Mae and I were super excited in September to get to fly to Utah for our special girl's trip. She had been anxiously waiting for her 12th b-day to arrive so, like her brothers, she could have a turn to visit family, attend a session of conference, and just have a fun weekend away!! Her birthday wasn't technically until October, but since the General Women's Session of Conference (LDS General Conference) was coming up just a month before her big day, we decided it would be the perfect time to go!
We began our fun right away--basically as soon as we entered the airport.
And then continued it on to Utah, where Mae got tons of girl cousin time!!
With some of her favorites.
Sleepover facials.
Shopping time!
Teapots and babies:-).
Can't get enough of this baby!
Manicures and super lame selfies.
The highlight of our trip was definitely our evening at Temple Square.
Being together.
Checking out the beautiful grounds.
Exploring the Joseph Smith Bldg. and of course watching the broadcast. We didn't end up making it into the Conference Center, so that was kinda a bummer, but we still had a great time!!
Another BIG highlight of the trip was a friendly competition of Cupcake Wars;). We plotted throughout the weekend, went grocery shopping in "teams" late the night before, and then set to work. Allison's kitchen was a giant mess by the time we were done, and the ovens weren't completely working so we were running back and forth from the sweet neighbor's house, but the cupcakes ended up pretty fantastic!
Here are the final products. Cathy, Heidi, and Kate made a s'mores cupcake; me, Allison, Stephanie, and Kent made a better than Disneyland;) cupcake; and the girls made a lemon raspberry cupcake.
The girls' cupcake ended up winning. It was honestly 100% the best. They had put in fresh raspberries and a lemon curd and it was seriously amazing. Here they are with their prize money:-).
And what better way to end the trip than with this girl's favorite cinnamon dulce steamer!!
I love this little chica more than I could ever express. She is so good to me and I will forever be amazed by her.
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