....our christmas was great! i didn't post yesterday because my camera died so i charged it but then forgot to take pictures. horrible, i know! i saw lots of people taking pictures, so hopefully they will send me some! (nora, mom?) the two here are the few i got.we started off our morning at 6 am for stockings at my parents house. sadie did really … [Read more...]
oh christmas tree..
November 28, 2009 By 7 Comments
we went and picked out our christmas tree yesterday with my family-always a tradition to do this the day after thanksgiving! we got it decorated, but no picture yet...anyways, here are some fun pics...sadie doing her "cheese" facethe gang. NO idea what justin is doing.my absolute new FAVORITE picture. i loove sadie's face in this one!we just can't … [Read more...]
turkey day and black friday
November 27, 2009 By 3 Comments
how was your thanksgiving? ours was great, thanks for asking. we had thanksgiving with my family this year, and it was huge! there were something like 25 people there, and the missionaries from our ward as well. there were tons of yummy appetizers to start us off, hummus, bacon wrapped jalapenos, cream cheese dip, artichoke dip, stuffed mushrooms, … [Read more...]
sunny day
November 13, 2009 By 1 Comment
sadie had so much fun playing at the park today. my brother, sister, mom, and sadie and i took a picnic lunch to enjoy the sunshine! sadie had fun......being swung by grandma....drawing with sticks in the dirt. (the quintessential kid activity)...playing with the dirt....and pointing out the trees to everyone. she LOOVES trees. all i hear from the … [Read more...]
howdy-er-happy halloween!
November 1, 2009 By 10 Comments
here's my happy little cow. ok, well, she's a cow. not so much happy in this picture.you should've seen her later at our ward's trunk or treat, walking everywhere with a pixie stick hanging out of her mouth. she was in heaven! sadly, i did not make any part of our costumes, but the cow costume was a dollar, so how could i say no to that?! rory and … [Read more...]
pumpkin patch
October 27, 2009 By 3 Comments
we headed to the pumpkin patch on rory's lunch break today. we wanted to avoid the crowds, so we skipped going on saturday. let me tell you, mondays are GOOD days for the pumpkin patch. there were like, 4 other kids there.anyways...we realized we didn't have any cash when we got there, but didn't really want to pay $10 a pumpkin anyways, when a … [Read more...]
yes, we should’ve gone on tour
October 15, 2009 By 4 Comments
first off: THANK YOU! for all the super nice comments on sadie's fall dress! it makes my heart happy to have such awesome bloggy friends that ooh and ahh over stuff. it's so nice not to have to beg rory to look at my projects.anyways, on to the post...so...since the last time my whole family has been together was...er...four years ago? yep...we had … [Read more...]
happy birthday mum.
October 7, 2009 By 1 Comment
happy birthday mom! sorry we left for disneyland on your birthday! we didn't mean to. to keep up the tradition of embarassing/funny pictures of my family members on their birthdays, here is the one i chose for my mom. it was taken on the top of st. paul's cathedral in london. (our whole family went for our violin group tour when i was a senior in … [Read more...]
irish italiano
October 5, 2009 By 3 Comments
since justin has been home, he has mostly been talking about cooking, ireland, or cooking. since i love to cook, we decided to team cook a sunday meal for our family. the family consists of:mom and dadjessica rory and sadiejarom and stephaniejustinjoannajordan and janaejuliaandjoshthe table was crowded. elbows were thrown a few times, i believe. … [Read more...]
justin’s home!
September 26, 2009 By 4 Comments
well, the irish boy is home from his mission, safe and sound! last night we headed to the airport (no sadie, too late at night) to meet him! we're so green-minded. this sign is the one we made for jarom when he came home. recycling, yeah! (more like laziness)a slightly blurry group shot. people gave us some weird looks. like the guy holding the … [Read more...]