Trip to Utah: Part One

This year Jeff got two weeks off for his summer break. We were sad that it was only two weeks and not a whole month like last year. Two weeks isn't very long. The time flew by. The first two days of the break we stayed at home and watched Ugly Betty on Netflix, installed child locks on the bathroom cupboards, played with Christine, and started playing with our new camcorder (hopefully I will find time to upload some videos soon). We did venture out of the house to get a hair cut (I have needed one for a while!) and do some shopping (It is much easier to try on clothes when Jeff can hold Christine). Then we packed our bags and headed to Utah!

We haven't seen my family since Christmas (excluding my sisters who came to visit me just a month ago). We had a fun time seeing everyone again. I loved watching Christine play with her cousins. Zachary and Brian treated Christine like a princess, and Trevor (who is closest to Christine's age) adored her.

We celebrated Brian's fourth birthday at a delicious BBQ at my sister's. Jeff and I thought we we would show everyone that we were the cool Aunt and Uncle with our knowledge of what the cool toys were and got him some Toy Story 3 stuff, only to learn that Cars is the popular movie right now!! Uncle Tyler and Auntie Ashley beat us again!

We should have known that Cars was cooler than Toy Story! I mean look at the cake!

One of the nicest parts of being in Utah was the weather. We were able to go for a walk in the middle of the day! Here in Houston, we don't venture outdoors unless it is to go swimming.

On our walk Jeff was playing a game with Brian and Zachary trying to find different bugs. We found potato bugs, dragon flies, ants, and worms. Then Brian grabs something he found interesting, holding it up: "Look it's a rock!" Little kids crack me up.

We also got to see my sister Ashley's new house. Her house is so cute, and makes me very jealous. In my head I kept calculating out the length of medical school and residency wondering when it will be our turn to buy a house.... hmmm probably shouldn't go there, Jeff may be in school forever.