Thanks for Visiting, Ang!

My sister Angela came to town last week. She was here for my birthday which was the best gift I could have received! Unfortunately, it's still summer here in Texas which means it's too blazing hot to go out of doors for more than a minute, so we didn't do anything too exciting. We showed her where JFK was shot, we went shopping for home decor, purses and clothes. We went out to eat a couple of times. On my birthday she and I went to the temple, to lunch and then shopping. She became Mia's new best friend (Mia completely forgot about me as long as Ang was around). :) It was wonderful having her here. I'm so sad she had to go home - it felt so normal to have her here. Thanks for coming Ang - we miss you already!

Utah Trip

After visiting Colorado, and LOVING the gorgeous mountains and weather, I decided I needed to visit Utah one last time before the baby comes and before Mia turns two (and is no longer free to fly). So Mia and I went for a visit while Shawn stayed home and worked (I know, that was hardly fair - thanks Shawn for letting us go!). We went to Wheeler Farm and Mia LOVED the animals and time with her cousins. We went to the mountains a couple of times (I MISS the mountains!) and made tin foil dinners and had s'mores. For the 24th of July, all of the extended family on one side came over to party and it was wonderful to see everyone again. We made individual portions of homemade ice cream which was so yummy (and there was leftovers which probably explains some of the weight I brought home to Texas with me!) :) Angela (my sis) and her kids spent lots of time with us and Mia loved getting to be with her cousins! My family threw a baby shower for me and we made a quilt. I saw friends and family. We played on the nice soft Utah grass (grass is weird in Texas). We had a wonderful time ... thanks everyone for making time for us!