Trip to Arizona means.... Jason's Wedding!!!

We took the long drive to Arizona, it was really really long drive.  It was supposed to take about 16 hours and I think it took us about 20.  It was worth it though.  Fun with family and being apart of Jason's wedding.  Totally worth it :)  We took family pictures.  The boys went golfing while the girls got mani/pedis and dinner.  Had the wedding and reception which was beautiful and fun :)  then john and I got sick that night and the next day was a puke fest.  Ruined our last day all together :( I was sad.  Then when some family left, we went swimming and at dinner at Jason's new apartment.
Mady was the flower girl for the wedding and she loved it and she looked so pretty in her black lacy dress :)  We were all pretty tired after a long drive, late nights, and sharing a hotel room with a 3 month old.  Mady fell asleep on john one night at dinner :)  We also met up at chickfila with some of John's friends.  Mady got stuck in the tunnels and John had to go get her.  Nothing out of the ordinary :)  Then we made the long drive back home.  I wouldn't want to do the drive again, but I do wish all our family could be together again :(

 the kids had their own party.  A screaming party haha. 

Hippo party

So there is a day in February that is national hippo day.  We decided to have a birthday party for Mady's big pink hippo Bobo.  It was fun.  I made cupcakes, we played a larger version of hungry hungry hippo, had a hippo mouth contest (scary images included :) ) and played a game kind of like a cake walk but it was hippo and the mud puddle.  Here are some pics.  It was a fun day, I'm sure we will do it again next year :)

And.... a few more pictures :)
Deklyn's first time in the bumbo :) so cute :)

 Deklyn's first basketball game.  He loved it.  It was way past his bedtime but he was so happy :)

Mady's first day of preschool :) and Deklyn pics 3 months

Can't believe Mady is already old enough to go to school.  I'm not one of those mom's who cry when my child goes to school, I was excited for her to have fun and learn and I was excited to have a few hours with just Deklyn and myself :)

 Mady waiting to get a tour of her classroom.  And pictured below, Deklyn waiting patiently and loving on his binkie :)

 Mady's Teacher was Mrs. Freelove.  She was in our ward and I'm so glad that she could be Mady's teacher for her first time at school :)

 Mady also got to go to school with her best friend Ryker.  Mady loved going to preschool and was sad when it was the weekend and she didn't have school.

Now some more cute pics of Deklyn haha

And lastly a video of Deklyn's first attempt at laughing :)