Baby T's second week!

It was really sad saying goodbye to grandma S.  

We were lucky and got to have Mr. H's mom come too!  She took the train all the way to Boston.  She got delayed (a train got derailed) but she arrived the day after my mom left.  

We were so happy to have her here!  She had never been to Boston before, and it was fun showing her some of the sights.  She spoiled us as she always does, and played for hours with C.  We were so lucky to have her come!

It was nice to have her here when Mr. H went back to work.  She really helped that transition go so smoothly. 

C loves his "Super Grandma!"

He made Grandma T squat down with him for the picture. :)

Loved eating at Faneuil Hall---it was baby T's first outing!

We sure lucked out to have two great moms.  Seriously: we were so grateful for both of their help and love during this time.  

Grandmas are the best!

Tulip Festival + Grandparents

Last week C and I were able to go to Thanksgiving Point's Tulip Festival with Grandma T and Aunt E + cousins.  It was a blast.  

The flowers were gorgeous and it was nice to enjoy walking around and chatting. 

We had an impromptu photo shoot of these two: C and cousin E.  

C and Cousin M LOVED playing in this fountain. 

The flowers were gorgeous and it was nice to enjoy walking around and chatting.  

Mr. H had his last day of class, which we were very excited about.

On Friday, I was able to attend a party celebrating my ancestor, John Jacques.  It was really fun, and I got to meet Elder Neil A. Andersen.  We went to dinner that night with my sweet S Grandparents.  

That night Mr. H and I planned out in a TON of detail our Europe trip.

It's going to be awesome!

Saturday morning, my S grandparents and two cousins came up and celebrated Easter at our apartment.  My grandma hid our Easter baskets throughout my apartment, and it took us over a half hour to find one of them.  She is a FANTASTIC hider.  They talked to us about making goals early on in life and committing to living the gospel.  We then went to lunch together.  It was really fun.  I am so blessed to have awesome grandparents!

We got to meet up with Miss K and her boyfriend in Salt Lake that night.  We had fun chatting, and took them to the airport. C really loves her.

Sunday was nice.  We were able to go visit Mr. H's grandma D.  We had such a great visit with her!  C adored her, and threw her balls, played with her toys and giggled the whole time.

  She gave him an ice cream sandwich and became his instant best friend.  It was fun to see her!

We feel so blessed to have such great families.  C sure is lucky to be loved by so many.

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Pre Easter Weekend

I LOVE April.

Seriously.

It is such a great month.

Last Wednesday, Mr. H's mom and a friend always throw a Easter egg hunt for all the small children in their neighborhood.  

C and I were able to go and it was so cute.  It took him a while to figure out that picking up the Easter eggs was supposed to be fun, but once he figured out there were treasures inside, he was hooked.

Thanks Grandma T!

He was so fascinated that there were treats inside

We were also able to go and visit my Uncle J on Friday.  We discovered that C is afraid of dogs.  But we also discovered he could be entertained for 3 + hours with plastic cups and cupboard doors.

Friday night was Mr. H's senior symposium.  It was basically a really really smart science fair.  It was fun to hear him present his work.  He's ALMOST done!

action shot!

Saturday we got to do another Easter egg hunt with our little court.  C was a lot better at it and found his eggs no problem.  

My friend K came up from Provo and we visited the Cathedral of the Madeline.  We had such a good time together.  She is such a great friend to me. 

So happy to be playing with a tree. :)

We also got to celebrate something wonderful.  Three years ago, Mr. H was diagnosed with a rare cancer, called synovial sarcoma on his larynx.  There have been so many miracles surrounding this event, and we got to celebrate being 3 years cancer free.  We ate a Crown Burger, which is the first meal Mr. H got to eat after his feeding tube was removed.  I am so so so grateful to God for helping our family and providing so many miracles.  

Saturday night was filled with cinnamon roll baking, dying Easter eggs and preparing Easter talks.  

What a great week!

Mr. H's trip + a trip of our own

As I shared previously, Mr. H went out of town this past week for a conference at Harvard.  

I dropped him off Wednesday morning, and he was so excited!

Wednesday was rather uneventful, but C and I did go snag a free meal at IHOP for dinner.  

During dinner I realized how C can't really carry a conversation, but man can he throw crayons.  We came home and skyped with Mr. H for the first time. C was so funny---he tried to touch him, but realized that didn't work, and ended up scowling a lot at the screen because it was so weird.  Ha.  

That night some girls from the ward came over and watched "Father of the Bride".  It was fun.

Thursday, C and I headed into Centerville.  I did not want to spend the whole week alone- I get lonely too easily. We had a great time hanging out with my mom and family when they got home that night.

Friday we did a bunch of crafting! First, we took C on a walk and tried to see some animals at the Lagoon Trails.  There was so much ice everywhere, and C LOVED sliding around on it.  

We bought flowers, felt and then went home to make some Valentine decorations.  It was really fun.

