WICKED!!!!

WOW. When do we get to go again? So, if any of you know what I am talking about when I say "Wicked" then you know that it is only the best new musical ever!!!!!!!! This past Wednesday Eliza and I went to see the Broadway musical Wicked at the Buell Theater. What a treat! We have been waiting for some time, being that we purchased the tickets last year. Wicked had come to Denver almost two years ago and it was sold out by the time we heard we should go see it, so when we heard it was coming back we made sure we got tickets. This was still when we didn't know where we would be living, or even if it was in Colorado, (but we said "where ever we are we will make it back to Denver to see the show). It was sure nice to be right here in Denver with only a 15 minute drive to the theater.

So for those of you who aren't familiar with the story of Wicked, here is a brief synopsis. In a nut shell, it is the story of how the Wicked Witch of the West becomes wicked. "Glinda, the good witch is still there, but what, the musical inquires, is goodness after all? The main action revolves around Elphaba, the so-called wicked witch. Elphaba proves the popular adage that, indeed, it's not easy being green. Born a lovely shade of jade, she is misunderstood, shunned and persecuted, While this naturally takes its toll the question remains: is she evil? The answer is as ambiguous as her name. Elphaba and Glinda's unlikely friendship illustrates the fact that it's not simply trying to figure out which witch is which. The idea behind Wicked is that things are not as they seem."

From the music, to the sets, to the special effects, this musical is a MUST SEE!!!! Eliza and I have just fallen in love with everything about Wicked. We especially liked how they tied everything into the movie, "The Wizard of Oz"...you know, the Lion, Scarecrow, and Tinman...it is so neat to see how they came to be and why they share the fairy tale fate they do.

So if you ever get the chance to see Wicked, take it...and let us know so we can come too!!

Mother's day report

So it has been requested to write how mother's day went. first of all, it was a GREAT day! My first official mothers day! We got breakfast burritos since we had some people staying at the house form Tess' choir concert. They were college girls from CA and we offered them to stay at our house before my mother realized it was mother's day. but it turned out all ok.

Then we went to church and left right after taking the sacrament...because Colin was going to call from Argentina! And he did...right on time! it was so good to hear from him and to see how much he has grown in just 6 weeks time. He sounds happy!

Then we did mother's day presents...I received Crocs sandals...except mine are the charcoal and sea foam colors instead of these...

Willow figurine called angel of spring

And eye shadow!

It was great day!

Crazy driver!!!

Well it has been a while since I posted, so I thought I would tell my funny and somewhat scary story. So Bryan's little sister Amanda plays soccer for her high school varsity team. They came to Denver to play in the state playoffs and so Bryan's parents come down to Denver and we all went to watch. Unfortunately they lost by one point after an EXTREMELY LONG game. Rocky, that is Amanda's high school, scored a point within the first couple minutes of the game. Then in the second half Cherry Creek scored a point. Then the game had to go into overtime for 15 minutes. No one scored, so another 15 minutes of overtime. Still no one scored. So they went to a shoot out. 5 kickers from each team one at a time against the goalie. They each scored 3 more points. So they went into sudden death. Cherry Creek scored and then we scored. They missed and then we missed, until they scored and Amanda was up to be the next kicker! She placed the ball so wonderfully in the top right hand corner of the goal...only to hit the post and bounce back out!!!!! AGH!!! so they lost the game. What a hard way to lose!!! We still love you Amanda!

So after the game we went out to dinner with Bryan's parents to Chipotle. It was good. So after dinner we get on the freeway and then we get a call from Bryan's dad that the freeway is closed. Bryan did not relay the message quick enough for me to get the next exit so we got stuck in traffic! We sat on the over pass for 10 minutes and did not move!!! So next thing I know we are moving a little bit and come to the point where the on ramp connects with the highway. I then start seeing people backing down the on ramp. So I decide to do it!!!! Bryan thought I was crazy and let me just tell you, I AM NOT A GOOD BACKWARDS DRIVER!!! I was swerving here and there and to make matters worse Kambria was screaming and so that made me even more tense. Then cars started coming up the on ramp while I am trying to back down it! I am definitely NOT Mater from the movie "Cars", for those of you who have seen it. We finally made it down the on ramp and I made a quick turn around while the lights were red for on coming cars and we then headed south bound on the freeway.

