Breathtaking! (Warning, wedding picture overload!)

Last weekend we braved the 3 hour time difference and went to Bryce and Lora's wedding. The whole weekend was spectacular. The wedding was the most breathtaking event I've ever been to. I can't wait to see the "real" pictures because these just don't do it justice. Put together Amorology Weddings (seriously, I'm obsessed with what they do. It's incredible.) and Marci's attention to food, finery and detail and you get one incredible British Colonial Island wedding.

The darling and happy couple. So cute!

The amazing San Diego temple.

The boys

The girls

The fam. Hopefully there is a better one from the real photographer!

Parker totally posed for this and I loved it.

I'm crazy about these two.

Best buddies

3 of my men.

Look at the flowers!

Hammock. What a fun touch!

My gorgeous and creative Mother-in-law

The "Single Ladies" dance. It was hilarious to watch the boys. I'm hoping someone got it on video.

The kid table. Loads of fun...especially since Marci hired babysitters for the night too!

Mike loves it when I make him take prom pictures.

This kid is determined to never smile for a camera. He kills me.

Missing Parks but cute picture anyway!

Here come the details! Enjoy!

The flowers. Have you seen anything better?

One table setting, votives and cataloupe water. Yum!

Love the pepper tree, place settings and lanterns.

Let's talk Food: chicken curry, pork sliders, ahi tuna wontons, quesadilla bar (seafood, beef, mango and jalapeno, pico de gallo, mango salsa, fresh avocado), chicken and pineapple skewers, grilled veggies, salad, salmon with mango salsa, carved beef, rolls, a gelato bar, a virgin mixed drink bar (smoothies, mojitos, daquiris). Are you wondering if we ate enough??? Delicious.

Each guest left a "pearl of wisdom" for the sweet couple.

I loved the chandeliers!

Each person took home a Fijian fan and a mango as a gift.

The centerpieces were inventive and incredible.

This was the welcome table. I wish you could see it in person!

The BEST cake I've ever eaten. I don't even like cake and I couldn't get enough. Marci knows her desserts. And Bryce came up with this cool Fijian design. So fun and different.

Drinks anyone?

Love that hammock!
Lots more weekend pictures to come...not nearly as beautiful but still lots of fun. We are so excited for Lora to be part of our family!!!!

Halloween Scrooge

I'm not much for Halloween decor. My kids think I'm lame...but where do I put all of our junky stuff? Our house is WAY too small and has no surfaces to decorate. Plus, it's just clutter that I have to look at for weeks and wish I could chuck in the garbage. Now if I could decorate like Alys...it would be a different story. You have to check out how she does the holiday...amazing. Maybe I'll be her in another life.

Anyway, I digress. Back to our boring house. We finally got our meager assortment of decor out (the kids still think it's cool) and did one of our favorite things...carve, or rather puncture pumpkins. My mom sent us more of these fantastic pumpkin head features this year and the boys went nuts. It's always so fun to see what they come up with.



My kind of decor...fast, easy, clean, and totally kid friendly.

The Best of Ann Arbor...Cider Mills

If you ask people what you must do in Ann Arbor, Cider Mills are at the top of the list. So, we went to check one out last Saturday.

The day was brilliant...just a touch cool with blue sky and drove out into the country to a gorgeous orchard to see what Ann Arbor has to offer.

We loved taking pictures on their Halloween sets.

We loved the tractor pulled wagon ride (no hay! Yeah!) through the farm.

We loved the pumpkin patch.
And the cut outs that didn't work quite right.

This one was hilarious!
And we REALLY loved the fresh cider and homemade doughnuts!

It was a delightful Saturday with my boys! And, the verdict? Yes, you must go to a cider mill!

Michigan VS Michigan State: Romneys VS Olsens

Well the outcome of the game wasn't what we were hoping for, but the outcome of the weekend was perfect!! We were so lucky to have Mitch and Kelly come visit us for the weekend. They are the sweetest aunt and uncle and made my boys feel so special...like always. They were so sad to wake up on Sunday morning to find out Mitch and Kelly were gone. It was a ridiculously beautiful weekend and we loved showing off our fun little town.

We tortured Mitch about his allegiance to the "other" school, but he had the last laugh!Mitch brought Jace a Michigan State shirt and Jace re-invented it all on his own.
We went to an awesome park just down the street and rented a row boat and paddle boat and took them out on the river. My little ones loved it...Jace was less impressed, surprise, surprise.


They made it in time to watch James play soccer, which is hilarious. We miss Arizona sports...Ann Arbor just doesn't measure up. James loved having fans!
They also watched Jace play flag football and he really loved showing off. Kelly even brought them a whole Costco pack of Gatorade (their favorite) and Muddy Buddies to snack on. Needless to say, she was an immediate favorite.

My boys can't wait to get Mitch playing, and it doesn't take long. He is so much fun with my boys.
Parker and James loved showing them the cool river we hang out at by Jace's game. Parker, unfortunately didn't have a game this weekend :(

Kelly came to one of my Zumba classes and shook her skinny body! It was fun to have her there and we enjoyed 2 great meals together and lots of fun chat time and some ridiculous traffic after the game, but it was all worth it.

Thanks Mitch and Kelly for such a fun weekend. We love having the two of you so close.