From the weekend...

Ok, this picture was actually from today. Reese had a wonderful time playing in these boxes while I put groceries away and got dinner ready. I got tired of having to get her in and out of the boxes so I cut some fancy little doors on them and she had a ball. She would go in and out take a pillow in there, different toys and just played by herself... it was soo wonderful to be able to get things done without her clinging on me.

This past weekend was full of a bunch of events. I didn't take as many pictures as I should have though. We headed down to Preston on Thursday in time to witness my brothers impromptu wedding. They just had a very casual ceremony (in jeans) at the courthouse. It's about time is all I have to say. They finally went through with it since they are looking to buy a house -- and being married is in their best interest when it comes to getting approved for a loan. So welcome to the family Cami. This is one time where I didn't get a pic -- but next week they are having a dinner to celebrate so I'll snap some then.

We spent a lot of our time at Grandma Nan's on Friday. Since my mom still had to work and Todd wouldn't make it down until later in the evening. We had fun playing at her house - inside and out. Her favorite thing to do at Nan's is look through her photo albums. She has one from her trip to Disney world she took a couple of years ago. Reese loves to see all her favorite characters throughout the book (including elephants, Pooh bear, Mickey and Minnie Mouse). She is really into Jungle Book lately and she loves the part with the elephants so every time she sees the elephants in Grandma's book she lifts her arm up like a trunk and makes her elephant sound. Grandma also has a really fun clock inside her front room that plays music and Reese loves to push the button over and over again to start the music so she can dance. Grandma loves to watch her dance.

Spring slowly but surely arriving. Grandma's flowering bush with lots of little buds... Reese was pretty intrigued by this.

Grandma's slide is a little bit faster than what she is used to at the park. Note the expression.

Saturday morning we were up bright and early to get ready and be in SLC by 9:30. Torben and Angela (Todd's brother) were having their beautiful baby girl sealed to them. It was a really neat experience. It was the first time I have attended a sealing with a child being sealed to a family. It was also the first time we were able to see their new baby Ava (since they live in Denver). It was really great to see her for the first time in the temple. They are a beautiful family and we are so happy for them.

It was pouring rain while we were there at the temple and it cleared up a little while we were on the grounds afterwards. I have never seen the temple grounds looks so pretty ever. I think it was because all of the tulips were in bloom and the rain made the colors pop even more -- it was sooo pretty. Reese loved all of the flowers too.

Pretty picture minus Reese's goofy face and I forgot to crop out the couple in the background. I feel bad for all the brides that had to get their pics in the rain (which I swear we saw like 10 diff brides in the hour we were there).

We ate at the Lion House afterwards and had a nice lunch and Ava was also blessed there too.

After a busy day we headed to Todd's grandmas house in West Valley and everyone just sat around and chatted for a few hours. It was nice to have most everyone there in one place. We aren't able to see everyone as often as we like, and now that we live even further away it's even harder. Above Reese and Ava playing.

Sunday was another event... our good friends Amanda and Shawn were blessing their baby Addelyn in Pocatello. So we were up bright and early again. We had a nice lunch/get together afterwards too. We were all pretty exhausted by the time we finally made it home. The weekend was soo busy and Reese rarely got any sort of nap in... but on Monday she took a nap for 3 1/2 hours!!! It was so wonderful.

Well that was our weekend... coming up... Thursday is Justin and Cami's wedding dinner, and of course Mother's Day. I also have to work a bit this week too. I'll do better at taking more pics and try to post more often.