Out in the country

Last night we chaperoned a stake youth activity. It was at a farm near Mount Airy. The weather and scenery were beautiful. We felt right at home with the hayride, cows, tractors and sunset. Add in the NC fall leaves, perfect weather and barbecue and it was pure bliss!

Yes, the Pearl is wearing a bib because she is a drooling machine!

Sadie had so much fun with her little friend Carson.

Sadie & Grandpa

Sadie has so much fun with her Grandpa! They love to read books, play the piano, make animal sounds, have piggy back rides... "It's always fun for everyone when Grandpa comes!"

Weddings

So, it has been awhile since our AZ trip and I am finally getting around to posting pictures from the weddings... the very reason that we went. Jordan & Rachel were married on Aug 27th, Isaac & Julie were married on Sept 3rd and Jordan & Rachel's reception was on Sept 12th. It was a wedding whirlwind!

Here are the newlyweds:

Ike & Julie Button

Jordan & Rachel Reidhead

Here are some pics from Ike's wedding:

Sadie helping Uncle Adam with his tie.

Sadie & Mama missing Daddy

Cute cousins, can't take their eyes off each other

Sadie with the groom

Sadie with Aunt Rachel. One week married!

Here are some pics from Rachel's reception:

Rachel with Grandma & Grandpa Hall

Alisa & Emily. I miss my sister!

Sadie is thinking, "Are you sure I'm allowed to have ice cream Grandpa Tom?"

The beautiful cake made by my sister in-law Abbey. Yep. She's amazing!

Carys & Aunt Emily

Sadie loves uncle Ike. One week married!

Mike decided to make a presence during the last 2 days of our 2 1/2 week trip. Here he is with the lovely Grandma Cheryl and her redhead granddaughter.

Here are some pics taken by Troy Brinkerhoff:

My parents couldn't get enough of these two.

Sadie misses Papa!

The happy family.

AZ Fun

Sadie and I got to visit Arizona for 2 1/2 weeks! It was our longest trip yet and we had so much fun! If it wasn't for the heat and the fact that Mike was only able to be there for two days, we would have been sad to leave. I loved seeing friends, spending time with family and having free babysitting. Sadie even had a couple sleep overs without me. It was great! Who knew?!

Sadie Pearl with her Grandma Pearl and her Great Grand-daddy (I gave him this name myself because Mike's mom calls him Daddy, which I think is adorable).

Does this little girl look happy or what? She loved all the attention from her grandmas and cousins.

Sadie got to play with Mike's cousin Bridget's little girl Tess who is just her age. They were having too much fun to hold still for a picture.

Sadie loves her Uncle Matt,

and her Uncle Daniel.

Sadie and Brycen were such good helpers the day I watched them both and attempted to work. They sure know how to use a 10-key! Maybe they'll grow up to be accountants too.

Ann had us over for a cousin craft night. It was great to see everyone. I only wish we could get together more often!

Sadie and I went to Tucson to visit my friend Allie and her family. They showed us how the dessert can be pretty and how reptiles can be fun.

We had a play date with my friend Beth and her little cutie, Zoie.

We got to celebrate my Mom's 50th birthday!

D.C.

Last weekend we took a trip to D.C. to visit friends and see some sights. Mike got to go to a Diamondbacks vs. Nationals game with his friend Mark from AZ, and we got to see Blythe and Vaughn who recently moved to VA.

Vaughn gave us tour of the Capitol. He was an awesome tour guide!

Blythe and I next to the Brigham Young statue. Isn't her baby bump so adorable?

Sadie was all tuckered out. I thought it was so cute how she kept resting her head on her daddy.

Sadie didn't know what to do when we walked into Georgetown Cupcakes. Too many choices!

I guess we've made D.C. an annual tradition. Here are some pictures from our trip in August 2008 when Sadie was only 5 weeks old: