Trips for All

Greg tooK his first work trip to Dallas, TX for a few days, so Sof and I took a trip of our own. Why should Greg have all the fun?

We left Saturday to be able to see my cousin Kaleb give his farewell before leaving on his mission to Detroit. He isn't a man of many words so when he gave his talk, it was probably the most I've ever heard him say.

On our way down Saturday, we left during Sof's naptime. 107.5 miles later (and well past Nephi) Sofia Lu finally succumbed to sleep. I had to ignore her the last 30 miles, or she probably would've chatted with me clear to Cedar City. She's hilarious and way too aware of the things going on around her.

Taking her puppy on a walk before leaving

She watched Madagascar for maybe 5 min, but that is still progress!

My parents got a fun new Ranger, so we all took a ride Saturday night. We went up to see the temple and got this pretty picture. They put the Angel Moroni up just last week so he was fresh for the pictures.

A picture from Sunday. They should be putting windows in soon.

She loved Grandma's big sandbox. We were out there constantly when not doing other things

She could climb all the way up by herself, then needed help sliding down

My dad got the CT-70 going and took Sof on the maiden voyage. 

Holding hands with cousin Ridge

Two little blonde, blue eyed babes

Sof had been begging to go on a bike ride all day, so she and I toured SUU and found the fountain. 

She was prepared and came ready to play in the fountain with bath toys

I almost gave myself a heart attack when I stepped back for just a minute to snap this pic

My little sister just started playing the cello and Sodi was content to sit and watch until my dad came in too. I will never understand why she doesn't like her grandpa's.

My mom and I did our traditional stroll of Cedar's Main Street and ended by going in my Grandpa's store. I have many fond memories of this place and thought it about time Sofi visited.

Sofi loves playing in this fountain

My mom has the funniest cat. She doesn't like to be held but likes to be around people. You can see her sitting where she's not bugged but still part of the action.

still not being bugged, but part of the action.

We ate dinner with my dad's singles ward Monday night, so Sofi got a gourmet meal mac & cheese on the deck.

My mom, Sofi, Shelby and I biked down to the church to have dinner with my Dad's Singles Ward. It was weird actually seeing him in the role of Bishop. We stayed so long that our ride back was pitch black, and Sofi loved it. It seems like each night she progressively got to bed later and later each night. Oh well.

I finally had time to take Sofi up to see my Grandma Jolley Tuesday night, the night before we left. I love visiting her in her house because I am flooded with memories every time. She is such a sweet lady and has such a strong love for her posterity. Sofi was wary of her at first, but warmed up the longer we stayed. Oh how I love that lady!

Sofi has just recently realized Jesus, and she seems to spot pictures of him everywhere. It is sooooo sooooo cute and warms my heart each time. My mom has the "Living Christ" book in the room we stay in at her house, and Sofi had to look through the pictures each night before bed. This is a cute video I got of her.

Sofi is obsessed with my mom's cat and spent her last night chasing her around the house. Poor kitty, but it made for great entertainment for the rest of us.

In order to get my little sister to read, my mom locked us out of the room. Or did she lock them in? Sofi loved pressing her face against the glass.

Even if Shelby didn't read much by herself, she did spent some time reading to Sofi.

On our way back north on Wednesday, we hit the old Minersville Highway and stopped in Minersville to have lunch with my sister and her two cute boys. We met her cute kitty "Cactus" and wished we could clone him and bring him home. I wasn't fast enough to get a picture of Sofi carrying him, but he was so sweet! A perfect cat for little kids.

Miss Sofia the mountain climber

Sofi was exhausted after playing with cousins and slept most of the way home. I picked Greg up from the airport later that night and we got back into the swing of things. Oh how fun both of our trips were.

Peach Days 9-10-16

Greg and I held to our little tradition this year of going to Peach Days in Brigham City. We bypassed the parade and chose to go right to the car show, and IT WAS AMAZING! Truly the best car show I have seen in a really long time. The cars filled up the park on both sides of Forrest Street and had pretty much everything ever created. Needless to say, both Greg and I were in heaven and Sofi tolerated them in order to be able to play on the jungle gym.

