Christmas in June

It must be Christmas, since I've had TWO Christmas miracles today, first, I'm posting on my blog, and second I finally got some flowers planted.

My cute sisters have a blog with all kinds of tutorials ifIcould-ifIcould.blogspot.com I always think I'm going to make something and today I finally did-----this cute tiered planter. I love it and it was super easy---hey it has to be if I did it.

I was so excited to finish this project that I refused to stop until the whole thing was done, flowers planted and everything. Now, let's just hope my purple thumbs turn a little green and I can keep the plants alive :)

We have another pot on the front porch that we picked up in Idaho from some random roadside stand. I've always loved the pot and now I finally got something planted in it too. WOW! It really must be Christmas.

 

Spring??!!!

Spring oh Spring, wherefore art thou Spring??

This is what I woke up to this morning. While it is rather pretty and eye catching, I think I'd prefer no snow and plenty of warm weather

California!

This year for Christmas and our birthdays my parents gave each of us a trip to Disneyland! YEAH! I was needing a Disney fix. We spent 3 days in Disneyland and then Ryan and I stayed an extra day to spend time in San Diego enjoying the beaches.
Disneyland was incredible. It was a great time of year to go----even though we did get some rain the first day. The longest we waited in line was 20 minutes---once for the new Toy Story ride and once for the improved Submarine ride. All the other rides the average wait was 5 minutes. It was seriously awesome. California was apparently having a cold spell, but it was still warmer than Utah and nice to see and feel the sun.
We made sure to ride some rides with everyone. Tanner's favorite ride is the Haunted Mansion--even though he covers his eyes.Anytime someone would ask what ride we should go on he would say "I know! The Haunted Mansion!" I loved taking Emily, Tanner and Cannon on the Winnie the Pooh ride. Joshua and Lindsay were fun to take on the roller coasters and Pirates of the Carribean.
We went on Peter Pan with Cameron and Bethany and it broke. The lights came on and we were stuck on the little boats for about 15 minutes. It was kind of an exciting twist on the ride. I thought for sure Ryan and I were going to have to shimmy down Captain Hook's pirate ship to get out.
The beaches were fun and I'm glad Ryan and I decided to stay the extra time. We stopped and watched the sunset in La Jolla, how romantic. We spent time in the gardens at Balboa Park. We ate mexican food in Old Town. Walked and shopped at Seaport Village, and ate lunch at Anthony's on the wharf---it reminded us of eating at Ray's Boathouse in Seattle. Boy am I lucky my husband love seafood as much as me.
Thanks mom and dad for the great trip!

Vegas Girl

This is why you shouldn't leave your wife unattended in Vegas. You never know what may happen, because as they say, what happens in Vegas.......

Japanese Dinner

To celebrate Ryan's new job with Tooele County School District I treated him to dinner at a Japanese Tepanyaki restaurant he'd been wanting to try. It was fun watching the chefs cook the food. I am excited my husband will be working closer to home, plus there's always the benefits of working for the county.

 

Max's Blessing

When Missy had her first two babies, my Grandma Smith made her a white blanket for each baby to use for their blessings. Unfortunately, my grandma passed away before the other 5 kids were born. Kimi always borrowed one of Missy's blankets to use on her kids specials days. When Kimi announced she was pregnant, I decided to knit her a white blanket to use that would just be hers, no more borrowing. I did a good job of keeping it a secret---amazingly since I take my knitting everywhere with me, I just managed to work on other projects when she was around. I wish I could say the knitting turned out as well as the secret keeping. It's not perfect but it's do-able. It was fun to make it and surprise Kimi with her own "blessing" blanket. I know it's not quite as special as one made by Grandma, but I made it with every bit as much love.

We were glad to be able to participate in Max's special day.

Thoroughly Modern Millie

One of my new favorite hobbies is to go to the plays at Rodgers Memorial Theater---it helps when family members star in the productions. This was Ryan O's second play. It was pretty good. I've never seen the play, but know the title song from the days of Small World. I'm trying to introduce my husband to the wonderful world of musical theater!! He's slowly gaining an appreciation.