with a nod to Joanna for acknowledging that the baby would at least have three names, and choosing George as one of them (but not the first). Sorry, it's a little shady that the contest administrator won, but I probably won't buy myself a piece of gum, so don't get too upset. I'm not a huge fan of the name George, but then again, I'm not British, and I'm not royalty.
We enjoyed having Mom come for a visit. Mom made friends with Camille and Holly. Camille even learned to say Grandma (Bapa!). We had fun hanging out, doing a little shopping, and seeing the Scera Theatre's production of The Sound of Music, which my cousin's wife was in as Maria. Dad was here for a night, and Camille even warmed up to him after being pushed in the swing and visiting Holly with him.
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| At the Traverse Outlets in Lehi |
Joanna and Ben also stayed here Monday night before their family reunion at Bear Lake. We took no pictures, but we had fun together. Russell really liked the new toys, and Camille even let Joanna and Ben hold her for a little bit. She was pretty grumpy the next morning though and was happy to have the house to herself after they left.
Brian and I spent a night in Park City for our anniversary. We ended up getting "bumped" from our hotel room since the hotel was overbooked, and we got a free night in a not-quite-as-nice-but-still-fine hotel. The next morning we rode the alpine slide, which was awesome. It was fun to get away for a night. Camille did great at Grandma and Grandpa Wood's house.
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| On the lift up to the alpine slide |
We also celebrated Brian's birthday. I even turned the oven on to make his cake. Sorry to all future gift-givers, but I got him just about the best gift ever: a Leap Motion controller. Now he can pretend he's Iron Man.
| Happy Birthday! |
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| I don't know what made her sad this time, but she's really pathetic looking when she's sad. |
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| But when she's happy, she's really happy. |




