chicken wire, cellophane, tissue paper, plastic cups, plastic forks, soda bottle rings, paper, fake snow and a few light bulbs. the best example since i started work at anthropologie in 2005 of "ordinary to extraordinary"sorry for the poor i-phone photos, it's all i had at the time, but these windows, made me proud. definitely worth a trip to your local store. and the birds...
we went all out this year for thanksgiving. bought the whole bird, did a 24 hour brine, stuffed it with fresh herbs, basted every 30 minutes on the big day. i'm not a huge fan of turkey, but this year it was delicious. nate, julie and clara came over, and clara and olive celebrated their first thanksgiving together. it's been so fun living by my brother and his family and we were especially grateful to spend the holiday with them this year. i love the holiday season, and the way it stops our running around and forces us to think about the important things. we're currently facing another big change and the all too familiar uncertainty that comes with a move, but this year, more than ever before, i'm grateful for my family. spencer, olive and the rest of them. they always have been and continue to be my constant. happy holidays.
olive was a lobster for her first halloween, so naturally the downtown aquarium was a great place to spend the afternoon. she loved looking at all the different fish and wandering through the halloween festival they had set up outside. they had free pumpkins, a hay maze, trick or treating and pony rides. she loved all the hype and i think spencer and i loved it almost as much as she did. happy halloween!
olive has: thrown up 3 times spiked a fever of 102 been to the doctor 3 times had 1 chest x-ray been diagnosed with pneumonia started her first prescription antibiotics had 4,952 messy diapers developed 1 serious diaper rash watched kung-fu panda 5 times and slept with mom a dad 10 nights in a row
spencer has: spiked a fever of 104 bothered dr. jared 14 times been to urgent care 1 time been diagnosed with h1n1 started antibiotics developed respiratory complications got a temporary inhaler all while being super dad because...
andi has: spiked a fever of 102 called dr. andrew 18 times called mom 36 times wished mom was here 444 times been to urgent care 1 time been to the doctor 1 time been diagnosed with h1n1 AND a sinus infection taken 3 different antibiotics, 2 over the counter decongestants, 3 nasal sprays and 5,863 ibuprofen missed 4 days of work and received 2 meals from the relief society
now that we're finally feeling better the winter storm warning is in full effect and we're cooped up inside waiting for 20+" of snow to accumulate on our front step.
the bright side...i guess we wont be waiting in line with the rest of you for the h1n1 vaccine.
we just got back from spending a week in orlando. i had my first event since becoming special events coordinator at work and spencer grew up there, so we decided to bring the whole family and take an extra day to vacation.we spent the better part of the trip here and here for this and my event, but we made time for some fun too. olive did great on the flight both ways. she loved the pool at the peabody and the ducks too! spencer shared a bit of his childhood, she loved it until it hopped on her face, then she was a bit unsure. nobody does it like disney, it's a pretty great place even for us big kids. olive had a great time despite the 114 degree record weather and runny nose we all picked up in route. but i think her favorite part of the trip was cruisin' around the airport on our suitcase.
good trip. great event. magical day a disney. nostalgic visit with childhood things and places and familiar faces, and we're glad to be back home in cooler, dryer weather.
this weekend has been a little crazy with photo appointments back to back, but we couldn't resist the chance to take a few shots of miss olive. love this girl.
so, tuesday morning after the jason mraz concert at red rocks, aubry had this brilliant idea that we should road trip to boise the coming weekend to surprise cindy and see him again.
...okay i said.
i booked a flight to salt lake and friday morning i was on my way. i met up with aubry and we made the familiar trek from salt lake to boise. saturday morning we hit up the farmers market, shopping in bodo, a cupcakery, and costa vida before heading off to the show.it was AMAZING! totally different show from red rocks, tiny venue, 16th row seats on the floor, close encounter while he and toca played their encore on the floor in the middle of the crowd AND he played "you and i both," i shrieked like a little girl and than gasped at the fact that i shrieked like a little girl.it was incredible, and olive was a great little road trippin' companion. thanks mom for taking her early and for watching her again while i relived my college spontaneity.
last saturday was the big day: pick up aubry from the airport CHECK cupcake from happy cakes CHECK swanky shopping at cherry creek CHECK lunch at nordstroms cafe CHECK wardrobe change CHECK babysitter CHECK jason mraz at red rocks CHECK hands down the most incredible venue, my most favorite artist and consequently my celebrity boyfriend, great company and the best music.
chalk it up as a perfect day.
thanks for coming aubry! there aren't many that love jason as much as "you and i both", and a handful of shanty-ites. -u of u 2003 -red rocks 2009 where should we see him next?
We spent labor day weekend in Utah this year. Spencer's parents flew in from North Carolina to visit G.G., so we decided to drive in to meet them. We stayed with Ty and Kumari in Lehi and met up with my parents a couple of times too; they were also in town for the weekend visiting my brother Kyle at BYU. Our weekend in pictures: four generations, meeting g.g. for the first time
an evening in park city hangin' with nana marshall toughest dad ever ty and kumariat thanksgiving pt. gardens a swim in the pool and breakfast at kneaders a visit with kyle and a runny nose to give to everyone that loved me.
My sister and her family recently move to Tucson Arizona, soooo Mom and I quickly planned a girl getaway and headed for the Arizona heat to check out the new place. We got a good jumpstart on decorating, (pictures here), and we squeezed in a little play time too. Olive had a blast with her cousins and thought Owen was hilarious everytime he walked into the room. It was fun to see her around the other kids and to see how much fun she had with them. She got to see her first wild west show with real guns, and came home with her first cold and heat rash too HA! Man, Arizona is hot in July, but, we had so much fun, and it was all worth it.
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