Oct 5 - 6
With my pregnancy now on the home stretch, 5 weeks to go, Nate and I decided it might be a good idea to visit my family in Salt Lake. It's going to be awhile once little miss gets here. We drove down Saturday morning, listening to conference in the car on our way down. Halfway through the morning session, we arrived at Mike n Jess's apartment. Chloe was being very silly with her large lego car and blanket. I broke my heart that I couldn't pick her up anymore due to the belly. Elder Holland gave a talk in the later half that really resonated with me and my family. He spoke of despair and trials we may go through with those that are disabled. He mentioned that although it is important to take care of them, do not forget to take care of yourself. What you don't know is that earlier in the year, my dad wrote to Elder Holland about my mom. And Elder Holland wrote back. It was really cool! I feel his message in conference was a sort of global response to my dad's letter (Elder Holland was my dad's religion instructor at BYU and spoke at his baptism, true story).
After conference ended, Nate and I left to run some errands. I needed to go to IKEA to grab drawer dividers for the nursery. Little did I realize how maze-like and packed IKEA was until we got there. We were running late in getting back to my brother's apartment. Nate dropped me off at Hobby Lobby to meet up with Jess so we could get our craft on! I was so excited!!! Not only do I love the store, but I enjoy making crafty things to decorate our home. By the time we got back, the afternoon session was more than half-over. Oops.
Later in the evening, Jess, Nate and myself snuck off to Murray Park to take pregnancy photos. The environment was gorgeous, the lighting was perfect and Jess is a super awesome photographer!
Aren't they AMAZING!?!
We had to get back so that the boys could go to Priesthood and not be late. While the men were gone, Jess and I crafted. Of course, I didn't finish nearly half of everything I wanted to, but it was really fun. Jess and I chatted it up while re-listening to the afternoon session of conference. Love her!
I forgot to take a picture when I was with Jess, so here they are.
(I finished some of these later)
We spent the night at my dad's house.
Sunday morning, we listened to conference with my dad. Mike and Jess came over for conference and breakfast. Nate made crepes for the family per request. I loved them! Thanks Scott for teaching him how to make them from your mish. We love them.
In between the sessions, we went to visit my mom. I really hate seeing her this way, it breaks my heart.
We listened to the second session of conference and then returned to Vernal shortly after. It was a wonderful weekend with our family and I couldn't have asked for a better time.
