Monday all the Hendersons met at Mimi and Papa’s house to have a swim and pizza party.  Our sister-in-law Siri is in town with her four kids so we thought it would be fun to all get together.  It was Sloan’s first time in Papa’s pool.  She was in heaven, not only because she had her cousins to gawk at the entire time, but she also had a beautiful view of Mt. Hendo.  We contemplated taking her down the water slide…she is just not quite old enough yet.Sloan also met her cousin, Colton, for the first time.  They are two weeks apart and Cole is almost twice the weight of Sloan.  It was comical seeing them side by side.

Tuesday night we had a baby shower for my cousin Shelby at my grandma’s house.  She is expecting a baby boy at the end of the summer.  It was so fun to see all the Fotheringham family.

Wednesday we had a girl’s dinner at Em’s in Salt Lake before Siri left to go home.  We also celebrated my sister-in-law Lori’s 40th birthday.  Forty and Fantastic – you betcha!Friday night Zach and I had a date night.  My parents watched Sloan and we went out for dinner at Market Street.  As always, our date ended running random errands.  We ended up at Target for nail polish [me] and popcorn [Zach]. My Apple Warch showed up this week.  I am still undecided about it.  Sloan, however, is in complete awe of it…Saturday was spent prepping for our upcoming family vacation.  Zach took Sloan on a walk to the splash pad so I could pack for our trip and do a couple loads of laundry.Packing for somewhere you’ve never been always worries me a bit.  I am hoping we have as good of luck as we had with Africa and I am just banking on packing an obscene amount of layers.

Afterwards we did some grocery shopping and made a run to Mickey D’s for a twist cone before Sloan’s afternoon nap.  Zach and I got almost completely packed while Sloan snoozed and then when she woke up we ran some more errands – including picking up our dinner at the OG.  Sloan has a new thing where she rides in her car seat spread eagle.  I guess it is how she feels most comfortable…Sunday was Father’s Day [Zach’s first official Father’s Day].  Sloan and I surprised him with a super techy gift he’s been pining for and we went to church. Afterwards we dined at the Fotheringham’s for a BBQ dinner.  We had quite the crew.  Aunts, cousins, grandmas.  It was a blast and the food was spectacular. 

I have loved watching Zach become a dad.  It has made me happier than I could have imagined.  I am so proud of him and how he has taken on his role as a father so naturally.  He loves Sloan so much and that makes me love him even more.  My heart also swells when I see my dad holding my baby.  He is really in his element as a grandpa.  I am so grateful to the men in my life, including my amazing father-in-law who have blessed my life. 

Sloan [and whoever else decides to grace our little family] is so lucky to call Zach their dad.