So it's been an entire week since Maci's baptism, and I'm just now getting to posting about it on my blog... I'm just barely getting back into the swing of things! Last weekend really took it out of me! I have a greater respect for my Mom and Aunts that have thrown these things and I've just been one of the visitors! It's a LOT of work!! Ü
So I didn't get my camera out until Friday (I know, bad me!) But to give you the low down of the other days events before Friday... My parents and Stockton got in town late Tuesday night, Wednesday we all headed up to Cedar City to celebrate my Aunt Rachel's birthday... Just as we were getting dinner ready, Christtina (Brian's sister) text me and told me they were 50 miles out. Well we were about 50 miles away too! So we grabbed our kids and headed down the hill! We pulled into our driveway when Chris text me and said they were coming down the hill and could see Hurricane! We beat them by about 7 minutes! Perfect timing!! Ü
Thursday we just hung around our house, I made almost 50 camp t-shirts for my Mom for their girls camp! She wanted 2 different colors so basically we printed 100 shirts! That pretty much took up all our time! So while we did all that, the kids played and played and played!! Ü Then that night, Jason, Natalie and the kids showed up!! So that was before I started taking pictures...
Friday morning all the men went golfing while the girls and kids stayed home and played/waited for them to get back! haha! Kernan's trains were a BIG hit, I'm so glad he shared nicely with them too! Those were the toys I was worried he'd flip out on, but he actually shared really well!
Eating yummy french toast!
Along with his girlfriend Callie! (to read about their love story click here)
We turned on a movie, this lasted all of about 5 minutes! Then they were back to playing!
The older kids hardly came inside! They were having a good ol time!
After the men got home my Dad came over and took off Cole's cast!! Christtina was SO excited for that!! He had it on for 2 weeks because he had a slight fracture on his tibula (i think that's where it was) they were going to take it off on this day in AZ anyway but because Chris was up here they scheduled it for the next week but my Dad has experience taking casts off so Christtina asked him to do it for her while they were up here!
I love Cole's face in this picture... He's like "Grandpa Scott... what are you doing to me?!" haha!
Once the cast was off, we headed to Sand Hollow!! We love that lake! Here is my handsome boy ready to hit the water!
Callie did not move from this spot the entire time we were at the lake! I guess she did go up to the table to eat dinner but that was only because her Mom made her!! Ü
CAST FREE!! And OH SO CUTE!!!
Chris and her boys... blurry but cute! Ü
The buckets were a big hit! The kids had a blast filling them up and then emptying them again, they did that over and over!
Nitro was worn out... Isn't she a giant now?!
Dinner... Kernan was showing us his booty basically the entire time we were at the lake... After I while I realized that he was probably going to end up burnt there because I hadn't sprayed that skin with sun screen!! But thankfully he didn't! This will be such a good black mail picture one day!!
Loading up.. I just had to have proof that Wyatt carried my UTES chair!! Ü
Once we got home our neighbors were out with their horses and carriage. Kernan was already in the shower, but Kolsen and Trevor got to go for a ride. My Arizona sista's were a bit concerned when they took awhile to make it around the block... Silly girls!! I had to assure them that they were in Hurricane, UT not Phoenix! They will NOT steal your children!! The boys loved it!!
Later that night we turned a movie on in our room for the little kids...
Kernan and Callie, look how cute they both are with their blankies... They had better get married! hehe!
So then it was baptism day!! It was a bit crazy at our house that morning trying to get all 16 people in our house ready! But we did it and it turned out great!!
Here is the beautiful girl with her display table I did for her... We kept asking if she was nervous but she kept saying no! She was just really excited!
Her and brother...
I had to put this picture on too.. Just look at that boys face! Such a crack up!
Maci and her Daddy
Waiting for everyone to come... She looks so ready! Ü
It was a beautiful program! I think the most special part for Maci (and us all) was the talk on Baptism. My brother Kolby that is serving a mission wrote the talk for her and then my brother Stockton read it to us. She told me after she was baptized and we were putting her dress on that when Stockton was talking she looked at the picture of Kolby and started to cry! To sweet!
After wards we went to my Grandma and Grandpas house for lunch and we took pictures in the front yard in front of their pretty trees!
I'm so sad this is blurry!! They all were of the 3 of us! I forgot to check my settings before I handed my camera over... oh well...
Maci's "other" Grandma and Grandpa
(she doesn't call them "great" she has always called them "other" we love it!)
All her cousins and Aunt and Uncle on my side...
Her aunts and cousins on Brian's side...
All the priesthood holders, except Jason who was at our house changing and packing up their car to head back to AZ...
Maci with her Daddy and Poppy...
Brian's side of the family...
Us, Mee Maw (Brian's grandma), Poppy, Emilee, Christtina, Cole, Michayla, and Trevor....
My family... blurry again... bummer!
ALL of my family!! Ü
Maci with Grandma and Grandpa
Maci with Mee Maw...
She was SUCH a blessing to me!! She came and cooked all the dinners while they were here! I can't even express how thankful I am for that!! It was one less thing I had to worry about with everything else! Plus we had leftovers for lunch, it was awesome!! I am SO grateful for it!! Thanks Mee Maw!! We LOVE you!!
