It's Finally April!

It's Finally April!

Fondue, boxes, food coloring, and dogs.

That pretty much sums it up for this last week's activities. I'm so so beyond happy its officially spring time now! Look how beautiful it's been outside lately! We went on a bike ride and ate outside last sunday cuz ot was so pretty. 

Soooo.... I lied.

I was so excited to move i just wanted to get it over with on Sunday, but it turns out that it wasn't completely ready and there were people there cleaning still so all we could do was walk through it and see it again. (Dallin knew we wouldn't the whole time and I was jumping the gun a little bit.) But we got to show our families for the first time!

Here's our first picture in our new house as first-time home owners!!

I will be honest I was really overwhelmed. I thought I would be over-joyed but it kinda hit me all at once. And there was more work to do than I remembered, but the truth is, it's not that much work. We have to put in grass, get the carpet cleaned and paint. So not bad. I've just never owned anything like this so it's crazy.

(We picked the lightest color just because it will match everything.)

Yay! It's Easter Time!! 

It's weirding me out a little that I've been blogging for a year now. I started this blog when Dallin proposed which was in April of last year. So weird. Anyway, I love putting up the spring decorations because the bright colors are so happy.

 

The kids got their hair did!!!!

The bows they put in Josie's hair are adorable, and they gave Jakey an Easter themed bandana.

She's Here!

Ryan and Shayle finally had their little Oakley girl. She sure is a cutie!

Clearlink Party Photographer Photos

At the clearlink party a couple weeks ago they had a few photographers and they gave us the pictures they got of us. And here they are!

This is me trying to copy the dancing in the "Uptown Funk" music video. Pretty sure I nailed it.

April Fool's Day!!!

I'm really proud of myself. I got Dallin good this year. Last year was kinda lame because I just shot him with water and then tried to get him to eat something with hot sauce on it and he didn't even eat it. So I was determined this time. I put bubble wrap under the toilet seat, and it scared him when he sat down on it. I put blue food coloring on his tooth brush and in the toothpaste and it turned his whole mouth and teeth blue! And then I put huge globs of Vaseline on the doorknob and trapped him in the room with toilet paper when he woke up. So funny. 

Dallin sucks at April Fool's day. This text is the best he's ever done. (And I don't even think that counts as an April Fool's Joke!) He tries, and fails. I, however, am a master prankster.

....And this is why my self-esteem is so great....lol 

This is the cute kids.

The Date-Night

On Saturday we had Kim, Rodney, Sarah and Brandon over for dinner and fondue. Everything was sooooo good! I was nervous because we had never done it before but it all turned out really tasty. We had lasagna and salad, and then cheese, milk chocolate, and white chocolate fondue. They brought their dogs Shadow and Paxon and it was so cute to watch the dogs play together. They're all besties now. 

Kim also made us fruit smoothies. After we ate donuts and watched Troy and all the puppies fell asleep. It was so fun.

I guess that's all for now.

The next couple days are going to be crazy with moving, painting and cleaning everything.

Next time I write on here I will be officially moved! Hope you all have a great week!

-Syd the Kid

Life, Sweet Life.

Life, Sweet Life

Josie's gradma/babysitter/personal trainer helpin' her get fit for swimsuit season. 

"I be up in da gym just workin' on my fitness She's ma witness!" 

Go Josie go!

 Also, Jakey, Josie, Cleo and Clementine used to kick it with the Backstreet boys. So that's cool. Britnee and I laughed a little too hard at this.

 St. Patty's Day Was a Hit!!!

St. Patty's Day 2015 is in the books. The last two years we went out, and this year with trying to save money and all I didn't want to. But I did want to celebrate somehow, so I just put green food coloring in the stir fry that we already had and made asparagus and pears. I'm holding up my hand in the picture to show how green it was. I put food coloring all over cookie dough to make the cookies and it took like a week for it to come off. 

But the kids wore their festive bandanas, Dallin had my lucky 4 leaf clover pinned to his shirt all day, and we listened to Irish music during dinner. It was surprisingly fun! Maybe I'm easily entertained, but the Irish have some catchy music! lol (And I was proud of myself for making dinner)

Happy First day of Spring!

So I took several pictures and Josie and Bentley were looking but Jake kept looking around, so I cut his picture from one picture and put it onto this one. I was so proud of myself because you can't really even tell! I'm an editing genius! I can't wait to get a fancy camera and do more of that.

