luke

this kid cracks me up.

jackson hole

train. driving there.

luke + noah + chevron cars + horizon vanilla milk +

what the heck is luke doing.

old house on Mormon Row

cruisin around camp

N.

L.

that's what i'm talkin' about.

good times in the visitors center

buffalo crossing

me & my pa

me & my ma

i love that place.

bored.

(thanks jeni for bringing stickers to sacrament meeting that

one day.)

recent happenings

    (i love the outfit noah picked out for himself... from the clashing striped
                 socks to the sweet USA wristbands to the self-made visor.)

sports night with friends

                                soccer

photo shoot outside of temple square

keeping up on oral hygiene

(they were hanging out in there for like a half hour)

                         homemade weiner dog

little drummer boy

buds for life

watching the USA get beat by Japan

good times.

things i don't get

why it is not illegal to ride a motorcycle without a helmet. why anyone would ride a motorcycle without a helmet. how in the world people know how to fold fitted sheets. why people think that skinny jeans are flattering. how stores like shopko and k-mart stay in business. football. why the average person loses 100 hairs a day and i lose about 5 times that amount. why people like olives. why marijuana is illegal but alcohol is not. how out of 300 channels i can never find anything to watch. why it is that every single time i put the pillows on the couch luke has to throw them off. why the word 'vacuum' has two u's. politics. the universe. how God came to be. why people would choose to take a vacation in las vegas. why i love cherry flavored candy but hate cherries. why i suck so bad at frisbee. how anyone can prefer chocolate ice cream over vanilla. gardening. white sunglasses. why it has become a necessity to access the internet on your phone. the huge appeal of Disneyland. how people can handle more than two kids. why guys have nipples. why neither of my kids look like me.

i'd love any insight you might have. really, i would.

snaps of ginger

i bought one of these suckers on friday at walmart for 5 bucks. i

think it's about halfway gone. (you can't tell but it's about a foot tall). needless to say i went to town on them over the weekend and it was grand. they are especially good in milk. thank you Stauffers for all your good little cookie treats. i've always been a fan.

gratitude

Today i am grateful for...

- a place to live

- a car that runs

- that i went for a bike ride last night

- my bike

- that luke ate grapes

- my boys

- that we are healthy

- that luke is peeing on the toilet sometimes

- clear skin

- bret's new job

- sports night with good friends

- that noah loves soccer and has a great coach and adorable team-mates

- that i got out of bed today

- a vacuum that works

- my view right now of downtown slc all lit up

- good music in the car

- that i believe in God

- that i had a good day.

for my mom

Happy Birthday mom - we love you so much. thank you for all that

you do for us... for your love, support, encouragement, for always being there for me, and for being such a wonderful meema. you are my best friend and i don't know what i would do without you!

(i tried to narrow down the photo selection but there are just too many good memories.)

santa barbara in the 70's

albuquerque - summer '07

beautiful marilee

park city - fall 2010

eating cantelaupe together

temple square - summer '09

Christmas Eve 2010

good times in the car - driving home from Zion

meema & lukey

st. george - fall '09

out for a walk together

up in the aves - summer '08

starbucks - spring 2011

alpine, wyoming - summer '07

Christmas at the George - 2010

spring 2011

spring 2010

i love you!

love,

Jenny

ps. i couldn't find any good ones from Oregon. you'll just have to pretend that there was one or two. :)

for grandma rose

We wish we could be there to give you a birthday hug in person but this will have to suffice. we are SO thankful for you and for all that you do. we love so many things about you... your wisdom, your strength, your sense of humor, your example, your friendship, and your warm hugs, to name a few. thank you for being the best mom and grandma we could have ever asked for. we hope you have a happy happy birthday!!!

all our love,

bret, jenny, noah & luke