Maci and Poppy...
Maci with the Davis'... They had to head home after lunch because Nat had to give the lesson in Relief Society the next day. We are SO thankful they came up, not just to support Maci on her very special day but to see that the drive between our house and theirs is not that bad! So now they'll come visit us more!! Ü We love you guys tons!! It really meant a ton to us all that you came up!
I always get pictures of my kids in my Grandparents tree every summer and I wanted to get some of Kolsen and Callie... It was so funny! Callie would have stayed up there all day she loved it, Kolsen on the other hand was scared! Way to be tough Callie!! Ü
After lunch all the kids played in the water out front, Grandma even turned on the sprinklers...
Cole chased a ball into them! Love the face!
Kernan and Trevor sprayed everyone with their Buzz Lightyear squirt guns! Including themselves...
That night we took Brian's rocket out to shoot it off... It blasted off great, but we couldn't find it after wards! They had put glow sticks on it so that it would be bright but that didn't matter... We had to go back the next day after church and look for it in the day light. They found it eventually but it's not in good shape!
Nice muscles Wyatt!! Ü Really quick let me tell ya who Wyatt is... He's probably going to show up on my blog often so I better fill ya in! (cuz I know you're all just so curious!) Wyatt lived with our good friends the Monk's who just moved out to CA(please hold while I wipe my tears)... He needed a new home and so we offered ours... He is an awesome kid! He has been working with Brian to save up for his mission (he turns 19 in Nov) and it's been so fun to have him here!! Our kids LOVE him, heck we all do!! So that's Wyatt! He's our new son! Ü
Emilee and Jaxin had a blast this trip! They are good buddies! They're only 5 months apart! Jaxin will be 12 in like 2 weeks and Emilee will be 12 in November...
They had to have a goofy shot... and GOOFS they are!! haha!!
So that sums up our weekend! Everyone went home Sunday after church, I went right in and took a 2.5 hour nap and laid around for like 2 days before I felt "normal". Whatever normal is...
Thanks SO much to everyone that came up. I know it meant a ton to Maci for you all to be there and Brian and I really appreciated the support here for our family as well! We love you!!
So I didn't get my camera out until Friday (I know, bad me!) But to give you the low down of the other days events before Friday... My parents and Stockton got in town late Tuesday night, Wednesday we all headed up to Cedar City to celebrate my Aunt Rachel's birthday... Just as we were getting dinner ready, Christtina (Brian's sister) text me and told me they were 50 miles out. Well we were about 50 miles away too! So we grabbed our kids and headed down the hill! We pulled into our driveway when Chris text me and said they were coming down the hill and could see Hurricane! We beat them by about 7 minutes! Perfect timing!! Ü
Thursday we just hung around our house, I made almost 50 camp t-shirts for my Mom for their girls camp! She wanted 2 different colors so basically we printed 100 shirts! That pretty much took up all our time! So while we did all that, the kids played and played and played!! Ü Then that night, Jason, Natalie and the kids showed up!! So that was before I started taking pictures...
Friday morning all the men went golfing while the girls and kids stayed home and played/waited for them to get back! haha! Kernan's trains were a BIG hit, I'm so glad he shared nicely with them too! Those were the toys I was worried he'd flip out on, but he actually shared really well!
Eating yummy french toast!
Along with his girlfriend Callie! (to read about their love story click here)
We turned on a movie, this lasted all of about 5 minutes! Then they were back to playing!
The older kids hardly came inside! They were having a good ol time!
After the men got home my Dad came over and took off Cole's cast!! Christtina was SO excited for that!! He had it on for 2 weeks because he had a slight fracture on his tibula (i think that's where it was) they were going to take it off on this day in AZ anyway but because Chris was up here they scheduled it for the next week but my Dad has experience taking casts off so Christtina asked him to do it for her while they were up here!
I love Cole's face in this picture... He's like "Grandpa Scott... what are you doing to me?!" haha!
Once the cast was off, we headed to Sand Hollow!! We love that lake! Here is my handsome boy ready to hit the water!
Callie did not move from this spot the entire time we were at the lake! I guess she did go up to the table to eat dinner but that was only because her Mom made her!! Ü
CAST FREE!! And OH SO CUTE!!!
Chris and her boys... blurry but cute! Ü
The buckets were a big hit! The kids had a blast filling them up and then emptying them again, they did that over and over!
Nitro was worn out... Isn't she a giant now?!
Dinner... Kernan was showing us his booty basically the entire time we were at the lake... After I while I realized that he was probably going to end up burnt there because I hadn't sprayed that skin with sun screen!! But thankfully he didn't! This will be such a good black mail picture one day!!
Loading up.. I just had to have proof that Wyatt carried my UTES chair!! Ü
Once we got home our neighbors were out with their horses and carriage. Kernan was already in the shower, but Kolsen and Trevor got to go for a ride. My Arizona sista's were a bit concerned when they took awhile to make it around the block... Silly girls!! I had to assure them that they were in Hurricane, UT not Phoenix! They will NOT steal your children!! The boys loved it!!
