the celebration!

We celebrated my birthday at grapestreet cafe. that place is so yummy.

all the married besties could come, so it was perfect.

(except the out of town-ers...then it would have been perfection)

everyone had a great time. 

especially when we almost burned down the restaurant.

literally.

darci thought it would be awesome to get OUTDOOR ONLY candles.

PLUS twenty four additional candles.

and basically the smoke detectors should have gone off....

and we made a complete scene

but i wouldnt have had it any other way

so thanks darci for meing so smart, and awesome.

(and for making my awesome cake)

and thanks doug for being such a pyro-maniac.

i love my friends.

and now that i have a boyfriend, i fit in again.

hahahahahahhaha.

doug joked that if he didnt come, i would have been like the only single one at my own party.

so true so true.

todd and katie manning, paris and lisa bayardo, doug and ash, tom and layne fender, kelli, darci and devin buhl, megan and travis draney

thanks for making my birthday so wonderful, guys :)

twenty four...

yesterday was seriously just a great day. for no real big reason. but sometimes its the little things that make you smile. the boyfriend decided to take matix for the day. they went to the park, ate mcdonalds. watched a movie (incredibles) and napped. seriously. it made my heart melt. i couldnt help but smile as i got updates throughout the day while i sat at work completely jealous. 

then the whole famliy came over to celebrate my birthday. it was quite chaotic, as always,  but fun. and we got to eat my favorite foods and desserts. yummm. 

and now...

i am officially twenty four years old.

im another year older and wiser, too

(at least i like to think so)

it has taken twenty four years to get me to where i am today.

and boy has it been a pretty good twenty four years.

i am a pretty lucky girl.

and lately i've realized this a lot more.

my son is the greatest.

the boyfriend is seriously amazing. 

my family is the best, and so supportive of me.

and my friends, well they've helped me through a lot and i love them so much. 

im so grateful for eveyone in my life

they've made these past twenty four years pretty awesome. 

and i am genuinely happy.

thanks guys..

i cant wait to feast at grapestreet cafe, with some of my favorites tonight. 

happy birthday to me :)

red, white and BOOM.

that's right....

the 4th of july has come and gone.

and we spent the weekend with my family at the cabin in brianhead.

we played games, hiked, ate, four wheeled and of course watched some fireworks.

twice, actually.

saturday night we went down to parowan to watch their hour long firework show.

and sunday night brianhead had a 4th of july extravaganza.

complete with a band and the most awesome firework show

and we had the best seats in the house

posted up on the side of the mountain on the four wheelers and rhino.

the whole weekend was a blast.

and i think it's safe to say that everyone was a fan of doug. :)

ohhh.and my dad got attacked by a dog. super attacked. but he didnt want the kids to be afraid of dogs...so he told them all that he got attacked by a deer. my sister actually fell for it. sooo funny. he's such a good papa.

(ps..i was right behind him when it happened...could you imagine if it had been me...im pretty sure my arm would have been taken off...?!?!?)

Happy 4th of July Everyone!!!

chuckiecheese

last week...we went to chuckie cheese. 

with brittany keegan and brayden.

kelli and dylan.

and layne tom and adam.

needless to say..the kiddos had a blast.

and so did the parents :)

meet dougy fresh.

he's awesome. we're dating. and thats all you need to know for now. 

no shoes, no shirt, no problem: lake powell 2010

have i ever mentioned that my parents are the best?

welp, they are.

here's one of the many reasons why....

they let me and the bro bring some friends to the houseboat for a long weekend trip.

and by some i mean....20-ish.

AND they funded it all

yep, they rule.

so since my brother is mister popularity and i am...well..not. 

he invited like 15.

and i invited like 5.

yep i suck. but im okay with it. 

i have lots and lots and lots of married friends. and im okay with that :) 

 we tubed, wake boarded, jet skied, slide, swam, ate, cliff jumped, and just had a great time. 

went to rainbow bridge...

and of course dangling rope to get ice cream...

...played at the navajo sandhill

(love my mom's crazy hair.)

...and had a super awesome dance party on top of the house boat!!

we rock!

Thanks mom and daddy dearest.

the group:

ashley marx, brian marx, jane zimet, brynn thomas, sarah steffan, josh mojica, nate giles, leah kirshbaum, carlee chynoweth, matt andrews, luke andrews, braden simmons, cameron higher, jason bulloch, stephanie wilkoski, zach schwartz

laugh.

baby boy.

even though he's getting bigger and bigger.

he will always be my baby boy.

and for that i am grateful. 

...how did he get to be so stinkin handsome?