HANSON

Our blog is changing!

2012-01-19T12:19:00.000-07:00

Well folks, our blog is changing. The name of it, and the fact that it is public. Here are the reasons for both...

Why is the name changing? Well, I am no longer Morgan Harper, and Michael is a part of this as well. So we shall have a new name for our blog. I have yet to think of what it will be though. The hubs and I shall discuss and get back to you on that.
Why are we going private? Well, truthfully I have always contemplated about going private but I thought that we really had no reason to because I really don't put anything on here that I am not okay with the general public seeing, because duh, it's a blog! I thought that maybe I would change when we had kids because they would be so frequently documented but I would cross that bridge when it came to it. Well then I thought about my nuggets that I watch now. They aren't on our blog a ton, but they do make it on occasionally and when they do I try to use their nicknames for them. Sometimes I would slip and use their real names but I really wasn't super concerned.
But then I looked and you know how you can see what people put in their search box that leads them to your blog? Well quite a few people were looking up young girls, and even specific ages and they would get to my blog! There are absolutely no inappropriate picture of anything on our blog (especially of kids!) but it still made me wonder what these creeps were doing with the pictures. So therefore, we are going private. I know that a ton of people don't look at our blog but if you want to be able to look at, just send me your email so I can add you. There have been a few peoples blogs that I "blog-stalk" (I swear not in a creeper way) that I either went to high school with, or I found it through a friend and I think their blog is interesting or funny or whatever and then they go private and I don't send my email because I feel like a total weirdo! But seriously, if you are one of those people just let me know and I wouldn't have a problem with you looking at our blog and I would be happy to add you!

Mrs. Hanson

2012-01-18T12:16:00.000-07:00

That is the name that I am going to start hearing roughly 100 times a day. I just got offered a job to teach kindergarten at Quail Run Primary School in Pleasant Grove. I'm not super stoked about the location, or that it is a charter school. However, the charter might turn out to be amazing, it's just new to me. But I am really jazzed about the fact that it is kindergarten. To some people this might be their worst nightmare, but I think it is pretty awesome. I am way bummed to leave my job now though. They have been such a great company to work for. They have treated me really well while I have been here and even when I told them about my new job they were so excited for me and wanted to know all about it. They are truly amazing and I am going to miss it. But luckily I just have to miss it until the end of the school year and then they are going to let me come back and work over the summer! Seriously that makes me so excited! I will basically get to work whenever works for me. It's my ultimate dream summer job. I can have as many lazy days as I want while also not feeling like I have nothing to do. Then when summer comes to an end I will get to go back and meet my new kindergarten class. I am really looking forward to this! :)

These days....

2012-01-17T13:42:00.001-07:00

At the Hanson home we pretty much spend our free time watching football, basketball, and One Tree Hill, which coincidentally is about basketball. Unless you are living under a rock you might have heard how AWESOME THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS ARE DOING. Yeah, we heart them in our house. I must admit I didn't have a fave NFL team but then he put a ring on it and he loves them so I would watch with him and I fell in love with them too. The game last Saturday against the New Orleans Saints was pretty intense and I must admit that Michael having to stand up and pace during a super intense time spread to me and I couldn't sit down because the last few minutes were so intense and I may or may not have been sweating because of it. Well they won. Here is a little recap in case you missed it. So now we have one more game against the NY Giants and if we win we are going to the super bowl!! So exciting! And this is my true girl coming out, I really need them to go to the super bowl bowl because hubby promised me months ago that if they made it he would buy me a 49ers sweat suit from Victoria's Secret and by golly I want me a sweat suit!

Now our dear friends the Jazz on the other hand, also KILLING IT! We really like the Jazz and have a good time watching the games together and on occasion with friends. We are hoping that they keep up the good work and continue to play hard because we are loving every second of them this year! I am really liking Enes Kanter, that rookie has some skills! And of course the beloved Paul Millsap. I seriously can't get enough of him. Michael makes fun of me because every time he does something good I jump/cheer/dance. I just love him. And Michael really likes him too. So much that we are adding a new addition to our family and her name is Mille. Nope, no human baby here. Just a canine baby. Yep, we are getting a puppy!
Millie is a black lab and was born January 10, 2012 and we couldn't be more excited to get her! We need to give her some more time with her mommy but we are looking forward to the day when we get to bring her home. Wish us (and the niners and Jazz) luck!!

Jazz home opener

2012-01-02T11:09:00.001-07:00

I put some Jazz tickets in Michael Troy's stocking this year for the first home game of the year. They were decent seats, but nothing to write home about. We went and got cafe rio before the game because I had been craving it so bad! Then when we got there Michael talked to a few of the scalpers there to try and trade in our tickets. We ended up getting 10th row for nearly the same price as our original tickets. We were so stoked! We were both so happy to be so close and we were even more happy when they won! It was such a great day and we were happy to be able to go on a much needed date with just the two of us. Now we are just hoping that this won't be their only win this year....

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Our First Married Christmas

2011-12-30T14:20:00.003-07:00

This was our first Christmas as a married couple and we were crazy busy and we loved it!! We had the Brown Christmas party, the Jensen family Christmas bonanza, the Rainey family party, and Christmas eve dinner at granny and grandpas.
Those were just the family parties, in addition to those we had a friend party at our house where I accidentally didn't cook the chicken long enough and everyone cut into it and it was raw. So we ate everything else while our chicken continued to cook. Then we had a little gift exchange where baby mama was by far the most coveted gift of the night. Cassity's and Morrison's left early because poor Dasha wasn't feeling well but everyone else stayed until the wee hours of the morning. We also had my cute girls dance recital where they did so awesome! I am so proud of them both an they worked really hard this year on their dances. I really love that they love dance and I hope to have a girly-girl one day who also loves it.
For Christmas eve we went to granny and grandpa's for dinner, then we went to my mom's and ate again (we couldn't turn down prime rib) and did our Christmas traditions with my family and then went home about midnight. We loved spending the night alone at our apartment instead of staying at one of our parents houses. We woke up early on Christmas morning so we could open up presents together before going to Michael's parents. We spoiled each other rotten but the main things were Michael got an autographed football from Alex Smith & Frank Gore and the new green jazz shorts, and I got a coat from Nordy's and tickets to lady antebellum.
Then we went to Hanson's and spent a few hours there, we went to granny and grandpa's, went to my mom's, went to my dad's, then back to Hanson's for dinner. It was such a busy day and we were totally spent by 8:00. Regardless of being tired though, we loved it! We had a great Christmas and hope that you did too!!

I kind of sucked at taking pictures, but here are a couple from or festivities.

Michael Troy playing santa at the Brown family party.

The girls and I at their recital

Michael holding Samuel at the Rainey family party. I kind of really love this picture of him...

My sweet nephew Noah playing with some presents from Grandma Ros

Christmas morning

And just for good measure, our Christmas tree skirt that I made for us. I am kind of proud of it.
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My first time sewing ever

2011-12-06T21:17:00.002-07:00

I decided that I want to attempt to be crafty, so I bought a sewing machine about a month ago. When it first came I was so excited but it ended up just sitting in our spare bedroom because a) it intimidated the crap out of me and b) I had no idea what I was going to make. So as Christmas came nearer I decided I would make our stockings. My mom had homemade stockings for us growing up that all matched except of course they had different names on them and then they each had a different design embroidered on them. I couldn't imagine not having homemade stockings after always having one. I figured these would be our starter stockings and one day when we have a nugget or two, I'll make us a family set.

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Update of Our Month

2011-11-28T12:31:00.000-07:00

We have had such a busy month! It has gone by so fast, and truthfully I don't remember a lot of the things we did. But here is what I do remember...

We put together a charity poker tournamnet/auction for our friend Alisa who has leukemia. I am not going to lie, it was A TON OF WORK which led to many sleepless nights, but it was so worth every single bit of it. Tons of people donated stuff for us to auction off and then people just kept giving us money that night. Seeing how generous people are always makes me feel so warm and fuzzy inside. We spent hours making the food for people to eat that night along with some orange almond rolls to be auctioned (delish if I do say so myself and they sold for $45, not to shabby eh), ran a bazillion errands to get stuff, and got the place decorated just in the knick (sp?) of time.
We are so grateful to all of the people who helped us and for everyone who donated and showed up that night. We were able to raise about $7500 for that cute girl. I just know that she is going to win this battle. She is so strong and has such an amazing attitude and outlook. She was actually super sick the night that all of this was going down and she still showed up with a smile on her face and was so grateful for all of it. I have never seen so many tears flow down one persons cheeks in one day before. But hers were constant and filled with happiness and gratitude which made everything so worth it!

We have also attended or watched on the telly many football games. They mainly consist of the utes and the 49ers. I can't help but smile when I see Michael watching football. It is seriously so funny. The things he says and his little dance he does when they get a touch down crack me up. Sometimes I will watch a movie in our room when he is watching the 49ers and I still know everything that is happening because that boy is so loud and he dances/runs back and forth between the kitchen and the living room because he can't sit still. I love it!

One thing that I feel like we have not done lately is see our friends. Life has gotten so busy lately that we don't see them a ton and I don't like it one bit. I am going to make a valiant effort to change that though. Michael's basketball season just started and so I will at least get to see Dasha every Monday and maybe we can squeeze in some sort of activity before or after the game every now and then?

Thanksgiving was good/hard. We went with Michael's family which was great and I love them oh so much and they totally make me feel so welcome and comfortable but it just isn't the same as being with my family. And I don't think I would have cared so much if my family had stayed here, but they were in St. George and it was the first time they have gone down there and it was my mom's first Thanksgiving since getting divorced so I wanted to go so bad and be with her, but it all turned out fine and there will always be another time.