Then when we pulled up to our driveway with Kambria asleep and everything "back" to normal we got a call form Don, Bryan's dad, that they reopened the freeway and they were on their way home! I was SO glad that I drive backwards on the on ramp rather waiting 45 minutes for it to reopen! I was glad to be home!

But it was a fun day and turned out all right. So enough for now!

Pics and video...

I can not believe how FAST time is going.....

So Friday was Tess' prom. It was fun to do her hair and see how pretty she REALLY is. Her date seemed a little boring...but she said he wasn't at all...just around the fam. Which I guess I can understand.

and Saturday was a busy day. I went up at 6am to Winter Park with my mom and Kambria for a stake Relief Society retreat. My mom was teaching one of the classes on sharpening your saw, meaning how do we do the things we need to do in a day... It turned out rally good and was a fun time. I know Bryan was a little bored during the day and was glad when we got home. Thanks for letting us go though hun!

Then Saturday night Jackie Brown was in town and we got to hang out and have dinner together!!! It was So much fun to see her...I had not seen her in 6 or 7 years! I can not believe it had been that long either! one thing I do regret though was that we did not take any pictures together! I did not even think about it!!!! I was so mad when I thought of that. So hopefully we both can go to the ricks reunion that my friend Heather is planning!!!

And Sunday was a most RELAXED day!!!! Even to the fact that my Dad taught Kambria how to CRAWL... yep that is right. She is crawling now. Of course she is still learning, but she can get to something she wants now...so we took video of it and let Don and MaryEllen, Bryan's parents, see her first crawling experience too!!! so here is a little clip.

Doctors visit

So Kambria went to the doctors today. She had not been since her 4 month checkup...due to not having insurance until the beginning of April and then having th doctors office not available until today. So everything went fine...she weighs 16 lbs 3 oz, which is the 35th percentile, is 25 1/2 inches long, which is the 5-10th percentile, and her head circumference is 17 inches which is the 35th percentile...so she is a little peanut, but we knew that! The doc said she is fine, just on the smaller scale, which is fine with Bryan and I.

Tomorrow is Tess' prom night. She is the only one of us 5 kids that ever went to prom!!! I always thought it was a waste of money and so I just went to the after prom parties...and ended up winning a 13" TV and a boxed set of serving dishes...which have turned out to be some of my favorite bowls! So tomorrow I will be doing Tess' hair. Hopefully it will turn out OK. I will post pictures soon thereafter!

Not anything new...

Just thought I would post some more pictures. I find them fun to look at and thought somebody else would too...Nothing new happening here. We have quite the boring life currently. But we are happy!

Over the weekend

So we had a good fun weekend. not anything too unusual but fun. Friday was a typical day but we decided that we wanted to go on a bike ride due to the nice weather we were currently having. Then Bryan realized we cant take Kambria without a bike trailer or something equivalent. So we decided to look on Craig's list on the Internet. We had a fun time looking and found one for only $35!!!! Well it was posted that day on Friday and it was in Fort Collins. So I quickly emailed and we waited. Around 8:30 Friday night she called us about the bike trailer! Since I had a 970 number she thought I would be the closest one to her!!!! little did she know I was in Denver too! But I figured that that is why I put my cell number down instead of the house phone!!!!

So Saturday we drove up to Fort Collins and saw Grandma Fairbanks and saw Amanda and her pretty prom done hair and her dress! It is orange, which surprised me at first, but is quite beautiful. We are supposed to see pictures soon. This is one picture grandma took of Kambria!!

