finally

it was finally nice enough weather to get out the pool and get some sun. hen had a great time. this is his before picture. he is quite the poser as of late.


hen immediately started telling the dolphin fountain where to spray the water

hen is such a good swimmer already :)

he even found several items around the yard to swim with

and an attempt at artistic photography. the dolphin fountain needed to be turned down a little.

the big 31

as you all know, i celebrate my birthweek. usually starting on mother's day and ending somewhere around my birthday. this year mca made me homemade (or schoolmade - thank you higgs) cards for every day of my birthweek. the cards had little hints to a big celebration at the end of the week. it was one of the best birthdays i have had.

so for the big day. mca, hen and i started off with some awesome yard sales in the morning. got an electric sander and a bottle warmer (more about that later... :)) we then hit up cabella's (i know you are wondering why, but our real destination wasn't open yet) and had a snack. then to thanksgiving point gardens. the tulips were still going strong and it was so pretty. mca also surprised me with golf cart tour of the gardens, which was so awesome. then home for an amazing nap. and after, my bestie and her hubs watched the nug (thanks ali and scott). mca and i then ventured off to slc and stayed at the little america hotel. great air conditioning, not so great beds. i wasn't feeling the greatest so we canceled our reservations at donovan's steakhouse and opted out for a quiet evening at the LA bar. it turned out to be great. especially the cougar wine party at the table next to us. we went to bed at 9 PM. totally awesome. and then to einstein bagel in the morning for breakfast. thanks mca for such a great time. so relaxing with lots of sleep and spoiling. here are some pics from the gardens.

golf cart tour

hen trying to dive in the fountain

ah 31 looks great, doesn't it? he he

my little stud

can you say AH-mazing?

the gem of grocery food stores has landed in orem. not that i am a huge fan of the warehouse style shopping, i am completely enamored with the fabulous bulk section that the new winco has available. it. is. insane. insanely awesome. if you live near a winco and haven't had the pleasure of partaking in their bulk section, add that to your things to do list. i am talking gummies, chocolates, nuts, spices, grains (forever wanting quinoa? its there), coffee, animal food, pastas, trail mix (you can even make your own trail mix), dried fruit. the list goes on. and they have lists of recipes that you pick up. then you add a lil of this and a lil of that and take home a sweet surprise. oh. and the prices aren't bad either. unless you want pinenuts. then you pay $20 a lb. check it out. totally worth the trip.

shout out

to my mom. i now know what it is like to create someone and watch them grow. thank you for doing that for me. i love you.


and to my other mother. i miss you everyday. thank you for bringing me your son. i love you.