shopping with the girls

My friend, Loa, gave me a gift card to Marshall's as a thank-you, so the girls and I had a totally fun night out ....

Sierra got STUCK ... honestly GOT STUCK inside of this shirt which zipped on either side. It was so funny that I spent many, many minutes with my legs crossed, laughing hysterically!

All photos courtesy of Azure: our personal paparazzi.

THANKS FOR THE FUN NIGHT GIRLS!

Angels Landing

Brad and Brooke climbed Angel's Landing in Zion's several years ago and he's been wanting to take the rest of us since we moved here. Finally, this weekend we all made the journey. It was magnificent! A wonderful way to cap off our weekend retreat in the mountains:







































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Temple

I ended up with some sweet free time during my Utah trip .... This afternoon my mother in law and I attended the Oquirrh Mountain Temple.


Oh my WORD! It is a gorgeous temple! The view is magnificent, and the feeling, as in all the temples, is unmatchable. Inside is indescribable. I so enjoyed this afternoon building memories with Brad's mom in this heavenly place!



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Bragging on Bryan

Senior picture time, so Sierra grabbed her professional camera and drug Bryan along.

I don't have a clue why Bry is so reticent about having his picture taken.

These few photos are proof that he's not only gorgeous, but oh-so-photogenic!

Bryan is in all AP and a couple of Honors classes. He's acing them. Which proves not only that he's killer smart (we've known that forever) but that this year he's also very self-motivated.

(*relief*)

Yeah, he'll be 18 soon, but Bryan is still the*most*tender*hearted*person in. the. world.

period.

His love-language is gifting. So when he crams his last nacho down your throat, realize he's saying "I love you". (and then eat it)

Pretty quiet around here ...

With Sierra gone for so long, it's not only quieter, but a little lonely too ... Can't wait to get her home.



Last night Bryan made Stuffed halibut ...YUM. We've divided up nights for cooking, and much to my delight, Bryan took 2 nights (if only he'd take my two nights too!).



Azure looked so cute coming home from church today that I jut had to snap a photo.

Other news this week: I'm definitely getting acclimated to my job. And the kids and I got some good school shopping in. They're all set look great and take notes!


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