Dance Lessons

Today was Makenna's first day of dance class and she was so excited. We got her all dressed up in her dance outfit and did her hair and she just couldn't wait to go. Her grandma (Weston's mom) and her Aunt Cali are her teachers and it was all Makenna could talk about all morning long. I can't believe we actually survived tell class time. It was killing Makenna to just go. But she was just the cutest thing in the world. She kept telling me, I want dance, I want dance. Over and over again. So finally time came to go and she was so cute walking into class. After an hour I went to go back and pick her up and she was so cute dancing with the rest of the kids. They were dancing with their hands on their hips and jumping. It was so cute! When class was over I told her to go get her shoes and she was upset because she didn't want to leave. She wanted to stay and dance all day. But I told her we could go back next week and she was really excited for that. I am so glad we get to have her in some kind of activity. She absolutely loved it!

I love that face!

A very happy birthday

Yesterday was my birthday and I think it was the best birthday yet. Weston and Makenna spoiled me and it was just a great day. Makenna slept in tell after 8 so that was very nice. And when I went downstairs to get her some milk this is what I saw.

Weston had decorated the family room the night before. Makenna was in heaven all day running through the streamers and all the balloons. Well, after we got ready for the day we went to church where Weston was great enough to teach our sunbeams for us and Makenna stayed the whole time in nursery. It was great. She didn't even hardly cry. Then after church and an afternoon nap, we went to my parents house for dinner. We had amazing ribs and bruschetta for dinner. It was the best. And for dessert we had this

Weston made me the cutest cake! I absolutely loved it. It was chocolate and delicious! I think I just have the greatest husband in the world. So I have to say even though I am getting way too old, this was a great birthday and I have the greatest husband and daughter in the world!

Utah State Fair

Well it wouldn't be fall time if we didn't go to the state fair so we went last night for our yearly tradition. It was lots of fun. Weston got off work early so we could beat the traffic and not be too late. Makenna fell asleep in the car on the way so it took her a little bit to wake up and be excited about everything. But she really had a lot of fun seeing all the animals and going down the big yellow slide with her dad. She even was able to twist Weston's arm to get a pony ride. That was probably the highlight of the trip. By the end of the night we couldn't get her to leave. She didn't want to come home because she was having way too much fun.

Riding the horses

Looking at the goats

Planting her pepper at the little hands on farm

We couldn't pass up the tradition of the big yellow slide

Our Little Cheerleader

So this last weekend we watched the BYU game with my family and it was lots of fun. It was a really good game and luckily BYU ended up winning in the end. It was a close game. But here is Makenna all dressed up for the game. By the end of the game she kept asking to go to it. She was really enjoying it. So now we just have to talk Weston into getting us tickets for an upcoming home game!

Camping

Every since Weston and I have been married we have been wanting to go camping. We had all the gear. A tent, double sleeping bag, dutch oven, lanterns, marshmallow roasting sticks... You name it we had it. We had everything but the time. Until this summer. So we reserved a spot up in the mountains and invited my family to come with us. We went up Friday night and came home Saturday. It wasn't nearly a long enough trip. We had so much fun. I haven't seen Makenna in such a better mood. She was so excited and loved everything. That night when we were going to bed we couldn't get her to calm down. She thought the tent was the greatest thing in the world. She was doing laps around the tent. It was so stinking cute. And she loved to be there with her cousins. They are the best cousins ever and just love to play with her. So she loved every minute of it. So I'm warning you all now that this is a picture overload. We just couldn't get enough of this camping trip.

Makenna just helping dad get dinner ready

Makenna and Weston setting up our tent

Just hanging out


Weston cooking us some awesome Dutch Oven chicken and rice

We had s'mores for dessert. Yummy!

Just sitting around the camp fire

Makenna and her cousins. Brandon, Becca and Maddi

Us inside our tent the next morning

Makenna, playing go fish with Brandon

Hanging out by the little river

Weston and Makenna crossing over it

We love camping!

Makenna and Brandon throwing dirt

I was just watching everyone down by the river

Just having fun!

Shellie's trying to get Makenna over to the other side

Our camp site. Well this was two of the three tents we had up there

Going for a walk with Grandma

Just hanging out

Next summer we are going to have to go camping earlier in the year and go a bunch of times. We had so much fun and can't wait to go again!

$2 Tuesday

On Tuesday I thought it would be lots of fun to take Makenna to the dinosaur museum for Thanksgiving Point's $2 Tuesday. I also thought that it wouldn't be so busy now that most the kids had started back up to school. But oh was I wrong. Cammy and Brandon went with us and when we got there at 10 the line was out the door wrapped around the building down the parking lot and almost to the petting zoo. I had forgotten the stroller and it was starting to rain. So call me a party pooper but I wasn't going to stand out there in that line. So we went up to South Towne mall where they have some dinosaur toys to play on. Neither of the kids were that excited about it since we had told them we were going to the dinosaur museum. So we went back at noon and the line had died down a little bit and it had stopped raining so we attempted it. The kids had lots of fun but it was crazy with people there. I think next time I will pay the full price and just go when it's not so busy. It was lots of fun and well worth paying full price. And then we won't have such a crowd. But here are some pics of the kids. They absolutely loved it. It's all Makenna can talk about still. So we will have to go back some day.

Makenna sitting on a dinosaur

Just playing in the sand

You can see all the sand in the air from all the kids


Playing in the sand and water

Standing by a dinosaur

Aren't they so cute!

This is standing under a dinosaur next to its leg. The dinosaurs were so big.

And it's a ...

So we went to the doctors today for my 20 week ultrasound. When we got there, they said the doctor was about an hour behind so just to come back then. So Makenna and I went and got some lunch and took it to the park. As soon as we got back to the doctor's office they took us right back to do the usual stuff and then it was time for the ultrasound. Weston finally showed up in time for that thank goodness. They went through and checked everything out and the baby is perfect. It was cooperating really good until we went to go see what it was. We never got a really good shot but the doctor thought it was a boy. Plus he said he saw it really good when he was looking over the body and checking everything out. So he was sure it was a boy. He said at the next appointment to just ask and see if we could look again because we didn't get to see this time. So hopefully we can get a good look next time. Now I just get to go shopping! I don't have anything for a boy. But that is probably the hard part. Boy clothes are just not cute. I guess that will keep me from buying to much or unnecessary things. But now we are a perfect family. One boy and one girl.