twenty twelve review.

 

an east coast trip. my best friend's wedding. graduation. said my goodbyes. made the move to texas. celebrated twenty two. bought a car and made some friends. niki and renn wedding extravaganza. a second half marathon. got a surprise visit for friendsgiving. southern utah christmas. a farewell to 2012 with my favorite people. the last night of the year overlooking the city.

 

ya done good 2012. ya done good.

the children.

matching dresses, matching tattoos, harry potter, and saylor lane. 

i love the children.

christmas: 2012 edition.

i woke up before the four year old // waiting to come upstairs for presentsss // the awesome apron my mother made for me // laken telling hello kitty stories through her karaoke machine // my bad a t swift t shirt // matt singing love story through his daughter's karaoke machine // me and nik // les mis. my heart.

utah: post wedding.

basically everything after the big day just felt like one big wedding hangover. but we did get to fit some good times in during the recovery.

the last day and a half consisted of lounging, kneaders [twice], mountains, snowbird, provo friends [and leslie!!!], lauren's birthday [do i dare say which one?], seeing my daddyo, and goodbyes.

baby levi and gina got along so well, i am sure he was convincing her to stay in utah. but alas.

i love utah. i love my family. i am so grateful that i got to spend so much time with them. i guess being away just makes it that much sweeter when i come back. next time is christmas. [so close!]

until then, i will stay in texas and love every minute.

utah: wedding day.

it is safe to say that this is a wedding i have been waiting for my entire life. and it did not disappoint. between getting all dolled up, waiting at the temple with the kiddos, watching niki and renn come out of the temple, and the amazing reception to follow, there is actually nothing that could have made it better. 

shout out to renn for letting me stop him and square up so i could take this shoe pic.

baby holding was a thing.

why is this picture of levi all by himself so hilarious to me? he's not even facing the action.

hung out with these guys until the reception. on the way back to the car, track asked me why i live so far away. good question! why can't i have my whole family live on one street so we can play together and laugh together and eat together all the time?? i guess that is what my heaven will look like.

pictures from the reception to come!