Soooo..... this was us trying to figure out how to reenact this poster in a movie theater. 

People stopped in the hallway to watch. lol embarrassing.

We went opening day for insurgent with brandon and sarah, and they're so funny and cool. After we went to firehouse subs. It is always so good to see them. They're such a cute couple and great friends. 

The Jordan River Trail Again!

Ahh I love that place. It's so relaxing to just let the kids off the leash and roam. They both did so good staying with us, and it was cute to see them so happy in the water. Josie's conquering her fear, she goes in further every time.

The Long-Awaited, Fantastic Clearlink Party!!!!

It was so fun. A dealer named Carlos taught me and Britnee how to play blackjack and I was actually doing pretty good! They had a band and great food.

I absolutely adore the dress that Amy let me borrow. The back is gorg. It felt like we were going to prom because my mom took pictures like this right before we left and tried to pose us and everything like she used to when I was in high school. lol

I didn't want to spend a lot to get my nails done but they look hideous since I bite them, so I got the glue on ones from walgreens and they actually looked pretty good! They only stayed for 3 days, but that's what you get for 5 bucks. It was good for the party.

Miss Kiminy is so sweet, funny, and loyal. She's always been a good friend to me and I love her advice....
Although the first part is funny (classic kim) the last part actually meant alot to me and she really always listens and helps me through my weird ramblings/problems. I'm lucky to have a friend like her.

I've started watching this new show on E! and it's pretty good. Some parts are kinda dark, but I like the love story starting.

 Me and Rach!

 We went to a zumba class together and it was so so fun! Haha I always love an opportunity to shake what my momma gave me and burn calories at the same time. I can't believe she's never tried zumba before! After we went to a sports bar and grill and it was sooooo good! I want to go back the turkey avocado sandwich was to die for. Anyway we got to catch up and have fun and it was still only like 11 dollars total for the whole night!
She's ma sista from anotha mista. lol love you rach!

 This morning, I conquered the stupid twice a year thing I hate. But I got through it like a champ lol I didn't even cry or run away! Plus no cavities!
(Dallin could not say the same, but at least they're all taken care of and it was pretty cheap.)

Yesterday was a relaxing day for us. After work I went to the gym just to use the massage chair haha best perk of being a gym member. It feels so good and it's free! Anyway, It was raining outside and we just wanted to stay in and cuddle, and we were excited about the house and the fireplace. (and I've always found fire really relaxing to watch) So instead we just watched fire on youtube! hahaha It made us all fall asleep!
(only problem was when I went to bed I had a dream I had to watch people burn to death and next was my turn...)

Let's Get This Show On The Road!!!

We found out that the renter is moving out and now we can move this weekend (which is a week earlier than we thought!) We're stoked! So, now I have to stop procrastinating and actually start packing things up. I'm sooo excited! I will miss certain things about South Jordan, like all the parks, but I am excited to unpack all the stuff we were storing and to have more space. 

Well, that's it for now! 

 

Peace out Girl Scout.

-Syd :)

Marching Through March :)

Marching Through March

So again, I've been busy, so this is like 2 weeks worth of our life. We've had so much fun. I like taking the time to do the blog because it makes be realize how much we've accomplished and it makes me remember all the fun times and take time to be grateful. (Yes, I know that was a run-on sentence.)

Two Weekends Ago Date

Our last Saturday was so fun! It has been such great weather, so we spent a lot of time outside. I went on a bike ride most the days after work, and it's so therapeutic! Haha running sucks in comparison! 

Anyway, we went to Daybreak Lake and walked around with the dogs. There were a lot of birds and it was funny to see how much Jakey loved watching them. It was so pretty and relaxing out there. 

I took the kids to the Jordan River Trail one day when Dallin had to work late and I let em swim in the river. Jakey loved it of course, and Josie went in up to her feet (which is more than she'll usually do). She also went pretty far on her own before she rode in the stroller. She's getting a lot better.

 This is another pic from out there. These pictures don't do it justice. It's a really cool trail because there's gazebos out on the water and little benches and sections for the dogs to get in, and play areas for kids and big open fields.

 Geese!

This is Miss Emma Lou at her dress rehearsal. 

