The rest of our trip to Utah...

(Ahhhh! I am such a horrible blogger! It's sad to say, but this really isn't fun for me anymore. It's become more of a chore than anything...)

Friday, December 26th - Jeremy and my mom graciously accompanied me while I searched for the perfect cream colored sweater for the Newman Family pictures that we were taking that afternoon. I found a cute sweater, but I lost my coat in the process. That was a big FAT bummer. Oh well. After the pictures, we all went to East Coast Subs (yummy!) then headed over the mall (again). That night we went to Cafe Rio (yummy x 2!) with the Pratt Family + Allyssa and then saw Bedtime Stories. It was really cute! (Sorry, no pictures! Shocking, I know.)

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Saturday, December 27th - Allyssa and I went shopping, then joined Lance, Adri and Emery at Gateway. It was very fun! And for some reason, I just can't stop taking pictures when I'm around a cute baby! It's the strangest thing...

Allyssa stuck Emery in the window at Banana Republic so I ran outside to take pictures! She's the cutest window model I've ever seen!

Later that night, Jeremy threw me a Graduation Party! And he did such a great job! The party was so much fun, I had a great time! THANK YOU baby cakes! And a big thanks to my mom for letting us use her house and helping Jeremy get everything ready. Also, thanks to everyone who came!

Sunday, December 28th - Unfortunately, Jeremy had to leave earlier than planned - bright and early at 7 am. I was so sad to see him go. :(
After church, we went to Ted's "surprise" birthday party. It was really fun!

Cute Carson gave the cake a thumbs up! And I'm pretty sure the video below accurately demonstrates - "I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!"

Too cute!

Monday, December 29th - Allyssa and I went shopping again that afternoon and then went to dinner at Restaurant Morelia's (another yummy one!) with my dad and grandma to celebrate my graduation and Allyssa's birthday. Simone, Hailie, Tyson, Bailey and Landon also joined us! Thanks everyone!

(My grandma can still touch her toes!!)

After dinner, Allyssa and I watched Meg and Carson while Ted and Kristy went to a wedding. They are so cute and so much fun!

Carson wanted a horsey ride... how could I resist that cute face?!

Tuesday, December 30th - My mom dropped me off at Lance and Adri's so I could spend the afternoon with Emery! She is so darn cute and I just couldn't get enough of her! Allyssa and I made a tutu for her, so Adri and I set up a mini photo studio at her house and I took some pictures! I'm still trying to work out the wrinkles in the background, but you get the idea!

Precious!

Later that night, (almost) all of my nieces and nephews came over to grandma's house for a sleepover! The kids played games, made an obstacle course (complete with prizes!) and built a HUGE tent to sleep and play in! It was so much fun!

Wednesday, December 31st - The kids continued to play all morning long! That night, the Pratt's threw an AWESOME New Year's Eve party!!! It was filled with delicious fondue, super fun rockband and great company! It was a great way to end the trip! (The only thing that could have made it better - Jeremy being there.)

We played some rockband to pass the time until midnight...

the highlight of the night was definitely Lance's singing...

And after all that fun, it was finally time!

5...4...3...2...1...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Megan got a little buzzed from our non-alcoholic sparkling cider... I wonder what would happen with the real thing?! :)

This was Emery's first New Year's Kiss from her daddy! She was a big girl and stayed up until midnight!

And since Jeremy wasn't there, I had to improvise...

We hope you all had a Happy New Year!