Then of course after the festivities ended I went shopping! I love me some black friday!!! I went with Kirstin who is my favorite shopping p.i.c and we went to Park City to hit up the outlets for a few hours and got some amaze-balls deals, then headed to Target which seriously was insane. We didn't really pay attention to the line because we were so focused on getting what we needed but by the time we actually got in line it was about a 3 hour wait to check out! So we got on my trusty iPhone and looked up the stuff we had in our arms on target.com and they had all of it for the same price plus free shipping! So needless to say, we just put our stuff down and hurried and ordered our stuff so we didn't have to wait in that insane line. Then we were starving. It was almost 3 a.m. and it had been over 12 hours since our delicious dinners so we hit up the only place we could find open... Rancheritos. And let me tell you it was surprisingly delicious! We are both fairly picky eaters and we loved it! Maybe because we were about to starve to death? But I am just going to go with that it was amazing regardless. Then we made our final stop at Macy's and made out like bandits! I am DONE yes done (besides Michael, which won't be hard) Christmas shopping. And it didn't even break the bank. I heart black Friday. :)

Now let the other holiday festivities begin!!!

Our Weekend

2011-10-24T19:54:00.001-06:00

This weekend was super busy but a ton of fun! On Friday we went to Cornbelly's with Grant and Sadie. We did the corn maze, hay maze, and Sadie and I did this obstacle course that was about 1 foot wide and 1 foot deep so we had to army crawl on our tummies while going through the maze and doing flips and all kinds of crazy turns. I was apprehensive to do it at first but I'm so glad that I did it now.
On Saturday we had a Halloween party with Michael's friends from high school. We dressed up as Fred and Wilma Flintstone and Butch and Dasha went as Barney and Betty Rubble. It was fun to be with the Cassity's and to get to know some of his high school friends better.
On Sunday we celebrated little miss Ellie's birthday. We got invited to dinner with her family and I made watermelon cupcakes for the watermelon themed birthday she was dying to have, I love that little nugget and I can't believe how fast she is growing up.
We had a fantastic weekend and we can't wait for the next one to get here!!

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My nuggets

2011-10-05T18:55:00.001-06:00

Some nights I just need them... They can always make a bad day good. And after hugs and kisses and tuck-ins, sometimes I have to sneak a peek because seeing this makes me melt.

(you can just barely see miss Maggie's face peeking out from in between blankets, and I don't have a picture of Sawyer because he was still wide awake when I went to go check on him. Ha typical boys)
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Weekend update

2011-10-03T22:28:00.002-06:00

This weekend was a lot of fun. Michael went hunting and fishing, he caught a fish but didn't kill anything (thank heavens they never do!) but in all honesty he didn't mind because the whole crew really just goes for the food. They eat AMAZING on their annual hunt trip. Steak, bacon wrapped chicken, and sweet potato hashbrown skillets to name a few things.
While he was away I went and had a spend the night with my mom on Friday and Saturday morning we went to get massages and got delicious Bruges waffles with creme fraiche, peaches, strawberries, and blueberries. After that we did some shopping and ran some errands.
Then Saturday night I ate some delish cafe rio with my mother in law and then ros came over to my apartment for another spend the night and conference the next day.
Sunday we watched general conference and I made some super yummy baked French toast topped with butter pecan ice-cream and fresh strawberries for breakfast.
In between sessions we managed to watch rio (super cute by the way) and give each other a pedi just in time to come home to welcome home my hubby and make some yummy salsa to devour during the second session of conference.
It was a great weekend filled with way too much amazing food and Michael and I are both very happy to both be home together!
Here are some picture of our weekend!

My handsome hubby with his fishy

Bruges yummy waffles

The baked French toast I made

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Bake fest

2011-09-18T09:11:00.002-06:00

Between the utes game (by the way, thank you Jake Heaps for being the utes MVP, you really pulled through and gave us a great win) and Stockton's farewell I literally spent my entire day baking on Sunday. I made about 6 dozen peanut butter blossoms and pumpkin chocolate chip cookies for the farewell and 5 dozen raspberry red velvet cupcakes and some delish potato skins with dill dip for the game. The potato skins and cupcakes were a hit and were so divine if I do say so myself. A huge blowout game is even better with amazing food which we had a ton of! But we didn't expect anything less, we were at the Smith residence and there is always something tasty there! Thanks for having us!!

Here is a picture of the yummy cupcakes.

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The Fair

2011-09-18T09:10:00.001-06:00

On Thursday we went to the fair with Grant and Sadie. We had such a good time and it was fun to get to go out with them. Our favorite parts were the hypnotist and the deep fried snickers, Oreos, cheesecake, and of course the boys loved the bacon twinkies (that is so nasty if you ask me). Thanks for going with us!!

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Summer has come and pretty much gone

2011-09-13T09:38:00.001-06:00

Summer came and I am pretty sure that it is gone... I am not sure how I feel about that. I really like summer... a lot. But I like fall too (especially the clothes, oh the clothes are amazing!). But I strongly dislike winter and unfortunately winter always follows fall like clock work. But the point of this post really wasn't supposed to be about the changing seasons, it is because I realized that I didn't post one thing about what we did this summer, so I am going to do it now. But I was a huge struggle fest and took almost no pictures, so until I can find some this is going to be a pictureless post.

We were super busy this summer. It felt like we had something to do every day and that there were not enough hours in a day to get it all done. But most of our business was by choice and we had a blast doing it. After we got married it felt like summer was in full swing. We went to bear lake almost every weekend and we'll just say that it is slowly growing on me. Michael loves it more than anything in the world and I love going and seeing him so happy up there and hopefully one day I will love it as much as he does and we will be able to create lots of memories there with our future nuggets.

On top of the lake we spent a lot of time playing with Cassity's, Jones', Matthews', and some other friends. We love them and can't seem to get enough of them (hopefully they feel the same). Hopefully all of these fun play dates won't come to an end with summer!

My favorite :)

2011-08-31T09:08:00.001-06:00

I seriously love my hubby. Every day he does something to make melt and he is so patient with me. Every night he let's me fall asleep with the tv on, even though he really doesn't like it. And he snuggles with me and rubs my back until I can't keep my eyes open and then he tucks me in and makes sure I'm warm enough. He watches keeping up with the kardashians and teen mom with me (and laughs when I yell at the screen like I know them), and every now and then he will car dance with me, but I have yet to convince him that a water bottle microphone is necessary. I love you Michael Troy!!! I am so happy that we are hubby and wifey. There is nobody I would rather have for an eternity! :)

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Back to school

2011-08-22T10:40:00.001-06:00

I am so grateful that I don't have to go back this year! But I am equally grateful that the hubs is. One more year! Back to school, back to school to prove to dad that I'm not a fool. I got my lunch packed up, my boots tied tight, I hope I don't get in a fight!

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Beauty Tips!

2011-08-02T12:21:00.003-06:00

If you know me at all, you know that I love to try and look good and go shopping (just scroll down and you will have a sneak peak into my shopping addiction) and I am super into fashion, make-up, hair, and the list goes on... And those things make me SO HAPPY! But unfortunately material things only bring temporary happiness. I don't know about you, but I notice that the times in my life when I am happiest and the most care free and when I feel like I am pretty and I have confidence in myself are the times when I am happy and kind towards others and willing to lend a helping hand. Coincidence that these two things coincide with each other?? I think not! So these are my new "beauty tips" that I am going to strive to live by.

For Sparkling Eyes- Look for the good in Everyone.
For a Glow- Focus on the positive in Life.
For a Slim Figure- Work hard helping and sharing with those in need.
For a Young Look- Laugh Everyday.
For Beautiful Lips- Say only Good Things about Others.
For Lovely Hands- Use them often to Lift Others.
For Poise- Walk with the knowledge that You are Never Alone.

Tying her shoes

2011-07-30T20:54:00.001-06:00

I'm not going to lie, I totally had a proud parent moment with this one. Recently when I have been babysitting Ellie has been asking me how to tie her shoes. Tonight she mastered it...

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Nordy's....

2011-07-20T14:29:00.001-06:00

Nordstrom is seriously one of my most favorite places in the world. It is my haven. I hope that I have a little girl one day who's eyes widen and light up as she sees all of the perfectly placed clothes as we enter the doors to this magnificent place. I know, you are probably thinking that I am going to have one evil and demanding child, but I will only let her love and enjoy this place if she is sweet as sugar while looking amazing in her Nordstrom outfits mmkay?

Anyway... I always wait in anticipation for the anniversary sale and when it comes I shop to my hearts content. This year was a little different seeing as how I am married now and I need to think of Michael Troy as well as myself. But even with that being said I would say that I made out quite nicely, well maybe more than nicely... It is quite convenient that the sale is so close to my birthday :) Here is the beautiful outfit that I CANNOT WAIT to start wearing as soon as the weather permits it.

A-Z and in-between

2011-07-14T15:27:00.002-06:00

So apparently this is the thing people are doing on their blogs these days, and welp... I've got nothing but time sitting here at work so here we go!

