Happy Anniversary... and more!

So once again I'm behind on posting the events... but really, after spending 10 hours in front of a computer, I dread doing more of it at home. Another note before moving on is that I'm really, really NOT a Mac person. I HATE the way it loads pictures onto blogger. I HATE that moving pictures around so the post flows as it should is a ridiculously annoying process so this post is completely bass-ackwards. So, apologies for being late and all messed up! Here we go!

Dinner at my Daddy's house on Sunday. I love taking pictures with my Daddy cuz he's always got somethin' funny up his sleeve. He can always make me smile and giggle! I hate the way I look in this picture, but my Dad's too cute not to post!

Me & My little sister - she's a total rockstar! I LOVE that she can bring out my crazy side and make me do totally random things - and have a blast doing it. I miss being fun and carefree so Thanks Bug for making me young again!

Happy Birthday to my niece! The first kid in the double digits!

Cute girls! Amy, Kacie, & Courtney!

Saturday JJ and I attended his niece's baptism and then to a family reunion...

Me & Grandpa - I LOVE THIS MAN!! It took all of 2 seconds for me to fall deeply in love with this handsome devil when we first met, and nothing has changed! He just brightens my day, I can feel my face light up when I see him & he loves me! What could be better! He always compliments me and tells JJ what a beautiful wife he has. I love you Grandpa!

Happy 65th Anniversary! I hope JJ and I can follow in your footsteps!

All the Great Grandkids

The Favorite Grandkids :)

Mia's baptism

JJ and his favorite sisters - Annie, Caitlin & Gina

The Friday before all of that, JJ and I spent the entire day in Park City to celebrate our 3 year anniversary... it was the bestest day I've had in a really long time. Just me and my hubby, all his attention on ME! :)

JJ & a moose

Me & the Coolest vending machine on the planet!!!

I LOVE YOU JJ!!!!!

Happy Birthday Momma R!

Happy Birthday Carol Anne! We gathered together to celebrate JJ's mom, it was full of smiles, laughing, pictures and great food!


Me & Mom-in-law


This is what happens when big boys play with little boy toys... they get stuck!


I couldn't get enough of Genevieve - and for the first time ever - she couldn't get enough of me!! We'd play & play and if I had to leave to help out somewhere else for dinner, she'd come find me, grab my hand and pull me back to the toys. Best feeling ever!


Peek-A-Boo!


Smile!

Two kids havin' fun!


Annie is better at playing with the kidlets though, I must admit. She had no problem being dressed up all night!


Even Moses got into drag! Oh,... I mean, got dragged into dressing up! :) I had an absolute blast with him that night - we were "Out-Laws" to the max!


Happy, Happy Birthday!! I hope you had as much fun as I did! You have a pretty awesome family if I do say so myself!

Big Backwards Post!

I need to play catch-up... so get ready!

We had dinner and s'mores at my mommy's house yesterday, it was great to see my siblings and their kids, feels like it's been awhile! Sadly we missed my biggest sister, she is off on a mountain somewhere having fun, I hope!

S'more preparation...

S'more enjoyment!

My s'more was having issues staying together... I got pretty messy!

Me and my cute hubby!

Baby girl was having a grand time emptying my mom's bottom drawer in the kitchen... she'd pull out one bottle top put it in her mouth, then take it out and put in another one - it had everyone laughing for a long time!

A few weekends ago JJ and I traveled to St George to fit in a vacation before he started school. JJ announced that we'd never live here when the temp gauge said 105!! It was a hot weekend!

Had to cool off with the yogurt from Golden Spoon!!

For JJ's birthday his mom gave him a game called "Polarity" from the ThinkGeek.com website. All the discs are magnetic and the point of the game is to balance a piece in the magnetic field of another piece so that the repelling force keeps it in the air (can you tell JJ helped me write that sentence??). After winning 4 games to JJ's 1 he refused to take anymore pictures of me... The ending score was 6 to 2 :) Who's the nerd now?!

The week before we went to St George, we gathered together at my sister's house to celebrate my Grandma's 75th Birthday!!!

Me & Jayson

Amber, Nate & Kacie

Peyton playing house!

Me & Kacie Bug

I've talked before about the awesome levi quilts my Grandma makes for all of us... My Aunt Tracy was sweet enough to make one for her too. This year we decided to add a little to it... we all have our hand prints on it and she added some Kokopelli fabric to the back (Grandma loves that kinda stuff!).

She also got a new hat...

Lookin' Good Grandma!

Daddy and his girls!

All the events were a lot of fun and I'm sorry I didn't post them sooner! Hopefully I'll be more vigilant in the future :)

All Things JJ!

Happy 25th Birthday Jidge!!! Yes, this post is long overdue... but let's not dwell on how much of a slacker I am... let's look at how cool I am! I mean... let's celebrate my honey!!



I spoiled JJ with 25 presents for his 25th birthday, along with little notes scattered (and some hidden) with 25 reasons why I love him! It was actually really difficult to only choose 25, my list was a lot longer than that!



Because I am my Mother's daughter, I couldn't let him see what was awaiting him... so I rigged up this contraption to hide his presents! :) Thanks mommy!!



My silly little husband was just too excited and covered his eyes while I got everything else ready...



Presents!!!!



Is this True or what?!?!


Thanks to Mom & Art and Amy & Jayson & kids for joining us for his birthday dinner at Red Lobster! I abhor ocean bugs and therefore JJ doesn't get the chance to eat seafood all that often. So, because of this special occasion, I decided to let him consume the nastiness. Now you really know I love him!


After dinner we drove up to Sub Zero - the most awesome ice cream place in all the land!!! There are 5 steps to deliciousness: #1 Pick your size #2 Pick your base (i.e. cream, yogurt, soy, etc) #3 Pick your flavor(s) #4 Pick your mix-ins and finally #5 Watch it Freeze - with LIQUID NITROGEN!!!! This is where JJ's grin was officially plastered to his face, just about the cutest thing ever!!



I know that my ice cream doesn't look very appetizing, but trust me, it was pure heaven. I got Chocolate Mint Oreo, I'm drooling just thinking about it.... JJ got Lime Cherry with citric acid for tartness and strawberries as a mix-in. I wasn't a fan but he was in 3.14159th heaven!



The Whittle family blessed JJ with another one of his favorite past times - lighting things on fire. :)


The next day we had dessert at his mom's house - she decorated too!!



JJ had to showcase all his gifts - he couldn't get over how many things I got him or that I went to all the work I did to put together a special day for him. I love you JJ!!!!!
All of the gifts were things JJ loves...
1. $1 2. $2 3. $3 4. $4 5. $5 6. Silvertoe Socks 7. Silvertoe Socks 8. Polo 9. Polo
10. Postage Stamps 11. Binder Clips 12. Lined Paper 13. Slinky 14. Silly Putty 15. Bubble Gum
16. An eraser that says "For BIG Mistakes" 17. Wall Putty 18. Deodorant 19. Nerd T-shirt
20. Beach Ball & Water Football 21. Batteries 22. Dan Brown's Lost Symbol 23. Nutella
24. Fireflight CD and #25 Season 2 of Big Bang Theory.




Now a 2nd little post about JJ -
August 4th was JJ's last day at Salt Lake Community College!!! He has graduate with his Associate of Science Degree!!! Woot!! He didn't think it was a big deal, but of course I did, so I had to decorate & celebrate!





CongratUlations JJ for being accepted to the University of Utah!!!





He was VERY surprised and couldn't stop laughing at me for going so overboard. I love you to pieces Jidge, and I'm oh so very proud of you, all your hard work and all that you've accomplished! I love you!