Boise Trip

A couple of weeks ago, we headed to Boise for a little getaway. Alan was presenting at a pharmacy conference and also had a job interview. Deacon and I decided to tag along and I'm so glad we did! It honestly was such a fun trip. We really haven't taken any trips just the 3 of us and we had the best time. I am so in love with my little family. Yes, we were just in Boise but for some reason everything about the trip was perfect. I am so grateful for the opportunity we have in this life to have families. There is nothing better and I love spending time with Alan and Deacon. 

We headed straight to P.F. Chang's when we got into town and quickly learned it was not a good idea to bring Deacon there...should have stuck with Chipotle! However, Deacon loved the huge horse outside of the restaurant. 

We were a little nervous about having a one room hotel. We were not sure how Deacon would go to sleep with us in the same room but he did amazing! We did some furniture rearranging so his pack-and-play was hidden behind the t.v. console and he didn't put up a fight. The only tricky part was keeping the lights off and being quiet from 8:00 p.m. until we went to sleep. So what did we do? We watched Downton Abbey on the iPad, sharing the headphones...pretty awesome!

If you know Deacon, you know he is obsessed with phones so he spent the majority of time in the room playing with the phone! He was in heaven!

We went to an indoor play gym one day. Deacon had an absolute blast and if I'm being honest, so did I! 

Maybe the best part of the trip was the swimming pool. The last time we went swimming Deacon was pretty little so we weren't sure if he would like it or not. He LOVED it! And how cute is he in his swimsuit...seriously the  cutest thing ever!

He had a blast splashing in the water and loved hearing his voice echo in the room. We swam every night and Deacon could not get enough. I can't wait to do swim lessons with him this summer. 

We fed the ducks one night. 

These two have the sweetest bond. 

The weather was gorgeous and we spent an afternoon at the park flying airplanes. 

It was the most perfect little vacay and it makes me want to do this more often. Heres to hoping for more family trips in the future!

Mom's 60th Birthday!

On February 16th my mom turned 60! In January she had a double knee replacement, which is a huge recovery. We wanted to plan something special for her birthday and thought a party would also help to cheer her up! The party preparations started a few months prior to her birthday. My sister flew in from California and we came down from Poky. It was a hard secret to keep! I picked Shannon up from the airport late and she slept at Alan's parent's house with us that night. Bright and early the next morning Shannon and I picked up bagels then headed to my parent's house to surprise my mom. She had a wedding to go to that morning so she was up and doing her physical therapy exercises before she had to get ready. We came into the front door and headed to her bedroom. 

My mom is going to kill me for posting this but this picture is priceless! We walked in the room and my sister said, "I heard you wanted breakfast at 7:00!" It's safe to say she had no clue and was in shock!

We played it off like we came into town to hang out while she recovered. Basically the whole weekend was full of lies because we still had some party planning to do. We lied to her one night and said that we were going to the mall but really we went to my brother's house to decorate for the party. The day of the party was a crazy snowy day. We made up some lie as to why we were going to Brent's house that night. She didn't make things easy and really fought us going out in the snow. 

However, it was worth it because she was totally surprised when she arrived at Brent's house and all her kids, grandkids, siblings, and dad were there!

We kept the decor pretty low key but it turned out cute!

We served some delicious desserts thanks to my sisters amazing baking skills!

Brent was thrilled that we had so many glittery decorations at his house!

Shannon and I couldn't have pulled it off without Angela and Anya! Everyone helped out so much!

 My mom with her siblings and dad

 The whole fam minus Cam, Weston, and Holden. The only bummer about the party was that they couldn't be there. 

 It was such a fun weekend celebrating my mom and the amazing person she is! I also got to go to lunch and shopping with just my mom and sister, which hasn't happened in I don't know how long. Made me wish we could do it more often!

Happy Birthday Mom! We love you!