The Gray Report

January 29, 2023 Last Sunday I was brave and took the kids out on a "daddy adventure". We walked down to the frozen Utah Lake and they had a ton of fun. It was freezing and beautiful and we had a memorable time.  On the ice We had a happy birthday week for Greyson! He turned 5 on Thursday and celebrated with both sets of grandparents here. Pretty neat! He was sick for much of the week so we were happy he was feeling well enough to go to school and enjoy a friend birthday party on Saturday at an indoor play place called Coconut Cove. There were 9 little boys there plus Hinckley who was there for the cake and candy bag. Addie was sick and unable to attend but enjoyed staying home with Grandma to watch a movie and recover. It is hard to believe Greyson has been with us already for 5 years. He has so much energy and keeps us all actively moving on to new things every few minutes. He was inspired by a picture book we have about birthdays and asked to eat macaroni and cheese in the

January 1, 2023 We've had a lot of adventures at the tail end of December!  Driving to CO, flying to MX, many adventures in Cancun, and then the return to CO (adventure in itself) and finally driving through the snow back to UT. Lots happened, much of which I hope to forget, but also many good things I hope we can cherish for years to come.  Highlights to remember:  The sheer delight of the ocean. Running away from waves game. Building things in the sand. Looking for and collecting shells. Discovering you can “do your business” in the ocean without social scandal.  Amazing food. Hinckley’s obsession with the special fries. Greyson with his various juices. Strawberry Daiquiris, Sweet Shop with truffles and chocolate-covered almonds.  Swimming. The kids spent untold hours in the pool with one another and their cousins. Also they went down the water slide so many times they lost count (Addie boasted 52 times on one day).  Swimming “donuts” with Trent and his kids in the Cenote on rout