Now look at me I'm sparkling, A firework, a dancing flame, You won't never put me out again, I'm glowing

Hey faithful blog read..er! I'm baaaack! After a period of not having my own computer from moving, I now have a boyfriend with a laptop AND internet. Um, yes, please! Haha.

So, here is the official introduction of my Tooele-dwellin, computer-havin man friend (I feel too old for a boyfriend??), Andrew:

Since he actually enjoys life and doesn't turn into a giant curmudgeon during the holidays, we spent Easter weekend together and it was a great deal of fun. I even put this lame-o Easter basket together for him:

It had 2 BYU beer koosies, some candy bars and two very special gluten free cupcakes from a bakery I tracked down just for him. I got too excited and gave it to him on Saturday because I am a huge holiday fail, as usual.

Then on Sunday we went to my moms house for breakfast and set up an egg hunt for Carter before we went to the family picnic. Which I keep failing at uploading pictures of, but they are pretty much the usual picture in a slightly different locale. :)

All in all, it was a pretty perfect day, and Andrew was pretty much a trooper hangin out with my fam all day. :)

Last post of 2011!

2011 has definitely been quite a year! It seems like, in the last few months, at least, it has been a flurry of moving, catching up with old friends, making new friends, the divorce, and dating again. I have been having a complete blast with my family, and I am so looking forward to what the future holds.
Already in the next month I will have a new apartment and a new job, it seems like both have been such a long time coming! I know it has been forever since I added any pictures, I have been failing at blogging in general. Haha. I will *try* to be better in the new year. Hopefully it will be more exciting so I'll have more to blog about!
So, lets get to the pictures, since thats what you come here for, not my stunning(ly boring) commentary. :)
First, Christy and I took mom to My Fair Lady at Hale Center Theater. It was so much fun!



Then, my birthday

and cupcakes


and lunch at Zupas

happened.

And, of course, our 2nd annual family cookie party




complete with a melting snowman cookie


Anyways, thanks for reading! I'll try to get the Christmas pictures up as soon as I can, and hopefully an update on my super fabulous job is soon to come, too! :)

This has been a very eventful week for us! My sister is in town with her kiddos from VA because my cute, cute brother got married on Friday! We are so happy for him and Jana, and they are so cute. Plus, we really missed annie and her kids. ;)
I didn't get a ton of pictures but here aree the ones I got.

Jana about to toss the bouquet

Jana's cute boots

Me with Jared and Savannah



Me and Scotty.

Basically, I have the cutest sisters ever.


After the wedding, we took the kiddos to McDonalds so all the cousins could play. They had so much fun and were so cute together. They all just played like they were lifelong friends.




Oh, I also had the most fab shoes for the wedding that I think should be documented:

some sisterly sparkle. Mine are the heels. Christy's are the flats.

We love our 'flamly' and are glad the Sanders clan could come celebrate Scott and Jana with us!

Dinosaur Museum and 'Flamie' Halloween Party

We had a very eventful week! On Thursday, me and Christy took Cartsy to meet my dad at the Museum of Ancient Life @ Thanksgiving Point. It was a ton of fun. None of us had ever been there, so we were a little unsure what to expect but it was awesome. And the best part was that Dad paid AND took us to lunch after! ;) He's pretty good to have around. Haha. (Thanks, Dad!)

Me and my favorite boy with a Utah Raptor. *Rawr*


Carts by a Supersaurus foot. My arm is in the pic because he wouldn't let go of my hand.



How many grandpas do you know would go through tunnels?






Me and Carter with a witchy dino, decked out for Halloween





'Meow, meow' (I don't even know what this dinosaur is but he thinks it meows. Who am I to say if he's wrong?)




"Ma, why you be takin me to these scary, scary placessss?"


Cool fishy-style dino


Another cool one


Cutest. Paleontologist. EVAR.



Then Sat was our 'flamie' Halloween party. My adorable niece, Kelsey, says the word 'family' with the "l" sound in the wrong place. Flamie. So, when we miss our VA kidlets, we call our crazy brood our flamie, IHO sweet Kelso. (I'm SO super excited to see the VA flamie sooonnn! XOXO from Aunt J!)
Gramma with the babies












Someone forgot to tell this vamp that zombies do notn make good noms.


Scott teaches the kids a thing or two about the M&M Game

Making ghostie S'mores


Woody with the Potato Heads

Cute Pirate family! *Arrrrgh!*


I hopw you all have a fantastic, safe Halloween! I'll leave you with my most favorite Halloween song: