Monday, March 23, 2009

What a month!

This past month has been one fun filled adventure after another. Each week started with a new visitor and new week full of fun things to do. At the beginning of the month some of our Best friends Tyler and Rose Ellen came to see us. Along with there darling little daughter Natalie. We had so much swimming, going to the shark reef and just hanging out while the kids took naps. Every where we went people would ask us if Natalie and Tagg were twins. Which i guess isn't to crazy considering they are only a week apart in age.Poor Dan wasn't able to play much due to his busy school schedule. But he was able to squeeze in time for a few fun things.
My sister Becca flew into town that same week, so she could enjoy her spring brake in sin city with us. I love it when sisters come to visit. She was such a good sport about just going with the flow and at making things even more fun.

Tyler,Rose Ellen, Natalie, Dan, Tagg and I hiking around at Red Rock Canyon.


All of us trying to touch the horse shoe crabs and sting rays at the Shark Reef

Next came my sister Becca who came to play with us for her spring brake. She has been dying to go to the wax museum ever since we moved here. So we found some two for one coupons and she and Dan went and got to hang out with all there favorite people. They loved all the fun things you can do to the figures.


Becca chillen' with Abe her favorite President


Lets face it Dan just wants to be like Mike!
Tagg and I then jumped on a plane with Becca that Saturday to go Utah. My Grandpa is getting re-married so I went up to help my Mom get everything ready for my Step Grandma to move in. I am so excited to my Grandpa and Miss Margret. I know how much I miss Dan when I am gone for a week. I can't even image how lonely and sad I would be if he had been gone for three years. Yeah Grandpa!
Our friends Jenna and Steven came up with Dan to pick us up. On Friday we had a fun but very frustrating day trying to help them find housing by BYU. They will be moving up there in April to go to school and we are sure going to miss them.

On Saterday were were able to take Tagg to the Zoo. He is such an animal lover. He tries to hug and kiss animal if they come on t.v. And he loves snuggling any kind of stuffed animal. Anywho, he loved the zoo and really seemed to love the monkeys. He would just sit there and point, and rock back and forth as he talked really fast gibberish to them. It was supper cute!

I ran home from the zoo to attend my little brother Jame's junior prom. He looked so handsome all decked out in his tux with is his black high top converse. He looked liked such stud doing the promenade. It was so fun to see him show off his dance moves. He even tried to show me a few as we danced. But gave up quickly due to my lack of dance skills. I had a hard time holding back the tears as we danced, and I don't know why. I guess it's just cuz I love him.
Our little fam at Hogle Zoo



James and Mom at Prom


It was hard to leave the fam to come home. But having my sister Sarah and her family come to visit the day after we got back. Made the adjustment much more bareable! It was so much fun having sleep overs, hiking red rock,going swimming.Sarah and I even got away for a while to go shopping just us no kids. But I have to say my favorite thing we did while they were here was to go and see the Dolphin and Wild Cats exhibit. I loved watching the dolphins swim around and jump out of the water. They also had the cutest little baby leopard, that all the kids just loved.

Tagg, me, Emma,Sarah, Jackson,Ella and Ben at the dolphin and wild cats exhibit.




Now life as started to get back into the daily routine again with naps and story times. Which I must admit is kind of nice after having a month of non stop action. But we sure did love having everyone come and visit.