minnesota was good to us

we just got back from minnesota this morning. it was such an amazing vacation! my uncle lives in minnetrista right on lake minnetonka- and decided that he wanted to fly us out. of course we said yes :) there were 17 of us on the plane and we loved every second of it!! the first day we were there we got all ready and got in our 15 passenger bus and went to the mall of america. kennedy was in heaven! we rode rides for the first little bit and then once kennedy saw the american girl store we went in there forever. and- she almost came out with one :) im so bummed i feel like we were only there for 2 seconds. there was just too much to see.

this is the view from one of the food courts overlooking all of the rides :)

then we went boating the next day on a big pontoon boat that fit all 19 of us. the lake was so pretty!! my uncle has such a fun car that we all took turns driving in. this is my cousin chelsey and i before-

and after-

:)

ry and kennedy loved swimming in the lake- for all of you that know me, you know that i stayed inside that boat. especially after that awesome shark week ;)

im pretty sure i have gained 10 pounds after all of the amazing food we ate. the sign of an amazing vacation!!

my cute cousins-

amanda and chelsey

and we even got to celebrate the hubs birthday when we were there. man he sure loves his wife ;)

we had so much fun!!

but- i couldn't WAIT to get home to this little man

i think he's secretly mad at us for leaving him behind :)

minnesota was so good to us!!

a year ago today

i married this guy..

i love him more than he'll ever know
our ceremony 

i love you ry!! thank you for everything you have ever done for us.

you're.the.best

xo

best friends for ever and ever

christina is the best. we've been best friends for years and i am {like i've said before} so happy she decided to plan her teenage pregnancy with me ;) she's the best friend a girl could ask for. i'm not sure how it started- {remind me christy?} but 8/8 is our anniversary of being best friends. i told her a love laced post was sure to follow so- here ya go :)

thank you for always being there for me

i love everything about you.

we have fought like a married couple- and woken up best friends again :)

our daughters are best friends for life as well

we've talked everyday since we've met

she was my maid of honor

and is the best advice giver.

sometimes people have thought we were lesbians.

and she probably knows more about me than the hubs ;)

love you forever and ever. no matter what

what it's like

i love when i find songs that give me the speechless feeling. songs that have such good meaning. i came across this one today driving home from a wedding with my parents. i love it. it's old and i have never heard it but i couldn't stop thinking about it. i am so lucky and honestly so blessed to be where i am in life and to have what i do.

who are we to judge others when we don't know what their story is or where they've been? i need to remind myself this next time i think bad of complete strangers i don't even know. it kind of humbled me..

enjoy

summer.loving

this summer has been absolutely amazing. we've been camping. to lagoon. the pool. late nights in the front yard with a snow shack. learning to ride bikes :) eating popsicles. we've been to parades. draper days. barbeques. weddings! family reunions to come. and then we're going to minnesota in a couple weeks!! {without jags. thankfully ;) } i really don't want summer to end :( i feel like it went by sooo fast. school stuff is already out!

my sister is in lake powell and i'm so jealous. i love that place. i told hubs today that one day we'll have our own houseboat and go every other week in the summer ;) he liked that idea. we leave to go camping again tomorrow. i can't wait. there's nothing like getting away and not having a care in the world.

i am one blessed girl

gramps taught kennedy how to ride her bike!! she's a pro now.

i really want to get us matching beach cruiser bikes. how cute would that be!


we've gone to lagoon 4 times so far! and my little babe is getting so brave!!
she had to text my dad and tell him she went on spider and colossus because
'he would be so proud of her'
and he was :)
christina and hailey are the best lagoon buddies



the miss and of course- her peace sign



i l.o.v.e this picture. how did i get so dang lucky to have these amazing

little babes? i squeeze them everyday

chelsey and my cousin, andrew got married!! their wedding

was amazing!! it was so pretty. and she looked amazingly gorgeous

they're coming to minnesota with us in a couple of weeks!

i can't even wait it's going to be so much fun!!

she.loves.the.camera

ooooh myyy goodness. i could kiss him all day long

chelsey. kennedy. and i at her beautiful wedding

i'm really not that tall i promise. i look like a giant here. she was barefoot

and i had tall shoes on.

i hate being tall

this is how dad kept mick entertianed at the wedding.

he kept throwing him over and over and over.

it was pretty cute. i love to watch my boys together

me and my cousin! i can't believe he is married! and taller than me!
i swear it was just yesterday when we were in our christmas pj's

and playing nintendo waiting for santa to come

then- it was adam and ranie's wedding!! i love them so much! they are some of our best friends.

