6 months!!!

Can I just say that I seriously cannot believe that Kellan is already 6 months old?! I am in awe, and am just amazed at how much he has grown and accomplished so far in his life. I am so proud to be his momma and can't wait to see what things are to come. [I just read over these first few sentences and you would think that I was talking about my son who just graduated...not turned 6 months old-haha] 

Well, these past few months have been filled with SO MUCH, so of course, I'll just list some of the highlights and do some better posts later on. 

At 6 months, Kellan: 

Weighs: 16 lbs 8 oz (50%)

Height: 28 1/2 in (off the charts...)

Kellan at 5ish months

Kellan LOVES to crawl!! He started crawling Thanksgiving weekend and has been on the move ever since. He now loves to chase people and play his version of hide and go seek. It's hilarious and he can't get enough of crawling! Ok, by crawling, I mean he does a mean army crawl. He will get up on his knees and propel himself forward to reach something, but he's content just army crawling everywhere. He has suddenly started to plank and get into pushup position and hold it. Also, he does downward dog like a champ. :) He loves chasing balled up paper, and anything that crinkles or lights up. His favorite is my cell phone. :) 

He is the happiest baby in the world. He is always smiling and laughing. When we're in public, he's taking in the whole world. He's so alert and watches everyone's every move. He seriously never blinks and is rarely caught not smiling. He's always behaving great, and loves to play with everyone he meets. He's just too good to be true. 

Also, Kellan has started to teethe! For months I've stated that he's teething because of his excessive drooling and gnawing on EVERYTHING, but it's actually here. He's teething. I'm kind of sad and a little scared because all I know is my toothless grinning son who has the cutest smile in the whole wide world. I love it and know that he'll start to look completely different with teeth now. Silly I know, but I just can't imagine my little guy with pearly whites yet! 

Kellan has met santa twice this season and loves him with all his heart. He has no idea who the man is, but, he loves his beard and refuses to let go. (especially when his turn is over) Along with meeting Santa, cutting a tooth, and crawling, Kellan get's to meet his Aunt Jana for the first time in 4 days! We couldn't be more excited for her to come home from her mission in Germany, and can't wait for some good quality time! Wahoo!!! 

Well, as I'm thinking about my little man, I'm starting to tear up (thank you mommy hormones) and so I'll keep this post short and sweet. I love my little beef, and couldn't be happier. 

Kellan's journey thus far in a nutshell:

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3 weeks before Kellan was born

Kellan and David right after he was born

4 days old

Kellan does NOT have a unibrow..despite what it may look like, he just raised his eyes and made it look like it...but he doesn't. I promise. 

Kellan with the ginormous zucchini we harvested from the garden

These two are seriously BEST FRIENDS. 

Love my little man. 

bouncer fun

OH. MY. GOODNESS! Kellan has been loving his bouncer! Since day one, Kellan has loved bouncing up and down and if anyone holds him, he quickly starts to move his legs to bounce up and down on their lap. It never fails, everyone gets a great arm workout when they hold him.

We got Kellan a Johnny Jumper a little over a month ago and for the longest time he didn't get it. He would just sit there, look around, and also twirl. A few weeks ago he started to kinda bounce and ram his head into the door at times and slowly started to get it. After a few bumps he's finally loving it and I couldn't be happier. Well, since he's been loving his bouncer, he's been tiring himself out and falling asleep in it. I seriously think it's so cute and couldn't help but take pictures! enjoy! 

mom first realized that he would fall asleep because she was helping him bounce and suddenly he dozed off-we were  so surprised and thought it was too cute! 

seriously-he was so wiped out from bouncing!  

It's pumpkin day, Kellan!

Kellan's having the best Fall ever! He is loving the colorful and very crunchy leaves, crisp air, new harvest smells and football games. Kellan loves going on walks with mom, grandma and grandpa and can't get enough of going outside. Recently he went on a new adventure to a pumpkin patch! 

Grandma Robin gave Kellan a book called, "It's pumpkin day, Mouse!" and by far, that is Kellan's favorite book. In honor of the book, we took Kellan on his own pumpkin day! 

 Kellan loved every minute of it! He loved all of the pumpkins and there was even a petting zoo! Kellan and Grandpa Bryan loved looking at the animals and Grandpa even let a cow lick Kellan's feet!

The day ended great with us picking out 3 pumpkins and Kellan being a very happy little boy. We loved Kellan's pumkin day!

They had a cute cut out for Kellan to look through! 

