Birthday Weekend.

I LOVE Birthday Weekend!

We made crepes for breakfast on Sunday.

Tyler does the crepes and I do the toppings-- I LOVE homemade whipped cream.

On Saturday we had a Birthday lunch at Rodizio Grill. It was delicious.

Sunday evening we had a little party at my in-laws, where we enjoyed the delicious checkerboard cake! Tyler is an excellent gift giver-- he listens to what I talk about! He is a good man.

Thank you mom & dad for the kitchen aide chopper/grater/shredder. It is everything I wanted and MORE!

Cake.

I wanted to make my own cake this year-- I have been wanting to make a checkerboard cake for awhile now, and this was the perfect celebration to give it a whirl!

I used this recipe for the cake and then made some chocolate cream cheese frosting.

and ta daaa!

Happy Birthday to Me!

The cake was delicious, and the possibilites are endless.

Miss Emily

Miss Emily is 17 years old today!! She is the baby of our family, I can't seem to wrap my head around the fact that she is 17 today! I remember the day she was born, and I went to visit her in the hospital. She made us a family of 3 girls + my mom {my dad is so lucky}.

Emily is amazing. If I was 17, I would want to be her.

@ her cheer comp.
the day before her cheer comp + she really is a princess

Not only is she gorgeous, she is smart too...

Has a sparkling personality...

Has a strong testimony...

and is such a great example to me.

I love you Em.

Eat a piece of cake for me.

Paper Gift

The traditional 1st Anniversary Gift is paper.

We decided to only exchange cards this year, and I am so glad that is what we decided to do.

It was perfect.

1 Year Anniversary

It is hard to believe that Tyler and I have been married for 1 year. It has been the quite the year- we have had lots of ups and a few downs. We have laughed a lot and cried a few tears as well. We have learned a lot, and have loved every moment of it. I am so grateful that I married my best friend and the love of my life.

Our relationship may not be perfect, but it is real and it is ours.

We had a wonderful weekend getaway... reminiscing about our wonderful wedding day {thanks mom & dad}, talking about our favorite memories of this past year, and things we want to work on for this next year.

Happy New Year

Can't believe it is already 2012!

We had a fun New Years Eve with some friends... I was able to make it to 12:00 this year. For some reason New Years Eve is hard for me to stay awake for... even in high school! {Sometimes I am like an 85 year old.}

2012 has already brought some changes for each of us.

I am the new 2nd counselor in the Young Womens

Tyler started his new semester

Bring it on 2012!