The Lion King came to town and we decided to take Wyatt and McKartnee to see it. They absolutely loved it. They are still talking about it. McKartnee keeps telling everybody about how Scar pushed Mufasa off the mountain and made Simba sad. She gets very animated about it. It is pretty funny
This past weekend I took a well needed trip to Utah to see my family and friends. One of my best friends from high school is moving to San Diego, and she recentley had a baby, so I decided to just take Walker and go out for the weekend to see them. (I don't think my mom would let me come without any of the grandkids) It was so easy flying with just one kid!!!
The first day I was there, I spent most of the day with my mom, but I was able to meet up with my friend Amy for lunch. Amy is one of my favorite people in the world. I taught her on my mission, and the second I met her, I knew that I had known her before. It had been a long time since I last saw her, so it was so much fun to catch up with her. She is an amazing person!!
Then the next day, I got together with most of my friends from high school, and we went up to Park City. We had such a fun time together. We shopped for hours and hours. It was funny, because it was a "Girls" trip, but we all ended up mostly shopping for our kids. We finally got around to eating dinner at about 9:00 that night. These friends are all like sisters to me. It is so nice to get together with them, because we can always just pick up from where we left off. I am so glad that we have remained close over the years, and feel very blessed to have such wonderful friends in my life. We missed those that couldn't make it. Thanks Tracy for driving up from St George the night before to be there. You are a great friend!!
The next day I flew home. It was a very quick but fun trip. I would have loved to have seen more people, and spent more time with those that Iwas able to see, but we are hoping to make it out there for Christmas. Thanks mom and Tara for watching Walker, and thankyou Tara for letting me use your camera since I am a ditz and forgot mine!!
We did a family beach trip this last weekend at Rehoboth Beach in Deleware. It is only about 3 hours away. Wyatt absolutely loved the water this year. He stayed in the ocean almost the whole time we were there. McKartnee loved the water at first, but then she was content just playing in the sand. Little Walker did not like the water at all, but loved the sand. He had it all over. He kept getting on his hands and then would rub his little eyes. Through it all though, he stayed pretty happy.
Here is Wyatt's fu manchu from the foam in the waves.
Here is our little mermaid in the sand. She kept wanting more and more sand on her, and at one point she had so much sand that she couldn't move her legs, and she panicked a little.
This was Walker's first time to the beach. My other kids loved the waves and the water, but he was not having any of it.
They have a Funland on the board walk. It was just as big of a hit as the beach itself was.
Thumbs up!
McKartnee's version of tumbs up.
Jimmy's brother and his family were there too, (we kindof crashed their party) so we met up with them at the beach and had a great time.
We only end up going to the beach a couple of times each year, and with it being so close we keep saying that we are going to go more. Hopefully we can and will. While it is not as relaxing as it used to be before kids, it is still one of my favorite places to be.
Wyatts cousin Macey tagged him.
Mommy tag
This is Wyatt answering questions about Mom.
Walker turned one last Monday. It is hard to believe that it has already been a year . We had a very simple family party for him on Sunday. As you can see in the pictures, he was more interested in the dog than his presents at first. He wasn't very interested in the cake at first either. The older cousins and Wyatt wanted him to dig in, so they decided to show him how it was done.
He is at such a fun stage right now, and is learning a lot. I absolutely love this stage! He says mama, dada, uh-uh for uh-oh, and the sweetest one is Je Je for Jesus. We have officially hit the hall duty stage of church, and when he is fussy, I try to distract him with the pictures on the wall. I always point out Jesus, and now every time we walk by a picture whether it is a Jesus picture or not, he says Je Je. He loves to play catch, and I have to say for his age he has a pretty good little arm on him. (he gets that from dad) He also loves any car that he can push around. He is such a sweet little guy, and some of my favorite times of the day are when I go to get him out of his crib in the morning or after his naps. Right when I walk in the door, his little face lights up and he gives me the biggest smile. We are so lucky to have him in our family. Happy birthday little man! We love you!
