Random

I was looking through some pictures that I thought I had already posted here, but guess not! So now you get a random post with combined events. :D

While Steph (Hansen) was in town, we went on a shopping trip to IKEA. I have heard so much about their "famous meatballs," but neither of us had ever tried them, so we made sure to stop at the cafeteria/food court.

I'm not a big fan of meal in general, but I didn't think the meatballs were anything special. Definitely not something I would ever crave.

This amazingly scrumptious cake, however, will haunt my dreams until I get to have it again. I had to remind myself to snap a pic before it was gone! Steph got their apple pie and said it was heavy on the cinnamon, so I think their cake wins. :)

 

Playing in the ponchos

"Where's the arm holes?!" hahaha

Straight up gansta

August 3rd was my newest nephew, Dewey's, blessing. He looked very handsome.

My mom's face here cracks me up. She's a great grandma.

My kids can't get enough of babies! And, no, that doesn't change anything. ;)

And just a random picture of my kids...

Because how stinkin' cute are they?! Love!

Ogden Temple Open House

On August 15th, we went to the Ogden temple open house with my cousin and her cute girls. It was also my ward's day to volunteer there (which I found out after I'd reserved our tickets), which meant I knew a LOT of the volunteers working that day. 

Oh and we brought Cardboard Natalie, of course! haha

My friend/ward member in charge of the crosswalk let us steal her vest for a minute. That's our cousin, Stephanie, holding her baby, Abigail.

I need to figure out how to lighten them, but this is Steph with her oldest, Sophie, and Abigail.

Us with Cardboard Natalie and Sophie.

Our bishop was walking by and jumped in the picture, then I had to explain Cardboard Natalie to him. :)

Soph and Lexi. They LOVE each other.

We saw some sister missionaries walking around, so we grabbed them for a picture with C.N. The one on the right said while laughing, "This is the weirdest thing I've ever been asked to do!"

Potty break!

The temple was beautiful and the kids loved it. I'm always glad that they're so cute when they start being loud because people around me focus on "oh your kids are darling" instead of being annoyed that they're being loud. :) 

We went out for lunch afterwards at Arctic Circle to let the kids get their energy out! It was a great day!

Kids session

Kenzie was renting a really nice lens last week, so she asked if I wanted to do a kids pic session the next day. Uh, heck yes! I don't have the CD yet, but here is a small preview of what's coming:

Darling, right?!
I'm so excited to post the rest!

Steph's Shower

My friend, Steph, was told a long time ago that she couldn't have kids. After trying for nearly ten years of marriage, she had accepted that fact. So it was my immense pleasure to throw her a baby shower yesterday. :D We waited ten years for this! She and her hubby are thrilled to be having a baby girl in December and it's fun for me to watch her finally experience pregnancy. They will both be wonderful parents. 

We did the baby shower this early (she is just barely 20 weeks...halfway, YAY!) because she was in town from Wisconsin and won't be back before Baby Girl is born. We had the shower at her Aunt Sue's house so that my three little monsters wouldn't disturb anything. ;)

Gift table decor

Creepy babies all over! hahaha

Steph's thank you gift for everyone

Yummy smelling lotions!

The spread...

We made sure to have some options for the diabetics in attendance.

Steph's sister-in-law, Holly, made these and they were yummy!

Cookies, creme puffs, mini-cinnamon rolls, and brownies.

I made these. A better alternative to soda!

Steph on her throne. ;)

Playing "What's in my purse?"

I didn't get a picture after all the presents were there, but this was about 3/4 of them I think.

Steph's SIL, Kristen, and Kristen's two girls, Sarah (hiding) and Emma. They're teenagers and that explains their attitudes. ;)

The Outsource Gang. (Steph and Shane's former work.)

Lori, Jeff, and my momma.

Holly (SIL), Hannah, and Lori (their mom).

Steph's Aunt Claudia and mother-in-law, Delaine.

Exersaucer!

VERY nice monitor.

It was a good shower and I'm so, so excited for Steph to have this baby!!

While this was going on, by the way, our cute little neighbor was having her 4th birthday party! I got the kids ready before I left and only got one picture when I got home, but here's what I know about it: the kids were instructed to come wearing costumes, then have swimming suits for a water portion later. I just put their suits on under their costumes to make life easier all around. They were there for three hours and had a BLAST. Besides all of that stuff, there was an ice cream cake, a face painter, and a pinata.

The paint is smeared from the water part of the day, but still cute. :)

Needless to say, everyone was exhausted last night. :D