Fathers Day & Weekend in our Paradise

Lukes first Fathers Day was great. We went over to my in laws the Lancaster's and had dinner. The day before Luke was gone so me and Jace took a little trip to Hasting's our local entertainment store. I wanted to buy something for Luke but we said we shouldn't spend a lot of money. I found him the Garden State soundtrack. He loved the movie so why not get him the soundtrack. I could not wait until fathers day so I ended up giving it to him that night and he loved the present, then Jace gave him a big wet kiss. I took pictures of Jace with his papa from that day and here is one. Luke is such a great father and Jace adores him. I love him so much and am so grateful he is my husband.

My mom just recently flew into Utah to stay with my grandparents at their cabin in Ogden. My sis Emily drove her up there and this past Friday me and Jace took a little vacation to the cabin. My grandparents have not met Jace before so it was quite the party when we showed up. Jace always is friendly and good with new people. When he saw my mom he definately remembered her, I think it made her trip. We had dinner with them and Jace tried mashed potatoes for the first time. Later on he tried yellow cake and it was like heaven in his mouth. He could not get enough and kept squeeking for more. Another reason why we went this past weekend is because my dad was driving in on Saturday from Colorado. So we were expecting him about four and surprise surprise he showed up at noon! I also straightened my mom's hair on Saturday and what a babe! I really love her hair like that. What a great way to end our trip, spending time with Ems and Willem, mom and dad, and grandma and grandpa. Thanks for inviting us up! We had a relaxing fun weekend.

Busy, Busy

Summer time has officially begun in our household. The day after my birthday I hopped on a plane with little Jacey and we flew to Colorado to visit Grandma and Grandpa Vinton. My camera was acting weird so my mom took all the pictures so those are soon to come. We had the funnest time there and Jace LOVED being with his other grandparents. When we got there my mom picked us up and instantly he remembered her. The next day we ran errands, went shopping and took Jace on a walk around the neighborhood. My mom is a little of a health nut so we went to Sunflower Market and she introduced me to the best yogurt ever. Seriously it is like eating dessert. Im glad I can't find it here in Logan because it is very fattening as well and I would eat too much of it. Anyways I love Littleton. I forgot how much I liked it there and how I loved all the different unique stores they have there that I miss out on here. On Wednesday I met up with a good high school friend Lindsay. She has two kids of her own and it was so nice to visit. Later that day my parents went to the temple and me and Jace went to Southwest Plaza to browse around. I discovered they had added a deli called Spicy Pickle which is an old time favorite. We could not pass that up! I also bought a new pair of wedges that are so cute. Thursday my dad's aunt and uncle had their 70th wedding anniversary! Can you believe it? That is 30 years short of a hundred years together, what an accomplishment. We met up with all my dad's siblings and the happy couple at Papa Deux's, a seafood restaurant. It was delicious and the event was really special. They were even on the local news! Since all my dad's family was in town the next day we all met up at Doug and Layne's house in the beautiful red rocks. I love their house, it is pretty scenic and the summer breeze blows right through their house. Saturday me and Jace helped(well talked) to my dad as he was pulling dandelions in the front yard then I met up with another high school friend Jon. He is a good friend who came to mine and Luke's reception and who is about to get engaged. On Sunday we went to church and then me and Jace flew home. The next day Luke came home from Washington D.C. (one of the reasons why we went to Colorado). The look on the baby's face when seeing Luke for the first time in a week was priceless. They are such good buddies. This is getting super long but here are a couple of things that have happened since I have been back....

Jace is crawling and pulling himself up on things
Jace is sleeping in his own bed! Hooray! Although he does like sleeping on the floor, crazy baby!
I am the first councelor in the primary
We go on walks every night
We spent Memorial day going on a walk up the canyon and barbecuing with Benny and Rachael
We went to the pool for the first time last week and Jace loved the water
Luke, me and Jace are going to the Oaker Mountain Temple open house this weekend!