It's been a crazy 2 weeks but we finally made it to Virginia and WE LOVE IT HERE!!! Needless to say I miss our family and friends like CRAZY but we love our apartment, we love the area, there are 2 billion things around here to do on the weekends, and we've only been here a week but our ward is full of some of the nicest people I have ever met!! They have made us feel so welcome here. All the girls that live by us have already invited me to all their little activities and get-togethers
We left Utah at the end of July, this is a picture of our last supper with my family at Brick Oven, Brandon doesn't drive a car anymore he can now be spotted riding this little red bike with a milk carton on back around Provo, cute huh??
And of course we couldn't leave before playing a big tetris tournament with my dad...big surprise I was the winner as usual haha
Then the big Church family reunion began...it was a full week of non stop fun. Trent and Lindsay drove to Utah with Kai, Delaney, and Josh and we went to the Alpine slide, 7-peaks, the Bean museum, and the park, and stayed up playing games every night.
Then we all headed for Nebraska (us driving the penske towing our car) to meet up with Ashlee and Joel and their kids.
We spent the first night in Nebraska then headed for a cabin in South Dakota the next day, when we got there we all went to a chuck-wagon dinner and watched some fiddlers.
The cabin we stayed in that night was sweet! It was a huge, with 8 bedrooms, a hot-tub, and a theater. And we played some more games (always entertaining with Dane and Trent together) and hung out in the hot-tub.
The next morning we all rode a train into town and hung out with all the bikers that day who were there for Sturgis....it was nuts all the motorcycles everywhere!!
Then we all went to bear country which was awesome!! We all expected to see a couple bears while driving through...no, I think we saw like 60 bears in 5 minutes...it was crazy!!
Then we went on another alpine slide. I took Beck in the baby backpack and we all thought he'd have a funny reaction...but he went down the entire ride stone faced...no reaction whatsoever.
(my pictures down here are totally out of order)after the slide we went back to the cabin and ate and then we all rode bikes and put Beck in the baby-pack again and that time we got a great reaction, he looked like a baby superman riding on Dane's chest, and he giggled the entire time)
The next day we all went to Mount Rushmore, I don't know really what to say about it other than it was awesome!
Can you tell which face is not really part of the mountain??
Then we all went on paddle boats on one of the prettiest little lakes I've ever seen. And of course everything is turned into a competition when Dane and Trent get together, so there was a little racing too. The next day everybody went home except for us and we got to stay in Nebraska and hang out with Ashlee and Joel for an extra day. Ashlee took us to this huge underground cave which was sweet and then we went to a wooly mammoth museum where they are still uncovering wooly mammoth bones!
From Nebraska our homeless little family got in our penske and drove to Missouri to hang out with Trent and Lindsay for one more day. We went swimming at the YMCA and went to Liberty Jail (so cool to see again), and then we went to eat at Bravo which I LOVED not only was the food great but it was the cutest restaurant in the world.
It was so fun to be all together with the Churchs we wish we could do it way more often!!
We got to Virginia last Friday (after our drive here Beck has now been to 15 different states). We're finally all moved in so now we're just trying to explore the area. Yesterday we headed to Williamsburg we weren't exactly sure what to do when we got there, especially since we didn't want to pay for anything so we just walked around, which I actually loved, it was super cute!
On Thursday Dane had the white coat ceremony which was awesome. It made everything feel offical, and doesn't he look smokin hot in that white coat?!? Beck wasn't too bad but I think he was one of 2 babies in the entire room, we are clearly not in Utah anymore, so every time he made even the slightest noise I felt like everybody was staring at us!!
We are pumped cause we get to paint our apartment, we have already painted the same wall twice in our one week of living here because the burt orange color we were going for looked like a big pumpkin on our wall with the first color we chose, so we re-did it and I like it way better.
We miss all you Utahns but I am totally in love with this place!
Saturday we went to Virginia Beach with our new friends Jon and Lissa. It was a perfect day, good company, warm sunny weather (till the hurricane hit as we were leaving), clean and non-crowded beach, super cute beach houses everywhere, and Beck was happy because he had a tummy full of sand.
It's been a crazy 2 weeks but we finally made it to Virginia and WE LOVE IT HERE!!! Needless to say I miss our family and friends like CRAZY but we love our apartment, we love the area, there are 2 billion things around here to do on the weekends, and we've only been here a week but our ward is full of some of the nicest people I have ever met!! They have made us feel so welcome here. All the girls that live by us have already invited me to all their little activities and get-togethers
We left Utah at the end of July, this is a picture of our last supper with my family at Brick Oven, Brandon doesn't drive a car anymore he can now be spotted riding this little red bike with a milk carton on back around Provo, cute huh??
And of course we couldn't leave before playing a big tetris tournament with my dad...big surprise I was the winner as usual haha
Then we all headed for Nebraska (us driving the penske towing our car) to meet up with Ashlee and Joel and their kids.
We spent the first night in Nebraska then headed for a cabin in South Dakota the next day, when we got there we all went to a chuck-wagon dinner and watched some fiddlers.
The cabin we stayed in that night was sweet! It was a huge, with 8 bedrooms, a hot-tub, and a theater. And we played some more games (always entertaining with Dane and Trent together) and hung out in the hot-tub.
The next morning we all rode a train into town and hung out with all the bikers that day who were there for Sturgis....it was nuts all the motorcycles everywhere!!
