So we went down south this weekend to go to my baby brother's baby's blessing. Got that? The day before, I was eager to get Whitney out to Temple Square just because I have so many fond memories there as a child, and also in more recent years. I thought she could start forming her own good memories. Well of course, she didn't really appreciate it as much as I hoped she would, but maybe she will remember how she felt there. There's just something about being there for me.
Her favorite parts were the following:
The elevator at the visitors center. (yes, elevators are a novelty to us country folk)
We also walked around the temple watching the brides take pictures outside of the temple with their families. This is a tree where Josh and I have a wedding picture of us by. Whit was pretty upset that she couldn't go IN the temple. (One of many fits that were pitched this trip)
The "mermaid" fountain. This is also where Josh and I got engaged. My parents were also engaged at this fountain.
After seeing all there was to see at Temple Square, Whitney had the hankering to go to a restaurant with a playground. (She really is a girl who wants it ALL!) So I decide to go to Chuck E Cheese....on a Saturday....by myself...with my kids...nice. It was pretty hectic but luckily my sweet cousin, Sarah came over there with her kids and somehow made things a lot easier for me. We had a bajillion tokens to use up and consequently got some pretty rad toys that have since been lost.
By the end, Whitney was begging me to not play any more games. What can I say, I RULE at Ski-ball.
Okay so for the reason for the trip.... Baby Truman. Oh this kid is PURE ANGEL!
Here he is with Great Grandma Marsh. What a sweet baby boy he is! Thanks to AJ and Chelsey for their hospitality. It was so fun to get together with family and welcome another baby into our lives. We love you baby Truman!
It was so fun to have them up here. They brought this fun game that I really like. It's called: 
If you're into games like Scrabble, you'd like this. We mainly just hung out, read and played games. It was a nice change of pace. It was great to have the extra help around. Whitney kept us entertained as usual. She misses them already!
The ironic thing is that I HAVE a snow white dress up for her hidden in the closet, that I won't give her until her birthday. You are now saying "So if you were just going to give in to her demands anyway, why not just give her the CUTE and REAL Snow White dress up in the closet?" To that I would say "that wouldn't be nearly as time consuming or "fun"". I didn't think about that until about half way through this little project. ANYWAY.... At first, it started out looking like she was going to be a child bride what with the color of the fabric and the overall plainness of the bottom piece. I got this blue fabric on clearance at Walmart a long time ago , so there's a good chance IT IS the same material some of the ladies in Colorado City use for their dresses. I'm just sayin'. But after putting the top on, she just looks like a bridesmaid to me. I just thought it was so funny. She walks around here with her pearls on, looking SO elegant. So if anyone is getting married and needs a 3 year old bridesmaid, we are ready for duty over here. She loves it. I'm just glad she's wearing more than just a swim suit these days.
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So we went down south this weekend to go to my baby brother's baby's blessing. Got that? The day before, I was eager to get Whitney out to Temple Square just because I have so many fond memories there as a child, and also in more recent years. I thought she could start forming her own good memories. Well of course, she didn't really appreciate it as much as I hoped she would, but maybe she will remember how she felt there. There's just something about being there for me. 
Her favorite parts were the following:
The elevator at the visitors center. (yes, elevators are a novelty to us country folk)
We also walked around the temple watching the brides take pictures outside of the temple with their families. This is a tree where Josh and I have a wedding picture of us by. Whit was pretty upset that she couldn't go IN the temple. (One of many fits that were pitched this trip)
The "mermaid" fountain. This is also where Josh and I got engaged. My parents were also engaged at this fountain.
By the end, Whitney was begging me to not play any more games. What can I say, I RULE at Ski-ball.
Here he is with Great Grandma Marsh. What a sweet baby boy he is! Thanks to AJ and Chelsey for their hospitality. It was so fun to get together with family and welcome another baby into our lives. We love you baby Truman!
