Tulip Festival

Today we spent the afternoon at the Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point. My mom plays in an accordion trio, and they were playing at the amphitheater so we decided to support! They always play so well!

This was Chad's first time to the tulip festival, so it was fun to show him how beautiful it is! We ate lunch at the Cup Bop food truck and then enjoyed walking around. I'm already wanting to go back next week because it's just so pretty. If you have the chance to go, GO... you won't regret it! We were so lucky that we dodged the rain storm, although it was pretty cold with the wind and chilly weather (it didn't help we were dressed like it was summer). Seriously though, the second we got in our car to come home, it started raining. Must have been our perfect timing ;) 

Idaho Road Trip

We made a little road trip up to Kimberly, Idaho over the weekend to celebrate my niece, Kaitlyn's 9th birthday. It was such a great little getaway to spend time with family.

On Saturday, we went to Shoshone Falls and Dierkes Lake Park and let the kids play. It was Duke's first "beach" experience and he was loving it! For the record, we didn't realize he would be playing in water, otherwise I would've dressed him accordingly ;) We ended the night by ordering pizza and watching Star Wars. It was such a great weekend with my sisters & parents!

Duke has been making the greatest facial expressions, (but lets be honest, he has since birth), but there's something about his wide mouth smile that just gets me every time. 

24

Saturday birthdays are the best kind of birthdays. There is no greater present than spending all day with my boys. We found out you can get a free grand slam breakfast at Denny's on your birthday, as long as you show your ID, so to breakfast we went... and boy, it didn't disappoint.

Chad surprised me with a 3 hour (!!!) spa package. I don't know the last time I spent 3 hours to myself, let alone at the spa, so it was pure heaven! It started with an hour in the sauna, which normally I'm not a huge fan of, but it was exceptionally nice because I had it all to myself, so I turned the heat to the lowest setting, so I wasn't sweating to death, and just relaxed. Next, I had an hour massage, which has SO needed. Carrying around an almost 30-pound baby is so tiring on my back. The massage therapist said my back was super tight. It was definitely needed. Last, but definitely not least, was an hour facial. It was my first time having one and I don't why I've never gone before. It was AMAZING. My face felt so rejuvenated and exfoliated after. I definitely want to start getting one on a monthly basis.

A cleaning lady came to our house while I was gone, so I came home to a spotless house, which was the cherry on top of my already perfect day. Chad then surprised me with gift cards to Soel, Victoria's Secret and Dick's Sporting Goods. It was such a thoughtful gift because I'm in major need of new clothes and workout clothes.

We went to the Riverwoods and let Duke run around to get some energy out, then we walked around Provo Beach and got lemonades at Blickenstaffs.

If you sign up for Red Robin's Royalty program, you get a free burger on your birthday, so we decided to keep going on our "free food bandwagon" and go there for dinner. Chad's mom came over to watch Duke so we could have a night out on our own. We stopped at Dairy Queen for some blizzards on our way home. We decided birthdays are pretty much revolved around food, and we definitely took advantage of it. We both overate big time, but it was worth every calorie :)

It was a more than perfect day. I'm so grateful for such a sweet husband that spoils me more than I deserve. Cheers to making 24 the best year yet!

Farm Country

We have a Thanksgiving Point pass, so we find ourselves going up there at least once a week. I've been SO anxious to take Duke to the Farm Country because he 's so obsessed with animals, I knew he'd be in heaven. Now that it's starting to warm up, I figured it's the perfect time to go before it gets too hot. Just like I anticipated, Duke was ecstatic. He had his cheesy grin on his face the whole time and especially loved feeding the sheep and lambs (although he was terrified of touching the horses). It was a fun little trip and I'm sure we'll have many more trips to come!