of coarse we had to ride the carosel and both of the girls loved it...as you can see by their faces
And poor Grace was so so sad when it was time to get off
Then it was time to head for home....since grandma and papa were almost here. We headed home and got dinner started and got a phone call from our great friends Mindi and Corey that they were in the area and wanted to stop by so we added another table and a few more chairs so there was room for everyone. We had spaghetti, garlic bread, ice cream, and apple and cherry crisp for dessert. The kids played great together while the rest of us visited til well after our bedtimes but it was definitely worth it. Gracie found some cucumbers out of the garden and was content to sit at the table and eat them while we visited.
This was a great start to our amazing and exhausting weekend...stay tuned.
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