President's Day Weekend Getaway to Utah

This last weekend, Jordan, Emerson, and I were able to go to Utah for the 3 day weekend.  We decided to go to Utah so that we could get some furniture at Ikea so we thought why not make a whole weekend out of it?  We had lots of fun and were able to take Emerson out to do things that he had never done before.  On Friday night, we first got to Brittney's house and then just hung out for the night.  On Saturday, Jordan and I were able to go to Ikea to get our furniture.  Brittney babysat Emerson which was nice so we didn't have to lug him all over the store all day.  Montana also drove down for the day so that we could throw all the furniture in his truck.  It was really nice of him to come down and then drive back up to Rexburg the same day.  It was a pretty long day full of furniture shopping but we were able to get everything we needed and it was fun going to Ikea.  I had actually never been there before so it was a whole new shopping experience for me haha.

On Sunday, we went to church with Brittney and Chad and then later on went to Temple Square.  Emerson LOVED looking up at the temple.  As soon as we got to the grounds, he could not stop staring and looking up.  I loved seeing him like that!  He was very into all of the things that were around him.  We went into the visitors center and he was very interested in the pictures and all of the things that were placed around the visitors center.

He loved the visitors center

 

He was so high up there, he didn't know what to do with himself haha

On Monday, we were able to have a family day and celebrate Jordan's birthday a couple days early since he has to work on his birthday.  We first went over to the aquarium which was really fun.  It would've been a bit more enjoyable had it not been SO crowded but it was still fun and Emerson LOVED the fish.  When we went over to look at the sharks, he got super excited and started flailing and talking.  It was awesome!  He didn't care much for any of the other animals but whenever he looked at the fish, he would get super excited and absolutely loved it!

He was absolutely mesmerized by the sharks

After the aquarium, we headed down to Provo so Jordan could go to his favorite pizza place, Pier 49, for his birthday lunch.  Peter met up with us there and it was fun seeing him since we haven't seen him in a while.  After lunch, we went and visited with Jordan's aunt for a little bit and then we went to Krispy Kreme to take some donuts home.  We then went to Chipotle so I could have a burrito for when we got back to Rexburg haha I love Chipotle!  We finally got back to Brittney's house around 6:00 and hurried up and got all packed up and then headed out around 7:15ish.  Luckily the drive went by pretty fast so the drive home wasn't too terrible but boy were we tired and worn out.  Thank goodness Emerson slept the entire drive home so we didn't have to deal with a cranky and crying baby haha.  It was a really fun weekend and we got a lot done but I am always super happy and excited to get home and sleep in my own bed and just get back into my daily routine :)