August Things

Here's a recap of our August based on my iphone photos:

Eleanor's little buddy, Easton, turned two and he had a cute baseball-themed birthday party. It was hilarious watching Eleanor eat her cupcake - which she decided to do sans hands. 

 

 The county fair comes to Rock Springs in August and it is a huge deal out here. We got lucky and Sam has a nice coworker who gave us free tickets for one night! Eleanor enjoyed the petting zoo and after a few seconds of hesitation on the carousel, LOVED that. She wanted to go on it again as soon as we were off.

Big smiles with Dad on the ferris wheel...

Here I am at 14 weeks, with my bump of a little boy...

 One day Eleanor was given stickers at the grocery store (PS can I add that everywhere we go, strangers are always giving this girl candy?!?) When I opened up the card door to get her out she was so excited to proudly show me what she had done with the stickers. It gave me a good laugh.

We went down to Utah for a weekend and my mom was in town, which was lovely! She made this adorable tutu for Eleanor. Saturday morning we strolled around the Provo Farmer's Market and devoured these delish crepes. They were amazing!

We spent the afternoon and evening with Sam's family and extended family members celebrating the wonderful "G" (Sam's grandma) for her 80th birthday. Although Sam and I have always lived away from family since we've been married, we are grateful that at least we've never been too far from G! She always welcomes us to her home with a place to stay and yummy food to eat. Eleanor has learned to love G and her house as well. Just a few weekends ago we were there and when we pulled into the driveway, Eleanor pointed towards the house and immediately started shouting, "G! G! G!" It was so cute.

 My little baking helper loves licking the kitchenaid attachment and always successfully gets food all over her face. I don't think she minds :)

 My YW presidency and I made it one year together in our callings! To celebrate I had all the ladies over for a brunch one Saturday morning. Of course with Chef Sammy at work in the kitchen, the food was delicious. I am grateful for these women and the chance I've had to get to know them and work with them.

 One of Eleanor's most favorite things to do this summer was color outside with her sidewalk chalk. One day Sam traced Eleanor's body on one of our porch steps, Eleanor then insisted that Sam lay on the next step and she trace him. The sight gave me a good laugh...

 Another weekend was spent down in Utah to celebrate our 5 year anniversary! I can't believe 5 years have passed. Sam had a nice surprise lined up and took me out to The Melting Pot. Neither of us had eaten there before so it was a fun experience. The food was yummy and we both agreed our favorite course was the dessert! It was great to have a special night out with my man!

 

The following day we went to the Hogle Zoo and had a great time. We rode the train, looked at all the animals and Eleanor even got to ride her favorite animal, a giraffe, on the carousel!

This random picture still makes me smile when I see it. Eleanor still loves to be a big helper and finds her own way to help. I was washing dishes after lunch one day when I turned around to see two place-mats sticking up in the drawer. Without me noticing, Eleanor had cleared them from the kitchen table and put them in the right drawer, I guess she just couldn't figure out how to make them fit! :)

Heyman Homecoming - Party Time

My parents and Taylor's homecoming talks were over a week after they came home, so we had a week to fill with fun while everyone was still in town. We celebrated Independence Day together, went to the Lifetime Fitness pool a few times (that place is amazing), went out for donuts, played at home, spent a day at the lake, attended the Gilbert temple, held two parties for the returned missionaries and much more. It was a crazy but fun week! Here's some of the photos I got from it, mostly all from my phone...

The day after the missionaries returned home was the 4th of July. We swam and had a yummy BBQ. Elle was in heaven spending so much time outside and being with her cousins.

Sam and I announced that WE'RE EXPECTING!!! Baby #2 is officially on it's way.

One day Sammy took his family's boat out for the Heyman clan. It requires a lot of work so we were all grateful he wanted to do it. We took turns of who was on the boat and who stayed on the beach area. We brought along the paddle boards and had a lot of food, so it was a great time. I think both kids and adults had a lot of fun.

One morning my mom treated us all to donuts at a donut shop where you get to pick your icing and toppings - and they have a ton of options! It was yummy.

 

 

 

The Saturday before the homecoming was my parent's 35th wedding anniversary! We celebrated as a family by doing a session at the Gilbert temple together. This was the first time our whole family was able to go to the temple together. It also was my first time in the Gilbert temple, which is STUNNING. It may be my favorite now. I couldn't get over the beauty of it all! It was a special morning. We finished it off with lunch at Cafe Rio :)

That evening we had an open house for those who traveled from out of town to see my mom, dad and Taylor. My parents had a lot of former missionaries (and some missionary parents) who came to see them so that was really neat. The following Sunday after the talks we had all family and friends over. For both events we setup an soft-serve ice cream bar. My parents rented an ice-cream machine and we didn't leave any topping options out (as you will see in the pic). It was so yummy and a success!

 My sister was especially happy to learn I was pregnant because it meant her little girl would have a cousin close in age!

My BFF, Maegan, happened to be in town that week. I was sooo our visits to AZ lined up and we were able to see each other.

We spent the week staying with Maddie and Lindsay who were in a home less than a mile from my parent's. Eleanor loved getting to spend time with her beloved cousin, Stella. These two are too cute together and really do love each other!

I am so grateful for our families and grateful for the time we were able to spend with them this summer. I also can't express how happy I am that my parents are finally home from their mission! Some say the 3 years flew by, but I just smile and nod my head when they say that :)

Heyman Homecoming 2014 - The Airport

It finally happened! This past July my parents and little brother all returned home from their missions and my family was all together again after 3 years (and 3 new family members!). Boy, was it great to welcome them home! Here's just a whole lot of pictures from the happy reunion...

My sister-in-law, Jenny, made these cute shirts for all the grandkids to wear at the airport. She was smart and put Pierce and Eleanor as the exclamation points at the beginning at end, knowing that they are the youngest and least likely to participate standing in a straight line. We were able to get some shots with them!

My Aunt Barb was sweet and brought a bunch of American flags to the airport for everyone to hold to help welcome the three returning Heymans back to the USofA!

Eleanor and Pierce had fun roaming together while waiting...

Candace helped all the grandkids make this sign earlier in the week...

I'm not sure who had my camera at this time, but they captured a solo shot of almost all the little ones (just missing ReedyRoo)...

They're flight landed on time, but had to wait what seemed like an eternity before getting to pull up to a gate, so we had plenty of tie for more photo ops and anticipation staring down the hall to the gates...

And.... THEY ARE HERE!!!!

The whole gang (minus Sammy who wasn't able to make it to AZ until two days later)

Despite the look on her face, Eleanor was happy to meet Uncle Taylor for the first time!