ranie has some amazing family and friends in jersey that i think need to move out here!

this is 4 of the bridesmaids getting ready! they got married up at the johnson mill in midway. it was such a gorgeous wedding!!

me and kate :)

london was one of the flowergirls. she is so dang cute her and

kennedy played all day long

the hubs and i walking down the aisle. this is the only picture i have so far

and of course my eyes are closed.

their whole day was perfect

the 2 cutest flowergirls ever!!

i have known maddie since she was tiny! we have an annual barbeque

at a family friends house before the 4th. there is always so much food

mmm delish.

jagger loves his grandpa. i love watching them together too

jag loves to help out in the garage with anything he can

and i think he's caused 2 flat tires on my car and then my parents

truck from playing with screws. he like to put them places where they shouldn't be.

case and point. this is where i found him this morning. it's so hard

to get me.kennedy. and jagger all ready and out of the house.

i swear it takes forever. i was doing kennedy's hair and noticed it

was too quiet. i went to find jagger and this is where he was. he is

obsessed with connors 4 wheeler.

he is such.a.boy

me and my favorite neice in the whole wide world!! i stole her from her mom

and took her to the pool and then draper days with me. and she even had a sleepover :)

she told me i'm her favorite aunt ;)

she loves me so much. she didn't leave my sight the whole time i had her.

i told my mom if it was guaranteed that i could get a little girl that loved me like berklee does- i'd get pregnant today. my luck i'd get twin boys ;)

..summer-please slow down

love- me :)

friends are the best

kennedy & hailey

they've been best friends their whole life

they love each other

i hope they stay friends forever. and ever.

i can't wait to see your faces when we surprise you and tell you that

we're going to take you to

disneyland

together in october.

it's so hard for me to keep it a surprise

they're going to love us forever

christina and i have been through so much together

she is the best friend a girl could ask for

thanks for getting pregnant at 17 with me ;)

bffe

the house that built me

i will always love my home. the house that i grew up in. the house that i had chores every saturday morning in. the house that my favorite dog was raised and then passed away in. the house that i had my little girl in. the house that in the summer time night games were a must almost every night. the house where i feel so comfortable until this day. we used to camp out in the back yard on our tampoline- freeze all night and then wake up to the sun shining on our little faces. i will always love this house. i thank my parents for raising us in one home. every night i look outside and can think of hundreds of memories in our front yard. we played from when we woke up {after our saturday jobs were done of course} until it was dark outside and our parents made us come in. it's the home that looks amazing all decorated in christmas galore. the countless thanksgiving dinners with our family. i am so grateful for my home. i can't wait to have my own home for my babes to make their lifelong memories in. i love this place- and whenever i hear miranda lamberts song, it always makes my heart happy

friends with benefits

is anyone else dying to see this? at first i thought it would be JUST like no strings attatched which is one of my favorite movies ever. but- i think justin and mila have so much more serious chemistry! ahh i can't wait to see it. i've loved justin since the mickey mouse club. haha just kidding. but almost since then. mmm look at that face!! random post? yes. i don't want summer to end. i feel like i haven't had enough days at the pool and water parks, late night walks when it's just cooled down enough, and popsicles :) the babes and i went to target yesterday and they already have their back to school stuff. it made me so depressed! i swear the day after the 4th of july they bust out the back to school stuff. but we still had to get stuff for little miss. i love shopping for my kids so much more than myself. clothes are just so much cuter when they're little.

hopefully we'll be going camping again next weekend!! eeep i loooove camping. the kids love it even more. there's just something about not getting ready for days or even caring you don't have make up on or- whether or not your kids get bathed :)

who couldn't love this face?

this was just the start of the day :)

new yowrk

i wish i talked like the new yowrkers do. and the jerseys do too. my lovely friend christina says it's a complete turn off and people lose points when they have that accent. i think they're lucky, that's why i've always called my mom- ma. i have had 2 cousins serve for our country. and i am so so grateful for them. they're both home and safe and rhea is married! {remember new york round 2?}

my parents told me a couple days ago that my other cousin, carmen {boy} is going back to afghanistan. yuck. he has been like a big brother to me. i love him so much and i do not like the idea of my family, or anyone for that matter going overseas in that mess. it makes my heart sad. carmen leaves tomorrow so everyone say an extra prayer for him. good luck cousin i love you so much!!

new york round 1- it's me and rheaaaa :)

dad.caleigh.me.carmen