I've noticed that sometimes, weekends come and go and it's not really anything special - and when Sunday night comes we're just dreading the week ahead of us.
This weekend was NOT one of those weekends. I had so much fun, and when Sunday night came I just felt good - like the weekend was a definite success and that I was ready for the next week. That just doesn't happen very often, so I am grateful to have had such a great time. Here's some of the highlights:
Friday, after Spencer got home from school, we were trying to get our apartment cleaned up and our bags packed so that we could go spend the night in Centerville. In an effort to free up our hands, Spencer placed Maggie in the bumbo. She was apparently tired because the next time Spencer looked at her she was completely hunched over, trying to take a nap. I love it!
It really doesn't look that comfortable - but it sure is cute!
My brothers, Casey and Josh were home from school, and my mom wanted to get us all together for a little trip to the temple with all of us together. It was so nice to have us all in the temple together. Unfortunately, everyone that's endowed in our family didn't get to make it... When we got to the temple my dad realized he'd left his wallet in his other pants and didn't have his temple recommend, so he had to pass up the session with the rest of us. We'll have to try again another time to get us all there.
We did get to have everyone together for dinner at China Star, though. It's THE family favorite, and we always have a great time when we get everyone together there.
Saturday morning, Spencer and I had the opportunity to attend a sealing for two wonderful people, Dick and Sanina, a couple that Spencer knows from his mission in Hong Kong. It was so great to be there in the Salt Lake Temple with those two. They were so happy - and it meant so much to us that they would ask us to share that special moment with them.
We then joined my family at Boondocks! My family signed up to host a German exchange student, named Jenny, for a 3 week program and her flight came in Friday night. Everyone was so excited to have her, and in an effort to welcome her into the family for the next few weeks, we all went to Boondocks for the day.
We spent the day racing go-karts, playing mini-golf, lazer tagging, mini-bowling (bowling with a mini-ball and smaller pins) and playing the arcade games. I felt like a little kid again. It was so fun to have so many activities at our finger-tips and it was even better because we got to be there with the family and all have fun together. Even Maggie had a great time!
She spent the day with Ema (my mom) and in her stroller. She got some good sun. It was such a beautiful day! Perfect for hanging out in the open air.
Here's Maggie with Jenny. She's such a cutie and everyone's excited to have her here for the next 3 weeks.
We left straight from Boondocks to go home. Sweet Maggie slept all the way. She didn't make a peep. This is how we found upon arrival back to our apartment.
She's so patient with us. We're so lucky to have such a wonderful baby!
Sunday was a great day too! When we were in Ghana I purchased a couple little dresses at the National Cultural Center, but when we got home I stashed them in a bin, thinking that it would be a long time before our baby was born. Well... it took until this last week for me to remember/find where I had put them. I was worried that her smallest dress wouldn't fit anymore - but it does! It's so cute!
Our Ghanaian baby. Isn't she so cute!?
We had to get a picture of all three of us in our Ghanaian garb. I wore my dress to church with Maggie, but Spencer had to settle for the South African tie at church because the Ghanaian tunics aren't exactly white and appropriate for our meetings. We just had to wait until later for all of us to go Ghanaian together.
The best part of the day though, was joining the Johnson family for Hannah's birthday! Hannah turned 11 years old on Thursday, and we were so excited to share in a fun evening with their family.
Jessica make the coolest ice cream cake for her birthday. I loved the darling poka-dots and especially loved the sherbet filling. I never would have thought that sherbet would go well in an ice cream cake - but it does! It was delicious!
Happy Birthday Hannah!
Thanks for letting us share your birthday party with you!