So we drove over to pick up the bike trailer hoping we were not going to be scammed or anything! Well we were not and the bike trailer seems to be in excellent condition! We are excited to try it out. We hopefully are just as impressed with it once we take it on a ride...here it is...this is what the advertisement picture was...

So that was our day.till next time

4 generations

Four generations!!!! Aren't we just cute!

So this weekend as you all know was when Grandma and Aunt Sherie came to Denver. We had a lot of fun. Going shopping for diapers, kite flying, and the museum are just a few of the activities we did. Grandma and Sherie even helped mow the lawn! I could not help but take pictures! I think they are too cute!







So that is all that is up with us for now. We are enjoying life and having fun.


Tonight we are going to Chipotle for our "tax" refund burrito. They gave us a fun survey to take when we went on Saturday and so we get to go back tonight. It will be a good dinner night tonight! ;o) Signing off for now

Friday the 13th...

so happy Friday the 13th! I hope things are going well with all of you. So far things are well here. Grandma and Aunt Sherie made it safely on Wednesday. They had a bumpy flight, but not too bad. I am just glad they came! We love having them and "playing" with them. It is a nice change in the scenery of the everyday mundane!

So last night Bryan and I had the opportunity to go back up to Fort Collins and see the musical Aida with his parents! It was quite the fun show. And knowing the music made it even better. Bryan saw the musical once before his mission and has loved it ever since. Now I can say that I have seen it too! If anyone ever has the chance to see it I would HIGHLY recommend it. A great musical and great songs! The actors were incredible too. It makes us that more excited to see "Wicked" in may.

Today I took Bryan's car, the passat, into get new tires and have a noise that it is making checked out. Hopefully it is something not too bad! We already replaced the transmission in my car and knew that we needed new tired on it. Now his needs new tires and something having to do with the wheel bearings. OUCH! there goes our tax refund!

We are going to go to the Benjamin Franklin exhibit today! We are excited to learn all about him and just to spend the day with the fam. So that is it for now...

Grandma coming

So today is when Grandma and Aunt Sherie fly into Denver today. I know Grandma is VERY nervous to fly and so we will have to see how it goes for her. I know she will do fine, but we will have to report tomorrow.

We have a busy day ahead of us due to them coming and spending time with them. Friday we're going to go to the museum for a Ben Franklin display. Bryan even gets to go because it is on Friday afternoon. I know he is excited about it too!

So that is all for now...just a brief hello.

And a cute pic!

a fun Easter weekend

So we made it to Utah and back all safely! The plane ride with Kambria was good. Not too bumpy and she did wonderful! However I would recommend a tired baby instead of a baby full of energy. Kambria was great, a little restless at times, but great. It was her first plane ride at 7 months old.

Thursday we got in at 10:30 pm and grandma and Sherie picked us up. We stayed up until 12:30ish and it was wonderful to have Kambria meet her great Aunt and Great grandma!

Friday we woke up early and had stuffed French Toast. It was incredibly good, filling, but good! And then we met Michele and her two daughters, KaLisi and Alyson, and Michele's sister Jen. Kristy and Alden were there too. We had a good time. It was fun to reminisce about old times and have decided we REALLY want to do a Ricks college reunion this summer! Then that afternoon we met our friends Travis and Shelby with their son Parker at the Joseph Smith building to see the new movie there. Sherie and Brady came too! It was wonderful and made me want to share the gospel with everyone I meet! Was a great experience it was. Only little blip was that we thought we would enjoy the movie better if we left Kambria with Grandma Jetta. So we did. The we got to the theater and remembered that Travis and Shelby wanted to see Kambria. WHOOPS! So we had them come back to grandma's house and we sat and chatted for a while. Then since it was Sherie's birthday we took them out to Cafe Rio. It was fun! What a day!

Saturday we woke up a little later than on Friday. We ran to Seagull Book to get the new movie out called the Testaments. We bought one for mom and dad, Bryan and I and Nelson and Leah.
Then we went to deseret and bought Sherie a little willow figurine. She loved it and it made her cry!

