Our Polo Model

Hayden's agent wanted more pictures of him so we asked talented Aunt Brianna if she could take some pictures with her nice camera and she did a fabulous job! I was holding the large umbrella for shade and Brianna was shooting away in her backyard and we were both singing, making noises, doing anything to get Hayden to smile-it was hilar! She lives right by an airport, so everytime a plane flew over us (like every 5 minutes) he would look up and stare at it and then we would have to try to get his attention again. This happened over and over, but needless to say, we got some cute ones! Doesn't he look like he could be in a Ralph Lauren Ad?! And Brianna could be the photographer! Thank you!

It is here! Ricky's High School 10-year Reunion!

Ricky just received his 10-year high school reunion invitation in the mail! Is it really here already? That means Rachel and Aimee- ours is next year! Ahhh! Has it really been a decade since we were ruling the school, running the ASB student store, going to Denny's almost every Friday night and going to those awesome youth dances?!

10 years ago, this was what Ricky and I looked like together! We were always great friends and always had secret crushes on each other. The first picture was taken the last day of school his senior year 1998 when we were signing each others yearbooks (we both wrote "I love you" and he even wrote his phone number in mine!)

Ricky was my date for my Senior Year Homecoming Dance and we had a blast. Ricky decided to wear a white tux at our wedding because that was what he wore on our "first date."


We are excited to attend and see old friends two years in a row!

It's easy going green!

"In honor of our Earth, I love her, I'm asking all of you today to implement just one green idea to help the fight against global warming," Oprah said yesterday on Earth Day.

It's a question you're asked all the time, "Paper or plastic?" What's the environmentally correct answer? " More than 380 million plastic bags are thrown away in the United States every year, and those plastic bags can take up to 1,000 years to biodegrade in landfills. And while paper bags do eventually biodegrade, an estimated 14 million trees a year have to be cut down to make 10 billion paper bags.

The solution? Bring your own bag to the store!

Ricky and I are challenging everyone to stop using store-brand bags and switch over to reuseable bags! We made the switch and so can you! This small change can help tremendously. We just keep them in the trunk of our cars and we always have them. Go Green!

Only tough guys wear Pink!

When we originally bought this shirt, we were a little concerned that everyone would mistake him for a girl! But surprisingly enough, everyone knew he was a little boy! (The shirt has small skull & crossbones on it too that may have helped!) Anyway, we are so glad we got it because it looks so cute and we got more compliments on it. We were delayed an hour in SLC so we took some pictures in the airport for fun and Hayden was in the best mood!

UtaH Part 3- Oh La La Ogden

My mom's side of the family all practically live in O-Town AKA Ogden. We spent the remaining time with all the cousins and had a wonderful time hanging out and meeting Hayden for the first time. We stayed with my cousin Jake and his adorable family. (Thank you tons!) We did everything from going to good old "Warren's" (a family favorite where you get fry sauce and Lime Ricky's) and to the new amazing "Mega Plex" they recently built dowtown. It has everything from bowling, black-light mini golf (we were all over that) surfing a huge wave, "i-fly" where you mimic sky diving as well as a huge movie theatre where you actually book your seat-Brilliant (Why didn't they think of that like 20 years ago?)

Sneak peak into our family pictures!

We had professional family pictures taken in Utah by this AMAZING photographer, Jessica Kettle. She just posted some sneak peaks on her blogspot at http://lookthroughmylens.blogspot.com

Ricky and I totally wanted to do something different than the normal beachy San Diego picture. We wanted to wear funky bright colors, be outdoors with bricks and other rustic things and I think we got it!

Jessica was so talented and I would recommend her to anyone. We shot in downtown Ogden on 25th Street. It was freezing cold but we are so happy we did it. We will post more as soon as we get the CD!

UtaH- Part 2

Temple Square in Salt Lake! We love it here so much because there is so much Church History and you can definitely feel the Spirit on these sacred grounds. Ricky and I originally planned the trip around our Church's General Conference that happens twice a year. People from around the globe travel here to hear wonderful talks from our Church Leaders. We later took Hayden around Temple Square and the new Conference Center that holds 22,000 people. We took a tour of this new facility and it is amazing. The top the whole center is outdoors. They brought in plants from Jerusalem, where Christ mainly served and lived as well as had this amazing wall where they had people from all walks of life and generations. When you looked at it, you saw them, but if you looked a little further, you could see your reflection. Then, if you looked beyond us, the Temple stood right behind us. It was a really neat thing to see how families can be connected and sealed together forever in Temples. Our favorite was the beautiful tulips that were just beginning to bloom...

UtaH- Part 1

Hayden recently went on his first real vacation to Utah! He did many things including taking his first plane ride, meeting some cousins for the first time and having his first sip of diet coke (Thanks Jake!!! I was so upset, but he actually liked it and won't have it again for a long time!) We stayed with Ricky's Aunt and Uncle in Saratoga Springs with their cute family. Ricky and I went snowboarding at our favorite hot spot-Park City! The weather was spectacular, the snow even better and we boarded all-day with our free lift passes! While we were hitting the slopes, Ricky's sister Marla watched Hayden for us. (Thank you Sister!) Our trip only lasted for 1 week, but we sure did a lot and had a wonderful time! Here are a few pics from the trip!

Utah, here we come!

We will be taking our first real family vacation together this week! We are traveling to "The Best Snow on Earth"-Utah! A lot has changed since we were in Utah last year...I was 2-months pregnant with Hayden and only able to eat pickles. I also was brunette!

We went to tape a Park City travel show and got to interview many exciting people including an Olympic Gold Medal skier while I was feeling like I was going to throw-up any second. We also couldn't do much because I was "working."

Now, I can eat more than just pickles, neither of us will be working and we finally have our little "Bubbe" with us! Trip Agenda: attend our Church's General Conference, go snowboarding in Park City (for free! So excited!) eat "Fry Sauce" and "Lime Ricky's" til we get sick, the list goes on and on! But, the best part is we will see tons of friends and family and some will get to meet Hayden for the first time. This will be his first plane ride so please keep your fingers crossed! Mom, thank you for holding down the fort and watching our kitties! Pictures soon to follow!

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Okay, I have a confession to make. I still have "0-3 month" clothes hanging in Hayden's closet! I mean really? Is that pathetic or what? It's not because I'm lazy or don't have anywhere else to put them. It's because I'm in denial that my baby is slowly turning into a toddler. I am so sad about putting the clothes he has already grown out of away. It's really depressing because some of his outfits are so darling and it saddens me they are to small for him. But, on another note..this means he is growing tall and strong and we get to bring out the "6-12 month bin" and summer clothes, here we come! We are looking forward to dressing him for fun in the sun. Hayden enjoyed hanging out in the storage bins as we made this big transition. I am very proud of myself.