Saturday and Sunday in Salt Lake

Saturday was a nice, mellow day in Salt Lake. I went to lunch at Cafe Rio with my older sister Benee and my mom, which was nice to sit and visit for a couple hours. Then that evening, John and I took the girls over to Camille and Brett's house to hang out. Makenna was wearing her "Belle" dress when we got there and Reagan was very jealous ... luckily, Brett pulled out a new box of dress-up clothes ("Cheetah Girls"), so Makenna gave Reagan the Belle dress.

We were so excited to finally see the Guitar Hero Rock Band on the Wii! We all had a great time playing around with it, including Reagan ...

4 of us played at once, using the band feature ... one on the drums, one on the bass, one on the guitar, and the last one on the microphone singing lyrics.

Brett and Camille were watching Brett's sister's kids, Katie and Kylie, so they joined in on all the fun. Katie looks like a natural on the guitar, right?

Makenna, Kylie and Reagan ... they were singing and dancing to High School Musical 3, while watching themselves on TV (a little camera projected them onto the television). It was hysterical to watch them!

Avery and Samantha had fun playing together too!

Reagan found this tube of lip gloss and had a great time applying it. When I asked her to smile for a picture, she gave me this funny smile, not wanting to mess up the "lipstick"

CHEESE!

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SUNDAY

We had a nice, lazy Sunday in our pajamas. Then my Grandpa Mann came over for Sunday night dinner, as well as Camille and Brett. Reagan wanted to take a picture with my camera, so I just had to post it:

My Grandpa Mann and me ... thanks Reagan!

Missy, Nikhol, and Amanda ... After having dinner with my family, I met my friends for dinner at the Cottonwood Cafe Trio (yes, you read that correctly - I had TWO dinners! No criticizing, I'm on VACATION!).

Nikhol, Amanda and Annie

Nikhol recently chopped her hair ... I made her take out the pony tail so I could see it. She was reluctant to do so, since she'd spent the entire day moving ~ who'd have guessed?

Happy Birthday Missy!

Today is my best friend Missy's birthday. Before I met John and moved to New Jersey, Missy and I lived together. Our friendship began a long time ago, back when we were cheerleaders together in high school (oh how I wish I had a picture of us from back then that I could post to this blog ... but all those pictures are in a box at my parents' house in Utah)! We saw each other at the U while earning our undergraduate degrees and then briefly kept in touch through the years after college. Then just over 5 years ago, we sat next to each other at an annual Christmas dinner with all our friends and we reconnected. A few weeks later, we were roommates, staying up 'til 4am talking and giggling. And even though we live 2,000 miles apart, she's always there for me when I need to talk. As we always say about each other, she's the only person I can say ANYTHING to. We've been through a lot together and I'm grateful for her friendship.

So, Missy: Happy Birthday ! ! !