Relaxing Weekend!

I just returned from dropping Jed off at the airport and as I was driving home I was thinking about what a fun and relaxing weekend we just had. I have to admit I was quite sad dropping Jed off because he'll be gone for 10 days this time! I've been so spoiled because he hasnt' had to travel for the past month and I was just getting used to having his around and now he has to leave again! I know, I know, poor me. So back to the weekend. Friday we just hung out spending "quality time" together....meaning I agreed to do whatever Jed wanted so we took a tractor back to his Uncle, checked the water at the farm, and then he took me to dinner at Bajios. It was actually pretty fun. Saturday we went to breakfast with Cody and Missy and then helped Cody move to his new house and get all settled in. I swear Cody and Jed can "piddle" (as I like to call it) the day away! They don't consider their "projects" piddling in the least and often get a little bothered when I call it that. I swear Cody and Jed couldn't be more like my dad and Uncle Carl if they tried!! SCARY!!!! Sunday after church we headed out to the farm for Sunday dinner. There was a little rain storm and as we were all sitting out on the back deck the awesome rainbow above appeared! Jed tried to convince the nieces and nephews that there REALLY is a pot of Gold at the end.....whatever!





















Sunday night we went and picked up my nieces Hayli and Chelsi and my nephew Austin. They are my older brother Jason's kids.........yes, I know many of you didn't know or forgot that I have an older brother but I do. (Gosh, just cause most of you, including Jed has never met him doesn't mean he doesn't exist!) The kids just moved to Spanish Fork with their mom and stepdad from Texas and I'm so excited they're here! So of course they all brought their swimsuits to sit in the hottub. Austin went and put his suit on and came walking into the kitchen and I about choked on my water when I saw his stomach! Apparently his Aunt Brooke thought it would be funny to draw "fred" around his bellybutton----I have to admit---it made me laugh pretty hard! Below is a picture of the kids in the hot tub with Chelsi in the front "striking a pose". Every time she sees a camera she has to "strike a pose". I'm telling you she is freakin hilarious! She never stops talking, she talks like a valleygirl, and she's always got some story or advice to tell........some people say she's a "mini Nalani".....and I'm totally ok with that.
















Chelsi below "striking a pose" again while I take their picture. I think it's a toss up for the kids as to if they love Uncle Cody or Uncle Jed more! The last picture is of this morning. I of course had to do the girls hair and make-up before we could go shopping. Hayli isn't much of a shopper but Chelsi.......she could shop all day and was obsessed with getting an Abercrombie shirt because she heard some girls at school talking about that brand----lucky for me I found her an Abercrombie shirt at TJ Maxx!!!! The best part is that Jed tagged along with us on the shopping spree---what a guy! We ended the day with a late lunch at Pizza Factory where they thought it was the coolest thing in the world that they could order WHATEVER they wanted! I then had to take them home so I could run Jed to the airport. It was a good weekend.