Some of the beautiful pumpkins they had

Kellan (all bundled up!) and Grandma Robin 

Kellan and Mom posing with some giant pumpkins! 

finding the PERFECT pumpkin

Looking at the goats

Kellan loved 'petting' the calf haha

the forbidden fruit

We have a dog named Bella who had been the center of attention for YEARS. It's somewhat embarrassing how much we adore that little girl and literally obsess over everything she does, and yet we love it. While in High School we cuddled all the time, took pictures, played in the yard, etc. And even though each of us went off to school or on a mission, when we came back, it was like we never left. Bella was still family and a best friend.

Well...along came Kellan. Suddenly Bella had been put on the back burner and started to feel left out. She was shooed away when she came near the bundle of blanket we were always holding and she wasn't allowed in Mandy's room. Now, Bella still got lots of loves and cuddles, just not as much as before. Now that Kellan is older, he's been on the floor more and Bella had been slowly inching herself closer and closer. We would promptly shoo her away and have her go to another room or outside.

After a few weeks, Bella had her first lick and it hasn't been the same ever since. Seriously-every day it's like a new game for her to see how close she can get to lick his head or toes or even hands. I've been a little harsher with her b/c Kellan's new obsession with putting everything in his mouth and I don't want him to have dog germs!

Yesterday we were visiting with grandma and played with Bella together. I let Kellan pet Bella softly, and give her loves so he could get used to her. This obviously meant that they were now bff's, so while Kellan was in his johnny jumper minding his own business later that day, Bella realized that he was at her level and did a sneak attack. I just happened to round the corner to see Bella licking Kellan's lips and cheeks with glee and Kellan just as happy. As upset as I was, I was kinda happy because I knew that they would soon become best friends. Another joy of parenthood...with a dog in the mix.

our little roller

Kellan has been rolling a TON! He'll roll from opposite ends of his mat in like 10 seconds! I never thought that I would be "that mom" who posted daily videos or pictures of her kid, but here I am...he's just too cute not to share. :) So here's him rolling and the picture is of his new fall/winter wear for the football games and our walks! 

Best day of my life...

Almost. Today has already been monumental and it's only 10:45. Awesome right? Let me explain.
Growing up the fall was my LEAST favorite time of the year. Not because I didn't like football games, beautiful leaves, or even the fall flavors. It was because I hated being cold, and worse, I hated being cold in my own house.

My dad is NOTORIOUS for not putting on the heat until late November. He would just tell us to put on a sweatshirt, some socks, or even wrap up in a blanket. Now, I know that I'm a little biased because anything less than 70 is chilly for me, but seriously, Ohio gets cold! Thankfully I had a space heater. Weekly I would get yelled at because I kept my room a nice 75-80 degrees. I could stay in shorts and a t-shirt all year round and while it was glorious to me, my parents got sick of me complaining whenever I left my room because of the cold.

But seriously, my dad would make fun of us and get a little irritated when we would bust out the space heater and heaven forbid we even looked like we were touching the thermostat. So for years, and I'm talking YEARS, we've suffered in cold-becuase dad didn't want to turn on the heater. So, I don't know if it's age, or the fact that Kellan is in the house and my dad doesn't have the heart to freeze him out, but today, October 8, 2012, my Dad turned on the heat. Best day ever!!!

Johnny jumper II

Kellan loves to jump. It's becoming an obsession that is making my arms very sore, but buff. I mean really, who needs dumbbells when you have an active baby? Well, unfortunately Kellan is still figuring out his jumper-but he's much better than before and still loves every minute of it.  Enjoy!

hell has frozen over...

As of 2 min. ago, Kellan actually soothed himself to sleep!! WAHOO!!! The best ending to the most horrific morning ever! (yes, I meant morning) Last night was one of Kellan's worst night's for sleeping and it's literally so bad that it's funny. Let me start from a few nights ago....

Kellan has been a good sleeper for the past few weeks, he'll wake up once for a feeding then is up at like 6-7 for another feeding then will go down for a nap (sometimes) around 9:30. It was getting better and better each day...until last week. Suddenly Kellan became a little needy and would wake up 2-3 times a night and just never seems satisfied after he ate. So we supplemented more and tried to get him all tanked up for the night. You would think that would work...but no.

