one picture that our photographer had online =]
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Friday, September 7, 2012
August
August was a crazy month. Having a semester end is always nuts and this was no different. Add to that - my niece, Kaylie, got baptized, we spent a week in Cali, continued to work and study and have a social life, all while trying to live like normal people. Yeah, it's a crazy life we have here. But I need to update on the fun parts of this month, so here goes!
First off, Kaylie's baptism was great. It was so fun to be able to take a short trip to Cali to be a part of her special day. I love being involved in the craziness of family events - of course, until it's all over and I'm more pooped than before my "vacation." But I love being able to spend time with my family, since I don't have the option of seeing them more. Here are a few pictures from that night.
Me & Kaylie
Goofy parents
Troy & Lexie eating....cute?
Tanner, who barely slowed down enough for me to grab him and snap a picture
The kids with their face paint - Carter
Kaylie & Brenna
Logan
Karsen
After I came back from California for the baptism, we finally finished up the semester, and celebrated with some of the gals from class with lunch at Costa Vida! Here we are!
After getting back from California the first time and taking all of my finals for school, Ben & I headed back to California for a week-long trip. It was nice to get away and be around my family. I miss not being close to them. But the visits are always worth it! We took some family pictures since we were all together one day while we visited. It was pretty priceless attempting to take pictures with a million people. But, we did end up getting a decent picture. What do you think? Pretty good looking family, eh?
Here are a few other ones from that day...
Me & my handsome husband
Sisters - don't we look alike?? haha..oh waiiiit.....
Here are some other random pictures from our week California!
Troy & Austin being silly
Khloe & Lexie..this makes me laugh for some reason
Ben, Dad & I at the Mormon Battalion in San Diego
Most of the kids...too funny
Tanner - he actually smiled for me...cute kid
Austin, Carter, Karsen & Troy at Vince's - anxiously awaiting their food
Karsen, Ben & Kaylie in the pool
Me and the girlies - Kaylie, Khloe & Lexie - at the beach!
Ben & Khloe chillin at the beach.
All in all, it was a great get-away. Love visiting and spending time with all the crazy people at home. Can't wait to go back! Or maybe we can convince some people to come visit us!! =]
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Mom's Visit
A few weeks ago, my mom came and visited us. It was awesome. She spent like 5 full days with just me (and
Ben too, but mostly me). If you know my
mom at all, you know it’s rare to get time alone with her, so I felt pretty
dang spoiled while she was here. We went
shopping, ate yummy food and just had fun.
Luckily, I got a few pictures while she was here, so here’s a brief
overview of our week.
The first day she was here, we went to Tucanos (after she
came in for a cleaning at my school).
Tucanos is DELICIOUS. Ben had a
free birthday meal, since his birthday is this month, so we took advantage of
that and ate an awesome meal there.
Afterwards, we walked around the Riverwoods and looked at some of the
shops there. Here’s Ben & I at the
toy store with really cute hats on.
Thanks for the cute pic mom! Haha
Afterwards, we went back to elementary school and spent the
rest of the night at the arcade - the nickelcade to be specific. We played video games, skee ball, and lots of
other dorky games. Here’s Ben & mom
playing some space game. I scored the
jackpot the first two times I played this that night – yeah, be impressed.
On Wednesday, mom came to school to finish her cleaning and
she brought lunch to me after. Once I
was finished with classes, she took me to work and met most of my
coworkers. Since I was stuck there the
rest of the night, she went out with Ben.
On Thursday, I had a little break from school, so we decided
to go to lunch. We went to this crepe
place in Provo, and it was delicious. We
had to take pictures of our food because they looked so good, and tasted just
as good! We had a southwest chicken
crepe as well as two dessert ones, one that was called the Break Up. That one was so good, I think it would make a
break up feel better!
The southwest one and the Break Up
Mom with the owl in front of the crepe place
Friday, I had the whole day off, so it was great. We ran errands, went shopping and spend the day together. We finished it off with Texas Roadhouse for dinner and some Modern Family episodes when we got home. It was a nice, relaxing day spent out and about in Provo. Haha. Oh Provo…
Saturday, mom had her flight back home, so we spend part of the day in Salt Lake. We went to City Creek and looked around, ate Kneaders for lunch (which was pretty dang good) and topped it all off with some fudge from the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. We took lots of pictures this day, so here are some of the cuter ones!
