Louisville, Colorado Trip May 7 - May 13

During the 2nd week in May Derrick and I got to fly to Denver and visit my family in Louisville. Melissa and Nate joined us there and it was great having so much of the family together. Usually we drive but there was no way I was going to sit in a car for 8 1/2 hours when I was 32 weeks along. We timed the trip so we could help out with my sister's Colorado wedding reception. Because of this, my parents surprised us by buying our tickets for us. We were happy with the deal.

While there:

- We did a lot of preparations for the reception (grocery shopping, making torte, ironing table clothes, decorating the church gym, etc.) and hosted the reception. I curled Melissa's hair for her. Here's slide show of pictures Derrick took before and during the reception.



- I got a hair cut so now it's 4 inches shorter and a little more layered. The person who cut my hair was actually pretty frustrating and kept only doing tiny changes until I gave up asking her to do more.
- Derrick had someone who would actually play Halo with him (my younger brother Garrett)
- There was lots of game playing. This trip the main games were Settlers of Catan and Rook.
- We did our family's traditional trip to hike Boulder Falls then a picnic and walk along Boulder Creek. While walking around these places I got really excited to come back and show them to our little boy once he's old enough to notice his surroundings. Here's a slide show with pictures from Boulder Falls.



- Mother's Day - Derrick and I made a fancy dinner that my mom got to choose. We ended up having steak, baked potatoes, fried zucchini and squash, fruit salad, and frape (sp?) all served on the china. We also sang songs around the piano and played extra games with my mom since she loves playing games. I had a really fun time going back to the Louisville ward. It's the ward I grew up in and I hadn't been there since last May.
- Derrick and I went to visit his younger brother Tyson who's going to school at CU-Boulder. We met his new dog Oswald, made smoothies, and watched Live Free or Die Hard.
- We received a lot of baby clothes and supplies. My mom had fun shopping for her first grandchild and got a little carried away. We're not complaining though!