Tabitha June

My sweet little niece Tabitha June, born on April 12th. She is so precious! I wish she didn't live all the way down in Mississippi. That's too far away. We love you Tabitha!

She is so cute!

Natalie sure loves her little sister

I love how excited she looks to be a big sister

I love this cute little face

Tabitha was 9 lbs 6 oz and 20 1/2 inches - I love her chubby little belly :)

Big sister Natalie and Tabitha

Here's a video of Natalie talking about Tabitha - so precious!!

Denae is in town!

My friend Denae came into SLC for a work conference, so I was able to hang out and spend some time with her. She came in on a Sunday afternoon and left on Wednesday. We took a tour of the conference center, went to a lot of restaurants and then Wednesday just Denae and me went to the Red Butte Gardens. I had never been there, so that was a lot of fun. Things weren't really in bloom, but it was still pretty. Jared and I will be going later in the year when things start blooming more. Thanks for a great few days Denae!

Pretty waterfall at the gardens

I don't like bees, but I took this pic anyways because I thought it was cool

I totally thought this was a fake duck till I walked up to it and it started to move - ha ha

Denae and me!

I just thought this tree was pretty with the blossoms and there's the Capitol in the background

Moving Adventures

Since we had such a fun time moving the first time, we thought we'd move again! About a month ago we moved into a 2 bedroom apartment in the same complex we were currently living in. It was the next building over and up on the third floor. It's much nicer to have the additional space and I really like not being on ground level!

Chris, Jared's brother came down from Clearfield to help us get stuff moved. As we were packing stuff up and moving things around on Friday night in our old apartment, here's what we came across by our entertainment center.....

We had been smelling a funky smell for a little while and we couldn't figure out where it was coming from. When we went to move stuff by the entertainment center, I thought the floor felt a little wet. After some further investigation, we found out that there was a large patch of mold behind the entertainment center. It had soaked up into the whole bottom of our DVD holder (which we had to get rid of) and also up into the bottom of our entertainment center. We pulled the bottom piece off and here's what it looked like - yuck!!

We were able to take that piece off and put some 'legs' on the entertainment center to get it to work, so we didn't have to replace that. We sanded off a few spots on the bottom that mold had gotten on to, but otherwise it was still in ok condition. I'm just glad we moved or who knows when we would have realized what that smell was. How often do you go looking behind your entertainment center? We obviously don't look behind there very often!

When we got up on Saturday morning at about 6am, here's what it looked like outside! What's with this snow anyways!?!

Both of these pictures were taken from our new third floor balcony

We weren't able to get into the apartment till about 11pm on Friday night because they were still replacing the carpet and vinyl. When they were finally done, here's what we came upon in the bathroom. Here's a new design, the toilet in the bathtub! Lovely, huh? Since they weren't done with the vinyl, the plumber hadn't been back to hook up the toilet. He came about 1pm on Saturday. Luckily it wasn't too far of a walk back to the old apartment if you had to go!

(Sorry, I couldn't figure out how to turn the picture)

Here's a photo of our new living room - it's bigger, which is great!

Here's a picture of our new vinyl in the kitchen (sorry it's sideways) - We lucked out in this apartment too, and got a new dishwasher, new countertops, and a new stove!! Awesome!

We had planned on the Elder's Quorum coming to help us around 8am on Saturday, but nobody showed up. The guy who dropped the ball apologized to us on Sunday and he felt really bad, but we made it work. Chris was a livesaver as he and Jared pretty much moved all the heavy stuff. The apartment manager (and my boss at work) helped them move the washer and dryer at least, and helped us get it hooked up. Crystal also came down from Ogden with all 5 of her muscles (those were her words!) and helped us out as well. Rachel brought the kids over and they were such a fantastic help! Rachel packed stuff up in the old apartment and the kids made tons of trips hauling everything up. We're so thankful to have family close by!!

Here's a picture of Jared and his 'helper'

It was an eventful move, but we're pretty much settled in and loving the space and our new apartment. It definitely feels like home!

Lights on Temple Square

I'm a bit behind with posting what we've been up to. It's been a bit of a transition after the holidays because Jared is back to school 4 nights a week. I keep busy with work and keeping things done around the house. I've got a few things to post about, but it will probably be slow going. Before Christmas we went to see the lights at Temple Square. And I'm sure most of you know what the lights look like because you've probably been there many times before, but here's a few pictures of our fun date night. We went out for dinner first and then enjoyed walking around Temple Square.

My sweetie and me!

I love the Salt Lake Temple!

Christmas Preparations

Christmas is right around the corner and we're super excited to spend our first Christmas together. Most of our shopping is done and we're making plans of who we'll be visiting and when. Work is keeping us both pretty busy. Jared finished up school this week so it's been nice being able to spend more time with him....at least for the next few weeks. We've done a bit of decorating, but still have more to do. Our Christmas tree is definitely a sight to see! I gave my tree to a friend before leaving Sioux Falls, and Jared has a 'Charlie Brown Tree'......so guess what our Christmas tree is this year? Yep, you guessed it!!!

It serves its purpose and we'll be looking for a Christmas tree when they go on clearance, so we can have a bigger one next year! :)

We're loving married life and the fun that we're having! Christmas is our favorite time of the year and we're also excited to head down to Temple Square and look at the lights too!

It's official!

Well, life has been busy for us!! It's been a while since we've posted, but we've had lots going on! Everything went smooth with the wedding and reception. We were sealed in the Bountiful Temple on October 9th! It was a beautiful sealing and lots of family and friends were there to support us! Our pictures turned out great and the reception went off without a hitch! We honeymooned for a few nights at the Anniversary Inn in Salt Lake and then made the long road trip to Iowa to visit family and have our reception back there as well. Here's a few pictures of all the festivities....mainly the wedding guests and pictures after. We'll post more pictures of the reception and Iowa trip later when we get a bit more time.

My Bridals!

My friend Jen does such an AMAZING job with photos! Jen and Stacy did my bridals at the Peace Gardens a few weeks ago. They turned out SO good! It was really really fun and we got some really great pictures. Thanks Jen and Stacy for a great photo shoot!

I really like my flowers with my ring on it - gorgeous!

This is one of my favorite ones!

So is this one! I just love them!

This is another favorite one!

And this one! :) I can't pick just one favorite!

They all turned out great and I can't pick just one or two for my favorites. The scenery was great and it was gorgeous weather. I felt like the most beautiful bride! I can't wait to get married to my one and only true love!