St. George Trip

We took a short trip to St. George this weekend; it was Duncan's first hotel stay since he was born!! He LOVED the king-size bed :)

--Just in case you couldn't tell, that's Duncan in the middle of the bed...... :)
Oooo my first mani pedi. I told Scott this would have to become a weekly tradition....when we have enough money to burn!! Until then it will be a very rare treat. I loved it!
Scott had a grrrrreat game of golf. He ended up parring the course (18 holes), but he was 2 under par on the first 9 holes. On the 13th hole, he had this amazing shot on an island green. It was almost a hole in one. You can see where the ball hit and messed up the hole, and then you can see where it ended up landing. He's not sure if it hit the pin or not, but you can see a scuff mark that may have been from the ball. Crazy!!!

When Scott was golfing Saturday morning, Duncan and I went to the park. It was well over 100 degrees outside, but Duncan didn't seem to mind! He slept through most of the walk we took at the park...
But once we got back to the car, he wanted to drive!!! Silly guy; not for another 16 years!!!!

We wanted to go somewhere we wouldn't be able to in Salt Lake, and when we found this Chinese/Mexican Buffet, we just had to see what it was all about. We discovered they also had seafood (crab legs, shrimp, salmon...), steak, onion rings, and snow cones. This was the biggest buffet I have ever seen in my life.

And, yes, that is a panda wearing a sombrero and riding a...donkey? Haha.
We went to the St. George temple. We couldn't believe how WHITE it is!!! It's a beautiful temple. We learned a lot about it while we were there too. Apparently they had apartments at the top of the temple for those who had come a long way to be sealed or go through the temple for their endowment.

We were really happy to get into the air conditioned Visitor's Center after being in the heat all day. They even gave us a private viewing of Legacy in our own theater!

It was a short trip, but it was really fun! Scott and I decided that St. George would be a really fun place to live. I don't know if we ever will live there, but there's a lot more to do there than I ever realized, and the heat really didn't bother us as much as I thought it would.

Pioneer Day

On Pioneer Day we went to the parade with Cameron and Kayla downtown Salt Lake. Here's Duncan all ready to go!!!

And here we are, waiting for the parade to start. We lucked out right at the beginning of the parade when a lady asked us if we needed a place to watch the parade. She moved over and let all of us sit next to her.

At the beginning of the parade, they had a police escort, and it was probably the coolest one I've ever seen!! They were weaving in and out of each other; they had probably 20 or more policemen on motorcycles. I just got the last ten or 15 seconds on video, but if you look close, you might be able to see their fake mustaches too! Pretty awesome.

President Monson was near the front of the parade too. His wife was on our side and he was on the other side of the car. He even had his window down and was waving at everybody! All of his bodyguards had fishing vests on. Maybe to blend in...? I don't know.
Then the floats started!! I'll only put a couple on here. Tuachan made a float for their Little Mermaid show that's playing right now.
They had these "fish" people walking alongside the float. Their costumes were super crazy!

A lot of the floats were made by Stakes around the area. I don't know how they did it, but they made some amazing floats!! We didn't even get a couple of the REALLY cool ones (often I forget I have a camera...I'm pretty out of practice...)

It was a really fun day and the perfect temperature. It was pretty overcast, so no sunburns either!!!

Lagoon. It's what fun IS!

While we were in Evanston (see the previous post for more on our trip...), we went to Lagoon one day (thanks SOOOO much Kevin and Tress for taking us!!). It was really fun. I LOVE rollercoasters. Since we went with Scott's entire family, there were a lot of people nice enough to watch Duncan while we went on some rides.

This is how Duncan spent most of the day...It was soooo stinkin hot! The little guy did really well though.

We went on the train at Lagoon where they have a zoo. Duncan really loved it! He's never seen most of those animals, so I think he was really in awe of everything.

Scott told me to say that he had an allergic reaction......I don't know why his face was so weird in all the pictures of the three of us on the train; maybe it was an allergic reaction....?? Ha.

I can't remember what Duncan was looking at during this picture, but he was definitely studying it pretty hard.

We all had a really fun time! Even through the heat, it was super fun and totally worth it!!

Evanston Trip

We went to Evanston for an ENTIRE week to visit while Scott's brothers were all in town. One day we went to the Rec Center and took Duncan swimming for the very first time! I don't think he really "got" what was going on, but there were a couple of times he was having fun!!

He was really good at floating on his back!
Here we are at Grandma and Grandpa Fieber's house. Thanks to his dad, Duncan was showing off his Lakers' pride.
With Grandma Lobstein.
And on the porch the next day with Grandma Fieber.
Here's Duncan hanging out in his first baseball cap.

And in a Bumbo! He was loving this rattle at my parents' house. Scott had to go back to Sandy to work for a couple of days, but I stayed in Evanston so that I could get in some time with my parents. While Scott was away I actually texted him this picture, and he thought it was a dog toy! Haha it definitely wasn't, but it is old. I think I probably played with it when I was a baby!!
Oh my gosh. One day Duncan was taking a nap on the couch and Candace was feeding Kyle (who is a month younger than Duncan). He wouldn't stop kicking Duncan's head!! It was super funny, and Duncan slept through the whole thing.

Here's Duncan with Scott, his Aunt Jamie, and his cousin (Steven). These babies seriously LOVE sitting on the porch. Every time Duncan started to get fussy someone (usually Grandpa) would take him outside and almost immediately he would stop crying and be happy again. Scott and I are seriously considering investing in some porch furniture...

Here are Steven, Kyle, and Duncan all together!! Don't mind the pajamas...it was pretty early Sunday morning when we finally fit this in. Poor Kyle had a tough time keeping his head up against the squishy couch, and Duncan was making this face in all three pictures I got. Cute boys, though. They're all going to be ladykillers in a few years!
Sunday just happened to mark Duncan's three-month mark! Wyatt (Duncan's cousin) had a birthday party the day before and conveniently forgot his balloon! Duncan loved it though. Scott said that Duncan caught the string the first time it was close enough to reach! He was loving it, especially when he bounced off his head :)

Here's Duncan with Grandpa Baird! I guess he was excited for Duncan to be three months old too...Haha I think he was actually talking to my nephew, Parker, at the time. My parents were watching my sister's kids while she was having her fifth baby!! Needless to say, the house was a little crazier than it normally is...

Our trip to Evanston was really great! We had a lot of fun, and Duncan loved being cuddled and kissed by all of his grandparents. It was nice to get away from our boring day-to-day. Poor Tress (Scott's mom) was probably REALLY relieved when we finally left! We were there for eight whole days, and I don't think her house has EVER been through so much. It was fun getting together with Scott's whole family for the first time in a long while, and it was especially fun to get all three of the little babies together!!