We're back

After being gone for a little over three weeks, Caden and I are back. It's good to be back to our home and back with Eric, well we aren't really with him very much since he's in total control, but at least I have someone to sleep next to at night. Utah was a blast, but every time I'm there I'm so lame when it comes to taking pictures, so when everyone is curious enough to send the pics they took, I will post. I ha


But, Caden and I had a great time; Caden got to play with his cousins who he grew very close to. And also grasps more of his aunts and uncles and grandma and grandpa. He got to know them better on a more personal level and connect with them, it was great to see! I had a great time hanging out with my sisters and brother and parents! I got a ton of scrapbooking done and shopped like a pro, utah is the scrapbooking haven, love it! I got a bunch of girls nights in! And probably put on 5lbs from all the good eateries out there. But, overall great time!


My sister Jenn got married to a great guy named Chris who I just met. There wedding was beautiful, it was so fun to be in the sealing with them.



It was a pretty windy chilly day so pics with the kids weren’t all that fun, but we survived they survived and did great running around like little maniacs living off cake.



As usual we did our sister lip sync/dance and it was great! We danced to Aretha Franklin "Natural Woman" and Chris blushed the brightest shade of red I have ever seen. But I have to say weddings=drama. Not a ton, but enough to stress for a couple minutes, let's just say I love Albertson's! And you should too!



We had a great time, we're so grateful to be a part of Jenn and Chris's special day. Chris is great addition to our family and I think will fit in perfectly!

Utah

Well, we are still in utah. Well, just Caden and I. Eric had to go back to work to bust it butt off for the man. We will be home the end of next week. We are having a great time, scrapbooking, shopping and hanging out with family. Blogs and pics will come when we return home. Til then here's a sneek:

We are off...

Well, it's the time where two people get together and get married! That's righte, we're heading to Utah(did I even have to tell you where were going, I think everyone knows where all the weddings are) my sister Jenn is marrying this guy named Chris, I don't know him, but have heard many good things. We will see how all goes. I will be back in awhile with pics and great stories I am sure, so wait by your computers and anxiously pace back and forth for my next blog.

Caden is busy today, please leave a message with his secretary and he'll get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you and have a good day!

Fix it

Caden asks a lot for me to fix things, and sometimes he can do it and other times I'll fix whatever task it is. Well, lately after giving him a bath and drying him off, he shoves his hands in my face and says "fix it?" and I dumbfounded so I say "fix what" and then he starts waving his hands impatiantly, like I know what he's talking about but purposely not doing it to make him mad(and no I'm not). So, after much babbling back and forth I realize he's bothered by the fact his hands are so pruney(as i would like to say.) He thinks there is something wrong with them, so he wants me to make the wrinkles go away. It is too funny the genuine frustration and concern he has over his pruney hands.

A-L-A-B-A-M-A

Eric got a speeding ticket in ALABAMA. I should be mad, but I just laughed.

Awesome

How awesome is this shirt?

Who Was In The Cage... Us or Them?

Well, with Eric having a day off of work and that being a rarity. We decided to take full advantage of it. So, we went on a Animal Safari! It was interesting, scary, exciting, smelly at times but overall a rockin good time. I saw a couple signs saying "Enter Park at your own risk" that did not give me warm fuzzies, but Eric just said to blow it off.
We first had to decide do we rent a zebra van or take our car and they say(you take your car on your own risk, we will not cover any damage). So we got the sweet zebra van. A little about the van, it had no windows, that's right, just bars! It was a white van with black stripes someone used cheap spray paint to put on. The windows were covered in old slobber and dirt. The windshield was cracked too. Oh, wait there is two for those up front, but Caden and I were in the back. The van made us the caged animals in a cage full of animals. Eric kept saying it was like Jurassic Park and hoped we would have to walk out after the animals flipped the van.
So, we took off and immediately entering the park we were swarmed, Caden instantly clung to me and I tried to show Caden I wasn't freaking out because there was Deer, goats, ostrich's swarming us(and to note, they say not to pet the zebra, horse's and birds because they will peck or bite-AWESOME). So eric threw some food and after getting them all to move we continued on.



Anytime an ostrich came by it scared the crap out of me they are the only one's that could probably reach in far enough to get us, the rest couldn't probably fit more then there mouths through the bars. So, Caden was warming up when we saw pigs running around(so cute, it just ignited the fire of my love for them again), ducks, buffalo, cows, bulls, deer, zebra, ostrich, and in cages lions, rhino's. It was quite the long drive but we enjoyed immensely and caden got used to the idea saying we were feeding the animals a "snack" and he kept pointing at them and said "cracker" he only fed the pigs and ducks. And he thought the deer were "cute".





After our drive we went back to get some lunch and needless to say, i thought that you couldn't make bad pizza well that is not true, horrible is all i have to say. Then there was a little zoo, with peacocks, bunnies, chickens running wild and in cages, bears, monkeys, lions, ligers, cheetah. Caden tried to chase a bunny with Eric, but the bunny was too smart and fast. I felt bad for a leopard in a small cage. A group of parents allowed their children to scream at the top of their lungs at it. I felt so bad because when we went up to the cage the leopard was pacing and making sad sounds. He probably just wanted to rest and be content in his cage, but those parents and their kids got him nervous and scared. Poor leopard. Caden thoroughly enjoyed this park, is getting to such a fun age, he just understands so much more. He loved seeing all the animals!