ASHTYN'S ARMY: 10/15/18

Monday, October 15, 2018

Weekend At Home

Friday afternoon I left Ashtyn with her dad and nurse, and flew to Salt Lake City. Aside from Ashtyn and Chandler not being there, the 72 hours home closely mirrored what it would’ve been like if I wasn’t living in Seattle, and it was wonderful. Friday night: Family sushi dinner for Morgan’s birthday with my parents and siblings followed by girlfriend night at my house with Morgan, her friend Sienna, and my friends Holly and Kathy who stayed until 4:45 a.m.. Saturday: We watched Ethan’s hockey game in the morning; he scored a goal. I then took him to get a birthday present, his first suit. Afterwards we went across the street to the mall so I could clothes shop for Ashtyn. The evening, from 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m., was spent at Top Golf for Ethan’s birthday party. Sunday: We went to church. Ethan received the priesthood which gives him the opportunity to pass the sacrament on Sundays and go to LDS temples to do baptisms for the dead. It’s a big milestone for a young man in our church. After church Morgan, Ethan, and I made homemade pumpkin pie from a pumpkin Ethan grew in our garden. The recipe was amazing, courtesy of Dr Faucette from Seattle Children’s Hospital. We took the pies to my parents house for our traditional Sunday birthday dinner with my siblings, nieces, and nephews. Today is Morgan’s actual birthday. Because of the limited time I have with Morgan and Ethan, they are taking the day off from school. I’m going to spend 1 hour in the morning at the hair salon with Candice to hide all the gray and then take Morgan to get her drivers license. She can then drive us to lunch before taking me to the airport and that will wrap up my 72 hour weekend home. I know I’ll be pumped flying back to Seattle with so much excitement to get Ashtyn home. There’s really no place like it. Next update will be what Ashtyn did while I was gone.