Weekend in Utah!

Last Thursday Mercedes and I flew out to Utah for the weekend to visit family and friends. We kissed Taylor good-bye and boarded the plane. I was a bit choked up, I don't like being away from Taylor.
This was Mercedes' first airplane ride! Unfortunately it was right during her normal nap time, and although it was only an hour and 20 minute flight, she was a handful. She never screamed her head off (thank goodness) but she wasn't very happy either.
Well, except for this photo. She finally fell asleep the last ten minutes of the flight.
Mercedes got lots of time with her only cousin Alex. They were very cute together. Alex is two and a half hears older than her. These two actually remind me a lot of Addison and I. (My big brother, and Alex's dad, for anyone who doesn't know).


This is Mercedes' "Look at that doggy!" face. We were in my best friend Lacey's car and their dog was in the back.
All growing up Lacey and I would talk about our futures. Going on walks down the River Trail with our babies was one of them.
It was amazing and almost surreal knowing we were actually doing that.
Here I'm holding Lacey's 3 week old baby boy Maddix. He was so precious!
Mercedes loves being outside.
If you can click on the picture to make it bigger, I think Mercedes' face in this one is just great.
I had to get a shot of the babies in the car together! So cute!!
I stayed with my brother Addison and sister-in-law Ana. I love these guys.
Brown eyes! I decided a monkey costume would be perfect for Mercedes since we're always calling her our "little monkey."
She thought Alex's room was the best place on earth. I decided I need to get her some real toys. She finds those much more interesting than her baby toys.
Here we took Halloween pictures of Mercedes, Maddix and Lacey's sister-in-law Larissa's baby. We all played softball together in high school. Funny what the future brings! The baby girls were a bit concerned with Maddix who wasn't very happy.

The three of us and our babies! Love.


I kept trying to get a photo of Mercedes interacting with Nala Lacey's dog but every time I snapped a picture Mercedes would do something else. She loved the dog though.
This was Sunday morning after we woke up. I love her morning face.
These ones are for the grandparents in the Ukraine. :)


I loved spending time with Addison and Ana. I miss them greatly in California.
Best friends!
I love my big brother.

Mercedes and I had so much fun in Utah! Thank you so much guys for letting us come and stay with you and be with you for the weekend! And thank you Taylor for making it happen! It was a blast!