Then we had Brady drive us up to Provo where we got to see his apartment and computer/TV setup! Man has he got the system thing going good!!! It was fun to chat with him for a while too. Then he took us to Lisa and Erik's house where we got to meet Madalyn and hold her! She is SOOO small! You just forget how small new babies are. And none the less she is 6 weeks old now. I can only imagine how small she was 6 weeks ago! We then went to a park in Provo canyon and had a little picnic! It was such a nice day. not too hot but warm enough to suntan! We played Frisbee and threw the football around. Then we took pictures, of course, and drove back. Before we got home we decided that we should stop and get the HUGE ice cream cone at Macy's grocery store. They were great but REALLY big and they old cost a buck! it was awesome! We had hamburgers for dinner on Eric's new birthday grill and played games. An end to a great day.

Sunday was Easter and Madalyn blessing! The dress was a little big on her, but it was beautiful. Everyone was amazed that I could do something like that. It was a lot of fun to see the shock on the families faces! It was worth it! We then went to Erik's mom, Bjorg's house. We had a wonderful Easter dinner. Then off to the airport with Scott and Jacqueline.

The airport was fine, except on the way over our bag was BARELY 50lbs and so we decided to rearrange some things. We put Bryan's hair supply bag on the carry on. Only we forgot that no Liquids or gels over 3 oz could be on the plane. So I had to wait by security while Bryan went back and checked the bag. It turned out fine, but just a little sidetrack.

So that was our weekend in a nut shell. Great times and fun memories were made. Glad I am home though!

And then Grandma Jetta and Sherie will be her on Wednesday! YEAH!!!

Finally moved!

So this past Friday we FINALLY got all our things moved into the storage shed. Don, Bryan's dad, was quite surprised at how we arrange everything so that we had PLENTY of space for all our stuff. I am sure glad that we don't have a couch or big things like that that we have to store. Although they would have fit, but it would ave been such a pain! Small boxes make it easier. One day when we have our "own" little house or apartment again, it will be interesting to see all of our things not in boxes. They have been that way fro about 8 months now. Man time flies!

So this week I am frantically working on Madalyn's blessing dress. We fly out this Thursday to Utah, which means I had better get going on it. And yes as promised I will post a picture when it is complete.

Another quick thought...if you have the chance to see the movie, "Meet the Robinsons" I would highly suggest it! It has WONDERFUL morals and despite all the bad reviews, Bryan and I enjoyed seeing it. We did see it in 3-D but we bought cheap tickets through our grocery store King Soopers and then only had to pay $1.50 upgrade instead of the $2.50 usual price. We are cheap skates, but that is how you save money huh? I would suggest that route. Instead of paying the 9.50 per ticket you only pay 6.00 per ticket! What a deal. It was date day for us!

Well off to work on the dress.

Different weekend than expected

So we did not move out stuff this weekend! It poured rain ALL day on Saturday! And usually you would be able to still move some stuff wen it is raining, but I thought that if anything got wet and then you put it in storage it would mold and ruin things...so no moving happened. We got the storage unit, but don't get charged until April 1st so that is nice. So we hope that the weather will cooperate this up coming Friday. We would move on Saturday but it is general conference and did not want to do that, just in case anyone who was helping us wanted to watch or listen!

So we just played up in fort Collins instead. We went and looked at some new model homes! They were so much fun to look at and dream! They are REALLY good prices for the amount of home you get.Too bad we are not in the market for a house right now. We would definitely look into buying a house in this part of town! There was one house we fell in LOVE with. It was about 2700 square feet not including the unfinished basement. And the price was $280,000. But it was GORGEOUS!!! Bryan and I want to go back sometime soon and take pictures of the decorating so we wont forget what we liked when it does come time for us to look into buying a house. One day it will happened...we are determined. So for now we were just dreaming!

