Random Summer Fun!

These are all pictures from the entire summer that I have not put in a blog post yet, so.....it's very random :). Enjoy the randomness :).


Reese enjoys princesses almost as much as her sister :).

This slide was the best $20 we ever spent! Reese likes it even more than Emma. It's the ONE thing that they continue to play with without fail. And Reese is a little too brave...she's only fallen over the other end once :). She's a little more careful now.

She also likes to find this mushroom in the play kitchen food and use it as a binky. It looks so funny!

I thought this was a good idea...too bad it only gave me a good 5 minutes of her being entertained! It's just as good as a TV, right?

A good friend Rachel Lyman and I took our kiddos to Riverwoods Mall to play in the splash pad and ride the carousel. Cade had the 4Runner that weekend, so fit all 6 of our kids in Rachel's Yukon. 3 car seats in the middle! It was crazy but so fun and the kids had a blast. They even got to bowl in a little kids bowling alley! Emma absolutely adores Adrianne and Brigham too. She talks about them all the time and we love that they are just a few houses away! You can see in the second picture how excited Emma was that we were all in the SAME car together :).

I took this picture so I could remember a little fact about Reese...she HATES, I mean REALLY HATES loud noises- vacuum, blender, blow dryer, etc. This picture was taken trying to vacuum the house. Every time I turned it on, she would scream and scream so any time I vacuum, I have to hold her, bounce her, and shhhh her the entire time and she was still grabbing on for dear life. And the blender and blow dryer are the same. She brings on the tears fast any time she sees me get one of those items out....silly girl.

 I also learned that Reese would much rather sit in her stroller and watch Emma on the carousel than ride it! She was so scared when the horse started going up and down...it was kind of funny because it was complete opposite of how Emma first was with them.

 

This August, I got to go to BYU's Education Week with Rachel Lyman and Sarah Robinson and it was SO fun! I'm sad this is my only picture to put on here. We just enjoyed the day so much that we forgot to take any pictures. We only went one day (Friday), but it was so relaxing, rejuvinating, and wonderful to get that extra boost to want to become a better wife, mother and friend. I LOVE Ed week!

 

My birthday! It was really low key, but still fun. We went out for breakfast in the morning to IHOP. A great start to any birthday. I got to open my gifts- all clothes :). I have been wearing nothing but maternity clothes for the last few years so Cade let me get clothes for my birthday and I loved it :). We got a babysitter at night time so Cade and I could go out together. We ate out, walked through the mall and ended with ice cream. Any time with my wonderful Hubby is amazing!

We spent a lot of time rearranging the rooms in our house. Our original plan of having the girls share a room and keep our office/craft room upstairs did not work well. Their just too young to share right now- schedules completely different, Reese still crying at night sometimes, blah blah blah. So we moved all of the office into a small closet room in the basement, moved the crib and dresser into the old office with the craft desk still in there, and Emma now has her own cozy play space in her room. We like how the arrangement is right now.

We enjoyed Labor Day with my family. We just met up at a park for some food and games. Emma was excited to spend time with William! The thought this giant volleyball sand pit was their very own sand box and played in it for a long time!

 My little princess. Emma is definitely OBSESSED with this Rapunzel dress and wants to wear it every day.

 

A fun rainy day that I took Emma and Adrianne and Brigs outside to dance in the rain. Then we came inside for some hot chocolate. It was fun to act like a kid again!

On a slower work day, I was pleasantly surprised when Cade took the girls and I up Provo Canyon to Sundance Ski Resort for a scenic lift to see all the colors. It was SO beautiful! The pictures don't really do it justice, but it was so fun. The girls got a little bored after a while, but luckily we brought a bottle for Reese and snacks for Emma. I absolutely am in LOVE with fall so it was so fun to enjoy nature for an evening!

Rivalry Relay 2012

Second year of the Rivalry Relay. Last year Cade's relay team from Fishbowl won first place overall! This year they took 4th overall. It was really fun to be a part of it again. Even though Emma slept in the car for some of it and Reese was really grumpy towards the end :) we love watching Daddy and supporting him and his team! Unfortunately one of their racers hurt his ankle towards the beginning so the rest of the team had to fill in for him. It was fun and look forward to many more races to watch!

Waiting for Daddy to come up the hill (Reese looks SO bald in this picture :)):

He finally finished his last leg! Wahoo! Now he could just relax the rest of the relay and spray his teammates with water :).

BEST ANNIVERSARY EVER!

August 11th, 2012

Cade and I have been married for 5 whole wonderful years! This year it was Cade's turn to plan our day and let me say....it was PERFECT. I loved everything about it. It has got to be one of my favorite days we have had together since being married.

First we started by going on a beautiful bike ride together up Provo Canyon. The morning was beautiful and it was the first time we have been on a ride just he and I.  We rode to the place where he proposed to me- Bridal Veil Falls.

After the bike ride, we went home to shower and get ready to attend an LDS temple. This is one of our absolute favorite traditions. Every anniversary we pick a new temple that we have not been to and do a session and sealings. My mom came to watch the girls for 8 hours so we could have a wonderful day out. She is so great! We drove to the Jordan River Temple and it was so wonderful and so peaceful; a very great time to remember the day we made covenants with each other. 

Then we drove to dinner. Cade knows how much I LOVE steak. We had never been to a really fancy restaurant in our 5 years of being married so he took me to Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. The place itself was beautiful, the service was incredible where everyone tells you "happy anniversary" when they walk by and call you "Mrs. Close" the whole evening, but above that the food was INCREDIBLE. The steak melts in your mouth and the taste was so incredible. I don't think I have EVER been that full in my entire life. Even Thanksgiving wouldn't compare :). It was worth it!

After dinner we walked around Salt Lake for a bit until our show WICKED started! We have seen it once before, but man it is absolutely amazing. And the two that played Elphaba and Glinda were so incredible and SO funny! My favorite Broadway show and so worth every penny.
 

The whole night was ABSOLUTELY amazing! I am so grateful to my incredible husband for all he continues to do for me. He is an amazing husband and father and does more for me than I do for him. I am grateful he goes to work all day and still comes home and helps with dishes, bath time, getting the girls ready for bed, and cleaning the house. He is the most wonderful thing in my life and I am forever grateful for him and all he does. Most of all for loving me and my imperfections. He is very patient with me and my mistakes. I love him! I can't wait for the next 5 years!