1970 Pontiac Firebird

1969 Shelby Mustang

I sent my dad a text because he knows anything and everything about cars. According to him, this Ford 1970 Boss 429 is "worth for parts about $290,000. If it is in good condition it's worth about $750,000. If it's in mint condition it's worth anywhere from $2 to $3 million. He would trade his 1970 Boss 302 for on in a heart beat." 

Shelby Cobra replica

My '56 t-bird. My grandparents had one of these when they were first married and how I wish they never sold it! If I had one of these and a '54 Corvette, I would be one happy person.

Greg was drooling over the trucks

Sofi insisted on riding the carousel. Greg graciously offered to let me ride with her. What fun we had!!

We got lunch at one of the food stands and found a place in the shade. Pork nachos with a side of baked beans - and we all chowed down. Cute Sofi had her fill and walked along the curb with Greg while I finished, then we swapped. She loves walking on curbs and short walls lately and it is so cute! 

After lunch, we stopped by to get peach shakes at Greg's mom's Peach City. We noticed they upgraded the bathrooms to actually be in the little restaurant instead of down the creepy stairs out back. Kind of sad, but good for the safety of others I guess. Next year, we decided we will just end up eating here - the fries are amazing and the burgers juicy. What more could we want?

Sharing a shake

This is right as she spilled the water.

I love her little belly hanging out!

 She was exhausted, so she slept on the way home then transferred easily to her crib and kept on sleeping. Hallelujah!

BYU and the U were playing a game that same night, and this was Greg watching his beloved BYU LOSE!!! Bahahahaha.

We finished off the weekend with Sofi playing with her fun old "new" toys. I'm am so happy she now has a kitchen to play in while I'm making dinner. So far, she only like to cook her stuffed animals ...

 We love eating lunch outside! It's amazing how much better she eats when she is sitting on a blanket in the shade.

Her hair! I love doing it in a top piggy just so it can look like this at the end of the day.

A day in the life

Instead of being in bed where I should be, it is 12:54 am and I am sitting on the couch looking at pictures and watching videos of Sofia Lu - my little girl who drives me crazy by day yet causes me to miss her by night; I'm torn and hopelessly in love. I found this video I took the other morning of her and it sums her up to the very 't'. She is sassy, hilarious, hungry, vocal, smart, oblivious, etc. and I wouldn't change a single thing about her. Watch and laugh. It's what I do every time.

Seriously though, that pouty face? :)

Logan for a Day

We spent the day in Cache Valley last Saturday. I haven't felt that at home in a long time. As we dropped into the valley, I felt like I was returning home from a long trip. To say I miss Logan is an understatement! Sorry Davis County, it's not me, it's totally you.

We of course had to stop at the beloved Gossner's Cheese Factory, 1 mile away from our old apartment. We used to go there weekly, and you better believe we had brought along a cooler to store our $40 cheese haul!

Next, we took Sofi up to Aggie Ice cream and each splurged on our own cone. It has been too long! Aaannndd, Aggie Blue Mint is still the best. Hands down.

Blurry, but it will have to do.

Our Bishop and his cute wife from our beloved Logan 17th Married Student Ward planned a long-awaited ward reunion at their house the "Redneck Ranch." Sadly, I didn't get any pictures with them, but it was so fun to be back among friends! We had grown so close to these people and it was fun to catch up after our 2 years apart. We couldn't believe it had been that long! Everyone either had kids or multiple kids, and it was fun to get to meet all the newbies.

Sofi was in heaven with all of the animals (minus Bishop's horse) in their backyard. They live in beautiful Millville surrounded by fields and animals, basically my dream location. Anyway, Sofi loved to go back and forth between climbing on the sheep's pens and feeding her roll to the chickens.

Feisty little suckers!

It was so fun to visit and reminisce about so many fun memories. Cache Valley has my heart, and I will always be so happy that we were able to live there. Luckily, it is an hour drive away, so we can visit whenever we want.