Mom & me by the creek
Ben in the really expensive chair he wants one day..
Me & mom by the fountains
The weird lady who stood 2 feet away from the bathroom door while Ben was in there....awkward.
At the mall with the temple in the background
It was a really fun week.
I’m so glad that I got to spend so much time with my mom, since I don’t
get to see her as much as everyone else does.
I can’t wait for another visit – maybe next time dad will come too! =]]
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Holiday
Last week was pretty eventful – at least for us! Haha.
Wednesday was the 4th of July, and after I worked all day, we
tried to enjoy the holiday. Ben & I
went and walked around the carnival-ish thing in downtown Provo, where it was
very hot. We went to Café Rio for dinner
(I know – how American of us) then watched fireworks at BYU. Here’s a picture of us waiting for the show
to start.
After we were done hiking, we cleaned up and went mini
golfing – this time with Spencer & Christina as well. Each couple was a team and we lost – but Ben
& I didn’t get mad at each other, so I call that a win!
Following mini golf, we went to Happy Sumo for dinner. Emily worked there so we got a sweet
deal. Sushi isn’t really my thing, but I
was a sport and tried it…and it wasn’t horrible. I don’t think I’d ever choose to eat it
again, but it was a good experience for me, and it was fun to eat with
everyone. Here we all are outside the
restaurant. Nick & Erica joined us
for dinner – our party just kept getting bigger and bigger as the day went
on!
After dinner, we went to Menchie’s to get frozen
yogurt. As always, the frozen yogurt was
delicious. But the best part about
Menchie’s was the body builder bug we saw.
This gigantic fly landed on Nick’s back and it was super gross. When it landed on the ground, we put a yogurt
cup over it so it wouldn’t fly around us anymore, and it stated moving the
cup! It was super creepy, yet
hilarious. Someone commented how it
reminded them of Toy Story when the toys are crossing the street under the
cones, and it was TOTALLY like that. I
wish I got a picture of it! It was
honestly the funniest thing I’ve seen in a while, and it was the best way to
end the day!
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Too Cute
I had to do a separate post for this, because it cracks me
up. So while I was home, I was trying to
get a good picture of Rachel and she was being uncooperative. Already stubborn as a newborn – what the
heck?? Anyway, here are the attempts to
get a good picture.
And finally some good ones! =]
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Cali Trip =]
So, this is super late, but hey, at least I’m updating this
thing! School and work have taken over
my life again, but lots more so this time, so that’s my excuse and I’m sticking
to it!
Anyways, over the break in April, Ben & I were able to
spend a week in California with my family.
It was great. We were both SO
sick of Provo (probably more so me) and getting out was awesome. So here’s an overview of that week.
So, since I live in Utah, I have to go all out when I visit to
maintain the favorite aunt status. So,
this visit, I brought toothbrushes and toothpaste for all the kids to keep and
brought fluoride varnish to “paint” on the kids teeth. Yes, I know – that’s what I get for going to
dental hygiene school. Anyway, the kids
were pretty excited to get their teeth painted.
I know, I’m awesome. Helping
their teeth AND making them happy – hence the favorite aunt status. Here are some pictures of the kids all
rounded up in the bathroom to get their teeth painted. It was fun!
Carter and Logan have started playing baseball, so of course
I had to go to a game. It was so cute
watching them run the bases, hit the ball, and make plays. Here they are in their uniforms with me.
And dad watching the game with Austin.
On the Sunday we visited, we were lucky to be able to go to
Rachel’s baby blessing. Rachel is
Jennette’s new baby girl. Kalita also
had a new baby girl – Karly. I love
babies. It was so fun to see them. Anyway, here are some pictures from that day.
Juli & Johnny (I made them bend down so I could get a good picture - stupid Juli who's taller than me)
David & Karly
Khloe playing peek-a-boo with Ben
Mini me - lucky girl =]
BJ's - classic Cali
Here are some other pictures from the week.
Ben & Khloe
Carter & Logan
Lexie in her car
Ben in his car.
Karly & me
Troy, Lexie & Rachel (with their favorite aunt)
Khloe & her goofy smile
The kids being superheros - my favorite is Tanner in the back
Ben showing off his soccer skills
Us & most of the kids
Anyway, the week was super fun. I was glad I was able to see my family again and spend time some with them. Can't wait to visit again!
P.S. On our drive home (while I was feeling yucky), we saw a
rainbow! It was pretty.
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