March 2014

March was a pretty busy month, which is why it's been so long since I've blogged. Things have finally slowed down some, so here's my update...

At the beginning of March we drove to Utah for Stephen and Gina's wedding. It was a great trip overall. And the weather in St. George was perfect! But I am seriously not looking forward to that drive again this summer.

We stopped by the Grand Canyon on the way there.

And our trip overlapped my birthday. I got my Cafe Rio fix in, did plenty of shopping, and got pretty spoiled by Jacob and his family. So much love from everyone, it was fantastic.

And the day after my birthday was Stephen and Gina's wedding day. Did I mention the weather was perfect?

We love these two so much and are so happy for them :)

The following weekend was their reception and ring ceremony here in College Station.

So… I aspire to be super creative and crafty, but I'm not there yet.

But I work with what I can and I was proud of the outcome of the reception.

I just so happen to be watching my sister inlaw Kiya as she put together Gina's bouquet and wrapped it. And this was how it turned out when I tried to mimic it. I'd say it looks good! Lol.

And thanks to my other sister inlaw, Kristy, for making these cute banners, it made decorating so easy. Seriously, she's the best! She made some for my wedding too, and I just love them!

Gina (the bride), Gina's friend, and Janice (our mother inlaw) made all these paper flowers. And then Gina, Janice, and I painted them. They turned out so cute!! And they were the perfect decorations.

One of the really special things about the wedding is that Stephen and Gina got married in the St. George Temple. Well so did my inlaws, and my mother inlaw's parents, and one of their parents, and one more generation were all sealed in the St. George Temple. It was a very special weekend, I'm so grateful I got to be apart of it.

Exchanging rings. Seriously these two just brighten up any room they're in. They're so fun to be around. I feel pretty lucky to have them as family.

And of course I gotta' throw in a picture of us ;)

And then the following day, we went to Katy to celebrate my niece's first birthday, and also my oldest brother's birthday.

Baby Bella is 1!!

She had fun smashing her cake… not so much having to get cleaned up afterwards.

It's funny how when kids are younger, sometimes it seems like they like tags or boxes more than the actual presents. Haha.

Brody. What a cutie!

And now for a bunch of random pictures on my phone… Sorry it's probably boring. But more than anything this blog is just to have a record for myself since I don't do a very good job of journaling...

After her birthday, the next time I babysat Bella she was wearing the outfit I got her so I tried to get a picture of how cute she looked. But she just wanted my phone...

And then she just wanted the bow off her head. Oh well. Haha.

I love that my brother and his family live so close now. Like less than a mile away from my house. It's so fun to be around them. And she's just such a cute kid!!

This is how she started down the slide.

… And this is how she ended. 

I love Katy… But I'm so glad I don't live there. It's kind of hard to see but both sides of the highway are stop and go. This is Katy. Not Houston. Katy. Just let that sink in. Okay, maybe I'm just too used to living in a smaller town, but I really don't miss this.

This is what happened when I first tried to take Chewie on a walk. We like to call him our special puppy. Don't worry, he loves walks now. It just took him some getting used to. Lol.

And this is how much he's grown. He's almost the same size of Leia. I never thought I'd have a 'big' dog… Let alone two. Haha.

Sometimes I like to take selfies...

One of my favorite things is when my husband adds on to my love notes.

Also this is our current favorite song.

Listen to it here. 

And that's about it. I hope you somewhat enjoyed this and it wasn't completely boring :P