And then on Sunday we had a VERY long day. We were at the church building from 9am to about 5pm..yes we had lunch/dinner in between but we went to the bishops house for it and then went back to the church for choir practice....so the point of telling this is to say Kambria did not get her morning nap due to it being too entertaining at church and then she did not get her afternoon nap...and she was a GRUMP! And then on top of that because she was so tired she had a very rough night... Which makes a rough night for me too. So today she is sleeping!!!! I put her down for her afternoon nap around 12:30 and I HOPE she does not wake up for quite a while... I might even consider taking a nap here soon. Yep I think I will head that way. Until next time!

This weekend...

So this weekend we are going to be moving again! No not to another location for us, but another location for our STUFF! We are moving all of our stuff that is still in boxes to a storage shed instead of in my in-laws garage. We decided it would be best to give them back their garage for the summer. So we are going up to Fort Collins today and thinking about what we want to have come down to Denver and then the rest goes into a storage shed. We will still have access to it, just it will not be as accessible as it has been. But I think it is for the best. Then all my stuff will be in "one" place again. I have some stuff still in my in laws house from living there before and this way it will go back into boxes and be all together!

So Grandma Fairbanks, MaryEllen, or Bryan's mom as I call her, is finally coming home this weekend from being in Utah since Madalyn was born. It has been about 4 weeks. I know Don is excited to have is wife back and Amanda is excited to have some good home cooked meals again! and Kambria will get to see her other grandma too! She will look so big compared to Madalyn. TI will be fun!

So that is all I have for now. Until later...

Nothing much...

So i have not posted in almost a week because not much has happened here lately. The only thing much exciting is that spring is finally here and Bryan and I went and flew a kite on Friday. It was just a nice breeze when we started and then it turned into a BIG gust of wind that took the kite out of Bryan's hand and he had to go chasing it. It was quite a site seeing a man chasing after a kite. I was laughing and I know Bryan was too.

We also took pictures of our family again since Kambria and I were matching...no I did not plan it I PROMISE and Bryan happened to be dressed in blue for a boy. I thought it was cute and could not resist!

Then Saturday we FINALLY got our GPS system that we had tried to get for Christmas. To make a LONG story short, basically we had to purchase several before we could find one that was in stock and not a fraudulent website. Don't worry we only actually paid for one gps...that is one good reason to buy things off the Internet with a credit card. They refund things if they are fraudulent. It might take a couple of months, but it does work!

So Bryan has been playing with this GPS system for two days now and has taken it on every car trip we have taken. I was going to play with it today, but he wanted to take it with him in the car to work. I told him he could not look at it unless he was stopped or at work in the parking lot. He promised me he wouldn't look unless stopped somewhere. I hope he kept his promise.

We already went on a Geo cache on Saturdays. It was a lot of fun and I think this will make us both more active especially since it is spring now! We just have to learn all the quirks and such with it. I think Bryan is hoping he can talk to Leah or Nelson about it since they were our inspiration for getting one. It only took us 2 years though. We originally went on a hike with the family about two years ago with them and we had a lot of fun. Thanks guys!

so that is my ramblings for now... here is a picture of what the GPS looks like

Jon Schmidt concert

This weekend we went up to Fort Collins to visit grandpa Fairbanks, since grandma is still is Provo with the new mom Lisa. We also were persuaded to go because Jon Schmidt was playing a concert in Greeley and we had Don get us tickets. It was A LOT of fun. If anyone ever has the chance to see him in concert I would definitely recommend going. He had audience participation where someone even came up and played the piano with him and also beat-boxed while Jon played. He played with his toes, and played upside down on his back! It was truly amazing. So that is what we did on Saturday night.

Then on Sunday, it was the church thing and then we made dinner for Amanda and Don. Amanda was complaining that she has not had a "real" meal since her mom went to Utah to help with the baby. Maybe now she doesn't take her mom for granted. We didn't make anything fancy, just salmon in he oven with rice and steamed veggies. When Don saw how we did this, he was amazed at how easy it was and thought, "I can do that." So he told Amanda they could have that again sometime this week. I don't think she would mind either. We had some good laughs together all abut Bryan and Amanda's childhood memories. It was a good time.

