The rhinos were feeling generous and giving free rides as well.
What is Easton so concerned about?....
Ohhh!
Jacki made Cassi's corsage and bu tinier. This picture does not do it justice, they were so lovely!
I'd be lying if I said this was the first time this has happened. It is in fact the second, but instead of grabbing the vacuum right away I grabbed my camera. It's hard not to laugh when those big blue eyes are starring up at you as she continues to shake every last bit of baby powder out. I always wish I had a video camera strapped to my forehead at all times. I don't ever want to forget all this.
Another fabulous idea Maria had was to go to this adorable little cupcake shop in Salt Lake called Mini's. They had sweet little cupcakes and a cute vintage setting, who could ask for more? I think Maria and I can both laugh when we think about the shear giddiness on our faces that comes with eating all those cupcakes. I love that I have a friend who can enjoy these silly things as much as me.
When Sadie and I went to Utah to visit Maria and Abbey, our last day there we did what we called the grand finale. First We went to temple square. I always forget how wonderful it is to just be outside of the Temple until I get there. It was so beautiful. I love the Salt Lake temple it is my favorite. The girls enjoyed the reflection pool more then the view but it was fun to show Sadie the temple. Abbey being two couldn't stop talking about it all day.
My dear friend Maria took these exquisite pictures of Sadie. I really can't thank her enough she does such an incredible job. Really, with a camera and a few jelly beans she can work wonders! Maria gave me a few lessons in photoshop and then we edited them with a vintage look. I think they came out lovely. 
We had a lovely Easter with our families. It's so fun to see Sadie start to interact more with her cousins. Merry and Sadie were so adorable in the porch swing, I couldn't stop myself from taking a million pictures. Sadie wanted strawberries for lunch so I took her out of her cute dress and I took all these pictures of her without it. I could just kick myself! No worries, I'm going to my friend Maria's next week where she can take pictures of Sadie in it in her new little studio! Yea! My Father in Law got this great shot of a birds nest that was built right on top of a power cord hanging from there porch! It was so fun to see the new little baby birds poking there heads out for food. New life on Easter, how neat!
For those of you who know me also know that I grew up in a loving but unaesthetic home. Unless you of coarse count a Rubbermaid entertainment center in which adorned our living room for quite some time. I never paid attention to that sort of thing growing up in a house full of girls with our dad being everything as well as the interior decorator. I do have fond memories of sitting around with Dad and my sisters trying to decide what beach picture we could put above the fireplace and maybe we should put a palm tree here or there. It never happened until I was already well out of the house. At least he showed interest in making our house as cozy as possible and it always was. So why have I become, in a word, obsessed with the idea of decorating? I don't know but I am having so much fun. I have to take it slow, I've found myself to be a little picky (Micah's translation: having expensive taste). So this collage was my latest project. It took me a while to get it just right. Most of you are probably thinking "big deal" but this is a big for me okay. In other news, but still relating to my topic of decorating my home, a Pottery Barn Outlet is going in our outlet center this month! Who ever said this little town had nothing to offer? ( Well, me, except for having our families close I can't find much excitement here), but now oh the joy!
Okay so I love little birds. If I'm not careful they will end up everywhere in my home. For right now sweet little birds seems to be the theme in Sadie's room. I finally found some cute bird art to put above her crib. Plus she's making the sweetest little face in this picture so I thought I would show them both off.
My sister Jacki helped me figure out how to post videos on my blog. Make sure my little i pod is turned off before you push play. It was a fun day at Disneyland with our friends. Sorry the camra was partial to Sadie. I was trying to get her to jibber jabber. Since that failed I dubbed it over with a cute song.
On Valentines Day Sadie and I went to the Huntington Library to celebrate my Aunt Julie's Birthday.(She turned 31 by the way). It was the most beautiful day! Sadie however was a bit under the weather with a cold and being slightly more difficult then she usually is (okay she was throwing a fit), but my Aunt Julie has a way with her. She would sing her a song and dance with her and then it would seem to Sadie all was right with the world. It seems when Aunt Julie even starts to speak it puts a smile on Sadie's face. Our usual high tea was not so usual that day with my poor grumpy Sadie taking every opportunity to throw a scone or cucumber sandwich on the floor. We decided to take shifts, one would eat and the other would try to charm Sadie's temper by any means necessary outside. I of course felt awful Aunt Julies Birthday tea was hardly a peaceful lunch but she assured me that she had the most special day being able to dance and play with Sadie on a day where she obviously needed a little cheering up. I just love my Aunt Julie. Everyday we get to spend together really is like she says a most special day.
Today was Sadie's first time going to Disneyland! I want with my friend Roxanne and her little girl Ellie. It was so fun The girls are soooo cute together. Sadie watches intently everthing Ellie does. It's so adorable when they copy eachother and then crack up about it. Sadie did pretty well on all the rides. Well the kid rides, we didn't brave space mountain or anything, Mr. Toads wild ride is about as daring as you can get with a 16 month old. If there was music she was dancing and other then that her cute little face seemed courious about everything.
Last night Micah and I went to a Ducks vs. Red Wings Hockey game with my parents. The Red Wings won! (That score board pic is for you Dana). It was actually quite fun! I never thought I would enjoy it so much. There was alot of fighting! The gloves really do "come off" quite a bit. Seeing it live was super entertaining, considering any knowledge I had of Hockey came from the cinematic masterpeice " The Cutting Edge".
