The Meandering Thoughts of Jan

April 6th - About to blow the candles out at Joel's birthday party. April 10th - Tulips from my birthday stroll with Danny around Temple Square. April 12th - Highlight from my girls' trip. April 12th - Another highlight, spending time with the delightful Rachel! April 20th - Though we were ill stricken on Easter, the Easter bunny still came and even left some goodies for baby! April 22nd - Wishing everyone a Happy Earth Day, because mother earth is quite lovely.

Feb. 1st - I actually took this pic the day before at Waffle Love, but I saved it for the first day in February, because I felt it was a nice way to kick off the month of love. Feb. 2nd - Noelle and I sad about the groundhog's prediction about a long winter. Feb. 2nd - The adorable Groundhog's Day cupcakes. Feb. 2nd - Super Bowl strawberries. Feb. 2nd - Baby C selfie. Feb. 9th - Because I find Baby C eating yogurt incredibly adorable. I think you will agree. Feb. 14th - Danny's valentine, I thought it was fitting. Feb. 15th - We went petroglyphing on a weekend in St. George. Feb. 15th - Then I found a tepee at the Anasazi village.  Feb. 16th - Going on Sunday walks with this cute girl. Feb. 25th - I had a photo shoot out at Antelope Island, which was just gorgeous.  I'm loving the mild weather we had this month.

Last weekend (since it was a long weekend) , Danny and I headed down to Southern Utah.  It is one of our places of choice when we need a break.  Luckily my sister lives down there and she and her husband are always so kind to let us stay with them.  The weather was perfect.  It felt wonderful to not have to wear a jacket.  We had lots of fun going on little hikes and walks, eating good food and watching the Olympics in the evening.  It was the perfect break, I just wish it was longer! Petroglyphs! In our effort to enjoy the beautiful weather, we went on a little hike to see the petroglyphs just outside of St. George.  I'm not sure the official name of the petroglyphs; I just found directions by googling "Ivins Petroglyphs".  It warned on the website that some of the petroglyphs were real and some weren't, but since I can't really tell the difference, I took pictures of everything! Danny, king of the mountain. Petroglyphing. Multipl...

Now that we have lived in 2014 for like 2 weeks, let's talk about the New Year.  I know, I'm way behind on  blogging things. That's life.  I recapped last year in my last post, but that was kind of a sad post about 2013.  Last year , I predicted that 2013 would be another year of "even more patience and endurance testing." Check, this is true.  (Read my last post about that.)   I also predicted I would turn 30.  Umm, correct, that did occur.  I also predicted "change was in store."  In some ways yes, Danny graduated, yay!  And he got a new job, yay!  So I guess there was a lot of change for Danny.  As for my life, I didn't feel like there was as much earth shattering changes.  While my last post focused on sad things, I want to now focus on the fun things of 2013, because we really did go on a lot of exciting outings, had some great family and friend gatherings and had very adventurous trips.  So here are the notable ...

This year, we headed down to Southern Utah for Thanksgiving.  It was a small gathering with my parents, my sister and her family and me and Danny.  It was a really nice and chill weekend.  I loved staying up late with the family, playing games, crafting and watching movies as well as munching on good eats.  We were sad to come back, especially now that the temperatures have dropped to below freezing as the high. Thanksgiving Dinner My sister made these adorable place settings. Earning our keep by peeling potatoes. I saw this turkey veggie platter a couple of years ago on pinterest.  It seems to be a hit with the fam, so I keep making it for each Thanksgiving. Michele and my Dad. Danny and Me.  (We took pictures as we waited for dinner to finish cooking.) Michele and Dan! Love this baby girl. After dinner, we played an exciting game of Thanksgiving Bingo! It was originally planned for my nephews, who ended up not comi...