In April we went up and visited Justin's Grandpa for his birthday. We enjoyed hanging out with family and getting to spend some time together. We had a little party for him and took some family pictures as well. While we were waiting to have some lunch, Justin's nephews were playing the harmonica with Grandpa. It was so cute! Justin and I also got to ride the 4 wheelers around. That was a lot of fun and considering it was only my second time ever riding/driving one, I think I did pretty well. After lunch, we took some family pictures and got ready for his grandpa's birthday party. It was a lot of fun and it was nice to see family.
My Mom's birthday was the day after Easter so we got to hang out with her that day. Jordan also got to call home from the MTC so he could say goodbye because he left for Peru on Tuesday. I'm sad that we didn't get to talk to him, but I know that it made my Mom's birthday.
The last weekend of April, Justin's sister and her family came down to celebrate our nephew's birthday and go to the zoo. I unfortunately had to work, but Justin got to enjoy that day with her and her family. After work, I joined up with them for dinner at the Mayan. It was a lot of fun. I'm sad that we didn't get to spend more time with them though as Justin had a house warming party his band was playing at so we split from dinner pretty fast. His concert went well and we had some fun.
This past weekend for Mother's Day/my mom's birthday, my sister, dad and I threw her a surprise party. My mom almost caught us a couple times talking a lot about it. One time I called to talk to my Dad about the party and she comes on the phone asking why I needed to talk to him. It was hard not spilling the beans about that one. Plus we had to keep it a secret of my sister coming into town because that was going to be a part of the surprise. My mom almost ruined that one too because she is trying to get a package together to send to Jordan for his birthday and she wanted letters and everything on the 5th. Had to keep delaying that one. She was really surprised by it. Her scream was loud! We really got her. I'm thankful for the friends that came. She really enjoyed spending time with them. I know she hasn't seen some of them in a long time. Thanks to my sister and niece for coming up and cooking with me for 3 hours that day getting everything ready and my mother-in-law helping with a salad as well. We had a lot of fun getting to visit with people we haven't seen either.
Also, while planning the party, I had to study for finals. We will see how I do when I get my grades. This semester was a lot harder for me as all my classes were online instead of having one on the campus which I originally applied.
That has been I guess our last two weeks. It has been crazy but it has been fun. We've enjoyed getting to spend time with our friends and family.
(sorry, I don't have any pictures. I need to get some from my family. I just never have my camera with me anymore.)
