Birthday Present

 For my birthday, my mom made this awesome bag!

 Cute bow on front (using the same fabric as the inside).

I love it!

She even included a pocket on the inside!

Thanks mom!!!

Cards vs. Reds Game

This summer we went to a Cardinals/ Reds baseball game for my brother's birthday. It was a really fun game! We were lucky enough to be surrounded by mostly Cards fans so it made the experience even better.

The field. I love how both team's colors were red. Reminded me of games at Busch Stadium.

The guy in front of us would crack open the top of a peanut and pinch it on his ear like an earring. Strange.

The birthday boy.

 Sometimes when you try to take a picture of your dad and brother, your dad falls out of the picture.

Felipe and I. 

The best parents in the whole world! Thanks for the tickets mom and dad! We had a blast!

My favorite sign

Every time we drive past this sign I always have to laugh.

I always think "to get a job you have to get past the first obstacle - get in the building through a bush."

Bridal Shower

Last Saturday my mom, three ladies from her ward, and I put on a bridal shower for one of my mom's friend's daughter. The theme was "Pucker Up." Here are a million and one pictures!

We put pink and green balloons along the path to the front door.

The fun blanket we tied for her.

The cute food table.

The bride-to-be's friend made personalized Jone's Soda labels with pictures of the engaged couple.

We froze water balloons so the ice wouldn't ruin the cute labels.

The fireplace. My mom made the wreath and her friend Cheri made the banner. I want a banner like that for over my bed!

More tissue paper flowers above the kitchen sink. 

Cute pinwheels my mom made and stuck on the end of straws.

Cute cupcakes and "i do" tags.

We sent out recipe cards with the invitations for people to write their favorite recipe. It was fun to see all the recipes people brought back.

Lemon water to go with the pucker up theme. We also had two types of lemonades (regular and strawberry).

Cute candy jars.

Close up of the wreath.

Pictures and jars on the fireplace mantel.

We made lemon, lime and lip shaped advice cards.

There is about 50-60 more pictures that I didn't include. It was really fun and everyone said they loved it!

Columbus, Ohio

Felipe and I have been in Cincinnati, Ohio this summer. A few weekends ago we decided to go to Columbus. They have a pretty cool zoo and their MLS team the Columbus Crew was playing Salt Lake Real. We had a great time and I got to live out one of my life long dreams - walk around with kangaroos. We had a great time!

Driving to the zoo with our shades on.

Fil is closest to a Black bear. not even close to the polar bear height!

These were HUGE bats. They are called flying foxes or something. I hope I never see one in nature!

They have a lot of flamingos! All different colors of pick too...

This little penguin was enjoying his audience. He sang us a squawking song for a while. When we were at the soccer game, they had these horns that sounded exactly like him!

Sea Turtle. Probably my favorite from this zoo.

On our walk with the kangaroos. You get to walk through their fenced in area and they hopped all around you. Too bad it was really hot and they were almost all asleep except this dude.

I love his legs!

At the game. Salt Lake is red and Columbus is yellow. The man in front of us was wearing a kilt. Couldn't get a picture though...

I think Felipe really enjoyed the game.

Us at the game. Real lost but it was still a great game. I am still trying to convince Felipe to have a favorite team and not cheer for the refs. Don't know if I will ever win that battle!

Baby Girl Quilt

 One of my best friends, Bethany, (who also teaches Math with me at OJHS) is going to have a baby girl at the end of June. I made her a "rag quilt" for her baby girl. Here are the pictures:

This is just a cute picture of me and my niece Payton... isn't she cute?

St. George and Zions National Park

Last week was my spring break and I really wanted to do something that got me out of Orem. We found a cheap hotel on PriceLine and went down to St. George Saturday morning till Sunday night. I wish we could have gone for longer but it is towards the end of Felipe's semester so he had homework and couldn't miss class.

 I love making Felipe pose in strange places.

Felipe's hand compared to a T-Rex dinosaur footprint.

The super pretty and very white St. George Temple.

A cool picture Felipe took during our hike.

Another goal achieved. Stand between a cliff and a waterfall. It was amazing.... and wet.

See the two little waterfalls in the middle of the picture? Those were the waterfalls from the last picture. If you look above those two you can see a little one above it. We went on a crazy long hike (climbing over huge rocks the entire time) to get there. We probably hiked 4+ miles.

Felipe and I towards the end of the day.  Eventually I want to be able to bike all over the park and spend a week down there just exploring!

Baby shoes

Here is a picture of the cute baby shoes I helped my friend make this week:

Spring Break

This week is our Spring Break. My goal is to get a whole lot done while Fil is in classes, then hang out with him before he goes to Ohio for his Summer Internship. So far here is what I got done:

-Saw Hunger Games (amazing!)
-Organized the shed
-Cleaned laundry room
-Did all laundry including folding AND putting away
-Sewed a whole bunch of my quilt
-Cleaned my bedroom
-Put on new duvet cover
-Rolled coins to take to the bank
-Ate veggies for lunch :)
-Bought new windshield wipers and put them on my car
-Tried to clean my headlights - they are still foggy after using the anti-foggy headlight cleaning kit

and its only Monday!!!

there is more to come... stayed tuned for pictures of my clean house!