happy, happy, happiness!!

We enjoyed a lot of happy times with family and friends during our trip to Utah. Prepare yourself for A LOT of pictures!!

Ugly Sweater and Nog party

   

This party was a lot of fun although we couldn’t stay for long (Sophie can’t stay up much past 8:00… let’s just say she NEEDS her sleep).  It was a sort of co-ed bridal shower, we had lots of very ugly sweaters, but Braden (the guy in the hearts) won the contest and the egg nog. My family is a lot of fun, it was so great to see a lot of cousins, aunts and uncles.

Jonathan’s Eagle court

My little brother Jonathan recieved his Eagle scout while we were there.  You can’t see Dan in the picture but he was very excited to sit for the first time in “the Eagles’ nest,” what a night!  Good work Jonathan, we love you.

Josh and Meg's wedding

 

It was so wonderful to see Josh happy again, he went through so much with his divorce and it was hard to watch.  Meg is a wonderful person and and I couldn’t be happier for them both!  I am so glad that we got to be there to celebrate with the family.  I was worried about exposing Tessa to so many people at such a young age but she was really good for us and spent most of her time in her car seat sleeping as she is the last picture with a blanket over her.  My aunts kept teasing me by saying, “what a cute blanket!” (instead of baby) since that’s mostly all they saw. :) Sophie was such a ham at the reception, she ran around dancing and turning up the CHEESE for every camera that came her way, the photographer loved her.

New Years

I didn’t take any pictures on New Years, in fact I didn’t take many pictures during the whole trip… most of what you see I got from other people.  I am still adjusting to being a mother of two and didn’t have enough hands.  But we had a fun time on New Years playing games, watching Mama Mia, and doing a puzzle.

Sugar Bowl

I think this says it all…

 

Go UTES!!!  You are #1 in our book. We had some friends over to watch the game at my parents house, it was a lot of fun.

Just hanging out

   

It’s always a good time when Sophie and her cousin Elise get together, those two have so much fun!  Sophie is still calling out, “Elise, where are you?” with her hands cupped around her mouth a few times a day.  then she answers her own question by saying, “Elise, bye bye.”  Their little sisters may not look like cousins (see how dark Tessa looks next to Melody!) but I think they will be partners in crime soon too.  I wish I would have taken more pictures of Sophie with her aunts and uncles because this trip was a good one for Sophie bonding with them.  She was her usual snotty self at first and refused to go near some of them but by the end of our visit she had even warmed up to my Dad… she used to cry if he was even in the same room as her, not even looking at her!  It was great to see her enjoying all of those people who love her so much.  My sister Jenny was an angel who would come get Sophie from us in the morning around 6:30 when she woke up so we could go back to sleep with Tessa until 9 or 10.  Jenny and Sophie had some good times.  Yep, we were spoiled with good company, good food, gifts, and unforgettable memories!  Thanks Mom and Dad for the flights that made it possible for us to be there to enjoy it all.