Then we brought the crib and Bryan's clavinova piano down to Denver. Today is the task of getting them both put together and where we want them. I think it will be good fun!!!

Until next time...

6 month photos

So I wanted to get Kambria's photos done every three months for her first year. We spent WAY to much money on her 3 month ones and so I decided I was going to just do something cheap. So I see this advertisement for Walmart where you get 36 photos from one pose for only 4.88. Walmart saves the day...so I thought. Well I had plans to get the pictures taken on Monday...That did not happen because I got too busy doing other things and then Kambria fell asleep on me. I did not want sleeping pictures. So I planned on Tuesday. Then I got sick and did not feel good all day. Then I decided Wednesday I was going to get them done because she is only 6 months for so long and I was already procrastinating enough. So on Wednesday we went to good old Walmart photography. We just walked in...I should have made an appointment. We waited for a half an hour for this little boy to smile when all he did was scream at his VERY young mother. I think she was just a friend of the Walmart worker.

So we finally get in there and go figure, it is a BRAND NEW Walmart store, but the table that you put your kids on to sit on was made of green grass colored carpet with a HUGE rip it the middle of it. So i figure well she is just sitting on it anyway. So we start to try and make Kambria laugh and smile...which is kind of easy when you just clap your hands together right now. The lady did not take but three photos when I realized SHE DID NOT KNOW WHAT SHE WAS DOING!! She couldn't have been more than 18 years old. So then I realize that you have to pick a picture when it is taken and accept it for the 4.88 pose. you don't get to see all of them and THEN choose!!!! I was so frustrated that I said yes to one where I thought it was ok. Then the Walmart worker proceeds to try and take more pictures on DUMB backgrounds. One of them I am sure was supposed to be fairytale-ish. But there were HUGE mushrooms right by Kambria's head. UGH. Then comes this "spring background" that was hideous too. So I said, " lets just stick with the black background." So she takes a couple more and I HAD it! I said that is enough. Can I change the 4.88 pose to this one instead of the first one? NO she states. You have to stick with the first one. BUT I will give you some free pictures of the one you like.

So I ended up getting basically two "4.88" poses for the price of one. It was very nice of her, but I think she did it because she could see I was VERY frustrated with their setup! So I ended up getting a couple good 6 month photos and vowed NEVER again will I go to that Walmart...at least until I have seen the employees working the photography store and how they work with kids. AGH.

But at last I can say I have her 6 month photos done.

IT IS FINALLY FINAL. April 8th it is!!! here we come Utah!

Well change has come around again..the blessing is now FOR SURE Easter weekend. So it is April 8th. I am so glad. this way I can do all the things I wanted to do here in Denver AND go to Utah to see the blessing.

So i am sick today and not feeling well so I am going back to bed. Thought I would juts correct the corrected. We have bought our tickets and so it is final!

Until next time...Hopefully I feel better!

Decided...

So we found out that we are going to go to Utah April 27-29. This is the weekend BYU graduates and so that is the weekend they are going to bless Madalyn. I think it will will work out fine. At first I was a little distraught because that weekend my friend from Rick's college, Jackie Brown is going to be in Denver as well as it is our stake relief society retreat as well as my sister's junior prom. Now regularly a junior prom would not be so important, but my sister is graduating early next year and so this is her only chance for prom. So I am still a little upset about not getting to see her all dressed up, but I think it will still be OK. And Jackie has said she will still be in town on Monday so I can still see her, it will even be her birthday that day, and the relief society retreat will be OK to miss....although I would have liked to go.

So We will stop and see my Grandma and aunt Sherie as well as see Brady and hopefully his apartment. I would like to see all the work he has done painting walls and decorating! I am excited. It should be fun!

So that is all for now!

not going...

