A Quick Trip

Jacob and I made a quick trip to visit family this past weekend. I think we both wish it could have been longer. But we made the most of the time we had.

We spent Friday with my family and toured a chocolate factory, went to Costco and the Distribution Center, and enjoyed dinner with most everyone. It was so fun to see Shannon and her youngest, Aubrey. She sure is a cutie. It was also really fun watching Aubrey interact with her cousins when MaryAnn arrived with her three cute gals.

Saturday was also an enjoyable day split between my family and Jacob's. We spent the morning enjoying waffles and strawberries at a baby shower for me. (Yep, that is how I'm choosing to announce it. Jacob and I are expecting our first baby at the end of October. I'm 13 weeks along.) It was kind of weird having a shower when I'm not even showing, but I'm certain there won't be a time when all my siblings are together again before this baby comes. It was also a little surreal bringing home some baby stuff. I guess aside from the first trimester fun of nausea and being tired all the time, sometimes it just doesn't seem like it's really happening. But now I have some baby gear...weird.

We also really enjoyed watching Matt pitch at his baseball game Saturday afternoon. It was pretty great having a huge cheering section for him. And, let's be honest, he's a pretty good little pitcher.

Jacob and I left the game and made our way to his sister's house to meet our new nephew, Maxwell. He is a tiny one, born just 3 weeks ago. Jacob's parents were also in town and it was fantastic to spend some time with all of them. It was especially fun seeing Jacob hold his new nephew. There's something different about having your own sibling have a baby and I think being an uncle suited Jacob nicely.

Sunday morning we said a quick goodbye to my family and then headed for Maxwell's blessing. It was weird being in a very young ward. There were a ton of kids. It was a noisy meeting. I think Sarah said there are currently 30 pregnant women in her ward. That is just plain crazy. But, the meeting was nice and the blessing went well.

After the blessing we enjoyed a delicious lunch with Jacob's family and then made our way back home. We hit some pretty sketchy snow on the way back that was less than fun. But we made it home safely and now I just have to get the motivation to get back in the groove of work. And, I need to clean my house. We brought a ton of stuff back from our parents and the baby shower that I need to find homes for.

But mostly I just want to take it easy. Even though I'm feeling much better than I have been the past three months. Maybe I'm now in the habit of being lazy...

And keeping in that habit, I'll post pictures of the trip later. :)