Fourth of July!

The Fourth of July was Hayli's first big holiday and we had so much fun celebrating it!  The night before, we drove up to Heber to spend a couple nights there.  In the morning we got up to go over to Park City to a big parade they do there every year.  Hayli was up a little too late the night before so we had to wake HER up around 9:30am in order to get her ready to make the parade on time.  Once we got there she was passed out within 2 minutes.  (even with how extremely loud everything was around us).  This girl loves to sleep, she is definitely her mommy's daughter!  :)  The parade was super fun, there were so many people all over the streets and watching from their apartment windows above, the shops were all open, and the weather was nice; everyone was just having a good time. It was also really nice because we just stood right outside Marc's office and if it got too hot or too loud we were able to go inside and sit for a while.  After the parade we went over to a pizza place in Midway to have some lunch then it was back to the house where we got Hayli down for her nap and Derek and I just hung out and relaxed on the back porch while she slept.  That night Derek and I went with some friends to the Real Salt Lake game while grandma and grandpa got to babysit Hayli.  I was a little worried about being away from her just because she has been so clingy these past couple of weeks but she did really well!  :)  The game was so much fun and even tho it ended in tie :( the fireworks after were so amazing and we had a great time with our friends!  By the time we got back to Heber it was around 12am and we found Hayli sleeping in bed with grandma and grandpa....so cute!  I had missed her so much I couldn't wait to cuddle with the little muchkin, so we took her to bed with us for the perfect ending to our great day! :)

 Our family at the parade!

 Passed out right after getting there!

 Grandma with Hayli.  Luckily she woke up towards the end.  :)

 Great Grandma Faye with Hayli Marie.

Daddy with his girl!  :)

My little boo bear!

At the Real game!  <3

Getting ready for the fireworks after the game.

  

It was a great day!  
Here are some Fourth of July pics that I took of Hayli.  I just can't get enough of her perfect little face!

 Happy 4th of July!

Derek Runs Ragnar!

A few weeks ago Derek ran Ragnar.  Ragnar is a 2 day 1 night relay race with teams made of 6-12 people and 2 vans that are done all over the country.  Derek ran the Wasatch Back Ragnar that was from Logan to Park City!!  Some teams dress up in costumes, everyone decorates their vans, you are running through the night, and you get a really cool medal at the end.  This race is so insane!  We went up to Park City to watch Derek and his team cross the finish line and it was such a cool thing to see.  :)   I think Derek loved every minute of this race and I couldn't be more proud of him for doing it!!  Because it was so hot outside I left Hayli back in Heber with grandma and grandpa while I went to Park City to watch Derek, but when we finally got back to the house in Heber Hayli was SO excited to see her daddy after not seeing him for 3 days!  Here are some pictures of the end to this epic race!

 This was just after he ran through the finish line.

 

 Derek and Deven with their medals!  :)

YAY!!

 Derek and his team.

 hahaha Chest bump.

So happy to see her daddy!!!  <3

Sleepy daddy.

 So happy to have him back!  :)

Amanda and Russell come to visit!

Well it's been a little while since I last updated the blog and some pretty fun things have happened!  Last month my best friend Amanda and her little boy Russell Austin came and stayed with us for 10 days and we had a blast!!  It was so crazy to be back in Provo with her, the place where we went to college together, but now we are hanging out with our babies!  Amanda lives in Texas now and we only get to see each other like twice a year we so really have to take advantage of our time together.  We went shopping and swimming, we took our kids to the park, had a big car wash, drove around in a VAN, and had some fun photo shoot sessions with her super nice camera and our kids.  We watched Sister Wives (haha), made a few trips to the doctor, ran around getting things ready for Father's Day in the late hours of the night, made some of our traditional college night dinners, cleaned up my bathroom that flooded one day while we were in Salt Lake, and had lots of laughs!  I wish so bad that we lived close together and could hang out all the time, but since are children are betrothed to each other I know someday we will all live closer!  :) 

Here are a few cute pics of our great week and a half!

First time these two cuties met!

 Morning loves!

 haha!!  It was a little too soon for Hayli,! hahaha

We went to Walmart early one morning and they both fell asleep in the van, in the car seats, in their PJ's!  So adorable!!  Amanda and I could not get over it!  <3

 Playing at the park!

Russell Austin got to sleep in Hayli's all pink crib!  :)  His dad would have loved it, Im sure!

 First time swimming!!  It took her a min to like it.

 Swimming with my girl!  <3

 Playing with Hayli's bottle top! haha

 Yum!  :)

 Hayli and I went back to hang out in the shade.

 Amanda and Russell!

 hahaha.  this pretty much sums up their relationship at this point, but they will be in love in no time!  :)

 We had such a great time!  Can't wait till next time when Hayli will be a little older and things will be a lot more crazy for the both of us!