02/15/18 Chase Family visit

The Chase Family came for a quick visit from Thursday February 15 - Sunday February 18 over President's Day weekend. All the kids stayed over Thursday evening and then the Chase's went to Zion while the Griffin's went to school/work.

We all enjoyed some hot tubing at the condo Friday evening. (It was too cold to enjoy the regular pool!!!)

Saturday we went Prom dress shopping at the DI for Aspen and played games at the table (exploding kittens, Ticket to ride (the trains game) and a game they had brought from home.

Saturday evening all the teenagers went to the Stake Dance in Bloomington while the Chases stayed and did taxes and hung out. The Griffin's went to the Dixie University Basketball Game (Andy had to work).

Sunday we we all went to church together and then enjoyed ribs, rolls, baked beans, potatoes and salad and cookies.

Chase's were going to stay until Monday however there was a bad snow storm coming in.

So they loaded up and headed home Sunday evening at 6 p.m. It was a fun visit!!!

Aspen had been asked to prom recently by two guys on the same day. She accepted one invitation and turned down the other. Initially the guy turned down was cool about it. They planned a date the weekend following prom and were going to go out anyway, just not to prom. After thinking about it he must have gotten upset because he texted her something to the effect of...hey let's forget the date and you just pay me $40 for the chocolates and flowers I got you.
Aspen took the high road and didn't reply to that text!

We didn't get to see a whole lot of Katie while Chase's visited as she was at SUU at a Jazz Festival. Sad!!!

Holly and Sam bonded...they are like two peas in a pod! They both love watching Disney TV, cookies, playing video games and hanging out. Sam kept doing things that reminded me of Holly!!!! Did Becky get the wrong twin?! Haha...!!!

Sydney is shy?!

Holly and Sam enjoyed playing pool instead of playing IN THE POOL!!! Neither of them wanted to swim!!

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