24th of July

We wanted to do something fun on the 24th of July. We were going to go to Liberty Park to see the fireworks, but there were expected to be close to 50000 people and that didn't interest us. We looked up events going on and ended up going to Butlerville days. What in the world is Butlerville days!?! It ended up being way fun. It was in Cottonwood Heights. They had all sorts of activities, balloon animals, face painting, fireworks, etc. We had Matthew's face painted, mostly so I could take his picture :) We met up with our friends, Lars and Jen and their little girls. Matthew and Taylee had fun wrestling. We watched the fireworks and they were awesome. It was a good show and really long too. Here's some pics to enjoy! Happy Pioneer Day!

Bear Lake

Over the weekend of the 4th we went to Bear Lake with Matt, Camille, Dan, and Elise. We stayed in Matt's cabin. We played at the beach, went into town for shakes, played games, watched movies, read, etc. We had a lot of fun! We also had a cake for Devon's birthday on the 4th and did sparklers. Here are some highlight pics.

Walking with Daddy

Matthew's Pictures 7 Months old

St. George and Vegas!!

Devon's friend Jared got married this past weekend. He lives in Vegas so we decided to make a vacation out of it. We stayed with our friends Tricia and Jeth. We had sooo much fun! We got there late Thursday night. Friday we went to Cafe Rio, shopped the outlets, visited a senior missionary from Dev's mission, watched a movie and worked on a puzzle, ate enchiladas and went swimming! It was Matthew's first time swimming. The water was really cold so he didn't swim long. He sat with Devon the rest of the time, but it was hillarious cause he puts his hands behind his head when he is relaxing, sleeping, etc. So cute!! Saturday we woke up and had pancakes. We drove to Vegas. Did some shopping, walked from the Fashion Show Mall down to MGM, then back down the other side. We just enjoyed shopping and looking at the sites. We then went to Jared's wedding. After we had Arby's then drove back to Tricia's. Sunday morning we had Crepes, watched Iron Man, then headed home. We had a blast! Such a fun trip!

Our Graduate!!!

Devon graduated from the U this past week with his Bachelors and Masters!! He is now a Mechanical Engineer!! So proud of him. He was offered a full time position where he has been interning at L3 Communications. Devon, I'm so proud of what a hard worker you are and how very smart you are. Love you and Congratulations!!!!

I Love Being a Mother!!!

Happy Mother's Day!!! I love being a mother to my little boy. Here are some of my favorite things...
1. I love when I walk in the room and Matthew sees me and gets excited!
2. I really enjoy nursing him and getting to have that special time with him.
3. I love hearing him giggle!!!
4 It is so fun watching him learn something new.
5.I love it when he is my little "koala" and cuddles me.
6. Love kissing his cute little feet!!
7. Love when he gives me "kissies", slobber and all!
8. It is so fun seeing his little personality develop!
9.Love his "talking"
10. I just love being a mother and having such a sweet boy to take care of and love!!

Jazz Super Fans!

Ready for the Jazz game!!!

6 Month Check Up

Matthew and I went to his six month appointment Friday. He's doing well. He weighs about seventeen and a half pounds and is twenty eight inches long. He is in the ninetieth percentile for his height, twenty fifth for head, and fortieth for weight. He is blabbing so much now, it's so fun. He makes this growling sound that is so cute! He also loves playing with his tongue. He is a "Momma's boy". We love having him in our family!

In this pic Matthew is with my friend Katie. He loves sucking on bottles, cups, our cell phones! and whatever he can get his hands on.

First Carousel Ride

Matthew and I met up with my mom, Grandma, Kellie, Livi, Sophie, Carrie, and Josh for lunch at the mall a little while ago. Matthew went on his first carousel ride. He liked it but also liked trying to lick the pole :) Here are some pics.

Someone loves their dad!!!

Discovery Gateway

Matthew and I went with Devon's family to Discovery Gateway. It was so fun and soo cute!! They had so many neat things. Matthew wasn't old enough to enjoy it all, but he had fun. If you have little kids, definitely take them there, it's awesome!! Here are some fun pics from the day.

Easter!!!

We had such a wonderful Easter! It was so nice to have Conference on Easter weekend. In our Easter baskets, Dev gave me treats and I gave him a little bit of candy and a clue to his big present at the end of the year. The clue is "E". He's foregoing his presents throughout the year cause I'm getting him something he will LOVE for Christmas!! Matthew got a bouncy ball which he loves!! He also got a stacker, binkies, an egg and a new outfit. He was so excited as I'd hand him the things from his basket. We went to Grandma Griffins for an Easter egg hunt Saturday. Matthew got to hunt for some eggs, he mostly wanted to suck on them, it was adorable. It was fun. My parents gave him a bubble blowing gun and The Foot Book. Grandma and Grandpa Butterfield gave him a stuffed bunny. My parents gave Dev and I our favorite candy bars, candy and a Training Table gift card. My Grandma and Grandpa Sandquist gave us all sorts of candy and marshmallow eggs and gave the baby a chocolate bunny. Sunday we went to Grandma and Grandpa Sandquists'. Matthew and I went shopping and to dinner with my mom while the boys went to the Priesthood Conference. The rest of the weekend we watched conference and just relaxed at home together.