28 June 2011

Utah for the weekend

28 June 2011
Eric and I decided to take our 2nd roadtrip in a row this past weekend so we could meet our newest niece, Claire Olivia Nelson. It was a quick trip but well worth it.

Claire's parents, Patrick & Natalie recently moved to California so it was nice of Nat to have the baby in Utah just so we could more easily visit. :)

Eric's sister Andrea and her family are also in Utah so we got to stay with them the first night...

Shortly after we arrived, our bro-in-law, Curt, made us a yummy dinner (Andrea was at a Sister's Retreat) and then we got to watch Savannah strut her stuff on the stage with her baton twirling team.
Saturday morning we watched Marielle's last soccer game
Then on Saturday afternoon we met little Claire. Isn't she precious? She is a tiny little peanut (born 5 lbs 2 oz). 
Look how small she is next to Eric's big foot.
Can you believe she just had a baby?
Later that evening we had a fun little BBQ with the Harwards & McDonalds, and I finally got to see my adorable niece Autumn! She's such a happy baby.
Autumn with her Uncle Eric
And of course, sweet Ava. Here she is with her cute cousin Jackson.
This was the first time we'd seen Ava in a year. She had just gotten up from a nap so she was a little shy at first but warmed up really quickly.

This girl has the best laugh!

She loves her Uncle Eric...

Even when he squishes her.
I bought her love with gummy bears

Snuggling with Eric while watching Aladdin on Sunday morning.
Kisses!


3 comments:

Amy Mak said...

Love the pictures...love that last one with the kiss. Cute! (And to answer your last question...YES to JP and Ben. JP my fave :)

Allison Nelson said...

Great pics, Cass! So glad you guys got to go down and meet tiny Claire Olivia. Wow, she's a cutie. :)

mcnstuff.blogspot.com said...

I love your blogs and you take such fabulous photos. Glad you were able to spend time - the kids will remember and always love you.
I'm at Patalie's and on her computer so don't know what name will come up.

Mama Mary