Winter Wedding Wonderland...

This last weekend I had the opportunity to be a part of my best friends wedding.  The wedding took place in Bend, Oregon.  Since it was just going to be so much hassle to travel with the kids and we weren't sure what the roads would be like, I got to go all by myself and fly in.  Salt Lake has a direct flight to Redmond Oregon which is about 20 minutes from Bend.  It was a perfect solution.  I flew in Friday and it was go, go, go.   We got pedicures and manicures with the bride.  Then it was of for the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner.   After dinner the girls and the brides family went to the reception hall to get it all ready for tomorrow.  Now Melissa (the bride) is a REALLY organized person.  Everything was planned out, she had this huge binder that was all colored organized.   She put so much thought into the details, even buying soap and paper towels to put in the bathrooms to match her colors!  That being said it really was the most beautiful reception I have ever been to.  I'm so glad that I have a husband who is willing to let me go away for the weekend and have fun.  It was a much needed break and I enjoyed every minute.  Melissa and I have been best friends since we were kids, to be able to be a bridesmaid for her was a privilege.

                            Friends since high school, apparently there is a photo of all four of us on our high school graduation.

                                                                        

                                                     First dance.  I love this picture she looks so happy

                                          Another best friend, Jesi.  Both of us were bridesmaids.

                                            Melissa and I, right before the ceremony.

                                                 Reception room.

      Okay so Melissa's dad made this sign of all the ski hills they have skied on.  It always had how many miles they were from Bend.

                                                                    Cake and cupcake table.  Brides mom made it all.

Chargers for the plates.  Brides dad made all 175 of them.

I've had a birthday shout HORAY!!!

Today I turned 26, wow! I can't believe that I'm 26, I still remember my 16th birthday like it was yesterday. I was telling my good friend when we were out walking this morning how I was feeling old. She then went on to tell me how someone in our subdivision just died one Saturday. This lady was diagnosed with cancer exactly one month ago, she was 23.  My friend (who's birthday is tomorrow) is excited to be getting older, because it is another year we have had on this earth.  I couldn't agree more!  I'm so glad that I have lived 26 years on this earth, hopefully I will have many more.  Happy Birthday to me!  Oh and being how it is Valentine's Day happy that to all the rest of you.  Or as my husband always says, what is Valentine's Day its just Sian's birthday, haha, love that guy!

Dance....

I have been wanting for awhile to sign Olivia up for a dance class.  I finally got around to doing it for the new year, and she LOVES it!  Every week she is so excited, she wishes that she could go more than just once a week.  The great thing about this class is that it does tap, ballet, and tumbling, so she gets a good variety.  Olivia is so funny though, usually the rest of the day she will wear her leotard and tights, she just loves them. 

Glasses!!!

Well we knew it would happen eventually, Olivia has glasses!  With my eyes and Damon's we knew that are kids are bound to have them.  She really only needs them right now for watching t.v. and school work.  She picked them out all by herself and she wanted red ones.  I think she looks adorable!

Update!!!

So it is 11:30 at night and I can't sleep because I have yet another cold and my throat is just SO sore. This has been the worst winter cold season yet for me, it must be because Olivia is in school 3 days a week. We are getting a lot more germs coming in our house. I decided that since I'm up I might as well update the blog and what has been going on. Really nothing has been going on. Besides Olivia being in school and Damon working that is about all our family is up to. Sophie is doing better after her bout with pneumonia. She will have an xray on the 24th of this month to make sure it is all gone. I am praying that it is. This will be about her 18th xray that she has had in her young life of 20months. That doesn't include the ct scans and live xrays that she has had. Poor kid, she is a trooper. Olivia is doing well and LOVES preschool. She loves Teacher Nisha and talks about her constantly. I often use Teacher Nisha as a way for Olivia to do something, like if Olivia isn't doing as she is told, I will say "Teacher Nisha would want you to listen to me" haha, I know I'm tricky. Damon is liking his job, he is still looking for full time work, but we are glad that so far where he is working has needed him almost full time hours. I think that is about it for now, I have a few other things that have been going on but they need there own posts.
Until then, here is a bunch of pictures from the last month.  Enjoy!

                                                                        Aww I love her in pigtails!

Last Sunday before church.  Olivia is wearing this years Christmas dress and Sophie is wearing a lovely pea coat that my parents just got her when they were over in Wales visiting my grandparents.  Best thing about it was they paid like 6 bucks for it! 

                                                                                                           Someone was tired!

                                                                      I love this face!

Olivia pushing Sophie around in her babies stroller.