dancing

We had such a busy day filled with family, swimming, pizza, tired babies, tired mommy, and a messy house.

I danced in the kitchen while I got dinner ready tonight.

Then,

We made cookies.

Somehow crazy, exhausting days are always made better with dancing in the kitchen and chocolate.

Logan

We had a ton of fun in Logan. Oh it is Beautiful!! We got to go on a fun picnic up in the canyon and oh it was nice. The weather was PERFECT! And the company was even better. Getting to spend time with my Mom and step dad, my brother and his sweet family and my dad and step-mom. Oh it was a fun time. After our picnic we headed back to our hotel and got showered up and headed to Brigham City for dinner and Maddox. Oh it was delicious. They grow all their own food. I couldn't eat it but my sister-in-law raved about their raspberry butter. Then we drove by the newly dedicated Brigham city temple. Beautiful.

The next day this sweet baby was blessed. Vander Clay Shumway. Oh he is a cutie. They call him a sensitive sarsaparilla but oh many he is to die for. If only they could live closer! 

my brother and sweet Vander

The momma and MUST HAVE crying blessing picture.

After the blessing we had a wonderful lunch and just had fun enjoying each other for the little time we have together then we headed home. Made only one stop and drove through the night to Flagstaff. It was so nice to get home so quickly. Kala was very sad to leave Flagstaff so quickly. All he wanted to do the whole trip was play and Grandma and Papa's house. It's all about the little things. We had such a wonderful trip and are so lucky to call this sweet trio family.

This is the only real time I really held sweet baby boy. There were so many people there so anxious to hold that sweet boy. He is just beautiful. He looks so different from my kids it's insane. 

The beautiful Logan Temple. Kaulana and I want to make it a point of going back to Logan just to go inside this beautiful temple.

Salt Lake Temple

On our way up to Logan one of our stops was visiting the beautiful Salt Lake Temple Square. Oh goodness. The spring flowers are to die for. The temple is breathtaking. No matter how many times I go. It never ceases to amaze me just how beautiful it is. I am so grateful to have had to opportunity to stop.

it seems to be getting harder and harder to get a normal face out of this goofball

two boys. melt. my. heart.

Those three boys are my life.

When we walked up to the Christus Kala got really nervous. He was so taken back by his presence. He then proceeded to tell me about the owies on his hands and feet. I am so grateful for the gospel and the light it brings our home.

The Drive

We took a bit of a drive a few weekends ago up to Logan, Utah to visit my Brother and his wife as they blessed their sweet baby. It was quite a drive. We traveled with my mom and step dad, so I got to sit next to this sweet baby the whole drive up.

His first road trip...

He was so tired he fell asleep in the middle of eating a puff. baha. I love that face.

I rotated through about a million toys with Benson. But his favorites were definitely Mickey Mouse, and this snake I have. He thought they were both so funny. I swear the things I think he'll really like. He never does. It was like Mickey was his long lost friend and he was full of jokes! Kill me. It was hilarious.

Kala got to sit next to my niece and they had such a fun time playing games and watching movies the whole drive.

I can't believe how well they did! The last two hours were pretty miserable though to be honest. Kala just cried and cried. For one because he was exhausted. And for two his poor bum hurt so bad being stuck in that car seat. Poor babies traveling is so hard. But oh we had so much fun and ate so much junk.

Family home evening fun

We had a fun family home evening playing basketball at the park about a month ago. and Kala was in heaven. He not asks daily to go to the "basket park". This boy ran up and down the court with daddy for over a half an hour. and for Dessert? Bahama bucks of course! Kala was in heaven. This by far is his favorite family home evening. 

And this is how we found him "washing his hands" when we got home. haha. he thinks he should drink out of the sink now for some reason. tricky kid.

Easter Fun 2013

We had a super fun Easter. It started off with a little easter egg hunt at AT Still. Kala STILL talks about wanting to go to daddy's school to go on another easter egg hunt.

Benson with furrowed eyebrows, shocker. So unsure of this thing called grass.

and that's better.

We had a family Easter party at our house this year with my sister and all my step siblings. We had a full house but oh it was so fun, and so good to have almost everyone together. Kala loves any time we get together with cousins. He just thinks the world of them. Cousins+Easter eggs. what could get better?

figuring out the grass once again. welcome to spring little buddy.

he wanted to see what was in every egg to begin with. Then he got the idea and WENT TO TOWN.

he had so much fun finding eggs with daddy

Then Easter sunday we headed over to our other Families house. The Shirleys. Oh call was not about to give up another easter egg hunt. HEAVEN. This boy just LOOVES him some easter eggs. We had such a nice dinner with them and just feel so blessed to call them family!

sorting through their candy. REALLY? how is this kid old enough!