So now we come to yesterday where Kellan had been quazi fussy all day, took a nice 1 1/2 nap  in the morning then slept off and on for like 10 min throughout the afternoon....at night Kellan went down at 9, and then woke up at 9:45 then fought off sleep until about 10:40. Awesome right? I didn't think so either. Well, he finally went down at 10:40, then proceeded to wake up at 12:30, 1:15, 3, 4:30, 5:45ish, and then again at 6:45. Best night ever. Well, what I failed to mention was that he was fussy most of the times in between and that when I was changing him at 3, he peed on me. ALL over. Well, we then had the grand finale of the night...(if you have a weak stomach don't read on just enjoy the cute picture of kellan looking at me clean up his mess....)

At around 7, Kellan pooped and so I did what we have to do every time now-after the first round, we wait about 10 min, then come the second round and he's done. So I did that. And I even waited a few min after his second round to make sure he was done. Well, obviously he wasn't because as I was putting his dirty diaper off to the side, he piked (yes, he's piking and grabbing his feet now) and pooped not just on himself, but me, and also the carpet a good 2 feet away from his changing area. BEST. MORNING. EVER. Of course, all I can do is laugh at the fact that my son is now just grinning away and looks so proud of his accomplishment.

Needless to say, I am tired, thankful Kellan is finally asleep and very excited to take a nap myself asap and am still loving motherhood. If you didn't get a visual enough of what had happened, I took pictures for proof for david. Enjoy.

A big thanks goes out to Dreft and Oxyclean for cleaning up the carpet!! 

PART (yes only part) of what was on my shirt from Kellan's incident 

Kellan's jumper

Words cannot even begin to express the joy that I have watching Kellan in his jumper. Seriously-this little juice of a boy LOVES life. He's slowly figuring out that he can jump in it, but for now, twirling and some slight bounces here and there will do. :) Because Kellan is a little skinny we have to put a blanket in front of him so he can't sit up longer and not get lost in the bottom of it. 

I seriously love his legs and how they stick out and look so skinny and spidery. haha and I just realized that the picture below makes it look like he has a unibrow-don't worry, he doesn't. Just his brow line, he has 2 separate eyebrows. :) but besides that, he can sit in his little jumper for a few min and then when he gets tired he just sucks on the side of the thing and growls. I love this little guy!! 

Here's a little video of the juice! I love the simple joys of motherhood :)

3 months!!!

Yay! Happy 1/4 birthday to Kellan! I wish we could really celebrate, but unfortunately, Kellan is a little under the weather. He has his first cold, and as much as I hate seeing him be stuffy and hear his little cough, he is especially cuddly and I don't mind that at all. But let's not focus on that right now. 

Kellan just doing his thing :) 

Well, Kellan has had a very eventful month! He's had many "firsts" and I'm excited for more to come! 

At 3 months Kellan...

Rolls over! He is now mobil, and can't be stopped!! Once he's over he does a superman pose and then tries to crawl...depending on what surface he's on, he can move a TINY bit. Thankfully, he has no idea what to do with his arms yet, so he does frog kicks and at times propels himself forward an inch or two.  (I'll try and post a video soon) 

Is ticklish! He loves raspberries on his tummy and when David or grandpa growls into his neck. He smiles really big, laughs, squirms and squeals whenever it's done. 

Loves to go outside. If he is fussy all we need to do is take him outside and he usually calms down instantly. He loves to look around and also the feeling of grass on his feet. 

Stands up! Not on his own quite yet, but will hold onto our hands for balance as he pulls himself up. He loves to do squats and is developing some pretty strong legs! 

Is sleeping through most of the night! (best accomplishment so far) He has consistently sleep 5-6 hours straight for a few weeks now and it is HEAVEN! I feel like a new woman and I can tell Kellan is happier and when he's happier, I'm happier! 

Loves to watch TV and cuddle with anyone that will hold him

Hates his car seat. I mean, he'll fall asleep in it once the car starts going, but man oh man, does this little guy hate being in it for long period's of time. He loves to be "outside" of the car seat and look around! He's so curious! 

Loves to be on his back-he loves to kick and squirm and now add rolling over to that and he's a happy boy! 

Is loved by Bella. Kellan has a yoga mat that he likes to hang out on in the Kitchen and since Bella is always there, she has taken a liking to Kellan. Have no fears, 99% of the time, we don't let her lick him, but as you see in the picture below, sometimes we give in and let her lick ONLY his feet. 

Kellan LOVES football! He went to his first football game this past Friday and he loved everything about it! (even dad's yelling) 

Obviously, I can't get enough of this little guy and I am so blessed and proud to be his mama! 

and another post about kellan...

