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Today was Olivia's first day in the 1st grade!! I can't believe how old and mature she is getting. It feels like 16 is just around the corner. She even picked out her outfit for today (last week). She has been waiting very patiently to wear this shirt. I think I may have a future fashion diva on my hands - sooooo not like her mother:) Hopefully she'll be much better than me. Again, I think this was much harder on me than on her. It's only been a few hours and I don't know what to do with all of my spare time! (I know this won't last very long - I'm just procrastinating all of the work I really have to get done). Oh, I love being a mom and I love my girls:)
I hope I don't offend any of my friends in Texas, but I still kind of consider Utah my home. We just got back from a vacation to Utah this past week and it felt really weird coming home to Texas. It's probably because we have only been in Texas for 5 months and we were in Utah for 10 years and a lot of our family lives in Utah, but it was still a little strange.
Anyway, the girls and I had a wonderful time and got to see so many family members and friends. So thank you to all who were so generous in letting us stay and play with you!! We love you so much and of course miss you already:) We started off the week with a family reunion for my mom's family in Salt Lake. We had parties, went swimming, went to the Childrens Museum at the Gateway (Uncle Bryce taught Jace to make paper airplanes, while Val and Olivia played with the magnets) and of course did not get enough sleep at all! I got a priceless picture with Lexi and Grandpa Bear. I just love Lexi's smile with all of her teeth now - we almost have 6. (Thanks Mimi and Papa Romney)!
Then for the second half of the week we went up to Kamas to stay with Jed's parents and we went to his family reunion up in the COLD mountains (it was about 55 degrees - this was the first time I had worn pants or a sweatshirt in months) I had to put Lexi in the Baby Bjorn and then zip her up in a coat with me so she could stay warm - it was so cute!! It was so nice to have some cooler weather, where we could actually enjoy being outdoors - it was so beautiful and green. Thank you Gines family for all of the relaxing fun!Those of you who know me well, know how much I love to sing and so as part of our trip I had the opportunity to participate in a Jenny Phillips music workshop with my mom, my aunts and my friend Julie and we had a ton of fun - it was really wonderful:) I also got to record a demo in a studio with Tyler Castleton (writes a ton of amazing music) and it was incredible - I loved every minute of it! I also got to meet Hilary Weeks - one of my favorite LDS artists. Altogether, the experience was unforgetable. Music has always been a passion of mine as well as a blessing. I just hope that one day I will have the opportunity to share with others the joy I feel when I sing!! We miss you Utah:)
Everyone keeps on asking if Lexi cried when we got her ears pierced and yes, she did! Jed took this picture with his phone right after the piercing. The crying only lasted for a second. We wanted to do it when she was younger, but 11 months was the magic age for Lexi (we pierced Olivia's at 9 months). Now I won't get anymore compliments on my cute "boy"! (Don't worry Lexi - you don't look like a boy - you're too pretty!)
