tying the knot {bridals picture overload}

engagement picture overload

abbey hafen

 My soon to be sister-in-law abbey is really the cutest, most talented, happy girls I have ever met. She seriously is so fun to be around and has made me feel so included in the family already! I love having talks with her about life and how she gets so excited about the wedding. She is so talented and I know that she will do something great with her life! Love you Abs!

kickin' off the new year

     This year I just decided to make one new years resolution with hopes that I would be able to stick to it. I decided that I wanted to take lots and lots of pictures. Alex and I decided that we would get a new camera and count it for both our birthday presents this year, which we thought seemed like a pretty good idea. I LOVE MY CAMERA. It really is the best.

     For Christmas, Al's parent got all of the family tickets to the university of San Francisco VS. BYU game. We made a weekend out of it, and I came to the realization that I may never get his families names down. There are so many of them, my goodness! The weekend was so great we went to Zupas which is my new favorite place due to the fountain drink raspberry crystal light on the rocks {the good ice} yumm. We also went bowling at the Wilkinson Center which was really fun too. I think my favorite part was hitting up the Krispy Kreme donut shop with my favorite boy and eating way to many donuts though. I am so lucky to be coming into this family they really are so great, I love each and every one of them even if I don't have their names down quite yet. Here are some pictures from the weekend.

 {I want you to all know that we did NOT sleep together, but we enjoyed lots of donuts and ESPN Top Ten}

tis' the season

Due to the fact that Alex and I were so recently engaged Christmas day sure was a busy one for us! Two breakfasts, two lunches, and two dinners were the result of both our families living here in sunny St. George. Instead of typing another novel ill just post the pictures from Christmas day! 

Grandma Gates' house was our first stop where we had a delicious breakfast that consisted of Grandma Tobler's cinnamon rolls, and hot chocolate!

Grandma Hafen's was our next stop where we had breakfast #2! She is seriously so cute, she felt bad that she didn't have a present for me so she went and got all of these things she has been saving for the next person to come into the family. What a doll she is!

We had lunch at Grandma and Grandpa Esplin's house where we stuffed ourselves silly. As if we hadn't already had enough to eat that day... Their house is absolutely adorable, and when Alex and I get married we will be living in their basement where they built an apartment for their grandchildren to use as they were married. Rent free? yes please!

We had our next lunch and my mom's brothers house in which I could not eat one more bite. Except for desert:) There will always be room for a little cheesecake in my day! Along with my family is my Grandma Vink and her husband Roger. I don't actually have a picture with my Grandpa Isom but he was here as well! 

Here's to a wonderful 2011 and a new year full of new adventures!