Aiden's 2nd Birthday

Aiden turned 2 a week ago, but we had her party last night! She loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse so that was her party! Most of Amy's family was able to come out from Indiana and so she had a great turn out!

Aiden blowing out her candles

I made Aiden's cake (with some help from Dusty)

Aiden opening her gifts

Happy Birthday Aiden!

California

We took a much needed long weekend vacaction to California. My mom's friend was putting on a concert and my mom was going to be there so we decided to make a trip out of it. We stayed in Huntington Beach and it was awesome!

Outside the place that we stayed

Dusty and mom chilling inside

Me and my adorable mom! We look more alike now that I have blond hair. This is how we got around. We rode bikes every day. It was a blast!!! There is nothing better than riding your bike by the ocean. So we took full advantage and rode our bikes everywhere. It was such nice weather, not too hot and not too cold, all you needed was a light jacket. Name the movie! :)

While there we also ate and some amazing places!

This is the Crab Cooker!

Dusty was in heaven, they serve all seafood and it is super fresh. They also serve you on paper plates and use paper cups. It was great! Since I don't like seafood I got some yummy coleslaw and potatoes. But I did try shrimp. It was good with the bacon, but I don't think that it is going to become something that I eat on a regular basis.
Ruby's is another favorite. They have amazing shakes!!! The Ruby's that we went to is out on the pier in Huntington Beach.

The best place had to be Fred's. It was amazing Mexican food. We all ate a lot, and probably could have eaten more if we weren't so stuffed. It is a must to go to! I am afraid that I will be getting cravings for it.

Dusty picked a flower for me to wear in my hair.

We had an AMAZING time!!!

Thanks mom for the invite! We need to do it again soon!

On Saturday we headed down to Santa Monica for Ashton Zyer's, my mom's friend from Las Vegas, concert. We had some time during the day so we met up with Dusty's cousin, Chad. We grabbed some delicious lunch and had a great time catching up.

Outside of Chad's house
Dusty and Chad


Ashton Zyer
She is super talented!

She composes, sings, plays the piano and the guitar

Check out http://www.ashtonzyer.com/ to listen to her music

Dusty and I then headed over to the Santa Monica Pier. I have always wanted to go and ride the ferris wheel. I was so scared because it is really high and right on the ocean. But we did it and had a great time! The view was awesome.

The Pier
Dusty's Scared Face
My scared face

Us at the bottom of the ferris wheel

While in California we spent A LOT of time on the beach. It is so relaxing watching the waves, and all of the surfers. There was a surf competition in Huntington Beach on Saturday and Sunday. We had a great time just sitting there.

Beautiful Ocean Smiling on the Beach


They saw a cool surfer!

We played in the ocean - It was not planned but we were taking pictures and kept on getting wet so we dived in. It was cold, but once your body was numb it was a lot of fun!
This was the picture right before my mom lost her phone in the ocean - yeah it was a big bummer

All 3 of us

Baby Dax

My amazing sister had a new baby last week.

Dax Jolley was born on 10/29/2009. Dusty and I were able to go up to Idaho for a quick weekend trip to visit. He is so precious and so little. He likes to cuddle, so it was fun to hold him. But we had to share with Trae and Kira a lot because they thought that it should always be their turns. They are such a good big brother and sister and love baby Dax a lot! Congrats Jolley's on your new baby! Sweet Baby
Dax and Kira

The awesome big brother, Trae
Me and baby Dax

Happy Halloween

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

We hope everyone has a fabulous Halloween weekend. Do something fun! We are going to see our new nephew in Idaho!!!

I Wish...

This is a great video! And it made me wish that I worked there. (Oh and make sure that you watch the background as well)

Dress Shopping

Dakota and I met our freshman year of college. We were roommates and it hit off right away. We had so much fun together. From alberstons ice cream runs, to just hanging out in our room. We always had a good time. I will forever be grateful to Dakota for introducing me to her cousin, Dusty, who I later married.

