Showing posts with label Brittney. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Brittney. Show all posts

1.21.2012

Happy Birthday... to me!

My day:

- My friends surprised me with breakfast at Hash House. {i seriously have the. best. friends. ever.} They also gave me a homemade snow globe with a ton of gift cards! Thanks ladies, you are all awesome!



- Daniel gave me my 1st gift... a {legit} iPhone. No more hacking ones for me!

- My parents and {brother} kevin came to town to help me celebrate. We went bowling and had lunch at {one of my favorite restaurants} BJ's.




- Went home and took a nap uninterrupted... thanks to my awesome husband for watching our two.



- Dinner with the Dye family at Canyon Gate and cake, ice creams and more presents at Mimi and Papa's house.



I seriously had such a great day! I love birthdays!
Thanks to all who made it so special!

8.22.2011

The Help.




Saw the Help last week. Absoultely LOVED it! Such a great movie. I loved one of the main characters, her name was Aibileen. The quote below is something she told the little girl she was {basically} raising. It was the cutest thing. So i made a little {11x14} printable of her famous words.



Want one? Click HERE for your FREE 11x14 print! And if you haven't gone and seen the Help...you must! I promise it will not disappoint.

5.17.2011

{FLASHBACK} en route to Waterton, Canada 2010

Last year Kathie {my mom-in-law} and I braved the 20+ hour drive with my two strapped in the back. It was an adventure to say the least.
Our 20+ hour journey soon turned into a 30+ hour adventure!
The kids did fantastic and we enjoyed taking our time stopping in Provo, Ut {where we met up with the Parcells}; Dillon, Mt and Butte, Mt.
In Butte, we discovered a slew of quaint yet fabulous Antique shops.





Where we {I} made a few purchases that i was quite happy with.
One being in this last photo. Isn't she a beauty {My model is pretty beautiful too}??
For a mere $10 i ended up with a fantastic vintage baby stroller and photo prop.
I must say i very much liked to town of Butte, Mt {even though it's nickname is the armpit of Montana... I completely disagree.}





...Stay tuned. There's more to come! Are you enjoying this mini series of flashbacks? Cause i sure am!

5.08.2011

Happy Mother's Day!

There are few people i admire in my life.
The women in these photos are among those of whom i love and have the utmost respect for.
They teach, guide, love, give, listen and lead by example.
They care, support, serve and are always there when i need them.
I want these women to know that i love them with all my heart.
That i am so overwhelmed with gratitude for them.
They have enriched my life beyond what they even think.
They are some of the BEST women i know!
I feel so lucky to have each one of these people in my life.
I wish each one of you a Happy Mother's Day!

Especially to my mother and my mother in law.
Thank you for loving me unconditionally.
Thank you for always giving me great advice.
Thank you for teaching me everything i know.
Thank you for being my #1 cheerleaders.
Thank you for always pushing me to do my best.
Most importantly, Thank you for being the mothers that you are and for showing me, by example, how to be the best mother i can be.
I love you both so much.
xoxo












Ok, maybe i admire much more than i think. So many of you come to my mind when i think of great mothers. I wish i could write you all notes and tell you how amazing you are and how you have been such an example in my life. {I hope you know who you are}. Thank you.
And Happy Mother's Day to all.

5.05.2011

New Beginnings.



I belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and I am involved with the young women (ages 12-18) in my church.
And every year we welcome in the new (12 yr old) girls into this young women's program.
We discuss the theme, personal progress and how the young women program works.
This year, i was in charge.
It was a lot of work, but i had a lot of fun!
We chose the theme Happily Ever After.
We focused on letting the girls know that they can write their own story. That they can make their own happily ever after.
I was so impressed with the girls and their involvement. I was very proud of them.
Here are a few photos from the evening.




I made a subway art with the 13th Article of Faith.
(Want it? Download it here.)


I also hand stamped 16 necklaces that said "EVER AFTER."
And made cupcakes topped with gumballs.




It was such a great night.
So grateful to all the leaders and girls who participated and helped.

5.04.2011

Wordless Wednesday.


photo credit stacie gibson

Santa Barbara, California
3rd Annual Girls Trip - San Luis Obispo
April 2011


5.01.2011

Views of an iPhone {vol. 4}

My blogging has been pretty weak. Yes, i know. So i'll try to catch you up on the past month. It might be a pretty lengthy update with a slight photo overload from the trusty iphone. So enjoy... here's to updating more often with better photos!

1. Oven Pancakes. My kids love them (including the Mr.) I love when they come out perfect and plump! This isn't a very good photo, but let me tel you they were pouring over the pan! Yum! (twice in a row!)




2. Perk of living in the middle of the desert... Hot Air balloons launching and landing, constantly. We love it. Such a pretty sight.



