Friday, June 24, 2011

Baby Jaxon's Shower and Goodbye!



See you later, Kristen and Andrew! They left for Santa Barbara, California about 3 weeks ago. Before they left, we were able to throw Kristen a baby shower for baby Jaxon. It was such a huge success- the decorations were so much fun and amazing! The desserts were darling and I think Kristen really enjoyed it- that's what's most important! There were lots of her close friends and extended family members that showed up and celebrated baby Jaxon coming. Minus the freezing temperatures Utah decided to shower us with (on June 2nd!), the whole night was a great success and tons of fun!

Here are all the lovely ladies that made the shower a great time:








Aren't these cupcakes SOOOOO cute???? My mom spent so much time on them and they turned out AMAZING!!! Good job MOM!











After everyone left from the shower, we gave Boose Boose a gift too! It was a child's accordian- kind of a joke (since it was only $10), but also so she could practice her mad skills on it :). Don't you love her expression!


Kristen and I saying goodbye before leaving to Cali:


I am going to miss her so much. I already do. Kristen is and has been a best friend to me my whole life and we've never been apart for more than a few months- and that was only once! We've had so many fun memories to sharing a room when we were little to sharing a room in college (except one time being roommates, we grew out of scaring each other and jumping on our beds :)). I've loved having her close by to go out to eat, have girls nights, and having her shoulder there for me to cry on. She has always been there for me and I am excited for her new adventures in Cali! I know she will have such a great time and she has no problem making new friends. She'll be everyone's best friend before long! Kristen, I love you so much! And I can't wait to see you in August! I hope you know how much you have meant to me in the past and how much you mean to me now. I love you with all my heart! See you soon!

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Family Fun!



I have to combine some of these posts into 1 since, well.....you can see I've been slacking as of late and haven't had as much time for blogging with girls camp coming up NEXT WEEK!!!

We've had a lot of fun with family lately! Memorial Day weekend we drove to Vegas and spent the holiday with the Close side. We had a lot of fun! We went swimming (which I had been DYING to do since Utah was NOT working of the summer weather), saw a movie, hung out, went shopping, and just had fun watching Ashur and Emma play with each other. One of Emma's favorite things was the rocking horse! I just bought one online just like it because she loved it so much. We had a lot of fun with them and are looking forward to spending the 4th of July in Arizona with them as well!



We also have had a blast going on hikes! Cade and I want to be a "hiking" family and do a lot of hiking and camping in the years to come. So we bought a really cool backpack for our kids to sit in so we can make is a family adventure. Emma LOVES it! And I am so happy about that :). She hiked.....she played.....she passed out! Both times she fell asleep on the hike...too much fun for her :)!

Hike to the "G" in Pleasant Grove. It was VERY uphill, but a beautiful view in the end:



Hike to the Waterfalls in PG, about 2 min from our house!