Sunday, May 6, 2012

I Love Saturdays - SLC Trip

We decided to take a drive up to Salt Lake City.
When we first arrived, we stopped at a great little place called Moochies.
We found out about it on Food Network's Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives.
They serve authentic cheesesteaks, meatballs subs, and hoagies.
They also have Birch Beer on tap, and Tasty Cakes of all flavors!
It was like being back in Jersey for lunch!


Afterwards, we headed to the Conference Center.
Tours are available daily, and we were lucky enough to get a condensed one, 
since they usually run an hour, but our little ones don't have that long of an attention span yet.
It's a beautiful building.
Sheri and I got to see the Relief Society broadcast there last year,
but it had been so long since I had last had a tour, that I learned a lot.


Marigold in the Auditorium



Outside in front of the waterfall




A Sandblasted mural on the rooftop garden


The West Rooftop garden filled with plants to represent the valley


A rooftop fountain in the East Garden, which represents the mountains


View of the Capital





View of the Temple





Then it was across the street to Temple Square.
As always, there was so much to see, and it was full of people.
We counted 6 new brides!


The Christus Statue inside the North Visitor's Center


Some of the gorgeous flowers



Outside of the Tabernacle




Inside the Tabernacle



The Seagull Monument







At the Temple



One of the beautiful fountains




Another look at the temple...there is one of the brides we saw


We had a great trip!






Friday, May 4, 2012

I Love Milestones - 2 Months!

Our little Ashlynn went in for her two month check up.
She's not so little anymore...
She's grown from 7 lbs 13 oz to 10 lbs 10.5 0z
and
from 19 inches to 23 inches!
She makes her Mommy proud.
^_^









I Love My Kiddos - Meeting Cosmo

Jared took our two older kids to a BYU baseball game.
Caleb and Marigold got to meet Cosmo for the first time.
Their smiles say it all!


Thursday, May 3, 2012

I Love Saturdays - Rock Canyon with the Fam

Saturday is fast becoming my favorite day of the week...
I guess it has always been my favorite day, 
but the reasons for it being so have changed as I've aged.
Staying in pajamas and watching cartoons, Kung Fu, or MST3K 
used to make it the highlight of my week.
Now it's family day, and I love it!  
Every Saturday that Jared is home, we're doing something different as a family.
This week, we took a hike up Rock Canyon to the Squaw Peak trailhead.  
I must be getting old, because if you ask me, 
waking up early to pack, strap on a baby, and hit the trail 
sure beats sitting in front of a glowing box.















Tuesday, April 17, 2012

I Love Rock n' Roll - twisty bun mohawk

I saw this hairstyle, and just had to try it out on Marigold.  
She really liked it, and her friends thought it was cool too.  
Caleb's reaction was "Wow...nice!"  
It really is fun to have a girl with super long hair to play with.



Friday, April 13, 2012

I Love Tiny Surprises...

Which is what we got on March 8th at about 4:30 in the morning.  
Little Ashlynn came into our family, 
and although we knew she would be a girl, 
and approximately how large she would be, 
seeing her for the first time was such a great surprise. 
Then we knew... 
No more questions about who she would look like.  
She has dark hair, a tiny body, long fingers and toes, and Daddy's nose!
No more wondering what her personality would be.  
She loves to be held, takes a pacifier, 
wants to sleep with Mommy, and hates her carseat.
She's so unique - totally different from her big brother and sister!  
It's hard to believe that she is already over a month old, 
working on her neck muscles, 
and tracking movements with her big beautiful eyes.