wiscaansin

my trip to wisconsin was pure joy. 

meeting Leo for the first time was the best. 

he is the cutest! 

Our week was filled with fun things everyday...

...we went to the pool... 

...gave him a bath...

...and even took a day trip to chicago.

complete with the Bean and deep dish pizza. 

but my favorite part was 

hanging out with Leo, 

making him laugh and just being with him. 

I just love being auntie amy

the birth of spike ball

joshie mufasa had a birthday. 

so nell threw him a party. 

a surprise party. 

We had it at Liberty Park in salt lake and his present was the infamous spike ball. 

now I hadn't heard of it before then either, but let me tell you, it is one of the best games in all of history. 

It's like volleyball, but instead of a net, it's a trampoline on the ground. 

you have to play it to truly understand how great it is. 

our whole family is now obsessed and look forward to every opportunity we can play it.  

notice his birthday boy ribbon 

lucky 13

the reedster came up to Provo to visit his mission president and, of course, his kids. 

The night we picked him up, we went to dinner at a bar in Salt Lake. 

Like, I had to show my I.D. to get, kind of bar. 

It was legit. 

and delicious. 

They're famous for their burgers, so we all ordered and devoured them.

easily one of my favorite burger joints in utah. 

(besides the habit)

 i mean, come on, look how good that looks. 

rexy

my dear friend Kristen Cagle is getting married 

to my other dear friend Gavin Schaat. 

So I threw her a bridal shower in sexy rexy. 

the girls who made this marriage happen: me, kim, and sars

So funny story: 

When I was on my study abroad in Israel Fall of 2012, my main form of communication to friends and family was email. Kristen and I had emailed back and forth a few times about school, traveling, and whatever else we were doing at the time. 

Kristen mentioned Gavin-a lot.

She talked about how good he looked, how much she wanted to kiss him, and their future together. 

So fast forward to today. I was going through my old emails to get rid of junk. I came across the ones Kristen and I shared and just HAD to read it at the bridal shower. 

I won't give details for Kristen's sake (they weren't even dating at the time she wrote me all those love letters about Gavin) 

but she turned brick red when I read it at the shower. 

I would say it was a success.