Birchbox

This summer, Allison introduced me to Birchbox and I am LOVING it!  Basically you pay $10 a month and you get a box full of beauty products.  WHAT!?!  Yeah!  Once you get your box, you try out the products, write a little review on the website and you get 10 points.  For every 100 points you get $10 worth of credit to buy the products you have fallen in love with.  CLICK HERE if you are interested in joining!

Bear Lake 2012

Every year my family heads up to Bear Lake for some much needed R&R.  This year we weren't all able to go up at the same time, but it was still GREAT!  I love Bear Lake!

Isn't that an interesting tidbit about Butch Cassidy?

This coffee shop was up for sale and I was so close to moving Daniel and myself up there to run it!  What a fun, eclectic coffee shop!

The lady who owned this Ice Cream Parlor in Paris was so nice.  She opened the shop, just for us!

The parade in Montpelier is a thing to behold.  I mean, how fun are the floats?  Not to mention the fact that the kids came home with LOADS of candy!

I LOVE BEAR LAKE!

Happy Birthday Mr. D!

Daniel just turned 8 years old and has somehow left me feeling extremely old.  Where does all that time go?  I remember the day he first got here...really someone please tell me how four years can possibly go so fast.

While you're thinking of how to answer that, here is a fun little interview I did with Daniel on his birthday...

Me
Daniel

What was the best part of being seven years old?
Ummm...the best part was going to second grade.

Why?
Because I got to meet new friends.

Okay, that sounds nice.  What are you most excited about for year 8 of your life?
My new Legos and Nerf guns and my footballs.

That's it?  Toys?
Yeah, are there any other questions?  I want to go play with my toys again.

Yes, okay let's just shoot through these...


What is your favorite color?
Blue

What is your favorite food?
Cheeseburgers

What is your favorite movie?
Transformers 3!

Who is your favorite person?
My Mom

What is your favorite song?
Pumped up Kicks

What is your favorite thing to do at school?
Play on the computers!

What is favorite chore to do around the house?
Cleaning the toilet.

What is your least favorite chore?
Making my bed.

Anything you want to say?
I love chocolate and my favortie drink is Sprite and I like living in our new home.  I love going to jump at the gym and going to school.

YAY!  Thank you for the interview!
Can I go play now?

Yeah.
I love you Mom.

Love you too!

Potato Bowl Fun

Now, when I heard we were going to be heading to Boise to watch my brother play in a bowl game I remember being excited for a little vacation and being excited to see Naki play.  However, I do remember thinking, "Boise...how much fun can that little city really be?"  Well, surprise, surprise...it IS a fun little city.  Although we sadly did not win against Ohio, we had a blast.  Here are some iPhone pics from our trip...because, YES, I forgot to bring batteries for my camera.

Haha, one of my managers made this Prep Kit for me.  Those are real Idaho potatoes.  HAHA!

We got to watch both of the teams warm up, which was real interesting.  Also, how GREAT were our seats.

The Foos

Did I tell you that I went to a Foo Fighters concert a couple of weeks ago?  Melanie bought me a ticket for my birthday.  I won't lie, when I heard it was on a Tuesday night, all I could think about was..."I'm so old, I don't like to stay up past 10:30 on a week night."  Haha, yes, it's true.  But I had an amazing time and boy, I really love these guys.  I would go any night of the week to see them again.  :)  What an amazing band with an awesome set!  Loved it!  Thanks again Melanie!

Daniel's 2nd Grade Photo

So handsome!  Really, I just can't help but smile when I see this picture.

Here are a few fun facts about Daniel:

Daniel's teacher is Mrs. Houlin.
Daniel loves playing football and is really good at it.
Daniel still hates eating green beans, but I make them anyways.
Daniel's favorite movies are Tron, Transformers and Megamind.
Daniel's favorite meal is anything with cheeseburgers.
Daniel loves going to Nickel City and the Provo Beach Resort.
Daniel loves taking care of his little cousins.
Daniel's favorite colors are blue, white and green. 

Afternoon Photo Shoot

Today, Daniel asked if he could put last year's Halloween Ironman costume on and play in the backyard.  I thought, ummm...okay.  Haha, I couldn't miss an opportunity to get some photos though!

After a few pics, baby Inoke came out to visit.

He didn't really love tummy-time on the grass.

Do you feel it?

Do you feel it?

The build up of excitement, the hum of stadium lights, the locker room prayers, the stomping of feet, clapping of hands, roars of fans...

FOOTBALL SEASON IS HERE!

Oh this is my favorite time of year!  And football is my favorite all time sport.  I'm so excited for it all!!  This last Saturday, I got to cheer on two awesome people.  First off, Mr. D, Dan the Man, Lightning Dan...played a great game of flag football.  He captured two flags and ran in an extra point.  I was such a proud mama.  Go Green Hornets!

Then it was a quick wardrobe change and we were off to Logan to watch Uncle Naki play against Weber.  Woo, talk about a great game.  Uncle Naki is out with a small injury, but the team did great and we were so excited to go and show our support!  USU 54 vs Weber 17, Go AGGIES!!!

Beautiful Bear Lake

Daniel and I spent the Pioneer Weekend up at beautiful Bear Lake with some of our lovely family members.  Every year we go to Bear Lake and we LOVE it!  This year we stayed at the Ideal Beach Resort instead of my Mom's childhood home.  What a fun place!  It had something for everyone!  Here are some fun pics from our trip!  Here are some past posts of our trips to Bear Lake!

Yummy Farr's Ice Cream, I had Blackberry Cheesecake!

Handsome Vake and his beautiful mama.

Tua

All the kiddies.

Someone left their shirt on the beach and we dared Tevita to put it on.  LOL!  I told him I was going to post this picture.  HAHAHA!!!

Happy 4th of July!

We have had such a lovely 4th of July weekend!  We went to the Provo Arts Festival and enjoyed an overpriced meal!  We went to a BBQ at Supersonic Car Wash and watched the fireworks with our friends and family.  We celebrated Ari's 3rd birthday!  Happy Birthday Ari!!!  And we went to the parade today!  What a GREAT few days!  Here are some fun pics from our weekend!

Daniel got all the way to the top!

Happy Birthday Ari!

Oh man, the boys went wild when they saw all the Star Wars characters come down the parade route.

Tre danced every time a band came by!  So cute!

It was really neat to see all the missionaries walk down the parade route!

Happy 4th everyone!  Oh and stop by the Live My Life Project and read the wonderful posts that Megan and Lorien wrote for the 4th!