A-Z
Age: 21 (for one more week!)
Bed Size: Queen... but oh how I wish it was king!
Chore I hate: Weeding!
Dogs: Zilch :( we will have a couple one day though.
Essential start of my day: Making sure Michael has a towel so he doesn't drip on the floor after his shower... I can't handle it.
Favorite Color: PINK!!!
Gold or silver: Both
Height: 5 feet and 4 inches
Instruments I play (or have played): I took piano and guitar lessons growing up. I can successfully do neither now.
Kids: Not yet. But there will be a few Hanson nuggest one day! We just borrow Sawyer, Maggie, and Ellie for now.
Live: Sandy Utah
Mom's Name: ROS!
Nickname: Mor, Eddie, Morsol.
Overnight hospital stays: None so far. Knock on wood!
Pet Peeve: B-word girls and Michael dripping on the floor after the shower (see E).
Quote from a movie: Here comes yo Baby Mama... Drivin a Suzuki! (Haha I laughed out loud when I wrote that)
Right or left handed: Righty
Siblings: 3 crazy brothers, 2 step-sisters
Time I wake up: 7, unless it is the weekend then it is like 9 or 10ish
Underwear: Yes please. If you don't you have problems far beyond your lack of underwear...
Vegetables I dislike: NONE!! I love them all!
What makes me run late: Everything.
X-rays I've had done: Back, ribs, arms (many times), hands
Yummy food I make: Chicken roll-ups, cookies, and cuppy cakes.
Zoo animal: Elephants. I'm a tad obsessed actually...

Lunch with hubby

2011-07-11T22:11:00.001-06:00

I love lunch with the hubs :)

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Goofies

2011-07-07T16:51:00.001-06:00

Can I just say that I have the best sister in law ever? I can tell her anything and she is always there for me. And my favorite thing is, we take pictures like this to entertain ourselves...

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iPhone

2011-07-06T22:21:00.001-06:00

Hubby loves me and surprised me with a white iPhone that I wanted oh so badly. I'm kind of madly in love with him...

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Honeymoon

2011-07-05T14:04:00.000-06:00

For our honeymoon we went to Orlando. Yes, we did all of the typical theme park stuff and we LOVED it! Our favorite part by far was Universal Studios. Everything there was incredible and we had a blast seeing everything there.
Our first night there we got there at almost midnight so we just headed to our hotel. The attendant found out it was our honeymoon and felt awful that he didn't have any champagne to offer us. We told him it was no big deal and as we were telling him to not worry about it he looked at our reservation and realized we were from Utah and then said (in his fantastic British accent), "Oh I see you are from Utah. You might not drink. Are you those Musl... no, not Muslim. Umm... Umm... Those Mitt Romney people?" Haha we both got a good laugh out of it.

The next day we woke up and went to a super fun water park with lots of great water slides and it even had wake surfing! After that we went back to our hotel room and got all dolled up and went to Ruth's Chris. And much thanks to the big party behind us and the crying baby to our right, our meal was free. Nothing better than a medium rare USDA prime steak, fingerling potatoes, creamed spinach and creme brulee for nothing but the cost of valet!

The rest of our trip consisted of Busch Gardens, Disneyworld, Islands of Adventures, Universal Studios, (most of these places were attended multiple times) mini golf, Michael winning a basketball competition (I was such a proud wifey), the blue man group, and LOTS of good food. If you know us at all, you know that good food is one of our favorites! So we ate at lots of delicious places. One of the best things we had were tempura berries and I will tell you what, I was in heaven.

I definitely miss Orlando and getting to spend every second with my cute hubby, but it is nice to be home and to get settled. Our place is almost all put together and we are loving the start of our life together!

Wedding

2011-06-29T13:28:00.003-06:00

It is safe to say that June 7, 2011 was THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE! I am so grateful that I get my Michael Troy for an eternity. Marrying him in the Salt Lake Temple was the smartest and greatest decision I have ever made. This is one of those days that I always want to remember every detail of. So, you get to read about the entire day in this post (mainly because I will blog about it and then write it down in my journal later on)... So here it goes!
I woke up 5:30 to be at my hair appointment by 6:00 and then I came home and helped Gram finish her hair and make-up before doing my make-up and getting ready. Then my mom and I got my dress and everything in the car to head to the temple. I was supposed to be there at 9:15 and was there by 9:20. I know, can you believe it?? ONLY 5 MINUTES LATE!! This is such a huge accomplishment for me because I am always super late. I met up with everyone and Michael grabbed my hand and kissed me on the forehead and into the temple we went. I had the best butterflies throughout the day. They weren't the make you sick kind, they were the make you happy and giggly kind.

Our sealing was so special and I will always remember how I felt at that moment. When it was time to greet everyone outside the temple doors it took forever because my shoes got lost and I had to wait for about 25 minutes while my mom, step mom, and 3 matrons were running around trying to find out where they were. Luckily they were recovered and we got to have a good laugh about it. Then we went outside and got to hug everyone and take some family pictures. After the family pictures Michael and I took pictures until time for our luncheon.

Our luncheon was at JSMB and was so yummy. Both of our mom's told stories about us and then our wedding video was shown and some songs were sung. It was relaxed and low key and in my opnion perfect. After the luncheon it was on to the reception, but not without a pit stop for a diet coke of course! :)

We got to our reception and got changed and took as many pictures as we could until our guests started to arrive. It was our goal to just try and mingle and not have a line, which we accomplished (even though Michael and I were usually in different places due to this, but it was totally okay).

We had creme brulee, a shortcake with berries, strawberry cheesecake, and a chocolate fountain with tons of stuff to dip in it. We heard that all of it was delicious and we will just take your word for it because we never got to eat haha. When it came time to cut our cake my mom told Michael ever so kindly that she would kill him if it got on my dress, so we managed to only destroy each others faces. It was super classy. Then we had the traditional bouquet and garter toss which was great fun.

When it finally came time for our first dance we were both so excited because we had been taking dance lessons to do a little swing dance. We started out just doing a traditional slow dance to "Then", and then finally or music switched over to "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" for our swing dance which I must say we did a pretty good job at. Especially Michael, lifting me in my dress was no easy task and he made it seem like he was lifting a bag of feathers. Then finally it swtiched to the ever so classic "Baby Got Back" and everyone got to see our ghetto fabulous dance moves. After that everyone joined in and we danced the night away. Including a special number by the groomsmen doing the YMCA and the bridesmaids starting off the conga line with many of the guests joining in.

After a few hours of dancing we decided that it was time to leave and we both went and changed into jeans, toms, and our Mr. and Mrs. Hanson jazz jerseys with our wedding dates as the numbers. As we walked out everyone blew bubbles at us and we crawled into the classic car arranged for us and drove off into the sunset to go to Little America. It was perfect! I am so excited to go through all of lifes adventures together!

P.S.
Pictures will be here as soon as we get them back from the photographer.

Married

2011-06-16T22:40:00.001-06:00

It's legit. We are husband and wife. I love it. :)More to come about our wedding day and honeymoon.

He makes me melt...

2011-05-19T10:20:00.005-06:00

I just have to say that Michael Troy makes me melt... He is seriously is my best friend and I am so grateful that I get him for an eternity. I got my tonsils out last Friday and I have been pretty much miserable ever since. I love that he is constantly checking on me and asking me what I need. He stays with me until he can't keep his eyes open anymore (even if I have been asleep the entire time he has been there) and he still tells me I'm beautiful even though I look like a complete mess. One night I couldn't take the pain anymore and he was playing basketball and without hesitation he told butch (one half of our best friends) that they needed to leave early so they could give me a blessing and they were at my house in no time. I love that I am marrying someone who has the priesthood and that we will always have that strength in our home. I love you Michael and I cannot even wait to be your wife!!

A Real Grown-Up???

2011-05-17T11:34:00.003-06:00

On April 29 I graduated from UVU. I thought that I would feel some huge sense of relief and/or satisfaction but I didn't. Maybe I will get this feeling when I don't have to go to school next fall? But I was actually a little intimidated. All I have done my entire life is go to school and then work the typical part time jobs most college students do, and I have got to say I was pretty good at it. But now I am a little worried about being a "good grown-up". This year I will achieve 3 significant steps into what I like to call grown-up land 1. graduate college 2. get married 3. get a full time job with benefits and all that jazz. Let's just hope and pray that I can transition from little girl to big girl smoothly...

Classic Wedding

2011-04-28T19:12:00.003-06:00

You know the classic saying: something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue? Well ever since I was a little girl I have wanted this to be a part of my special day and I have most of it covered.

Something old: a handkerchief made out of my grandma Harper's wedding dress

Something new: wedding dress

Something borrowed: I am stumped... I was going to borrow Meagan's skirt to go under my dress but her class act friend borrowed it for a pageant and lost it. Please explain to me how in the hell you lose a 4' x 3' skirt???

Something blue: ANYTHING Tiffany blue :)

So for the whole 2 people that read my blog if you have any idea's about something borrowed, please let me know!

P.S.

I can't wait to marry my cute boy! The wedding plans are going great.

Luck of the Irish? Nope, I'm not Irish... But I am LUCKY!

2011-03-17T18:14:00.002-06:00

Today for good ol' St. Patty's day I had plenty of adorable green, leprechaun, shamrock, Irish, etc... activities for my cute little first graders to do. Our celebration was a blast and I was constantly laughing at the funny things they do and say. The last activity that I had the little nuggets do was write a story about being lucky on a cute paper that a leprechaun held. Most of the kids had these typical things: I'm lucky to... have a wii, play basketball, go to the movies, and so on for 8-10 lines. One little girl came up to me to get her spelling check and her paper simply said, "I am lucky to have a family that loves me and that I love too."

It took everything I had inside of me to not start crying. This little girl has had a harder life in her short 6 years than I will probably ever experience in my whole life, and she just recently got adopted into an amazing family and I am so happy for her. I usually would tell students that they had to make their papers longer because it wasn't as long as I said it had to be. But I just told her that it was perfect and that she was very lucky and that I was happy that she recognized that.

After that I started thinking about the things I have in my life that make me lucky. I have so many of them and I need to start recognizing them more often. Here just a few of them out of the hundreds that I have. I am lucky to have...

Michael Troy :)
My Mom
3 gross, stinky, wonderful brothers
Great step-siblings, their spouses, and their kids
My Dad and Step-mom
The greatest friends I could ever ask for
An education
Amazing (almost) in-laws

There are so many more things that I could post here, but I will spare you that. Anyway, I hope that everyone can realize how lucky they are for the things in their lives!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

Time to Put a Ring On the Finger He's Wrapped Around!!

2011-03-06T22:26:00.002-07:00

On February 26, 2011 Michael asked me to be his wife and I very excitedly said yes! On June 7, 2011 we will be Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hanson :)

He is so good to me and put a lot of thought into how he was going to ask me. Here is the readers digest version:

He knew it was my dream to get engaged at the castle at Disneyland but seeing as how we live two states away, I knew that would most likely not be an option. But he knew it was important to me and put a lot of effort into it. He got a cake made for me of a castle and it even came with cinderella and a prince. After spending the day with him getting our pictures taken, we ended up at Noah's in a room decorated with rose petals, sparkling cider, and the cake. He then dropped a knee and proposed. It was so perfect and I couldn't have asked for anything better. After that he surprised me with dinner with our familes and our close friends the Cassity's. Then last but not least he had arranged for all of our friends and families to get together at his house to eat our delicious cake. It was the best day ever!!

I am so blessed to have him and I can't wait to begin our eternity together. I can honestly say that he is my best friend and every day I fall even more in love with him! Thanks for choosing me Michael Troy!!!

Valentine's and Snowmobiling

2011-02-23T16:46:00.005-07:00

So I was looking at the usual blogs that I try to keep up on and I noticed that almost all of them had posts about Valentine's Day. Well, I obviously did not. So since I need to do a catch up blog anyway I decided that I would just include V-day in it.

Valentine's Day was great! It wasn't lavish or extravagant, but I got to spend it with Michael so it was perfect! I have never been on a Valentine's date before so I was excited to do my first one with him. I had to teach all day (my kids made the CUTEST valentine's and it was a terrific day minus a girl cutting a boys ear off...) and then after teaching I had to work. So because of those two things we kind of got a later start but I was perfectly fine with it. We went to dinner at Asian Star, exchanged gifts (he gave me a gorgeous necklace) and indulged in some chocolate covered strawberries and grapes from Cummings, and then we went and saw No Strings Attached. It was such a fun day and I am so grateful that I got to spend it with Michael. I especially appreciated the movie because he HATES chick flicks and he knew I had really been wanting to see this one. He is my favorite!

And then for an update on life... Life is so busy! I absolutely love student teaching. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't laugh out loud and getting 25 hugs every day makes me anxious to go back for more the next day. However, I don't love working while student teaching. I am at school 40-45 hours a week and then trying to work on top of it kicks my butt, but it will all be over March 21 yippee!!!

My mom took Sterling and I snowmobiling on presidents day and we all had a blast! I love any chance to spend time with my family. Some highlights of the trip were:
1. On our reservation paper it says that there are cabins available to stay in. We pull up and there are about 5 big cabins in a row. Sterling then states, "Well I guess those are the cabins people stay in." Thanks for the point out captain obvious!
2. Within our first five minutes of riding, I rolled my snowmobile with my mom on the back, then we both tried to stand up and had snow up to the middle of our thighs.
3. Sterling going off a jump and then coming over to us saying, "I feel like I broke my face and then a smile and a laugh to reveal a bloody lip and mouth and my mom then proceeding to say, "Look Morgan, he is bleeding!" Thanks for letting me know in case I couldn't notice his bright red teeth. (He is all better now, in case you were wondering).
We had so much fun and laughed a ton! I had to tell Sterling many times to stop making me laugh so that I didn't pee myself in a one piece snowsuit.

Life is great and I wouldn't have it any other way!

P.S. A few weeks ago Michael bought me a pink Williams jersey that I had been dying to have. Thanks a lot for the trade D-Will!!

The Craziness of a New Semester... and my LAST ONE!!!

2011-01-16T16:02:00.002-07:00

Every time at the beginning of a semester I can't help but think to myself, "Oh nelly this is going to be a long one!" I thought that to myself at the beginning of this semester as usual but this time is different. This time it doesn't even make me sad and want to quit because it is my LAST ONE!!!!! That's right folks at the end of this semester I will have my bachelor's degree. I still need to get my masters and finish my cosmetology license, but for now I am relieved to have this done. This semest requires a lot of effort. I have to teach my cute little first graders 40 hours a week, go to 3 classes a week, do my senior portfolio, and still work about 35 hours a week. The only thing that it seemed I could cut out of my schedule would be social life and there is no way I was going to do that. I. Would. Go. INSANE. Even with such a busy schedule, I am having more fun than ever. Michael and I have managed to see each other way more than I had anticipated with me living and teaching in Provo and him living in Sandy so I am very grateful for that. He has a basketball game every week so I try to fulfill my girlfriend duty and try to attend them. Getting to chat with Dasha and Masha is a bonus at those, and then we all usually end up grabbing dinner and/or hanging out afterwards. I also get to see him every time that I babysit my kiddos and he comes down and visits me, so it hasn't been too bad. Another bonus is that my best friend Kirstin is dating Michael's cousin (and good friend) Tyler so the 4 of us do things together quite often and I am lucky enough to get to spend time with my bestie and my cute boy! Then I always manage to get some quality time in with my mom every week. I absolutely love getting to spend time with her and talk with her. I couldn't ask for a better mom. I love this crazy life that I am living at the moment and I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. Hopefully one day it will slow down a bit, but for now I am strapped in tight on this roller coaster and I am riding it with my hands up!!

VIVA LAS VEGAS!!!!

2011-01-04T10:13:00.005-07:00

This year we decided that the new year would be the best if it was celebrated in sin city. Me, Michael, Kirstin, and Tyler started making our plans a while to go on our little adventure. Well as usual mother nature was not on our side and decided to have horrible weather the night before we left. We were contemplating whether or not we should drive down due to the weather conditions. After much contemplation (and let's be honest, a few arguments haha) we decided to go. Luckily good ol' Troy came to the rescue and let us borrow his truck. Michael said we needed it for 4-wheel drive, I said we needed it for the seat warmers... It was a win win situation; my tush was so happy and warm the whole way. Thanks Troy!! Anyway, we made it to Vegas safe and sound. We played black jack (we all won woo-hoo), shopped :), ate WAY too much, and saw The Mentalist. I didn't know anything about it when we bought or tickets but it was so awesome, I would recommend it. We all had a blast and definitely enjoyed the great people watching the Vegas has to offer. I put many people on Michael's team haha. We just might have to make this adventure a tradition!

P.S. None of my pictures will upload... :( I shall try again at a later date but until then, sorry that this is a lame pictureless blog.

Gingerbread Houses

2010-12-14T17:08:00.005-07:00

To get in the Christmas spirit we decided that we would make gingerbread houses and watch The Grinch. Little did we know making gingerbread houses is WAY HARDER than we thought. Kirstin and Tyler's downfall - the hole for them to pipe out their icing was huge.
Mine and Michael's downfall - neither of us are crafty, however, in the end we were both pleased with our outcome.
Mallory and Stockton's downfall - I don't think they had one. They did their's in half the time and I think it turned out the best.... They have skills.
We ended up passing up The Grinch because our houses took so much longer than anticipated. We all had a blast and we are planning on making this a tradition. I think this little converstation was everyone's favorite part of the night:
(Michael let's one rip)
Stockton: You rip in front of girls?!?
Michael: Ha ha yeah!
Stockton: I would never fart in front of a girl... Well, not one that I'm hittin!

Oh Stockton... Thanks for the laughs :) Haha

Kirstin and Tyler creating their house
Michael and I attempting to make it look good

The beginning of Stockton and Mal's marvelous creation

Snow covered house

Utes and Jazz we love em' both

Perfection!

A 5 year old MONKEY!!!!

2010-10-25T19:30:00.004-06:00

This sweet little girl is 5!!!! I can't believe it!

I still remember going to meet her at the hospital the day she was born. She was so cute and chubby wrapped up in a softy fuzzy pink blanket. It is crazy to think how many memories I have made with her in the past five years. I didn't think it was possible to have so many because it seems like time has FLOWN by! She is such an amazing little girl and has so much love to give. I absolutely L.O.V.E. nights where all she wants to do is be snuggled while watching a princess movie or reading stories. They make me melt... But I also love nights where she wants to paint nails and dance until we can't move anymore. I love that every time she sees me she runs out to my car, jumps on me and gives me a kiss and sings, "You and me baby we're stuck like glue!" I hope that she never thinks she is too big and grown up to do all of these things with me, but I am so also excited to see the person she is going to become. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MONKEY! I LOVE YOU!!!!

The birthday girl and I

Waiting.... (and trying to do so patiently)

2010-10-09T23:48:00.006-06:00

There are some things in life that I have so much patience for (kids for one, which I am SO grateful for), and other things that I don't have so much patience for. One of them is this whole being single thing. It's not that I am in such a big rush to get married, it's that I want to be someone's number one. I want to be someone's top priority and I want someone who loves me enought to WANT to marry me one day.

I haven't ever believed that there is one specific person out there who is the only person in the world that can make me happy, however I do believe that there is someone out there that will make me feel like that. Anyone that knows me very well knows that I thought I found that person once and it didn't work out. I'm not bitter about things ending, because it wasn't meant to be. What I am bitter about is that I was willing to do anything for him and his family and allowed myself to love him with all of my heart and to take on his family as my own, only to find out that they could care less about me. I'm bitter about that because now when I do find the person that actually wants me to a part of his family and deserves me and all that I have to offer, it is going to be hard to let him and his family in to my life 100%, but I know that it will happen.

Lots of my friends have gotten married and I often wonder if I will ever find the person that loves me enought to never want to spend one day without me. Every time I go to the temple and do baptisms for the dead I always wonder what it will be like to one day be taken through the temple with my best friend to get my endowments out and then shortly thereafter be sealed to him for time and all eternity. Well to that person out there, I have some stuff that I want you to know...

I promise to be your best friend every single day no matter what is going on in our lives. I will love you and have a deeper appreciation for you than you could ever imagine. I will live my life in a way that will allow us and our future children to be together for an eternity, because there is no way I am going to want to let you go at the end of life on earth. I will be the best mom to our children that I know how to be. I'm not promising that I will be perfect because I know I will make an abundance of mistakes along the way, but not one day will go by that I won't try to be the most amazing mom. I will try to make you laugh every single day, I think I am actually pretty funny. I am a fairly decent cook although I have burned a few things, but I'm sure it will get better as time goes on. I love sports so I will never complain about watching them with you (but please just watch a chick flick or Disney movie with me every now and then). I promise to always be honest with you. I will try to make you fall more in love with me each day. I will never expect you to do anything for me that I can't do for you. And last but not least, I will make you happy and proud to say that I am your wife.

Now for all of the things that I have promised you, I expect the same in return. And I know that if you love me enough to promise me and eternity, that you will be more than happy to do those things for me. I know that your out there and maybe I have met you, and maybe I haven't. But for now I will be here, waiting patiently....

The Most Amazing Woman I Know

2010-09-17T16:28:00.005-06:00

Mom's are great for so many reasons and every day I swear I think of 50 more reasons why I love mine so much! If I listed all of the reasons, you would read this post for the next 100 years so I will keep it short and sweet, but here are just a few of the things that I absolute adore and admire about my mom...

-She is ALWAYS happy
-She knows every single one of my flaws (probably more so than me) and loves me anyway
-She is beautiful inside and out
-She is absolutely hilarious
-She takes walks with me
-She is a great shopping buddy
-She is honest
-She can always make me smile
-She is so unbelievably strong
-She comes and visits me at my apartment
-She teaches me daily
-She laughs at the same stupid jokes that I laugh at
-She has girls day with me
-Her faith and testimony are unstoppable
-She has managed to make Sterling and I both feel like her favorite (but I really am)
-She makes sure to talk to me every single day
-She is selfless
-She encourages me to follow my heart
-She is sincere
-SHE IS MY BEST FRIEND

Those are just a few of the things that I admire about my mama. Every day I wonder how in the world I got lucky enough to be blessed with her as a mom. I'm not usually an arrogant person, but everyone in the world she be jealous of me because I have gotten the opportunity to laugh, talk, cry, smile, and so many other things with this amazing woman every single day of my entire life. Whenever people that know my mom meet me, they always say "You are a mini-me version of Ros. You are just like her!" And I always give a little chuckle and say thanks. But from know on when people say that, I am going to give them a sincere thank you with the biggest smile I have in me. Because being compared to her is the greatest compliment anyone could ever give me. She is so amazing and I love her more and more each and every day. If you ever get the chance to know her whether it be for the first time or if it is to get to know her better than you already do, do yourself a favor and don't pass it up! Your life will be better because of it. I love you Mom!

"A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials, heavy and sudden, fall upon us when adversity takes the place of prosperity when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine, desert us when troubles thicken around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts."

--Washington Irving

Love These Days

2010-09-08T19:34:00.006-06:00

I have said it on here a million and one times, so this makes a million and two. I LOVE THESE KIDS!!! They are the greatest ever. I asked them if they had ever been ice blocking and they said no and so I knew I would have to take them. They all loved it and weren't scared at all to tackle the big hills. I love every second I get to spend with them. This was a great way to spend our last day of Summer together before school started for all of us except Ellie, the lucky little girl still has one more year. These kids are amazing and I love all of the adventures we have together!

Aunt Christie

2010-08-14T13:01:00.004-06:00

My Aunt Christie passed away on Tuesday August 3, 2010. It threw my entire family for a loop and we all miss her dearly. She had the most gravitating personality of anyone I have ever met and I don't think that there is anyone out there that didn't fall in love with her the instant they met her. Every thing about her was so fun and happy and you couldn't help but want to be around her. I am going to miss getting massages and going to lunch with her and my mom on a regular basis. I couldn't help but smile every time I was around her. She was such a caring person and if you were ever sad around her, you wouldn't be for long because she would always think of away to make you smile. Her memorial was great and it was so good to get to hear the stories and memories of her from the rest of her family, friends, and co-workers. Whenever she was leaving anywhere she would never say good bye because good bye was too permanent. Instead she would always say, "See you in a minute". I miss her very much and I can not wait to see her in a minute.

Sammy Bear

2010-06-28T13:41:00.003-06:00

Sam was one of the most amazing people I have ever met. He had such a big heart and was a friend to everyone he met. He was one of my best friends and we were able to talk to each other about anything and everything. He touched the lives of so many people and I am so grateful that he was a part of my life and that I was a part of his. I will never ever forget him and the memories that we made together. He was like a giant teddy bear that was always so full of love, that is why I appropriately called him Sammy Bear. The second Sam walked into the room the whole place would light up and he always had a good vibe about him. He was the life of the party and everyone always loved to be around him. I am going to miss his smile, his contagious laugh, the continuous jokes that were always coming out of his mouth, and so very much more. I cherish every moment that I ever got to spend with him here on earth and now I am patiently waiting for the day to come when I will get to see my little Sammy Bear again.

Samuel Kinney Jessop

September 3, 1989-June 21 2010

Meagan and Parker tied the knot

2010-05-25T08:17:00.006-06:00

On May 21st one of my best friends Meagan married one of my newly acquired best friends Parker. They got sealed for time and all eternity in the Salt Lake temple. I am so happy for them and they are perfect for each other. When they first got engaged I was so afraid that this was going to be the end of one of the greatest friendships I have ever had. But little did I know I was going to gain another best friend, not lose one. Parker is so awesome and he fits in with our group perfectly. As soon as they got married I found out that Gabi (Meg and I's partner in crime) is engaged to her honey Taylor. Taylor is kind of the same story as Parker. He is so perfect for Gabi and they bring the best out in each other. Parker and Tay are such a great new addition to our little group and I am so happy that they are both in it forever! I love our nights that we spend together, even though I am the 5th wheel haha :). Congratulations to my two best friends! I am so happy for you and I love you both! Welcome to the club Parker and Tay! Hang on tight because it is going to be one crazy ride!!!!

The newlyweds coming out of the temple

Meg, Mor, Gab

Bridesmaids

Gabi and Tay

summer and a new beginning

2010-05-07T13:12:00.004-06:00

YIPPEE!!!! SCHOOL IS OVER!!! And to top it all off, I got a 4.0! I am so excited that this wonderful day has finally come. This going to be my first summer off of school since I graduated high school and I am so thrilled! I am so excited to spend the summer with my friends and the new people I meet along the way! The greatest part is that my BFF Kirstin is moving home in 2 days and I am ecstatic! We always have the best adventures together and we already have a trip to California planned for my birthday! My summer started off with watching the Stephens kids for a week while their parents went to Cabo. It couldn't have come at a better time because they always make me laugh and it was a great way to occupy my time and get my mind of things! I have a feeling that this summer is going to be one of the best ones yet!

Spring Break = VEGAS!!!

2010-04-10T12:23:00.003-06:00

This year for Spring Break, I needed exactly that a BREAK!!! So my mom, Sterling and I decided that we would hit up good ol' Las Vegas. We all had so much fun spending time together. Our first night there we checked into the hotel and then went and hit up the casino. Yes ladies and gentlemen I am a rebel and gambled without being 21! This crazy Asian dealer asked me for my I.D. at my very first table so I had to leave, but after that it was smooth sailing. After some gambling that night we went to a comedy show and we all loved it. There were three guys that performed, the first one was not so great, the second one was really funny, and the third one was absolutely hilarious. The next day was a fun filled day, it was my most favorite because we started the day of with SHOPPING! Luckily for me Sterling is a great brother and put up with it for about an hour and half before he left to go gamble. Ros and I shopped for a few more hours and got some cute stuff. I was so sad because I found this Chanel ring that I absolutely loved but they didn't have it in my size, but I decided it was okay because I can always hit up Chanel.com and find it there haha. After some intense shopping, we went and layed by the pool for a few hours and just relaxed and read our books. When we were done at the pool we went back to the room and got ready to go out that night. We went to dinner and then we went to The Blue Man Group. All of us agreed that it was amazing and we would definitely go to it again. We all were so intrigued with it the whole time and laughed throughout the whole thing. After the show was over we went over to The Stratosphere and got unlimited passes to all of the rides there. We rode them for hours and this sexy beast of a guy complete with beer belly, a bald head, and only about half of his teeth hit on Ros. We all had a good laugh about that one! We stayed out super late that night and made it a good end to the trip. We all had a blast and we were sad to leave but at the same time it is also good to go home.

Shopping at the Bellagio
Waiting for The Blue Man Group to start

After the show covered in paper

Updates of my adventures!

2010-01-20T14:09:00.007-07:00

It has been a few months since my last post and I have a lot of catching up to do! I have been so busy with school and the holidays that I didn't have time to breathe, let alone blog! So much has happened in the past few months and I have loved every minute of it. Here is a little recap of what happened...

- Maggie got baptized! It was such a special day and I am so grateful that I got to be a part of it with her. I feel way bad that I don't have any pictures of this. She asked me to talk at it so I was a little bit too worried about that and didn't take my camera.

- I finished my first semester of the elementary education program at UVU. I was so nervous about finals and everything because it was a lot of work with 21 credit hours but I managed to pull it off with all A's except for one B+... dang psychology!

- The week after school ended Zac came home!!! It was the longest day of my life. His plane was supposed to get in at about 8:30 but it got delayed until after 10:00! But after two years of waiting I knew that two more hours wouldn't kill me! Zane and I went and decorated an over pass earlier in the day but it was so foggy on the way home from the airport that Zac couldn't even see it. But it's the thought that counts right? haha But it is amazing to have him home! I absolutely love it!

- Then there was Christmas. It was so much fun this year and I loved getting to spend time with my family! It was great!

- On January 1st Sawyer turned 10! I can't even believe how old he is and how big he has gotten. I remember watching him for the first time when he was two weeks old and I haven't gone longer than about 5 days without seeing him since. I absolutely love him and I am so grateful that I get to be a part of his life and have him be a part of mine. He is just like a little brother to me and I wouldn't have it any other way.

- After the beginning of the year I made the move back down to Provo. I really have had a lot of fun. Thanks to my dad and Jordan for moving all of my stuff down for me and to my mom for helping me get it all moved in. It is a good experience to be down here in a college town (even though I venture home at least once a week) and getting to know some new people down here. I am having a blast and will post more about my adventures as they come along!

Princesses on Ice

2009-11-16T16:13:00.004-07:00

My cute little Maggie and Ellie had been asking me for so long when we were going to have a princess day and I kept telling them that I wasn't sure. But little did they know that I had a little trick up my sleeve! I showed up at their house one night and gave them tiaras and told them to get ready because we were having princess night with real live princesses... We went to Disney Princesses on Ice! It was so much fun to get to spend time with my girls. It was fun for me to see them having so much fun, and the many hugs, kisses, and thank you's I got throughout the night made it perfect. I absoultely love spending time with these two girls! They had smiles on their faces the whole night and we were all singing and dancing along with the princesses in the show! The girls both agreed that Cinderella was their favorite princess of the night. Every time a princess would come out she would wave and Ellie would say, "Oh Morgan! Did you see her just wave at me?" (Ring a bell Lisa hehe). Thanks to Kevin and Linda for letting me take your girls! We all had a blast!!

The Circus is In Town!!!

2009-09-28T09:23:00.002-06:00

On Friday I was lucky enough to get to take Sawyer, Maggie, and Ellie to the circus! For the past 3 or 4 years I have taken Sawyer and Maggie but this was the first year that Ellie came and she absolutely loved it! It was so much fun to see their faces light up and to see their smiles from ear to ear. Every time something exciting happened (which was like every 20 seconds haha) I would hear, "WHOA" and "WOW" from Sawyer and Maggie and Ellie would look at me with the most amazed look and scream, "THAT WAS AMAZING!!" It was so much fun to see them have such a good time and I can't wait to take them again next year!

Brad Paisley

2009-09-24T10:12:00.002-06:00

On Saturday Kirstin and I went to the Brad Paisley concert and it was so so so much fun! We had 3rd row seats so it couldn't have been any better! We only get to see each other about once a month if we are lucky, sometimes it's longer! So it was so much fun to get to spend time together. I swear I have the worst luck with camera's and we got to the concert and I realized my battery was completely dead. So I had to get pictures from Kirstin, luckily she is smart and brought a charged one. We didn't take very many pictures because we were too busy dancing and singing as loud as we could!

Hiding from the rain

Waiting in line to get cotton candy!

My Little Princesses

2009-09-14T21:44:00.004-06:00

Maggie and Ellie are my most favorite girls ever. They are just like little sisters to me and I cherish every second that I have with them. I found out about a princess contest for little girls to enter and I knew I had to enter these two! We had so much fun getting ready and being girly and taking the pictures. A huge thanks to Rick for taking them for us!!!!! You did a great job and we all had so much fun! To vote for Maggie and Ellie to win the princess contest go to http://www.pinkdaffodilphoto.blogspot.com/ on Wednesday or Thursday (9.16 & 9.17). Thanks again Rick! The girls and Ihad a blast getting to spend time together and with you!!!!

Boating Fun!!!!

2009-09-07T14:41:00.003-06:00

A couple of weeks ago my mom and the Stephens planned a surprise boating trip for me for a late birthday/graduation present. But of course just my luck the day that they had initially planned it we woke up to a giant storm! So my mom told me what was going on and Linda called and asked if we could go the weekend after. Not all of my friends could come the next weekend, but it didn't matter! I had a blast with those who were able to make it. I was bummed that Maggie couldn't come because I wanted to see her water ski so bad, but that means that I will just have to go with Stephens another time, dang! :) Here are just a few pictures from our little adventure. Thank you so much mom and Stephens! I couldn't ask for a better family! :)
P.S. I seem to have accidentally deleted all of the wakeboarding pictures on my camera.... Oops!

BBQ with Rigby's and Stephens

2009-09-07T14:25:00.003-06:00

So clear back in like the middle of July (I have been a slacker blogger...), the Rigby's, Stephens and I finally got together and had a bbq. We all had a lot of fun and it was really good to have my two favorite families (besides my own of course) get to know each other a little bit better. We went swimming, had some amazing steak, and finished it off with a fire and smores and roasted starbursts! It was great to all spend some time together and to share some hilarious stories. Let's do it again soon!

New Niece :)

2009-08-01T13:20:00.003-06:00

This morning my sister Nicole had her 2nd baby. Her name is Isabelle Noble Lance and we are so excited that she is here! It was so fun to go see her at the hospital and to get to hold her for the first time. She is so tiny and we are so excited to have her be a part of our family. I now have a niece and a nephew and I love them both. Thomas wasn't so sure about having a new baby sister but I think she is growing on him. Once again I didn't have my camera (lame me...) so all of these pictures are from my phone.

Isabelle and I

Baby Isabelle

Proud Grandma

Grandpa with his grandkids

The baby makers... AKA Nicole and Jeremiah

Kenny Chesney

2009-07-24T13:28:00.004-06:00

Wow I don't even know where to begin. The Kenny Chesney concert was AMAZING!! My mom and I were lucky enough to get floor seats to his concert and we had a blast. My mom's friend Mark asked her earlier in the day if she was going to the concert that night and indeed she was so they said they would try and meet up to say hi. Well it turns out we got to our seats and they were right next to us. It was such a good concert and we had a blast. The only bad thing was that I forgot my camera so all of the pictures are from my phone. Lame-o! But seeing as how that was the only flaw of the night, I think it's safe to say that it was close to perfect! I am so lucky to have an amazing mom who would come and sing and dance with me the whole time. We never sat down once and we were worn out in the end from dancing, yelling, and singing! We will definitely go again next time he is in town!

Mark and his wife
Sexy Kenny!

Rockin' the cowgirl hats

St. George!

2009-07-02T11:00:00.008-06:00

Last weekend my mom, Brianne, and I took a much needed vacation down to St. George. I needed it so bad! Not one thing has gone right lately, it has just been one big storm after the other so it was great to forget all of my troubles for the weekend and get out with the girls. We stayed at Grandma's house and lucky me, Kirstin lives in St. George andcame along for our adventures too! We went and saw Annie and Footloose at Tuacahn and they were both awesome! Brianne and I are still singing "Cut loose, Footloose, kick off your Sunday shoes! Please Louise pull me of of my knees!" Haha. We also went and got pedicures (which were amazing, thanks again Gram!), went to Nielsen's frozen custard to get a concrete, and went swimming. It was such a relaxed weekend and I can't wait for the next one!

PUPPIES!!!

2009-06-28T20:35:00.001-06:00

So I have wanted a puppy ever since Niki died when I was 15, and I have yet to crack my mom to get one. Luckily Kevin and Linda got two new puppies so I can enjoy them a few days a week. Their names are Stella and June and I absolutely LOVE them! They are absolutely adorable and they love to play, but even more important they love to cuddle. They are so much fun and they have been a great little addition to the Stephens family.

Summer = Snow Cones!!!

2009-05-31T17:12:00.003-06:00

For me the first sign of Summer is that the snow cone stands open! I LOVE SNOW CONES!! They are quite possibly one of my favorite treats and Sawyer, Maggie, and Ellie have figured it out. They know that if they ask for one, they will most likely get on because I can't resist! I watched them while Kevin and Linda went to the temple celebration at the conference center. We decided we needed to do something fun so we got snow cones and had movie night! We all had a blast! :)

Stephens Kids!

2009-05-05T18:28:00.007-06:00

It has been a way long time since I have blogged about these guys and last time I watched them, they reminded me that I needed to! So here it is... Sawyer is in 3rd grade, Maggie is in 1st, and Ellie still has the the privilege of being at home being a happy 3 year old. They are all in swimming lessons and are doing GREAT!! Maggie is the only girl in her class and is also the youngest and she can out-swim all of the boys in her class (that's my girl! :) ). Maggie and Sawyer both do piano lessons and are having a lot of fun with them. Maggie had a school program this week about all of the different countries and she did great! It was so much fun to go and see her. I have had the opportunity to watch these guys a lot lately while their parents have been out of town and I have loved every minute of it. They are growing up so fast so I soak in every second I get to spend with them. I still remember seeing all of them at the hospital the day they were born and I can't beleive they are 9, 7, and 3 now. CRAZY!!!! They are the best kids in the world and one of the greatest blessings in my life! I LOVE YOU STEPHENS!!!!

Maggie dancing with her partner in her school program

My 3 favorite kids

This is what happens when we all get together...

Sibling love!

Princess Loo and Monkey after the school program

Maggie and Sawyer are the top 2 swimmers

Best Friends

Maggie singing

Princess Loo

Ellie licking some frosting off of the spatula. Yummy!

This picture totally describes the two of them.
LOVE IT!!!

BrItNeY sPeArS!!!!

2009-04-16T15:08:00.002-06:00

So this week Me, Meg, Kirstin, and Leticia went to the Britney Spears concert and we all had a BLAST!!!! The pussycat dolls were the opening act and they were fun to see also. None of us ever stopped dancing and we all had rhaspy voices the next day from singing along and screaming! We went to dinner at Tucanos before (it's a wannabe Rodizio Grill, my advice is to stick to Rodizio...) it wasn't the best but it was fun to all be together and get pumped up for the concert. It was so much fun to have a night out with the girls! We can't wait for the next one!

Meg and I after dinner at Tucanos

Kirstin, Letecia, Mor, and Meg

Meg and I bored waiting for Britney!

Oopsie... Wrong Bathroom! :)

Meg at the urinal

EASTER!!!!

2009-04-12T14:25:00.007-06:00

Easter is my most favorite holiday ever and this year didn't disappoint! I journeyed down to Manti with Mike and the rest of the Smith family. Mike and I left on Friday to go down there and with my luck there was a terrible accident and it took us 5 HOURS to get there! It was crazy! But when we finally got there it was fun. Kylie took down her two friends Calli and Stacie and they were both way fun girls and I had a lot of fun with the three of them. We went shooting on Saturday and that was a blast. Thanks to Mike and Rick helping me and making sure I didn't kill myself! :) Mike and I drove home on Saturday night because my family had tickets to the Jazz game. They lost but it was fun to go to anyway. And then on Sunday morning we went to church and came home to do our Easter baskets, our Easter egg hunt, and color eggs. I had so much fun being with family and friends and I can't wait for Easter next year!

Thanks Smith family!!! :)

CHIPPENDALES!!!!!

2009-03-10T15:46:00.005-06:00

So last weekend my mom, Meagan and I decided that it would be nice to go to St. George for the weekend. We didn't really have anything planned other than to just go down and have fun. Meg and I were debating about going to Vegas and then Rem and Tracy needed a ride down there to the airport. So we decided we would take them down there and then have an adventure in Las Vegas! We wanted to go to a show down there and the cheapest one turned out to be Chippendales... So you know Meg and I we started laughing hysterically and looked at each other and screamed YES!!!! We had so much being down there together for a girls night! The show wasn't as risque as you would think and we fell in love with the cute lady that sat next to us. I ended up catching a shirt that one of the guys ripped off and threw in to the crowd! Woo hoo! (The last picture shows what Meg and I are really like though... being dorks after eating at Cracker Barrel!!)

Scrapbooking...

2009-02-28T15:45:00.002-07:00

So I have never scrapbooked before in my life and before Zac left on his mission he asked if I would make him one. Well I of course said yes without even thinking twice about it because how hard could it be right? Oh my gosh... Let me tell you! Haha I am amazed at the talent that scrapbookers have. I am so not a crafty person by any means and when I walked in to the scrapbooking store I almost had a heart attack at the amount of stuff there was. I just thought that scrapbooks consisted of paper and pictures, but they most definitely don't. Now that I am embarking on this journey I think I should have started they day he left to get it done in time! I am going to have to go double time which could be a problem because I have yet to complete my first page and I have worked on it for almost 3 hours!!! It drives me crazy to not be able to just sit down and hurry and do a page and have it turn out perfect like everyone else's. I guess Zac's mission is going to teach me patience in more ways than one hahaha!

ECUADOR!!!

2009-01-23T12:12:00.005-07:00

So I have been home from Ecuador for a few weeks now and I just have to say that it was the most amazing experience! I was so sad that my time was cut short but I hope to go back someday! I fell in love with all of kids down there, but the ones with special needs were for sure my favorite! It would take forever and a day to write about my adventure down there but it was AWESOME!!! Here are just a few of the hundreds of pictures that I took!

One Last Get Together

2009-01-08T21:45:00.002-07:00

My family had one last get together before everyone had to go back home after the holidays. Everyone came over to our house for brunch, games, and then birthday cake for Uncle Russel and Grandpa! We all had so much fun. It's great to get to spend time together with most of our extended family!

My Aunt took this because it was a joke that there was $700 worth of butt in those pants! Haha

Christmas Afternoon at my dad's house

2008-12-26T11:49:00.001-07:00

Sterling and I went up to our dad's house at about 12:00 on Christmas afternoon. It was so much fun to go up there to see everyone. My grandparents and my Aunt Kelly and her little boy Talon were up there and it is always fun to see them. The most eventful thing that day was Talon's haircut. He HATES getting his haircut but he finally agreed to let me do it. He had quite the shag going because he refuses to get it cut. But I eventually got it cut way cute and short with a little bit of a faux hawk! It was so good to see that side of my family because I don't get to see them a whole lot, but it is always so much fun when I do! :)

Christmas Morning

2008-12-26T11:34:00.003-07:00

Well let's just start with Christmas Eve. We got kind of a late start this year and didn't open our pajamas and read our story until about 9:30. Then Sterling wanted to go sledding instead of watching A Christmas Story like usual. We deliberated for a while and then decided to go. But let me just say this sledding was not normal sledding. We went to skyline parking lot and got pulled behind the truck on a sled! Sterling's friend Carlton came with us, and no matter how redneck it seems it actually was a lot of fun! I had a great Christmas this year! It was so much fun to be with my family and we were all very happy that Grandma was here to spend it with us! My mom had to wake Sterling and I up at about 9:45 because she didn't want us to leave for my dad's house too late. We all woke up and did presents and then ate breakfast together. Our family got a wii this year and we all had a blast playing it together! It was especially fun when our extended family came over Christmas night to play! There was never a dull moment with all of us battling to be the best mario cart racer! Haha

My Work Christmas Breakfast

2008-12-26T11:14:00.001-07:00

On Christmas Eve morning we had breakfast and a gift exchange with everyone at my work. It was so much fun to see everyone one last time. The gift exchange was so much fun and got pretty intense at times. It was no question that the Marshall getting the lingerie was by far the best part! Thanks to Tahna for bringing it! :) I ended up with a picture frame with cute quotes on it and a blanket. Courtney and I had been coming with plans the whole time for her to get the quesadilla maker, but it somehow didn't work out. Sorry Courtney! Haha I will miss everyone at work so much! I had a lot of fun with them!

These are a few of my favotire things....

2008-12-23T18:44:00.004-07:00

My Favortites!!!

8 Favorite Movies
1. Cinderella
2. Sleeping Beauty
3. Billy Madison
4. Dumb and Dumber
5. Legally Blonde
6. White Chicks
7. The Dark Knight
8. Monsters Inc.

8 Things I did Yesterday
1. Worked
2. Went to lunch at Porcupine
3. Shopped
4. Watched The Perfect Holiday w/ my Grammy
5. Made cookies with Sawyer, Maggie, and Ellie
6. Took cookies to the Rigby fam
7. Said goodbye to the Stephens :(
8. Made dinner with my mama

8 things I look forward to:
1. My e-mail from Zac!!!!!!
2. Christmas
3. Going to Ecuador
4. Time off of work
5. Summer
6. Coming home from Ecuador
7. Watching Sawyer, Maggie, and Ellie when I get home
8. January 2nd, 2010

8 Favorite Restaurant
1. Porcupine
2. Rodizio Grill
3. Texas Road House
4. Teppenyaki
5. Ruth's Chris
6. The Old Spaghetti Factory
7. Brick Oven
8. P.F. Chang's

8 Things I wish for:
1. My family to be happy and healthy
2. To finish school asap
3. A home of my own one day
4. A family of my own someday
5. Money to do the things I want
6. To be able to find the good in everyone
7. To go to Hawaii and Australia
8. Selflessness

8 People I tag:
1. The Rigby Family
2. Robin
3. Mallory
4. Karolee
5. Traci
6. The Smith Family
7. Tonya
8. Randi

What Princess Are You?!

2008-12-04T14:37:00.003-07:00

You Are Ariel!

Headstrong and fiesty. You have a mind of your own that's full of romantic dreams about the world around you. Exploring exotic places is your ultimate dream, and although you can be a little naive you'll realize that there is something to be gained from your family's wisdom.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

The Whole Fam! (Well my dad's side anyway...)

2008-11-07T13:24:00.003-07:00

It is fairly rare that me, all of my brothers and my dad and step mom are together. So I was so excited when we all got the chance to be on my dad's birthday! It is so crazy to me that my "little" brother Jordan is a good 5 inches taller than me and Taylor is catching up quick! I love my family and especially my brothers so much! They are the best!!!!