This morning as I was playing with Kellan I realized that just a few weeks ago he could hardly squirm in a circle and now he's doing full circles on his back and allllmost flipping to his tummy. He is constantly moving and is happiest on his back. I can't believe that he's going to be 3 months in just a few days! Since he'll have a 3 month post soon, here are just a few pictures of his favorite activities: 

Kellan LOVES standing up and bouncing. As you can see, he's mid screech and loving life! This is also one of his favorite outfits that he's almost grown out of! Crazy! 

Kellan LOVED shark week, almost as much as he love the Republican National Convention. He loves cuddling with whomever on the couch and watch tv at night. :) 

Kellan wearing his shark shirt in honor of shark week! 

Last of all, Kellan loves Monk Monk. Monk Monk is his blue monkey that he's had since birth. (Thanks sis. M!) He won't play with anything else and loves to alligator roll with it on his blanket! Here he is ready for bed wearing his monkey slippers and holding Monk Monk 

Seriously, I can't get enough of this little guy! At times I would wonder how people could only talk about their kids and now I know! Kellan pretty much sqawks and squirms and yet I could talk all day...heaven help me once he can crawl! :) 

BEST SUNDAY EVER!!

Sunday was a monumental day for Kellan. He came home in the clothes he left home in!!!! WAHOO :) So of course we needed to document and had to share with the world his most recent accomplishment. 

Rodeoooo!!!!

Kellan has a trademark move: The Rodeo 

From a few weeks old, when we rocked Kellan, he would raise a fist and would wave it back and forth. We would try an swaddle him with both arms down and he would SCREAM and it took forever for him to calm down. He would squirm and somehow ALWAYS get at least one of his hands free. Because of that we started calling him our little Houdini. 

Well, we realized that if we keep one of his arms out he calms right down and is much more pleasant when swaddled and ready for bed. So now, whenever we peak into his room, or wherever he's sleeping, we see this: 

Happy Tuesday

Oh Kellan...

Life has been extra sweet these past few weeks! Kellan is continually amazing me with little things here and there, and we have been pretty busy! 

As of late, Kellan is happiest when he's playing on his back. He loves his stuffed monkey and will alligator roll with it from side to side. He also kicks and squeals and coos. He LOVES hearing his own voice. His favorite thing to eat right now is his hands...they are constantly in his mouth and it's hard to get a picture of him without both of his hands stuffed in his gummy smile. 

Kellan has also started to sit up much more. He's loving his bumbo and can last a good 10-15 min without getting tired. He enjoys standing up (with the help of mom or dad of course) and has started to squat/jump too. I am always amazed at how strong he is and how he loves to be free and move.

Kellan helping David on the computer

Kellan also loves to go on walks. It's one of his favorite time of day. Here he is with his best friend, Grandpa Bryan. Kellan LOVES Grandpa, they cuddle and watch TV, sit next to the fire together and even play in the kiddie pool! Kellan is SO lucky! 

Kellan and Grandpa Bryan! 

2 months!

Kellan wearing his crab onsie in honor of us going crabbing and also for him being a pill that day :) 

Well, I'll post everything we did in between his first and second month later, but for now, let's focus on our favorite little juice box! Kellan has been an absolute joy this past month. I feel that for the first time we can finally start getting into some kind of a routine and that he can be sweet and pleasant for more than just a few minutes. I am amazed at how he's been able to develop SO MUCH in a short amount of time! 

Not only has he developed a lot, he's had a few accomplishments along the way...

Kellan at 2 months: 

Kellan and me 

-23 3/4 inches (80%) 

-weighs 11.13 lbs (50%) 

-Loves to go on walks (still) I'm pretty sure it's his favorite part of the day. 

-Laughs every time he gets to take a bath and shower and loves the feel of water on his face 

-Is very vocal! He will screech with joy all the time and loves to be heard

-Is slowly getting better with his sleeping at night :) 

-Loves to cuddle (especially with Grandpa Bryan)

-He can hold his head up and sit up in a corner or on your lap for quite some time without falling over

-Has an increasing curiosity for the TV

-Loves to go outside 

-Loves his swing and lets everyone know when the music has stopped playing

-He has successfully peed on everyone in our family

Has great aim when it comes to peeing on everyone...One time I had to not only change my clothes, but also his bedding, wash my hair and clean the carpet. Just in one diaper changing! 

Has a record of going through 4 outfits in one day because of blowouts

Has a talent for making some kind of bodily noise during the quite times at church, or when we're at the store around people 

All in all, Kellan is a JOY and I am loving being his mom!

