Colorado Trip

We just got back from our trip to Colorado. Okay, it's almost been a week but I'm still recuperating. Daniel (my youngest brother) just got home from the Philippines. He was on a mission for 2 years for our church. We had a mini family reunion for a few days and we loved it! I just wish it could've been longer. Lexi and Kendri had a great time with all the aunts and uncles and cousins. And who could forget the grandparents! My dad made the girls (meaning Amber's kids and my kids) milkshakes just about every night. He would make them while they were busy playing and then line them up on the kitchen island. Kendri would always take a "break" from playing to go look up at the island for the row of 4 little cups. When she saw them all lined up she knew Pa had brought the ice cream out! Here's a picture of Abby, Kendri, Brooklyn, and Lexi eating their nightly snack....






Brooklyn absolutely loves babies. And since Kyson is bit more durable than her 2 month old brother, he fell (dare I say it) victim to her loves:) Actually she was very soft with him and liked to crawl around to keep him company. As you can see from the picture he looks about the same size as she is but that didn't stop her from holding him! Cousin love.....








And Amber decided that it would be a good weekend to learn how to make a "wedding cake". (No, there is no wedding coming up. But I did pull out my wedding dress while we were there. I did it for the little girls and told them I was a princess. And no, I couldn't zip it all the way up. I tried. Really hard. Let's all take a moment to remember this is 7 years and 3 children later. But my children didn't judge. They thought I was beautiful:). Okay, fine. I know you're dying to see the picture. Here it is, and please withhold the laughter. Notice the girls posing as princesses....





Anyway, back to the cake.....Our friend, Joan, knows how to do Everything - with a capital E. She was teaching us how to make the flowers and how to work with fondant. It took quite a long time but I thought it was delicious. We had a 3-tiered cake with buttercream and fondant on top. I would show you the final product but I think all would agree that it tasted better than it looked. One too many daisies. It was a learning experience. Here we are making the flowers. Breanna, Amber, me, and Joan hard at work. Lexi was also a big helper.



So, these are just a few of the things that we did while in Colorado. We went up to Denver a day early so that Ryan and I could go the temple while my mom watched the kids. (Thanks, mom!) It's been a while so it was so nice to be able to go again! We also got some shopping done while we were there and Ryan finally got a to see a little bit more of my hometown state. (I mean, seeing Lamar is generally enough but Ryan is a little more "high maintenance":) Overall, we had a great time and can't wait til the next trip!