40th Wedding Anniversary!

We all went out to dinner to celebrate my Mom and Dad's 40th Wedding Anniversary! I'm so grateful to have these wonderful parents. They are as good as they come!

Little Man

Earlier in the month a few ladies in the ward helped put on a baby shower for me and two other girls in the ward who are having their second child (all having boys). Thank you Tonya and Morgan! It was so sweet of them and the "Little Man" theme was very cute too! It was so sweet of them and sure helped me to start getting ready for my own little man on the way.

Utah Trip

We were able to go visit Spencer and his family this year for the fourth of July. Erin and her girls came too, and it was good to just get away for a few days.

 Getting out to stretch on the way up. Makenna ran all the way across this big bridge near the Vermillion Cliffs.

 Wheeler Farm

 That night we were able to go visit our good friends Kailey and Chase. They are in our ward, but chase is doing a law school internship up there for the summer. We really miss them and it was fun to swim with them and see their baby Lucas.

 Our attempts at Ice Blocking

 The Riverton Parade

  Parade Princess

 On the Fourth of July we all hiked Ensign Peak. This is where the "This is the place" monument is looking over the Salt Lake Valley.

 Some good old fashion showing off for the nieces and nephews.

All the Grands

 Playing at the park

 Water balloon launching

She likes to get out all the stuff to change her diaper, not really when she needs it, just to play with.
That night Spencer set off fireworks in their cul de sac. It was awesome, we had a 360 view of aerial fireworks, because tons of people were setting them off right in their neighborhood. 

Because Makenna struggled on the long drive up. We left at 3 in the morning to come home so she could sleep for a good portion of the drive. So worth it!

Uh oh!

Shumway Family

A rare time to have everyone all together. Had to take a family photo!

The best things in life are free..

....and that includes low quality phone pictures and birthday meals! Makenna was my birthday buddy this year as we took advantage of the free birthday offers that came into my inbox. She quite enjoyed all the restaurants and loved drinking through a straw!

 Breakfast at IHOP

 Fancy dinner at Benihana... She called it bubby hana

 umm no time for pictures, there is ice cream on the table!

 Free car wash at Dani's

Finished off with a lunch at Rubios and some free socks at Famous footwear. ( I didn't find any shoes I wanted to use my $5.00 certificate they sent me)

For my birthday dinner at my parents, it was very  thanksgivingesk. A Turkey roast, mashed potatoes and Erin's heavenly homemade rolls. I was feeling very grateful to be turning 25!

The Random Update

A few things about us lately..
Brad and I became the proud owners of smart phones this spring. Brad's Itouch had a great fall and couldn't be put back together again. So we decided it would be better to upgrade the phones instead of buying a new Itouch.

We found out we are having a boy!  I made some brown and blue cupcakes to celebrate                                  

I had a lovely Mother's day this year. I didn't even have to change any diapers!  I'm so grateful for my wonderful Mom and I love being Makenna's Mommy.

I've come to realize you should never say things like, "Wow, our cars haven't given us any trouble in a long time!" They will hear you and within weeks they will just start falling apart and cost lots of money. So don't compliment your cars!

Brad finished up his third year of medical school. YAY!  To celebrate, he is taking the month of june to study and take his next round of board exams. He hasn't had much time to think beyond the demands of school. I know it's not easy and I appreciate his hard work. 

Makenna is lots of fun and she is a sweet girl.  It's amazing how her life seems so go from delightful to dreadful in a matter of moments if its not going her way (ahh moving into toddlerhood). She is talking up a storm and we are always impressed with her (of course we are, we are her parents).  Here is one of her delightful moments: