It's Ladies' Night

Our little family drove down to Utah for General Conference this past weekend. It seems to be a tradition now to see my family at Conference time--as is the fun get-together that my mom, grandma, aunts, cousins and I (and our little ones) have while our men attend the priesthood session on Saturday night.

Caitlin, Mom, Taylor, Me

Aunt Robin, Brittany, Trevor, Grandma


Kathryn, Lauren, Aunt Cherie


This time, we went to a new pizza place on State Street in Orem called "Pizzeria Seven Twelve." It was delicious! We went to Cold Stone for dessert afterward, just in-time before crowds of men in white shirts and ties came in for their after session treats!

It was a fun night and a fun weekend--both went by way too fast!

Reunited!

Last Monday and Tuesday my old roomie and close friend, Jessica traveled from her home in Mesa, Arizona to visit! As such a close friend of mine, our reunion was long overdue--it had been four years since we had spent time together!

September 2008: Maria, Jessica, Me

Me, Taylor, Moran (Jessica's little boy)

September 2002: Jessica, Lianna, Kimra, Maria, Me, Lindsey


We called another roommate of ours from our Freshman year, Maria, on the phone Tuesday morning and together with our five little ones (Maria's two kids, Jessica's two, and my little Taylor) we spent the day together. We're pictured above, just outside the Hart P.E. building on BYU-Idaho campus where we took some time to check-out the changes that have taken place at BYU-I since we graduated: a new bookstore, renovation to four buildings, the beginnings of a new auditorium/student center, and not to mention--the new Rexburg Temple in view!

It's amazing how in just a few years so much has changed for us! Even with the changes, it was so easy for the three of us to pick up where we left off--it was a blast--and now I think I miss Jessica even more than before. We can't go that long without spending time together ever again! Thanks, ladies, for such a fun time and great memories!

Yearbookyourself.com

We discovered this website over the weekend and stayed up till midnight playing with it. Talk about a fun time. Even Taylor looks good.

The Many Faces of Andrew

During the seven week Summer BYU-I break, Andrew decided to grow his facial hair out--he had never grown a beard before! When Fall Semester was about to begin, he shaved his hair off in stages. We've recorded the experience here for your enjoyment:

The "Hitler" 'stache

BYU-Idaho Approved

Handlebars and sideburns

Goattee and burns

Full Beard

Baby in a Box

One of Taylor's parents thought that putting him in a box would be a fun game...now who could that be?!

Happy Labor Day!

In keeping with our Labor Day tradtion to play outdoors, we drove to the edge of Yellowstone Park this year, to some small waterfalls called "Cave Falls." They get their name from a neat cave that's located right at the base of the falls you see here in the picture. Even though it was chilly that day, we had fun exploring the cave and the area nearby. Taylor stayed warm in a Snugli on Andrew's back the whole time, and as usual, he loved being outside!

Taylor loves his horse

Taylor just started to reach for things over the last week. He likes to hold the leg of this little horse. Maybe because it is about the size of his hand.

Bedtime!

I think this moment speaks for itself--Andrew and I laughed and laughed over this.

Taylor's Blessing

We blessed Taylor during our student ward sacrament meeting last Sunday, August 3rd. We were so glad that so many family members could come to support him, me, and Andrew: Andrew's parents flew-in all the way from Alabama, my grandparents, parents and brothers drove up from Utah, and so many cousins and aunts and uncles to Taylor drove up from Utah too! It was a very special, memorable weekend.Taylor finally met Papa Norris! He also got to meet his little cousin, Courtney too--she's just one month older than him.
Cousins Ashley and Maddie flapping their "wings" at our picnic in the park.

Mountain Get-Away

Tiffany's family invited us to join them on their summer vacation to Grand Lake, Colorado--a small mountain town just outside of Rocky Mountain National Park. We fell in-love with the gorgeous landscape and the "untouched" feel of this neat place . It was so relaxing and such a treat to spend an entire week with family.
It was fun taking Taylor hiking with us. He loves the outdoors! Even passed-out in his Snugli on Andrew, his cute little personality came out.
On our first hike to Adams Falls, just minutes away from where we were staying.