Our Joint "Sprinkle"

 My good friend Sarah and I had due dates just 10 days apart, and both of us were having the same gender for baby #2 as our first, so our friends decided to throw us a joint "Sprinkle".  Well, it was supposed to be a small little get together and not a big deal, but apparently they don't know how to do anything small!  It turned into a full-blown shower and was a great night.  Thanks to everyone who contributed and came to help us celebrate!

The guests of honor with our matching baby bumps.

 It was mostly friends from our ward, but we also invited moms and cousins to share in the fun.

 Maren, me, Laura, and Shalon

 Some of the great not-so-small "sprinkle" throwers

 What would a party be without my mom?!?

 The decorations, food, and favors were all over the top!  It looked so cute and was so fun to have both blue and pink represented.

Since it wasn't supposed to be a real shower, we waited till after the party to open presents.  Brad and Libby got to do the unwrapping.  Yeah, looks like a first shower from all that loot, huh?  I told you my friends were out of control!  Thanks, again!

Egg Hunting Continues

Libby participated in a total of 3 separate egg hunts on Easter Sunday - those Openshaws sure know how to do it! She loved every second of it, too!

This was the Grammy and Pops money-egg hunt. And wouldn't you know it, the youngest participant was the grand prize winner! Libby scored the $20 egg! Woo hoo!

She really got into the whole experience!

This was the third and final hunt of the day and Libby's cousin Sydney was her big helper. They are so cute together!

The gum-filled carrot was her favorite find on this one.

(Sorry the pictures aren't great.  This was when we temporarily lost my camera and took them all with the iPad.  What can you do?!)

Easter Sunday

 Easter Sunday with the entire Foster Family all together - it was a picture opportunity just waiting to happen!

 The whole gang!  Notice all of the granddaughters' matching dresses my mom made for the occasion.  She's too cute!

 The outdoor version - we're actually grouped by family in this one.

 The luckiest, most spoiled grandchildren in the world!

 The cute girls in their dresses.

The ever-growing Macbeths.

 Easter morning brought the first of many egg hunts.  Here is Libby checking out her loot for the first time. 

 Sharing the spoils with Daddy and Ellie.  Well, maybe not sharing...how about "showing"?

I found some!

Amy introduced us to a new tradition - an egg rolling contest.  We played in rounds and whoever's egg didn't crack moved on to the next level.  Ellie was the winner, but fun was had by all!

Easter Weekend In Provo

 After another one of our famous drive-through-the-night trips to Utah, we arrived in Provo at 7:00am on Saturday and slept for a few hours before the festivities began.  For Brad's early birthday present, Amy got him a trip on the Flow-Rider at Provo Beach Resort to join her boys.  He had a blast, and we had fun watching and checking out all the other fun things they have to do there. 

 The girls' version of the Flow-Rider.  Cousins are so cute!

Brad started out on his stomach, smiling for the crowd and camera alike.

But soon opted for the real surfing experience!

After spending over an hour there, Brad and the boys hit up the slopes at Sundance for the last day of the season.  As you might imagine, the snow wasn't great, but he had a blast and was thrilled to get even just a couple of hours in on his snowboard for the season.  Poor guy - he used to go everyday, and now he's lucky to go once a season!

We girls had fun doing some sidewalk chalk to celebrate Easter and Summer's 15th birthday.

Here's the proud recipient of our hard work!  (Notice that Max and Libby had fun coloring, too!)

That night it was Easter egg dying time!

 Libby was lucky to have lots of helpers and cousins to show her the ropes.  She loved it and only managed to spill one entire mug full dye! ;)

Pizza for dinner and family game time after that.  What a day!  Welcome to Provo!

Zion National Park - Day 2

Our second day was great, too.  It rained during the night, but was pretty nice by the time we woke up.  We planned on a couple of hikes and a quick visit to the Human History Museum before hitting the road that night. 

Our first hike was called Canyon Overlook and it was AMAZING!  Brad was a little nervous to take Libby on it since there were lots of cliffs with steep drop-offs, but we just held her the whole way and all was well.

What a view!  She actually got to get down and walk around once we arrived since they had the fence there and she was thrilled to get to run around!

Yeah, Zion's is gorgeous!

My two favorite people!

It was beautiful every direction you looked!

The very-happy-to-be-free girl!  Notice the flower that she's holding.  Brad picked it for her and she wouldn't let go of it all hike long!

Pictures don't do it justice!

After that hike and a visit to the museum, we headed out on our last hike of the trip.  We had been on the trail not more than 5 minutes when this happened...Libby fell asleep in my arms.  So, we decided that meant she'd had enough and we called it quits.  Guess it was just too much fun to handle!  We LOVED Zion!

Zion National Park - Day 1

After some time in Provo and our incredible daytrip to Mt. Rushmore, we headed to southern Utah to visit Zion National Park for a few days.  We stayed in a cute hotel in Springdale and enjoyed lots of hiking and sightseeing in the park.

When we first arrived we just drove through the park for awhile and were in awe of how gorgeous it was.  Libby LOVED the mile-long tunnel and spent the rest of the trip searching for more tunnels to go through!

Gorgeous on every side!

Our first full day was a hiking dream. (Hiking the way an 8 months-pregnant mom and year-and-a-half old can handle, that is.)  First stop was Weeping Rock.  It was cold, but still beautiful.

Next stop was the Riverwalk Trail - the hike leading into the Narrows.  Due to the rains the day before, the Narrows was closed, but we still got to enjoy the incredible cliffs along the river until then.

Libby liked the river and getting to run around in the sand.

The contrast of the red rock and green trees was so beautiful! 

We saw some deer, some wild turkeys, and too many squirrels.  Libby loved them all!

Though not initially a huge fan, Libby's favorite place to hike ended up being atop one of our shoulders.  We got comments from everyone we passed - "Now THAT's the way to do it!"  Lucky girl!

You can see why the Narrows was closed.  This was the start of it and the water was really high and moving pretty fast.

They're just too cute together!

Our next hike was the Emerald Pools.  Libby hung in there for the first two pools, but when it came to the toughest part of the hike to get to the third one, she tuckered out and fell asleep.  Poor Brad had to lug her up the mountain as completely dead weight.

And, wouldn't you know it, once we got there, she woke up and was rearing to go!  That little punk!  But I'm glad she didn't miss it - the waterfall was so cool!

We took a different route back and got to go through our own little "narrows" on the way.

One last cute one!

When we got back to the hotel Brad and Libby hit up the hot tub.  (I was super jealous!).  She was in splashing heaven!

What a GREAT first day in Zion!