Tulip Festival (round two)

I know I'm a little late. Better late than never right?

We went to The Tulip Festival April 28th, 2012

We went last year April 30th. So it was almost within 365 days exactly

we planned it this way

We decided to make The Tulip Festival our special anual thing.

When we went last year, it was our special date. We spent all day together

And that was the day we went engagement ring shopping as well. Sigh

here are some of our favorite photos from this year:

Tulip Festival 2012

Tulip Festival 2011

Yes we took a picture by the same tree. This was planned

Jake and I really liked these tulips. They were so cool!

They're like.... Upside down lookin

It's so cool to see all these flowers, part of the Tulip family

there's definitely a lot

Pictures never do justice of this place. Ever

Go check it out for yourself. Thanksgiving Point, in Lehi Utah

After the festival, we went to one of our friend's going away party. He's moving up to Salt Lake for the summer, until he gets married in August. We're so excited for you, Mark and Breanne. Congrats and it was great seeing you once last time, before things get crazy, busy for the summer. Until next time= We'll see you (Tulip Festival) in April 2013

I caught a Bug

A couple weeks ago, I had my siblings stay with us

Kelsey (Bug) flew into SLC from FL 

(where she's been living/working for the last few months)

Tyler (and his girlfriend, Carlie) and my other sister Courtney drove from CA

I've never been able to hang out with just one sibling. Five kids in our fam. Hard

So I was really excited to pick up Kelsey from the SLC airport

We grabbed some lunch at one of my favorite Chinese restaurants in Sandy

Kelsey loved it.... Of course... I have good taste!

As soon as we got all her luggage, which, Belive me- It was a lot

(I've never seen so many Disney things in my life! Seriously)

We immediately drove up the Provo Canyon for picture adventures! YAY!

I was so excited to take her to one of my favorite places! Jake's fave too

I was showing her all sorts of different settings on her camera, like TV mode...

This is TV mode. It just makes the water look smoother. 

The only thing is- You have to have a tripod to make the camera steady.

I have a tripod, thank goodness, but for those who don't? Sad day

This (below)is without TV mode. What a difference!

These (below) are all shot in TV mode. Anything with water= Shoot in TV mode

Kelsey and I just had fun goofing around with our Cannons.

Good times. I wish you lived here

When Courtney, Tyler (and his girlfriend, Carlie) arrived, we all went out for dinner, Friday night. It was so much fun having all my siblings here (minus the youngest, Austin). I definitely wished they lived here. They all go to school at BYU-Idaho, so they're on an every other semester track. They've always stopped and stayed with me (wherever I've lived), to help break up their drive between California and Idaho. It's a nice little pit stop for them, so they only have to drive the rest of the four hours at another time. I love it! This is the second time they've stayed with me and Jake (at our little place). It's like we're all one big, happy family! 


The twins woke up early Saturday morning & drove the rest of the way to Idaho. They had to check in & get their books. 


Tyler and Carlie drove up to Salt Lake with me and Jake, and we spent the day shopping at the new City Creek Center (which is so nice and owned by the church). It was pretty much the best feeling ever, to shop and see the temple where Jake and I were married in. We played on our Kinnect, when we got back Saturday night, and just had an all-around good time with them. I'm so glad they were able to stay an extra night with us. It was sad to see them go Sunday morning, but I was exhausted, so it was time. 

COME BACK SOON GUYS! WE LOVED HAVING YOU VISIT

we'll see you in July/August ish when you drive back through

Wuv. True Wuv

I recently was asked to photograph a wedding for my friend, Ashley.

Congrats to the new Mr. and Mrs.

The groom is actually my old bishop's son. Ashley (bride) was a good friend of mine.

Ashley was one of the first girlfriends I had in Utah

She helped a lot at our reception, so I'm glad I was able to return the favor.

 Ashley and Bryan Nay

03.10.2012

Manti (Utah) Temple

CONGRATS AND BEST WISHES

Duran Duran

IT'S A BOY!

our friends (Jenn & Joey) had a baby 

03.24.12

Of course they had him while we were in Vegas

I texted Jenn while we were on the road, telling her not to have the baby 

yeah that didn't work

We are so excited baby Tegan is here though

I love his name! So different

I love snuggling with baby Tegan

He's so tiny and very snuggly. oh I just love him!

