dessert

Our dessert last night was an almond cake atop a bed of lavender creme anglaise with sesame brittle. so yum.

From Pizzeria 712, one of our fave restaurants in Utah County.

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Our new thing? Sitting in the hot tub while its raining or snowing. This means I run from our apartment to the pool as fast as I can, wrapped in my fluffy robe and use my towel as a scarf. I think it's going to be our new before bedtime ritual. This means I still smell like chlorine.

Luckily I found my new favorite body wash...it should help.

Sealing Day

Chloe + Lilah singing

Our weekend via the iphone

I love the hipstamatic app for iphone, obviously. Here's our long weekend in sunny CA via the iphone.
I have a billion more pics I took with the 5d and I'll upload those eventually.

The reason we went to California? Brian + Moonsung were sealed in the Newport Beach Temple along with their sweet daughter Campbell. The whole family was together and it was wonderful. I also got to throw my parents a 25th anniversary party. The days were busy but we loved it.

Remy attacking David's breakfast burrito

Amanda + Lilah
David + crazy Lilah
We stayed the night on Wed night at the trailer park in littlefield, az.
Me attempting to calm Campbell down

Me + mom at burger basket
Dad + Nana
The girls entertaining Campbell
Lilah on uncle Davids shoulders
Us at the temple
the newly sealed fam

the girls with the dolls nana jean made them
chloe drawing in sacrament meeting
Me + the Cam-meister

Our 'Other' Niece + Nephew

Our three nieces (and one more on the way which we find out the sex of this week) all live in Southern California and we only get to see them every few months. Luckily to tide me over we have some cousin's kids that live in Utah county to love on. It's so fun.

Spring, spring, spring

You're supposed to sing the title of this post like in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. If you know that movie. And if you don't you should probably watch it. It's my favorite.

Things are JUST starting to get warm here (I plan on more snow days of course) so I'm taking in all the sunshine I can. I'm home sick with a cold today but thinking about future warm days and what I want to plan.

I need some easy simple skirts and dresses for warmer weather, like this:

Source: bodenusa.com via Natalie on Pinterest

I also can't wait to plan dinner parties with strung lights. So pretty.

Source: tumblr.com via Natalie on Pinterest

I miss California fruit, ESPECIALLY strawberries. but spring and summer fruit are just around the corner. Let's see what you've got, Utah!

Source: via Natalie on Pinterest

Happy Sunday

It's Sunday again, and I love Sundays. We recently started a new tradition with David's 4 cousins where we switch off making dinner every Sunday. It's WONDERFUL. I make dinner and then the next 4 Sundays I don't have to think about it.

On Sundays I also love watching classic movies after church...like The Sound of Music.

Wasn't Julie Andrews lovely?

Source: merelyloveher.tumblr.com via Natalie on Pinterest

Happy Birthday, David (via the iphone)

I love that you are 31 years old today.
I also love:

That you are adventurous.


and hilarious.


and loving.


and mine.