a few more Utah moments

Aquarium Part 2:

(Thanks for the pics, Erika!)

Visiting Gpa Gibbs in Mt. Pleasant:

Tool-time, story-time, and bed-time at Grandma's:

Baby Girl made us read this story (The Little Old Lady who was Not Afraid of Anything) at least a hundred times!:

I eventually had to start putting Anndra in my bed so she would stop crawling into Parker's in the middle of the night:

(What is it with 2-year-olds and their ability to TAKE OVER the space in a bigger person's bed once they are in it?!?)

This blurry picture of Lincoln made me laugh because it depicts life with an active 3-year-old - so often he is simply a blur of energy & excitement & mischief & fun as he ZOOMS by on his way to do something crazy. I love it!

And Parker's usually not too far behind...

...He pretends that he's off to 'supervise' Lincoln, but I think the main reason is that his little brother's antics are just so entertaining.

Fun times in Utah

At Nate's house:


At Gma Sherrie's:



Eating out:





Drawing with window markers:




Playing at Grandma's school:




Aquarium:

more VA/MD pics

At park near Dan's house:




Nothing shows you how big your baby is like when she holds her newborn cousin:


Pic-nic and frisbee-golf at Burke Lake:




At Erika's house:


Just Dance Kids on the wii:


In the city:







At Ben's house (Parker pulling down a wall):

Kitty-cats Anndra & Bethany trying to stay away from demolition area:



On the plane to UT:

Week after Christmas in VA/MD

Good times with some of our favorite people - four of my sibs and their families in Virginia & Maryland. Our visit to the Christmas lights at the Washington DC Temple was the only time we got a picture of everyone:

(We missed Nate & Kristen, but I knew we'd see them soon in Utah).


Fun park adventures:



Waiting to get into an exhibit at the Botanical Gardens:



Eating out with the whole crew:



I'm so thankful for FAMILY! I feel so spoiled/blessed to have so many wonderful people in my life who love me. I'm really glad my sibs and I have made the effort to keep our friendships strong. I don't know what I would do without them!

P.S. I decided to stick to group pics today, but I'll follow up with more individual shots from that week soon. :)