Utah trip!

While I was in town for my Grandpa's 90th Birthday, I was blessed to be able to see my eintire family! My dad was so kind to pick me and my sister (Alisha) up from the airport and let us stay at his house that night! Thank you Dad! My awesome brother Ben and his new wife, Laura met us up there and stayed the night, too! It was so fun!

We went out to lunch, had ice cream, walked around this incredible street art fair, hung out with Laura (my older sister) and her two adorable kids, went out to pizza at Fat Guys (yummy!) and then stayed up until midnight playing uno :) It was fun!

The next day Ben and his wife drove Alisha and I all over Utah to visit old friends. They are amazing! What's more is after the reunion they let me sleep on their couch! It was fun to get to spend time with Alisha (since she's all the way in Australia so we don't get to talk much) and get to know Laura (my sister in law) a lot better (I hardly knew her at all before--she's great!) Also, Ben is pretty much one of my favorite people on the planet! I always feel happier talking to him--So THANK YOU so much to all of you! You made the trip wonderful!

Other fun things we did:
Eat Cafe Rio--YUMMY!
Practice for and sing for the family talent show
Eat waffles--thanks Ben!
Go to church with Tenille and my mom and step-dad
Eat lunch with my dad, Jake, Tenille, and Ben and Laura
Thank you Tenille for driving me to the airport!

One last crazy note--my brother, Dan, is an accoustics major. He is getting his PhD at the University of Texas in Austin. Anyway, we were having trouble finding a microphone and he asked if instead we could use these 'horns' from the lab. I figured they were just amplifiers that would work similarly to microphones so I told him to go ahead and bring them! Boy was I wrong!! They ended up being these enormous black boxes that covered your entire face when you talked into them. He is hilarious! That's what I get for being related to nerds :) I love my family!

Grandpa's 90th!

George Walter Felsch, Jr. turned 90 this year! Way to go Grandpa! My cousin Dave decided the best gift would be to get the whole family together and I think he was definitely right! I was able to help a bit and I'm so glad I did! I'm so glad I went! Thank you Dave for getting this going and to everyone else who helped by planning games (Nicole), bringing food, taking pictures (Katie), participating in the talent show, providing dessert (Mom), holding my baby (mom and Susan) and for spending the money and taking the time out of your busy schedules to help make Grandma and Grandpa know they are loved. Many people flew a long way to come (my sister flew from Australia!) and it was really neat. Thank you mostly to Grandma and Grandpa because without them and their love, we wouldn't be here! Here he is with his traditional blueberry pie, blowing out the candles!
Eli is Tyson's adorable cousin. I was so wishing they could play the whole time because he is such a crack up! Since Tyson's old enough to require his own ticket, Austin and I just went for the weekend and Tyson had to stay home. My friend Nichole was watching Tyson and ended up having to go to the hospital to deliver her baby! Luckily, I have amazing neighbors and everything was taken care of seamlessly! Thank you Jordan! Tyson had more fun with a weekend of friends and playing with daddy than he ever does with me, anyway! (Seriously, movies, the zoo, going out to eat...you name it, they did it!) One thing is for sure though, traveling with one baby is WAY easier than with two!! I'm grateful for a supportive husband who made it all possible for me to go! Thanks Love!
Here's a four generation shot with my oldest sister and her girl. I just thought they all look so beautiful!
Here's everyone who came to the reunion---almost every family was represented! It was pretty awesome to see cousins I hadn't seen in over fifteen years.
My Grandma is 81 and my Grandpa is 90. They are still young at heart and gardening, baking bread, serving in rest homes, doing family history, hosting family monthly, and even babysitting! They still home teach and visit teach. They are such examples to me!
This is a beautiful picture of Grandpa with one of his Great-granddaughters.
Austin is such a happy kid! I love him! He was terrific the entire time! What a champion!
Tenille thought it would be fun to make a pyramid--so we did! I love her!
Here's my family with my grandparents! My Grandpa stood up at the end and told us how proud he was and how much he loved all of us. Then he told three stories that taught him to follow the Holy Ghost, which was his one piece of advice he wanted to leave with us. It was so sweet. My Grandma also told us of her love and it was wonderful. I'm so grateful for them! Happy Birthday Grandpa! We love you!!

Abigail

Our very good friends from college (who live here now, too) had their baby girl! She is beautiful and Tyson loves her! Here are a few pictures that were just too cute not to post! We love the Blairs and are so glad they moved to Texas, too! Welcome Abigail!