The Updike's

 I love Mother's day!  It is so sweet to watch how excited my kids get to "make it the best day ever for mom!"   The Friday and Saturday before Mother's day, I had the opportunity to go on my first ever girls weekend getaway.  It really was so nice to hang out with some wonderful friends, eat good food, go shopping and just get away for a bit.  Garrett worked hard to get the house cleaned and things all ready for Sunday.  I sure appreciate him!    Garrett and the kiddos surprised me with giant cinnamon rolls for breakfast.   Church wasn't exactly Mother's day friendly, however.  But instead of pushing me over the edge . . . it was actually comical: Sacrament meeting is always a bit of a struggle trying to keep the kids reverent but it was extra crazy this day.  I had given Presley a baby food pouch to keep her entertained for a few minutes.  I happened to look down on ...

We had such a fun time celebrating Grant and Abby on their special wedding day!  Everything turned out so perfect!    I was pretty excited that my great friend Beth happened to be on our same flights to Utah and then again back to Denver at the end of our trips.  She was such a big help with our kiddos and it was fun chatting with her on our flights to and from.    Grant and Abby started their wedding festivities out by having their wedding dinner at Brick Oven.  Yum!    Happy Couple married in the Mt. Timpanogos Temple  These kids . . . so so funny!    My parents yard looked so beautiful!  I know that there was a lot of work put into this yard until the very last hour . . .  The morning after the wedding we wanted to do a surprise breakfast for my dad's 60th birthday.  The kids were so excited to surprise grandp...