King of Pop Passes

Michael Jackson died today from a heart attack at the age of 50. He has always been one of my favorite artists. I love his music, however I did prefer to ignore the drama of his personal life. I think the first cassette tape I ever bought was "Dangerous" when I was little and I still enjoy the songs today. A lot of celebrities have passed this week (Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett) but the news of Jackson dying really took me by surprise. I just wanted to write a little note about his passing because his music has been a part of my life for so many years.

A Wonderful Christmas Gift!!!

We will be welcoming a new addition to our family this Christmas. I went to the doctors today for my 12 week check and heard the heartbeat. So far everything looks good. My official due date is December 26th. We are so excited, and I know Abby desperately needs a companion around the house. I was horribly sick for only a few weeks, and the rest of the time, as long as I eat regularly I feel okay. I'm still tired a lot, and very hormonal, but I hope these things will disappear soon so I can return back to my normal self.

Big day for Piper

Last December, Are and Will adopted baby Piper into their family. And now, six months later, everything is final and legal, so they could be sealed to her and also give her a baby blessing. On Saturday, we joined them at the Provo Temple, while they were sealed together. It was such an amazing experience to watch that beautiful baby be sealed to her parents. Then on Sunday we went to her blessing. I'm so happy that Are and Will were blessed with a baby. It makes it so special when there has been much difficulty, but they are very deserving. They are such wonderful parents, and seem to have adjusted to parenthood smoothly.

Lagoon

Every summer we like to make a trip to Lagoon with those in Cameron's family that are able and willing to go. So on Friday Cameron and I went to Lagoon with Are and Will. Thankfully Cam's mom volunteered to watch Abby and Piper so we were free to enjoy ourselves minus the kids. It was a fun day, and Lagoon was super busy, maybe because it was the only day it didn't rain in the last two weeks. Unfortunately I was unable to ride a majority of the rides due to my "condition", but not wanting to be left out, I went along anyways. Cam was SO excited because his favorite ride was finally open.


The Samari (no idea how to spell that) has been closed the last several years that we have gone. But it was up and running this time. Another one of their favorite rides is the Rocket, which is a ride, that even if I could go on, I choose not to.


The boys love the see who can hold their hands out and not hold on to the bars the longest. I did manage to find a few rides to ride, but found my stomach was easily upset. After we finished our tour of Lagoon, we finished the day with a nice dinner at the Texas Roadhouse. YUM YUM!

A Week With Michelle and Kenna

(Michelle, Abby and Kenna)


Last Tuesday, Michelle (my sister, and yes, we are twins) and Kenna flew in from Colorado to spend a week with us. Wednesday was our birthday, so it was nice to be able to celebrate that together. When Cam got off of work, he took us to dinner, and even surprised Michelle and I with flowers. So sweet! We ate dinner at The Pizza Factory, and I think when they saw us arrive with two toddlers they already knew we would be quite loud and rowdy. They put us in a room ALL by ourselves, which was fine, because Abby and Kenna were loud.

Thursday we went to the petting zoo at Thanksgiving Point (I remembered my camera this time).





It was fun and Kenna even attempted to ride the pony's, but she was a little nervous and cut the ride short. That night, Cameron had a softball game, so we went to that and met up with his family. It was nice. We all cheered real loud for the Orem Firefighters, but it must not have been enough, because they still lost. Oh well, everyone had fun anyways. Cam's parents even took Abby and Kenna to the park, which gave Michelle and I a nice break from chasing after those two.

Friday we ran some errands and just hung around. The girls enjoy playing together so much, so it makes it easy to stick around the house and just let them play.

Saturday we went to the Eagle Mountain Pony Express Days Parade.



It was a long wait until the parade actually started (about an hour late) but once it did, the girls enjoyed seeing the trucks, and horses and of course the candy.
Abby didn't like the loud noises of the sirens and stuff, so there were a few tears. But all in all it was enjoyable.

Sunday we went up to my Uncle Franks for a bbq and a chance for Michelle and Kenna to see the family. It was nice to see my grandparents and some cousins.

Monday Michelle and Kenna returned home. Abby asks where Kenna is almost as much as she does Daddy. So I guess that means they bonded quickly and became close friends. It was so nice to watch them play together. I love that Abby has a cousin so close to her age. It was cute, because Abby would copy whatever Kenna was doing.





If Kenna was running, Abby would run; if Kenna was jumping, Abby would jump. SO CUTE! I can't wait until we can have another get together to hang out some more!

Splish, Splash!

(I love this picture, it looks like she posing for a swimsuit ad or something. Silly girl!)



Today I bough Abby a little swim pool for our backyard. Its not even June yet, and it seems so hot in the afternoons. Abby absolutely loves to be outside, so I figured the only way to survive the heat all summer long was with some water to cool us down (even though the chances of me getting in the pool are slim to none!). She played in the pool for about an hour, and LOVED it! I think the $25 it cost will be well worth it for hours and hours of summer enjoyment.

Petting Zoo

Today we visited the petting zoo at Thanksgiving Point. Unfortunately I forgot my camera, which I'm so mad about. But Abby loved the animals, and even let the goats eat some food from her hands. We went on the hayride, but didn't even attempt to put Abby on the pony's because I knew it would be a disaster. It was perfect weather, the sun was shining, but not too hot. This activity at Thanksgiving Point was actually quite reasonably priced, and I wouldn't mind making another trip this summer (and maybe I'll remember the camera).