"The Greatest Show On Earth"

Last Thursday Jeremy surprised us with FRONT ROW tickets to the circus! It was so much fun. It has been a long time since I've been to the circus...and I must say it has IMPROVED.

Addisen loved sitting on the front row! The Ring Master would come over and give her hi-fives and the clowns were playing and teasing her. But of-course her favorite part were the ELEPHANTS. She loved, loved, loved them! Everytime they would leave the stage she would turn to me and say "Mama, where did the elephants go?" I would have to reassure her that they would come back out in a minute..."they needed a rest."

At intermission Jeremy bought her "elephant juice"... That would be a $10 snow-cone in an elephant cup!!! However the rest of the show Addisen never made a peep. She was way more interested in her elephant snow-cone than the circus. (Jeremy and I joked about how we could of SAVED OUR MONEY by just buying her a snow cone in an elephant cup, stayed at home and watched a Dora movie.) But I think we enjoyed the circus almost as much as the kids :o)

Just in case you wanted to see what a $10 elephant cup looked like :o)

Future BFF's

This is baby Hayden (Lindsey's baby) and Elli.... they are only 6 weeks apart. Aren't they soooo stinkin' cute! We love girls :o)

GOOD friends, GOOD food and GOOD TIMES!

Our annual girls trip was a blast! Every year we try to get together for a 'girls weekend.' It's such a nice break to feel like YOU again, with no mom or wife duties ;o)

This year we could only make it Park City because of "newborn babies" (for Lindsey & I) but it was still a GREAT GETAWAY. I'm so lucky to have such great friends! We shopped, ate great food & LAUGHED.

We missed you Mel & Beth. We'll see everyone again next year. Vegas baby!

42-21 GO UTES!

Summer is offically coming to an end.....and football season has started! The air is turning crisp, the days are getting shorter and Jeremy is ecstatic. This is his FAVORITE time of year. (Thanks to the Sunday NFL ticket.) As for me, it makes me want to crawl into bed and stay there until next May. How depressing! Fall & winter are not my favorite. However, I do enjoy going to the University of Utah football games. Our family are BIG FANS! And this year we have a new lil' fan.... Addisen. We took her to the first home game on Saturday and SHE LOVED IT! Thank you to Jeremy for buying us all new Ute apparel. I must say, Addi looks so dang cute in her cheerleading outfit. And she kept asking if she could go down on the field with the cheerleaders. She wanted to "jump" with them. Jeremy asked her is she wanted to be a cheerleader when she gets big and she said "yes, yes daddy." Then he preceded with, "that's fine as long as it doesn't interfere with your basketball, soccer & softball." What a 'guy' thing to say :-)


This season will even be more FUN... my parents bought season tickets also!




Addi "hi-fiving" everyone after each touchdown! She was very busy, since they did score 42 points.






Enjoying her red vines..... And sharing with Grandpa.

Hiking in Big Cottonwood Canyon

Now the weather has cooled down we've decided to go hiking. Jeremy first did a 'trial' hike with Addisen to Moss Ledge to see if she would like it....and SHE LOVED IT. Mostly because she got to play in the water with her shoes on.

So a few days later we all hiked Donut Falls... It was so nice to get out for fresh air & get some excercise!

Our trip to 'The Living Planet Aquarium'

Last Friday I finally got to take Addisen to the Living Planet Aquarium in Sandy. I've been "trying" to take her there all summer but something would always come up. So after being 'cooped' in the house with two kids for 4 weeks, I decided it was time to take a chance and go out by myself....
It was so much fun! Addi LOVED the Aquarium (and Elli slept the entire time ..whoo hoo). She got to touch a snake, sting ray & a star fish! Her favorite were the sting ray. Mine too. There was also a shark tank with HUGE sharks...all different types, and they would swim right up to the glass. Addi thought they were pretty neat. The Aquarium is somewhat small but definitely worth the experience. I also ran into a friend from high school while we were there...her cute boy & Addi had a blast playing together. Thanks Kelly for letting Addi burn off some energy.

Elli enjoying the Aquarium!

Four Wonderful Years!

We celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary on August 8th! Wow, how time flys! So much has happened in four years... two children, two houses, two different jobs and me now being a stay-at-home mom. (If I calculate right, that means I've almost been pregnant two of the four years we've been married... aahhh!!)

I'm so lucky to have Jeremy as my husband. He is such a great provider for our family and a wonderful dad! He is one of my best friends. We have so much in common and are constantly laughing when we are together. We love each other more now than we did the day we met. He took me to my favorite place for dinner, Market Street Grill and we had fabulous king crab legs, great wine and yummy dessert. It's somewhat hard celebrating your anniversary with a newborn... but we seemed to manage. Elli stayed asleep the entire time we were enjoying dinner. whoo hoo!

Thanks sweetie for four wonderful years!!..and I look forward to many more! Love ya!