John's First Easter

A while ago, we decided to buy Zac's parent's Subaru and part ways with our trusty Chevy Malibu. So we flew to Spokane for Easter then drove the Subaru back to Utah. It was so fun to spend John's first Easter with his Grandma and Grandpa Vidmar! They even planned a little Easter egg hunt for him. It was more along the line of set an Easter close enough for John to roll to it. Haha. We spent the weekend enjoying beautiful Spokane and Zac's parents. They are always so gracious when we visit and I feel like I am at some fancy bed and breakfast. :) 

He didn't like that I took the bunny ears from him and put them on his head. 

My little Easter bunny

Easter egg hunt! 

Post Falls

Andy and Rachel were going to be there for Easter as well, but her grandmother passed away so they weren't able to make it. But I was still able to see them because I watched Rory and Sam for them so they could attend the funeral. I think John loved watching his cousins run all over the place. He kept looking at them like "I want to run around too!". Soon enough buddy, soon enough. 

St. Johns Trip

The beginning of April was Porter's spring break and Elise invited John and I to tag along. So we all road tripped down to SJ for the week. John did okay not the best on the way down but was wonderful on the way back up! I think he is turning into a good little traveler.
I always love going home. No matter how old one gets, there is something so comforting about going home and being with Mom and Dad.

The first day, we hung out at home and recovered from our rather long road trip down. Michelle loved playing with John and it was nice to have others around to entertain the little guy. Sometimes, I wonder if he gets bored of just having Mom to look at and play with.

Another day, we went and explored the local rock shop. Porter found some pretty cool rocks and the guy that owns the place even gave Porter a free rock! I remember going to the rock shop on a field trip when I was in elementary school but I haven't been back since. I found out that it supplies souvenir rocks to the Grand Canyon, Sedona, and the Petrified Forest. Pretty cool coming from St. Johns. 

Porter put on a couple puppet shows for us starring his teddy's. They were pretty funny. :)

And of course, we had to go to El Camino one day for lunch. They still have some of the best Mexican food around. I have yet to find a place in Utah that is as good. 

We also hit up good ol' Patterson's Pond. The city has done a lot to improve it and make it more accessible. Porter had a lot of fun throwing rocks in the water. It was a beautiful day when we went. Probably 70 degrees and no wind, which is a small miracle for St. Johns in the spring. I have so many good memories of Patterson's Pond growing up. My friends and I used to go swimming out there. There was a rope swing tied to one of the trees that you could swing from and drop into the water. 

The last night we were there, we had a hotdog roast. This is probably one of my favorite summer activities to do at home. John was fascinated by the fire. 

It is always hard to leave. I miss home a lot and it is hard living so far away. If I could convince Zac, I would love to move back to Arizona. I loved growing up in a small town and I wish I could give that to John. A kid has so much more freedom in a small town. I don't think that I will ever be able to convince Zac but a girl can dream, right? 

7 Months Old!

This little guy is 7 months! This has been my favorite month so far. He is so cute! He is now a little rollie pollie. He now likes to roll around the rug in our front room. When he gets really excited, he flaps his arms so pair that with his amazing fluffy hair he looks like a little baby chick. 

After figuring out that he wasn't getting enough to eat and me feeding him a lot more, John has started sleeping a lot better. He now sleeps through the night about 50% of the time which is awesome. 

The first pictures sums up his facial expression most of the time. He gets really excited especially whenever he sees Zac or new people (but only from the safety of Mom's arms). 

He is such a joy to have in our home. There are no words to describe how much I love this little guy! 

Birthday Shenanigans

What I am 27?!? When did I enter the world of late 20s? Haha. This year's birthday was a blast! Mom, Michelle and Dad came up that weekend so we could celebrate mine and Elise's birthdays. It is pretty fun having a sister with a birthday only five days apart.
Zac ended up scoring some suite tickets to the NCAA March Madness Basketball tournament for the Gonzaga games on that Thursday and Saturday. On Thursday, John and I met Zac downtown for the game. It is a good thing I like sports. Watching games in the suite is so much fun! They always provide dinner and dessert and it is really easy to bring John along.
On Friday (my actually birthday), Elise and Michelle came over, baked me a cake and hung out. It was really fun to have someone to hang out with me. That night, Zac took me out for birthday and Lindsey tagged along.
 On Saturday, Mom took Lindsey, Elise and I shopping for our birthdays. It is so much more fun to go shopping with other girls than with Zac. (sorry Zac). Mom, Michelle, Elise and Lindsey all watched John for me later that day while Zac and I went to the Gonzaga game on a date. Then that night, All the girls went and watched Beauty and the Beast! It was actually really good! They added a few new songs that I absolutely love.
It was a super busy day, but so much fun to have so much family around! I have always loved birthdays and it is birthdays like this that make me continue to love them. :)

My little green jelly bean!

Beauty and the Beast!

Trying on Grandpa LeFevre's hat

San Diego Trip

In the beginning of March, Zac had to go to San Diego for work for about a week. So John and I decided to tag along and turn it into our first family vacation. :)
I was nervous because I would be flying to SD by myself with a baby. I read several blogs on best ways to fly with a baby and went for it. It actually went pretty well. John got a little fussy towards the end of the flight but overall it went pretty smooth.
We stayed in a hotel right next to UCSD which was so fun because it was right in the area where we used to live. It is nice to go on vacation and be familiar with the area.
John had been doing really well sleeping at home but going on vacation kinda threw it off. The first two nights were a little rough, but after that he got a little more used to it and it wasn't too bad.
The weather was so nice! It felt so good to get out of the cold Utah weather and enjoy the warm sun.
We took John to the beach for the first time and he didn't quite know what to think of it. Haha.
We also took a tour of the USS Midway. It was one of those things we always wanted to do but never got around to in when we lived there. It was actually really cool! It was an aircraft carried used in WWII and I believe the Vietnam war. We got to see all of the different aircrafts that were housed there as well as see what it was like to be stationed there.
On Sunday we went to our old ward and saw a few friends. Because it is mostly a student ward, most of the people we knew had also graduated and moved.