Hitched.

The vast majority of our time between April and now was consumed by planning and thinking about September 6, 2009.....our wedding day!

And it was more magical than I would have ever imagined! Our nearest and dearest gathered and celebrated us in a way that was so generous and wonderful. THANK YOU to each and every one of you for the gifts of your time, your energy, your spirit and your love.

Thank you for celebrating our special day with us. We love you!

All I wanted for christmas was a tile backsplash.

OK, Mel, this one's for you!  Over the holidays we finally put one of the finishing touches on our kitchen -- a tile backsplash.  We had put this off because tile just sounds so complicated.  But it wasn't!  It was easy and really, really fun!  

Well, at least I think so -- Meg thinks I'm crazy.  

If anyone out there wants some tile work done, I'm your gal. Seriously, it's fun!

More dudes

I cannot get enough of how cute this group of little dudes is....this is 2/22/09 in SLC (on a very sunny day, clearly).

Soren is a star!

We visited Soren, the newest addition to our niece and nephew clan.  He is four months old and completely amazing -- we love him!   Oh, and we love his parents, too!  :)

Presidents Day Dudes

The P's were in town for President's Day...and there is nothing cuter than four little cousins together (unless it's six cousins together!!)....and a Valentine's Day dance party!

Check it out.

You-tah

J and I had a freebie weekend in UT....originally planned for Gram's memorial service, which was moved, so nothing specific to do but lots of people to see! For starters....here's a pic from brunch with the gals...so much fun to have Becca and Court all to ourselves!

Love you, sisters!

Jilly's first haircut

A little out of order, perhaps....but thought I'd share a photo or two from Jillian's first haircut. She was calm, collected, and cool.....though she did cop to being nervous when I asked.

Good job Jilly Beans!

Farewell Gram

I mourn the passing of my sweet Grandmother, Genevieve Bennett. It is bittersweet--Gram Gen had a long and relatively peaceful life (she was just a month shy of her 95th birthday)...and she was in a significant amount of discomfort and pain since falling in September and breaking her pelvis. But, it's always hard to bid farewell to loved ones. Naomi summed it up when she said, "Grams are so special." Indeed.

One silver lining....a memorial services was held in Raymond, Alberta, Canada on January 21...and thankfully, it was 50 degrees and absolutely beautiful.