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Thursday, June 16, 2011
Summerfest
Our niece Melanee is staying with us while her parents are on a trip. Well, she loves going to Orem’s Summerfest so we had to make it happen. She loves the rides, parade, and booths. She also loves playing with Haley, so when we were going to the carnival we also picked up Haley (and of course we couldn’t leave Brynlee out!). So we took the girls to enjoy some of the rides and the fest. The girls loved the rides, and I even went on my first ferris wheel! It was really fun, and we got to enjoy the parade and fireworks the next day. Melanee even got a feather extension in her hair at one of the booths . . . which she talked me into doing too. :) It was fun going to Summerfest, but mostly fun just hanging out with our nieces.
Cake, Tassels, Sin City, and Summer Fun!
This last month has been crazy with a LOT of family stuff going on. We’ve loved every minute of it, but it certainly keeps us on our toes.
The fun all started with my birthday (of course)! I really have the best husband and family ever. So, Dallin had a business trip planned to leave to Dallas/Kansas City on May 24-26. My birthday is May 25, so he would miss my birthday completely. Needless to say, I was really bumbed about not spending my birthday with my husband (it didn’t help that he was gone for Valentine’s Day this year too!). Dallin felt really bad about leaving, so he made lots of plans to keep me busy and feeling loved. :) Also, my sweet grandma didn’t want me to be home alone so she came to stay with my parents to make sure I had someone to be with.
So the morning of May 24 (day before my birthday), while I was getting ready for work, Dallin was finishing packing for his trip. We kissed goodbye, I went to work, and Dallin left for work (he was driving himself to the airport around noon). I was sad all day at work knowing he’d be leaving for a few days – I really HATE when he has to travel. Anyway, it didn’t help when Dallin called me at work as he was driving to the airport. Then, 10 minutes later his little brother (Lincoln) showed up with 2 dozen roses! I was happy, but also really sad – I already missed him a ton. Right after work (around 5:30pm), I drove straight to the salon where I met my mom and grandama – Dallin had arranged for us to go get pedicures together! :) I got my toes done and it felt so good, I loved every minute of it.
Leaving the salon, my mom asked me to take my grandma home so my mom could stop and get some dinner for us. I said ok, but thought it was kind of weird because she was so pushy about it. (Side note: my grandma had shingles like 8 months ago and she still has some days were she has muscle aches.) So, while getting in the car, she told me that today she was really hurting and I had to take it easy, drive slowly, and help her in the house when we got home. Fine by me, I didn’t know anything different. Anyway, we pulled up to the house, got out, and I helped my grandma to the house (through the front door). To my complete surprise, when I opened the door I heard a loud “SURPRISE” and I saw my family (Mom, Dad, Ryan, Amber, Alyssa, Justin, Mindee, Melanee, Tervor) and Dallin’s family (Ross, Karen, Jason, Shannon, Haley, Brynlee, Ryan, Jessica, Mady, Austin, Mia, Brandon, Stephanie, Mckinley, Jordan, Annie, Chandra, Lincoln) all standing in the front entrance with balloons, party stuff, etc. To say the least, it was a pretty overwhelming. My first thought was how great it was for Dallin to arrange for all of this, but it made me miss him even more. Then, all of the sudden Dallin came around the corner! (Another side note: I guess people were betting how long it would take me to cry at this point…well, it didn’t take long) I was totally blown away. I guess Dallin’s trip got canceled like two weeks ago and he never told me – he just started planning this whole day out! He was a little scared I’d be mad, but I was so happy. I have the best husband in the world. The best part of the day was to have him there with me, and then have him for my whole birthday. It was awesome!!!
That following Thursday we had a very special day – Lincoln’s graduation from high school! (I was actually sad for Dallin that he was going to “miss” Lincoln’s graduation, as well as my birthday. He pretended to be sad about that for weeks too! Very sneaky.) Anyway, Lincoln is such a great kid; I really hope I have sons just like him (Lincoln, I know you don’t read blogs, but that’s a compliment!). He’s such a hard worker and really smart and talented. He’s going to BYU, and he’ll be working with the football team filming their practices and games. The graduation was pretty fun (air horns and bouncy balls kept things interesting), and it was great being there to support Lincoln.
That Sunday, we left for a family trip to Vegas! The whole trip was so fun, we got to stay at a very nice resort and have a full week of relaxation and fun with the family. We walked the strip (a few times), saw Phantom of the Opera, went on the roller-coaster at New York, New York, did shopping, swimming, reading, and tons of other stuff. We also got to hang out with Dallin’s aunt and uncle who live down there, and Dallin’s cousin fixes and manages private jets, so one night we got to go see one and take tons of pictures in/of it. On Saturday, Dallin and I got a really fun treat – we had some really good friends (Richard and Jenn) make the drive up all the way from California just to come hang out for the day! Richard went to BYU and was in the Marriott School with Dallin, so they took basically all the exact same classes for almost 2 years. Anyway, it was so great that they would drive all the way up to see us, plus we got to meet their super cute little girl Peyton. She was so much fun to play with, but she wasn’t so sure about Dallin (I don’t think his vacation beard was very helpful) so she would only let me hold her. So Vegas was great – we had a lot of fun doing so many things, but mostly just hanging out with the family.
