Mickenzie's Baby Shower

My good friend Mickenzie had her baby girl TODAY! To celebrate, some friends and I threw her a baby shower a couple of weeks ago. 

I was inspired by a shower my sister threw a while back. Cali did an amazing job on the invites. She is so talented!

Charish was sweet to host the shower at her house and it turned out perfect. 

We served brunch consisting of a yogurt bar and muffins and breads. 

We had a raffle where you could put your name in if you brought diapers for Mickenzie. The winner got a gift certificate to a spa. 

Mickenzie got tons of cute gifts...girls are so fun to buy for!

I made a banner of some of Mickenzie's baby pictures. 

Rachel put together a fun game of the Price is Right. 

The awesome ladies that came to support Mickenzie. 

All the girls that helped with the shower...so grateful to have them as friends!

{Rachel, Charish, Mickenzie, me, Cali}

I am so blessed to be neighbors and friends with Mickenzie. She is such a good friend and example to me. Baby Rilynn is a lucky lady!

Spring Break

Alan had a week off from school for Spring Break. We stayed in Pocatello for the first half of the week and then headed to Utah for the second half. We had tons of fun...probably the best trip to Utah we have had since Deacon was born. This being due to me finally adjusting to traveling with a baby and the pregnancy hormones FINALLY working their way out of my body (or so I hope). Yes, I'll admit I have had issues!!! Anyway, here is a picture overload of our trip.

Every time we head to Utah I have a massive list of To Do's of things I can't do or get in Pocatello. Needless to say, we seriously had to make a schedule so we could fit everything in that we needed and wanted to do. I am proud to say we did everything!

City Creek was at the top of our list. My mom went with us and we loved it! It is beautiful and the stores are incredible. I can't wait to go back. Deacon was a trooper and loved people watching as he always does!

We made a trip to IKEA for a highchair and lots of other odds and ends.

We spent lots of time with Nana and Papa. Alan's family was out of town while we were there.

We also got to spend lots of time with cute Luke and Millie. One day we took a walk to the park with them.

We were pretty "shopped out" by the time the week was over. Deacon kept us (and the rest of the store) entertained while we waited for Alan to try on clothes at Nordstrom Rack.

Of course we made a trip to In-N-Out Burger

We went to Park City on Friday night for Alan's mission reunion. Alan was A.P. when they got a new mission president in his mission. For this reason, Alan got super close with President Benton even though he only served with him for a couple of weeks. It was fun to finally meet him!

We visited Alan's Dad and Step-Mom one day. They gave Deacon this cute John Deere quilt and he loves it!

We were lucky to go to the soft opening of Corner Bakery in Draper. Basically we got to eat lots of delicious food for free! Here is the whole fam minus my dad and sister's family.

One of the biggest reasons we went to Utah was to meet my brother and his wife's new baby, Leah! She is only 4 months younger than Deacon and she is adorable! Holding her made me miss my snuggly baby.

Ang and Leah with Deacon and I

Deacon and my mom

My mom and Leah

This is not the greatest picture but here are the cute cousins!

Deacon loved spending time with Dad!

Deacon with his cute new book from Nana.

HAPPY EASTER!

We were so happy to have our little Deacon with us this Easter. Just last year we announced that we were pregnant on Easter. So this year I was happy to celebrate with my sweet boy rather than with morning sickness!

Deacon fought his morning nap before church so he wasn't the happiest for our photo shoot.

Florida Banquet

There was a banquet the last night in Florida. Our little group of 8 stood out like a sore thumb that night but, hey, the food was good. Deacon was awesome and slept through dinner and we had a fun night.

Please excuse Deacon's bed head hair...

Gotta love the self-timer picture. Deacon is looking quite frightened of his smothering parents!

So proud of my hubby!

The whole group. If you are thinking this picture is super awkward you are not alone. Alan, me, Shante, and Tyler look like we are at prom while the other 4 look normal. This picture was taken after several attempts as everyone was too drunk to take our picture.

The devoted wives...or should we say widows!

{Shante, me, Rachel, Tracy}

And of course the men of the hour!

{Tyler, Alan, Wesston, Nick}

I really am so impressed and proud of Alan for all his hard work in Pharmacy School. It really was quite the accomplishment to win this competion. And thanks to his hard work we got a free trip to Florida. These boys are headed to Savanna, Georgia in a few weeks as a result of the competition as well. Too bad Deacon and I don't get to tag along!