Alex & Courtney's Wedding

On a warm day in June these two got married.

This is my cousin Courtney and her {now} husband Alex.

Everything was beautiful. From the sweet treats to the touches of green.

There was dancing, and celebrating, and happiness.

I was so glad to be a part of this day, and flattered that they trusted me to document it for them.

Congrats Court, it feels like yesterday I was babysitting you. Days ago I was checking you out of school to "moon" passing cars. And minutes ago we were talking to bums.. or was that babes out in alleys? Love you. xo cait

..and they lived happily ever after.

Courtney and Alex's Engagements

My little Courtney is getting married. I used to babysit this girl..used to make up dance routines, played trolls with her. Can't believe she's this old.. can't believe I'm this old. Congrats Shortney, love you.

President's Day Weekend 2011

We're so lucky that Tom and Celeste let us come and hang out and stay with them in beautiful Ashton. This time there were snow dog races going on and a cute little street fair on main street in Ashton.

We had a blast hanging out and enjoying the snow. We went sledding, snowshoeing, and snowmobiling. Did I mention there was snow? Like a ton of snow. Like just in the weekend we were there our cars disappeared under the snow. It was gorgeous, and made for such a fun holiday.

Thanksgiving in Idaho Falls

Hello, hello. We just got back late last night from our trip to Idaho Falls for the holiday. We ate, (understatement of the century) we spent time with family, (missed everyone who couldn't come) celebrated a birthday, did some festive decorating, and relaxed.

We're sad we had to come back to reality, since it was so nice just chillaxing. But we're happy to be home and playing in the snow. I am currently listening to Christmas music and getting ready for December, which is bound to be busy, busy.

Back tomorrow with pictures from our trip.

Our Family Pictures

As someone who likes to be on the other side of a camera, it was kind of weird to get professional pictures taken. But the photographer was really nice, and it was fun to be with my family. I think the last time my whole fam got family pictures was like ten years ago at Kiddie Kandids. So I love having these to document our lives and how we've changed and grown. I won't show the whole family, but here are a couple of Bob and me, and my parents..

{Early} Thanksgiving

I think I can sum up my families early Thanksgiving in three pictures..
We gave thanks. We ate. Then the tryptophan set in. Can't wait to do it all again in just a couple short days!

My Other Family

Whenever I hear people talking about how their in-laws are horrible or how hard they are to deal with, I feel thankful. Thankful that I get to have such amazing in-laws. I truly think of them as family, they make me feel like I've been a part of their family my whole life. They are some of the kindest, most generous people I know. My only gripe is that they don't live closer. But we are blessed to be able to see them so much, so I shouldn't complain. I am one lucky girl to be surrounded by so many loving family members.

Mi Familia

This year I gave my mom a book of family pictures for her birthday. It's become a tradition to make our family album anything but normal. And since our family is anything but normal, I think it suits us. So I thought I would hop on the thankful train and say what I am most thankful for, especially this time of year. My family. The whole crazy lot of us.

The rest of the cabin shots..

Sorry I have been M.I.A this week. It's been a tough one. Let's just say that 2010 is not my year. But now I am back and feeling better. So as promised I thought I would post the rest of the cabin pictures. Yes, I know it was a while back, but I finally finished editing them.

Being at the cabin was so nice. It was comfy, and the people we spent time with are some of our favorites. Tom and Celeste were the best hosts, they made us feel right at home.

We did a little four wheeling, exploring, and fishing. (Thanks to Tom for being such a good guide and introducing us to gorgeous Ashton.)

But for the most part we just hung out at the cabin, ate good food, played games, talked, and just relaxed. And believe me, that was fine by us! We needed a little vacation away to recharge our batteries and this trip did just that.

I always love spending time with family, so it was so fun to have not only Tom and Celeste's cute family to hang out with, but his Grandpa Bob, Uncle Brad, Aunt Nita, and Cousin Amy came up as well. Not to mention all of those darling kiddos running around.

Oh and who could forget Tom and Celeste's pup Daisy?

I also learned about a weird tradition on Bob's side of the family. Apparently they like to take pictures with things up their noses. So when Bob showed me, part of me was cracking up and part of me wanted to run in the other direction.