The first Sunday in March we (Matt) blessed Emma at church. And, having the wonderful, supportive family that we do, we had lots of people come visit us and celebrate our sweet little Emma being a part of our family.
That Thursday, Tom and Nina flew in to Denver and stayed with Daniel and Jessica in their new house. Jason, Candice, and Ann (and all their kidlets) drove in to Denver the same day and also stayed with Dan and Jessica.
We made the drive up to Denver on Friday and we celebrated Nina’s birthday. Doesn’t she look fabulous for being 60?! To celebrate, we took Nina on a shopping spree at the Outlets at Castle Rock where she got some super cute clothes! Then we had lunch at Red Robin.
The littlest ones got to go shopping with us.
The older ones got to hang out with the guys. I think they had a good time!
Then we ate lunch at Red Robin. (yummmm!)
That Ranch is good stuff, huh Jaycee?!
Red Robin always does a great job making the birthday person feel extra special with a VERY loud song (complete with rhythmic clapping).
She quickly became the favorite at the table 
Friday evening we drove back home to wait for my family to come. Tom and Nina made the drive too and Lily got to open some birthday presents from Grandma and Papa.
I wasn’t quick enough with getting my camera settings right and Lily was so excited that almost all of them are blurry. oh well.
After their 15 hour drive, my family finally rolled into town. They do not have good luck with Colorado roads and always get stuck in storms and have to drive super slow. We just have to convince them to in the summer next time.
Emma greeted them with some big smiles.
Saturday morning we started out with a little photo shoot with the blanket that Curt and Brittany made for Emma. They got out Lily’s blanket that they made too so we’d remember which blanket they made for each of our girls. Isn’t that so nice of them?!
The family came over from their hotel to hang out with us until we went to an early lunch.
We wanted to introduce Matt’s family to “the slopper” (basically a cheeseburger covered in green chili)
The restaurant was so nice in accomodating all 20+ of us.
After lunch we went to the children’s museum. Matt and Elise made a sweet house for Thumbelina.
I can see a budding interior designer in the family
Sophie loved the princess dress-ups and the carriage.
The little girls having a tea party. Too cute.
Gracie and Mindy played with the dragons.
Jaycee trying out some painting. Not bad.
Grandma and Lily putting magnet shapes on the tractor
Melody checking out the enormous kaleidoscope.
Gracie holding Emma. Over the course of the three days they were here, Gracie held Emma probably 15 or more times. She LOVES babies. I think it’s so cute. She’s going to be a fantastic mother someday.
Leave it up to Matt to come up with a new (not so safe) way to play with the toys.
Izzy getting crazy on the “turtle shells”
That kaleidoscope is definitely a two person job.
Melody liked playing the horse game.
And then she had a little jam session with her guitar…on a dragon of course.
Being so tricky! She is definitley a little dare-devil and tries to push the limits. That explains all the bruises.
Saturday night we reserved our clubhouse at our apartment complex and we had burgers. It was so nice to have a place that we could all spread out.
Ann and Jason were competing for the best “stuffing-my-face” picture. You be the judge.
My mom and dad and sister, Mindy. I think they’re pretty great.
Matt’s parents. They’re pretty awesome too. We are truly blessed to have such great family.
The next morning at church, Matt gave Emma a beautiful blessing. I’m so grateful that Matt has the priesthood and is able to use it to bless our little family.
Tessa and Emma having a little cousin bonding time.
We reserved the clubhouse Sunday afternoon for lunch.
The party went outside where the skies were perfect for some kite flying.
Anytime we see kites on sale, Matt insists on buying a handful. It sure came in handy when all the little girls wanted their own kites.
Saley did an awesome job with her kite.
Lily, not so much.
After a few tries though, we had it soaring.
Everyone packed in our tiny apartment. It sure helped out having Lily’s toys in her room so the kids had somewhere to go.
By the end of the night, Lily was so exhausted. She didn’t get to take a nap because her room was constantly being used by other little people. The only place she wanted to be was right next to me while I was feeding Emma. She fell asleep almost instantly.
That night Dan and Jessica drove back to Denver and the next morning the rest of our guests made their way back to Utah. We are so grateful they were all able to visit us and celebrate our sweet little peanut. We can’t thank you enough for making us feel so special.
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