Family Pictures

My family got together in April to surprise my mom for her birthday. She was so thrilled! My dad took her to Ottavio's in American Fork, and all of her kids were waiting to surprise her. It was so fun! Here are some pictures from the surprise dinner!

Yes, Tadd looks terrifying
Whitney and her son Jack

My lovely parents

Also, for my mom's birthday, we surprised with her scheduling Pete Stott to take family pictures up at the Nu Skin cabin! We hadn't had family pictures since before Whitney had baby Jack, and before Tadd and I got married. Here are a few of them...Pete did an awesome job!

Joint Birthday Dinner

Tadd's birthday is July 31st, and mine is August 13th, so we decided to do a joint birthday dinner at Magleby's. It was so yummy!

Like an idiot, I ordered King Crab. Little did I know that I wouldn't even have the faintest idea of how to eat it! Our waitress ended up bringing me an assortment of tools, which included scissors. That seemed to do the trick.

Birthday Festivities

August 13th was my birthday, and it was such a great day! You know how birthday's slowly get more and more insignificant each year...well this one blew me away! It was such a great birthday, and I truly enjoyed it!

We went out to my parents house on Sunday, the 12th to have dinner with the fam. My family surprised me with a cake and gifts! It was so fun, and such a blast!

Dad and Haley lighting my cake!

Here is the beautiful confection Haley whipped up!

The candles are lit, I'm ready to wish...

I'll huff and I'll puff...

Great Success!

Mally and Levi just hangin out. Levi wouldn't smile :(

I've Been Tagged!

4 Jobs I've had...

1. Nu Skin Enterprises

2. Robert Cole Salon

3. LeapCard LLC

4. Dallas Roberts Academy

4 Movies I Can Watch Over and Over Again...

1. Casino Royale

2. The Devil Wears Prada

3. Ella Enchanted

4. Father Goose

4 Places I Have Lived...

1. UT

2. UT

3. UT

4. California

4 Favorite TV Shows...

1. CSI (Vegas)

2. Grey's Anatomy

3. The Simple Life

4. Veronica Mars

4 Places I Have Been On Holiday...

1. Hawaii

2. Vegas

3. New York

4. Canada

4 Favorite Dishes...

1. Watermelon

2. Cafe Rio Pork Salad

3. Mom's Homemade Pizza

4. Mom's Chicken Tamale Pie

4 Websites I Visit Daily...

1. Bank Account

2. Blog

3. Emails

4. Google

4 Places I Would Rather Be Right Now...

1. Cuddling in bed with Tadd watching Grey's Anatomy 3rd Season

2. Shopping in New York with AT LEAST $50,000

3. Laying out poolside at a hotel in Hawaii near the beach with a virgin Lava Flow in my hand

4. Reading Eclipse

Now here are 4 people that I am tagging...

1. Lindsay Miller

2. Whitney Ingram

3. Marie Stott

4. Tara Salmon

A Regular Sunday Evening

My parents recently moved to Elk Ridge. Random, I know. Tadd and I try to get out there at least every Sunday, and then we rush home to see our neices and nephew!

My sister, Haley, and me at my parent's house.

Ava and her mom, Tysen. Ava does this new thing when you say "cheese". She automatically looks at you, and poses for the picture. Sometimes she even says "cheese". It's so cute.

Ava playing with her blocks. Posing once again.

Cute little Ava!

We love hanging out with our families on Sunday's. We love my parent's new house, but couldn't they just transport it to the Provo area?

Family Cabin

Tadd's grandparents own a cabin in Midway that the whole family shares. This last week was Tadd's parents turn at the cabin. Most of the family went up for a few nights, but Tadd and I just went up Friday night for a few hours. It was a lot of fun, and the weather felt great up there! Tadd, our niece Ava, and me

Tadd and Ava

Me, the hunchback, and Baby Bree. Isn't she so cute!!!

Little Ava playing on the deck. She's so adorable!

Ellie and Ava on the deck

The Amazing Talents of Tadd Cox

Tadd made an outrageous claim on night that he could slice an apple in half after tossing it up in the air! 'Course I laughed at him, and said impossible...oh really, he says?

I'm still amazed Tadd executed this trick! He's pretty darn amazing!