The Final Can!

Last night we opened Tessa's last can of formula! She should be able to start on cow's milk next week and I cannot tell you how happy that makes me!

Road Trip!

Our family vacation this year consisted of a road trip back to Idaho with my parents and little brother. We left about 7:30 in the morning and we got home around 11pm. It was a long day, but a lot of fun! We drove through northern Utah and made lots of stops along the way. Our first stop was through the fruit loop. Near Brigham City there are quite a few fruit stands out by the highway this time of year-thus the name "fruit loop". We randomly stopped at this stand to check out the prices and later noticed that it was called "Nielson's". So of course we had to take a picture! Our next stop was in Brigham City to visit the grave of Lorenzo Snow-the 5th president of the church.

The sweet lady I work for grew up in a small town in southern Idaho. We went by her family ranch-it was white when she was growing up. Her daughter-in-law just opened up a small cafe in their little town, so we went there for a yummy lunch.




We stopped at the ice caves-Eric loved them because they were so cold! He said if he had been a pioneer he would have settled in the cave!

I think Eric, Andrew and my Dad were the only ones who ventured into the caves-they were pretty dark and Adam said it was too scary!

We went to Soda Springs to see the geyser-we were less excited about it once we found out it was man made. Adam was still amazed by it, so the stop was worth it.

Living in Idaho is kind of a blur to me, but I do miss the beautiful blue sky and giant clouds!

Checking out the geyser

While in Soda Springs we went to have a taste of the natural "soda" water. Adam filled his cup, took a drink, made a face, said, "No thanks!" and dumped his water back in the spring. It was hilarious!

After driving through beautiful country, a quick visit to Bear Lake, a stop for a famous raspberry shake and a drive through some beautiful canyons, we stopped at the famous Maddox restaurant for some dinner before heading home. It was a long day, but a fun one! I love road trips!

Weekend Visitors

This weekend my friend Rebeca (with one c!) came to visit me! I have known her since I was 13 and we haven't seen each other in about 11 years. It was so fun to catch up and watch our kids play together. Hopefully we won't let another 11 years pass before we see each other again. They said they would plan a trip to Mexico for us-Eric was very happy about that!Rebecca and Rebeca-we have always joked about the correct way to spell Rebecca; with one c or two.
Our kiddos-Adam, Tessa, Natalie and Paulina

Pioneer Day

We went to Mamma and Bampa's for a bbq this Pioneer Day. Before dinner the kids decided it was time to cool off-they had lots of fun playing together!Roxy and Adam
Tessa's first pool day

Tessa got pretty good at getting herself in and out of the pool.

While they dried off, Roxy, Ellie and Adam watched some Coraline

Love Affair

We often find Tessa snuggled up with her missionary-she loves him! Thanks Aunt Courtney!!

New Blog

I finally broke down and created a food blog-just wanted to share my love of food and cooking with everyone else! Check it out-www.homemadehappinesswithbecky.blogspot.com

Spring Haven

We had a fun weekend up at Spring Haven with the Nielson side of the family! I love spending time with them-it's almost like being in Bakersfield again. Enjoying the beautiful outdoors!
Not everyday you get to see a General Authority having a water fight

Adam and Zeke

We attempted to get a cousin picture...didn't really work