So this will be my post that closes out the end of June. Chip's roommate got married in Valparaiso, IN on Saturday, June 28th. Kenzie and I thought about going with him, but I wasn't too excited about trying to pass time in a hotel room with a 14 month old AND a 3.5 hour plane ride with a 14 month old.....oh yeah....and the fact that I was 33 weeks pregnant didn't make either of those things sound any more appealing either! Plus, I knew Chip would be torn to have me there.......I know he really wanted to do all the "guy things" but he is also the type of husband and dad who would have felt obligated to leave things early to come and be with us. SOO....we decided to save our money and that I would just take Kenzie down to my parents house in Tucson for the weekend and that Chip would go and have a good time!
So....Wednesday (the 25th) I spent the day packing and getting things ready to go. Chip worked that day. My dad was also up here in Phoenix working for the day, so we had planned that it would be nice to just have him drive us down to Tucson. At around 6:30, Chip was home and my dad got here and we ate dinner and loaded up the car. I did REALLY well...and there were only a couple tears. I am actually surprised I didn't completely lose it! I am really bad at being away from Chip. This was the longest we have been apart in the 3 years we've been married. Here are a couple pictures that Chip snapped of Kenzie in his hat before we left......
Of course...once Kenzie saw the camera, she wanted it............
So Thursday and Friday we pretty much hung out around the house. Some of the things we enjoyed were:
*Swimming
- We swam several times in the pool in my parents backyard...
- We TRIED to go swim at the pool where Cassie (my little sister) lifeguards, but there ended up being a storm, complete with thunder and lightening, that caused the pool to close right when we got there.
*Playing in the backyard
- Kenzie loved riding this little bike......
* Coloring Daddy a pretty picture
- Kenzie colored the best picture she has done so far...with several colors!
*Going across the street to the elementary school so my dad and Zach (my little sister's boyfriend) could fly their remote control planes
*GOOD FOOD
- My mom is the BEST cook in the whole world : )
*Fun with family
- Kenzie LOVED seeing her cousins! I had a great time seeing everyone as well.
*A little gym class
- Since my brother owns a little gym, Kenzie always gets to go to a class when we visit. She is always little miss independent : )
We had such a great time and want to say a BIG thank you to my mom and dad for taking care of us while Chip was away. It made the time go MUCH faster to have my mind preoccupied and to spend the time doing fun things with family!
Chip had a great time at the wedding too : ) He spent most of Thursday traveling and hung out with the guys that night. Friday was filled with picking up tuxes, eating sub sandwiches at the church for lunch, having the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner, and then just enjoying some guy time!
Matt and Jess got married at the chapel at Valparaiso University. Chip said it was an AMAZING and beautiful place! Here are a couple pictures he took....
Here is Chip posing for me.......
I guess there was a small hole in the crotch of his suit which the guys had a good time joking about the whole weekend.....this picture was trying to emphasize the hole...but you couldn't even see it.
Congratulations to Matt and Jess Braham!!!! They are such a cute couple : )
So let's see....Sunday Chip had to be at the airport bright and early (his flight left at 7 and the airport was 45 minutes away from where he stayed). I think he had to get up around 4:15am (which was 1:15am Arizona time!)
Kenzie and I went to church with my parents and after church we loaded in the van (along with Cass and Zach) and drove to Casa Grande. Chip met us there for lunch....we enjoyed some yummy Panda Express! MMM! And then we headed home. It was so fun to be "reunited" as a family and we spent the evening playing and reading books with Kenzie.......
So that pretty much ends June.....the last day of June was spent getting settled back in from our trips. Nothing too exciting : ) So.....on to July!
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