A weekend at 507 Union Ct....

As everyone probably can assume our house is the party house on the weekends...crazy yahtzee parties until the late hours of 8pm..dancing to great vine..getting slurpees! The excitment never stops here! hahahaha... Ok, i'm exaggetraing just a tad but here are some pictures from our last weeknd! A rousing game of yahtzee in which our brother dominated us!!! (this is also a great pic of trav..maybe we could just cut and paste and use this one for anyother family pics we ever take) :)

We went over to Ben's grandparents and travis couldn't decide if he loved or hated the turtle...he's a little unsure still in this picure...

I had to sneak a pic of dad watching battle star..his favorite passtime....

Travis and i getting slurpees!!..I know, he looks mad but...i'm pretty sure he wasn't...but ya just never know....

Between two jobs i did get to go out friday night with a friend!

Travis and i also went to petco and saw lizards and bought crickets, then we went to quizznos. Mom, dad and trav went to grandma's saturday night but i had to work....story of my life....anyways..it was a fun weekend, travis kept talking about how everyone is comin down!! He's super excited as am i!!

Birthday Pics!

Bev, Reagran, Danae, me,Tiffanie, Marilyn, Becky, Natalie

"The Chocolate Wall of China" I feel the need to let you know I didn't eat this whole thing myself. I did eat most of it...I hang my head in shame. I'm reminded of one of Jenny's birthdays when Susan was amazed at how much cake I put down. Some things never change. Although they probably should! It was Divine!

Cute party favors!

Inside invitation

Aren't these so cute? Natalie always comes up with the greatest ideas :)

A Birthday To Remember!

I have the most wonderful group of friends! On Friday night we went out on the town (NO children allowed!) to PF Changs! We all piled into one car and drove to Tri-Cities-first we stopped for 'drinks' at Sonic Burger then went to dinner. It was so fun to be there with my friends (if only my good friend Steph was still here!) and eat GREAT food! They all surprised me with a certificate to a day spa, so I am REALLY looking forward to that!
Apparently my computer is having trouble uploading pictures tonight, so I will try again later...

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Trip to Hearst Castle

The weather was beautiful - not a cloud!

This was the indoor pool with 22 carat

gold mosaics and a diving platform.

These are some of the elephant seals

we saw. There were about 100 of them!

The pool and views from the castle

were incredible.

This is the hostel in Cambria we stayed in.

Here's so recent pics. I love this one of Lizzie chowin' down on her cantaloupe. This picture is like a role model for me on how to approach my eating....wait, where did she learn that from? Anyhoo, it cracks me up.

Whoever says my garden isn't sooo worth all the time and effort I put into it? Check out these carrots!! I know they're tiny, but they were actually really, really sweet and delicious!

For Valentine's Day I had preschool that day and we were going to make cookies, so I wanted Caitlin and Lizzie to get their cookies before that. What better time than after breakfast?

I hid them and they went on a little cookie hunt and found their cookies (not quite as big as the ones mom made us- I figure as they get older their cookie can get bigger).

This is Lizzie's birthday outfit from Grandma and Emily. She loves pockets!! No, it's not too early for T-shirts and shorts. Note the sunshine streaming in the windows- yes, it's that beautiful time of year when you can all be jealous I live in the desert. We're talking high 60's low 70's, baby!!

Can I mention yet again how excited I am for our girls' trip?? I find myself thinking about it everyday now!

the redeeming qualities of snow...and other activities

Although I basically hate the cold and therefore, the snow,
it does have it's benefits...

A few weeks ago, I went snow shoeing on a group date.
(date not pictured in this photo).

I finally made it snowboarding. Our ward went night skiing up
at Brighton. The snow was a little icy, but it was lots of fun.

No, I'm not getting married, but we made tp dresses at a bridal
shower and I was quite impressed with my friends abilities.
Check out the puffed-sleeves.

I had a little reunion with some old roommies down in Provo.
Our waiter was really concerned about making sure that nothing
on the table was showing in this picture.