Then we all went to bear country which was awesome!! We all expected to see a couple bears while driving through...no, I think we saw like 60 bears in 5 minutes...it was crazy!!
Then we went on another alpine slide. I took Beck in the baby backpack and we all thought he'd have a funny reaction...but he went down the entire ride stone faced...no reaction whatsoever.
(my pictures down here are totally out of order)after the slide we went back to the cabin and ate and then we all rode bikes and put Beck in the baby-pack again and that time we got a great reaction, he looked like a baby superman riding on Dane's chest, and he giggled the entire time)
The next day we all went to Mount Rushmore, I don't know really what to say about it other than it was awesome! 
Can you tell which face is not really part of the mountain??
Then we all went on paddle boats on one of the prettiest little lakes I've ever seen. And of course everything is turned into a competition when Dane and Trent get together, so there was a little racing too. The next day everybody went home except for us and we got to stay in Nebraska and hang out with Ashlee and Joel for an extra day. Ashlee took us to this huge underground cave which was sweet and then we went to a wooly mammoth museum where they are still uncovering wooly mammoth bones!
We got to Virginia last Friday (after our drive here Beck has now been to 15 different states). We're finally all moved in so now we're just trying to explore the area. Yesterday we headed to Williamsburg we weren't exactly sure what to do when we got there, especially since we didn't want to pay for anything so we just walked around, which I actually loved, it was super cute!
On Thursday Dane had the white coat ceremony which was awesome. It made everything feel offical, and doesn't he look smokin hot in that white coat?!? Beck wasn't too bad but I think he was one of 2 babies in the entire room, we are clearly not in Utah anymore, so every time he made even the slightest noise I felt like everybody was staring at us!!
We are pumped cause we get to paint our apartment, we have already painted the same wall twice in our one week of living here because the burt orange color we were going for looked like a big pumpkin on our wall with the first color we chose, so we re-did it and I like it way better. 
Saturday was Danes 27th birthday!! We got up bright and early and we all got family pictures done by my friend Maryanne (who is an awesome photographer). Then all of the boys went golfing while the girls (and Beck) went shopping. Then we all met Myrna and Doug at Tucanos (surprized it's not chilies?) and Dane impressed us all with how much pinapple he was able to eat in one sitting. But the highlight was when they came to sing happy birthday and Dane stood on his chair and danced with the maracas, he wasn't one bit embarrassed.
That night all the boys got together and watched the UFC fights which Dane was soooo excited for. Trevor, Brandon, and Dane all invited a couple friends so there was a house full! Luckily Jessie and Erica came along with their husbands so all us girls had a great time chatting in the kitchen while the boys watched the fight (no thank you). And mom and Shelby were kind enough to help me attempt to make one of the very few desserts that Dane likes (lemon passion cake from macaroni grill). 
Check out the big surprise that Trevor and Shelby gave Dane for his b-day. Hahaha this is by far the best present that he has ever got for his B-day (other than the year that he bought me a Chi straightener with his birthday money) Trevor and Shelby always give the best presents for b-days and Christmas (I would recommend them as friends for anyone)
Sunday night we all played a Hawaiian themed murder mystery, it was sooooo dang fun. I have been dying to do a murder mystery forever, but this was the first time we've done one. Everybody was so funny and got really into it. We even got awards at the end of the game, but I can't remember all of them. 
Tell me my dad is not the biggest stud! His character was a Hawaiian story teller who always makes up lies, and nobody trusts. 
I was a wanna-be actress who was the mistress of a rich old man, and Dane was the rich man's lawyer and one of his goals in the game was to convince me to leave the old man for him.
Brandon was Jack the smuggler who's goal was to just clear his name because he was the most obvious suspect. Shelby was a real estate agent who I personally had the hardest time trusting throughout the whole game...the girl seemed shady. 
This was one of me and Dane's secret meetings in the back-room, we couldn't let anybody know we were secretly in love.
Dayne was a secret CIA agent and him and Michelle were newlyweds. 
Chad was the wealthy old man that Dane worked for...and oh did I forget to mention....the MURDERER!!
Trevor was the bus driver...we had to ask him if we wanted to do anything because he was the boss of the game.
Mom was Mojo Mo a crazy chef and witch doctor...big surprize, just kidding!
Monday we had a family olympics of games. Trevor and Dad played Stratego, Dayne and Shelby played Life, and me Dane and mom played Racko (mom won...yes you heard me right, shocking I know). And then we all played a big game of nerts....and even though I'd love to me my normal humble self I know that your dying to know who won...ME!!
The for the final event we all went bowling at fat cats...and then I truly was humbled because I took dead last. Dane won the first game, and Trevor won the second...so I guess we still need a tie breaker...I will give an honorable mention to my mom and dad...my dad got like 5 strikes in a row to start out the second game, and mom is one of the few (very few) people that actually looks super cute when she bowls. 
I wish that every weekend could be like last weekend. I'm getting really excited for our big move to Virginia (only 2 more weeks!!) but it will never be perfect out there unless I can convince my ENTIRE family to come with us. Somebody please enlighten me on how to cope with moving across the country from my family who I am EXTREMELY attached to. I'm already prepared to cry 24-7 for at least 2 weeks straight after we leave...at LEAST 2 weeks. Anyways, thank you family for the best weekend!
We spent a lot of time in the pool, Beck was cuter than crap he just chilled in the floaty for hours in his shades sipping on his bottle