The fun all started with my birthday (of course)! I really have the best husband and family ever. So, Dallin had a business trip planned to leave to Dallas/Kansas City on May 24-26. My birthday is May 25, so he would miss my birthday completely. Needless to say, I was really bumbed about not spending my birthday with my husband (it didn’t help that he was gone for Valentine’s Day this year too!). Dallin felt really bad about leaving, so he made lots of plans to keep me busy and feeling loved. :) Also, my sweet grandma didn’t want me to be home alone so she came to stay with my parents to make sure I had someone to be with.
So the morning of May 24 (day before my birthday), while I was getting ready for work, Dallin was finishing packing for his trip. We kissed goodbye, I went to work, and Dallin left for work (he was driving himself to the airport around noon). I was sad all day at work knowing he’d be leaving for a few days – I really HATE when he has to travel. Anyway, it didn’t help when Dallin called me at work as he was driving to the airport. Then, 10 minutes later his little brother (Lincoln) showed up with 2 dozen roses! I was happy, but also really sad – I already missed him a ton. Right after work (around 5:30pm), I drove straight to the salon where I met my mom and grandama – Dallin had arranged for us to go get pedicures together! :) I got my toes done and it felt so good, I loved every minute of it.
Leaving the salon, my mom asked me to take my grandma home so my mom could stop and get some dinner for us. I said ok, but thought it was kind of weird because she was so pushy about it. (Side note: my grandma had shingles like 8 months ago and she still has some days were she has muscle aches.) So, while getting in the car, she told me that today she was really hurting and I had to take it easy, drive slowly, and help her in the house when we got home. Fine by me, I didn’t know anything different. Anyway, we pulled up to the house, got out, and I helped my grandma to the house (through the front door). To my complete surprise, when I opened the door I heard a loud “SURPRISE” and I saw my family (Mom, Dad, Ryan, Amber, Alyssa, Justin, Mindee, Melanee, Tervor) and Dallin’s family (Ross, Karen, Jason, Shannon, Haley, Brynlee, Ryan, Jessica, Mady, Austin, Mia, Brandon, Stephanie, Mckinley, Jordan, Annie, Chandra, Lincoln) all standing in the front entrance with balloons, party stuff, etc. To say the least, it was a pretty overwhelming. My first thought was how great it was for Dallin to arrange for all of this, but it made me miss him even more. Then, all of the sudden Dallin came around the corner! (Another side note: I guess people were betting how long it would take me to cry at this point…well, it didn’t take long) I was totally blown away. I guess Dallin’s trip got canceled like two weeks ago and he never told me – he just started planning this whole day out! He was a little scared I’d be mad, but I was so happy. I have the best husband in the world. The best part of the day was to have him there with me, and then have him for my whole birthday. It was awesome!!!
That following Thursday we had a very special day – Lincoln’s graduation from high school! (I was actually sad for Dallin that he was going to “miss” Lincoln’s graduation, as well as my birthday. He pretended to be sad about that for weeks too! Very sneaky.) Anyway, Lincoln is such a great kid; I really hope I have sons just like him (Lincoln, I know you don’t read blogs, but that’s a compliment!). He’s such a hard worker and really smart and talented. He’s going to BYU, and he’ll be working with the football team filming their practices and games. The graduation was pretty fun (air horns and bouncy balls kept things interesting), and it was great being there to support Lincoln.
That Sunday, we left for a family trip to Vegas! The whole trip was so fun, we got to stay at a very nice resort and have a full week of relaxation and fun with the family. We walked the strip (a few times), saw Phantom of the Opera, went on the roller-coaster at New York, New York, did shopping, swimming, reading, and tons of other stuff. We also got to hang out with Dallin’s aunt and uncle who live down there, and Dallin’s cousin fixes and manages private jets, so one night we got to go see one and take tons of pictures in/of it. On Saturday, Dallin and I got a really fun treat – we had some really good friends (Richard and Jenn) make the drive up all the way from California just to come hang out for the day! Richard went to BYU and was in the Marriott School with Dallin, so they took basically all the exact same classes for almost 2 years. Anyway, it was so great that they would drive all the way up to see us, plus we got to meet their super cute little girl Peyton. She was so much fun to play with, but she wasn’t so sure about Dallin (I don’t think his vacation beard was very helpful) so she would only let me hold her. So Vegas was great – we had a lot of fun doing so many things, but mostly just hanging out with the family.
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