an IOWA turkey day.

We made our first trip back to Iowa since moving away.. and it was a great little vacation.   We hit the road Wednesday morning- drove the 8 hours - and arrived just in time to go to our previous Bishop's house for a pre-Thanksgiving Dinner.  We were so lucky to get an invite and had a great time visiting with some of our friends from Iowa. Not to mention the food was delicious.... Bishop and Sister CS outdid themselves. We had a little bit of everything and of course ended with Whiteys Ice Cream and Pumpkin Pie. We then played some crazy rounds of PIT.  Good times for sure.  We were also so blessed to have friends let us crash at their house while they were out of town- Thank You Jordan and Camilla. You guys are the best and we owe you!  Thursday morning we went and visited Chet and met his new little daughter. She is a cutie.  We then lucked out because Penny flew out from Utah to be in Iowa for the weekend to be with family. 

With Grandma Penny

 We picked her up at the airport and headed to Mechanicsville for a yummy Thanksgiving dinner that Grandpa Willie surprised us by making everything for us! We were spoiled and not expecting him to make it all--- Ham, Cornish game hens, Stuffing, Sweet dressing, fruit salad, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie and ice cream.  It was fun to be able to spend time with them on this day of Thanksgiving.  We are truly blessed for so much that we have been given.  

 With Great-Grandpa Willie

With Great-Grandma Betty

Thursday night we attempted to go shopping but as soon as we walked into Walmart at 10:10 pm and couldn't even walk without rubbing shoulders with everyone- we bailed and went home to bed.   We aren't hardcore enough for Black Friday craziness ( I prefer Cyber Monday where I get to sit on my couch in my pajamas and order my gifts).   So Friday came and I did make it out to the Outlets later in the morning and got a few things.  We then headed to Carver-Hawkeye Arena to watch Iowa wrestle. Adam was excited that they were having a home dual while we were there. He watched 2 of the duals and if he would have had his way he would have watched wrestling the entire day.

  After the wrestling match we met up with Abe and Erin Sheffield and had some BBQ at Wildwood. We loved catching up with them-- and wish they were in Kentucky with us to hang out more often. Friday night was the worst night ever.... for Lincoln.  Pretty sure it was even worse than those first few weeks after he was born.  I don't think he slept longer than a hour at a time the entire night. I felt so bad or him. He kept waking up just screaming and then he wouldn't settle down. Let's just say that it made for a LONG night.  Poor Penny who was stuck in our same hotel room-- she had to deal with it all as well. The next day he started to get a little bit of a runny nose so I am thinking that maybe he was starting to feel yucky (or maybe it was because his nap schedule, or lack thereof of naps, had something to do with it). Saturday we met up with the Owens for a quick lunch while watching football.  We use to watch sports with them all the time so it was fitting that we did it again. So fun to see them as well.  We then headed to Aunt Carols in Marion and had a good visit with her. Our last stop was back up to Mechanicsville for one last visit with Gpa and Gma Weber.  Of course they had to take us to Hale or supper.  So fried chicken for dinner it was.  Back at their place we had a fun time visiting and smooching up on Lincoln!   

Sat. night was much better for Lincoln-- he was back to his normal sleeping habits.... boy were we grateful for that. Sunday morning we packed up and headed back on the road to Kentucky-- Lincoln was a champ as usual traveling.  We had a great time but it felt so good to be home!!  

Baby to a Boy!

I feel like in the last month my little baby has started to turn into a little boy! He is growing up so fast.... I must say that as much as I liked him being little and immobile he sure is a cutie now that he his starting to grow up.
Here are some of my most favorite pictures as of late.

---Happy Thanksgiving--- 

 I was out raking leaves and Lincoln wanted to be part of it.... He loved it, mostly just eating the leaves though! 

Oh and I must say I am loving Kentucky for their fall weather!!! I don't miss being in a freezing cold place. 

 He thinks he is big enough to stand up by himself!

 We were waiting at the dentist and loved this little chair....  The open mouth must be his favorite new look!

 Man I love this kid.... and his DAD!

Flat Stanley visits KY

We were lucky to have a visit from Flat Stanley from South Jordan.  Jayden sent him our way to hang out for a bit and we had a great time with him.   This is what Flat Stanley told the kids back in Utah about his trip.  

The first picture is of me in front of the downtown area of Louisville. 

I am actually standing in Indiana. So I got to visit both Kentucky and Indiana.  See how big that river is?  It is the Ohio River and it is HUGE! Way bigger than any river I have ever seen in Utah.  Luckily they had a big bridge so I was able to drive over it and make it safely into Kentucky.  

I think I would have got pretty tired if I had to swim across it.    

  I was so happy because I made to Kentucky just in time for Halloween. I got dressed up as Harry Potter and went Trick-or-Treating.  I got so much candy, and ate it all in one night.  I think I ate way too much because my tummy hurt when I was done eating it all. I guess next year I better not eat all my candy in one night.

I also saw some really cool things while I was in Kentucky. One of my favorite places was the Louisville Slugger Museum and Bat Factory.  I love baseball so it was cool to see how baseball bats are made.  See that picture of me in front of the Gigantic bat, that bat is the World’s Biggest Bat!

 It is made of steel, it weighs 68,000 pounds and stands 120-feet tall (that is the same length as over 3 school buses parked in front of each other.)  I also saw one of the Bats Babe Ruth used to hit lots of his homeruns.

Another place that Louisville is famous for is Churchill Downs.

This is a well known horse race track that first opened in 1875- that was over 135 years ago. There are lots of horse races held here but the most famous one is the Kentucky Derby . This race is held every year on the first Saturday in May. It is 1 ¼ miles long. This race is known as the “Most Exciting Two minutes in Sports.”   The name of the horse that won this year is, “Animal Kingdom.”

Do you like to eat at Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and Kentucky Fried Chicken?  I know I do.  See the picture of me in front of the ‘KFC Yum! Center,’  that is the name of the company that owns those fast food places.

 ‘Yum!’ is the world's largest fast food restaurant company—nearly 38,000 restaurants around the world in more than 110 countries. The first KFC was originally in Kentucky but then the first franchise of KFC was actually in Salt Lake. Cool huh?

I also visited this neat Water Tower.

 It is the oldest ornamental water tower in the world. It was built 1857-1860 and is 169 feet tall.  That is even taller than the baseball bat.  They made it look like a Roman Column. The tower was damaged by a tornado in 1890 and was named a National Landmark in 1971.  

Eat your Spinach.

We had a pretty low key Halloween. No need for Lincoln to go trick or treating because mom and dad would be stuck eating any candy e got, so we stayed at home and enjoyed passing out candy to the kids that came around to our house. We did have a good time at our ward Halloween Party on Friday.  Lincoln was the cutest little Popeye around.....  for Adam and I, we were just his side kicks (Olive Oyl and Brutus). He def. deserved and got all the attention!

 I love His Smile!!

Brutus, Popeye, and Olive Oyl.

 Popeye Beating up on Brutus.

 .. and one more cause he is just too cute!