A Fun, Busy August

We have had so much fun this August! The month has just flown by because we have been so busy. A few weeks ago we went to San Diego. Nate had to do some buisness down there and all of Nate's family (except Steve and Angela - missed you guys!) was there at the same time. While we were there we also went to Nate's 10 year reunion. Scott had so much fun at Grandma and Grandpa Collins' house and loved hanging out with his cousins! We sure love San Diego! 

While we were there we...

 road bikes at Coronado Island - so gorgeous!

We also went shopping, to Sea World, went swimming, hung out with cousins, and celebrated birthdays.

The weather was HOT - perfect for the beach! 

After the beach we hit up Phil's BBQ...
Scott seemed like a 23 year old to me - happily eating french fries dipped in ketchup and watching sports...

We visited some of our favorite friends while we were there too! Miss all these people!

One night my sister-in-law's and I had a girls night out and went to eat at Cucina Urbana. I had been wanting to try that place for awhile and have to say it is probably my favorite restaurant ever! We got a bunch of things and split everything so we could try a few dishes. I totally recommend Cucina Urbana to anyone in San Diego. Just make sure you get reservations!

food from top to bottom:

1. creamy mascarpone polenta board with the ragu of the day (my favorite!)

2. ricotta gnudi with sage brown butter

3. risotto with truffles and peas

4. spring lamb bolognese rigatoni
they also had an amazing caprese salad and delicious dessert!

The last night we were there we went to Nate's high school reunion. It was fun to go on a date downtown and meet all the people I've heard stories about!

Earlier in August we drove to Logan to meet up with my brother, his wife and my new nephew Ken! Sam just finished law school at UVA and they were stopping by Utah to visit Erin's family on their way moving west to Palo Alto where he got a job. I'm so happy I finally got to meet baby Ken! He is a cutie!

This past week/weekend my parents were in town. They brought my little brother back to Provo after his break in-between semesters.  They were in a Provo for a day before I went out to my cousins wedding in San Francisco with them. Nate and I decided it would be easier if I just went to the wedding with all the logisitics and long days that go along with weddings. So lucky me got to go a trip without Scott! I savored every minute of the peaceful plane ride were I actually got to read a magazine. I was only gone Thursday evening to Saturday morning, and throughout the day I had mixed feelings of loving being able to relax without Scott and really missing him and Nate! Overall it was fun to hang out with my parents and tag along like a "kid" again. The wedding was beautiful and it was so great to see a lot of my extended family. 

Some of the Whitt men. 

My Grandma and I!

Me with my parents. 

Michael and his family.

 The reception venue was beautiful and the food was delicious!

On Saturday we flew back to Utah and my parents stayed in town for a few days. Nate, Scott, and I had the best time hanging out with them. Scott has so much fun playing with my Dad. He thinks his Grandpa is so funny! My parents are so sweet with Scott. They always get down on the ground with him and build blocks, read books, make up funny games, etc. I wish they could play with him every week. I need to live by them!

It was a great August! I can't believe it's already almost fall again. I love fall and am excited to spend it in Utah this year where the leaves change and the temperatures get cooler.
We love our friends and family near and far and can't wait to see them again around the holidays!

Scott and David Playing

We just got back from a trip to San Diego. I'll post more about it soon! Scott LOVED playing with his cousins. His oldest cousin David is 5 and is so sweet with the younger kids. Here is a video of Scott and David playing. Scott loves people to tickle him and loves to be silly!

To Nursery!

This big boy went to nursery for the first time yesterday! All parties involved are very happy.
Scott thinks that playing with toys and kids is way more fun that being trapped in a chair barricade in the back of Sunday School.
And Nate and I both agree that Sunday School without Scott feels like being on a date!

Trying to make this guy stay next to me during Relief Society is the hardest thing ever. I have to admit that Nate usually bites the bullet 3rd hour... But last week I had Scott and was determined to go to Relief Society instead of wandering the halls. I thought he would do fine because they were showing the movie Legacy for the lesson and he loves movies. Despite my best efforts to contain him, Scott somehow tripped over the cord that was attached to the projector during the first 5 minutes of the movie - thus shutting the whole thing off and making 3 people have to come up to fix it. It was probably mostly funny but I was mostly embarrassed. On top of that, his overly-friendly nature is really distracting for anyone he is near. I guess there could be worse problems to have. 

2 hours later we picked up a boy with all smiles! It was so nice to actually pay attention in church. I have a new-found appreciation for all nursery leaders! I was also really happy we could use Scott's daily allotment of fruit snacks for sacrament meeting instead of rationing them out until 3rd hour. 

Scott even colored his first picture in nursery. So funny to me. You better believe it went straight on the fridge!

Scott and the Fan

Today Scott and I went on a lunch date with Emily. 

She got this video of Scott with the fan near our table. 

He thought it was the coolest thing ever!