Graduations

Emily and David and Liz graduated from Weber and Utah State. 

Anna and I flew out to celebrate with them for the weekend. Flying with a 9 month old baby that doesn't like to sit still is always so much fun. We made it and had a great time.

Emily's graduation ceremony.

 Celebratory trip to the Spiral Jetty. 

I spy Auntie Em, and how cute are David, Liz, and Anna in her beanie!

 It was a long drive, but worth it in the end.

It just looks like a pile of rocks, but I promise it was cool. 

The Lake House

Thanksgiving at the lake is always relaxing and memorable. Aunt Linda joined us for the third year in a row, and it was really nice to see her. The first time she joined us Sarah wasn't much bigger than Anna.

Virginia Beach Getaway

My parents are in China teaching English so they weren't able to use their time share this year. 

We jumped at the opportunity, beating out my siblings, and we are so glad we did. Since I blog about things that happened four months ago, I can tell you it was a memorable trip for the girls. I overhear them pretending they are going to Virginia Beach! 

It was cold and windy, but still a lot of fun. Our hotel was right on the beach so we could go out for an hour and then walk right back to the hotel for a break. 

Rapunzel

Leah's favorite princess is Rapunzel from the movie Tangled. 

We weren't sure if we would see Rapunzel in person, because we heard she isn't always there. 

We did visit her kingdom and saw the tower. 

The following day we were waiting to see the Disney Princess. 

This is Leah's face when we walked in the room, and she saw TANGLED! Rapunzel was the last princess we saw at the park. Leah's expression was so priceless. 

All the princesses took a few minutes to talk with the girls before taking a picture. The girls received numerous compliments.   

Princesses and more

The Magic Kingdom

We decided to take a last family trip before the new baby comes to Disney World. It was perfect, and we are so glad we decided to go. 

Getting ready for the airport with Minnie ears from Lisa and her friend. 

Boarding the airplane. They were great travelers.

Pool outside of our condo in Orlando.

The Magic Kingdom!

Our get up.

Funnel cake and icecream, a must.

On our last day, they each got to pick one thing from the gift shop. 

Leah chose a Snow White barbie.

Sarah chose a Jessie doll from Toy Story.

Surprise! Happy Birthday Mom

For my Mom's 60th birthday, Lisa and I decided to fly in and surprise her.

Emily, David, and Liz helped us coordinate and made sure my parents stayed in town so we could surprise my Dad too. 

The girls stayed with David and his parents. I was able to really enjoy the trip knowing they were having fun.

My best-friend Kaila picked Lisa and I up from the airport on Thursday night, and the next morning we worked out a plan. Kaila had my parents show her the remodeled basement, while Lisa and I took cover in the kitchen with Emily. 

It was perfect.  

Emily filmed the whole thing, and it was so great to see both my parent's surprised faces. 

We spent the weekend, watching conference, getting pedicures, eating out, and going through childhood memory boxes.  

We had family over for a BBQ, and Emily had her famous adult Easter Egg hunt (only the best candy allowed and you better watch out because there is no mercy when competing with the cousins.)

Even though it was a short trip, it was so worth it!