Friends and Family

While visiting SLC we had to see my Grandparents, they are the best people I know! My Grandpa was introducing me to all of the staff at the nursing home and taking me on a tour. Hank loved climbing on my Grandma's bed and playing with the birds and fish. He was cleaning Grandpa's shoes and giving Grandma hugs.

 

The day we got back from UT, we went to KC's bestfriend's wedding, Joel G. Monson. It was a great sealing and couldn't have gone better. So happy for you Joel and Heidi.

We had a busy few weeks, but that is the way we like it. We got to go to Aptos with a few friends over Labor Day and loved every minute. We went to the beach in Santa Cruz and Aptos, and then stopped at the carousel at the Boardwalk where you grab gold rings and try to throw them in a clowns mouth while on the horse. We also went to church where a man in the ward tried to convince Phillip to move there after he bore his testimony.

Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz boardwalk

Boardwalk Carosel

Park City

After visiting Salt Lake we were lucky to spend a couple of days in Park City with our college friends. Hank was a little stunned by all the new kids around, but he finally adjusted. We had an awesome time at the Alpine Slide, the pool, a little sand volleyball, shopping and a Provo visit.

Holding hands with Sienna

Movie time with the kids

Popsicles

Hank's obsession with waffles

Hanging out with Kim and Amy

Hank not so stoked about being stuck on the rock for a picture

Zip line

Alpine slide

Hank visiting BYU for the 1st time

Meeting up with Alexis, my best friend from NYC

Changing Hank's diaper on campus- glad I never did this as a student!

Yummy treats

The Great Salt Lake

KC, Hank and I drove into Salt Lake on our Anniversary (August 18th) this summer. We had a great time taking Hank around Temple Square and downtown. We also went up Immigration Canyon to eat at Ruth's. We also were lucky enough to stay with our friends, the Hatchs and go out to eat for an anniversary dinner with them in Heber. Heber is so relaxed and low key- a fun change.

Hank and the Conference Center waterfall

 

Classic temple pose

Hank seeing my Grandpa Eddington's portrait of Christ for the 1st time

Ruth's diner

Get togethers

Yesterday, August 1st marked my parents 40th wedding anniversary! Forty years is a long time and as my Grandpa Christensen would say, "Not even a drop in the bucket." They look so awesome in these pictures and everything seems so vintage or 70s fantastic. Like my Dad's hair which is where all of his kids get so much hair! My mom even has long hair. Also I love my mom's dress and the intricately decorated cake with the platforms.

 Parent's wedding reception in the Lion House, Salt Lake City, UT

 This seems like a picture right before they were married. 

Here we are at a stake activity at the church for Pioneer day. There was food, face painting and stick pull type games. Hank screamed his head off when the stick pull started. He thought the people battling were in pain.

Martha was in town visiting Shane so we got together for lunch at Val's in Hayward and the Abotts came too! Tim Abott and Shane both work at the Temple together. That has got to be a great place to work.

 

 Me, Martha and Margo- all M's

 Hank has been good at saying cheese when I hold up my phone or camera

The other day I walked into the kitchen and thought Hank looked like a pre-teen for a second. I caught a glimpse of him and seriously thought I had a flash forward of what he would look like when he is 14 or something. 

Hank is dressed in all cougar things. He will walk around the house saying Daddy's hat and make sure it stays on while he goes down the slide in front of our house. 

Monkey on your back

So it has been a while again since I have posted, I didn't take a picture for almost a whole month and a half. Woops. So since the last post Hank has started talking a lot, and is very attached at the moment. He really notices when one of us is leaving and loves it when both his parents are around. He seems to be a little of a daddy's boy. Here are a few pictures of Hank enjoying his playground, feeding his dinosaur pasta and wearing his monkey backpack. (We don't use the backpack walking harness like it is intended, but hank likes to put it on.) We also finally got to take Hank to a pool, there aren't that many around here we can use. We got Hank dressed and then KC walked him into the chilly water and must have dunked him under too fast or he swallowed water causing him to death grip KC neck and whine for 20 minutes before he decided to get back in the hot tub with his feet. Deathly afraid. Hopefully Hank will come around, this week we are going camping for the 4th. Should be a good time.