Monday, June 14, 2010

Sunday afternoon's

Steve may kill me for posting this, but I had to capture a familiar Sunday afternoon activity: naps on the couch and a little grooming from the girls. Sometimes they buff and file his nails (he HATES to cut his fingernails...claims it hurts him??) sometimes pluck his eyebrows (but finds this strangely relaxing) and also allows an occasional makeover...but we won't go into details here!

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Ryry's dance recital

I am still mourning over the fact that I didn't get any pictures other than those here. And it's not just cause I spent over $130 on the costumes, although that was one hard check to write. It's cause Rylee looked so stinkin' cute...she danced 2 different performances: the first was Cinderella and the second was West Side Story. State Street really knows how to put on a show; the performances lasted the ENTIRE day! Really though the day was a great culmination to 1 year of weekly dance practices with Ry and her 2 besties Olivia and McKenzie.





Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Steve's 29th Birthday

Zion's...my, I mean our favorite place. :)



We'll get here one day (maybe I shouldn't hope for that?)  Biggest Loser in St. George was fantastic.  They let us come in for a look around and while it didn't quite look like the TV show, it was plush and looked like a blast.
Signs.  Obvi.

Don't ask.  A gift from my sisters.  Steve looks confused?

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Saysay and ZoZo

Cause what else do you do when your dogs are pawing at your leg and crying for your attention while you're working at the counter?

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Flower shots by Rylee



I cannot tell you how often I download my pictures and find gobs of photos of flowers! Seriously, it's been going on for like 4 years now, and she's not to shabby at photographing them either!

Friday, April 16, 2010

Wight's visit 2010


How is it that I have the greatest friends in the whole world? I remember our very first Sunday in our new ward, Fairway Village of Vancouver, whispering to Steve "I'm going to be friends with that cute girl in the front!"and 11 years later she is still gracing me with her presence! We had such a blast when Karen and Madeline came to visit us and, as usual, played until we dropped!We spent a couple days at home and a couple in my favorite place, downtown Chicago.
How sexy are we?
The girls put on a fantastic show for us which involved some risky stunts!
When Rylee broke her glasses (if I were prepared, she would have a back up pair... oh well) we had to tape up the middle of her frames, nerd style. Karen put her vanity behind her in a effort to make Rylee feel better. See what I mean?

We frolicked in fountains,
Posed in the "Bean",
Shopped till we dropped for just the right purse for Karen,
played in the turnstyle,
pretended to be 5 while eating brunch at American Girl,
wished we could eat the Worlds Largest Chocolate bar (only $99),
and quite possibly the funniest of all, were entertained at Ed Debeviks. We may have had a few bums in our faces while the servers were pole dancing!!!!!
Come back Wights! WE love you!

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Mads



Is she really headed to YW this year? It seems like just yesterday...

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Forida with friends

We were lucky enough to be invited by the Meeks to join them in WARM (we thought it would be anyway) Florida Keys. It averaged about 65 degrees while we were there, but that didn't stop us from laying out by the pool anyway. Actually, it was amazing and seeing the vegetation and my favorite, the palm trees, was plenty rejuvination.




The drive out of our resort- nice, eh?




Susan with her cute girls Rachel and Taylor. Jackson invited his friend from Cleveland and Susan left the baby of the group (Dylan) behind. They all got along great and secretly Mads and Ry want a brother now!







Our 'villa' was decorated with such vibrant, tropical colors and with the lush grounds around us, the whole trip was eye candy for me! I wish I would've taken a photo of the main lobby area, in had a huge, dark wood plantation style porch with (classy) wicker rockers on it and celing fans to blow the breeze around. Heaven!

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Valentines '10



This year we were lucky enough to get reservations to a fantastic restaurant called "Malaga's". Man it was delicious, the wait staff was friendly, efficient and some of the cutest girls I've ever seen! They waited on us hand and foot and the sous chef did an incredible job too. Thanks for the best Valentines Dinner ever! (gotta love the red lipstick and the lions robe Steve was wearing!)

Friday, February 5, 2010

If only I could learn...

“Uncertainty is the only certainty there is, and knowing how to live with insecurity is the only security.”