So Bryan talked to his sister Lisa yesterday and she is doing fine. Madalyn had too high of Billiruben so she had to be under lights before they let her go home yesterday. But things went well and she got to go home! However, Lisa was told by MaryEllen, Bryan and Lisa's mom, that she was to tell us that we CAN NOT come out to visit this weekend! The weather is too bad and she does not want us to risk bringing Kambria over. So we have looked at things and are going to think things over, but tentatively we have decided to fly to Utah the weekend that Madalyn is going to be blessed. That way we can have more time with the family too. We think this will be April 8, which I believe is Easter too! We shall see....

And I will post pictures of the blessing dress when I am finished! Thanks for your interest in it Heather! It always makes me feel good to know someone cares!

The newest addition...

so this is the cute addition to the family. I do think she looks more like Erik, her Dad, than Lisa, her mom. But I am jealous that she has so much hair!!! Her name is Madalyn Marie and she was born Feb 26 at 3:30 am. She weighed 6 lbs. and was 19 inches long. She was over a month early but both mom and baby are doing well. We are planning on going to visit them in Utah this weekend. We just hope the weather is nice enough to go! And then we can visit Grandma and Sherie and Brady too! Grandma and Sherie still have not seen Kambria yet except in pictures. So pray for good weather!

I better get going on the baby blessing dress I told Lisa I would make for Madalyn. I went and bought the fabric yesterday and I should start on it today. That is my goal.

WOW...

So this weekend we did nothing, but it felt like we did everything. Friday we ran around and did errands all day, and Saturday we did the same. I mopped the kitchen floor, while Bryan and my dad went to Auto Zone to get his car some new spark plugs and then came home fixed it and then went back to Auto Zone to have them reset the computer. I guess to reset the computer in the car you are supposed to take it to the dealership, but Auto Zone was nice enough to reset it for us, even though they were not supposed to. Did I mention that my car is getting a new transmission in it? Yeah it is going to cost about 2 grand to have it fixed but the car it worth more than that and we could not get a car like mine for that amount of money. So we decided to go ahead with it. I have not had a car for over a week now. It is OK, but I am starting to get stir crazy. I even walked about a mile to the store and a mile back, just so I could get out of the house. I do not know how people do it with only one car. It is doable, but in the winter time I would not want to have to do it. At least it has been sunny here the past couple of days.

Then Saturday night we had my friend Dre and her husband over for dinner. Dre lived with my parents for a couple of months after she graduated college in December of 05. They had not met her husband. They only got married this past November. They are cute together and he makes her happy. It is good to see her happy! I wish they could have stayed longer and that we could have chatted more, but that is the way life goes...FAST!!

We watched the Prestige with them and if you have not seen this movie I would suggest you find it and watch it. An then watch it again! The second time was MUCH better and I understood a lot more of the movie! It is a GREAT movie and I think Bryan might even go out and buy it!

Then Sunday was a FAST day too. Bryan and I both had to give lessons. Mine was in YW and his was in Elders quorum. So my mother got to watch Kambria. I do not know what we would do without my family being around at church. It would be hard to have to teach holding a baby in your arms. Then we both had to give talks in Sacrament meeting too. it was on the topic of symbols within the church. It was a hard subject for me to talk about. Not your typical fasting, prayer, or even repentance talks. But it was good for both of us and I am GLAD it is done!

So on to the title of my post...Bryan got a phone call from his dad about 7pm last night that his sister Lisa's water broke!!!! So Bryan did not get the message until about 9pm so when he called his dad back they were just leaving their house to drive to Provo. She is about a month early, which is kind of scary. Bryan sent Lisa's phone a text message saying good luck and that she is in our prayers. She texted him back about 12am this morning that she was dilated to a 9 already and that it is crazy she is going to be a mom! We are excited for her. It is a little girl and they had the named Madalyn picked out. So Good Luck Lisa and we look forward to hearing more of the story!!!

Cute baby

So this is the second post of the day, BUT I had to post some most cute pics of Kambria. The wedding info is below.

wedding...

