Preston's birthday week

Preston has had a busy birthday week. We started it out with a trip to the canyons with a dump truck birthday cake. We also just got a new playhouse that he calls the "farm". He and Weston can play out there for hours. For his birthday all Preston wanted to do was ride a train. Good thing Trax is close (it will even be closer next week when the station next to our house opens.) We were lucky enough to have Kirsten, Tim, Abraham, and Anya in town for Preston's brithday night. Preston wanted another birthday cake - who wouldn't. Mom got lazy so Dad went and let Preston buy one at the grocery store. All in all it was a pretty great week.

Nauvoo 2011

My family (Cass') made a trek to Nauvoo this summer. It was quite an undertaking with 4 babies less than 1 and 21 people in total. We stayed at my aunt's house just outside of Kansas City and hit all the church sites there. We then headed to Illinois. It was pretty hectic but there were a few high points: going to the Nauvoo temple (it was quiet with no kids inside), the Nauvoo pagent, the fair prior to the pagent- Preston LOVED it, unregulated fireworks, and the tractor parade in Mound City, MO whats more to like? Travel to and fro was not bad, we had a surprise bag that kept Preston happy, and Chloe got watered down juice. All in all it was a pretty good trip.