The Big Trip: Part II

Here we go.

We were in Utah to visit my wonderfully fun and entertaining and loving family AND attending the wedding of a brother in law from a family that is equally wonderful fun and entertaining.  AND to sweeten the deal, MY family knows my HUSBAND'S family and we are all one big happy family.  Lucky lucky.

Flat Daddy came to all the festivities.  He was in all the family pictures and greatly loved on, by everyone.

Look at this gorgeous little family.  What a beautiful day.  So sweet.  So happy.  So wonderful.

We blew bubbles...or rather, Hazel blew bubbles and I laughed at her.

These sweet girls.  So sweet.

Didn't I mention I was lucky? Look at these women that are so beautiful and they ALL like each other...from left to right, sister in law Megan, sister Sarah, me duh, sister Carrie, sister in law Sadie, sister in law Sho, sister in law Alexa.  Where is Amy? She was somewhere.

We even enjoyed doggy dear Fiona while at Carrie and Todd's.  Unfortunately, she is somewhat unphotogenic.  Adorable, even when barfing up a chocolate puddle following her binge on a five pound bag of chocolate chips and flour.

Sunday dinner at Amy's...lovely is an understatement.  I love these people.  We had a delicious meal complete with cherries straight from the tree.

A visit with my beautiful and amazing grandparents.  I cannot say enough about these people.  They are amazing and wonderful and I love them to death...and my Grandma has the most gorgeous skin you've ever seen.  Thanks for the cookies Grandpa.

Love them.

I am mourning the fact that I have a shocking LACK of pictures of my dear siblings in Utah, because last week we left Utah and headed down to the muggy south.  This is the part of the trip where I sit on my in law's bed and watch TV most nights, crave and eat Los Cucos until I want to split open and dream about moving here and opening up a Blue Bell ice cream stand--where are the Blue Bell ice cream stands, I ask you?

Here, is also where there is an excessive amount of amazing rain, and little girl cousins coming out our ears.  I love them so.

We are staying with my dear Megan in law, there are nine children, NINE children...only one of them is a boy.  It's a good thing is so stinkin adorable, he gets by.

On the night of the wedding reception here in Texas we started "beauty parlor" four hours before "go time".  Megan and I learned our lesson at the last wedding reception when we ran out of time to get our own selves ready.  So I started early and spent two hours doing little girl hair.  Aren't they beautiful?  I especially love Jenny's affection for Hazel.

The cousins have played amazingly well.  We haven't had to break up hardly any disagreements.  They just pair off, play play play, and when they get tired of one another, they just switch cousins.

Really, could there be more beautiful girls?

And then we had Sunday dinner here with ALL the cousins and I sat and loved every one of them.  And then felt extremely disappointed that I hadn't thought to do this in Utah with those lovelies.

Yes, cute people.  Yes.

I just love the love.  I love that I love to be here.  I love that no matter where I visit, be it Utah or Texas, I feel like I am coming home because of the people waiting for us.

Thank you everyone for playing with us and loving us and feeding us leftover Los Cucos for breakfast.

Stay tuned:

Big Trip, Part III coming when I feel like it.