Well we have been back from Utah for about a week now. I love Utah but I also love Virginia. I just wish they weren’t across the country from each other!! I learned on this trip just how much I LOVE Grandparents! They are so wonderful. It was great to have a babysitter who was eager to watch Hallie and even change her diapers. My poor Mom even got peed on and didn’t bat an eye. (Love ya Momma!) Ahh Grandparents- life is better when they are around!!
We were only in Utah for 5 days and they were JAM packed. Friday we spent the day out at Utah Lake waterskiing. It was PERFECT!! I had the best ski of my life and boy did it feel great!! I wish we could go more often. Water skiing is something I really really enjoy.
Is it bad that I love this picture? Hallie’s face kills me! Hallie absolutely HATED the lifejacket. Go figure- she hates anything that restrains her!
Still not a happy camper.
Life jacket off + food + Grandma = Happy Hallie!!!!!
Hallie snuggled right up to Grandma which was crazy because she’s not really a snuggler. She’s always too busy to hold still. Grandma’s are the best!!
Tyler, Ben’s brother, on the wake board. The pic’s of me and Ben are on my mom’s camera.
We (our little fam and my parents) RUSHED home from waterskiing, showered and then did our makeup in car so we could be on time to get our pictures taken. (We didn’t want to leave the lake.) They turned out wonderful and I am spending way too much money ordering them all. lol You can take a peek at britneybphotography.blogspot.com
That night we drove up to Idaho for Ben’s family reunion the next day. It was so fun to see all of the family. I LOVE Ben’s family and had a blast visiting with them.
Ben was born on a farm and feels at home in Idaho. Maybe some day….
Grandma and Grandpa Stoker. They have 45 grandchildren and 44 great grandchildren.
Hallie and 2nd cousin Jaida (Hal’s tan twin-lol) playing the piano. Hal LOVES playing the piano!!!
Ben comes from a HUGE family and this last year there were 10 babies born. WOW! Needless to say Hallie loved playing with all them and made lots of new friends.
Sunday we went and saw Ben’s other set of Grandparents who also live in the same town. They are a crack up and I love how relaxed their house is.
Monday was filled with Birthday party preparations. We were so BUSY! That night we had a wonderful 1st Birthday party for Hal. Lots of friends and family came and it was so great to see everyone. I wish we could have stayed out all night talking and catching up. Thanks so much everyone for coming. It was great!!!! (Thanks Mom for throwing such a FABULOUS party!)
Hal starting to eat her cake. A little unsure…
Doing a little better….
And BAM it’s gone!! She ate the whole thing!
Emily, Tiff, and Me (old roommates)
Me, Marci, Baby Kyler, and Lena (High school friends)
Ben’s family. Minus Brogan and Alix
Hallie sharing some of her cake with my mom.
Hallie’s two GOOD LOOKING grandpa’s. Ben’s dad and my dad.
My cousin Jessie and her cute family- Aaron and Brooklynn (a.k.a Brookie) Brookie is only a couple months older than Hallie.
Going for a ride on the Motorcycle! Hal loved it. She clapped her hands almost the entire ride. (Just around the block)
Does it look familiar?
Maybe this will help…
Yes, that is me in my wedding dress. That is how we left our reception. Pretty sweet if you ask me! We love Motorcycles! I fell in love with Ben because he had a motorcycle and he fell in love with me because I had a boat. lol
On the way home the airline needed two people to change flights because they booked the flight too full. We decided it would be worth the extra hours because they reimbursed us very well. (Now we can go to my Best Friend’s wedding in Washington State next May. YAY!!! Tiff the three of us are coming!!!!)
Anyway this picture is of us in St. Louis. Because we had a FOUR hour lay over we decided to get on the metro and go see the famous arch. It was a fun little rushed adventure. (It was far away and we couldn’t miss our plane.)
Ahh I love Utah!! And I love our family and friends that live there. I wish we could go more often.
Anyone want to come visit us?
I’m going to be the most horrible blog stalker ever. I don’t know where your friend lives, but we live in the Olympia area and if that’s anywhere near where you need to be but save yourself some money and please come stay with us if you were planning on getting a hotel!
looks like a fun trip! love that pic of you tiff and emily! i miss you all!! aand Tiffany is getting married?? You gotta give me the details of that one!!!
Brittany, I’m so sad we weren’t able to make it to Hallie’s birthday party! It would have been so fun to see you and meet little Hallie. Maybe next time. It looks like you had so much fun!
FUUUUN!!! Looks like you had such a great time and were able to jam in lots of fun stuff! I love that Hallie ate the whole piece of cake–that’s my girl!!! 🙂
I am soooo bummed that I forgot about the Birthday Party:( I need post-it notes taped to my forehead! geese!… I’m so glad that you were able to have a fun filled vacation and that you were able to spend time with family and friends! We need to take a trip to Virginia to visit you and your cute family. Love you!