A little behind...

Lately I have found myself in a rut...

I don't feel like blogging,

and then I get behind...

And then I feel like I have to do a million posts all at the same time to get caught back up. 

So, sorry about the new post overload...

These are all of my "left over" pictures from March.

The ones that I liked but didn't really have enough pictures of one event to blog on their own...

The aftermath of Aubrey enjoying her sisters jawbreaker...

 Spending time with our best friends and cousins...

 The best looking Easter Bunny I've ever seen :)

 Experiencing the magic that is Easter Candy...

 A little sneak peak at our super cute new Easter dresses... that only get to be worn on Easter Sunday and then have to be hidden away... so they will stay nice for the big summer wedding... that is currently in the process of being planned...

 If I didn't know any better, I'm pretty sure this picture would have me questioning whether Aubrey only had one leg or not...

 A picture of the recently engaged couple that is to be married this summer... My brother Robbie and his fiance Brittany.

And last but not least. The girl who just can't get enough to drink...

Moab... continued.

Friday, Karl only had meetings until noon so we waited until he was done to continue our explorations. Michelle and I had already mapped out what places we wanted to go back and visit at Arches so as soon as he was done, we set out on our journey.

 Super Dad!

A few funny side notes about eating out during our trip.

The hotel we stayed at provided breakfast for us each morning of our vacation. The girls thought it was so cool that they could make their own hot, fresh waffles everyday. Our first morning there, Madison watched as everyone went over and got themselves a drink to go with their breakfast. A few minutes later she came over to Karl carrying a cup she had filled up for him. She was so excited to give Daddy this special drink... and then Karl had to go and ruin all the fun. His response, "Thanks sweetie for bringing me a drink, but this is coffee... we don't drink coffee." But it's the thought that counts right?

The girls were so sick of eating out and weren't very happy when we kept making them do it over and over again. We had gone to this little Ma and Pop burger place for lunch one day and Brooklyn did not want to go inside. So she sat down on a bench outside the door while we all decided what to order. As we were sitting and eating our meal a lady came over and said to me, "I have to tell you the funniest thing about your daughter. She was sitting outside with a pouty look on her face so I looked at her, did the pouty face myself and held up two fingers to make the peace sign. She looked back at me, still pouting, and held up 3 fingers instead- telling me no, I'm not 2, I'm 3!"

 I loved this picture but it was too washed out so black and white is what you get. Look how far off the ground Brooklyn's feet are.

I tell you, that girl catches some air!

 Although the temperatures were quite nice in Moab while we were there (Salt Lake was getting snow and we were enjoying 50 degree temperatures) it was a bit chilly due to the wind.

Aubrey really did not like the wind...

 We started walking through this beautiful place called the sand dunes when Aubrey started SCREAMING! 

 This was as far as I made it before I had to turn around and take Aubrey to the car while the others continued on...

But I was told the girls couldn't get enough of this place.

But Aubrey sure enjoyed playing in the car with just Mommy for the next 45 minutes or so while the others did one last short hike.

 I love the look on her face in this picture.

"Watch OUT!!!!"

It was pretty funny though, when she literally started screaming as soon as she saw everyone else walking back to the car...

Saturday morning, we started our journey back home. We made one quick stop at Dead Horse Point but didn't stay long because it was freezing! We stayed long enough to take a few pictures to prove we were there...

 First group picture during our trip... on our way home.

And that concludes our trip.

Our Moab vacation... Part 1

As I mentioned in my last post, our little family got to go to Moab with Karl for a work conference last week. We were able to take my sister Michelle along with us, which was wonderful for many reasons. Not only was she my personal Nanny :), it was fun to have her come along and help keep us entertained during the day while Karl was in meetings.
We were able to make a short stop on our way down to visit one of my best friends from high school and her family.

The kids had a great time running around and playing pirates...

And we adults enjoyed getting caught up on each others lives.

It's kind of nice that our husbands like each other too, because otherwise they might not enjoy the fact that we try to get together as often as possible...

Me and Charlyn

After what seemed like forever (driving in the car with 3 young kids  and a pregnant Momma, always makes things take longer than they should...) we finally made it to Moab.

Thursday, Michelle and I took the kids out to do some exploring.
We walked around town for a while and took about a million pictures. The girls were actually asking me to take pictures... so of course I had to oblige. 

 Poor little Aubrey doesn't do so well with elevation changes... It took a while for her to actually enjoy our vacation.

 After meeting up with Daddy for lunch, we decided to drive in to Arches to do a little bit more exploring.
We did some pretty tough hikes this day... NOT.
But the girls enjoyed it anyway.

 My dirt digging, rock climbing girls were in heaven!

 After we felt like we had done and seem enough for one day, we all loaded back into the car and headed to our hotel for the evening.

We (and by we I mean everyone but me) ended the day by taking a cold swim at the pool. 

To be continued...