XANDER'S FIRST HAIRCUT
Upon arriving in Utah for my brother's wedding it occurred to me that Xander was looking a little scruffy with his crazy long hair that likes to stick straight out the sides. I decided we should get it cut so that he'd be cute in all the wedding pictures. My sister knew about a really fun place in Draper called Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids. It was such a cute place all decorated in bright colors with fun things like cars for the kids to sit on and even a little indoor playground to entertain them while they wait for their haircut.
Here's the 'before' picture...
during (did not like those clippers much)....
the balloon made things all better...
and finally, the handsome 'after' picture...
I'm proud of you buddy! You survived you first haircut! He even got a cute little certificate with his picture on it. We tried to make it fun for him but I think he was probably hoping we wouldn't have to do this again anytime soon!
At least he'll be handsome for the wedding pictures!THE WEDDING
Unfortunately I didn't get very many good pictures from the wedding, but Tony promised to send me some soon so maybe I can do a re-post later on. Here are a few of the half decent ones we got with our camera.
Here's the whole wedding party on the steps at the temple.
Here's a candid shot of Tony and April that I thought was pretty sweet. They are such a beautiful couple and I think they have a really loving relationship.
Here's the happy couple at the family dinner (held at the Joseph Smith Memorial building).
Here are the kids in their matching outfits. Grandma Jennings was thoughtful enough to buy these cute little outfits in the wedding colors for all the grandkids so they would feel included.
It's been a while since I've posted a decent photo of me and Jason...one of us is always on the other side of the camera it seems!
Here's me and my little bro... who's not so little anymore. Tony, I'm so happy for you and April and for the life you are starting together. I'm proud of you for being so accomplished and successful for your age and for never losing your charming sense of humor.
Me and the Xand man...those cheeks are just so kissable.
Cousins and best buddies, Rachel and Tressa.
We are so happy to have April in our family and we felt so blessed to be able to make it to the wedding and share that special time with them. We wish you both the best!
FAMILY TIME
Before and after the wedding we got lots of good quality time with both sides of the family. Here's a cute picture of all the Jennings grandkids (sitting in order by age) taken at Grandma and Grandpa's house. I can't believe we got them all to look at the same time! So cute. My kids sure had a fun time hanging out with all their cousins. It makes us want to live closer!
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We are so happy to have April in our family and we felt so blessed to be able to make it to the wedding and share that special time with them. We wish you both the best!
FAMILY TIME
Before and after the wedding we got lots of good quality time with both sides of the family. Here's a cute picture of all the Jennings grandkids (sitting in order by age) taken at Grandma and Grandpa's house. I can't believe we got them all to look at the same time! So cute. My kids sure had a fun time hanging out with all their cousins. It makes us want to live closer!
Here's Corbin with his cousin and new friend, Zeke. This is our first visit where Zeke was big enough to play with Corbin. It was fun for him to have another boy to play with (he's used to playing with sissy). They loved playing with Tony's trains together. What cute little buddies.
I really like this picture of Rachel all snuggled up with her new cat. If you look really close you can see that Rachel is wiggling her loose tooth with her tongue. She cracks me up. Rachel and Tressa spent quite a bit of time playing together with the cat. Unfortunately I think it may have involved repeatedly throwing it off of Rachel's bunk bed, but I can't be sure since they closed the door and wouldn't let anyone in.
Speaking of animals, Xander got his first exposure to Grandma Briggs' pugs, Maxx and Sadie. I was nervous about taking him over there because they can get a little wild and I thought he would be terrified. Tressa and Corbin are even still nervous around them sometimes. Sure enough he started fussing immediately when he saw the dogs, but then we noticed he was reaching down and trying to jump out of my arms. Apparently he was fussing because he wanted to touch them...he wasn't the least bit frightened. Here he is petting Sadie. He loves dogs and ever since he met Grandma's babies he makes this funny little panting/barking noise whenever he sees one. It's so funny.