Later that night we turned a movie on in our room for the little kids...
Kernan and Callie, look how cute they both are with their blankies... They had better get married! hehe!
So then it was baptism day!! It was a bit crazy at our house that morning trying to get all 16 people in our house ready! But we did it and it turned out great!!
Here is the beautiful girl with her display table I did for her... We kept asking if she was nervous but she kept saying no! She was just really excited!
Her and brother...
I had to put this picture on too.. Just look at that boys face! Such a crack up!
Maci and her Daddy
Waiting for everyone to come... She looks so ready! Ü
It was a beautiful program! I think the most special part for Maci (and us all) was the talk on Baptism. My brother Kolby that is serving a mission wrote the talk for her and then my brother Stockton read it to us. She told me after she was baptized and we were putting her dress on that when Stockton was talking she looked at the picture of Kolby and started to cry! To sweet!
After wards we went to my Grandma and Grandpas house for lunch and we took pictures in the front yard in front of their pretty trees!
I'm so sad this is blurry!! They all were of the 3 of us! I forgot to check my settings before I handed my camera over... oh well...
Maci's "other" Grandma and Grandpa
(she doesn't call them "great" she has always called them "other" we love it!)
All her cousins and Aunt and Uncle on my side...
Her aunts and cousins on Brian's side...
All the priesthood holders, except Jason who was at our house changing and packing up their car to head back to AZ...
Maci with her Daddy and Poppy...
Brian's side of the family...
Us, Mee Maw (Brian's grandma), Poppy, Emilee, Christtina, Cole, Michayla, and Trevor....
My family... blurry again... bummer!
ALL of my family!! Ü
Maci with Grandma and Grandpa
Maci with Mee Maw...
She was SUCH a blessing to me!! She came and cooked all the dinners while they were here! I can't even express how thankful I am for that!! It was one less thing I had to worry about with everything else! Plus we had leftovers for lunch, it was awesome!! I am SO grateful for it!! Thanks Mee Maw!! We LOVE you!!
Maci and Poppy...
Maci with the Davis'... They had to head home after lunch because Nat had to give the lesson in Relief Society the next day. We are SO thankful they came up, not just to support Maci on her very special day but to see that the drive between our house and theirs is not that bad! So now they'll come visit us more!! Ü We love you guys tons!! It really meant a ton to us all that you came up!
I always get pictures of my kids in my Grandparents tree every summer and I wanted to get some of Kolsen and Callie... It was so funny! Callie would have stayed up there all day she loved it, Kolsen on the other hand was scared! Way to be tough Callie!! Ü
After lunch all the kids played in the water out front, Grandma even turned on the sprinklers...
Cole chased a ball into them! Love the face!
Kernan and Trevor sprayed everyone with their Buzz Lightyear squirt guns! Including themselves...
That night we took Brian's rocket out to shoot it off... It blasted off great, but we couldn't find it after wards! They had put glow sticks on it so that it would be bright but that didn't matter... We had to go back the next day after church and look for it in the day light. They found it eventually but it's not in good shape!
Nice muscles Wyatt!! Ü Really quick let me tell ya who Wyatt is... He's probably going to show up on my blog often so I better fill ya in! (cuz I know you're all just so curious!) Wyatt lived with our good friends the Monk's who just moved out to CA(please hold while I wipe my tears)... He needed a new home and so we offered ours... He is an awesome kid! He has been working with Brian to save up for his mission (he turns 19 in Nov) and it's been so fun to have him here!! Our kids LOVE him, heck we all do!! So that's Wyatt! He's our new son! Ü
Emilee and Jaxin had a blast this trip! They are good buddies! They're only 5 months apart! Jaxin will be 12 in like 2 weeks and Emilee will be 12 in November...
They had to have a goofy shot... and GOOFS they are!! haha!!
So that sums up our weekend! Everyone went home Sunday after church, I went right in and took a 2.5 hour nap and laid around for like 2 days before I felt "normal". Whatever normal is...
Thanks SO much to everyone that came up. I know it meant a ton to Maci for you all to be there and Brian and I really appreciated the support here for our family as well! We love you!!
7 comments:
Great pictures, from a very fun weekend! Maci looks so beautiful in every single picture...
Thanks MeeMaw for being such a big help with the camp shirts too! You made the whole process go so much faster and they look great!!
You did such a good job, with all the fun details, I am sure it was a weekend that Maci will never forget!
Love you!
What a great week! Again, congrats to Maci!! Wish we could have made it for the big day.
Looks like a blast! Everyone is so grown up. Maci looked super happy!
The baptism was beautiful. Maci was adorable with her shyness and beautiful dress. Your going to have to bring me a disc of pictures when you come. Cole was a disaster, but without that issue it would have been great. We had to adjust too, we were SO bored at first. The pix turned out great! Except the blurs :(
By the way, what comment did you delete? I don't think I have ever seen you do that.
Congratulations Maci you look so beautiful. How special to have so many family and friends there!
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