She looked so pretty in all of her outfits but she got so many compliments on her talent dress. I was taking a picture of the lipstick so I wouldn't forget what color was best. (Being a hostess is secretly kindof scary because you don't want to mess it up for your contestant! lol ) She got a really bad cold/flu and was feeling terrible during the whole rehearsal. She was such a trooper tho, and she toughed it out. She still did great and she looked great doing it!

 And this is my son. Just chillin like a villain watching tv.

I finished all the Selection books and loved them! Now I'm waiting for the Heir to come out in May so I can read that too! I'm always so sad when I'm done with a series. Now I need something good to read again.

This is my new swimming get-up. For some reason it makes me feel like a frog when I wear it.

 Josie's cute piggy tails!!! :)

 Dallin is such an MVP husband. He surprised me by cleaning and getting flowers :) and then we played with the kids in the teepee and watched the Big Bang Theory with the apple tv. (Its great that way because there's no commercials!)

Last Sunday we went with Britnee and Kevin to this amazing sports bar and grill place and I had the best burger I've had in my entire life. It was huge! The waiter and Britnee both laughed at me when I ordered it. Dallin kept saying he's never seen me eat so much meat, and I never get hamburgers. Soooo good.

 Dallin and Da Boyzzz

Dallin, Kevin, Brian, and a bunch of other clearlinkers got to go to the Jazz game with free dinner under the court before the game for their work incentive that they won. They had fun. 

Sooooo..... graduation is coming up.

The graduation ceremony is April 30th and I've been thinking about what I should put on the top of my cap thing. There are some really funny ones.

 If you have any ideas of what I should do tell me! I like the "Look at me now, I'm gettin paper!" lol and the Hogwarts ones and the "Hope this B.S. pays off!"
I guess I get to wear a medal because I'm "cum laude" so that is pretty cool.

GUESS WHAT!!!!!

You probly already know because Dal Fbooked it. We bought a house! It's in Pleasant Grove and we're stoked!! We went out to dinner to celebrate and of course I'm randomly holding a lobster in our beloved picture with the key for our first house. lol Gotta be different right? 

I'll be honest, it freaked me out a lot to hold that thing, but I couldn't resist!

Twenen, Callie, and Juli you wanted pics! I know it's kindof dark on the one of the outside and they're small, but we don't want to have the address online.

This is our official report for the inspection! I was surprised by how fast the process went by, but now it's going to go by slow because we can't move in for another 3 weeks! AHHH! Lol we love it and we can't wait.

This is my, "Holy Cow We Have A House Now!" face.

The Miss Pleasant Grove Pageant!

It was such a fun experience to be on the other side of pageants. These pics are of the rehearsals and pageant night. Miss Emma Lou did so good!!! She's absolutely gorgeous and talented and funny and smart and we had a blast. 

(p.s. it was also cool to see Jessica, Madi, Donna, and Sean. Small world!)

 The Gutke Family is just such a sweet, good family. They gave me those pretty flowers, a popcorn maker, lots of different types of popcorn and toppings, candy, and movie tickets! Spoiled! And they know just the way to my heart :) popcorn and movies. Yesssssss!! Can't wait to try that bad boy out and see Insurgent when it comes out! They're the best and I loved being hostess to such a sweet girl.
Julie, imagine me saying "Thank you" in a British accent. lol

Rollin' in da Rover.

We had the company range rover this weekend and it was fun to mess with my dad and send him a picture and say we bought a new car. He freaked out so it worked :)

Oh, and there's me and Larry the Lobster again.

 My dad will be happy to know that the 4 leaf clover that I always wore for tests and pageants and sports games was with Emma during Miss PG! Jakey being cuddly and cute. And Pictures at my work. All of a sudden I've had a ton of articles and it was busy today at work. Outside the window tho, I spotted that someone was being patriotic with their writing on that truck lol

 What a Sunrise!!!

Me and my mom walked out of the gym and drove home, and literally within that 5 minutes all these intense colors were already gone. It came and went quick but man it was pretty.

 Look how cool Dallin's eyes are!

haha I know it's weird, but I think its cool how they look brown from far away but when you look closer they almost look yellow or green in some spots.

I saw on pinterest that you should have a hobby that makes you money, a hobby that keeps you fit, and a hobby that keeps you creative. So, I have writing articles and training for the race, but I need something creativey. I think I'm gonna take up painting. I've always wanted to be good at it but I'm not.

So anyway, that's it for my ramblings. Hope you're all livin' the dream, after all, "You only YOLO once."

-Sydney Lester Graff