Another Idaho/Utah Vacation: Part 2

On Thursday morning we set up for the reception which was on Friday night. Lilly had a great time running around with Sedrah while the rest of us set up for about 4 hours.

That night we went to the Joseph Smith Memorial building for KA and Clint's wedding dinner.

On Friday afternoon we headed to the Salt Lake Temple to see Ka and Clint get married. While the adults were inside, cousin Amy took care of the kids. Amy was so great to help out and play with the kids. Lilly loved her!

The kids had fun running around while we waited for KA and Clint to come out of the temple.

Grandpa and Lilly

Brothers

Finally the new couple came out.

That night we geared up for the reception. 

Lilly told me that Taige was the "Present Boy" and she was the "Card Girl" as they sat at the beginning of the line and took presents and cards from the guests.

 Lilly and Amy

At the end of the reception there was a dance. Lilly and Taige hit the dance floor and it was the cutest thing ever. They have some serious dancing skills!

Another Idaho/Utah Vacation: Part 1

We had been home from our Christmas trip for only 6 weeks when we boarded a plane and flew back out West to Utah. Gus's sister KA was getting married and we wanted to be there.  

We stayed in Utah for a few days and then my parents came down and picked us up. They came down for Berkley's basketball game and then stayed the night in a hotel. After the game we headed over to the hotel to swim.

Afterwards we got the kids McDonalds.

The next morning I headed to Rexburg with my parents. Lilly had a great time hanging out with my parents, brothers, and of course the cats until Megan, Mike, and the kids got there for the weekend. 

My dad gave each of the grandkids a penny whistle

On Saturday, the 12th, my mom had tons of fun Valentine stuff to make Valentine cards. The kids had a great time making them. Lilly made one for Berkley and she was SO excited to give it to him.

That night my dad took the kids around on the snow machine. The sled was incredible and could hold all 4 of them. They had such a great time!

We celebrated Berkley's 6th birthday while we were there.

Lilly could often be seen carrying Rocco around like a baby. That poor dog.

We had a such a great time there. Lilly loves spending time with her cousins.

On Sunday, February 13th we went to Sacrament meeting to hear my little brother Brayden give a talk and then we packed up Megan's van and headed back down to Utah.

Before all the wedding festivities began, Lilly and I hung out with Megan and the kids everyday. We hung out for 3 days and did lots of fun things with the kids. I wish we lived closer to them!!

Riding the train at the mall

Eating ice cream at Thanksgiving Point

Lilly says...

Lilly is always saying the funniest things. I usually forget to write them down. But here are a few that I have happened to remember.

"I want to go on a mission to Guam. Then I can learn to play the Ukulele just like MJ."

Gus was brushing Lilly's teeth and she said, "I wish I was a boy. Then I could marry MJ. She is my best friend."

Uh, can you guess who Lilly's favorite aunt is?

Lilly was playing with my dad’s wire cutters. My dad reached down to take them from her right as she clamped them down. My dad yanked his thumb away and looked at his bleeding thumb. Lilly said, “Well, you shouldn’t have put your thumb there!”

One night Lilly started calling for me. I went to her room to see what the problem was. Lilly said, “Mom, I had a dream-good. You had a baby. You didn’t even have to go to the hospital. You just laid on the couch and pushed. I really liked that dream, because I know how much you want a baby.”

Lilly accompanied me to the fertility doctor where they did an ultrasound to see how my eggs were developing. I had told Lilly why we were going there and the doctor even showed her all of my eggs on the screen. The next day Lilly said, “Mom, you probably shouldn’t go ice skating any time soon. You might crack your eggs!” 

Lilly came from Joy School one day and told me how she had told her friend Addie all about Abinidi and how the bad men had set him on fire and killed him. I said,”Lilly, you probably shouldnt tell people things like that.” Lilly said, “Well mom she didn’t cry or anything.”

Catching Up

I have some serious catching up to do.

On January 7th, Gus's day off, we took Lilly and her friend Addie to the Children's Museum in Maryland. It was such a fun place! The girls loved running from room to room. They even had a pet room with baby bunnies. I wanted to take one home, they were so cute!

On the 15th, Gus dropped me and Lilly off at KA's bridal shower. KA had so many friends and family there to support her, and she received so many fun gifts.

Cousin Jenny, Aunt Patty, Lilly, KA, MJ, Me, Cousin Kaylynn, and Emo

On January 21st we took Lilly to Chuck E Cheese's. She always sees the commercials and flips with excitement, so we decided it was time to take her. We told her she could invite a friend and she of course wanted Addie again.

On the way there I was listening to the two of them talking. Addie was telling Lilly how fun it is at Chuck E Cheese. Lilly said, "I've never been to Chuck E Cheese, but I've dreamed about it my whole life." It was hilarious.

The girls ran around like wild animals and would occasionally drop by the table for a few bites of pizza. They had a wonderful time. I did take pictures but then accidentally erased them the next day. Darn.

Sledding

We have had a few wonderful snow storms over the last week or so. I love the snow and so does Lilly. The day after the storm, I ran to 3 different stores trying to find Lilly a sled. You definitely shouldn't wait until after a snow storm to buy a sled. It wasn't fun, but we finally found a really cheap one at Target. I love that store.

We have a nice little hill right behind our house. Lilly had a great time sledding down and climbing back up over and over again. She has quite the stamina, and we stayed out for about 2 hours. When we got home we drank hot Chocolate and then laid down on the couch. Lilly was so exhausted she fell asleep. Anyone that knows Lilly knows that napping is non existent. So this truly was amazing.

Then on Saturday we went over to the rec center by our house that has some bigger hills. Lilly's favorite part was pushing Gus down the hill. She thought it was hilarious.

Christmas Break: Part 3

On December 22nd we drove back down to Utah.

On the 23rd we decided that Lilly's hair was getting too long and it was time for a trim. She has only had her hair trimmed one other time. That's when she was 3, and I was the one who cut it. At the time I just got sick of her screaming about me brushing it and I took my kitchen scissors and cut off a few inches. This time, however, we decided that it would probably be best to have a professional do it. Lilly was SO excited. She has been begging me for a while now to go to a salon and get her haircut. We cut off 3 inches, the last of her old curls. I was sad, but it has made brushing out her hair every morning so much less of a struggle.

That afternoon we dropped Lilly off at Megan's house and met up with Gus's family at the temple to support Emo who went through for the first time. It was so special.

That night we all had a family dinner with Clint (KA's fiance) and his family. Susan had decorated the entire room in their wedding colors, baby blue, white, and silver. The food was amazing, as always. It was fun to get to know Clint's family.

On Christmas Eve, me, Lilly, Emo, and MJ made sugar cookies. When the cousins got there they had a great time decorating them for Santa.

That night we read the Christmas story...

On Christmas morning, Lilly woke up at 9:00 and then went and woke everyone else up. She was SO excited!

She loved giving Grandma and Grandpa the gifts she picked out. She got grandma some sparkly body wash and grandpa some work gloves.

Lilly with all of her loot

On the 28th Megan and I took the kids to pizza pie cafe. Lilly loves her cousins so much.

Maddox, Berkley, and Lills

Savanna and Lilly

Lilly also had a wonderful time with her Henshaw cousins.

Playing Doctor with Sedrah

Painting Sedrah's nails

At 3:00 on the 29th we left to go home. Our flight was scheduled to leave at 5:00, but when we arrived they told us our plane had issues, and they didn't have a plane for us. They finally found one around 8:00, but we didn't end up leaving until about 9:00. We arrived home at 3:00 in the morning. It was brutal.

Our trip was wonderful but we were so glad to be home.