Boys

We have the cutest nephews.

Meet Bennett...

...Van....

...and Carter.

I am so happy to announce that my sister, Taylor,

is expecting a boy in July!!

Congrats Taylor and Spencer!!

Taylor also just graduated from BYU!

Isn't she beautiful?

I know that baby boy is going to be SO handsome.

Love you Tay and Spencer!

Yes, she does look amazing with curly hair and straight hair. Babe!

And last but not least...

this family of three is soon to be a family of four!

Chrissy (Dan's sister) and Dave are expecting a boy in September!

We are so excited for you two.

We cannot wait to meet that baby boy!

We are so lucky to have these sweet boys in our lives.

We cannot wait to meet those new angels.

26

Dan turned 26!

We had so much fun celebrating.

I love surprising Danny.

He gets so excited and asks what we will

be doing almost every ten minutes.

Haha! It kills him to not know 

but he loves being surprised.

So, I surprised him and we went to see

the comedian Demetri Martin.

 He was hilarious! 

It was a lot of fun to see him live.

Dan bought some hockey tickets through the 

dental school so we went to a 

Lake Erie Monsters Game.

We won! It was awesome.

 I surprised Dan again and took him to an 

indoor amusement park at the IX Center.

It was huge!

He was so surprised.

We went on so many sketchy carnival rides,

watched a circus from China,  watched a tiger show,

and Danny ate a good old-fashioned corn dog!

 We joke around and say that Danny's birthday 

is also known as 

The Annual Shrimp Fest.

We have eaten shrimp every year on his birthday.

This year was particularly fun because we bought

our shrimp fresh at the West Side Market.

He was a happy man!

 Danny loves German Chocolate Cake 

so I decided to make one from scratch.

It was a success!!

It was a long process but totally worth it.

The recipe can be found here.

I loved celebrating Dan.

I love that we take birthdays seriously in 

our family because it is so neat to reflect

on some one's life and their accomplishments.

Happy Birthday Danny!

I love you.

24

I had so much fun on my birthday this year!

Wow! Dan really knows how to party.

He was so thoughtful in surprising me and

planning everything carefully.

It really was fun!

He took me to dinner downtown at Lola's.

He surprised with Ballet Memphis.

He bought me some new music albums I have

been eyeing for a while.

He shopped with me, went for walks

with me, and planned a surprise party with our friends!

I had a blast!

Thank you Danny!

I also got so many fun packages and cards

in the mail.

I felt so loved on my birthday.

I will never forget 24!!

Thank you ALL!!

"He is not here: for He is risen." -Matt. 28:6

“He it was who died on the cross to atone for our sins.

He became the firstfruits of the Resurrection.

Because He died,

all shall live again.”

President Thomas S. Monson