Sitting up

He loves his big brother, and just watches everything he does.

I am so happy he is finally sitting up on his own. He seems to really like it.

Utah trip

Matthew and I were able to spend a week with my parents. We spent time with a lot of my family. On Sunday we had a get together and had dinner at my parent's house. I think Matthew was the center of everyone's attention. I don't think he quite knew how to take it. He sure thought his Uncle Trevor's beard was pretty cool. His cousins just loved him, and tried to get him to laugh by playing peek-a-boo. The next couple days we spent with my brother and his family. They had a huge project to put up a swing set. I don't think anyone really anticipated how long it would take. You can see in the pictures all the wood on the ground before and after when it was almost completed. Of course Matthew enjoyed his first licorice while we were there. He loved his first time in a pool, maybe next time we'll put more in then just his feet. We didn't have a swimsuit for him. Shane came and met us the following weekend after his book conference and we all flew back home together. I just love my family, and we had so much fun!

Family vacation

We drove to Oceanside, CA and stayed at the Wyndham Pier Resort. It was right on the beach! When we arrived there that night we took a stroll down the pier and had dinner. Michael and Shane hung out on the beach afterward. Then we all met up at the street fair near our hotel. The next day we took the kids to the Wild Animal Park in San Diego. It was Matthew's first time at a zoo. I'm not sure if he was too impressed. We went on a safari through the park where we got to see all sorts of African animals out in the wild. It rained all day Saturday, so we did things in doors. We went to the Aquarium near Legoland, and saw all sorts of cool fish. On our way home Sunday night we stopped at the Mormon Battalion visitor’s center. Where we watched a video and took a tour. It was such a neat place, and we all learned a lot more about the Mormon Battalion. It made us really appreciate all those men and their families, the sacrifices they went through for us. Michael also had fun dressing up as a soldier and panning for gold. I just have to thank my sweet husband for such a fun and memorable family vacation.