Visit to Utah

My kids were so happy to finally make a trip to Utah to visit Grandparents and cousins. They had a lot of fun hanging out with everyone. We spent the first week of our trip visiting my family. Here are the kids with my mom.

Jacob instantly wanted to do everything with Grandpa. He even made Grandpa sing him good night songs.
It was a lot of fun to see my brothers and sister Christina (Erica is living in Grenada). It was nice to get to visit with everyone and catch up.
Hannah and Jacob loved my parents' dog Sarge. Hannah walked the dog many times and even gave him a shower.
Even Jacob who is very far from dog lover, maybe even dog hater loved Sarge. He took his turn walking Sarge and following him around everywhere.
It was so nice to have the kids play outside almost all day. The weather was so nice. We won't see that kind of weather until November here in Texas. Hannah and Jacob spent most of the days jumping on the trampoline and playing in the sand box with each other and their cousins.
We also were able to enjoy a couple days out on the boat at Hyrum dam. One night we had a special treat and went bowling.
Hannah loved to celebrate after she finished each turn.
Jacob had very similar form to Grandpa Faucette. =)
He liked to do his own celebrations after his turn.
We had a fun Family Night on the front lawn with all the cousins and missionaries.
Even though there are 3 years between them, Jacob had fun playing with my brother's Donavan oldest boy, Etienne.
We were able to take a day and drive out to see Paul's Grandma, Hannah Oman. We named Hannah after her, so we feel it is good that she knows who she is named after. We had a good time visiting with her and catching up on the last few years.

Paul's Uncle Dirk lives by his Grandma Oman. So we stopped by his house. His daughter Deanna and her kids were there. All the kids took a ride on the horse. It was a lot of fun for the kids. I took both Hannah and Jacob for a ride on the 4 wheeler. Hannah ended up preferring the horse and Jacob preferred the 4 wheeler.
On our way over the hill from visiting my family to visit Paul's family we stopped by Paul's Grandpa and Grandma Wheeler's house in Brigham City. Hannah has been telling everyone how Grandma Wheeler makes the best banana bread in the whole world, so she was very excited to get her own loaf to eat. =)
We had a lot of fun visiting the Omans. Our first adventure was going to the Salt Lake City zoo with cousins Kennedy and Tyson.
We also had fun going to the movie to see Ice Age. One of their favorite things to do was ride with Grandpa Oman on the ranger and have play dates with Kennedy. I enjoyed working with Julie and Grandma Wheeler on my birthday quilt. I wasn't able to finish it all, but Julie and Grandma Wheeler are nice enough to finish tying it for me - so I'll have to post a picture when it is done. It is a really cute idea for a quilt.
Hannah had so much fun with everyone in Utah. She didn't want to come back home. She is ready to pack all her things and move in with the Grandmas. She'll be in school soon, so hopefully she won't ask everyday if she can go to Utah. =)
Jacob had a lot of fun, but also missed his house in Texas and his Daddy. (Paul couldn't stay for the last week of our vacation.) He was very happy to get home, but the very next morning asked when we were going back to visit.
We loved seeing everyone and we look forward to the next time we can visit again!!

Eat, Eat, & Eat Some More!

Here is our refrigerator. We recently put on a lock on it, to keep Jake and Hannah out. They were constantly helping themselves and making BIG messes. I have found it also helps me to only open it when I really need something.

I also recently decided to log for one day what Jacob had to eat. He has been a big eater since the day he was born. I felt like I nursed this guy ALL the time before he could have solids. Then the solids food came, and he hasn't stopped eating since.

Here is Jacob's menu the other day:

Prebreakfast: 1 granola bar

Breakfast: 1 yogurt and 3 eggs

Lunch: 2 pickles, 3 hotdogs

Snack: 1 banana, goldfish

Dinner: 2 spareribs, salad, tater tots

If he eats this much now, how much is he going to eat when he is older?? I'm a little concerned about what our grocery bill will be when he is a teenager.
After a victorious day of eating, you can still see his ribs. So I guess he isn't overeating, and I'm not starving him either - although those of you that he begs for snacks when he sees you may think otherwise. This big guy just needs a lot of fuel for his growing body.
He is the size of most of Hannah's 4 year old friends, and he is only 2 1/2. Hopefully he keeps up the good growing!! =)

We are very excited to go and visit Utah to see the Grandmas and Grandpas. I just hope they have been grocery shopping or we will have to make a trip. =)

We can't wait to see everyone!