Saying Goodbye to Utah

We've said goodbye to our beloved Utah once again. More than saying goodbye to Utah, we didn't want to leave the people there that we love so much! We really had a blast during our month there. As we prepped to leave I was filled with a little anxiety- being at my parents house is such a safe place for me. I felt like I could leave the worries of the world and medical school behind me and just relax and enjoy being with family. Chase was in heaven there! He loved all the attention and playing in the big yard and with all those toys! Moving to Florida I realized I had to leave that comfort zone once again, which is fine, but it tears at my heart just a little. 

Ben had to study most of the time we were there. He has a big test right at the first of this next semester, so he couldn't relax as much as he'd like. He had a great time though in the little time he did take off, and really enjoyed eating lots of the yummy food he missed so much on the island. 

Our last weekend there, my mom asked my dad to "bond" (aka- babysit) with Chase so that we could have a girls afternoon while Ben was busy studying. My dad, of course, was thrilled to rearrange his schedule to spend the afternoon with Chase. They went to Will's house and helped him fix a few things. Apparently, Chase was all over "helping" with the tools, and my dad was pretty proud that after some instruction Chase could almost always retrieve a nut, bolt or washer for them. Chase was very serious about helping. My dad also fed him donuts- which Chase really really loved- he still talks about donuts. Heidi bought them these matching t-shirts (my mom and Heidi also have the same one- I didn't get a picture of all of them though) and I thought this was just too darn cute!

While the guys had their bonding time, my mom, Heidi and I went to Salt Lake to have lunch at a yummy french bakery. It was lovely- we all reminisced about our time in Paris. Then we headed up to Park City to do some shopping. It was so fun to have a little girls time and not worry about my sweet boy! I absolutely love spending time with my mom and sister! Chase loved them too, as pictured below:

So he really isn't smiling here,

but believe me, he loves Heidi.

All too soon our time in Utah came to a close. I spent Tuesday and Wednesday running errands and packing to get ready to move, yet again. Thursday morning my dad took us to the airport and we were on our way to Florida! The last 6 times we've flown with Chase it has been to Dominica and back- a two day journey that is taxing at the best, and the last 5 of those times I've done it by myself with him. Flying on a domestic flight to Florida with with two parents and only one baby seems so simple compared to international travel. There was even extra seats on the plane so we were able to bring Chase's carseat on and give him his own seat. Chase did great and was so excited to be on an "aweplane" again. We arrived in Ft. Lauderdale with no problem and Ben's mom was there to meet us with the car we'd be using for the next few months (we'll drive it back to them in Virginia when we are done and fly home from there). It has been smooth sailing! So so different from our journey to Dominica 16 months ago when everything went completely wrong. 

So far we are loving being in Florida. We love the area where we live and are excited to be here! Our apartment seems really nice and our life here should be so much simpler and less stressful than our time in Dominica! Pics and more details about Florida coming soon!