Vegas Trip

For our anniversary, Brady surprised me with a trip to Boulder City. We left Thursday night after he got off work and drove through the night. I was worried that Emerson would cry the whole way - after all, it's about an 11 hour drive, but he did wonderful! He slept almost the whole way, waking only to eat and get his diaper changed. Friday night, Brady had arranged for my parents to watch Emerson and we got to go out to dinner at Olive Garden and then stayed the night out at Lake Las Vegas. I missed our little boy, but it was wonderful to be able to relax, swim, and then sleep through the night. Saturday afternoon we had a super informal open house for friends to come over and meet Emerson. It was great to see everyone, I've missed them a lot. Emerson got spoiled rotten - we came home with gift cards, books, toys, and over 20 new outfits. He is one very lucky little boy. Saturday night was my friend Amy's wedding reception. She looked absolutely beautiful and even though we didn't get to chat too long, it was wonderful to see her. On Sunday, my "little" brother Jared was ordained an Elder. He sent his mission papers in a few days earlier and should be getting his call in the next couple weeks. I can't believe he's old enough to go. I'm so proud of his decision to serve a mission but I am really going to miss him. We started for home after church, stopped at my aunt and uncle's house in St. George and had dinner, then stopped at my brother and sister-in-law's in Cedar to visit, stayed the night at my grandparents in Hatch and then drove the rest of the way home on Monday. The trip was quick, but so much fun!