Conference Weekend

Saturday

Conference weekend went by way too quickly.  We had a quiet house this time--my dad and my brother were the only ones to come out from Lake Tahoe.  It was a nice change--and made things a little less chaotic than normal.  The weather was also beautiful, it was sunny and almost hot on Saturday, and Sunday was really nice up until after the concluding session where it started to cloud up and we even had a few drops of rain.  

I was pleasantly surprised to see how much work they have been doing to the section where the Crosswoods Plaza used to be.  They have a huge Deseret Book and a beautiful fountain area.  I didn't think about it at the time, but I should have taken a picture.  After the morning session Jericho Road had a live free outdoor concert near the fountain.  It was really cool.

Zuri did all right Saturday, but she was a little on the clingy side--I think because she was so tired.  Dad was her favorite person during the break between sessions.  She never did fall asleep, and she played a little, but she was so tired.  She wanted so much to see everything that she refused to let herself fall asleep.

 

 

 One of the things that she does when she is tired is pull the blanket over her head.  I think it helps to block out some of the external stimuli for her.  She will walk around with the blanket over her head, bumping into anything in her path.

                                                                   Blackmail....

 After the second session on Saturday, Zuri and I drove back to Orem.  When we got back to our apartment I really had to use the bathroom, so I brought Zuri inside and rushed into the bathroom.  When I got out, Zuri had laid herself down in the hallway right next to the top of the stairs and fallen asleep!  She was one tired little girl!

Sunday

Sunday was a lot better.  Zuri was in a really good mood and just enjoyed being out.  We remembered our lunch this time--we forgot our lunch Saturday morning and ended up eating at one of the little taco stands that was set up right outside Temple Square. 

Zuri also made it through all four sessions of Conference without having to be taken out (other than for a diaper change)!  She was really cute through the hymns and tried to sing along.

 We brought along her stroller Sunday more as a way of carrying our food but once Zuri saw her stroller she wanted to be in it.  She pretty much stayed in her stroller through the two-hour break between the morning and afternoon session.  I thought for certain that she would want to go play on the grass, but she had more fun sitting in her stroller. 

 She started to get antsy at some point though and wanted to be pushed in her stroller.  When she couldn't convince us, she took matters into her own hands....and finally got what she wanted.  Not long after we started walking around, did she fall asleep.

 She slept through most of the afternoon session, waking up just before the last half hour.

After Conference was over, we spent some time at the mirror pool and just relaxed for a bit, soaking in the Spirit.  Zuri had a blast playing in the water of the mirror pool.  She kept turning and pointing at the temple.  We would ask her where the Angel Moroni was, and she would turn and point.  It was really adorable.

 

 Such attitude!  Totally a Zuri moment.