There are so many pictures in this post that the words will just be lost. I'll keep things brief. But here you go.
While the flu was raging in our little family we kept things low key. Christian's favorite pastime was getting into the toilet. Such a stinker.
I love these mountains.
Did I mention that Christian also loves pulling books off of the shelf?
Family members started flying in and we gathered together to eat, and inevitably share the flu.
I came across a few gems as we sifted through family pictures. Aaron was a man of many hair styles.
Baby Aaron looks so much like Christian to me
Finally came the night before the wedding. We were set and ready to go.
But wait! My pictures are out of order so you'll have to hang in suspense while some other activities are discussed. My kids love going with Papa to feed the ducks and the horses.
My beautiful mother-in-law
Oh, we're now back to the wedding festivities. Before the wedding a few of us grabbed breakfast together.
Joe's final meal as a bachelor.
Magelby's french toast never disappoints.
The Wedding
Introducing Mr and Mrs. Joe Barnard!
My sister in law and her adorable baby bump
My lovely sister in laws
The Barnard side of the family
At the reception with the Bride.
Uncle Quang is known as the Baby Whisperer. He got Christian to sleep for 2 and 1/2 hours at church. Miraculous.
Later Sunday evening I surprised Jillian by showing up on her doorstep unannounced. I love this girl.
Jane sneaking snacks.
Visiting Grandee while she works as a service missionary
Cecial hit 11 months
Dinner with Jillian
It was delicious
I don't think Jane could be any cuter. That smile just melts me.
This is what happen when you ask two toddlers to smile
Playing with his Daddy's old matchbox car collection
Na na na na na na na na BAT GRACE!
I was able to go visit a friend of mine who lives close by here.
Grace and Grace
Grace was days away from having her baby, so I asked if I could snap a few maternity pictures before he was born.
Dinner at Hires Big H--- A must.
Visiting with Aunt Rachel and Uncle Jake
Go Utes!
I think its safe to say my kids were a little tired by the end of the day. Rhyming unintended.
With all of the other mischief that Christian was getting himself into, he also learned how to climb upstairs
Cafe Rio with the Coons. Perhaps this is a foreshadowing of the future? Eh, Jillian?
After Cafe Rio we hit up the pool
Nap time
Its crazy to think about how much has changed since we were roommates Freshmen year.
Dinner in the park
Hello kiddos!
Grace brought this to me. "Look Mommy, its a crown!" Maybe she hasn't quite harnessed all of her Bat Grace powers
Gracie looooooooves her Uncle Jake.
The weather was gorgeous the whole time we were there. So we tried to spend lots of time outside.
Homeboy love him some beans
S'Mores......yum
Party hard... sleep hard
This boy.....
I love catching up with Diana every time we're in Utah. She and I are friend soul mates.
Grace and Ella friends since 2009
I got to meet Davis for the very first time. And I couldn't get enough of him.
Christian and Davis, future best friends.
6 kids, 2 adults, 1 van. And of course, lunch at chick fil a.
Later I drove back up to SLC to meet Graham and Lauren's baby the Gipper, also known as baby Arthur. Such a snuggly little bug.
Trey happened to be in town as well so we had a mini reunion of sorts.
Christian loves his Uncle Trey
Grace was into taking novels with her everywhere we went. Trey read a few pages to her. She was in heaven.
My sister Ashby and her family made a last minute trip to Utah. She told me when she arrived, so on my way home from SLC I stopped by to surprise them.
The next day we visited with my aunt, uncle and Grandpa, Papa J
Uncle Alan and Christian
I spent the rest of the day with my sister and her family
That night as a farewell my in-laws and I headed out to get some frozen yogurt.
Sporting their BYU gear. Go Cougars!
The morning before we left for Dallas we got one last breakfast in with the Hatches and the Coons
Awkward photo, but the best part is the Jane photo bomb!
Grace, Lily, and Lucas
Our flight back home. MUCH better than the flight there.
My one flight casualty
Getting all our new BYU gear out
Grace caught another stomach flu that the Hatches got in Arizona. She had a pretty nasty day and I was not quite ready for round two of the stomach flu so I pounded airbornes. Amazingly I just had crazy nausea but no throwing up.
Settling back in to life at home.
Grace's bus
The best combination ever.
Craft time. I went a little overboard. I swear the craft supplies are for Grace.
Aaron was in New York City for three weeks the first part of his internship. It overlapped with our trip to Utah which is why we went for so long. He updated us with pictures
I cried over how far apart we were
But we talked and skyped often
Sadly we spent father's day apart, but we tried our best to make our favorite man feel special
Grace wrote him a note.
And finally, after 4 long weeks apart, Aaron was home!!
And we kicked our summer festivities into high gear
And then came the Texas heat. I was definitely summer now.
4 comments:
I feel like I had a comment for every other picture! Loved the blog revival. You kind of amaze me with how much you do when you come and how many people you see and the time you stay...and this time all by yourself, don't know how you do it! Love you friend soul mate!
Kara, been though you don't have pictures of Kim's birthday party (yes, that another event you took time to attend) I loved meeting you. Thanks for taking the time to come over and visit. Your kids are darling. I hope there will be another time that we can get with the extended Barnard family to get better acquainted. We missed being able to do that.
I loved this post and I'm so glad we were able to have for a few days while we were there! Love you!
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