We were there

Richy T's Wedding...

...it actually happened

we were there! (with catered Cold Stone Creamery all over our faces!)

Food...real food (sort of)

Brigham got his first taste of food and he LOVED it! He couldn't get enough and wanted to hold the spoon himself. We couldn't shovel it in fast enough. We didn't stop feeding him till the spoon hit the bottom of the bowl & then he slept in sweet-full-tummy satisfaction (at least that night)

She Said: A SPOOK-tacular Giveaway!

She Said: A SPOOK-tacular Giveaway!: "Me and Nan have been excited for this for WEEKS! I have an ultra-super-talented (and gorgeous to boot) crafty friend here that created this..."

Head over to She Said to win this!!

Last Day to Win one!!

There are a dozen sites giving away a Sillhouette HD and I'm hoping to win one! Here are three really great sites giving them away!
Amy's Finer Things
The Shopping Mama
Somewhat Simple

A new Adventure

My friend Nan & I have started a blog. Will we be as big as PW or Bakerella?? Who knows...but we'll have fun trying! Check it out and become a follower!

We cover cooking, crafts, book & movie reviews, etiquette/advice & we have some conversations inbetween. We are excited about this and hope you join us!

Crossing My Fingers!

Who doesn't want to win something?? Well if you are like me and you like to enter giveaways...even when the chances seem pretty slim (one day I will get that 1 in 33,000 comment chance to get a KitchenAid from Pioneer Woman).
So, please understand why I am straying away from my usual family updates to post about a Great Give Away that I have stumbled upon (more than one to be exact!) it is for a:

Silhouette SD

There are a billion....and I mean a billion things that can be done with it! A few little crafts that I wouldn't mind trying my hand at:

Monogrammed pillows

Etching our last name into our cassarole dish

Making these cupcake liners

I could really make GREAT cards for my card swap group

And I am SMITTEN by this tote...I must have one with an "M" on it!

They also have the heat transfers for T-shirts so I can FINALLY make a T-shirt that says:

"I'm still a Rock Star" on the front & "Got my Rock Moves" on the back...or maybe I'll make the one that says, "I don't want to be a princess" on the front "I want to be a vampire" on the back

I get all of my chances to get one of these little babies from these Awesome Websites:

Kara's Party Ideas

The Shabby Nest

Under the Table and Dreaming

Summer!

It seems like summer has just begun, but yet....it's almost over?!?

We took Brigham on his first trip to Utah and he traveled like a rock star!! It makes his Mom & Dad very happy that he does so well in the car.

Saturday we (me, my Mom & Jeanette) threw our soon-to-be sister in law, Jamie, a bridal shower. We did a fun Food Network theme and she walked away showered with some pretty great cooking gear.

David & Jamie are getting married Septemeber 1st. We are way excited for them and I'm thrilled to have Jamie as a sister, she's great!

Sunday we were also able to bless Brigham while we were down there with all of his aunts,uncles & cousins. It was a very special & beautiful blessing.

Brigham looked adorable (How terrible of a mom am I that I didn't think to take a picture of just Brigham in his blessing outfit...maybe I should squeeze him into it again...) He wore the same shirt that Ryan wore when he was blessed. So sweet!!Ryan & Brigham, Royal & Grant, Ben & Cooper and Chris & Benson

Ryan has a group of friends that have been together since highschool (with the exception of Ben who has been his friend since kindergarten). Well this group of boys now each have a boy of their own....they have created a new generation of themselves!

And then we went to the Steineckert Annual Bear Lake Vacation!We had a large condo, a room to ourselves and three days in and I got the 24 hour bug (blah!) So even though I was down for a day we still had fun laughing, playing, eating and swimming. Anyone up for a friendly round of Battle of the Sexes??

And then we come to Brigham's first time at the pool. We were hoping to do it up at Bear Lake, but with me being sick ....somethings didn't get done. So when we went to Grandpa's house - that has a pool - we made sure to take the opportunity!

Just tilt your head a little and then it will look right-side up :) Brigham seemed to be enjoying it. The bobbing, swishing and a little splashing...it was quite relaxing for him. So relaxing that he fell asleep before we got out of the pool! A quiet pool side nap with Mommy :)

Before we knew it it was back to Burns for us! This vacation went by far too quickly, but thankfully we'll be back in a few weeks to enjoy a longer trip (sorry to the many that we didn't see on this jampacked one!)