oh, baby

Last Sunday while we were driving back from the wedding, Zach's sister had her new baby, Kaylie Eleana!

We were sad that we couldn't be there when she was born, but we went to see her at the hospital the next day and she is super cute, which means a lot coming from me since I tend to think some newborns look like aliens and don't always get cute til a few months later.

Anyway we can't stop holding her and watching her funny expressions. Yay for new babies!

Proud big brother and sister holding Kaylie for the first time

Happy family!

wedding bells in sunny California!

Last weekend my cousin Hillary got married in the Sacramento temple. We weren't sure we would get to go because of Zach's new job, he doesn't really know whether he has work until the day before, so it was impossible for us to plan. Luckily at the last minute everything came together perfectly! We drove up with Matt and Kat and they even let us stay at their house (thanks again guys)! The wedding was great, the bride looked beautiful and I was so glad we were able to be there for the sealing...






even though I couldn't look Hillary in the face without bursting into tears. We had a great time.

Once again congrats to the newlyweds! We love you!

Catching up: Roxy and the build-a-dog

A couple weeks ago-ish, we got to hang out with our friends Ally and Orrin, or, as I affectionately call them, Orry and Allin. And they will be so happy they made our blog! (Shameful that it took so long. Check out their blog here, or Ally's brilliant Hot Chocolate Shop here.) Even TJ came to hang out with us!



We had pizza (delivered courtesy of Domino's online... which I now have an immense appreciation for, thanks to Ally), played Wii (is that ALL we do with our friends?? yes, apparently) and talked until the wee hours of the marnin'.

But the one thing we have documented quite well is Roxy's encounter with the build-a-dog. Ally wants a puppy and loves ours so much that she loves looking at doggy clothes with me online(normally, I'm not a fan, but I would love a hoodie for Roxy to wear in the snow, since she already shivers outside and its not even that cold! What a Floridian) Then she remembered that she had a build-a-bear doggy that had a removeable sweater! So she brought it out to try on and pretended that the doggy was barking at Roxy. At first Roxy didn't know what to think but she quickly decided she did NOT like that little dog, and barked and barked at it. We even let her smell the bum to ensure that it was safe, but she was still wary.

Not only that, but the sweater on Roxy's long torso looked like a white trash cropped version of a ski sweater... we had a good laugh.

Poooooooor Nana.

Catching up: Zach's Birthday

Zach turned 23 on the 28th of September, a Monday, so we waited until the weekend to celebrate. On Saturday night after Priesthood sesh we got together at our friends Matt and Katherine's house, since we are homeless (sort of)! We played Wii and Clue...

(looks EXACTLY like this girl:)

(And did you see Zach in the background up there? another look-alike)

...and had a DELICIOUS 7-layer dip (thanks Matt- I think you need to make another one this weekend!)...

we ate all this before everyone was even there

...and, of course, birthday c-eh-ke.

The only thing missing was some of our friends who were gone for the conference weekend. We missed you!

And most importantly, happy birthday to my husband, who is once again as old as his cougar wife. :o) Xoxoxo

Catching up: Camping

The weekend before conference, we went camping with friends Trent and Alysa. Zach and I have reeeeaally been wanting to go, but I think most of my girlfriends aren't much for camping... guess I'm not quite as girly as Zach tells me I am. :o)

Anyway, so we were more than happy to go when they called, and we actually had a tent that Zach bought years ago and never got to use before. We drove up (down?) to Spanish Fork canyon, but we got there after dark and didn't get to enjoy the scenery. Yes, that meant starting a fire, setting up a tent, and roasting weenies in... the dark. Roxy wasn't a fan of the dark or the cold (neither was I). Our "4-man" tent was barely big enough for all of us, but Roxy loved that part, mainly because of allllll the blankets (she loves anything soft).

In the morning imagine my surprise when I crawled out of the tent in the cold air to find these brilliant leaves everywhere. It was so pretty!

Good thing this is small. Trent and Alysa look MUCH cuter in the early morning than Zach and I do.

Catching up: Bridal Veil

The day before Zach got home from Florida, I took Roxy and headed up the canyon to Bridal Veil Falls to walk on the great trail they have there. Unfortunately Sundays are crowded in the canyon. But at that time the weather was still warm and beautiful (not FREEEEEZING like it is now already!), and I can never get enough of nature!

A quick shot of the river through the trees

a fluffy looking plant!

can you see the splashes of red up on the mountain?

the falls

looking tired but happy

some anonymous advice

Catching up: One Year Later

Plans for our 1st anniversary: go to Anniversary Inn and stay in a themed room. Until we realized we would be in Florida, not Utah.



Plan B: find a hotel on the beach and stay there instead. Until we realized we would get off work late on Saturday, and would need to check out early to get to church at 10 AM. No fun.

Plan C: dinner at PF Chang's and a movie date.



What we did on our first anniversary: dinner at PF Chang's.



Maybe next year!

I did make this cute book about our first year on Shutterfly. So fun!