I am Me (everyone else is taken)

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

wedded bliss!

I loved loved loved being a part of this beautiful, perfect, fairy tale wedding.

Brother of the bride - Landon, you look good holding a bridal bouquet :)

Sister of the groom - Lindsay, you're so cute!

Mother and Niece of the groom - adorable...

Brothers of the bride - so handsome!

"Grum Grum" of the bride (and my beautiful mother!!!)

Uncle of the bride (and my amazing brother!!!)

And anyone looking at this picture who knows this man, knows the

wonder and significance of this picture in front of the temple. {LOVES}

Niece and nephew of the groom - so cute.

Father of the bride (skype-ing from Santiago Chile!)

Sooooo loved and sooooo missed, but still a huge part of all the excitement.

Grandmother and uncle of the bride, brother of the groom - and bride (it's complicated :)

all speaking to father of the bride. Thank goodness for Ryan's computer skillz!

Mother of the bride, sharing the excitement with father of the bride...

Incredible photography team of the wedding party!

Hugs of congrats from father of the groom!

Hugs of congrats from little brother!

Hugs of congrats from big sister

(she and her husband are sister of the bride and brother of the groom - isn't that so cool!?)

(I told you it was complicated :)

"Hugs" of congrats from father of the bride!

The world goes on all around, but for two people...

time stands still.

Brother of the bride

(So good lookin!)

The beauty and wisdom of the GRAND mothers!

Mr and Mrs Chase!

Note to self: learn to pose people like this!!!

BIG thanks to the awesome photography team who let me tag along and were even willing to share their knowledge and tips. I couldn't believe how generous they were to me. Thank you!!

Lacey and Cory, may all your days be as happy as this one!!!

the reception

Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous is the only word I can use...

My kids were in heaven with this one!!

(Especially this kid.)

Beautiful buckets of fresh flowers (sigh)

Incredible ice scuplture with bowls of shrimp and strawberries with lime curd that were to DIE for!!!

And finally, my favorite picture from the reception:

Mother of the Bride with the incredibly talented caterer, Mary Crafts

I sincerely hope they weren't discussing price here! :)

dancing fools!

The party on the dance floor was the place to be.

We handed the camera over to the little guys (Kyler and Kolby,)

and then we danced the night away.

I have no explanation for this...they must have been playing Abba.

Toooooo much fun!!!

Then we wished the bride and groom a happily ever after and sent them on their sparkly way...

May your fairy tale never have an ending!

Love you guys so much.

Sunday, May 23, 2010

i'm turning into a butterfly

As I was tucking Kolby into bed tonight, one of my bones cracked. Kolby said, "What was that?" I said, "My bones cracked because I'm getting old." He said, in all seriousness, "Maybe you're just turning into a butterfly!"

Wonder what he thinks I've been up until now?

Monday, May 10, 2010

photo-a-day (sort of) day 2

The Spring blossoms are fading fast...

Thursday, May 6, 2010

photo-a-day (sort of) day 1

Frostbite on my Gerber Daisy :(

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Kyler - March 2011 - After we told him to pack his suitcase...we were going to Disneyland: "Oh my gosh. I think I almost happy-cried!"
Kyler - July 2009 - After walking through a temple open house and seeing a player piano in the reception hall: "Mom, I think the Holy Ghost is playing that piano!"
Kolby - June 2009 - Shooting his very first bb gun, taking turns with Mom and LOVING it..."I get three turns every time because I'm three, right Mom? How many are you?" Mom says, "35." {pause...pause...} "I get three turns because I'm three, Mom, but you just get one turn because you're too many!"
Kolby - March 2009 - At the dinner table Kenyon accidentally knocked over a cup of chocolate milk and it landed in Kolby's lap. We were all waiting for Kolby to freak out. He looked at Kenyon, and, in an exasperated tone, simply said, "Why." And it was not a question. It was a statement.
Kyler - Fall 2008 - We were getting ready for our Primary Program and had been practicing the song, "Onward, Ever Onward...." Kyler was in his room one day singing it at the top of his lungs, only this was his version: "Awkward, Ever Awkward..."
Kyler - 2008 - While talking with his five year old friends (who obviously have older brothers): "Kaylee is hot!" Then later, after his friends went home, to me: "Mom, what does 'hot' mean?"
Kolby 2008 - "I love you so much!" (He says this several times a day, particularly when he knows he is in trouble.)
Kolby 2008 - After sneezing on me: "I got achoo all over you!"
Kolby December 2008, at the Lion House Restaurant, very loudly - "Hey! Kyler has fire on his weenie!" (He meant to say that he had a PICTURE of fire on his BEENIE.) To which the other three boys guffawed and loudly repeated several times. The other restaurant patrons were not quite as amused.
Kolby 12/28/08 - (From his carseat, in an exasperated tone, while trying to reach something) "Aaargh! I can't get that forkin thing!" We think he meant to say "freakin" but it really sounded like something else and shocked us all.
Kolby 11/28/08 - (About Grum and Tannie) "Hey, they have the same head!"
Kaden's famous saying in response to "You get what you get and you don't throw a fit:" - "You get what you choose and you choose what you want!"
Kenyon - first grade - (Written in his Christmas wish list booklet,) "If I could have one thing for Christmas, it would be Miss Winkel's phone number."
Kyler - 2006 - After receiving a total revelation - "Mom! Did you know that every day has a night!?"
Kenyon 2005 - (At the grocery store, looking up and down the aisle for chicken broth,) "I didn't know chickens wear bras!"
Kaden - 8 years old - (When asked if he could tend our Spanish-speaking friend's snake for a couple of years,) - "I wish we could take it, but we don't speak Spanish!"