Ahhhhhhh

Thai food and Mockingjay. It's been a good day.

First day of School aka the day I get my life back

Here are the kids on the first day of school:

Brady-3rd grade

Taylor-1st grade

In front of the school

Taylor and her best friend Mason. They are finally in school together!

Goodbye Summer

School starts in just a few shorts days. I guess it is time to recap the summer:

We played at the City Museum

We celebrated Brock's 36th birthday

We went to Schlitterbahn

We remembered the Alamo

We played dress-up with cousins

We family reunioned like crazy in Texas and in Utah

We went to Temple Square

We rolled down the hill at BYU

We had picnics with friends

We went to Six Flags,

Splash City,

Carlyle Lake,

and the State Fair.

We sure are tired!

This is what Six Flags in 100+ degree weather looks like...

My friend Krista

This is my good friend Krista. Her family moved here the same week we did. We became fast friends even though we are kind of different. She is quiet, I am loud. She is thoughtful, I just pretend to be. She doesn't watch TV, I am obsessed with pop culture. You get the idea. We have had a lot of fun with her family these past five years. I know they weren't easy for her. She had two babies here and her husband was deployed multiple times. Yet, she still found the time to teach me how to play Settlers and make lumpia, throw me a Twilight-themed baby shower and watch my kids whenever I asked. She is such a good friend. One time in a moment of self-deprecation I said, "I know that I can be annoying" and she replied, "you are not annoying, you are perfect." It was exactly what I needed to hear. It makes me cry just thinking about it. Well, the stupid Air Force made her move to New Jersey and she left yesterday. My family is heart-broken. Brady cries off and on because his best friend Ryan is gone and Taylor keeps asking when Jenna is going to move back. I would like to know that myself. I miss her already even though she calls me every few hours to update me on their drive. It just won't be the same here without them. Krista, I love you like a sister and admire you in so many ways. See you soon?

A Wicked Awesome night

On Friday Brady and I went to see Wicked at the Fabulous Fox with some friends. My little guy loves to go to plays. We took him to Mary Poppins last year and while we were walking to our car, he asked what we could go see next. So we've been looking forward to it for quite some time. I am a little sad it is over! We had a good time.

The gang at dinner

My handsome date

Great show! It is one of my favorites.

My 35th birthday

Well, I'm in my mid-thirties. There I said it. Isn't admitting it the first step towards acceptance? Or something like that. It was actually a great day. Full of friends, family and fun.

My girlfriends took me to breakfast. My kids got out of school at 10:30 that day. For the SUMMER. Who has the last day of school on a Monday until 10:30? Whatever. Happy birthday to me.
Then we played with friends and Krista made yummy lumpia for lunch. It was hot. She's a champ.
The day ended with Brady's baseball game and a rainbow. Thanks everyone for making it a great day. I feel loved.