Visiting the Fam

Amelia embarked on her first plane flight. Destination: Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

She was a dream on the plane, which is a long flight, 5 hours total. She fussed a tiny bit but mostly slept and entertained the other passengers with big smiles.

We got to see Julaine, Jason, and their baby Addison. We had breakfast and chatted all morning.

And Amelia met her uncle Samm:

She played and snuggled with Grandma Rose:
It was so much fun to have all of Juan's family together and just hang out and enjoy each other's company. Amelia is still missing all the attention she got while we were there. It sure was a good visit.

Amelia, Rose, Juan

Samm, Juan, Amelia, Rose, David

And let's not forget, Amelia also was overjoyed to meet her uncle David:

I love this picture. Antonio, Rose's boyfriend, got Amelia this giant Simba and she just loves it. I love the stare down featured in this photo. Thanks Antonio!

Here we are all together.

And then our little family.

Wisconsin is just so beautiful. I can't wait until we visit again!

Big Changes

Our girl is 5 months! This is how you will find her at any given time, with a fist or 2 in her mouth.

• She is 15 lbs 2 oz and 27 inches long. 99th percentile in height, still so tall!
• She got her shots, and her rolling over has been nonexistent since. Poor girl, I think the first few days she was afraid to hurt her legs, then maybe now she's forgotten?
• She is sleeping in a crib. Her first time. It's so fun to have it all set up and I love seeing how tiny she looks in the big crib.
• She is sleeping in her own room. She has moved up from the walk-in closet.
• She smiles and warms up to anyone. She loves attention.
• She is so snuggly and happy all the time. And she LOVES just looking back and forth at Juan and me. We'll be sitting by each other with her on a lap, or she'll be laying between us and she just looks back and forth back and forth and is so thrilled.

As for Denver, we finished up with a bang. Amelia just loved Ginger and Sam and they adored her. It was so fun for her to have that extra attention. We played games a ton with G&S and watched tv. They visited a few must-see spots for them in Denver including the giant chair with a horse on it. They love those random attractions of giant things. Ginger, you better blog about your visit soon. And email me those pictures you took of Amelia with your fancy camera.

We are unpacking this week, and we go to Milwaukee next week! I am so happy to have a few weeks of Juan without work or school. One of the perks of student life.

What's Happening

We head back to Utah in 9 DAYS! Yay. I'm really sad to not be returning to Provo, I will miss that place. But we'll be 30 min away.

And to send us off from our fantastic stay in Denver, my sister and her husband will be coming to visit from Boston! I am SUPER excited. They will be here with us until the day we leave.

This has really been the best summer of my life. It went so quickly, and how nice to be able to spend the last month of it with family. And we'll be real close. Like in the basement of my parent's house, that close. I'm excited to settle into Amelia's 3rd home.

Onto other important news. Anyone catch The Bachelorette? I'm a lover of that ridiculously entertaining show. I'm definitely happy with how it all turned out. Roberto was the right pick. I'm not so sure if I want Chris as the next Bachelor. Is he too good to be surrounded by the token trashy women? Thoughts?

And that rainbow after Chris's rejection. I loved that! And of course Juan had to add in the 'what does this mean?' If you haven't seen the double rainbow video on Youtube, you must check it out.