My Practically Perfect Weekend

Last weekend was what I would consider a “practically perfect” weekend. All of my family was in town(including Lyd and Paige!- we missed you Nick); my favorite in-laws drove in from WA, and my mom’s family from WY all came in to town!

Saturday morning all the families and some friends from back home met at the Treehouse Museum for a morning of fun!

 

The parents were exhausted long before the kids were…(Anyone who would like to have this experience, please let me know! I’m open almost all the time to going; it’s sooooo much fun for the kids!)

That afternoon Rob and the WA crew went down to SL to see his family while my fam and I went to a baby shower for a cousin on my dad’s side. I got to see almost EVERY cousin of mine this weekend! (Ok, so in this picture Lyd is the only one actually holding her own kid-haha!)

 

Afterwards we had a BBQ with my Aunt Kathy’s family even though it was raining cats and dogs outside. Thanks dad for being such a brave cook :)

That night Aaron and Rob went and ran errands for Sunday’s big event. On his way Rob picked me up some of these:

Aren’t they BEAUTIFUL! I think this is maybe the second time this has ever happened and I LOVED IT! No reason; just because he knew I’d like them.

Sunday morning friends and family gathered at our ward for Morgan’s blessing. He is the most beautiful and wonderful little spirit to have in our home. I know I must take the greatest care with him…and apparently he doesn’t like kitties any more than his dad or grandpas.

*Pics of Morgan taken by the Brittny Stevens Studio

We had a dinner for everyone after the three hour block and had a wonderful time visiting. The kids played outside which was nice because cramming over 30 adults alone in our house is quite a feat. haha! I wouldn’t have had it any other way though…and would have crammed more in if they could have come :)

That night I got to have Lyd and Paige at my house for their last few hours in UT. I really enjoyed getting to visit with them—and with Rob’s family from WA also. Monday morning our fun cousins June and Logan left. Mason and Paige put up with each other quite well; I (and Lyd) were even able to catch a few pics with them being amiable towards each other. –haha!

It was very sad indeed when we dropped them, the last of our family, off at the airport later that morning. I’m so glad they took the time to come; I know it wasn’t easy!

Thank you to EVERYONE for joining us on this fun/wonderful weekend! We truly appreciate all the love, support, work, and fun you all shared with us. And THANKS TO BRIT for taking the gorgeous pics of my Morgan! See? How could you NOT call that a perfect weekend???

*For more fun information on this weekend…and probably a much for fun writing version…and pics… click on the Aaron and Brit link, and the Lydia and Nick link.

King & Queen of Country

That’s right! I got to go to the Reba/George Straight concert, and it was awesome!!! It was even more fun because I got to go with my Aunt Kathy, cousin Josie, mom, Sav, and LYD!

And now a couple of little videos to prove we were there:

I waited through several songs for George Straight to get in the perfect position, ran down a flight of stairs, and got in trouble with a security officer all for this picture:

All of that and he was only 30 feet away and I had my zoom all the way in and still that was the best I could get!!! Dumb, cheap, point-and-shoot cameras…hahaha!- oh well, it was fun :)

On the Farm

he last week in March Rob went to NY for work, so the kids and I headed to Fillmore for some fun. And fun we had! We skipped rocks,

played with the neighbors kids,

played soccer and basketball,

went for walks and climbed trees,

learned about the American flag,

played with trains,

watched llamas and rams,

patted kitties, bunnies, sheep, and chickens!!!,

took naps,

danced to primary songs,

and just visited with everyone,

All in all a very, very fun trip!

Spaghetti

Spaghetti! Spaghetti! You’re wonderful stuff. I love you spaghetti, I can’t get enough.

You’re covered with sauce and you’re sprinkled with cheese, Spaghetti! Spaghetti! Oh give me some please.

Spaghetti! Spaghetti! Piled high in a mound,You wiggle, you wriggle, you squiggle around.

There’s slurpy spaghetti all over my plate. Spaghetti! Spaghetti! I think you’re great!- Jack Prelutsky

On top of spaghetti, all covered with cheese, I lost my poor meatball when somebody sneezed.

It rolled off the table, and onto the floor, and then my poor meatball rolled out of the door.

It rolled in the garden, and under a bush, and then my poor meatball was nothing but mush.

…So if you eat spaghetti all covered with cheese, hold on to your meatballs and don’t ever sneeze.

Spaghetti, spaghetti heaped in a mound; Spaghetti, spaghetti, winds, winds around.

Spaghetti, spaghetti slips, dips and trips; Spaghetti, spaghetti slithers and drips.

Spaghetti, spaghetti slurps, sloops and droops; Spaghetti, spaghetti comes in groups.

Spaghetti, spaghetti twist, turns and bends; Spaghetti, spaghetti never, ever ends!

 

I love noodles. Give me oodles.

Make a mound up to the sun.

Noodles are my favorite foodles.

I eat noodles by the tons.

The End

Just A Couple of Pictures...

...I took of Mason "playing" with Morgan.

People always ask how Mason is handling the new baby. Well, so far he LOVES our new baby--just looking at Morgan sets Mason off giggling. He doesn't usually mind too much if mom is taking care of the baby--unless it is preventing him from getting something he wants; and he throws himself screaming to the floor if dad even thinks about showing any kind of care or love to the baby. Hopefully...at some point in the near future...they can just play together and be friends and there will never be a fight or fits of drama ever again... haha :)