Cousin Mania!

Earlier this month, my brother, sis-in-law and niece took a much deserved vacation to South Carolina (they are the ones who live in Alaska).  They enjoyed the sun and the sand of Kiawah Island and Charleston.  On their return trip, they were able to arrange a long layover in Salt Lake City!  Lucky us!

We went to the airport immediately after school to meet them.  Once they landed we picked them up and wisked them off to the Red Iguana for dinner since we had the time.  The two little girls sat in the 3rd row of my car and squealed with delight at seeing each other once again.  Riley was more than excited to have Uncle Matt to himself in the back seat and that gave Mere and I  a chance to catch up.

What fun we all had getting to see each other and spending a few hours together.  Kendall has been asking for her cousin Alice every week since we saw them.  I'm hoping to convince Mere and Alice to plan a girls trip to SLC sometime during their off season from the cafe.  The flight from Anchorage is around 5 hours so it's tolerable.  Maybe we can get my mom to fly in from North Carolina too?  Well, I've planted the seeds.  We'll see if we can make it happen.