We had an awesome trip out in Colorado visiting my family. Mabel did really well on the plane which was such a relief. She played with toys, books, and occasionally the hairy arm of the man sitting next to me. (thankfully he was a nice grandpa!) Then on the ride home we had Nate with us and Mabel had a blast sitting on daddy's lap playing with his tray table.
We had such a great time and I didn't want the trip to end.
Here are a few highlights in random order:
Mabel loved her new baby grand piano!
Aunt Kelsey giving Mabel her first piano lesson:
We helped Kelsey make a Valentine's Day treat for her fiance Josiah:
Heart shaped chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwiches.
They turned out cute and I only ate about 2 dozen cookies in the process.
Kelsey's BFF Claire stopped by to say hello:
The finished product!
That same day my mom made these darling
red velvet cupcakes in a jar for her monthly recipe club. She always calls me to talk about the theme for the month (since I enjoy recipe club vicariously through her) and we brainstorm about what she should make. (I keep telling her that Pinterest will ROCK her recipe world!) Then I always talk to her the next day and she gives me details about how things tasted, what other people made, etc. Since recipe club fell on a night when I was out there I got to go with her! We put Mabel to bed, Grandpa Kraig stayed with the baby monitor, and off we went! Lots of tasty food and good company; it was so fun for me to finally experience the recipe club first hand.
Mabel enjoying a cold beverage
Kobe wasn't too thrilled about the new creature
that took over the house and got all of his mom's attention.
(Note: Once when my mom was trying to get Mabel
to smile for a picture and she called her Kobe!)
My mom cooked lots of tasty food for us (as usual!)
and Nate decided to make a crazy taco based off
this video. Too bad we didn't have Parisian crepe batter!
We went to one of Jacob's basketball games:
Here he is mentally preparing for the shot,
then the dribble,
and SWISH! Good job Jacob.
Jacob's Fan Section (including Sophie)
My baby's daddy
Jacob's mad skills
(I can't believe my little brother is 6'3")
Things started to get crazy...
the game tied and the crowd went wild!
The noise freaked Mabel just a bit.
But a few kisses from momma helped the situation.
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The game stayed pretty intense during the fourth quarter,
a real nail biter!
29 seconds left and Jacob's team was up by 5 points,
I thought it was a done deal, but no.
Here is how it went down:
The other team scored three points, making the score 68 to 66. Only 13 seconds left and the home crowd started going crazy as the clock counted down to victory!
Jacob's team scored again making the score 69 to 66.BUT THEN SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENED.At about 4 seconds left a player from other team shot a
three pointer and MADE IT!
How annoying! So the game went into overtime and Jacob ended up losing.
That was a bummer. I stopped taking pictures when overtime started. Boo.
My mom teaches early morning seminary and Mabel and I would
anxiously wait for her to get home each morning.
Mabel loved to clap her hands at Grandma's arrival!
Mabel was enthralled by my mom's puppet abilities.
She would sit and stare at each one.
She didn't really want to touch them though.
When my mom came out for Christmas she made Ableskivers
and I loved them so much she made them again when we were out there.
Except now we call them Mabel-skivers. HA
The boys.
(Mabel could pass as boy baby in her guitar jammies)
My mom got Mabel a new dress and she
though the ruffles were pretty cool.
Every time I visit we head over to my favorite store,
The Barn. This time my mom was really excited to take me because they expanded into the building next door - The Barn Too!
Then Nate watched Mabel when we went to the mother of all antique stores:
Colorado Antique Gallery51,000 square feet and over 275 dealers!
Needless to say I was in heaven.
We browsed for 2.5 hours and didn't even make it through half the store!
We decided we will just have to pick up where we left off next time I come out.
Here we are with our loot:
Over the weekend Jacob's lady friend Rachel came
over and played some games with us,
and she read books to Mabel.
Way to score points with the older sister!
Josiah and Kelsey came over too.
Nate and Josiah serenaded us on with their guitars.
One afternoon my mom decided to try and give Mabel an updo.
The only clip we could find didn't match her outfit
but Mabel didn't mind.
Salon Sherrill
She thought it was pretty funny.
Ready for Prom
One night at dinner Mabel ate a little too much. Like a bunch of pasta, peas, AND two jars of baby food. Well combine that with nursing at bedtime a short while later and when I put her on my shoulder she burped and this came out. Then she fell sound asleep.
Good times.
We celebrated Kraig's birthday and had dinner at Red Robin.
Mabel was enjoying the freckled lemondade:
Then cupcakes at home:
One of Mabel's favorite things is reading books and Grandma had some new exciting books for her to check out.
She loves her daddy-0!
Mabel thought she was so cool because she could explore inside one of my mom's kitchen drawers that happened to be within her reach.
It was the perfect drawer full of fun kitchen gadgets.
After she tasted and examined each item she would toss it
on the floor so she could hear us all say, "uh oh!"
I think she looks a lot like Nate in this picture, what do you think?
Not pictured are a few other fun things we did:
- Relaxing in the hot tub
-My mom treating me to a pedicure (Shellac is amazing!)
-Watching Survivor
-Jacob and Nate playing drums & video games
-People magazine Second Look obsession
-Creeping around Michaels to find Kelsey
-The crazy hunt for Kraig's birthday hat
Too bad we had to come home back to reality!
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