Andrew's Birthday!!!

While in Utah Andrew celebrated his birthday! He loves that his Spring Break always falls on his birthday (until he gets a real job and has no spring break)! For his birthday we decided to go to Rodizios! He had never been so a few weeks before his birthday I signed him up for the birthday club which gets you a free meal for your birthday! Being that it costs so much that is the only way we could go is if it was free for him! The food is so good, my favorite is the grilled pineapple!

I love to embarrass him so I told them it was his birthday! Afterwards I had a surpise party of sorts for him. I am not very good at planning this sort of thing but we got to see some friends of ours that we otherwise might not have since it was such a short trip! It is hard to fit everyone in when you have a week so why not get them all in the same room at the same time!

Everyone was so nice to watch our kids so we could enjoy a nice dinner!

The rest of the pictures are before we got there!

Love my Grandpa!

Spencer looks thrilled to be there!

Crafty Things!

I cannot take credit for any of these darling things!

My sister Emily made these cute blocks for me before Easton was born. (She also made my cute car seat cover!) I love them! Andrew is going to build a shelf for me to put them on, I can't wait! I love the bright colors!

My sister-in-law Celyn made Ella and Easton these cute foil pictures of Christ for Christmas. She made one for Andrew and I as well! I am excited for Easton's to go on his shelf next to his name!

Before I left Utah my mom and I had this idea to make banners for our mantles. She did this one for me for St. Patricks Day! I love it! I now need one for every holiday and season!

Utah!!!

The first week of March was Andrew's Spring Break. We had someone tell us about an awesome deal for tickets to Salt Lake and decided not to pass it up! Memphis is one of the top 5 most expensive airports to fly to and from so when we heard tickets were only $150 round trip we bought some! It is nice to travel with four people and only have to pay for two! Ella and Easton both did super on both flights. The first flight to Dallas Andrew and I each had our own row! The second flight we were across from each other and so we were able to switch back and forth with the kids! They have let us all sit on the same row before but they wouldn't let us this time! Andrew came home at the end of his break and we stayed another 9 days! We had a good time!

Ella has a new favorite - the pamphlets in the seat back pockets!

It was nice to have Easton's seat with us on the first flight!

For Christmas I made my mom a shutterfly book of our trip to Disneyland last summer and it is Ella's favorite book to look at! She would look at it all day if we let her! I kept it up on their mantle and she would beg for someone to get it down for her and look at it!

My little Brother Spencer loves to play with Ella, she even talked him into taking her outside on a nice day!

My families favorite place to get breakfast is Mimi's Cafe! I wish we had one here! They have the best breakfast! We went on Saturday morning before I had to take Andrew to the airport!

During the second week we were there we did a ton! My little sister Sarah is on the Dance Company at the Jr. High so we went to watch them perform at the Drill Showcase! It was fun to see her dance since we always miss all of her performances! Easton wasn't a fan of the loud music but Ella loved watching all the dances! I wish I would have gotten a picture of her she loved it!
One day my Grandma invited us to her house for lunch. She had made a batch of her homemade bread. We ate it while it was still warm it was so good! I think I almost ate a whole loaf myself! After lunch Ella played with my cousin Olivia. They jumped on the bed, played, and read books! Everyone else quilted or talked. My grandma makes a quilt for each grandchild when they graduate from High School for when they get married and so they worked on that!

My sisters Emily and Katy gave Ella her bath one night before bed, I think they ended up with a bath themselves! After Ella insisted Emily put her bow back in! She slept with it in all night!

My sister Emily teaches Kindergarten and moved schools this year so we went to see her new school and to have lunch with her! Ella loved the chairs they were just her size! She would have loved to be left alone in that room as well, so much to destroy!

My little brother Spencer is in his final year of high school soccer, so we headed to Orem to watch him play. I really like to go and watch so I was excited to get to see him play one more time while I was there and the weather even cooperated! He is the one in the blue!

Ella enjoyed her popcorn while she watched the game!

Easton enjoyed his first soccer game!

We ended up having the kids next to each other when we would ride in my mom's car and Ella loved it! Everytime we would be in the car she would have to hold Easton's hand the whole time! I thought it was the sweetest thing. She is so sweet with him and he just grins like she is the best thing ever!

Ella has always had an obsession with purses/bags. She took a liking to Katy's this time! She would carry it around, empty it, put it all bag in and so on!

She got a little upset when Katy had to leave and take it!

We went to lunch at a place called Culvers. They opened their first one in Utah not to far from my parents! They have really good food and custard!

Me, Emily, and Katy

Ella loves my sunglasses!

I just happened to be in town for a family wedding as well. My mom's cousin Bonnie who is actually my age was married. She had a great dinner at Gardner Village. Her colors were bright red, orange, and yellow. It was a beautiful wedding!

My cousin Andrea blessed her baby while we were there as well. Her little boy is a month younger then Easton.

Ella and Hannah

My cousin Molly has a baby a month older then Easton. She is so cute! Easton and her were just talking away to each other!

We had such a fun time in Utah! We loved seeing both of our families! We did so much more like pizza and a movie at Andrew's sister house, seeing my friend Mandy from our old Sandy ward and her darling new baby, going out on a date, Andrew's birthday (post to come), and so much more! We cherish the little time we get to see everyone!

3 Months Old!

While we were in Utah Easton turned 3 months old! I tried to get a good picture to document it, but this was the best we could do! He wasn't up for cooperating! He is such a great baby and we feel so blessed to have him in our home! I don't know what we would do without him, he is so sweet!

Of course the day just wouldn't be the same without a thousand slobbery kisses from your older sister!