HAPPY BIRTHDAY LINDSAY!!

Today is also Lindsay's 24th birthday. She was born exactly 2 years after my parents got married. She is currently attending BYU-Hawaii and will be graduating from there in December. We are all so proud of her! She just spent two months here with us for her summer break and we all had a blast. Happy birthday Lins! I love ya and am so excited for you to graduate and have you home again!

Lindsay at 6 months

With Mom just before she turned 2


With Dad, 1986
(Not to take the spotlight off her,
but please note the mustache on my father's face.
It was just too funny for me to pass up.)

Lins has always been such a big help to everyone. She is very thoughtful and considerate of others. Here she is holding Kelly. She was definitely made to be a big sister.

Lindsay at age 2.
I asked my mom what she was doing and she said that Lindsay got hungry so she went and got herself some corn and sat on the floor and ate it. Too cute!

Lindsay (4) and Kelly (2)

Halloween

Lins (11), Kelly (10) & Cassie (6) at Disneyland

With friends at her 14th birthday party

Sophomore year

High School Prom

Senior Picture

At Disneyland, waiting on the Screamin' ride at California Adventure (2004)

Us girls in Washington D.C., July 2005


We got bored waiting for the fireworks


July 2005

At the San Diego Temple, December 2007

Waiting in line at Sea World, December 2007

With Connor in Hawaii, March 2008

L.A. Temple, August 2008

At Universal Studios, August 2008
She volunteered to be in the show and she was SO excited.
This is her waiting to go in.

At her birthday dinner

Mini cheesecake! Yes, that is my hand.


HAPPY BIRTHDAY LINDSAY!!

26 Years Down, Forever To Go

Today is my parents 26th wedding anniversary. I can't believe they have been married for that long! Their oldest is about to graduate from college and their youngest just started high school. I really do think that I have the best parents ever. Both are so selfless and my siblings and I got pretty lucky with them. Here are a few pictures of them over the years:

Their wedding day, August 28, 1982

1988
At my mom's friend, Susan's wedding

On vacation, 1997
Christmas pictures, 2002
San Diego
With our good friends, The Tenneys, Christmas 2007

Our family at my cousin, Clint's wedding, July 2008
Here's to you, Mom & Dad. Happy Anniversary!

And, YES, I considered titling this post
"The Various Hairstyles of My Mother"
HAHA! Just kidding, Mom!!


*Sorry I don't have better descriptions. I put what I could find written on the back on the pictures and because I didn't want my parents to know, I couldn't ask them where they were or the year for some of them.

Ah, Sweet Memories

Today I went to lunch with my friend, Maddie. We read through our old "note" notebooks. They were of course ridiculous because we were 15 and overly dramatic about everything. It was so fun to look back and remember all the good, and even bad times. I went through and looked at the billion pictures we took and this is what I found...

And, of course, I just had to include a few of Natalee, Lanae and Carissa.
Oh, how far we've come ;)

SO...

I finally gave in and decided to start a blog. I'm not making any promises on how often I'll post but I've found so many people that have one I figured I'd give it a try!