Home Sweet Home

We made it! No sanity was lost and no children were tied to their seats! The flight went smoothly and we are SO excited to be home. It was so nice to see Running Man waiting for us when we arrived in Chicago. He was waiting with a huge smile in his face, and surprises for all of his girls. Banana ran straight to him and it only took Em one minute before she just wanted him to hold her and not put her down. The BEST surprise of all was when we got to our house and he had cleaned it from top to bottom. My biggest projects (the bedroom, and one of the closests) were done!!! All of the laundry I had left was done and put away, the kitchen floor was spotless, and all of our hardwood floors were shining!! And to top it off he had done a lot of the "fix-it" projects I had wanted to get done. Touched up paint, and fixed our tub, killed a bunch of mice :) He is incredible. We haven't done a thing since we got home besides grocery shopping. (And I didn't have to do a lot cuz Running Man stocked the fridge for me)! That was A LOT of exclamation points, but I don't know how else to convey my excitement at being home and my appreciation for a wonderful hubby. The girs are having a little bit of a hard time w/o the constant attention from everyone, but are just relieved to have their dad back. Not much else to say...here are just a few pics from our last adventures in UT. More to come!

No trip to Price is complete w/o a stop at the Dinosaur Museum!

My sis is a coach of the dance team at my old HS, so Banana got to participate in the Jr. Camp they have every summer. She was pretty worn out by the end of the day :)
Hanging out at my brother's wedding in Manti. I made the dresses for my girls and my niece. My first REAL attempt at sewing by myself!! They're not perfect but I was pretty excited.

My sis and I with Em. I think Em likes her more than me. She's pushing me away in this pic. And that happened A LOT on this trip.
Waiting to get on the plane!! I was SO nervous. I made myself sick on the car ride up. But all of the prayers paid off and as soon as we took off I felt wonderful. The girls were pretty close to perfect, and I had the help of an awesome teenage boy who sat next to me. Seriously, he was tons of help. He kept Em entertained most of the time, and kept Banana laughing. We had an awesome couple sitting behind us who lent us their DVD player for half of the flight so Banana could watch Bolt.

Now we're just enjoying being home and I can't wait to catch up with everyone!!

I Should Be Doing Something Productive...

We're still hanging out in UT waiting for my brother to get married...I really do love being around everyone and spending time with my family. But...I desperately miss Running Man. And my house. And my friends. The girls are still loving all of the attention, but they are so ready to get back to a routine. Miss em's sleeping patterns out here stink. I feel like she's a newborn again, but I can't ever let her cry it out because I don't want to wake up the whole house. Sigh. But...SHE IS WALKING!! Finally. She's a speed demon when she crawls, and has shown almost zero interest in walking, then all of a sudden she is taking off! I have a video to post, but my camera is acting up so I will post it when I get home next week. Running Man went back to school today and I think he was slightly relieved. He has been pretty lonesome sitting back at home over his break. Thank you to all of his awesome friends that took pity on him and hung out! I can't get my camera to work with my dad's comp so I'm leaving you with the pics I had done of the girls a month or so ago. I had a good friend come and just take some casual shots for us and I LOVE how they turned out. She just does this as a hobby and I think she does an amazing job! Thank you, thank you!!

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Catch Up

So, the post below this one is a catch up of what we've been up to in UT. (Mostly for Running Man to see what we've been up to). Running Man left us on Monday to head back home, and the girls and I are here until my bro's wedding in a few weeks. The girls are loving the constant attention, and I am loving the breaks that gives me. We miss Running Man TONS though. Banana can't decide if she should be mad at me for keeping her here w/o her dad, or her dad for leaving her here. She does ok most days until bedtime, then struggles when she tells him good night. It breaks my heart every time and I feel like I am the worst mom in the world. Em doesn't know what to think so she has decided that food is her new best friend (as you can tell from the pics below). It's so nice to have a kid that will eat pretty much anything I put in front of her. Banana has always been such a picky eater that a lot of times it's like pulling teeth trying to get her to eat. We are still having a lot of fun, but we miss our friends!! I can't wait for a super fun girls night out when I get back, and to get to sleep in for a few days.
The pics below are from Banana's first bowling experience, fun around my moms house, and our 4th of July festivities. We went on a picnic with my in-laws in the mts., then had a fun time at my sister's house! One of my fave pics is of my Grandpa playing golf on the Wii!!! He loved it, and is contemplating buying one! We miss you all, and have a great week!

What We've Been Up To