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Ariyana - 2 Years Old

I adore sweet Ariyana.   She was the subject of my very first post when I decided to start this blog two years ago.  I debated launching my new blog with her two year old pictures, however I'm not ready yet...so she can melt your heart right here.

When Ari arrived she took my hand like I was her best friend and we headed off down the cobblestone path into Memory Grove Park.  I thought, "this is going to be a piece of cake, she doesn't think I'm some annoying lady with a camera in her face!"   And that was true as we played peek-a-boo around some pillars and explored the park.

And then Ari realized how cold it really was.   And it was cold!    When she realized how cold she really was, she just wanted her mommy.

 

If I'm being honest, it wasn't ideal.  But I loved seeing Ari.   I loved seeing her beautiful mom, grandma and adorable cousin.  I love how much she has grown and how her adorable personality is developing.   (Hopefully she won't remember me as the crazy lady who had her freezing in the fog-filled Salt Lake City cold, cold inversion!)  And I love Memory Grove Park.   Candice, maybe we can do another shoot here when the weather is warmer!

Hello....

Hello there.  I am alive.  I haven't caught up on bloggin much, but am still kickin!   The holidays are over, but the busy-ness always seems to continue into January for us.   Working on editing this little cuties pictures and just wanted to say "hello."

12 Months of ...

12 Months of a complete angel!   What six month old is content and happy for 12 outfit changes and a very long photo shoot?   This one!   Christmas gifts for their family this year were 2010 Calendars of adorable baby Rourke.   Here are some of my favorites:

The one and only picture that Daddy cared about was a picture for April, for the opening day of baseball season ... complete with a Boston Redsox ball cap.   The one and only thing that Mommy forgot was the baseball cap.   Unfortunately, the Redsox didn't make it into the 2010 calendar, however we did an impromptu photo shoot at the daycare on the 22nd of December so Dad could have a few pictures as a Christmas gift (and so Mommy's life could be spared).

 

Actually, I take it back.   Daddy did care about all of the pictures, however the baseball ones were the most important.

Merry & Bright

A bright and beautiful family and my dearest friends!  

And in my oh so unbiased opinion, isn't this the most gorgeous 5 year old you've ever seen?  I wouldn't happen to be her godmother or anything.

Handsome, handsome boy. 

 

Angelina decided she wanted something a little different for her Christmas cards this year.   You know, not such a traditional look, but something more fun.   This is the card they decided on and I am thrilled with how they turned out.   So... well, Merry and Bright!

Fall-ish

My little sister, Angie and adorable new nephew, Gabe.  Their Christmas pictures took on a Fall-ish theme:

Merry Christmas!

May the joy and hope of Christmas fill your hearts today and the whole year through!   Merry Christmas!  

With love, Heather

Cookies for Santa Claus and Christmas Eve

Ricky and I had so much fun making cookies for Santa this year.   Ricky is quite the decorator and despite what you may think by the looks of these very heavily sprinkled and frosted cookies, they were really delicious!

 

Good thing these cookies were "kewg" (as Ricky says for "huge") because Ricky picked just one for Santa.   He had a terribly hard time deciding on which cookies to give.... he had four cookies chosen for himself, the tiniest cookie picked for his big brother, Seth, the cookie I decorated for me, and the least decorated cookie of all for Santa.   Needless to say, we had another discussion about the Reason for the Season and giving.    Ricky did, however, use his own money from his piggy bank to buy every person a gift that he helped wrap and label himself.  He had a ball picking them out and is very excited to give his gifts! 

The annual Christmas Eve Presents - Christmas Jammies:

The milk and lone cookie for Santa and an ecstatic Ricky, ready to hit the hay so Santa can come!

Merry Christmas Eve to you all!

Oh what fun....

Ok, who was I to think that I was going to catch up on blogging before Christmas?!?   Obviously, not going to happen.  But the answer to the previous question from too many days ago is... It's Teylor and her super fun family!

The Big Sister:

 

 

Her brand new baby Sister:

And her whole Family:

Guess Who...

I am trying to catch up on blogging ... lots to post but it may not be until after the holidays, especially as some posts need to wait until after Christmas so I don't give away any gifts!

Up next.... Guess who?

Some fun shots to come of this cutie, her new baby sister and her family!

We Rock!

Three great friends and I just returned home from Las Vegas on some serious business.  We all completed the Las Vegas ROCK N ROLL Half Marathon.   We made the trip with one goal in mind, to ROCK the half marathon, but I have to say we rocked the trip all the way around.  I don't think it is really possible to have a mellow night "in," in Las Vegas.  We attempted it, but the night prior to the race looked something like this.

Dancin' the night away at Barat Times Square Piano Bar, of course, after trying our hand at a few games of Craps.   And oh ya, after losing EVERY hand (is it a hand in roulette?) of Roulette that I played!

Getting our picture taken with a real New Yorker (it was his birthday, or so he said) in the New York, New York Hotel and Casino.  (You would think he would have been a bit happier as he was getting a picture with four lovely ladies and seeing how HE asked US for a picture!  Ahh, New Yorkers)

And carbo-loading on some New York Style pizza.  (This was our second carbo-loading meal of the night..good night Weight Watchers!)

Believe it or not, we had a relatively early night but our 3:30 a.m. wake up call came soon enough.   25,000 or so runners joined us to run the strip at 6:00 a.m. completing either 13.1 miles or a full 26.2 miles!   It was an awesome event with the likes of....

 these crazy characters.

We ran with many running Elvi, some running Brides and Grooms (75 couples, to be exact, got married while running the marathon), quite a few running Santa's and Elves and a handful of running Showgirls among thousands of other runners.   And the best looking four of the bunch:

Jennifer, Me, Sarah and Teresa.

To say I am extremely proud of us all is an understatement.  Jen and Sarah completed their first race EVER with this race.  No 5ks or 10ks to build up to this, they just jumped right in and went for the Half Marathon.   Teresa and I both had babies (some of us two :) within the past 6 months.  Finding the time to train was difficult but we did it and did it well!

And then we coincidentally ended our last night in Vegas at the Rok Vegas club and danced the night away.  Were we tired?  Yes!  Did our feet hurt?  Yes!   Did our legs ache?  Yes!   Did we have chaffing in areas we shouldn't mention?  Yes!  But we danced anyway.  Why?  Because WE ROCK!

And, if you don't believe me, well you can ask these two... they know!

(* Please forgive the quality of these pictures... I wasn't too focused on it this weekend :)