finally candices wedding pics!

Alright everyone, here are the long awaited pictures from Candice and Adams wedding!!! The picture below is obviously all the bridesmaids. To the left of Candice are her two cute new sister-in-laws, and then to the right her sisters. If you look closely you can see that we are all wearing the same jewelry. Candice made us all matching neclaces, earings, and rings - and they were all in her wedding colors, so cute...Below are all of Adams groomsmen. Very GQ....

Hoo-ray Candice and Adam are married!

The boy on the right is Candices nephew Cardon. And of course, Jack is the stud on the right.

Candice loves candy! Therefore - she chose to have a wedding cake decorated in.... CANDY!

Adam shocked Candice with a get-a-way in a helicopter! It was by far the most exciting departure that I have ever seen.

The sisters! From left to right - Melissa, Camlin, Candice, Me.

Thanks Can for getting me the pictures. What a fun special day! I love you.

LAKE TIME

One of my most favorite things about the summer is going to the lake. I basically grew up on a boat. My summers were always planned around lake trips; whether is was to Lake Mead, Lake Powell, Idaho, or a 15 minute drive - our family was there. I am very excited to say that our boating summer is here. We went out just the other day with the potential to get into the water - but when Scott and I realized it was a whole 68 degrees - we passed.

Jackson was born a boater as well. Thankgoodness! Scott and I think it is because I waterskiied until I was 4 months pregnant... my OBGYN said it was okay as long as I would be careful, and don't worry, I was. I don't think I fell that whole summer. Jack just hangs out. The water and feel of the engine seem to calm him down and most of the time he falls asleep. My mom said I was the same way when I was younger - so we do have a few things in common...?

He also liked wearing his sunglasses. I thought the sunglasses / pacifier combination was hilarious.

That same day I also took Jackso for a little ride on the 4-wheelers at my parents house. He was a little nervous in the beginning but seemed to warm up towards the end. Needless to say - we had a really fun Saturday. There are so many fun things to do here in the summer, I look forward to all of our adventures!

Carrer Change

It is interesting how we THINK our futures should be, and suddenly we are exposed to what our future IS going to be. Scott and I always thought we would be going to dental school. We have worked and prepared for it, we have $payed$ for it! and we have $saved$ for it. With that being said, the past few months we have realized our future is not what we thought it would be.

We will be staying in Utah and Scott is going to work with his brother Brad in appraisals. In the beginning this was a very difficult decision to make. It was hard to walk away from something we have worked so hard towards. But our feelings continued to turn us away from dental school and towards appraisals. Since we have made a final decision and actually said it out loud, our choice has never been more confirmed that we are headed in the right direction.

Scott and I are so excited for this "new" future and what it holds for us. We are so glad to stay in Utah with my family and by Brad and Jaime. Scott can't wait to work with Brad and get going on his future. Thank you Brad and Jaime for moving here and giving us this opportunity! I hope we are not the only reason for your difficult move.

AZ... fun times

What a week! We had a great time in AZ with the Randalls. The weather was perfect, Kristens wedding was amazing, Jenna has the cuttest belly bump, and the malls are awesome! Jaime and I decided to be brave and pack all the kids in my car and make the long dreaded drive to Mesa.

We drove 1/2 way to St. George, spent the night there, and then got up early in the morning and drove the rest of the way. Above you can see all the kids in their carseats. This was taken early in the morning when we left St. Geroge (check out lillies hair - awesome right!) Suprisingly, the drive was great. The kids really hung in there and did a great job.

Scott and Brad drove down later in the week, once they were done with work. I was so excited to see Scott and to no longer be a single mother, he said he was sick of being a bachelor - good thing!

Kristens wedding was so fun. The sealing was amazing. It was so exciting to see all of Scotts siblings married and in the temple! Kristen and Garrett were so happy. The reception was at Las Sendas and was beautiful. Her colors were white and yellow. As we were taking pictures Kristen looked at everyone and said "Yellow is such a happy color"! It was, and so was everyone wearing it!

One of the most creative things Kristen did was her "guest book". Instead of having people sign a book when they came in she had bridesmaids taking polaroid's of all the guests as they walked in the door. Then they would sign the bottom of picture. I posted ours as the family picture on the top right of the page. Cute idea, right!

April Book Reading

I have never been much of a reader, although I have always wanted to be. I love reading but have never made it much of a priority in my life. So, this past April I made a change and read 3 new books. They were all fantastic.

The first one I read was Night, by Elie Weisel. It was a difficult read about the Holocaust. It was difficult in that it was extremely heart breaking to read about the details of what went on in the concentration camps. I know I have heard most of it before, but it always seems to break my heat no matter how many times I hear or read about it.

The second book I read was Come Back, by Claire and Mia Fontaine. This was a fantastic book about the relationship between a mother and daughter and the trials that they both go through as the daughter struggles through her teenage years. I felt it helped remind me what it was like to be a teenager and what it might be like in my future as the mother of a teenager (not something that I am looking forward to).

The last book I read was on behalf of Melis Abernethey. Live to Eat by, Joel Fuhrman, M.D. It is basically a diet book on how to live a healthy life. It really helped put into perspective my daily habits (which I realized are not that great). I have not taken on the diet completely, I don’t know if I ever will. But I definitely have taken on the ideas behind the book and in doing so have noticed a big difference in the way I feel through out the day.

I am so happy that I accomplished my goal of reading 3 books this month. I am starting my first book for May and look forward to completing my goal once again!