Summa Time Aint no Bummer

I can't believe we are almost ready to head back to North Carolina.  We have had so much fun in Utah this summer being with family and seeing friends.

This swinging video seems to be a pretty good summary of what our summer has been like...laid back, relaxing, and saying "this is the life"...just enjoying being with each other!

It almost feels like we never moved it is so weird!  I am really looking forward to going back to NC though and getting back into our routine there and our own place again.  Living out of a suitcase from house to house is not the ideal situation but knowing it is temporary has made it do-able.  I have loved staying at my mom's house and Nick's parents house...we have been spoiled with seeing family!  It is so great to see family all the time and Georgia LOVES her cousins...oh my goodness.  Every time she sees her cousins she screams.  She will seriously miss them all so much.  I can't believe how excited she gets to see them!  It makes me remember how important family is and am grateful it is forever!

These were three great babysitters!

Maxwell is a few months younger than Georgia but they weigh the same! haha.

aww--the Bun Basket how I've missed you!

She has so many friends too and she misses her baby friends in NC though too and can't wait to see them soon. 

We have loved seeing our friends in Utah as well.  Life has been so great and we have been so blessed to have this time in Utah and I am sad to think there probably won't be another time like this in our lives where we don't have to just settle down somewhere and figure our lives out just yet.   We are learning so much and all growing so close together over this past year.  Being a mom is the best thing that has ever happened to me and I can't even picture our lives without Georgia.  Who would have thought a tiny little girl could light up your entire world??  Here are some highlights of this summer and some pictures will have to come later. :)

April's Wedding-YAY--April got married.  He is the best guy for her and she is the best girl for him. Now she has 2 darling little boys that just adore her! She looked gorgeous and her wedding turned out amazing.  It was a perfect day!

Swimming- Georgia LOOVES swimming and the water.  I put her in swimming lessons with my friend Natalie and her cute boy Grant.  They have little crushes on each other.  Swimming lessons really is way fun for not only Georgia but for me too.  I think it is good to get her more and more comfortable in the water.

Camping with the Bryners--Usually when Mike and Rickie come to Utah we don't always get quality time with them but we got to spend lots of time with them in Utah.  We went camping by Mirror lake for 2 days.  It was so fun and by the end I was so dirty and gross.  Everything went great but the bathrooms were THE WORST!  I thought I would die of disgusting fumes in there.  Georgia's cousins just love her and are always in her face entertaining her.

Going to Idaho and Bear Lake- One of the big things we miss while living in NC is going to Idaho and Bear Lake.  We have gotten a chance to go a couple of times with the Woodsies and Nick's parents.  Hopefully we get one more trip over the 24th before we head back.  It is always so relaxing and fun to be up there.  Time just stands still.  We got to see Heather and Jake and Claire when we went to church up there last time too. That was a fun surprise. :)

Beef Jerky is perfect for teething babies. :)

4th of July and Eaglewood Fireworks--I love the 4th of July with family.  We always go to the Kaysville Parade and then Taco Time (yay--Taco Time float).  We usually do the Eaglewood Fireworks the night before.  There were too many people we wanted to sit by. :)

I have the best sister in laws!

Boating with the Alexanders--yeah this was an adventure--we almost died.  We were at Willard Bay and the calm water instantly turned into an ocean storm hurricane seriously.  Nick was in the water surfing behind the boat and in 2 seconds he was like a football field away.  It was so windy and crazy.  We had to stay calm for all the kids but inside I was freaking out. haha. :) Georgia loved the boat though.  She just belly laughed while the boat was going.  And don't worry I haven't lost my touch wake boarding...but still I get nervous doing anything daring so I just play it safe. :)

Visit with my dad

My Birthday (of course--always a highlight)

Sorry about all the pics of Georgia but SHE IS the center of our world right now and I am so proud of her and the amazing little girl she is!  I can already tell she just loves life and is a very happy soul!  Until next time...hopefully it won't be so long of a post!

Nick officially finished his first year of law school!! Woo hoo! We are so proud of him!  He has seriously worked his butt off this year.  I had this plan to have some close friends and family send pictures to me so I could print them off and have them hanging up when he came back home after his last final.  I loved the pics we got.  I posted only SOME of them below.  We had more but for some reason I can't find the folder on my computer.

 Nick seriously loved walking in and seeing all the pictures.  However...my plan didn't quite work out how I envisioned it but it was still fine.  I had this plan to be there with Georgia holding a sign and a milkshake for Nick when he got home.  Georgia had an eye exam that day (just a precautionary test they do with kids that have hearing loss--her eyes are fine FYI) and it took over 3 hours!!! The doctor seriously saw Georgia for a total of 45 SECONDS! It was the biggest joke ever and I was so frustrated and in the worst mood ever.  My patience completely ran thin! So by the time I got home Nick had already seen the surprise with pictures and I wasn't even there to see it.  So he told me he would reenact the whole thing like he was seeing it for the first time.  He went and picked up a milkshake for himself even.  Georgia and I got home from the eye appointment and she just had barely fallen asleep (after missing her nap with the ridiculous 3 hour appointment) and so when I got home he reenacted it and gave me a big hug.  While he was hugging me, the milkshake in his hand flew in the air and landed all over the floor and it woke Georgia up.  It was a disaster. :) But...we totally laughed about it ...4 hours later when we were in Charleston!  Sometimes I think these disaster moments are the ones we will remember the most and I am glad that things didn't go as planned.

Just some more pictures...

At the Kelly's Cinco de Mayo pool party--Georgia and June

Georgia is looking and acting like a moviestar in this picture it kills me.

Here are some pictures of us in Charleston.

This is her totally laughing--love this pic!

These two..love them!

 
We made it to Utah from our road trip across country.  We will be here for just a couple of months.  I am SOO done with driving though!!  Georgia did a great job and cried for probably 2 minutes the entire three days.  But she got kind of spoiled being in the carseat getting constant entertainment (book reading, songs, toys, etc.)  So now in the car she demands that one of us be back there with her.  (not to mention she likes to take out her hearing aids and put them directly in her mouth!!--stinker!!)...so we have to be back there to make sure she isn't doing that. :)

We love being in Utah with family and friends but also miss North Carolina too.  It is hard loving two places so much.  I don't even want to have to decide where we will end up after law school.  I am looking forward to going back to North Carolina already but at the same time I am already thinking about how sad I will be to leave Utah in a couple of months.  Georgia is loving being with family and getting lots of attention.

We also got to travel down south to Arizona for Daven's baptism and to see my dad.  It was so fun and I am so proud of Daven--he is my first Nephew and I can't believe he is already 8 years old!! He looked so handsome on his baptism day and I can't believe I didn't get a picture of him in his suit! Here is one I stole from Rickie...

My Grandma Hatch got to meet Baby Georgia. :)

Grandpa Hatch did "Shoe the Old Horse" with Georgia and she thought it was silly. :)

Ummm...and yes we are obsessed with this little girl.  She is such a little ham bone. :) We are really pretty ridiculous sometimes.  For example...she sneezed the other day and both of us were like, "Bless you" in the most enthusiastic cheesy way..and then we did a silly laugh.   Now she just smiles and laughs every time she sneezes--even when we aren't watching.   She is getting so big and growing so fast!