Speaking of animals, Xander got his first exposure to Grandma Briggs' pugs, Maxx and Sadie. I was nervous about taking him over there because they can get a little wild and I thought he would be terrified. Tressa and Corbin are even still nervous around them sometimes. Sure enough he started fussing immediately when he saw the dogs, but then we noticed he was reaching down and trying to jump out of my arms. Apparently he was fussing because he wanted to touch them...he wasn't the least bit frightened. Here he is petting Sadie. He loves dogs and ever since he met Grandma's babies he makes this funny little panting/barking noise whenever he sees one. It's so funny.
Here's a cute picture of the Briggs grandkids piled on Uncle Jordan's lap. I was so glad we were able to get them all together during our visit. Even though there's quite an age difference, Becky and Brandon have always been so fun for my kids to hang out with. They are such sweet kids.
We also got to meet Jordan's girlfriend, Kelsey on this trip. She seems like a really good match for Jordan. She was really fun to hang out with and so sweet with our kids...she personally protected Corbin from the scary Chuck E Cheese robots (he was terrified of them!) Here they are winning a bunch of tickets for the kids.
Tressa was pretty excited about winning a few tickets of her own (with Grandma's help).
Even Xander got in on the action this time. he loved driving this little car.
One thing we really wanted to do before going back to Oklahoma was take a drive up the canyon to show the kids what mountains and real snow look like. They spotted the mountains from the airplane and kept pointing them out when we were out driving around. It's one thing Jason and I really miss about Utah. Here are a few pictures we took up Big Cottonwood Canyon. Isn't it beautiful?
All in all it was a wonderful trip. Not only did we get to spend some good quality time with the family, but we also got a much needed break from the stress of everyday life. Writing all this makes me want to go back again already...or hey, how about permanently! Even though we have lots of friends here and have enjoyed our time in Tulsa, I miss my family so much and there are a lot of things I miss about Utah too.
Switching gears now (no pun intended)...Corbin has been too big for his tricycle for some time now. We've been holding off giving him a two wheeler because it was the only thing we could use to bribe him to sleep good at night. Well, he finally filled up his chart and earned his bike so here it is! He was SO thrilled. He jumped right on and took off. That kid has no fear...he is all boy. 
Tressa was pretty excited about winning a few tickets of her own (with Grandma's help).
Even Xander got in on the action this time. he loved driving this little car.
One thing we really wanted to do before going back to Oklahoma was take a drive up the canyon to show the kids what mountains and real snow look like. They spotted the mountains from the airplane and kept pointing them out when we were out driving around. It's one thing Jason and I really miss about Utah. Here are a few pictures we took up Big Cottonwood Canyon. Isn't it beautiful?All in all it was a wonderful trip. Not only did we get to spend some good quality time with the family, but we also got a much needed break from the stress of everyday life. Writing all this makes me want to go back again already...or hey, how about permanently! Even though we have lots of friends here and have enjoyed our time in Tulsa, I miss my family so much and there are a lot of things I miss about Utah too.CORBIN'S FIRST BIG BOY BIKE
Switching gears now (no pun intended)...Corbin has been too big for his tricycle for some time now. We've been holding off giving him a two wheeler because it was the only thing we could use to bribe him to sleep good at night. Well, he finally filled up his chart and earned his bike so here it is! He was SO thrilled. He jumped right on and took off. That kid has no fear...he is all boy.
I can't wait for the weather to warm up a little so that the kids can take advantage of the quiet culdesac we live on and ride those bikes to their hearts content!
XANDER UPDATE
Every little kid has to endure the embarrassing bathtub photo that Mom couldn't resist putting in the family photo album right? Here's yours little guy. Xander loves taking baths now that he can sit up and move around really well. He loves to splash around and play with all his bath toys, especially a little basketball hoop we got him recently. I'm pretty sure ball was his first word too...anyway it's his favorite word these days. I think he's gonna be a lot like his brother...totally into cars, trains and balls.
XANDER UPDATE
Every little kid has to endure the embarrassing bathtub photo that Mom couldn't resist putting in the family photo album right? Here's yours little guy. Xander loves taking baths now that he can sit up and move around really well. He loves to splash around and play with all his bath toys, especially a little basketball hoop we got him recently. I'm pretty sure ball was his first word too...anyway it's his favorite word these days. I think he's gonna be a lot like his brother...totally into cars, trains and balls.
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yay! im glad you're back! loved all the updates!
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