||Easter||

Playing Catch Up::

Easter was so much fun this year. Amelia had a blast finding the eggs, and kept asking us to hide them again. The Easter Bunny left some treats, a movie, and an Easter outfit.

|| And After the candy was taken away ||

That's the problem with 9:00 church.. Candy for Breakfast

We had a bunch of people from Anthony's program over for dinner. We made our first honey baked ham.. I was so nervous, but it turned out to be a lot easier than I thought. 

We had such a fun group of people. We had a Jewish student, a Buddhist, and a Muslim. It might sound like the beginning of a bad joke, but it was so much fun. We had one of Anthony's best friends, Murat, who is Muslim and completely did not understand the point of the Easter Bunny who hides eggs. And now after trying to explain it, I do not understand it at all either.

||Anthony covering it with cloves||

It was a good Easter, and I am glad we had so many friends to share it with.

St. George and New Years

The day after Christmas, we headed down to St. George to stay at Anthony's family condo. We love this place! When we lived in Utah, we would go at least once every 2 months, sometimes once a month. Though the vacation has definitely changed with Amelia there too, it is still fun. Just no quite as relaxing as it once was. I have a feeling that's how vacations are now.

We obviously need a family picture in our house because she would stare at it and name everyone for a least an hour a day.

Going Swimming! It was a nightly occurrence.

Hiking the Red Rocks and looking at hieroglyphs

For New Years Eve, we always go to Great-Grandma Browns. We play games, eat food, and make goals (while also getting depressed looking at past years' goals.)

Having Fun in Utah

We missed Utah! 

It was so fun being home and seeing all of our family and catching up with some friends. It felt like we never really moved. People are still there, doing their thing, and not much has changed. Which makes me feel good that I'm not  missing out on that much. 

Amelia learned how to clap. 

Grammy Nicole taught her!

Amelia was very missed by her cousins!

Visiting her aunts

At the aquarium in Murray

Hanging out at Grandma Great's

Christmas Party with Great Grandpa Jerry

Santa's lap at the Smith Holiday Party

Salt Lake Temple 

With Grandma Great

We went to see the Candy Windows at Macy's (the old ZCMI) at City Creek. 

I have never seen them before and I loved them!

All the girl cousins