MS cupcakes

i picked this up at borders today... {20% off}

and already know what i'm baking tonight!

come on over

if you want your own tres leches cupcakes!

orlando, florida

my sweet brother just received his mission call...

he will be teaching the gospel in the spanish language

in sunny orlando
{one of the happiest places on earth}

more pics to come of the exciting night!

spock

i saw this movie last weekend...
though i totally dug captain kirk
spock is definitely my vulcan of choice...

don't worry, ryne knows it's simply a celeb crush.

my mother

i read shelly's cute post to her mom..

it was inspiration to do one of my own

having a mother as your boss as well as your best friend rocks.

hope i still have a job after posting these pictures...

ikea

we love ikea...

but not as much as their fab $1 ice cream cone...

this picture is so not flattering...

take me out to the ballgame

this past week i threw a shower for some good friends
{walker & hailey will have the cutest baby ever...hands down}

my favorite part was the cotton candy

they were eaten before i could snap a shot...

thanks to all who helped...i'm sure i'm not fun to be around while stressed
{this includes drew, brie, michelle, and my sweet hub}

oh and of course to mom who so ironically bought herself a cotton candy machine...
i knew it would come in handy someday!

hamburger cupcakes

for my mom's ward activity, we put together these cupcakes...

she baked & cut while i assembled

sure didn't taste like burgers!

dad's ridin' the saddle...

unfortunately, we have a family that sets each other up for embarrassment

this is how the texas roadhouse celebrates birthdays...

too bad dad's is in march
{good one jord}

i left my heart in san francisco...

so i had to post about our fun little spring break vacation...
all of us needed a short time to play!

here's kenz, mom and meggie on the trolley
{mom got "cable" sick}

kenz and meggie

our bike ride through golden gate park...
my favorite thing we did!

meggie proving me wrong on the pier...

yes girls...you can do everything...

trolley {again}

thanks mom for taking us!
loved it!

crown and crumpet

we are just about finished with our fabulous trip to the city by the bay...

am so sad to leave, but so excited to see my hubby

my favorite stop was crown & crumpet

a cute little place where you can have tea parties

and find fun little treasures...

oh i wish we had this in utah

tiny tamzey

my aunt cari had her baby this past tuesday...3 weeks early!
tamzey was 6 lbs. 10 oz. and 18 inches long
so tiny!

march is the month for birthdays in our family...
{9 and counting}

ryne & tamzey

norman....

the hub and i decided to spend a date night down at color me mine...

{probably one of my favorite places in the whole wide world}

i painted a bowl.... {which is too ugly to share}

and ryno made this fabulous garden gnome.

his name is norman, and he is our new friend....

p.s. i have a new little cousin!! the hub and i are going over tonight to take some pics...

& will definitely put on soon!

to twitter or not to twitter....

have any of you heard of this twitter thing?

i'm hearing so much about it, so decided to join...
{not that i don't have enough to do already}
does anyone else have twitter and want to be my friend?
knowing that lance armstrong twitters.... that's reason enough for me!

restaurant cardoni

one thing i'm totally diggin' with ryne teaching this class is his "practice" sessions before each thursday.

last week he planned on making pizzas for class, and the night before brushed up his pizza making skills at home.

Granted, this is his 1st pizza ever attempted, and the 2nd best pizza i've ever tasted {1st being grimaldi's}

ryno even cooked me up my favorite breakfast-in-bed for my bday...what a guy.

i also made him cook me and my fam some of his superb steaks.
and i promise, this is a look of love...
{or maybe he is sick of me taking too many pictures?}

can you blame me for being chubby?

todd's turning 40....43....49....55?

it's my papa's birthday tomorrow {03.03}
i'm not allowed this year to reveal his true age..
so how shall we celebrate the birth of this old man?

1. surprise visit to work {he grew out of that decades ago}
2. lunch out with the buddies {he use to take me to arctic circle on my special day}
3. sentimental gifts from his fam {so excited about his present this year}
4. dinner to the delicious p.f. changs {my favorite part of the day}

happy birthday papa!!

i've got some exciting things planned tomorrow...
will definitely post the fun day!