These are a few of my favorite things...

Well, more like some of my favorite people. We had such a blast visiting family, but some of my "family" I didn't get to see enough of, and we're reserving time for you at Christmas!!

Drew was ridiculously kid-time starved, and he was so excited to go see his friend. They fought a little, like little boys do, but when he found out we weren't going back to the condo to hang out with S some more, he was really upset.

Isn't this one of the most handsome kids you've ever seen?

They went and played on a little treehouse/tower thing, watched a movie, read books and had so much fun. Don't worry, Aunt Erin, I'll have edited pics for you soon! :) And by soon, I probably mean after Halloween...

Can't wait to see you again!

Too short but completely worth it...

Ok, no judging, these aren't edited yet, but I wanted to share...

We were able to flit out to my grandma's house in Duchesne; it was only for a few short days, and I wish we could have stayed longer, but I guess that's what happens when you're trying to cram everyone you want to see into about two weeks. Completely worth it, though. We had so much fun, especially Drew. He'd apparently been kid-deprived because he was so upset to leave his cousins. He asked to go back to great-grandma's house for days...

Sorry, I don't have any other pics from the week; I didn't even pick up my camera because we were just enjoying talking to each other, or the kids were playing together in the yard or with the toys I remember playing with at Grandma's. But I couldn't let this opportunity go by -- we had four generations of girls together for the first time. Thanks for all the good food and the good company -- we miss you guys!

There's no place like Grandma's...

It feels like forever since we'd been back to Utah -- because we stayed home for Christmas last year (didn't want that rather new baby to get sick), it had been a year since I'd been home home. Brent got to come to Utah for maybe 48 hours, so it's been even longer for him. It was really nice to come home for a nice, long visit, even if Brent had to go off on his school/military duties again.

And can I just say that I have the best dad -- ever? He flew out here to drive two days with his crazy grandkids so I wouldn't have to do it by myself, and I couldn't appreciate it more! We did ok, though, and made good time both days so we all arrived in one piece, more or less. :) At least he got to see a ball game while he was here!

I got to spend some fun, relaxing time with my brother and sister and their significant others, hung out with Grandma and Grandpa Cady and actually got to go outside (which was a refreshing change after leaving Oklahoma's 105+ degree weather).

The first weekend I was there, I had to see my hometown's newest addition: the temple. It's beautiful! It's kind of a combination of Salt Lake City and St. George.

We spent lots of time blowing bubbles or getting wet or just letting my parents enjoy their grandkids...

This little blue-eyed baby had everyone wrapped around her finger. She's pretty charming. She and Grandpa became best buds, and with his help, she learned to walk on our trip.

'Course, Drew got in plenty of Grandpa time, too! He's still asking when he can go to Grandma's house. Too bad it's so far...

Both kids loved the piano.

My little musicians. :) We got to do lots, but I actually took a break from having my camera glued to my shoulder, so these are what I've got. We also went to Willard Bay, went up to Logan a couple of times to see Tyler and Lindsey and get some cheese from Gosner's (yeah for squeeky cheese), spent time at the park and had lots of barbecues on the deck.