How can you not just love this little guy?

one month!

Our little family has be so busy this summer! Time has gone by so fast and it's incredible how so many things change so quickly. Especially little Kellan! We have so much to be grateful for and feel so blessed to have wonderful family and friends that we can enjoy this time with! 

Kellan LOVES the shark onesie that our good friends the Peytons got him

At one month Kellan...

Weighs 9 lbs 9oz-50%

Is 21 1/2 in long-90%

Loves to go on walks in his stroller

Smiles a lot

Loves bath time and laughs every time we put lotion on him

Is very strong and can hold his head up for short but extended periods of time

Rolled over for the first time on July 7 

Here's Kellan at his 1 month appointment

He has MANY nick names which include: Beef, beef cakes, special K, Killer Kellan, Killen, and rooter tooter (because he's either rooting or he's tooting)

Kellan met his Uncle Mitch, Aunt Rochelle and cousin Brooklyn for the first time! They came to visit and we had a BLAST! 

David came back from his internship in Thailand for good! After being gone for the final 3 1/2 weeks, it was great to have him home. Kellan and dad INSTANTLY bonded and love taking naps together.

Oh where has time gone?

Oh hey there...here we are 2 months later.

With that said I have many updates! I'll try and split them up in different posts so there's not just the usual HUGE post. :)  

Where to begin? Well, 12 hours after this little guy was born, David was on a flight back to Thailand to finish up his internship. It was crazy and I never want to do that again! haha, I felt even worse for David. Nothing like having an emotionally unstable wife bawling for him to not go back and that we can just live off of love and making crafts for the rest of our lives. haha oh man...

After that, it was a rude awakening to what motherhood was all about. I have come to realize that people don't tell you about the week after childbirth because then no one would have anymore children. Seriously. There is nothing that can prepare you for the week after. I don't know about natural child birth, but with a c-section. OH. MY. GOSH. It was miserable, and then you add an infant to the equation and BAM! Needless to say, I'm pretty sure the only way Kellan and I survived was because of the kind hospital staff and my INCREDIBLE parents! 

After being released from the hospital, I envisioned a Gerber baby commercial-like child. Pleasant, cooing all the time, and playful. Unfortunately that was shattered within minutes. Kellan screamed NONSTOP for 2 weeks. No lie, I hate to admit it, but at times, I realized why they showed me so many videos and booklets about not shaking your baby. I was so frustrated and sleep deprived because this little guy (as sweet as he looks) was painfully screaming for 2 weeks straight. What was even worse, I could tell that he was in pain and I didn't know what was going on! He would arch his back and turn bright red and just scream out in pain. It broke my heart every time. We were both so miserable. 

My mom didn't remember the first weeks being like that, and so when we went to the doctors again for a checkup and weigh in, we mentioned our dilemma and had him tested for allergies. Well, come to find out Kellan has a milk protein intolerance!! No wonder our little man was in so much pain! Once we found that out I cut all dairy and soy products from my diet and suddenly I had a normal little baby boy! It was  DREAM!!! Since I've cut those products from my diet Kellan has been the most perfect and wonderful little guy ever. He did a complete 180 within 2 days and since has become more and more pleasant and playful. I'm pretty sure one of the reasons he has this allergy was so I would appreciate how incredible this little guy is. 

Overall, the first couple of weeks were a serious wakeup call to motherhood. I grew to not only love my little boy more and more each day regardless of what was going on, but also appreciate every little thing about him. 

Home sweet home

I don’t think anyone knows this, and they should. I have the greatest parents ever. Hands down. They are incredible and loving and giving and just amazing. I have been with them since the end of April and I have loved EVERY minute of it. I will be the first to say that I was SERIOUSLY scared to come back home. I really haven’t been home for an extended period of time for years, and so suddenly coming back for the summer married and pregnant really scared me. (who knows why, but it did) Well, I couldn’t be happier. (Minus the fact David isn’t here) I am loving all of the quality time and bonding.

We have had so much fun. It has been a blast buying baby clothes and other items for little Kellan and figuring out the room situation, preparing for the hospital, sewing, doing work around the house, etc. My mom and I have been able to get a ton of things done in preparation for the little guy and one of the things we did was sew. We sewed 2 nursing covers, TONS of bibs and burp cloths. At times, I felt that we were in a sweat shop because we had this routine down and while it took us a while we did it! We still have a lot of sewing to do, but for now we are content with what progress we've made. 

