Easter

Every year drews moms family spends easter weekend in st geroge. it was a tradition for drew growing, up and has become a tradition for our little family. this year was no different, and we had a great time.

of course there was an easter egg hunt

i wasn't sure niya would get it but she picked it up right away

it was so fun to see her get all excited as she spotted another egg to put in her basket

the egg hunt rapidly came to a halt when she figured out there was candy inside

she couldn't believe her luck

of course she turned into a candy mess.

she is SUCH a sugar monger 

niya also discovered how much she loves the pool

it was so fun, that she threw a fit when we took her out

it wouldn't be easter without decorating eggs. 

niya decorated her very first egg

she had to get a little help from drew though because she started to try to get wild with the dye

my mom sent an easter package for niya

she was so excited to open it

it was the cutest little owl and fluffy chick wearing high heels. niya kept saying "shoe, shoe, shoe"

this was the only "easter family pic" i got. drew and i had already changed out of our pretty easter dresses. i was a little bummed about that, but niya fell asleep on the way home from brunch and we didn't want to spend all day in our sunday best. 

so oh well

Happy Easter!

Air Supply

before i can post about Europe, i need to catch up on what we've been doing lately. Things have been wild this month. We've been traveling a lot. We went to st george for easter weekend. Then straight to florida and new york. We came home for two weeks then left for europe. I haven't had time to catch up with my blog so im a bit behind

so......

in st george the whole fam went to the Air Supply concert. To say i enjoyed myself would be a gross understatement. It was pretty much amazing. I LOVED air supply in highschool. I may have even spent some nights alone, in my room, in the dark learning every word to their greatest hits album.

the concert was at taucahn. id never been there before. it's a really pretty venue

they were promoting their upcoming performance of the little mermaid

who can resist sticking their faces in these things?

and greece 

can you tell how excited i was, and how much drew was making fun of me

i even heard lisa singing along

grandma patsy even came

lovely

home

its 5:30am, and no thanks to niya, and jet lag we've been up since 4:30 but were home!!!!! we had an AMAZING trip to Italy, Spain, and Portugal. We saw so many amazing things and amazing new places. Niya was overall, a little dream (okay maybe thats exaggerating)

Pics to come!!!

dad-isms

my mom and dad came to visit. its always so fun when they come to my house because usually its me going to theirs. its nice to have them in "my world" once in a while. Even though they're in my world, my dad is still, my dad, and has little ways to make "my world" into "his world" 

welcome to "his world"

first things first. the bed in his room was turned the other way, and up against the wall, so my mom had to climb over him to get into bed and. that would simply not do, so he rearranged the room and moved the bed. 

problem solved 

 the closet in his room is full of my fabric and craft stuff. so there was no where for him to unpack his clothes (my parents LOVE to unpack) so he went to home depot and got him self some shelves so he had a place for his stuff.

problem solved.

it seems there was some confusion as to what garbage can was for trash, and what was for recycle. i've never been confused about it before, but apparently it wasn't clear. so he wrote TRASH with PERMANENT marker on my trash can

thank goodness there will be no more confusion

problem solved.

obviously the tools i had in my tool box were not sufficient.

dont worry, he and home depot also took care of that

problem solved.

he was a nervous wreck with niya outside, with no grates on the window wells. i told him it was on our to do list for spring. spring couldn't come quick enough 

so he ordered us some

problem solved

he didn't like the shower head in his bathroom either. 

naturally he replaced it with one he liked

problem solved.

these are my dad-isms. 

in "his world" problems get solved

im used to it. he's my dad. its a little endearing, pretty funny, and maybe some things even a little annoying. but im used to it,  he's my dad.

i love that he makes my world his, and spoils us rotten all the while

thanks mom and dad for coming to visit

we love you

come again soon!!

soccer is kinda fun

we got to go to the REAL soccer game the other night. it was a big game, they played costa rica. i guess there in some north american championship. its kind of a big deal. anyway we got to go!

i was a little worried about niya because it started late, and it was pretty cold. she loved it. she clapped when everyone clapped, and cheered when everyone cheered.

scott and lisa had some "club' seats. these come with free food. so we had fun eating pretzels galore.

the thing i like most about these games is that they're so lively, and full of energy. the crowd is wild. niya joined right in.

they won 2 to 0. that makes it even better1

thanks for the fun night scott and lisa!

3 years and counting

this month drew and i celebrated our anniversary. i really can't believe how quickly the time has passed. 

so much has changed and life is so different now than it was when we met.

im a little fatter, drews hairs a lot balder, we no longer enjoy the california weather, we "get" to enjoy the utah snow, i gave birth, we have a beautiful baby daughter, drews working at snfc, instead of schooling at usc, i only do hair sometimes, we have a house, we can't go to the movies without getting a babysitter, both our cars are paid off, our baby has been to 16 states, i've become a much better seamstress, im on a much tighter budget, drew gets to ski a lot, im becoming a lake powell veteran, im no longer scared to be home alone when drew travels, drews second home is rainbow city Alabama

life is always changing. i welcome change. change is good

im glad i have one constant though. drew. he's an amazing husband, a wonderful dad, a great supporter, and my best friend

i couldn't ask for more

Happy Anniversary to us!!

this year we celebrated with an amazing dinner at our favorite place Forage then spent the night sans niya at the most amazing house in park city. 

it was heaven

nursery bites

after my work out at the gym this morning i went to pick up niya from the nursery. the teacher informed me that oliver had bit niya. "who's oliver, and why was he biting her?" i said

and then i saw this

yikes! so nursery gives her a fever like every other week, and now she's getting abused by oliver.

the price i pay to get in shape