Trip to Boston

Last week we had a fantastic trip to Boston. Alex had to go for work, so Hailey and I tagged along and Alex's sister Diana and her baby Josie joined us as well. We had a great time in Manchester, NH and ate some great fish and chips and chinese food. On our way to Boston we stopped at a really fun place called Kimball Farms and had homemade icecream, rode bumper boats, and checked out the goats. In Boston we were able to meet up with our good friends Joel and Kristy, and meet their new baby boy Thomas. We also got to spend some time with my Dad and Gail for lunch and a walk about the Boston Public Gardens.

We did a lot of fun stuff, but mostly we enjoyed being out of Phoenix. The New England area is absolutely beautiful this time of year. It was so green and the weather was perfect. It was a little depressing coming back to the desert, but really had a great trip and enjoyed seeing everyone. Here's a lot of pictures:

Me with Hailey and her cousin Josie near Portsmouth, NH

Alex, Hailey, and I at Kimball Farms

Alex, Diana, and Hailey at Kimball Farms

Diana and Josie

Alex and Josie

Alex with Hailey on the bumper boats (she wasn't very happy)

Out to dinner with Joel, Kristy, and Thomas at the best burger place!

Alex with the kiddos at the Boston Children's Museum

Hailey being not very excited to take pictures with Josie

Hailey finally being nice and holding her cousin's hand

Diana and I at the capital building

Hailey making a run for it any chance she gets

Hailey decided she wanted her socks on her hands while looking at the swans

Hailey feeding the duck statue in the Boston Gardens

Fruit of our labor

Alex did a wonderful job nurturing our grape plants this year and Hailey enjoyed her first sampling tonight. They are delicious!

Fun at the Zoo

Hailey and I got a membership to the zoo this year and have had a lot of fun going the last month. We usually go with our friends Sarah and Lily, but today we went with my friend Erin's preschool class and I actually remembered to bring my camera. Hailey has a great time running around and seeing all the animals. The giraffes are her favorite all though she won't get too close and definitely won't feed them. She did however feed the parrots today which she thought was so fun! Here's some pictures.

Hailey feeding an apple to the Lorrie Parrot

Hailey with the snakes

We can get so close to the giraffes


Hailey pointing out the ostriches to Hunter

Hailey with her BFF Astoria

She loves to look, but won't touch

T-Hall Roomies

Last weekend I got to hang out with a bunch of girls that I lived with in the dorms freshman year at BYU. It was so great to see everyone and catch up. I was so lucky to have such an amazing experience at college and meet such great people. Here's a picture of my roommate and the 2 that lived next door to us.

Jessica (roommate), Gladriel, Me, Maren

Easter in California

This past week we went to San Diego to visit my Dad and family. We had a great vacation and really enjoyed seeing everyone. My sister Brittany came down with her kids, and my sister Bre had her engagement party. We also got to stay 2 nights in Santa Monica with some great friends from college. Here's some pictures from the week.

Alex, Hailey, and Brooke in La Jolla

Hailey loved climbing the rail to look at the ocean

My Dad and Gail

My sister Bre and her fiance Brad

Hailey at the "In 'N Out" engagement Party

Hailey Easter morning with her basket

Hailey all dressed up for church with her friends Kate and Anna

Birthdays!

Hailey and I both had our birthdays this month... and my parents came out to visit!

Here's Hailey worn out from her morning of partying

Alex and I at Outback Steakhouse for my birthday dinner with my parents

Hailey loved being around Papa and going to the Phoenix Children's Museum

My mom helped me make the cutest apron!

Chihuly in the Desert

This weekend we went to see a special exhibit of Chihuly's blown glass at the Desert Botanical Gardens. It's good that the cool glass sculptures were there, because otherwise we could have experienced the same "desert gardens" in our own front yard. Here's some pictures of us there. As Hailey was fully accessorized she got lots of attention.

In the morning and after baths, the monster's hair goes crazy and looks a lot like the sculpture. Hopefully in a few years we can go full afro.