Final Part - Labor Day

On Labor Day, all of Brent's family left to go home. My parents stayed one more day. So they took us to the Arizona Sea Life Aquarium at the Arizona Mills Mall. It was fun. The kids really enjoyed getting up close to all the different fish and sea creatures. It was funny when they would be standing right next to the glass turn around to tell us something and then turn back around to the glass and find something in their faces. It really freaked them out. It happened to Cameron and Kenzie that I am aware of. I learned they can jump backwards really fast.

I will apologize upfront for the blurry pictures.

It was dark and I couldn't use the flash inside the aquarium.

Both these pictures show the shark really well.

This is a dance pad that is on the floor that changed after stepping on three of the moving fish. The kids loved this, especially Kenzie.

More blessing pictures

Since we didn't get any family pictures of us the day of the blessing we set the camera up the other day and did these ones. I know I'm a little biased, but I think I have the most gorgeous kids around. :)

Part 2- Labor Day Weekend- Blessing

On Sunday (before Labor day) we blessed Hannah. We were so blessed to have so much family there. All of the family that I mentioned in the previous post was there as well as the wonderful Johnson family (Jeremy, Mary, Ellie, Ethan, and Ansley-Owen went to his nursery) and my aunt Carolyn and Grandma Palmer who were in town for a court of honor.

Unfortunately we only got a few pictures on Sunday with Hannah in her dress. The rest were taken on Monday.

Grandma Palmer made this beautiful dress.

All three of the girls blessing dresses have been made from the same pattern but they are all completely different and unique. I love each of them.

I love this of my Grandma and Hannah. So cute that Grandma is laughing and Hannah is crying.

Hannah and Grampa Palmer

Grandma Reed and Hannah.

Wish I would have been in this picture instead of taking it. We could have had a 4 generation picture. Grandma and Grampa Palmer and Hannah
Grandpa and Grandma Reed and Hannah

This was the best shot we got of our family and Grandma and Grampa Palmer.

Note to self: Take pictures before you have kids get dressed in their pjs.

These next pictures were taken after church during lunch.

My mom and aunt Carolyn getting the food ready. (So I could take pictures. Thanks.)

Cory decided to jump in front of the camera right as I went to snap a picture.Shawn, Traci, and Grandpa ReedGrandpa and Grandma Reed and Great-Grandma Palmer
Mary and Brian.

I didn't get any pictures of Dona and Elise since they were taking naps.
Kayley and Kenzie playing.

Ellie, Owen and Ethan playing.
Hannah was so tired.

Aren't babies (and kids in general) the cutest when they are sleeping?

Part 1- Labor Day Weekend

The Sunday before Labor Day we blessed our sweet Hannah. We were very blessed to have so much family come in to town to celebrate with us. Grandma and Grampa Palmer came the Tuesday before and stayed until the next Tuesday. Grandma and Grandpa Reed, Brian, Dona, and Elise all came on Friday. As well as Traci and Shawn surprised us by flying down. They all left on Monday. Denece and Steve showed up at our door late Saturday night and surprised us. They had left all of there kiddos and came down for the blessing and then left after so they could make it to St. George that night.

On Saturday we went to a park in Chandler and played at the splash pad. The kids loved playing with their cousins.

Grandma Reed and sweet Hannah

Traci, Jeremy, Brent, Mary, Grandpa Reed, Dona, Grandma Reed holding Hannah, Elise

Shawn and Owen

Kenzie wanted a picture of her "walking"
Brian and Elise
Owen and Cory
Ethan and Cameron
Kayley and Ellie

Utah trip

In August we made a last minute decision to go to Utah for the weekend for my cousin's funeral.

Aunt Carolyn, Hannah, Kayley, Kenzie, Cory

We stopped at my Aunt Carolyn's house to visit with her and my Grandma Palmer for a few minutes.
Cory, Kayley, Great-Grandma Palmer, Hannah, Kenzie, Cameron
After the funeral on Saturday we got together with the Palmer group. It was fun to have everyone together. We had a talent show and ate dinner.

Kayley singing a solo.
(I wish the pictures hadn't turned out so dark. Oh well.)

On the way home we stayed at a hotel in Vegas. We took the kids swimming for an FHE activity.
We were given this swimsuit as a handme down for Hannah. She was so CUTE in it. But we found out that no matter how much she loves bath time she does NOT like a cool swimming pool.
I couldn't pass up this awesome photo op. They looked so cute.
They loved playing in the pool and were sad when it was time to get out.