Our First Day at the Beach

was so much fun! We woke up Saturday morning and headed straight to the beach. Connor loved playing in the sand and tried to go swimming in the ocean. He is quite the little dare devil, so we had to keep a close eye on him at the beach and at the pool. After his nap, we took Connor to the pool and let him soak in the hot tub, which he loved. He would just run and jump in if I let him, so I think I need to buy him a swimsuit with the built-in floaties so he can do what he wants and I won't have to worry. We then showered and walked down the pier to Ruby's for dinner. Their oreo shakes are amazing! It was a great first day at the beach, and we are excited to spend the rest of our Spring Break living it up! 

Me and my sisters with Connor on the pier

Waiting to get in to Ruby's! 

Me and my little man waiting to eat 

Beautiful flowers!

Sophie and Connor 

Good thing he went swimming to wash off his dirty face...

The girls and Connor loving the pool 

Checking out the surf 

I love the beach!

Digging in the sand is so much fun 

Moving Chaos

My house is in a state of moving chaos right now! There are boxes all over the place, only half of my pictures and decorations are still up, and everything is out of place getting ready to be boxed up. So my house is in a state of total disarray. I really like my house to stay in some type of order, so this is driving me a little bonkers. Oh well, we only have three weeks left, so I think I can endure! We are also taking a big load of stuff down to Las Vegas this weekend, so that will help get rid of a lot of clutter. Thank goodness Connor and I are heading out this weekend. As Eric will be unloading our stuff in our new house, Connor and I will be on our way to Huntington Beach! I am excited to leave the snowy weather of Provo and get to sunny CA. It's Spring Break for my brothers and sisters so we are all packing up and taking a little break-a much needed break before the real work begins when I get back! I'm excited for the better weather, to spend time with my fam, and to have a few extra babysitters. :)

Working Hard

This week has been so busy for Eric. Not only does he work full-time, but he's going to school full-time and this week was crazy at work, with school projects, and lots of reading and homework. After Eric comes home from work he rushes upstairs to take a quick shower, eats dinner, then sits at our kitchen table for the rest of the night studying and doing homework. This week he finished his "Accounting Law" independent study class (yikes!) and it was such a relief. He's been pouring over that class for the past month trying to finish it before the graduation deadline next month. Thank goodness there are only a few more weeks left in the semester! Then maybe I'll get my husband back...but probably not because then the real work begins! :) Oh well, I am just grateful to have a hard working husband who gets up early, goes to bed late, and works hard all day long just to make sure our family has everything we need. Thanks sweetheart!
I also posted some other pictures of Connor I took this week. What would a blog update be without pictures of Connor? :)

Eric studying in his "spot" at the kitchen table
Working hard...

Eric encouraging Connor to take a bite of an apple

Connor wants to be just like Daddy!

Lovin' his apple. He didn't quite eat it, but thought

biting into it was hilarious

I don't know if you can tell, but Connor is filthy dirty here.

Connor loves to be outside and roll around, so he gets

good and dirty most every day. His pants and hands are black!

Having fun at the park

Clapping his hands!

Connor is super possessive of this wheel.

He loves to pretend like he is driving a car, and

if any other kids try to play with it...watch out!

Going down the stairs like a big boy

Connor loves going back and forth inside of this thing

Today Connor grabbed my oven mitten off of the counter

and started wearing it all over the house. It was hilarious!

Leaving so Soon

Today I was looking at my calendar and realized...we only have 5 more weeks left in Provo! I just couldn't believe it. We are so excited to move back to Las Vegas, but we will also miss a lot of things about Utah. As I was thinking about us leaving, I reflected on the things we will really miss about Provo, and the things we well, won't miss. Here's our top 5 of each:

Things we will miss:
1)Our amazing friends
2)Our amazing ward
3)Great spring/summer weather
4)People are usually very tolerant and
understanding of babies/kids
5)All of the many beautiful temples


Things we won't miss:
1)Pedestrians (usually college students) who decide to cross the street
without looking during rush hour and expect you
to slam on your breaks for them
2)People asking you why you arn't pregnant again
3)The college students shooting off fireworks across the
street at 2:00am
4)The cold and snowy winters
5)Homework

I think that about sums it up! Utah has really been so good to us, but we are excited to get Eric graduated and head off to the "real world." I know the time will just fly by...I had better get packing!

Parks and Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

This week I was finally able to take Connor to an outside park. It was still plenty cold, but we braved it! Connor was so happy to get outside and play somewhere other than the dinosaur park at the University Mall. He loved running all over the grass and trying to climb backwards up the slide. As I mentioned before, we go to the University Mall indoor dinosaur park quite a bit because it has been so cold for the past few months. Connor loves going there, and he especially loves the big black ball that rolls around in water (kind of like a miniature version of the one at Disneyland...see the pictures below!). Last week when I took him there, one minute he was simply touching the ball, the next minute he was swimming in the water! He had crawled into the fountain on his hands and knees and was soaking wet from head to toe. As soon as I pulled him out he wanted to play some more, so I had to drag a wet, screaming child from the mall to our car. That's our Connor for you!
I also learned how to make homemade cinnamon rolls from scratch this weekend. It was so much fun. My friend Jessica made them for FHE last week, and after I tried them I just had to learn how to make them for myself. I have never really used yeast before, so I was pretty nervous. Once I got the hang of it though, it was no big deal. They came out of the oven perfectly golden and gooey. We also made some amazing cream cheese icing that melted right into the hot rolls. They were so good and I felt like such a little homemaker! Thanks Jess! I also cut my hair super short this weekend and I love it...thanks to Kelsey. :)