all 9 of us in Utah!

 My parents are leaving for 3 years to serve a mission for our church. My dad has been called to be Mission President in Mexico. So, all of us siblings enjoyed a long weekend with my parents. There were some of the in-laws there too but it was the first time in a LONG time that all of us siblings were together without kids all around. It was a really fun weekend! We ate lots, exercised, had a surprise bday for mom because she turns 60 in August and won't be here to celebrate. We also went shopping, played basketball, ate lots of treats, played games and mom even had some cleaning out and organizing to do (no surprise there!! ha! ha!). It was a very special weekend and I'm so happy we could pull it off!!

If you know our family you know we love to compete and have a way of making a competition out of anything. It is really funny! So, we enjoyed playing lots of games while we were together! Here are Matt and Adam sporting their hats during a game!

 Enjoying dinner at PF Chengs

 Mom is always so nice to treat us to pedicures. This is such a treat and we all LOVE it. Look at the cute little baby cousins hanging out waiting!!

 

Choir Sing Along

Lucy was selected to participate in a 3rd grade sing-a-long for the district. She was one of a few kids chosen from her class to participate. It was really exciting for her. This is a picture of us after we got home from it. Unfortunately Andy was out of town so couldn't be there. I loved every minute of it. I was in lots of choirs growing up and especially in high school. So, seeing my little girl walk out and take her place on stage - standing on the risers brought back lots of memories and made me wonder how it is that I have a daughter old enough to be doing this!!

Disney On Ice

Lucy and I had a fun night together going to see Disney on Ice. We joined a couple of moms and their daughters from our ward and had a great night out!

Grandma's in Town!

When my mom came to help Alisa with her new baby we got to see her a couple of times. Bonus!! The kids LOVED it when she offered to take them to the nearest Walgreens and pick out a treat. In my mind I was thinking a sucker or a small candy bar you might find at the check out. No! The kids walked out with bags of candy! Oh my! If you know my mom she is a total sweet tooth and she knows the way to any kids heart....candy! (Matt and I went along to "help" but we might have ended up with a few treats ourself!! ha! ha! ) We all spent a good amount of time in the candy isle. The kids had a hard time making decisions - how do you choose between all that candy!!