Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Spring Break.

Since Mason was supposed to go to Japan over spring break, Jenni had arranged to come over for a week to visit and to have a baby shower. IMG_0104

Mason and Jenni spent a whole day apartment shopping. They are thinking that they will just rent a 2 bedroom apartment for the first 6-12 months in Arizona, and then figure out where they want to settle down. . IMG_0112 Florence, with the help of many other friends and family, threw Jenni the most amazing baby shower. It was so much fun! After going to probably a good 20-30 baby showers in her lifetime, Jenni couldn't believe that it was finally the round one on the chair opening up gifts! The shower ended up being more like a reunion of family and friends that she had not seen in forever, some since the wedding! The gorgeous bouquet IMG_0155 Alyssa, Jenni and Florence IMG_0156 IMG_0160
Delicious cupcakes made by a friend. They looked amazing, and tasted even better!
IMG_0168 IMG_0169 IMG_0176 The cupcake queen herself! IMG_0207 High school friends! IMG_0182 Molly got married 9 months after Jenni, and here she is pregnant with her fourth. yes, 4th. She is amazing, and it was so fun to compare our bellies! She is 2 weeks ahead of me, but I think I look bigger... IMG_0195 IMG_0203 IMG_0210 IMG_0213 IMG_0218 It was so fun catching up with these two. Courtney just had identical twins 6 weeks before and I was thrilled that she brought the girls to the shower. They are adorable!! But why is it that newborn babies are starting to look bigger and bigger? I just can't imagine one of those fitting inside of me! IMG_0222 IMG_0225 IMG_0229 IMG_0245 This lovely lady was a lifesaver. I wouldn't have any photos if it weren't for her stepping in as the official photographer. Thanks Jenny! IMG_0248
Originally it was just supposed to be Jenni going to Arizona, while Mason partied it up in Japan. But, things changed, and we were happy to have him in Arizona. However, we had planned a girls getaway to LA, and we weren't about to let Mason ruin that for us. So he went to work for 3 days with my dad and learned all the ins and outs of the office while we had fun in LA. Our trip was filled with shopping, eating, shopping, and more shopping. My sister had found out there was a "Glee" concert in Hollywood while we would be in LA, so they went ahead and bought tickets. About 30 minutes before the concert, we found out that it wasn't a concert after all..but instead a panel where you could talk with all the stars?! I can't even describe how disappointed we were! They didn't even sing a single song, but we did see them all up close and personal, just not in the way we wanted. We are still laughing about it though...
IMG_0256 I had heard about all the gourmet food trucks in LA, and we tracked down a few that we wanted to try. Our favorite? The Grilled Cheese Truck. IMG_0261 IMG_0269 IMG_0271 IMG_0276 IMG_0283 IMG_0291 IMG_0293 IMG_0295 IMG_0297 IMG_0300 We also stopped by the LA Temple to see the new visitor center. It was beautiful! IMG_0305 IMG_0311 What made it even better was that the boys surprised us and came home from BYU for the weekend! It was so fun to be together. What a good looking bunch of guys we have! IMG_0321 This was Jenni and Mason's last planned visit to Arizona before the baby comes. The next time they will be in Arizona, they will be living here. Crazy! Time is flying by so fast.

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