Summer!

It is SUMMER! My favorite time of year! Above is the one and only picture our first trip to Nevada. (I forgot to charge my camera battery:( )We went to Moapa, where I grew up. I have three sisters who live there now. We went down for my nephew's baptism. We swam at Daisie's house. They have a nice and kid friendly pool. It was a fun trip. I wanted to get all the sun I could.it is extremely HOT down there. I got a little greedy and ended up with the worst sunburn of my life.

Lucky for me, it turned into a tan. Yes, this is me tan. (I've turned quite pasty white over the years of living in UT.) And just in time for our second trip to NV. This time it was more northern to Reno and Carson City for my BFF Laura's wedding where I was part of the wedding party. Yeas, I had two escorts, because there were a LOT of groomsmen. Laura's parents basically turned their backyard into a reception wedding lot. It was beautiful, and so was the ceremony.

Tracy, Megan, and Autumn getting dressed upstairs.

The happy couple!

Laura and Somer. Somer was the Maid of Honor. She was so awesome at keeping Laura somewhat stress-free. I was put into their dorm in college, we were inseparable throughout, and have remained BF's ever since. Love these girls!

Me and Autumn. Another BFF(I'm sorry I keep using that like a high school girl, but it's true and writing it takes too long:)I think she's checking me out or something. HA! We stayed with her and Rory and their sweet little Benjamin who is just a few months older than Morgan. They were so gracious, and we enjoyed getting to know them all a little better.

All the bridesmaids. We were posing for the photographer, and Ross was a little late. That's okay. Action shots are the best!

The entire wedding party. I told you there were a LOT of groomsmen.

Wyatt LOVED their pond. At first he loved finding rocks to throw in it, but we talked him into keeping it nice, so he would just sit, mesmerized by the waterfall.

My husband is the MAN! He juggled all three kids not only during the ceremony, but the whole day while I got to be pampered at a salon with my friends. He's the one that made this trip possible in every way. Everyone commented on what an amazing father he is and how lucky I am. All I could say was, "I know."

Daddy's and babies!

Enjoying hors d'oeuvres

Everyone loved the roly poly man. Who wouldn't? Look at that flirty smile.

Me and Megan, another BFF, saying our good-byes. Can you tell I'd been crying? We left after the dinner and speeches and cake. Our children were exhausted! It was a fun trip for them. We arrived Thursday evening. Since the wedding wasn't until Saturday, we had all day Friday to play. We went swimming which the kids loved, and it was a pretty relaxing day. I enjoy getting the chance to go for visits. I'm sure Ross wouldn't pick Reno for a vacation spot, and I'm not sure how much fun it was for him. But I was grateful to him for letting me have this break, and being able to get all primped and pretty, because all you mom's know that just doesn't get to happen very often.

Exciting News!

A lot of you may already know this, but we're expecting our third baby in January. I've kept it from my blog and Facebook, because I planned to surprise my friends in Reno. I knew I was taking a trip there, so I wanted to see their reactions to their friend having her third baby in three years. Anyways, just wanted to share the news. Sorry I've been slacking on my blog lately. The camera went missing for a few weeks. Luckily I found it before my trip to Reno. Hope all is well with every one of you.

A Concert and a Wedding

Last weekend, I got to go to my second Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband concert. It was so fun, but cold. They are really good entertainers and there was a lot of energy in the stands. I went with my sisters-in-law, Bonnie and Holly, and Holly's sister-in-law Cori. Holly brought two of her daughters. Here she is with Audrey, her oldest.

Here are Cori and Hailee. It was so cute, after one of the songs, Hailee stood up right before people started clapping and shouted, "GOOD JOB!" I was so glad they came with us.

Me and Bonnie with Sarah(Holly's). The singer, Carrie Judd, who did the opening act had a song called "Sarah". Holly has a friend who knows him, so she went down and talked to him after he was done performing. She took Sarah with her, and got her a CD with his autograph on it. She was so stoked! It was so cute.

After the show, we waited in line to talk to the band. It wasn't even a very long wait. We had an ulterior motive though. Craig Miner(far right) is the banjo player, and he's single. We wanted him and Bonnie to meet. Actually, they met before at the Maverick in Ephraim, and once we refreshed his memory he seemed to remember. They were all really nice and friendly.

Wouldn't they be cute together? They have a lot in common, too.

They had these bright lights that made the pictures a little blurry, so sorry. Anyway, it was fun. This year, it was colder, so it was hard to be a very active audience. It was held at an amphitheater with the seats on a slope, and more seating in the grass behind that. We sat on the grass. Last year, they came halfway up on a little stage to play a few songs, and that was cool. I wish they would've done that this year. My favorite part was when all five of them were playing "Low Rider" on a single upright bass. It was awesome! They came up with some pretty unique things for entertainment. Below is a link to them on the bass. It's just the end and it's not the same show we attended. It started with one person on the bass, then they came out one by one adding in their parts. I don't think I'd ever seen anything like it.

I hope the link works. You may have to copy and paste it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QDRgEO-3z4