Day One Hundred and Forty-Three

Family Fun- Our family couldn’t get enough of Bronson while we were in Utah and he was eating it up!! I loved watching Bronson get to know all of Nicks family! He is one loved little boy!!

This is Bronson with Uncle Kelly (Nicks Uncle).

Day One Hundred and Forty-Two

One Thing to be Said- There is one good thing to be said about the snow. It doesn’t mess up your hair when you have to walk in it and it kind of looks fun!!

Day One Hundred and Forty-One

Boy Meets Snow- It was so much fun to see Bronson in the snow for the very first time. We were in Utah several days before it actually snowed. He had fun running around in it but when we made him sit and play in it, he wasn’t very thrilled. Maybe one day he will be excited about our winter trips to Utah and actually look forward to the cold and snow!

Day One Hundred and Thirty-Nine

First Snow- we have seen in over a year!! It was beautiful and nice to enjoy from the inside but I really don’t think I miss living in the snow for more than six months out of the year! Nick on the other hand LOVES the snowy weather and truly enjoyed seeing it while we were visiting!

Day One Hundred and Thirty-Seven

Christmas Morning- This Christmas was so much fun! Now that Bronson is older and able to understand the presents a little bit more he was so excited to see the Christmas lights and his buggy that Santa brought him for being a good boy this year!! After presents we made Christmas breakfast and enjoyed our gifts for the day. That night we had our traditional Pay Family get together. It was so great to see all of our family that we hadn’t seen in over a year!!

Day One Hundred and Thirty-Six

Out of the norm- On Christmas Eve we went to lunch at one of Nick’s favorite restaurants with Aunt Melesa (Nick’s sister) and Uncle Jeff at Winger’s. Bronson tried all sorts of new food thanks to Uncle Jeff. He had celery, wings & popcorn. He was in heaven!!

Day One Hundred and Thirty-Five

Nostalgia- We made sure that we hit ALL of our favorite restaurants when we went back to Utah to visit. Of course our favorite past time is Firehouse Pizzeria. It was one of the main places we would eat when Nick and I were dating and I was living in Logan. We were beyond excited to find out that they were opening one in Centerville shortly after we moved to Woods Cross. Nick’s dad treated us to our favorite meal the night after we arrived. Best treat you could ask for!!

Day One Hundred and Thirty-Four

Road Trip Day 2- We continued our drive from Vegas to Salt Lake on day 2. Making it the longest trip from point A to point B, e.v.e.r! A trip that would normally take Nick and I 5hrs ended up taking 8hrs or more and not even because of Bronson. The rain held us up quite a bit more than we anticipated. We were amazed by all of the waterfalls there were through the canyons. They were beautiful and it was a site we had not seen for a long time.

Day One Hundred and Thirty-Three

Road Trip Day 1- We drove part way to Utah by stopping in Vegas to bunk up with Nick’s brother Jason. It rained pretty much the entire time which can be scary but I was grateful to not have to drive in any snow!! Of course since I live in Arizona and Las Vegas is basically the same weather as here I wore flip flops for the first day of our trip. Big mistake because it was pouring down rain in Vegas and Jason lives on a farm with only dirt roads. Needless to say my feet were pretty nasty by the time I got the necessities out of the car for a one night stay!!

Day One Hundred and Thirty-Two

Piles and Piles- of ENDless packing! I love packing in advance and getting things organized so I don’t have to wait and stress at the last minute. Usually this works unless you are leaving on an almost 2 week vacation. There is tons of laundry that has to been done and almost everything in your wardrobe has to be cleaned and unworn in order to have enough things! Usually I don’t mind packing but this was our first LONG trip with a child and boy do you have to pack a ton of things with kids!! I almost didn’t think everything would fit in the car but we made it work!!

Day Three

We made it- on our first official trip since we moved to Arizona! The portable DVD player is heaven sent for our little boy!! We have yet to accomplish a 1.5 or 3 hr day trip to see family without any major freak outs because he wants OUT of his car seat. Well today we survived a 6 hr trip to Vegas with NO FREAK OUTS!! Wahoo!! Thank you DVD player!! This is a major accomplishment!! On another note I have spent all day trying to take the perfect Vegas picture for my photo of the day and I finally captured the BEST one and it turned out blurry when I pulled it up on the computer!! My poor son has been such a trooper today. He survived the day with a total of about a 1 hour nap until we were ending our walk on the strip and we both look down at the stroller to see Bronson passed out in the noisy casino. Totally tuckered out!! Instead of posting that picture, being blurry and all, I decided to post this one in front of New York New York. I love it and I thought it was so unique!!
8-13-2010