Thriller/ Halloween

2008-11-02T15:38:00.004-07:00

The weekend before Halloween my mom and I went down to St. George to go to Thriller with my grandma and Kirstin. We all had a ton of fun. It is a way cool show, if you haven't gotten you should definitely check it out next year! And then Halloween weekend was also an adventure too! The night before Halloween my work did trunk or treating for the kids at The Christmas Box house. My mom came along for the ride and I also took Sawyer, Maggie, and Ellie. It was so much fun for everyone! My mom and I dressed up as The Incredibles and we had a lot of fun doing it! :)

Ellie's Birthday and The Primary Program

2008-11-02T15:11:00.005-07:00

Ellie's birthday was October 22 and she turned 3. She had a blast at her birthday party! If you ask her she will say, "I used to be little but I just grew up so fast!" Haha. Luckily, she really is still little! :) Then the Sunday after her party was the kids primary program. I went to see them in it and they all did awesome! Maggie sang with a few other girls, Sawyer talked about missionaries and Zac which made me cry! He looks up to him so much. And last but not least Ellie sang I Am a Child of God all by herself! Nobody could believe how well she did! It was so much fun to go and see them all! I obviously couldn't take pictures during the program but I got a few pictures of them in their church clothes afterwards!

Rockin Nights...

2008-10-03T16:41:00.003-06:00

Here are a bunch of random pictures... Some are from Meg and I at the circus, others are from Octoberfest. The best ones of all however are from our Rock Band night. Gabi, Meagan and I decided it would be fun to have a girls night of Rock Band because we usually play it with boys who make fun of us the whole time. When we got to my house my mom was all about being in the band! Lane came down and watched, but he never actually played! He just had a lot of good laughs watching us! Especially when my mom exclaimed, "Yep that's us! We're all easy and ready to go!" Oh mom...

Hike to the waterfall

2008-09-14T02:28:00.003-06:00

A few weeks ago I was babysitting and Sawyer and Maggie said they wanted to do one more fun thing before school started. So I thought for a little bit about what we could do and then it clicked... We could go on a hike and have a picnic. We went and hiked the waterfall just off of Wasatch Blvd. You park at the bottom of a neighborhood and you have to first walk up through the neighborhood to get to the trail head and we saw 2 deer in the neighborhood on the way there. They made me nervous but I managed to keep my cool until one of them started following us up the trail. Maggie was getting mad at me and told me I was going too fast but that deer freaked me out so I wanted to get away from it as soon as possible. Luckily Sawyer is brave and told me to relax. Haha! Everyone walked the whole way without one complaint, even Ellie! I was surprised because it's kind of a steep hike for her little legs but she did it all with a smile. Maggie wore her swimsuit because she wanted to play in the water but with just one toe in the water she realized it was not going to happen. Sawyer and Maggie climbed up the rocks to get a closer look at the waterfall. A good time was had by all and it was a great way to end the summer together!

The Utah State Fair

2008-09-13T12:44:00.002-06:00

Spend the night with Emmy

2008-09-12T15:24:00.005-06:00

Last weekend my cousin Emmy came and had a spend the night. She is adorable and my family is always more than happy to have her come over. She is 4 months old and is getting cuter everyday. I think that we would keep her and not give her back if we had the choice!

Jack Johson with Ely

2008-09-12T15:18:00.005-06:00

A few weekends ago Ely and I went to Jack Johnson to do one last thing together before he left on his mission. We had a ton of fun and of course couldn't resist taking a few goofy pictures while we were there. Ely left September 3 to serve in the Charleston West Virgina mission. He is having a blast and doing great! I miss him a ton but I am so happy that he made the decision to go!

Wasatch 100

2008-09-12T15:10:00.008-06:00

Last weekend my best friend Kirstin's dad Jon ran the Wasatch 100 for the 10th time (If you aren't very quick that is 1000 miles). Her mom Mary, Kirstin and I were there the whole way to support him. Every so often there are check points that they stop at to grab something to eat and change clothes or shoes and then they are back on the way. Jon did great and finished in about 26 hours. They had a big celebration for him and he got a ring because not many people can do this even once, let alone 10 times! It was a lot of fun and Kirstin and I had a great time being together all weekend!

Vegas and Lance...AWESOME!

2008-08-11T14:55:00.002-06:00

So this weekend was super fun! First off- Me, Meg, and Kirstin went to Las Vegas to shop and see Wanda Sykes. We had a blast. We always enjoy a good shopping trip and Wanda was absolutely hilarious. All of us were crying from laughing so hard. Good news though, I managed to not pee my pants! :) Whew! We came home Sunday and I am usually bummed to come home from such a fun trip, but I wasn't this time because..... LANCE WAS HOME!!!!!!!! Elder Lance Armstrong returned from serving a mission in Guadalajara Mexico on Saturday August 9, 2008. I got to see him on Sunday and it was so awesome to see him. I missed him so so so much. I can't wait to re-live some of our old adventures and for new ones to begin!

Elder Armstrong (aka Lance) is FINALLY home

2008-08-11T14:52:00.002-06:00

VEGAS BABY!!!!!

2008-08-11T14:49:00.002-06:00

Sawyer, Maggie, and Ellie

2008-08-11T13:42:00.003-06:00

So, I don't even know where to begin about these guys. I can't even begin to explain how much they mean to me. They are seriously the funniest and sweetest kids I have ever met. Monkey aka Ellie, Princess Loo aka Maggie and Sawyer are awesome! I watched Sawyer for the first time when he was 2 weeks old and I have been their babysitter ever since. Every time I see them I get so excited and I get the biggest smile ever! They make me so excited to have kids. If my kids turn out half as good as they are I would be stoked. There are certain things that I love about all of them.
Sawyer- My little peace keeper. He hates to see people sad and is always happy himself. He is a little ball of energy and his smile just lights up the room.
Maggie- She is a firecracker. She has one of the biggest hearts of anyone I know, but she is always tough and isn't afraid to stand up for herself or her siblings.
Ellie- She is hilarious. Even though she is only two she can make me laugh harder than just about anyone. She is so happy all of the time and is a friend to everyone she meets. She falls in love with people and they just stick with her forever. Take the Rigby's and Zac for example. She is in love with them. Every time I see her she asks if we can go see Kyle and always asks how much longer until Zac is home.
These guys melt my heart. I soak up every second that I have with them. I can't believe how big they are getting. The other night I totally had a parent moment when I was tucking them into bed because I realized that they aren't going to be little forever. I wouldn't trade them for the world. They are the BEST!!!!!!!!

Princess Loo-Sawyer-Monkey

2008-08-11T13:41:00.002-06:00

2008-08-04T17:56:00.001-06:00

My birthday and Pioneer Day.

2008-08-01T01:00:00.003-06:00

So this week just happens to be one of my most favorite months of the year because it has my birthday and pioneer day within two days of each other. My birthday this year was way fun. I went to the Bee's game on my actual birthday with a bunch of friends and then we got ice cream and played at a park. Then the next day my closest friends and I went to dinner at porcupine. It was basically my dream birthday complete with a cake that looked like a Tiffany box. What more could a girl ask for? :)Then the next day was the 24th of July which was a blast! Michael and I went up to Park City to meet up with Scott and Marianne. We hung out at the lodge for a little bit and played some pool and stuff and then we did my most favorite thing in the world... SHOPPING! With Scott and Michael even the most simple of shopping trips turned into a hilarious adventure. When we came down from the canyon Marianne had to head back to Provo so Scott, Michael and I met up with Meagan to have a fire, make smores and watch fireworks. It was so much fun because smores and fireworks are two of my most favorite things! Of course we end up playing a mean game of chubby bunny before we called it a night. And last but not least, the Rigby's took me to dinner for mine and Lisa's birthday on Saturday. It was amazing! The food and the people I was with couldn't be better! The Rigby's are seriously one of the best families I know! They always know how to make me smile and I always have a good time with them. This was one of the best weeks that I have had in a long time! :)

A Movie In The Park...

2008-07-25T14:36:00.006-06:00

Madi, Maggie and I went and watched Surf's Up at the park. They had blow up toys that we played on before and Maggie was very brave and held a huge snake! We had a ton of fun that night.

The Girls

2008-07-12T11:37:00.002-06:00

This was at dinner for "Princess Day"

My First Blog...Ever!

2008-07-11T23:17:00.003-06:00

I just have to say congratulations to me! I have figured out enough about this blog business to know how to post something. :) Well, a little bit about me! I have an awesome family and the greatest friends that anyone could ask for, and I am more than happy to hang out with my friends and family anytime. I love to do anything and everything outside, especially camping and boating! I am going to school to be an elementary school teacher, so we will see how that goes! I love anything that makes me laugh because the best accessory that anyone can wear is a smile! :)

Sawyer, Maggie and Ellie

2008-07-11T23:05:00.004-06:00

They are my most favorite kids!!

Madi and I after a cupcake fight

2008-07-11T23:02:00.000-06:00

The WHOLE Family

2008-07-09T16:53:00.000-06:00

I'm not trying to brag... but family is RAD!!!!

The Missionaries

2008-07-07T16:19:00.002-06:00

Zac and Elder Saguibo hanging out in the M.T.C. in the Dominican Republic

Buddies

2008-07-07T16:18:00.001-06:00

Brax and I

Zac, Me, and Megs

2008-07-07T16:16:00.001-06:00

Zac doesn't know our gangster ways!

Meg and I

2008-07-07T16:15:00.000-06:00

Oops! Meg forgot to open her eyes! Haha

Meg, Me, and Cass

2008-07-07T16:13:00.002-06:00

The three musketeers!

Madi and I

2008-07-07T16:11:00.000-06:00

Why not put gum on your nose? Haha

Mads, Puff, and Me

2008-07-07T16:10:00.001-06:00

We were trying to be serious, but Kyle couldn't resist throwing in the bunny ears!

Puff and I

2008-07-07T16:08:00.000-06:00

Hanging out at a football game.

Sterling and I

2008-07-07T16:07:00.000-06:00

Hanging out with my friend Lady Liberty

The fam

2008-07-07T16:06:00.000-06:00

My awesome family in NYC