So this weekend was fun and I am glad it is over! Friday night was the family dinner which turned out well. Then Saturday morning we headed to the temple and witness the sealing of Scott and Jacqueline. That was beautiful. Jacqueline was gorgeous! She is one pretty lady. Her colors were ho pink and black. Which I thought was a little different, but it turned out WONDERFUL! And I have to admit that I thought Kambria was the cutest baby there! I did make her dress and people were amazed by that. Even to the fact that Lisa, Bryan's pregnant sister, told me I could make her baby's blessing dress. I had wanted to ask her if I could make i, but was worried that she would not want me to do it yet would not tell me no since she didn't want to hurt my feelings. But that comment of, "WOW!!, you can make my baby's blessing dress if you want and I will pay you." made me really HAPPY!!!

Then we had the reception Saturday night. It was a sit down formal dinner and turned out wonderful! I think that is the way to go if you have the funds to pay for it. But I do have to admit that Bryan and I got a TON more presents that they did, but that is one downfall of only being able to invite a select number of people for a sit down dinner!

So here are some pics of the wedding. Enjoy.

What a wonderful day...

So Valentines day turned out good. I spent most of the day decorating and preparing food for our fondue. My parents and Tess joined us, however due to inclement weather it took Bryan 2 hours to get home. So we did not start eating dinner until about 7pm!!! And then on top of that we could not get the bullion to stay hot enough to cook the food fast enough. I think if we are to do it again, I would have one pot per 2 people. That way it is guaranteed to stay hot enough! But it was fun and definitely an experience! A memory maker!

Bryan's coat was returned and it turned out OK, except for taking 2 hours to get home, when usually it is about 45 minutes! Poor guy! Hopefully tonight is better since we have to make it to the temple by 6 for Jacqueline's endowment session! We are REALLY excited for her and this weekend. Bryan and I will spend the next 4 days with his family and doing wedding stuff and just having a good time! So I may not post until after the weekend. We will have to see.

So that is the plan for today.

Happy V-day!

So today is valentines day and I sure hope the end turns out better than last night. It seems like everything went wrong. Kambria was NOT happy, I burned the potatoes, and the house STILL smells like burned food this morning, and Bryan's coat was taken by mistake and it had his car keys and wallet in it. Well the coat was returned and hopefully everything works out this morning for him. I should hear later this morning....
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But today has been good so far. I got up at 2 am with Kambria and then put out 12 roses for Bryan so he could see them before he left for work at 5:15 this morning. He was VERY surprised and in a better mood. That Was my plan. Then I got up at 7:30 and "temporarily" got ready and took my car into the shop to find out what is wrong with it. Hopefully it is not the transmission!!!! Then I am at home planning on working out and then REALLY getting ready for the day. I have to some what hurry so I can figure EVERYTHING out for the fondue meal tonight! I am excited and hope that it all works out!

Well Happy V-Day and hope all goes well...


6 weird things about me for my friend Heather...

1. I like to have the toilet paper going over instead of under. I usually change it if it is the wrong way

2. I like to organize things and reorganize them. Sometimes I get so crazy with organizing that it seems like that is all I do...Kambria's changing table has been reorganized probably 10+ times in the last couple weeks. This however does not mean that I am organized!!!!

3. I cant stand the smell of orange fragrance spray. I was throwing up when I smelled it being pregnant with Kambria and now I gag when I smell it.

4. I like to have my clothes separated into colors and whites right after you take the clothes off before you put them in the dirty clothes. That way I don't have to sort when wanting to do laundry. It is already done!

5. I am NOT a phone person. I like email a LOT better. I usually don't call people back and would rather email or see them face to face. Michele Griggs can testify to this one. Sorry Michele, I do think about you!!!!

6. I HATE stacks of paper! I go through them and throw stuff away when they have been there for more than a couple of days. Sometimes I throw stuff away I am not supposed to and regret it the next day. I think this has to do with my organization thing.

That is what I can come up with. Hopefully it works for you Heather.

Now I tag Kristy,Leah and Brady. Come up with 6 of your own weird things to share!