Kurt Bestor Cristmas

The first REAL family outing I attended with the Andersons when KC and I were dating was the Kurt Bestor Christmas concert. So, there are lots of memories everytime we go back. We took a break for a few years and decided this was the year to re-visit the tradition. With it being the 20th Anniversary, it ended up being a good year to attend again. The highlights were: seats in close proximity of the stage, the night before christmas story read by Kurt Bestor's jr. high drama teacher, and the specail guest violinist Jenny Oakes-Baker (she was amazing!!!)

One of the beautiful trees at the Grand America! Love their holiday decorations!

Kauai with the Burdettes

KC finally convinced my family to take a vacation together, and we had a blast! KC spent months planning the trip, and after taking a few plane rides and having to divert a little because of a canceled flight, 13 of us finally made it to Kauai (minus one bag that somehow ended up in Orlando???). Surprsingly enough, the girls were still pretty happy and not too cranky after the long travel day.

Maycee and her cousin Sophia

Our resort was on the south end of Kauai in an area called Poipu. It had some great pools and a great veiw of the beach and some great sunrises/sunsets. It helps when the island is naturally just as beautiful with really fun things to do that don't cost a penny...Like waterfalls to jump off, rope swings, and one of the the most beautiful coast lines to hike.

30 ft. Kipu Falls

On the top of the falls, before we jumped.

Austin mastering the rope swing.

The highlight of the trip trip for me was the Napali Coast. We hiked along the coastline for two miles until we reached a gorgeous beach, then headed inland another two miles to one of the most amazing waterfalls I have ever seen. It was one of the toughest hikes we have ever been on...not everyone came, but those who did were not disappointed (KC had already done the hike twice, so he was happy to stay back and spend a daddy-daughter day with Maycee...said it was the highlight of his trip!) Definately worth the 8 miles and the five and a half hours. By the end we had one sprained ankle (sorry Joe), three tired girls, eight very sore legs, and four very accomplished happy hikers.

We wouldn't be smiling so big if we really knew what we were getting ourselves into! (KC totally lied to us and didn't tell us how long and hard the hike was so that we would actually do it)

AMAZING!!! This was our view for the first and last hour and a half!

Still...not really knowing what we have ahead of us!

Such a pretty beach, but we couldn't get in the water because the undertow was SO dangerous!

TOTALLY worth the long hard hike!!

This is how our bodies felt at the end.... And this is how proud we were that we conquered it!

The rest of our time was spent at the pool, on the beach, golfing, snorkeling, body surfing, eating, taking way too many pictures, and best of all...enjoying the island food! It was great to be with my family and we missed those who couldn't make it. Here's to a repeat trip in a couple years...

Grandpa giving the girls a horsey ride.

Nothing is better than the feeling of sand between your toes!

A really nice family with twins was leaving the day we got there, so they left their floaties for us!

It took the full four days, but Maycee finally warmed up to the pool water, she did not like it at all at first!

Not so sure about all the water coming to get her...

Leaving the resort for dinner then on to the airport!!

Silly girls!! My sister-in-laws, Cari and Emily. I'm not to happy its our last day!

Daddy and Maycee enjoying the view.

6 months

Thats right, our baby is six months! I can't believe how quickly the time has passed! Every day gets better but the days that have passed are the best too. Here are a couple shots from her six month photo shoot...

If you need us....

We will be here...

Be back next week!!

Music City, U.S.A

Its been a bit since we have been back, but this needs to be documented for sure! We took a three day trip to Nashville, TN courtesy of the radio station KBUL 93. That's right, Sally won a trip to the CMA awards that were held in Nashville this year. It was a fun little getaway...we had to take Maycee because the little bugger won't take a bottle anymore and we didn't want her to starve! KC's sister Kristin volunteered to come help with MJ (I think she needed a little break from her two little ones). Then, at the last minute KC's other sister Katie decided to join us also. KC was really outnumbered by all the females!

KC was such a good sport to take us everywhere to see everything in Nashville and even let us shop a little. Thanks to him for watching Maycee while we were at the show even though he didn't feel good, love you!

Here are some pictures of our adventures....

Jack's BBQ, best food! If you're ever in Nasville, go...its worth it, we went twice!!

Poor KC got sick the day of the show, so Kristin gladly took his ticket!

Helping Mom get ready...

View from our seats...not that great. But it's the experience that matters!

Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood hosted the CMAs

Good ol' Garth Brooks on the Wall of Records in the Country Music Hall of Fame

Quite possibly the cutest and happiest baby ever...

The last stop...The Grand Ole Opry

Maycee thought she was a big girl on the flight back to SLC!

This might make you giggle...

I just wanted a smiling picture of her first alien pony tail, but ended up with a video of the most giggly girl!!

Who would have thought that spider that she plays with almost every day in her car seat (thanks grandpa) would make her laugh this much?

P.S. don't mind the random breathing you can hear in the back ground, I was trying to muffle my own laughter.

Chicken Little

No trick-or-treating this year...just visits to the grandparents. We started at Sally's parents then had a little dinner, visited our friend Marin and her parents, and rounded off the night at KC's parents. It was a little late by the time we finished, but Maycee just napped between all the stops so she was pretty happy all night. She was such a cute little chicken and a good sport to parade around for everyone.