Summer 2013--A Quick Look

Our trip to UT!

First stop was to my family reunion.

My brother and sis in law hosted..they live on a lake,

which proved to be awesome and fun!

Also, my mom had some really great crafts

that we enjoyed making as we sat and visited.

Thanks mom!! My kids love their journal blocks. :)

Olivia loved the water balloons!

He loved it. :)

My favorite family picture of us!

All the nieces and nephews...15!

My family!!

Our little family (minus Jane who was napping) took a

trip out on the paddle boat. So fun, but it totally

wore me out. lol. chubby pregnant woman tanked it.

 After my reunion ended, we headed down south to Provo to

visit with Greg's family!

On the way down we took a super super quick stop at my

 dear, sweet, wonderful,

friend Amber's house. Oh how I wish we lived closer!!

If this didn't make me baby hungry I don't know what will!

I loved holding sweet baby Autumn!! So precious!!

Can't wait to meet my own little guy as well!

Had to get a picture with the Y :)

Olivia was grandma Sheri's helper..making enchiladas for

dinner and they were GOOD!

My kids got this splash pad 2 days in a row! Happy campers.

I loved, loved, loved seeing Linz as well! We got to

hang out for like 4 hours or so! Loved catching up with

her, we haven't seen each other for around 5 years!

2 days before we headed back to Houston, 

my friend Audri had her baby shower in the SLC area

and I got to attend! I was SO happy about the timing!

Loved seeing 3 of my best friends in the world.

And to end this extremely long post....London and Jane.

Matching in just about every way. SO CUTE!

Great trip! We of course are always happy to return

back to our own home, but we seriously had a great

time! So grateful for wonderful family and friends!

The New Luke!

Luke lost one of his front teeth on Labor Day!!
It was sort of dramatic, but once we numbed him up Greg

was able to pull it right out. He looks so different--makes us

laugh every time we look at him. haha.

The other front tooth is wiggly and will be coming out in the 

next couple of weeks, we assume.

His first grade picture will be awesome. lol

Our handsome man on his first day of 1st grade.

day 3

day 4 

- showing off a picture he created at school that day.

Luke loves school and is doing really well.

For him I'm sure, the most exciting part about

going each day is that he is in the same class

with his best friend from Kindergarten!

Not sure how they got so lucky, but we're glad they

are together again...they are both competitive (especially

when it comes to reading challenges) and they push each

other! Good times.

Our New Headboard

Greg and I have had a king sized bed for almost 2 years.

We have, however, only had a king sized headboard

for less than a week. :) We made this and finished it this

past Monday. Yay!

We love it. I love it.

Now, I just need to finish decorating the rest of the room.

Oh, and the gray walls, pillows, and bedspread are new too!

Carrie Underwood Concert!!!

Okay, for those of you who may not know,

Greg got me Carrie Underwood tickets for Christmas.

It was the best surprise gift ever! 

You see, I've never been to a concert. Never.

I've been to Broadway Musicals, several of them, but

never a concert. And, I've mentioned several times

over the years that a Carrie Underwood concert would be

a fun "first concert" to go to.  Lucky for Greg he happened

to have the radio on the right station as he was driving

home from work one day. He bought them as soon

as he got home (I wasn't home) and had them mailed to our

house (which is a miracle I didn't rip up the envelope because I

used to do that to mail that looked like "junk mail").

Anyway, I opened the tickets on Christmas morning and

so began the long 4 month wait until the actual concert.

That wait ended last night!! Yay. :)

We had 2 good friends help out with the kids and we

headed downtown. 

The opening act was a kid named Hunter Hayes.

Greg and I have never heard of him, but apparently

he is one of the new teenage heart throbs. :)

I enjoyed his music and his performance.

I made Greg take this picture of us so we could look

excited. whack whack.

 Yay!

This was the Cowboy Casanova song I like...

so fun to see it live!

The band (minus mr. drummer boy) got on

this moving stage and made their way into

the crowd. It was neat watching her move closer

and closer.  Oh, and by the way, Greg bought 

us super awesome floor seats so we were really

close to the stage...so when she came out on this we

were S.U.P.E.R. close!! So cool!

 Loved it!

 This picture is supposed to have the stage in the background,

but the lights went out before we could get the picture taken. :(

The final song...Blown Away!

I was indeed, Blown Away. :)

Well done, Carrie. :)

Love her.

A Quick Look at March

Olivia's first talk in primary! March 2nd I believe..is 

March 2nd even a Sunday? lol. Her topic was "Jesus Christ

is our Savior". She did great--so adorable when Sunbeams

get up there.

 Sweet Jane.

 Olivia's first preschool field trip fell on a day when the

elementary didn't have school, so Luke and a couple

other older siblings got to come along as well.

We went to our local Fire Department. The kids loved it.

The men were all very nice and friendly. Luke got to try

on a giant fireman coat, as well as "drive" the fire truck.

 Olivia got to be her usual self...grumpy. :) I can't remember

why she was mad, but she got over it quickly and had a good time.

Oh, I think she was mad because she didn't want to 

be up in the truck but I wanted to get a picture of her so

I made her. lol. 

 Liv has the sweetest little friends in preschool.

Happy Easter

Luke, pulling his charm for the camera. :)

 Olivia had been asking for a new blue dress,

so we made sure to find her one. So pretty.

Also in March, The girls and I were invited to the zoo

with a friend and her little girl. We had a great time.

Although it doesn't have a gorilla or a polar bear, I love our Houston Zoo.

And there's March for ya!