Best Week Ever!

I took some time off work this week so I could spend some time with Bella before she starts kindergarten. I headed up to my mom's on Sunday night after work and Krissy sent Bella down to Holden with her friend Terrell(sp?). I was very happy to see her. We spent a few days at my mom's house. This trip was mainly focused on Bella getting to spend some time with her grandparents before school. Bella spent most of her time in Holden digging out in the garden or playing on the Wii or even running through the sprinkler.



She didn't care much for the cold water as seen in this photo:



On Wednesday we headed up to Orem to see Papa Strong and Grandma Pam. We had a great time there. Here we are heading up to Orem (Bella is watching a movie in the background):



We, once again, ended up playing the Wii quite a bit. Bella was having fun showing Papa and Pam how good she was at all the WiiSports and WiiPlay games. It was very cute. We went to the city park near Papa's house where Bella played on the playground and had quite a few little friends to play with. She had a great time there. Here's a pic of her at the park (didn't get any with her and her little friends though):



Dad challenged me to another game of Cashflow. He has been determined to beat me ever since we started playing that game. :) This first game didn't quite go his way. Bella was helping me out quite a bit and I ended up winning (even after losing MILLIONS of dollars due to "DIVORCE" and "TAX AUDITS"). We also went for a drive up Provo Canyon. It was beautiful. I haven't driven up there for years so it was weird to see all the changes that have occurred. Here's some adorable pictures of Bella sitting in the back of the convertible:





This is her in front of Bridal Veil Falls in the canyon:



We ended up taking what I believe is called the Alpine Scenic Loop past Sundance and Cascade Springs. We had fun looking for the fish in the water here. I would like to go back someday and explore this place more thoroughly, but let's just say I came away from this little jaunt with quite a sunburn on my leg and arms. I was in a hurry to get some food and shade so we hurried out of there. Thanks to Papa and Pam for taking us here though. Here are some pics of Bella at Cascade Springs:







Friday was the day that I had to take Bella back up to Krissy, but before we left Papa and Pam took us to the University Mall and we went to Build-A-Bear. Bella was excited when she saw where we were heading. So, everyone, say hello to Rosie the Pink Leopard. (Bella named her after my friend Rosie who we spent some time with a few weeks ago)



Here is a picture that I took up in Ogden when Bella was able to get Kitty and Rosie together:



Bella was extremely excited to see her little sister Sophie again. She was screaming and smiling for about 15 minutes after we got there. It was cute. I waited at Krissy's house for a little bit waiting to hear from my friend up in Logan who I was supposed to go and see, but she had to cancel our plans right at the last minute, so I hung out with Bella, Krissy, Aaron and Sophie for a bit. We ended up playing Guitar Hero. We were attempting "Medium" which I've only done a few times. It was rough on a few of those songs. Around 930pm, I said my goodbyes to Bella and got on the road again (heading back to Dad's). Dad was happy to have me come back and spend some more time with him and Pam. He saw the opportunity to challenge me again at Cashflow. I was a "Lawyer" and he was the "Truck Driver"....I admit this with much chagrin....but he WON. :( (Only by a few turns though...I was right on his heels. Wasn't I, Dad?) haha

We ended up playing Split Second and Scattergories too. It's always fun to play games up there. (Yes...even when I lose) I decided to come home today (Sunday) but stopped off at Target to buy my mom a wireless router (not a modem, mom) so I could set up her home network. She's been wanting to be able to use her laptop without having to connect the phone cord to it and now that she has high speed internet we were able to make that dream come true. For more on that story, go over to her blog.

So, I'm back home now. I just want to say thanks to my mom and dad for putting up with me for the week. I know my plans were kinda up in the air, so thanks for giving me a place to crash when I needed it. Love you guys.

Much Love,
Chad and Bella.

p.s. Everyone send Bella your good wishes...she starts kindergarten tomorrow. :)