Wedding Bells

My cute little brother Stewart got married this past Saturday in Salt Lake. We had a great time as a whole family. It was wonderful to spend time with all of my siblings from everywhere. No more crazy hectic weddings for my family...we are complete now! YAY!


These are all of my siblings and their spouses. From top to bottom we have my brother Matthew and his wife Karen (from Hawaii), my sister Michelle and her husband Dan (Portland), my sister Jessika and her husband Jason (Florida/Ohio), Frank and I (Logan), and my brother Stewart and his new wife Rachel (San Diego).

p.s. Don't you love her dress? Good choice Rachel!
After a long night, we took one quick pic before they were off. You can tell we were all exhausted at this point, except for the energizer bunny (aka: Maximus)

Congrats you two and welcome to the family Rachel!

Family fun and baby update!

So this is a little late because I didn't take my camera for the 4th of July. I had to get some pics from my cousin. Anyway...we had a blast in Star Valley. This is some of my mom's extended family. Also a family from Belgium came up with my aunt and uncle. It was great getting to know them and have them join in on the fun!

These are the teams from our annual "sockey" match. Basically it's soccer but kind of more violent like hockey. You play bare foot and pretty much anything goes.
My uncle requested a side shot so there you have it. My cousin Brynne wishing she could be as big and uncomfortable as me! :)

My baby update: I went in today and have not progressed at ALL. Not even to a 1 yet. Bummer. If things keep up like this I'll probably be having the baby around August 10th. We just started to organize his stuff last night. It's becoming more of a reality that I need to get his stuff put together. Fun Fun!

Tagged by Brit

Joys, Fears, Goals, Obsessions/Collections, Random Surprising Facts

JOYS

1. My husband and kids…the way they love me! I really love every single hug and kiss. Priceless! Oh and did I mention their laughs and smiles…I’m a little obsessed.
2. Sitting on a beach with no agenda…just hangin’ out. PURE BLISS!
3. Chocolate Peanut Butter Haagen-Dazs ice cream.

FEARS

1. Not a big fan of most reptiles. I think it’s mostly a texture thing, but they really kinda freak me out!
2. Losing one of my family members unexpectedly and/ or having to raise my family on my own. Don’t know what I would do without Frank…I really love every square inch of his big ol’ body!
3. Having some major complication with this pregnancy. I think everyone gets some kind of fear like this when their PREGO.
P.S. only like 6 weeks to go!

GOALS

1. To raise my kids without any regrets. Time moves along quickly and I just don’t want to waste away any of my precious time with them. Easier said then done on some days, but I always try to keep this goal in the back of my head!
2. To attend the temple more often. I only live like 5 minutes away…what a blessing! I need to take advantage of it while we are still living in this area.
3. To beat Frank in a mile race! My goal right now is 6 months after I have the baby… we shall see.

OBSESSIONS/COLLECTIONS

1. Making sure my kids have clean clothes on. Some days I change Cici’s clothes like 3 or 4 times because I can’t stand seeing a messy shirt. This can make for a lot of laundry, but it’s worth it to me. Trust me they are totally normal kids and sometimes they sure look like ragamuffins!
2. Chapstick and lotion - don’t know what I would do without these necessities!
3. Bargain shopping. This is a good and bad habit all in one. If I see something on too good of a deal, I can always think of someone that could use it. Not saving me any money. I do have to say though…I’ve found some dang good deals! It would be fun to be someone’s personal shopper so it’s on their tab and not mine!

RANDOM SURPRISING FACTS

1. My little brother is getting married this summer and that completes my side of the family as far as in laws. Hopefully there will be plenty more nieces and nephews to come!
2. I’m a tigers blood and cream kinda girl when it comes to snow cones. Always have been and always will be!
3. Love, Love, Love the summer! Wish it were warm all year long.

Have a great day!

I tag: Maureen, Jessika, and Karen

my cute T-Ball boy!

Max is loving every minute of T-Ball. It's pretty cute to see a 3 year old get so into it. Most of his little teammates are 5 and 6, but he's catching on pretty quick. They play 3 innings where everyone on the team gets a turn to bat.

A quick shot before the game.

Up to Bat!

Watching the ball from the outfield. He stopped a grounder last night and threw it all the way to 1st from between 2nd and 3rd. He was SO happy! Keep it up Max...we love watching you!

funfilled day outside

We had quite the day on Wednesday. Max has been in a little preschool co-op with some of my friends and this was our last day, so we went to the little Willow Park Zoo and had a picnic and played at the park. Fun Fun!This is supposed to be a class picture. I love it because it really shows all of the kids personalities. Kids are too cute and funny! From left to right we have: Adeline, Libby, Max, Ian, and Alisi.

Cici LOVES the swing, especially when Adeline was pushing her. Thanks for your help Adeline!

Later in the afternoon we went up the canyon and brought smores and tin foil dinners with our friends Jess and Gary Wilkinson. The kids were having fun throwing rocks in the water with Frank. This has to be one of my favorite things about Logan...You can get up to a spot like this in a matter of 10 minutes from where we live.

The campfire crew. I can't wait to do this more often this summer!

Max biting into his smore creation. He had a lot of fun, and seriously was an awesome hot dog roaster...he had the rolling the stick thing down to a science!

So now I have a question for you...What are some toppings that you like to put in your tin foil dinners? Everyone makes them a little different and I am interested to hear some other options! p.s. ours were awesome Jess and Gary...thanks again!

Not getting any younger...

So yesterday, I turned 25. I know you're all probably thinking "oh my goodness she is still so young and she is already going to have three kids!" Don't worry those thoughts have crossed my mind too. I really wouldn't change it though. I love my little family and am so grateful for all that they do for me! Frank planned out with some of our neighbors to come over for cake and ice cream. Tayli made this cute 2 layer cake, and of course it was rainbow chip...I told my mom when I was younger that I wanted to have rainbow chip cake for every birthday until I'm a Grandma. Thanks to Frank for making me feel special and appreciated I love you!

Max and Cici sure enjoyed the cake! Max even picked some of his piece off of the floor and shoved it in his mouth...like he wouldn't get any more. Funny kids!

Relaxing in Mexico

Frank and I had such a blast in Mexico! It was a much needed break after getting through school and football. We were finally able to spend some good quality time together without any distractions. It made me realize how important it is to focus on each other. It seems like everything we do day in and day out is focused around the kids. As fun as it was we sure missed our kids though...GO FIGURE! This first pic is us just waiting for our dinner reservation. The dinners were great, we had Italian, Mexican, and one night was steaks on the beach!

This is a view of one of the 4 pools we could swim in. This is mainly what Frank and I did...we would go hangout on the beach and in the ocean occasionally, but we were mainly hangin out at the pools. So fun! Everything was so well kept and beautiful.

We always went for a stroll on the beach after our dinner, a good way to work off those extra calories I guess. We just stopped some random local to take our pic. Franks Spanish came in handy quite a few times. P.S. My belly just keeps getting bigger everyday now...I'm wondering what I will look like by August.

Frank and I were eating at the buffet one night and all of the sudden all of these men walked in to add some culture to our dinner. They were great! The man on the very right was right by my head. We didn't stay much longer because it got REALLY loud, but it was cool!

Us waiting in the hotel lobby for the bus to pick us up and take us back to airport. It was a great break, but by this point we were pretty stoked to get back and see our kids. Thanks again to both of our families for pitching in to watch those crazy munchkins...I know they are a handful. Until our next break we'll enjoy the memories we just made!