Most of my extended family lives out west, and I hate that we can't get out there to see them more often. It is just so expensive!! We did take a trip with Davis last summer and that was so much fun. My cousin Karly was getting married, and I really did not plan on going especially with just starting back to work, having a baby, and the money. It was just such a short trip to justify it all. But, at the last minute I decided to go, since my parents got my ticket for my birthday.....SWEET! I took Katelyn and Davis stayed home with Lance for a BOYS weekend! I am so glad that I went, I had so much fun and was able to see my family which made it all worth the trip!! Katelyn was SUPER the whole trip, I could not believe how good she was. She just went with the flow the whole trip! She just Below are our pictures from the trip, sorry there are so many! Remember this is my scrapbook, so I don't want to miss anything!! :)
Opa holding Katelyn.....Dad upgraded us to first class, so Katelyn really travelled in style for her first trip! Right after this picture Katelyn spilled my dad's drink of diet coke all over the passenger next to my day...OOOPPPS....we blamed that all on Opa!
She slept on Meme and I got some school work done on the way out there.
Above is the main reason we went on this trip! I wanted to make sure my Grandma Pope was able to hold and see Katelyn. She has Alzheimer's and sometimes she knows you and other times she doesn't. It is such a sad disease to me especially for the loved ones involved. I am just glad she was able to come and that she smiled when she held my little baby. It is just so sad to see her like this, losing your mind to me is just horrible! She did light up every time she saw Katelyn or held her....it really was special to see. :)
Katelyn seems very excited to be sitting with Great Grandma Pope.
I cannot say enough good things about this Grandpa of mine. His smile in this picture just makes my heart melt! Grandpa Pope is famous around our house. Davis calls him every Tuesday with my mom. He calls him "Pope" and he asks to call him all the time. He will walk around the house with the phone and show "Pope" all kinds of things, if only "Pope" could see what he was showing him...ha! "Pope" is always a good sport when Davis calls. I am so glad that Davis loves his "Pope" even though he has only met him twice.I wish we could see them more, I know Davis would have so much fun with him. :)
Aunt Karen (Mother of the Bride), Katelyn, and G Pope
We had a bridal shower for Karly and Ryan and Hillaree and Ryan's house hosted by Amber and Hillaree and it was fun. The boys all went out bowling and had a great time while us girls did what we do best eat and talk! Karly got some really cute things and some great advice about being a wife. Sweet Moments!
Amber, Grayson, Kelli, and Kiley
(Amber and Kiley are my cousins and Kelli is my aunt...Grayson is Kiley's little man.)
Katelyn LOVES other children, she pretty much attacked Grayson the whole weekend, and he was not so sure what to think of her!
Generation Picture
My Grandma, my mom, me and Katelyn!
As I was sitting at Karly's wedding shower it was neat to think that my Grandma is really the everything in this family. If it wasn't for her and my grandpa none of us would be here, pretty cool....especially when it is a big family. Such a huge accomplishment for her and such a great example to the rest of us.
Me and my cousin Kiley - I was so glad to get to have some time to hang out with my girl cousins. This always makes me miss living close to my family the most. We all have kiddos around the same ages and I just know that they would all have so much fun together and I would love to have them close by! Oh well, it is what it is and I guess it makes me appreciate them all the more!
Cousin Time! Me & Katelyn (6 months), Amber & Taylee (1 year), Kiley & Grayson (7 months)
Taylee is not sure what to think of this two babies sitting beside her!! She would look at one and then look at the other...it was so funny to watch. Grayson really had better things he thought he could be doing, and Katelyn just talked and talked and had the best old time! She was quite the social butterfly!
Cousins and Bride to Be....Karly in the middle!! :)
Grandma playing her favorite game....Yahtzee. We all love this game especially my mom...LOL! We play every holiday and whenever else she can talk us into playing with her. At first Grandma did not want to play but we talked her into it at last.
And she finally got.......YAHTZEE!!!
I love this picture, because for a minute you could see her emotions and it was almost like she was all there!
This girl's night wore Katelyn out!
On Saturday, the wedding did not start until that evening so we took the day and went to Park City for a few hours and it was so much fun! We started off my eating breakfast with my dad's brother Paul who happened to be in SLC the same weekend we were.
It was so good to see my brother Justin! I hadn't seen him since April.
Mom watched Katelyn while My brother, dad and I went to do the Zipline. down the mountain which was really fun! It went faster than I thought it was going to go...super fun!
The original Kreyling Family! It was little like old times.
My dad went first so I could ride with Justin. It looks like I beat him down....LOL!
The pretty bride with the little babies!
My aunts, mom, and grandma
Karen, Kelli and Kathy
Uncle Kelton, Kiley and her precious little girl Hadley
The whole crew!
Kiley and Katelyn
I had the best time catching up with Kiley. We were in the same hotel so we got to spend a lot of time together, which I was so looking forward to. I so wish she lived closer!!
Uncle Justin and Katelyn
Kelly, Kathy and my mom (Koni)
We had a great time at Park City.....now for Part Two...The Wedding!
