Elmo Day Celebration

The balloons were placed.... games were set up....

the soda and snacks lined the table. It was all set for the guests to arrive!

The pups came to play....

and some pretty special people began to arrive.

BECAUSE....... today was Jarrett's 2nd birthday!

The kids had fun playing on his new swing set and running through the sprinklers.

Jarrett just loved having so many people there to play with.

He loved the snacks...

the sprinklers...

And the cute girls.

But I'm sure his favorite part was when his mother pushed him in the swing.

For lunch we had delicious pizza!

After, we ate a darling cake made by Jarrett's Aunt.

Yes, even the birthday boy had to clean his face.

(Lilly was being sneaky as she tasted her mothers work)

We all sang Happy Birthday as Jarrett blew out the candles.

And then we DUG IN!

We had a blast! Happy Birthday Jarrett! Thanks for inviting us to your very special day!

Cowboy Up!

Jon and I found this very fun and popular park next to our new place and decided we wanted to try it out! So of course we jumped at the chance to have our little Texans come and play. Michelle, Michael, Kailee, and Preston came to spend some time with us while they were down in St. George.

Jon and all the kids got to run through the splash pad while Michelle and I talked. She is such a sweetheart and I love spending time with her.
We had a blast on the swings!

We even got to play on the slides!

After we played in the water, flew in the swings, twirled on crazy toys, rolled down the slides, climbed all the ropes... we were ready for some strawberry ICECREAM! We went back to our house and made homemade icecream for the kids. Michael loved it so much, he sat at the table slurping it all down even after it had melted. Kailee showed us her ballet performance, while Preston busted out some moves of his own!

Preston, Kailee, Michael, Adam, and Michelle, We love you and miss you! Thanks for the visit!

Projects!

For those of you who don't know... We moved. We are still in St. George, just the other end of it. I decided that I wanted to decorate... haha. I love decorating so it was pretty fun for me. I wanted to put little touches in our house so it would become more of a home.


Lindsay gave me a few plants to see if I could keep them alive. I've always wanted to try and grow something, but I never got around to it. Thanks for the plants Linds!

I added some pillows to our couches and curtains to our windows to add a bit of color, since everything in our new place is tan or cream and we can't paint...

While I was at the craft store I came upon some discounted flowers and a flower pot and decided I'd try to do some kind of a craft. Wa La!

"What is this" you say! Well it all started out when my Sis Annie showed me this fun sight. KnockoffWood. I fell in love with a Tv/console table and had to have it.

So I headed to my Father's cabinet shop with plans in hand and began to build.

This was my little friend that wanted to help me, but he didn't do much. The person that helped me the most was my Dad. I had so much fun spending some daddy daughter time together doing something we both love. My Dad is so talented with woodworking and I hope to learn as much as I can from him. Thanks Dad! I love you!

I put alot of work into the base and the top of my table. I had to make it look rustic by sanding, chiseling, and cutting my cherry wood. I also had to make my doors look rustic by sanding them to death.

We put some drawer guides in and began putting the doors on.

Once everything was put together we had to drill the holes for the handles.

TA DA! Now it is sitting in my family room, housing Jon's very large TV.

I had so much fun learning how to build something. I can't wait for the next project!

This is Mason

Mason comes to visit me twice a week!

This is Mason's Chubs!

Mason doesn't mind being my model, but he gets a little confused when he can't play with the camera too!

Mason and I love to play at the temple grounds.

Mason loves to play in the grass, but he sometimes thinks its food.

We love having Mason over to play!

Red Sand Between My Toes

I was lucky enough to graduate with my Associates of Science this May, with one of my best friends, WildThang. It is so crazy that I've been going to Dixie State for 2 years already. I feel like I just graduated High school.

Yes, WildThang is laughing for a reason. It wasn't because Jon ran down onto the floor... down the isle.... right up to the stairs to get a good shot. (I don't think he is too shy for anything) It was because the announcer slaughtered both of our last names. I can understand messing up Vandermyde... most everyone does. I could barely say it at first. But Wilding.....

Can I just say it... I love my family! Anyone who would sit through a graduation that wasn't their own, must really love me. Thank You for coming! (We didn't really tell anyone I was graduating since we had to rush to Salt Lake right after, but some how a couple people found out.) haha
My Grandma and Grandpa Jones also came!

My #1 fan was also there. Thank you Tio for always supporting me and believing in me.

Over all.... a great day!

Even though the Vandermyde Crew couldn't make it, I was recieved in Salt Lake that weekend with tons of Congratulations and hugs... Not to mention that I got to hear the whole family sing the graduation march before we could dig into the wonderful cake Momma Vandermyde made me! Thanks you guys!

A "date" on the farm

Jon and I went on a fun Photography date last week. We wandered around trying to find some fun places. It was fun to spend time together doing a hobby we both enjoy!Jon and his little friend

Yes! Jon is my King! haha. It actually said Herd King...... and I'd like to say Jon isn't a Herd King. Since that would be calling me a cow.

We came upon some hungry cows and decided it fit the theme of our trip.. So they had a photo shoot too. I love how the cows in the back groud are licking their lips.

This is my favorite locket that Jon gave me for Christmas! It actually has pictures in it from our first photo shoot when we were dating.

We had a blast taking pictures of eachother and learned a bit more about photography and eachother in the process... which was our goal. I love date nights with my Tio!

Michelle

This is my cousin Michelle. She is graduating this May and heading off to Utah State University. I had so much fun taking her pictures and I am so excited for her new adventures in life!