Visitors!

Kayla and Josh Hagen came and visited us for a weekend. It was seriously the best. We missed them so much and it was so wonderful to hang out with them. They are seriously some of our very best friends. I loved how we just talked and talked and played endless games! We also went to a Grizzlies game and won free KFC, showed them around Memphis (the river, the pyramid, Beale St, and Shelby Forest). They adored Zoey and she loved all the attention. It was really sad to see them go but it was great to know that they are still such great friends. We will visit them in Dallas some time soon!

My parents came back in town to visit with us for two weekends. It's been nice to see them as much as we have because of how close my grandma is to us. My parents come for a weekend, spend the week with my Grandma, and then spend the next weekend with us. It's perfect because it doesn't interfere with work or school and we can really make the most of their time here.
Getting them here was crazy. There were some crazy storms in Colorado so they were stuck in the airport for six hours. I had to pick them up from the Memphis airport at three in the morning! So that first Friday consisted of sleeping in for all of us. Then when Jed came home from school we went to Lowes and my dad helped us with our garden and grass.

Saturday was really fun! It was my dad's birthday and we really wanted to make it special, because it's not everyday we get to celebrate his birthday. We got up early and had birthday pancakes by Jed and then headed to Shelby Forest for a hike. It was a gorgeous day and we had a great time. The trees were starting to bloom and everything looked so alive. We saw an explosion of Cardinal feathers and it looked like angry birds.

Then we all came home and rested before heading out to Memphis BBQ Company for some birthday BBQ. My mom and I then went to the General Women's Broadcast. It was really special to be able to go to that with my mom. When we got home we had some birthday pecan pie and played games.

The next weekend was General Conference. Because we are central time it doesn't start until 11. So we decided to try the famous Blue Plate. Luckily we got there early because the line was out the door by the time we left. It was the cutest diner in Downtown Memphis and had a fantastic southern breakfast.

Then Jed got to practice some eye doctor skills on my parents!

We were able to enjoy conference breakfast with my parents and the missionaries this year and had a spiritually uplifting weekend. My Parents left on the coming Tuesday and it was so wonderful for them to visit. We played lots of games and the company was great.