First family vacation/road trip

For our first family vacation with our little munchkin we decided to turn my cousins wedding into a full vacation. We decided to go to Palm Springs for a week then drive to Huntington Beach for the wedding at the end of the week. 

To start our trip we drove to Vegas to spend 2 nights with my brother and his wife. H took only a short nap and from cedar city to Vegas practically screamed and cried the whole way. The only way to get him to stop was to put food in his mouth. I think I ended up giving him 6 sour punch straws (talk about desperate) It was such a good idea to break up the drive because I was already pulling my hair out before we got to Vegas. I'm so glad my brother lives in Vegas and was willing to lodge us for a bit. H just truly hates the car! Well in Vegas H got to play with his cousins and some other little kiddos and was loving life! He just loves being around other children. He especially enjoyed all the toys his cousins had to play with. (I'm definitely needing more toy options now days) bummer part about Vegas is they are an hour behind. So for us this means 5:30 AM is our rise and shine with H! And when cousins get up for the day he is ready for his nap, thank goodness he took his naps pretty well, but by night time putting him to bed past bedtime made for one grouchy child. He even cried while in his bath. (That's saying something) 

My favorite part was that my birthday was spent in Vegas with family I love and family I miss. I got great food at Cheesecake Factory! The day we left we got take out from this amazing Chinese noodle place and let's just say I'm planning to go find an Asian restraunt ASAP! I'm still craving it! Too bad G isn't much of a fan. 

The drive to Palm Springs was only 4 hours but H cried for more than half of it! Talk about road trip being NOT fun! We finally arrived and settled into an awesome condo! Full kitchen, washer and dryer, major big bath tub, etc. We practically napped and swam most the days away. 

Our little guy is a water baby for sure!!!

  We then finished out the trip by driving down to Huntington Beach. First stop was the Beach! 

We kept him naked but he Loved it! (As I've mentioned in an earlier blog post) 

We went to our gender ultra sound, chilled at our hotel, did some shopping and then went to the family BBQ dinner. The pre wedding dinner. It was great burgers but most of all great company. So fun to see aunts, uncles, and cousins that I haven't in a few years. 

After that it was the bachelorette party for my cousin! Talk about partay!! We went to DAve and Busters an then went to my uncles house for the "fake" strippers. All in all it was hilarious to watch my cousin get super embarrassed! My sister and cousin sure know how to throw a party. 

I got home late to the hotel where G and H were sleeping. So so tired, but H woke up 4 times.. Ah!! Teething is the worst! 

Wedding day came and yes I was tired. The sealing was so beautiful though.

Newport Temple was beautiful!!

We didn't have anything to do in between the reception and sealing so we decided to kill time at Olive Garden! Yum yum! We spent quite some time here. Of course H threw up all over his nice suit so I had to change him in the car out if it. He loves food but a lot of foods don't settle well in his tummy yet. 

It finally came time for the reception. It was worth the wait! It was so nicely decorated and the food and entertainment was fabulous! It really was a feast! 

G looks so handsome in his bib! 

I love my little family!

After a little bit of dancing it was due time to head out and start the drive back home. The drive was supposed to be about 9.5 hours and turned into 12 hours! Worst accident ever just an hour into our trip kept us bumper to bumper way too long. I was so tired as the first driver that I had to switch Greg in Vegas and it was already 3am. I was planning to be in cedar by then. Thankfully he got a few hours of sleep and I a few and we finished the last 2 awake together. It was so difficult driving tired but H slept the whole time and the little bit he was awake at the end was super cute and happy.

Needless to say once we got home it was a day full of family naps and taking turns napping.

Such a fun trip but I feel so thankful to be home! 

Gender Reveal for baby #2

I wasn't planning on paying for an early ultra sound this time,but after finding out that there is a place in California that does it for only $25 I jumped at the chance to find out early again. (I am not the type of person who likes surprises) 

Today was the day! We first went and played at the Beach.

H loved putting his fingers in the sand. We didn't stay very long so there was no use in putting clothing on him. He prefers nakedness anyway. And he may have gotten a handful of sand in his mouth the minute I like away.. Oops!!

After that we stopped at a little Mexican joint and ate some delish authentic Mexican. (To help get the fiesta aka party mood started

When we arrived and were waiting for the technician we asked H what he thought it might be and he actually started waiving his hands excitedly when G said "are you excited to see your baby brother today" he did not have the same response when we asked him about a sister. 

So he knew it all along. 

H will get a brother very soon! His partner in crime,best friend, worst enemy, and sibling! He's super happy for a brother. G and I are also super excited! We won't have to do much shopping and boys truly are so much fun. We are feeling super blessed!

Birthday in Vegas!

Well I'm officially 23. I know it still sounds so young, but for some reason it finally sounds like my age is old enough for people to consider me an adult when I tell them my age. I was super blessed to get to spend the day with the two men in my life. G & H. I also got to spend it with my brother who lives in Vegas and his family and one of my other awesome sisters and her family. Most of all I got some yummy yummy food to eat at Cheesecake Factory!! Oh baby it was delish. If you can't tell I'm obsessed with food and lately I'm always starving!! 

One year older but I feel blessed every day and I'm so lucky to have special people in my life. 

It's kind if hard to tell since the picture is so dark but H dove for the cream and was in heaven.

Special delish cheesecake that my bro got me! Yep! I'm loved! 

Another milestone!

H has finally started to crawl!! He's still slow go at it but I can tell he's getting progressively better. It's been so nice. Even though he just started yesterday. He is already acting more independent and entertains himself a bit more. I'm also just super proud of him. He's been pretty stubborn and I think that's why it's taken him so long, but it was worth the wait. Now it's time to look for a baby gate... :)

He also loves to pull himself up on the stairs! He has so much fun around cousins