Danny & Linda Move Back to Idaho,
Michael & Marci Come Home From Tonga

May 16th - May 18th

Friday, May 16th was a sad day for us, as that was the day Danny and Linda and their kids left to move back to Idaho. They had been living at Brian's parents' house since January while they looked for a home here in Utah. But things never worked out, and so they decided to go back to Idaho. I think The Lampateeze knew something was up, so when we walked in the door, he went right for Vaughn and hugged him.

The Lampateeze wasn't interested in letting go any time soon, and Vaughn got a little distressed. If you look closely, you can see Vaughn holding some one's hand.

I'm sure it was Mom Higginson who was holding Vaughn's hand, now that I think about it. This is the back view of the two of them. ADORABLE!!!

Brian's sister Amy was there that morning, and she had brought over Brian's birthday gifts since she hadn't been able to come to the party the night before. Brian was very excited about his gifts, which included Bugles and pudding! Yum!

The next day, Saturday, May 17th, Brian headed over to his parents' house again to help his dad work on completing a new playhouse he had just bought. I LOVED this picture of Dad Higginson, because I've never seen him wear a cap before! I think he looks really great in it! Here he is looking through the instruction manual, which happened to be about 100 pages long!

Here's Jared and Brian waiting for the instructions from Dad.

I LOVE this picture of Mom Higginson because it is the only picture ever taken of her resting. Mom NEVER rests. She is always helping other people, and as you can see, she's even talking to one of her kids while she's trying to rest here. But at least she's lying down on the couch! It made me feel good to see her at least trying to relax!

Here's Brian looking extremely thoughtful while he takes a break from working in the heat.

Julie was over there too helping with the playhouse. Cute outfit!

Dad and the boys had to take frequent breaks to check on the instructions and make sure things were being built correctly.

And here's the guys all together (Jared, Dad, Robert and Brian) slaving away!

During all of this, Vaughn and I were at home trying to rest, as I was getting closer and closer to my due date. Laura called and asked to come over to say "Hi." Vaughn let her get cosy with him while he watched a cartoon before his nap. Laura was in heaven!

The next day, Sunday the 18th of May, we all got together for a big celebration, as Brian's brother Michael, his wife Marci and their kids had all just returned from Tonga after serving a dental mission there for 8 months. Mom and Dad Higginson had also recently gotten back from going to visit them there.

In Tonga you can't get many of the foods that you can in the U.S., so I made a big chuck roast for them for dinner. They were really excited about it, and luckily it turned out very tender!

And here's another picture of all of us enjoying the meal together! We were so glad they returned safely from such a long trip home!

The kids were all excited to see each other again. From left to right here are Michaela, Lincoln, Ashlyn, Aubrie and Vaughn. The first four and Michael and Marci's kids. They also have a little boy named Dallin. The kids were really cute all eating together. They also enjoyed the meal.

Love, Lisa