Bells Canyon Cousin's Hike

Last Saturday we hiked Bell's Canyon at the mouth of Little Cottonwood with our cousins!

I can't even explain how excited I am that Preston and Devin have moved to Utah so we can do these kinds of things on a regular basis. I so glad we get to watch these cousins have fun and grow up together ♥

March Happenings

When Nolan asked me to draw Darth Vader I didn't have the heart to tell him that drawing is NOT one of mommy's talents. But, the good news is he thought it was the best drawing ever and requested to put it up on his wall! It was a good reminder to slow down and enjoy this magical age where he thinks everything I do is the best (and snuggles me and holds my hand ♥).

PEZ lineup!

Branson was so excited for the bath he jumped/fell in before I could get his clothes off!

I love Nolan's imagination these days. He found one of my hair clips and put it around DV saying he was getting eaten by the sarlacc pit haha. 

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Daddy was busy so me and the little boys went to Chic-fil-A and the park!

I'm so proud of Nolan's climbing lately. He's been brave and just going for it and doing so well!

I'd love to get the boys interested in piano so I found this great little keyboard for kids. They love plunking around on it. And Nolan likes turning on 'twinkle twinkle little star.' 

Fun at Trolley Square

Of course N found a Darth Vader book.

Branson's favorite TV watching spot.

I spy with my little eye, a cute little guy.

Oh this kid, we're in trouble...

I got these awesome SW molds and we immediately tested them out making gummys!

2nd place at the region basketball tourney. Great job Holladay South ladies!!

I affectionately caption this photo "Life with Toddlers."

 Fun at Uncle Preston and Aunt Devin's

We love walking through the Holladay Cemetery

  

Bless the genius who invented these beautiful things and the stores that install them in their restrooms. It's SO nice when you're my yourself with multiple kids and one has to go potty and the other doesn't understand not to touch everything in there or crawl under the stall or...you get the idea.

We enjoyed a visit from Aunt Brianna and Brady!

Pam and Doug drove through Las Vegas on their way to Arizona and stayed the night with my parents. Looks like they had fun at dinner!

Easter and the Hunt Family Reunion - Mesquite, NV

Verda Peterson, Ferlin Hunt, Julia Felshaw

This year we had a reunion for the Ferlin Hunt family in Mesquite, Nevada. I really do love family reunions! I love having an excuse to get together and see everyone.

As I did with the Mathews Reunion last August, I put together a little family history booklet. My mom and grandma kept thanking me for taking the time to put it together but, while it did take a lot of time, I told them it was a privilege to do it. I love learning about my ancestors and feeling that connection to them. There's a scripture in Deuteronomy that essentially says 'we drink from wells we did not dig.' I think about that a lot, especially when I'm looking at family history. We are the beneficiaries of their lives and we need to look to the future as well and think about what kind of 'well' we can 'dig' for those who follow us.

LEFT: front cover of the family history booklet. 

RIGHT: A monument to one of our ancestors, Sarah Sturtevant Leavitt, in Santa Clara, Utah.

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Cute cousins! Warren and Branson

...and Beck and Rhett

Checking out their haul from the Easter Egg Hunt

Gp Mathews and Mallory with Nolan and Branson

It was super fun to see so many people reading the booklets!!

Joy's family

Chow time! It wouldn't be a Hunt reunion without dutch oven chicken and potatoes!

Roger's family

Dale's family

The Gerry Hunt family ☺ ♥

Angie's family

Angie and her husband (Angie is Gm Julia's daughter)

These three cousins sure had a fun time together!

Just getting B man a drink haha

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My dad's cousin, Claudia, and her husband Ben were nice enough to let us stay with them AND let us ask the Easter Bunny to bring eggs and gifts to their house ☺

They restored this awesome car and showed us all the ins and outs.

It looks like the Easter bunny came!

Looking for eggs...

Ben and Claudia even came down for the hunt!

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On the way home we took a detour to GG and great-grandpa Hunt's house for breakfast.

Those are some really cute faces if you're asking me!

 Uncle Andy brought out his vintage Star Wars toys and the boys loved them!

Nolan's favorite (of course) was the Darth Vader. Apparently the light saber broke off so Andy at some point put a red toothpick in it and it was still there haha.

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On the way home we stopped at Gm and Gp Bailey's house for an Easter egg hunt!

Here's the crew ready to begin the hunt!

I tell you what, they know how to do an Easter egg hunt right! And they were so generous to supply eggs for not just our boys, but their cousins too! All of the boys had the time of their lives looking searching for the eggs. They are at the absolute perfect age for these kinds of things and I love it!!

 At one point Nolan said, with a serious look on his face, "I'll never give anyone my Easter eggs." When I asked why he just said, "BECAUSE!" and ran off to find more haha.

With their loot!

It was so fun and special (and rare) to get to spend a holiday with BOTH families and we loved every minute of it ♥