Sunday, May 31, 2015

Thanksgiving Trip to Utah - Day 4 and 5 Lots of Family Time!

We hung out at the Foote's house enjoying the morning after Thanksgiving and making sure the baby got her nap.  (We did NOT hit any of the black Friday sales.  No Way!)
Uncle Nathan and Emmalyn

Playing Uno

Maxwell wanted to play too


Maxwell thought the zip track was super cool

Emmalyn was never lacking for toys to play with

I was craving Crown Burger for most of my pregnancy so it was a MUST for our Utah agenda.  It was delicious.

We then headed to Alex's to hang out with his family some more.

Lola was so attentive to Emmalyn

Aunt Tawny and Emmalyn

Maxwell doing play-dough with his cousins Lola and Harleigh


Taking a nap on her daddy

Maxwell was super tired too but wouldn't take a nap

Someone sure loves his niece.  :)





Max playing video games with more of his cousins

The next morning we got in one more visit with the grandparents.  First we went and visited my Grandma and Grandpa Blank

Grandpa (and Grandma just inside the glass door) waving goodbye.  They always come out and see me off.  I wish that I was able to see them more often.

After the Blank's, we went to my Grandma Nelson's

Emmalyn loved Gizmo and he loved her right back.  She even let him give her kisses.

Grandma spoiled Maxwell and gave him chocolate milk made her special way - Milk with Hershey's syrup stirred in.  She also gave him some cinnamon rolls.  She then made me promise I would buy him both cinnamon rolls and Hershey's syrup so he could have these treats at home too.  (And she is going to hold me to that promise!)

Our full day was even close to being over yet...

We went to watch Payton wrestle.  I've never been to a wrestling match before and it was certainly an experience.  My dad wrestled in high school and don't know how my grandma could have enjoyed going to watch him.  I just didn't enjoy how physical and violent it was.

Grandma Donna and Emmalyn

Getting a ride in Grandma's wheelchair

Payton (on the left) didn't win but he sure wrestled with a lot of heart

Uncle Tim and Emmalyn

We went with Peter's family to hang out just a little bit more at a local park.  It was quite chilly though and Emmalyn needed a nap so I spent most of the time in the car with her.

Playing that game where you throw the ball and people try to catch it and get points.  I have no idea what it's called.

Look at the mountains.  How I miss seeing mountains when we are in Texas!  There was very little snow.  I had brought snow gear for Maxwell in hopes that he could go play in some real, great snow but we would have driven pretty far into the mountains to find some and there never was the time to do it.

I let Maxwell take pictures with my camera so he'd be entertained.  He and Aja apparently found each other interesting.  :)

The Millar side of the family




Harleigh and Maxwell capturing each other capturing each other...



(Pics from Maxwell's perspective)

Maxwell played a little basketball with Lola



Payton and Maxwell - he's not trying to choke him, he's giving him a hug


He went to give him a kiss goodbye.  I think Maxwell caught Payton off guard.  :)

Time to say goodbye and head to the airport.  It always comes too soon.

Wahoo - - - Cafe Rio is now in the SLC airport so I got to enjoy it for the second time this trip!

Waiting to board.  We're tired!

First class back home

The baby did great.  As long as my babies are nursing, they are great flyers.



Poor Maxwell just couldn't get comfortable and all he wanted to do was sleep...I had figured he'd crash right out but it didn't work that way.

Thanks Utah for another great visit.  We love seeing our family and only wish there was more time to see all of our friends too! (Thanks Shannon for coming to visit us at Alex's!)

Thursday, May 28, 2015

Thanksgiving Trip to Utah - Day 3 Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving was filled with lots of family!  We started out the day at Aunt Tammy's and did an early dinner with my Blank family and then we went to have dinner with Peter's family.

We bundled up and went to the park so Maxwell could burn off some energy.
Maxwell and Maryn

All wrapped up - she was thrilled to be outside and in the stroller

Racing down the slide - it's still a big deal to see Maxwell willingly go down slides


Emmalyn loved playing with her second cousins and they were so sweet to play with her and Maxwell

Our early dinner - Grandma Grandpa, Tammy's family, Russell's family, and Paul


Ethan held the baby so I could eat

Maxwell played a little nerf wars with the big boys

We then headed south to have dinner with Peter's family.  They were meeting in a banquet room at a hotel because Alex's house was having plumbing issues.

The minute we walked in, Lola was all about Emmalyn.  :)



Payton

Korben and Morgan 

Payton pulling funny faces for Maxwell (I gave him my phone to take pictures with because he wasn't very entertained by hanging out in the banquet room).


Lola and Emmalyn

Emmalyn and Grandma

Aunt Aja and Emmalyn

Uncle Alex



Peter stayed late playing games and enjoying his family while I left to take the kids back to Tammy's so they could go to bed.  They were both exhausted and ready for bed after a long day.

I love this fruit salad!  Heck, I love all Thanksgiving food. (especially later that night or the next day...leftovers!)