Orange Blossom Crafts

Hey everyone!

Just wanted to take a minute to tell you about something fantastic! Cause you know I'm always looking out for you all! ;)

My super fab Mom and sis Laci started an Etsy shop called Orange Blossom Crafts. Right now they have some three piece jewelery sets (necklace, bracelet and earrings), but are looking to add more crafty stuffs later.

Some of my favorite three piece sets are:

- Of the Earth

- Morgana

- Just Beachy

And you can't go wrong with the Wish Upon a Starfish necklace, or the super fun (and totally wallet friendly at $10 bucks!) Go Fish! earrings!

How cool are these?! I love buying things that are handmade instead of just cheap-o things you know were made in China. Being the lucky person I am to have such fabby family members, I have a three piece set (in purple and black of course!) that I've had tons of compliments on. So, if you've been looking to spice up your wardrobe and add a few fun accessories in, well I've solved that little problem for you! Now the hard part will be deciding what to get, right?! ;)

Look what followed us home!!!

Ok just kidding! This is the 2010 Porshe (Cayman) that Jake's company bought. This rotates among the top sales reps for 3 weeks at a time. Eventually its supposed to rotate through the management team, but until then, Jake got to take it out for lunch on Friday. So of course he came and got me so we rode around in style for half an hour. I had the camera in my purse from the football game the night before so it was super fun taking a few pictures of this gorgeous car.

P.S. The blog-o is NOW FINALLY CAUGHT UP!! So, a few (ok lots) of entries are now back dated, but everything is there and hopefully I can stay caught up again, hehe!

U of U Football Game

Along with the first day of school, Fall approaching, and the beginning of September comes FOOTBALL SEASON!! :) We are such a sports minded family that we love this time of year! To start the season off right, we got to go to a U of U Football game, their opener! We have a few friends that Tailgate so we had dinner and hung out before the game. The Utes won 35 to 17 against the Utah State Aggies. It was a great game!

Brady wanted to make a goal post...hehe

This is Brady with Brian Johnson. We got a picture of them together last year (when Jake and Brady had sideline passes), and then during the summer Jake got Brady's jersey signed by him. So how perfect to get a picture of them together with Brady wearing the signed jersey! (Of course he was told he had to stay super clean because it will be framed here shortly!)

Monster Truck Show!

Last Saturday we went to the Monster Jam Rally and had a blast! Brady is a HUGE fan of anything that has to do with trucks or cars, so its no surprise he LOVES Monster Trucks and Nascar, haha! We went to a rally last summer that the kids totally enjoyed, so we were estatic to find out they were going to be in the Rio Tinto Stadium. Jake's company has a suite at the stadium, so he asked one of the owners if we might be able to get discount tickets. Phil, who thinks the world of Jake and all his mad IT skills, told him he would do better than that, and gave him 4 tickets to the SUITE!! We had water and drinks and popcorn and Jake even had a few Coronas! ;) It was so much fun, and the kids thought we were SO COOL to be in a Suite! We sat on the balcony for the most part, but during the mini half-time we retreated to the nice air conditioned room to cool off after being in the 100+ degree heat. We had super comfy padded chairs, too! To top it off, Brady's favorite truck Grave Digger won the Freestyle competition!

First Day of School!

I can't believe the kids went back to school today! I feel so amazingly old to have a 5th grade and a 1st grader!! Of course it will only be worse next year, haha!! They look a little sleepy this morning! ;)

Happy Anniversary Baby!

Today, 8 years ago, Jake and I were married. Some days it seems like it was only yesterday!

For our anniversary, we went to a Green Day concert! There were actually here on our anniversary, the 16th, so it was perfect. As the wonderful wife I am, Jake even went golfing in the morning! :) We went to Red Rock Brewing Company for dinner, and then had a blast at the show!

Us at the concert

There are so many reasons I love my husband. Here are just a few.

1. I love that you have given the kids your passion for sports. The kids love playing sports, watching sports, and talking about sports. We go to several sporting events through the year and the kids love it.

2. You always take care of the yardwork so I don't have to. I've never had to mow the lawn, I don't even think I could start the lawn mower!

3. Jake always puts gas in the car for me. I probably haven't done it in at least 2 years...I know can you believe it!! I'm just a little spoiled aren't I?!

4. Jake is an exceptional cook. I say it all the time, but seriously, the kids and I would eat cereal and microwave dinners if it wasn't for him.

Love you Baby! You have made me so happy all these years, and I can't wait to see what else the future has in store for us! ;)

Ok, ok....

I been begged, beaten and bullied into updating our blog. Well ok, the beating may have been non-existent, but I've been mercilessly begged by both my Mom and Dad to update the blog-o. Its just been a crazy, busy summer, but I guess that's nothing new to anyone else, right?!

So in my crazy OCD way I'll be back dating entries so that the events correlate with the dates. Yes, yes I know I have a problem, but really I'm fine with it so maybe you are the one with the problem huh? ;)

Alright so without further delay (because its not like its been delayed 2 whole months ya know...) scroll down below this post for some pictures and the goins-on at our house lately!

EDIT: I'm slowly getting caught up! 4th of July is now up...now I only have left....

-24th of July in Bear Lake

-Jake's exciting news

-Our anniversary

-First day of school

-Monster Truck Show