Weekend Getaway

This past weekend we made a quick trip to Salt Lake to see my sister Whitney play in her last home volleyball match at Westminster College. I'd only seen her play once before and really wanted to be there to support her, considering everyone used to come and see me during my volleyball-playing days. We didn't leave Vegas until Friday evening because Derek had class until 5 pm. We made it into Salt Lake City at about one in the morning. When we finally got to where my parents were staying, we unloaded everything and tried to put Raegan to bed, but unfortunately she was suffering from some elevation pressure changes and it took about an hour to calm her down and put her to bed. Saturday began with a failed attempt at singing "Happy Birthday" to Derek. I tried my best, but was still a little off key. Either way, it was the thought that counts. It was Derek's 27th birthday. I like to remind him that he's closer to 30 than he is to 20. It seems like the older you get the more low-key birthdays become, but we had a good time seeing the family and hanging out with them.

We went to Whitney's game in the afternoon. They played Rocky Mountain College from Montana. Unfortunately they lost 3 games to 1. After the game we all went to dinner at Chili's and enjoyed the 2-for-$20 deal. YUM! YUM! We all went and hung out Saturday night and came home Sunday afternoon. All the driving made the weekend go by real fast. Raegan did such a good job sitting in her carseat for so many hours, which made the drive very manageable.

Pre-game ceremony to recognized all the senior players

Girls picture

Family picture

Trunk-or-Treat

Happy Halloween! Yesterday we celebrated by attending our ward's Trunk-or-Treat. We dressed Raegan up as a super cute Kitty Kat. Raegan wasn't a huge fan of the make-up. In fact it was darn near impossible to hold her still enough to paint her face. This was our fifth attempt! Raegan the Kitty Kat (before she fell asleep and smeared her whiskers). Raegan and Mommy at Trunk-or-Treat.

Picture of the entire kitten ensemble, tail and all.

Raegan and Daddy making scary faces. Check out those beautiful blue eyes.

Raegan and Mommy in Fallon Part II

Here's a recap of the second half of our fun trip to Fallon. Tuesday night Raegan rolled over for the first time (sorry Dad missed it). She rolled over twice on Tuesday and twice on Thursday, but since then she hasn't really been into it. Daddy is still waiting to see her roll over ...maybe tomorrow. Anyways Wednesday we went and visited Great Grandma and Grandpa Hendrix. We were at their house for over three hours listening to Grandpa tell us stories from the good ol' days. Raegan slept for over two hours with Grandpa. She must really like him! Thursday we tried to get some pictures taken of Raegan, but she wasn't too cooperative. Then we went to the high school volleyball game. Raegan loves the noise of the gym; hopefully that is a sign she loves sports as much as Mom and Dad do . Friday we went golfing with Grandma and Grandpa A; it was so nice outside. Raegan loved the bouncy golf cart and we had a great time. Friday night we stopped by the high school football game because it was homecoming and Saturday we finally made it home. It was quite the trip; a little exhausting, but entirely worth it. FYI - Raegan now sleeps through the night! YEAH! (Hopefully by writing that I didn't jinx it.)

Raegan rolling over from her stomach to her back. So far she's done it 4 times.

Great Grandpa Hendrix and Raegan waking up from their nap.

Golfing with Grandma and Grandpa Adams.

Raegan's sweet ride in the golf cart.

Raegan and Mommy.

Love the hat!

Raegan at her first football game.

Me and Miles.

Raegan on the flight home. We had the whole row to ourselves. Wonder why no one would sit with us?

Raegan finally getting to play with Daddy. We sure missed him while we were gone.

Raegan and Mommy in Fallon Part I

Lots has happened since we last blogged. Raegan and Mom were in Fallon from Thursday October 8th until Saturday October 17th. Unfortunately Daddy couldn't come (school). We missed him and are thrilled to finally be back home. Here's a brief recap of what we did during our trip to F town; we were very busy. On Thursday Raegan and Mommy flew to Reno. Raegan did very well on her first airplane ride. We didn't totally annoy any other passengers or cry too much. The reason for our trip home was to attend the wedding of my best friend. Carly Sorensen got married to Kyle Sipherd on Friday in the Reno Temple. It was a beautiful day and a beautiful sealing. Later that night we also attended the reception and had a great time meeting lots of family and friends for the very first time. Raegan was passed around quite a bit, but she didn't mind too much. Mom got a chance to see a lot of volleyball friends she hasn't seen in a while and catch up on what's going on in their lives. I hope to get a Facebook account soon to keep in contact with all my friends.

Carly and me at the reception. It was beautiful.

Me and Raegan, Terrin, Carly, and Scott.

Me and Karly Sipherd, one of my good friends from volleyball and Kyle's sister (and matchmaker).

Me, Karly, Carly, Lindsay Holda, and Brianne Hall.

Mommy and Raegan at the Reno Temple. Wow, it's bright! While we were in Reno on Friday we also got a change to stop by the hospital and see Raegan's cousin Caylee. Caylee has been diagnosed with diabetes and was in the hospital trying to get it under better control. She's doing such a great job adjusting. Caylee was very excited to see her cousin for the first time. She told Corinne "my cousin that Tristin made for me" is coming. How cute is that! Caylee also sang Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam to Raegan. Caylee is going to be such a great big sister when her brother or sister is born in April. We hope she continues to feel better!

Raegan and her cousin Caylee. Caylee is trying to make her stop crying. Good luck with that!

Monday was Aunt Ali's 14th birthday and we were invited to celebrate with her. Happy Birthday Ali! Tuesday Mommy got her hair cut and Raegan also attended her very first sporting event. We went to watch Ali's basketball game. It was lots of fun. Raegan spent most of the time in Aunt Emily's arms. Later that night we went to dinner with my friend Amanda.

Happy 14th Birthday #14!

I love this outfit! Dad picked it out.

Hanging out with Aunt Em at Aunt Al's basketball game.

This is my favorite picture from our entire trip. She's is just so pretty, I can't get over it. Love the shoes too; thanks Grandma A.

Trip to the park

Thursday was such a nice day that after Derek got home from school we decided to take Raegan to the park. The weather finally cooled down this week so we had to take advantage. Raegan loved being pushed in her stroller.

Raegan and mommy getting all dressed up to go to the park.

Raegan and daddy going down the twisty slide. If you could see the look on dad's face you would think it was an extreme ride.

On Friday Jamie and Sammy came over for a play date. Apparently Sammy took a liking to the couch and took a nap. Raegan on the other hand...not so much.