Parade Preview

This year, our stake was in charge of a float for the days of 47 parade!

My friend, Barbie, was the brains of the float, but I got to help a bunch this year!

It was amazing to see how much work actually goes into making a float!

I was really proud with how it turned out.  

There were several times I couldn't "see the vision" but I kept working doing what Barbie told me to do, and it turned out great!  Our stake even won the "people's choice award!" 

We went down to South Towne to look at the float with cousins, and we had a great time!

I designed all of those marbles!!

Youth Service Project

The YW and YM in our ward rang our doorbell on Wednesday night with a service scavenger hunt!

They were so cute and worked so hard!  

I couldn't finish giving one kid a job, before another kid would be asking for another job!

They were so cute! 
It wasn't until after they had left, that I read on the paper that they weren't supposed to do more than THREE jobs at one house.  They did 20 JOBS at our house!  Ha!

Andrew's T Ball

We finished up a wonderful season of T Ball!  

We had a fun time watching crazy Andrew as he learned the game!

On his very first hit ever, he got a home-run.  However, he did not touch any of the bases in the process.  He just ran around the pitcher and came back home!

Andrew was able to be on the same team with two of his best friends, Sam and Brooks. 
They are such cute boys and it was fun to be able to visit with their parents each game.

Andrew also got lots of support from both sets of grandparents. 
This boy is LOVED!

We decided to end the season with a little party!
We had a hotdog bar, potato salad, chips, baked beans and Laurie brought yummy fruit, and Shana brought yummy rootbeer floats! 

It was a perfect night!

11 Year Anniversary

Darin planned the BEST date for our 11 year anniversary!

We went and picked up dinner from the Village Baker and took it to Deer Valley for a picnic and stayed for a Broadway concert with the Utah Symphony!  It was the PERFECT night!  I couldn't believe how chilly, especially because it was 100 degrees when we left for the concert!

I couldn't have asked for a better partner!  Thanks for 11 wonderful years Darin!

Our actual anniversary was on a Tuesday, and Darin picked up flowers, chocolates, and Chinese takeout!  A bonus anniversary night!

Corolla to Camry

Last week, my first car I ever bought, before Darin and I were ever married died. 
I surprisingly wasn't emotional about it at all, until we had to go to Andy's to take out our belongings.
Darin has been driving that car for the past 5+ years and I had it for 6+ years before that.

We knew that we needed a new car quickly, and Darin did some research online and we found this car super quick.  We both liked it, it was a good price, and it was the only car we took for a test drive.

I just wish that Grandpa Welling was here to see it!  He LOVES red cars!