3. Kate, {fake} being asleep. She think she can trick me. Hilarious!



4. A trip to Utah resulted in a much needed retail therapy session at IKEA.
Purchased a sofa bed for the loft, 3 small dressers for the girls and a bunch of little knick knacks.
Love me some IKEA!



5. Also on the agenda, Texas Roadhouse.
A recommendation from most.
My review: The rolls {and honey butter} were absolutely delicious. If you know me, you know i LOVE rolls and Texas Roadhouse totally satisfied my pallet.
The food was good, i'm not much of a Steak girl {and they say it is amazing}, but i got the chicken and it was good. I'm a pretty easy target.



6. My bro-in-law own a gun shop.
Daniel was dying to snap a photo of me and a gun.
So i flashed him a 'west side' sign, smiled and said cheese.



7. Co-op has been going great. Love to have these kids over to play.



8. Kate {and i} made this cute little butterfly for preschool.
She was so proud.




9. After a recent church activity, we captured Stacie and surprised her with a little Birthday celebration. We took her blindfolded around town and we ended up at the Cheesecake factory.
A great night indeed.





10. Such a pretty sunset of the desert mountain.




11. Working at dad's office. The girls love visiting dad and papa at work.



11. Caught! Lucy trying to open the fridge.
This girl eats more then any kid i've seen! I swear she's always hungry.



12. Lounging on the bouncer. So funny.



13. Cupcakes i made for a baby shower.
They were really good! Thanks to Kris for all her cake tips.



14. We celebrated Grannybird's Birthday in March.
I love celebrating her. She is amazing!
I made a subway are in honor of her, with a few of her sayings.
We love her so.



15. The celebration continued to Sammy's where her and the kids shared a messy sundae.



16. Another great sunset. On our way to Cali for our {3rd} annual girl's trip {with the fab four}.
Be jealous. We had a BLAST!
SLO was pretty awesome!



17. A few other iphone photos from the trip...




18. Rocket balloons. Such a great toy. Trust me. You need to get this.
You and your friends will have so much fun.
Get it here. You won't be sorry.



19. Date night w/Danny and steph.
Included dinner, Bellagio Water Show and dessert at Serendipity.



20. Lucy loves shoes... all but her own.
She puts kates shoes on all the time.



21. There has been some beautiful weather here.
We are outside constantly!
Swinging is a favorite activity around here. ;)
(hope i don't get in trouble for saying that?
Hopefully, someone won't quote me on this without seeing the photos.)



22. Love my girls.





23. Lucy's chipped tooth.


23 1/2. In the waiting room of the dentist's office.
{looking for a pediatric dentist in Las Vegas? Go here.}


23 3/4. They had to put her out to fix it. I'm glad it's done.
They did a fantastic job!



24. Done and Done! Fixed the chip.
(don't mind all the food around her mouth. sorry.)
P.S. i kinda love her little gap.



25. Went to Rambo's Kitchen for dinner one lovely day.
It's all about the 70's.
Pro: They serve breakfast all day long! Games on every table. Hula hoops. Never busy.
Con: A little pricey.



26. At the park.
Daniel throwing lucy.
She loves it.



27. Kate wanted braid so bad one day. I tried, but failed.
I called my friend amy. She came to the rescue!
Kate kept the braids in for over 3 days.
We finally took them out and this was the result.
She loved it just the same.



28. My aunt and cousin came to town to visit.
We went to Sammy's. {it might be my new fav place}



29. I made this wreath for my door.
I needed something spring.
Here is the tutorial.



30. I totally did her french braids all by myself!
Thanks for teaching me Amy!



31. Selling my Yudu {silk screen machine}.
In great condition. Only used a handful of times.
Let me know if you are interested. $125 obo.



32. Bubbles and Sunglasses make co-op so great!



33. Finally got bunk beds for the girls! Love them!
You can't go wrong with PBK.

i'll have to take a photo of the finished product, with bedding and all...



34. Easter weekend.
The saturday before Easter i think Kate spend more of the day in the water than she did out of the water. She loves to swim!
She was also such a good sharer that day. Sharing her donut with Lucy.
What a fun weekend with the Zobrist fam.



34 1/2. Lucy was beat!



35. Occasionally i will find her up her. Playing with the iPad.



36. I watched these boys one night. They are hilarious!
Who says guys can't do two things at once?
Eating freeze pops and playing playstation 3.
Now that's talent!



37. Remember when i said she eats all the time?
{Proof #1}.



38. Firehouse Subs! Open now at Flamingo and 215. GO NOW!
{Proof #2}



39. Cotton Candy at Sammy's.
To say the girls were excited was an understatement.
A girls night out with my girls. {dad was camping}



40. Lucy and her mac and cheese.
{Proof #3, see what i mean?}


As always, Thanks for reading.