swimming!

I took Declan swimming for the first time today and he definitely had some mixed feelings about it.  This is what he looked like in the beginning...

Definitely not happy!  He started to warm up to it or maybe he just gave up complaining about it once he realized I wasn't going to take him out.  Here are almost all the kids that went with us, minus Jonah and Macie, with Corrine.

By the end he was talking and starting to splash around although he still looks like a grumpy old man in this picture.

Hopefully he won't be like his dad and hate swimming! 

Weekend Getaway

For Memorial Day weekend we went to Franklin, TN (just a little before Nashville) with our good friends the Welshes.  Jesse's family was so nice to let us stay with them all weekend.  Declan loved chasing the two dogs and we all had a lot of fun.  We went to the Factory on Saturday morning and looked around at the shops their and also went to an awesome Farmer's Market. 

I love this picture of the kids!

Declan sucking on a lemon at Mellow Mushroom for lunch.

On Saturday night Jesse's parents were so nice to watch the kids so we could go to dinner.  We went to Puckett's and they had three country music songwriters performing while we were there.  It was so awesome to hear the background about some of my favorite songs!  They were really funny also.  

I am going to miss Marissa so much when we move!

On Monday morning on our way back to Memphis we were able to meet up with two couples, the Loves and the McKenzies, from our BYU-I ward.  We went to Mimi's Cafe in Murfreesboro and it was delicious!  They even gave Declan a little bowl of cheerios, crackers, and an orange slice.  It was really nice to see some old friends that we haven't seen in a few years!

I tried to keep Declan entertained on the way home. 

Daddy's boy

Last week we went for a walk at this huge beautiful park called Shelby Farms.  I got some of the cutest pictures of Zach and Declan and just had to share them.  We were given the outfit that Declan is wearing and Zach just happened to have something that matched perfectly!

I absolutely love this next picture.  It's my new favorite picture of my two boys.

Declan loves to walk around and has been doing so for a couple months.  Of course he doesn't like it if we let go of his hands.  He has taken a couple steps on his own but he is still a little unsure of walking all by himself.

Warning: this post contains no pictures of the cutest member of our family.

Last Saturday was Zach's senior send off dinner for his school.  They do it at the end of their 3rd year before everyone leaves for their 4th year externships.  This year it was at the Rhumba Room in downtown Memphis.  Our great friends the Beazers babysat Declan for us so we had a baby free night!  It was awesome! :)

The Hairs at dinner

Spencer won a Lightning McQueen hat for being the fastest test taker in their class.

We tried getting a good picture of us but someone kept getting in the way....

Finally a picture without Brandon! :)

Zach, Jason, and Spencer waiting for the slideshow to start.

Aren't those the coolest lights in the background?

I can't believe our time in Memphis is almost over!  It is so surreal to me.  The weirdest part is thinking that Zach will finally be done with school in only one year.  WOO HOO!