Happy Birthday Mom!

My dad really stepped it up this year for my mom's birthday!  He rented out a private room at Market Street and invited some of her closest family and friends and surprised her with a really fun dinner.  The best part - he even flew in my Aunt from California for the surprise.  It was really, really fun because she had no clue at all!  

But before her Market Street Surprise, Spence, my brother & I filled up 60 balloons with reasons why we loved her and filled them in her kitchen to surprise her when she woke up.  Props to Spence for blowing up the majority of the balloons - you are a trooper babe!   

Here are the kids waiting for Jojo to come!  

My mom pointing the finger at my dad - she doesn't like surprises!  

My mom and her best friends - Karen, Leslie, my Aunt Christine, and Leigh!  

Presley was so cute at dinner!  

My parents and their friends!  

The other side of the party, our family, my aunt and uncle and grandma!  

I can't get enough!  

Cute parents!  

After dinner, we headed back to my parents house for cake!  

My mom enjoying her handmade jewelry from miss tootles!  

Love my mom!  

My mom's cute sister who flew in just for the big day!  So sweet!  

"Core" sleepover up in Midway!

We have some friends who recently both moved back to Utah from Singapore & Las Vegas.  We try to get together every month.  In May, we headed up to my parents place in Midway and slept over.  Lance happened to get the stomach flu so it threw a little bit of a wrench into the weekend, but all in all it turned out to be super fun.  

It happened to be little Emily Birk's 4th birthday so we had a little party for her!  

Martha created one amazing cake!!  

Saturday morning, we went on a hike! 

Me & my little P!  

Oh she's too cute!  

It wasn't exactly a carved out, easy to follow trail, but it was still fun!  

Best Frenemies!  

Minnie & her bouquet of dandelions! 

Love this bunch!!

Happy Mother's Day & the Saga of the Black Lacy Bra....

We had a fabulous Mother's Day!  

I bought this outfit for Tallie the year before at Swiss Days!  I was excited for her to finally be able to wear it!  

After church I said: 

"Tallie, did anyone like your outfit today?"  

"yes, everyone loved it" she replied.  

"Who told you they liked it?" I asked. 

"No one, everyone forgot to tell me!"  

This kid seriously cracks me up!  I LOVE her and her positive attitude!  I hope she never loses it!  

After church we had a fun dinner at my aunt and uncles house.  My kids having fun with their cousins!  

Cousins on a swing!  

Tallie & her buddy Ruby!  

Happy Mother's Day to my incredible mother!  She is one of the most compassionate, loving, generous, and giving people I know!  I am so grateful to have her as my mom.  And let's be honest, she is one incredible grandma too!  My kids are lucky to have her!  

BEST STORY EVER!  

Spence went shopping this year for his mother on his own.  While he was on a business trip in Arizona, he decided to buy his mom a work out outfit since she had recently gotten way into Yoga.  When he got home from Arizona and showed me what he had picked out for her my jaw about dropped to the floor when I saw this black lacey number....  ARE YOU KIDDING ME?  Who gets their MOM a black lacey bra for Mother's Day!?????? 

Yes... I am dead serious!  THAT is what Spencer bought his mother for Mother's Day!  I asked what the crap he was thinking, and he said that at Victoria's Secret, they told him that was the best Yoga bra they had.  I was seriously dying over this.   So, I start telling the story at my Aunt's house before we headed over to give it to Spencer's mom and my Aunt, Grandma, and Great Aunt all agreed they LOVED the bra and thought it was an incredibly thoughtful gift!  

Here is Spence all smug and proud that all the ladies thought he was a gift genius!  

Happy Mother's Day to Jane!  

Her reaction to the black, lacy bra!  

Last funny story about the black bra....  

During the middle of this whole bra saga, I had posted a pic of the whole episode on Instagram.  So the story spread a bit amongst our family and friends.  

Well fast forward to 9:15pm that night, we are laying in bed, and Spencer gets a texts from one of my best friends mom.  It says "Spence, I am in the market for a new bra.  Where can I have Warren go pick me out one?"  We nearly died! 

So, that my friends - concludes the saga of the black lacey bra!  

I am grateful to be married to such a stud.  An incredibly thoughtful stud!  Love you Speenwalter!  You definitely keep life interesting!  

 

PC Miners '98!

The end of May, we had a little party with all of Spencer's best friends from high school!  It was a blast!  It had been so long since they had all been together and we had so much fun catching up with everyone and seeing everyone's kids!  

The PC Miners 1998!! 

Fun BBQ & fire! 

I love all the pictures I have like this! Long, fun Summer nights!  

Lance & Henry (Spencer's best friend's son!) 

Luth & Spencer (his best friend) 

Artie's Orchard!!

Every Spring I love going down to my great uncle's orchard in Pleasant Grove to take pictures in the blossoms!  My grandma goes with me, we take pics and visit her brother Artie and see where she grew up, it's a fun tradition!  

Presley's first time to the orchard!  

Exploring the surroundings!  

I love my sweet grandma!  She's so amazing and always up for a fun adventure!  

I caught this tender moment between Tallie & Presley!  

My little Tootles!  

It was pretty much impossible to get a good picture of these three at the same time!  Presley could not sit still, she was so distracted by all the weeds, dandelions, and branches! 

Picture with Uncle Artie!  

My cousin Lindsey who lives down in Orem came by with her kids.  I wish she lived closer, two of our kids are the exact same ages and I know would be the best of friends if they could see each other more often!  It was fun to spend a little time with them!  

Ruby & Tallie Jo! 

Spencer & Lance!  Boys and their branches, I love it!