Hinck Happenings: New house on Memorial Weekend

Last Friday, we loaded into two cars and traveled to Utah. We hadn't seen our family members that live away from Rexburg since December. Most importantly, Spencer hadn't seen anyone outside of Rexburg since coming home from his mission. With the restrictions of coronavirus being less rigid,

we thought it was a good time to take a road trip. We were all anxious to have a little time away.

We drove our minivan and car. We included Catherine, William, Sarah, Poppy and myself and then Dave, Spencer and Matthew. We needed to travel in two carsto allow room for all the baby equipment and our return trips were at different times. Caleb joined us for Sunday and Monday.

On Thursday, Camille and Jonathan had just moved from their first home to a new home a few miles south. They had been looking for a home with less stairs and a bit more space. There old address was 11444 South 150 East in Draper and now their new address is 618 East Beaumont Way also in Draper. Because of coronavirus, they hired a company to move them. By the time we arrived on Friday night, they were all moved and were beginning the stages of unpacking. While there, we helped them get a little more settled. Catherine and Sarah arranged the pantry. The men put together shelves for the garage and did a little yard work. I cooked all the meals and we all helped with the cute grandbabies so that Camille and Jonathan could focus on unpacking.

It was really fun to spend time with our family. Besides unpacking, we played a few games, went to the park, flew a kite, did our Sunday home worship together and collectively visited visited three cemeteries on Memorial Day. Ben stayed home to work and of course, Kirsten was in DC. Matthew had been scheduled to be in California on his orchestra Disneyland trip so it was nice to have a little getaway.

Lincoln gets some time with Spencer.

All the babies remarkedly direct their attention to the camera.

To help Matthew have a little Disney in his life, we bought the game Disney Code Names and enjoyed refreshing ourselves on the Disney characters.

Poppy and Spencer

Camille's home provides a lot of fun toys for the babies.

Lincoln loved reading books with Spencer.

While there, we had our first ever zoom meet with the Thompson family. The babies said hello.

Lincoln and Grandpa had a successfully flew kites.

Lincoln and the kite.

The granddaughters and Camille say hello.

The van, packed with the girls and babies, returned to Rexburg on Tuesday. On our way home we stopped in Logan and Smithfield to say hello to our parents. The men returned on Wednesday and also made a stop to see our parents. Dave and the boys helped grandma Wood with some small chores. Grandma Wood has been recovering from a small stroke that occurred on March 27th. Luckily the effects have been able to dissipate for the most part and she seems to be able to resume taking care of her needs since having the stroke. It was so nice to spend a weekend with family. Kirsten sent a picture of her Memorial Day plate that she prepared for her and her roommate, Catherine

William and Caleb at a South Ogden cemetery where Caleb's older sister, Natalie is buried. She died as an infant

Grandpa Clyde Fleming Sarah Viola Thompson are buried in the Holladay Memorial Cemetery in Utah. We took the opportunity to visit this spot on Memorial Day. In this picture we have myself, a granddaughter, Camille, Spencer, Matthew, Sarah and Catherine, five of their great-grandchildren, and Adelyn, Lincoln, Poppy and William, four of their great-great grandchildren.