That night, Grandma T and Grandpa W took us out for dinner to Rumbi.  It was really good, and it was so nice of them to do that.  We filled them in on Mr. H's excursions and enjoyed the dinner. *Sorry I didn't get a picture! *

Saturday, we got to hang out a bunch and then my family went to Frozen. (Thanks H family for watching C!!!!)  It was super cute again.  

That night, we made cream puffs and played some games.  

It was so nice to spend some good time with my family.  C loved all the attention.  He also learned to say 'grandma', 'grandpa', 'love you' and started climbing up all the furniture.  

THANKS mom and dad for letting us stay with you and taking care of us!!!!

Sunday we got to go pick up Mr. H.  We were so excited to see him!!!  

We had a great rest of our day just hanging out with him.

It was really hard on me having Mr. H gone.  The 2nd night we skyped, I just started bawling.  (ha...it was an emotional week).  But I am grateful that I have a great husband and friend that I miss!  

Mr. H had a great time at the conference.  He fell in love with Boston, did a great job with his presentation and made some friends.  He enjoyed being on his own, but he did say he really missed us.  

C and I are getting adjusted to being back home.  

He's getting into getting his picture taken, and then he wants to see what it looks like.

Also--goodbye high chair and hello booster seat.  He loves it! :)

^^^His Camera smile.                                              

Well, onto another week.  And the end of JANUARY! :)

New Computer + Grandma Time!

Mr. H is a PC guy.

I am a Mac girl.  

We didn't realize how this little detail about us could cause so many problems.

Mr. H thinks apple products are over priced, and doesn't like that you can't build your own stuff.

I have always had a Mac, and think they are the best things ever.

So when my laptop was starting to die, we had to decide what kind of a desktop to get.

I really didn't want to give up being a Mac person.  It's kind of a thing ya know?

But...Mr. H was SO excited to build us a new computer.  

So, I let him build us a computer.  

(Kind of big for me to give in :) )

It's been his Christmas every day as the parts started to arrive.  

He worked hard, (and it didn't even take him too long)

and

TADA!

We have a new computer!

I have to admit, I really love it.  He made it really nice and we've had a lot of fun playing around with it.  

Earlier this week, Grandma T took us to the Festival of Trees.  It was a lot of fun.

I attempted to get a good picture of her with baby C.

The trees were amazing as usual, and it was a great atmosphere.  But cousin M and baby C's favorite thing was just running around out in the foyer.  

Silly boys.

Yesterday, baby C got sick again, and we had to miss playgroup AGAIN which made me so sad.  So I called up my mom and she came and hung out for the day.  It was so nice to have her over, and really brightened our day.  

He loves sitting on laps and reading books.  I LOVE IT!

Last night, I took the activity day girls up the german Christmas Market at This is the Place.  It's a really cute market, and we got to see President Uchtdorf!!!!  (I was really excited about that).  The only bummer was that it was 7 DEGREES!!!!!  So go to the market, just go during the day when it's a little warmer. :)

Happy Weekend!

a week full of FALL!

Is anyone else loving this October?  Especially this last week-the weather has been GORGEOUS.  

Baby C and I have gotten to take some fun adventures, and it's been a blast.

Beautiful Provo

Tuesday we traveled down to Provo to meet up with Miss K at BYU.  Miss K recently returned from serving a LDS mission, and is one of my dearest friends.  

We attended a forum together (just like old times) and then she treated us to a fancy lunch at the MOA, or Museum of Fine Arts. :)  

It was so great to see her.  We also got to see two other friends during lunch, and that was great.

On our way out, I stopped by my old work and said hi to some of the women I used to work with.

That was neat.  I have been so blessed to have such great opportunities in my life to work with and associate with great people.  

It was so nice to be on BYU's campus again.  I love that place.  Some of my happiest memories happened there.  I really hope that somehow I can make some of my children cougars. :)

Miss K and baby C

Wednesday we met up with Mr. H's mother and sister and her two children and went to Gardner's Village.  Every October Gardner's Village does a Witchfest, and it is so fun!  They have cute witches everywhere, and then there are all the beautiful shops.  

It was a blast. Baby C loved the witches, and loved being with his cousins.  It was such a pretty day too!  Thanks Grandma T for the fun day!!!!

E and cousin M---our Best picture :)

Thursday, we went down to the Mt. Olivet cemetery with some friends in the morning.  It was gorgeous!  I love old cemeteries, and it was fun to find another friend that did too!  Salt Lake is full of gems.  This cemetery houses some of the oldest graves in Utah, tombs, and families of deer.  It was great!

Beautiful!

Then, my mom met up with baby C and I in the afternoon and we headed up the canyon for a fun hike.  My mom and I both love to hike, and we had a lot of fun.  Baby C decided about half way that he didn't want to stay in the hiking back pack, so that was a little tricky, but it was nice to be able to spend some good time with my mom.  The mountain was gorgeous, and we all enjoyed the fresh air.

Grandma S and baby C

Then last night we went to our Halloween party.  We were so excited, all dressed up, but baby C was not having it.  He smeared chocolate over our costumes, cried and pulled fits the whole party.  I think he's teething, poor little guy.  So the party was short lived, but it did make me excited for Halloween.

Here's to a Great Weekend! :)