Along with sewing and 'nesting' for our little guy, a wonderful friend, Sister Alred,  threw me the baby shower of a lifetime! I was so surprised at the love and support of so many friends and family. The theme was "She's about to pop" and everything that was there was around that theme. It was seriously so perfect! And to top it off, Kellan was seriously SPOILED-he got so many cute clothes, books, soap and lotions galore and oh my gosh, he's set for months! I'm still in shock about how loved and supported I was that day-it was incredible and I can't wait to use everything with my little guy! 

One thing I've noticed while being at home is how many little gadgets my dad now has. For example: Growing up my siblings and I would help my dad prepare the boat for the summer. I remember being outside for hours waxing the boat at least 2 or 3 times, and prepping the bottom of the boat with this stuff called Skat. We would work on that boat all day long in the sweltering heat and dad would be there helping us, and also correcting us and making sure we did a good job. Now, I'm not saying that I don't appreciate that he did this for us, I'm just saying that when I go outside because I hear this unknown rumble going on and see my dad with this hand held power waxer that literally takes him 20 min to do the whole boat, I was in shock. Well, not really, I guess I just felt a little tinge with the fact that he could have gotten this beautiful machine years ago and helped his weakling children. haha

After a few weeks of being home I had the greatest treat ever and David came to visit! Wahoo!!! Seriously, The whole time I've been here I've been having contractions of all sorts and my mom and I have been so scared that little Kellan was going to come early! But, thankfully he didn't. David arrived and I was large and ready to explode! We had a ton of fun and it was great to just be together again. To be honest, I had the hardest time when he was gone and was ready to spend every minute with him! 

Well, the whole reason David came was to be with me for the birth of our first child, Kellan. Every day we were on pins and needles and we waited...and waited...and waited. Seriously I had like 18 different melt downs just dying for the little guy to get here. Poor David was such a trooper with dealing with all of my emotional break downs and also dealing with my PUPPS (don't worry, there's a post about that as well) and wow, he's just wonderful. I love him so much and I was just loving life with him-even if it was waiting for our little man. Thankfully, Kellan came! (wahoo and a post for that as well with details) It was just so great to be with our son, together, and even though it was just for a little bit, it was perfect and I wouldn't have had it any other way. (for sure have David stay longer, but I'll take what I can get.) 

David and Kellan :) 

After David left, it's been hard, but it's been crazy since then so I've been lucky enough to not be able to dwell on it. Kellan and I have just been hanging out and I'm getting used to being a mom. Seriously a lot harder than anyone tells you. But, I couldn't be happier-this little guy is my pride and joy and the love of David's and my life. 

Mitch's graduation weekend!

 Before I flew out to Ohio for the summer I was able to go to Utah for the weekend and celebrate with the family for Mitch’s graduation! It was a party for sure! I met up with the family at City Creek and did some shopping/had some dinner there and then we went back up to Provo to Mitch's home. It was seriously so nice to be with family and catch up. I always forget how funny we get when we're all together. Throughout the night,  Mitch perfected my "getting up off the floor" routine and had us all rolling, and I will admit, I almost peed my pants, ALMOST. We stayed up late and reminisced about childhood memories and were 'corrected' about how they really went down by my parents and just had a great time.

It was great, on Saturday we met up with my Aunt Linda and cousin Kelsey and her hubby, Jake and went to the Tulip Festival over at Thanksgiving point. We had a blast walking around and being with family. The park was HUGE and just filled with hundreds of different types of tulips. While it was really great to be there, it was SO HOT, and when your 8 months pregnant, by the end of the day, I wasn’t the happiest of campers and needed a break. Haha

 (for some reason I couldn't find the rest of my weekend photos so I stole the following ones from my cousin's blog. Thanks Kelsey!) 

My Aunt Linda and I

Me, Kelsey and her husband Jake! 

The following day we went to the Grand America Buffet! OH MY GOSH-seriously it is heaven on earth. It’s become a family tradition for when we’re all in Utah, and I’m seriously so thankful for that! The buffet has everything you could even imagine and then some! I like to start off with crepes, then an omelet, then maybe some prime rib, then sushi…etc. By all means, this place is not for the faint of heart and there is a reason we only go once a year…MAYBE twice.  After the buffet we lounged around the rest of the day and packed up to go home early Monday morning!

This was AFTER we gorged ourselves at the Grand. Oh man-I love this family tradition! 

Needless to say, we had a blast all weekend long celebrating Mitch and his great accomplishment of graduating from BYU! Wahoo!