Best Friends Reception

The day came and went for my cute friend Jori and her new husband Kyle!! They got married in the Manti Temple on the 4th of August then went and had their Honeymoon in Disneyland. On August 17th was their reception in Nephi. Jori and I have been friends since we were 7 months old!! Her mom is best friends with my mom, she use to babysit me and my sister when we were little! Jori and I have grown up together, as we got older our relationship wasn't as close as it use it be.. makes me sad!! But she is one of my best friends and I love her!! I am so happy for her and the amazing August she was able to have.

Her reception was amazing. They had it outside with a yummy dinner for everyone. They put so much work into making this such a special day. The trees had twinkle lights and pictures hanging from the branches, all the tables were decorated so cute, they had a dance floor and dj, a popcorn bar, the cake was amazing, and so many fun guests there to celebrate with them.

Cake time!!!

Some of Jori's family.

Popcorn Bar!! I love this idea, so cute.

Bride and Groom's first dance.

Jori's Brothers!! 2 of them anyway.

Daddy Daughter and Mom Son dance.

Bouquet Toss.

Garter Toss... except she forgot the actual garter hahah so they improvised!!

Dancing the night away!!!

LOVE this girls so much! Being an aunt is the most amazing thing in the world.

What a fun night. I am so happy for Jori and her sweet husband Kyle. Congrats and enjoy being married!!!

Our Project

Griff and I have been talking about ways to update our home for quite some time now. One project that has been on the top of our list was painting our base boards white to brighten up our house. So a week ago we decided to stop at Lowe's and buy all the supplies we needed for our painting job. Griff called his friend Stephen to come over and help him out, since I am not much help.. I can't really bend over and crouch down for long periods of time. So Steve and Griff started by taping off the base boards, pouring the paint, and going at it!! They have been really busy, for days they have been painting away and it looks AMAZING!! Our half bath is all done... other then the back side of the door. The stair case is all finished and the upstairs hall way is almost done. They started on Blakelee's room it just needs a final coat. We have many doors and base boards still but it is coming along and I can not wait for it to be all painted. It sure does make our home look more cheerful and bright!! Thank you Steve all your help with this project!! Griff you have done such an amazing job and I am so lucky to have a husband who is willing to do awesome projects like this!

Before...

After!!

What a difference :)

Love how it is looking!!!

Griffin's 24!!

On August 5th we all met over at my moms house to celebrate Lindsay and Griffin's Birthday. My mom made enchiladas for dinner and had delicious cupcakes for dessert. Then we opened gifts, Lindsay got lotion, a candle, and pink pants. Griffin got a gift card to Uinta Golf!

Next we celebrated Anniversaries.

Lindsay and Zach's is on August 6th, and ours is on August 24th so my parents gave us a Willow Tree Statue. Lindsay and Zach got 2 little girl statues. We got a mom who is pregnant with the dad by her side statue. I love it!!

On Griffin's actual Birthday August 11th, We met at my parents and I gave him his gifts. He got an orange puma shirt, and some cupcakes!! We went to dinner with his family to Dickey's BBQ Pit, then over to his families for more gifts! He got a couple shirts, money, Texas Road House gc, and a cookie.

He sure had a good birthday. It went by way fast, I can't believe that he is 24!! 

I love you Griff and am so happy that I have been there with you for so many of your Special Birthdays!!

Jori's Endowment Night

One of my Best Friends Jori was able to get endowed on August 2nd in the Jordan River Temple. It was such a special night for her!! Her family and friends were there to support her and enjoy this amazing night with her. After the endowment we went to Mimi's Cafe for some dinner and dessert.

Congrats girl!! I am so happy for you :)

My First Baby Shower!!

On July 28th my cute friend Lara through me my first baby shower!! It was SO well done and SO much fun. She completely spoiled us. She had a yummy lunch and some super fun games for us to play.

One of the games was a candy bar game, not like the diaper one, you have to match certain candies to a pregnancy term... for instance, epidural was Life Savers!! So cute!

We also played "Who knows Mommy the best" my mom won. It was so fun to see some of the answers.

Present time!!!

We sure made a haul. Everyone was so generous!!

We got lots of cute outfits, Binky's, sippy cups, burp rags, diapers, wipes, bows, towel, lotion, baby wash, and a mattress!! Thank you to everyone!!! Everything will be used lots and lots!!!

Hand made towel with a hood from Dayna!!! So Cute!!!

This is a super cute Car Seat cover from my friend Court!! Holy Moly we love it!

Love little Beau Man.

Not only did Lara throw such an amazing shower she gave me lots and lots of gifts!!!! Loved it all.

My mother in law is giving us our Crib Mattress she wrote a cute coupon good for one mattress!!

What a fun day I am so excited for everything we got and can't wait to use it. Such a great first shower.

July 24th

For July 24th we went to my parents for a yummy steak dinner. We all just hung out until it got dark and then headed out to light some fireworks. My parents had bought some fun ones to watch. Laryssa was having a blast helping Grandpa set up and light the fireworks. After watching the fireworks with my family we went over to Griffin's parents to hang out for a bit.

It was a fun Holiday that went way to fast!!