while you were away

The reason why the kids and I went without Brandon to Utah and stayed for a month, was because he was off travelling the world for school and work.

First he went to Shanghai, China with...

...his MBA program.

Then they went to Xi'an, China, home of the Terracotta Warriors.

After 10 days in China, Brandon came home long enough to do laundry and mow the lawn, and then he was off to...

Curitiba, Brazil to train some people for work.

And squeeze in some sight-seeing.

He got home about 3 days after us, and we were all SO excited to see him. The kids didn't leave his side the entire day. He brought us back some really nice souvenirs and gifts, too!