"Love has a way of finding you when you stop seeking it and start being it."

-unknown

Happy {late} Valentine's Day...

So...

I had high hopes on this V-day post--making it all extravagent & what have you,

but an epic fail on my part (or should I say my camera's part)

since the pics I took came out just short of horrific...

(one day I'll will learn how to use a camera or

find one that is good)...

We did have a pretty good day however...

(even without men in our lives)

homemade Valentine's for Jake's school

festive nails

(like i said..they really are cuter than they look)

delicious cake pops

...pretty much the hott new bakery treat

(munched up cake+frosting+chocolate+sprinkles=a whole lota yummy goodness)

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!

xoxo

How Do I Love Thee...Let Me Count The Ways-Part 2

The way you use sign language in your own cute little way

The way you start cracking up laughing for no apparent reason

How you lay your head on my shoulder when you've had a long day at school

Your sweet kisses that you give out freely to anyone

& everyone regardless of size, age, nationality, or gender

How you sing out loud in your own melodious way.

The way you wake me up @ 6 in the a.m. and
come cuddle in my bed with me...

(ok, I lied about loving being woken up @ 6)

The sweetness that escapes out of you in every way...

your disposition, you hugs, your face, your smile, your love for family...

everything about you.


xoxo...

Forgive Me...

Hey Lovers!





I haven't forgotten about you...I promise...





it's really all my computers fault (our internet decided to stop working for the past couple weeks) so I'm doing this lame post at my work computer & therefore can't upload pics at the moment...





I just started working tax season again this year & already we are super busy & I'm still coaching gymspastics on the side & weekends so life is busy but great...





A post-Valentine's Day extravagent soon to follow...





stay tuned!!





In the mean time...remember this post from a while back?

check it out =)

A December to Remember...

This holiday season has been a-maze-zing.

Ash & Luke & the girls have been here all month...so naturally

we've been enjoying ourselves.

Here's what we've been up to all month:

we went to "Pretend City..."

pretty much the coolest place in town for
kids to "pretend" to be whatever they want...

some of us had more fun than others...

we did a little springboard diving...

Clearly, Ashley's still got it

we went to John's Incredible Pizza...

(first timer)

we left our footprints in the sand...

we went flying with Mr. Stud

(aka: mi padre)

we had a birthday bash for the cutest 3 yr. old on the planet...

we made fools of ourselves...

we got pedicures with our awesome aunt Wendy...

we rode rides...

until we were pooped...

we opended up some sweeeet presents...

we played with uncle Brad...

we smiled...

{a lot}

"Children come from the Father pure and undefiled,

without inherent taints or weakness. Their souls are as stainless

white paper on which are to be written the aspirations

and achievements of a lifetime."

-David O. McKay

(photo by Ashley)

Halloween-Part Two

Jessie and my boyfriend Woody

Ward Halloween party
(complete with every Halloween decoration my mother owns of course)


(he doesn't want to hear about it)

all the cute little kidos

Miss America and Dorthy are in the house!

Despite not being able to go Trick-or-Treating, it was a pretty awesome Halloween...
until my car broke down and my parents and I waited 2 hours for a tow truck...

good times.