Congrats to the new parents. We want you to come back over soon!

Viva Las Vegas

Last weekend we went to Vegas

We visited Jon and Ashlee

history

Ashlee did our flowers for our wedding

Jon used to live with Jake

Jake got John and Ashlee together 

They got married a month before us (Sept. 29th)

and the four of us just became good friends

that's enough 4-1-1 there

We had so much fun! Not much sleep buuuut... It's Vegas

Jon and Ashlee were great tour guides

they showed us all the cool secrets

we went to this new hotel/casino

Cosmopolitan

they had a giant chocolate fountain

I was in love. Here are some cool facts about it

super cool (random) waterfall

Vegas is all about the cool looks and effects. All show

The Bellagio 

this is straight out of my camera

no editing

I just changed the coloring. That's all 

Ashlee and I rode the New York New York

my favorite

It's definitely a must when I'm in Vegas

the boys stayed off and held our bags

Ashlee and I also did some shopping at H&M

another favorite

The H&M in Vegas is THREE stories high. That's right. Three

We also went to the Cheesecake Factory at Caesar's Palace

yum

We walked around Fremont on Saturday. It was better than the strip

what a difference and way less dirty

um I'm definitely not pregnant in this picture

just a bad angle I guess

or it was windy and my shirt puffed up

?

We had so much fun visiting The Baird's 

and can't wait to go back

Living in North Las Vegas is nice. We like their pad

Don't worry Vegas. We did and we will

Babysitting? for 15 minutes

Two weekends ago, Jake and I babysat

We met my cousin (Kristin) and her two monsters (M & B) in Murray

they were so funny

we took them to a park

B had this Barbie in her hand the whole time. No joke

she (literally) would not put it down

She was also a little hesitant to try most things. Not M though

taken on my iPhone 

these two sisters are evidently more than just sisters

they're friends

M would translate for B whenever we couldn't understand her

and she would say things like "Her says ------ " etc. It was funny

I know their little noses look red and cold. It was chilly outside

but that didn't stop them from playing on the playground (s)

taken on my iPhone 

My cousin (Kristin) met up w/us at the park and then we had lunch

We met at Crown Burger. So good. Highly recommend it

Here is a vide of B talking. She's a doll

taken on my iPhone 

M was such a little flirt. She kept smiling at Jake

She was telling her mom how she wanted to marry Jake hahaha

She kept asking Jake "what are YOU doing?" 

These two girls are very fond of the Wizard of Oz

they kept quoting it and talking about the witch

I wish they lived closer. Logan is too far

HOPING TO SEE YOU GUYS SOON

miss and love ya

Valentine's Day

Jake and I spent our fifth Valentine's Day together. Ah!

I know this was our first married one. But still

We kinda decided to go all out. Just kinda

We went out to eat on Valentine's Day

Then we went to the theatre to watch The Vow

we celebrated the rest that weekend

He game me flowers on Monday 02/13

they would die if he waited until later

and (yes) he always picks out his own arrangement

I made these little Valentine's for my co-workers

Jake made a Valentine for me!!!! SO CREATIVE

cute thing is= he really does call me sweetheart

I got a lot of treats from him

This is why I've gained weight. I swear 

We stay
ed the night in a Hilton hotel in SLC

it was soooo nice

it was two stories and beautiful

Our room had a huge hot tub. Be jealous

Jake felt pretty cool. It was kinda nice to be spoiled

For one night. And one night only

When we checked in, they gave us free stuff!

Oh it was such a nice first (married) Valentine's Day together). We weren't able to do all this stuff ON the actually V-Day but we waited until the weekend of the 17th and had so much fun! We also went up to Park City (on Saturday the 18th) to pick up my new bindings for my snowboard and we  had Cheesecake Factory on Saturday as well. I can't post pictures of our dessert at Cheesecake- my mouth will water. We also went to a friend's wedding reception the night before. It's always fun to go to weddings (I think) 'cuz I'm reminded of what it was like for me/us on our big day. What a great way to celebrate our weekend full of love, or so I thought.