Janika and Brandon FINALLY closed on their new home in Pleasant Grove on May 13th. They have been living with Brandon's sister and her husband and their three cute kids the past few months while their town home was being built. Jase and Ellen, Jared, and Janelle left Thursday afternoon to head to Pleasant Grove. They dropped Janelle off to Janika and Brandon to help paint that night. Friday morning Jase and Jared met at the new home to help Janika and Brandon paint. Brandon's parents also spent the day painting.
Rick, me, Josh, and Jenna headed up Friday afternoon. Jaiden stayed home since she had to work both Friday and Saturday night. We had to wait until Josh finished his AP Chinese Test. I also had a doctor's appointment with my OB and Jenna had a get together with friends after school at Brinkley's house. We finally got out the door around 3:30. They ended up finishing with the painting before we arrived and so we ended up going to Ellen's family's house for a BBQ. It was fun to visit with them. The last time we were there was when Jase and Ellen got married last year on March 14, 2020. We had learned about the upcoming school closures due to Covid while on route to the wedding. That was such a crazy time!
After the BBQ we went to my mom and dad's for the night and then next morning we headed to Bountiful to meet everyone at Brandon's parent's house (where they had been storing most of their furniture and things while living with Heather and Adam). We loaded up the U-Haul -- which was generously provided by Shane Turner. It was a big U-Haul and only ended up being filled about halfway. I guess it is better to have too much room than not enough!
After loading the truck Janika and the girls and I went to Costco so that Janika could use my membership card to buy a bunch of supplies for the new home. Brandon drove the U-Haul to their new home and everyone unloaded everything. It is very nice! They are excited to finally be home-owners! Rick, me, Josh, Jenna, and Janelle went to Shane and Alicia's house for a very nice lunch and the kids were able to play for a bit. We left Jenna to sleep over so that she could have more cousin-time and then Jase and Ellen and Jared picked her up on their way home. Jared went to a Bachelor's party Saturday night for his former missionary companion, Joshua Bell, and stayed over with him that night.
The rest of us headed back home. It was a quick trip but we were happy to be able to help Janika and Brandon a little and we were also able to see family and friends! It was fun! 
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