Carving Time

The Pumpkin Blake and Mimy Evans Erik hard at work. Careful John

Blake concentrating really hard.

John, Jenn, and Blake

Messy

Almost done.

Finished pumpkinsWell done Jenn!

Good job Miles!

Beth Temple

I think I met Beth when I was about 10 years old. We were best friends forever and then she moved away (in highschool I think). We lost contact for years but thank goodness we were able to get in touch recently. Beth lives in Utah now but she came for a visit. I was so excited to see her. We had a blast eating out, shopping, and most of all laughing. I never knew shopping could be so fun... and hilarious! I thought this awesome onesie would look great but Beth vetoed it. I love you Beth!

Melting Pot Bday Party

Happy Birthday Heather!!

"Don't Panic"

Me, Sarah, Kendra...

Sheila, Mary, Amber...

Dinner and dancing with the girls.

Dinner Date

Gunnar had wanted to have a candlelight dinner for quite a while. Just me and Gunnar. However, our house is always crazy and we are always running in a hundred different directions.But finally we were able to slow down and have Gunnar's favorite dinner. Bowtie pasta with bread. It was so nice to spend time alone with Gunnar. He is the best kid in the world.

Go Mariners

Jenn was so excited because she got four free tickets to the Mariners game. She invited me and John and we were more then thrilled to go. As we were getting in the car and about ready to head out John looked at the tickets and noticed that it said the first pitch was at 1:30. It was almost 3 o'clock. We thought the game started at 5. We were so bummed. We were in our Mariner gear and everything.We decided to go out anyway. And, of course, we still had a fabulous time. Just not at the Mariners game...oh well.

Lady Gaga!

Getting ready for Gaga...Monika, Mandy, Me, and KendraI got these leopard pants when I worked at Georgiou a few years ago. As, I am sure, you can imagine, I don't wear them very often. I was happy to rock them at the concert.I met Kendra's friend, Monika, this very night and Mandy is in our mommy group.We waited with anticipation for her to come on stage and she didn't disappoint.

She made quite the entrance.I love my Kendra!

Mandy and Monika.

Don't you love Mandy's purple hair and purple and yellow makeup...so Gaga!PPPPoker Face...

Just Dance...

Paparazzi...

Lady Gaga is an amazing entertainer and she actually has a very beautiful voice.
I loved all of her crazy costumes.Bad Romance...

The crowd was almost as entertaining as Gaga herself.

Here is just one example...

15 Years and Counting...

When I woke up this morning and made my way to the kitchen... this is what I found. Gunnar had been working hard to create this masterpiece.

Please notice me and John holding hands.I could not believe that Gunnar remembered our anniversary. He is such a sweet kid.

I am so lucky to have spent 15 years with this amazing man.There are a million reasons why I love John so much. Here are just 15 reasons why:

#1 He makes me laugh
#2 He is gorgeous
#3 He is an amazing father to our three boys
#4 He is smart
#5 He is a hard worker and provides for our family
#6 He treats me like a princess
#7 He puts our families needs before his own
#8 He is a worthy priesthood holder
#9 He is a good cook
#10 He compliments me every single day
#11 He is honest
#12 He is fun to hang out with
#13 He is sexy
#14 He is strong
#15 He loves me unconditionally
(which is, I am sure, hard to do sometimes)

Thank you for making me so happy John!

I love you for eternity!

Belated Birthday!

My amazing friends had a birthday party/dinner for me and Beth.

Therese, Me, Kendra, Beth,Donna, and Betsy

They are the best!!

Thank you so much for celebrating my birthday with me. Birthday's aren't as exciting as they used to be but you guys make me happy to be growing a year older.

34...UGH!!

After all of the parties and graduations I finally remembered that it was my birthday. John took me to BJ's. I was so happy. It was nice to sit and relax after such a crazy day. I got a delicious sandwich but the best part of my meal was the Pazookie. YUMMY!! If you don't know what a Pazookie is...you are missing out.John serenaded me then I made my wish and blew out the candle.

Thank you John! I had a great night and I wouldn't have wanted to spend it with anyone else.

A New Do

I was in need of a cut and wanted to go short. I was a little nervous cause I was getting about 6 inches cut off. I also needed to get it colored to hide some of my gray hair. So sad. Next time I think I will even go shorter...maybe.