Dakota came to me a bit ago with the exiciting news that she was getting married and wanted me to be her matron of honor. I of course said yes, and began brainstorming wedding details with her. We go back and forth all day long of "do you like this" and "what about that". It has been so much fun. This past Saturday we went dress shopping with her mom. I think Dakota tried on over 30 dresses, and it was tiring, for her mom and I. But we had such a great time, and she found a dress!!! Pretty impressive. (none of the dresses below are the ones that she chose)

Dakota and I up at the Gateway

Her mom helping her do up the dress

She looked gorgeous in so many, so it was very hard for her to decide, but she did it! I am sure that there will be many more wedding posts to come.

Frightmares

Last weekend, Dusty took an early day off to hang out and we took full advantage and went up to Frightmares at Lagoon. We had a lot of fun. We rode the rides, watched the shows and even went through a Haunted House. It was very scary and Kitani and I decided that we didn't want to do any others. Jeff also played a couple of games, and won Kitani some prizes. It was a great night and it was fun to get out and about.

Fun Times Throughout the Night

Who knew I could be Crafty?

Last week Kitani and I set out to do a project. We went to the Quilted Bear and Roberts. We found what we were looking for and started to work. I was a little nervous, I had never really made anything. I painted, used Mod Podge, and a Glue Gun. Wow, I am impressed. It turned out really cute and will go great in the living room. I am doing a red, white and black theme.

The Finished Product

Now, I just need to figure out how to hang it. I have thought ribbon maybe, but do any of you have suggestions?

Were those Goblins?

It's that time of the year again, the leaves are changing colors, there are pumpkins everywhere, we get to start wearing your cute jackets, and Halloween is coming and with Halloween comes Thriller! I decided to not make the trip up to Salt Lake and see it this year in Provo with Kitani and Karly. It did not dissapoint. The dancing was amazing and I got to see all of my favs. Dem Bones, Salem Witch Trial, and of course Thriller. There is still plenty of time to get tickets up at Kingsbury Hall, if you have ever been or even if you have, I highly suggest that you go. It is worth it!!

The scary girl that Karly kept calling a goblin - she figured out by the end of the night that she meant to say zombie
Kitani was very scared of them!
Waiting for the show to start
We saw a UTA bus driver - oh wait a minute that is Jeff in his firefighter uniform
He was able to watch the performance while on duty - he was watching for fires

Oh and by the way - Happy 1 year anniversary Kitani

At this time last year Kitani and I went to Thriller and had our first date!

It has been a great year.

Karly - I am so glad that you are now part of that tradition!

Love ya girlies!!

The Good Ol' Times

These weekend was full of lots of fun, laughter, memories, red robin, conference, the cold and a few episodes of Glee, my new addiction.

Whitney and her sweet husband Brady came down for conference weekend and we had a blast. Saturday night as the boys headed off to the priesthood session these 3 girls we reunited for a girls night out!

Shay, Whit, and Ali at dance camp 2003
Posing with some hot manequins.
We made our way around Orem by stopping at Joanns, and we were very disappointed in that store that night, and running over the mall for a quick stop at Forever 21. Whitney was wanting everything in sight. We laughed so much, and even had a guy try to turn up some music to make us dance some more in one store. Whitney and I were a little creeped out. If anyone saw us they probably thought that we were in high school, nothing has changed much since then when we all get together. We always have the best time!!

We then met up with the boys to have an amazing dinner at Red Robin.
The girls

Brady and Whitney

Shay and her hot date - the Pumpkin

I was glad that she was getting some action!

Ali and Dusty

After a VERY eventful trip to Wal Mart that I am sure Dusty and Brady were glad that they missed out on, we headed back to the house and had a good time. Shayla surprised us with a new talent.

She is looking good!

We finished off the night with 3 episodes of Glee. We were all laughing and even Dusty was liking it. We were so glad that Whitney and Brady came down for the weekend. We love them, and always have a GREAT time with them!! Come back soon.

Oh yeah, Dusty and I went to the BYU game on Friday night. It was a little chilly, but not as cold as I expected it to be. It was really fun, and I was glad to spend some time with Dusty!