Staheli Farm

I can't even think of the words to describe how much I love this time of year. 

I have said it before and I will say it again, family outings are so much fun with a little one in tow. 

Everything about this evening was a blast and Norah loved every second of it. 

One knock means "I love you"

Jessica and I have been inseparable ever since I can remember, literally. 

Having best friends that are also your cousins are the way to go.

We have quite the memories together, her and I.

The couple of months we lived together in high school we developed our very own morse code through the walls...

that carried on when we were roommates in college.

Life is never dull when we are together,

 and that is just the way I prefer it.

Well...
Jessica became a mommy a couple weeks ago 

to a completely perfect little boy.

Jackson.

He is absolutely gorgeous.
But I wouldn't expect anything less from that beautiful bombshell.
I guess her husband, Brady, had something to do with it too.
Good job you guys.

So here's to starting another adventure together, 

Motherhood. 

Always remember Jess,

one knock on the wall means 

"I love you"

Adios Ashley

I feel like I just wrote about her leaving for Nicaragua last year.

Silly Ashley girl thinks she needs an adventure every summer. 

Stay here for once and I will be your adventure Ash! 

We will go swimming, hiking, shopping, boating, crafting yadda yadda.. as fun as that all sounds,
she didn't take my offer. I think secretly I wish I could join her on all these adventures.

Today she flew to Spain.

For the summer. 

I miss her already. 

Hurry home.

Taylor, The Graduate

It has been a couple weeks and I think that it is finally starting to sink in that my sister Taylor has actually graduated from high school. Geez the years sure fly by once you are out in the real world. Seeing her in my cap and gown took me back and it seemed like just yesterday that I was there. I don't even want to think about her leaving to BYU in a couple of weeks. 

I don't think I like this whole 

"lets graduate high school 

and move on with our lives 

and live in different places 

and only see each a couple times a month... 

if we are lucky 

instead of every morning at the breakfast table" thing. 

But I could not be more excited to see what this girl does in her future. 

She will kill it. I sure do love you tay tay baby. 

I think it is even stranger to think that it has been SIX YEARS since this picture was taken.

And why didn't someone tell me that my smile was as big as Texas?

A perfect day

Broc has been working a lot lately. He has recently been promoted (which makes me a very happy, proud, and bragging wife). Seriously though, I am so lucky to have such a hard working man. The only problem is that I am a pretty demanding wife when it comes to family togetherness time so I requested in advance that we spend all day Memorial Day together. We spent the first part of the day in Springdale and then downtown at the splash pad and ended it in the pool.
I will let the pictures do the talking because this day was perfection.