Following our visit to Maryland, I joined my mom and Grandma in their trip to Utah for Women's Conference. It was awesome to share a flight with two enthusiastic helpers! Flying with John was no problem with so much help.
In Utah, we visited a lot of family. I was able to meet baby Darla Jane, Mauri's beautiful little girl who was born one month ago. She was born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, and she has been fighting through invasive operations and is truly a little miracle baby. I have been inspired by my cousin Mauri and her family's faith and strength in embracing with joy their adorable baby girl.
In Provo, we were able to spend a lot of time with my brother Scott and his awesome wife Brittany. Brittany had just completed her Master's degree, so she was free to party with us the rest of the weekend! We met up with Susie and Baby Claire, joined my mom and Grandma for a mother-daughter lunch on the BYU campus, played tennis, and viewed the incredible Carl Bloch exhibit at BYU's Museum of Art. Thursday night, we drove up to Park City with Jane and we enjoyed a thoroughly relaxing get-away involving planning grad school futures, great girly food, catching up on the latest Harry Potter movie, and indulging in my Vegas friends Lincoln and Mimi's amazing frozen yogurt line, Yodipity.
Friday night, Brittany dropped John and I off at Matt's parents' condo in Murray. It was such a treat to overlap with Kori and her two girls, Emma and Lizzy. John enjoyed center stage with his cute cousins, adoring aunt, and grandparents.
John actually repeated "Emma" immediately after meeting her! In efforts to encourage him to say everyone's names, we tried adapting a few names to make them more baby-friendly. John thinks the "zzz" sound is hilarious, and frequently attempts it, so we tried "Zizzy" as a substitute for Lizzy.
The girls were so good with their little cousin!
John LOVED his Aunt Kori (now also known as "Aunt Coco"... 'r' is a hard sound, and 'cocoa' is all too fitting!) She truly has a way with babies. He just lit up around her!
Matt's dad did a great job catching pictures while we were there. I loved this slow shutter release shutter shot of John climbing on the suitcase while I tried to zip it. Such an accurate depiction of my life as a mother. Me moving as quickly as possible to keep John safe in his avid explorations. John loves climbing things now, but many things are too tall for him. This suitcase was an exciting find for him.
We are now back home, and we are so appreciative of all the efforts from friends and family to make our trip so enjoyable!
Happy Mothers' Day to all the incredible women in my life!
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