April…

Here’s our recap instagram style:

Made some turkey meatloaf potato cupcakes for dinner for April Fool’s day!

Jasper styling a bowtie I made for a friend’s baby shower gift

General Conference: Always comes at a perfect time!

Some of my favorites from this conference:

Favorite saying right now:

Boston Bombing: My Heart broke that someone would do something so cruel to all these people who trained so hard and for so long to run a marathon.

Jasper got comfy while Neal was sleeping.

Neal’s family had a German exchange student when he was 10 yrs old and they still keep in touch with her. Her and her family came to visit and I got to meet them for the first time. They were absolutely delightful! Silke, Marc and Ben (Jasper photobombed)

I got to go to Time Out For Women with my sister Holly and my mom and then I went back home to visit the family for a week afterwards. It was so fun but I sure missed Neal!

Grandpa Ron and Grandma Olsen

Grandma and Grandpa Davies

Of course it would snow in April in Idaho

Bonfire with my sister Heather and her hubby Mark and my parents…roasted starburts, smores, and hotdogs

Early birthday party while I was home with delish food

Went to the temple and then to Scotty’s Drive in where we used to always go growing up.

I also got to meet up with my brother and sister in law Nephi and Mallory at Orange Leaf (frozen yogurt place) and we talked for hours. Love the family I married into!

I got super spoiled for my birthday this year! My family threw a little party for me while I was home, my friends threw me a girl’s night with games, cupcakes, and yummy food, and Neal topped it off with a great day and Birthday Itinerary.

Choice One: Breakfast at Cottage Cafe

Choice Two: Shopping and G.I.Joe Movie

Choice Three: Work Out, open present {Neal was so proud of himself for color coordinating the bag and the present} and Soup and Salad at Olive Garden

Friend B-Day Party at Cara’s: Thanks for the fun night and laughs!

September…

For Labor Day Weekend we went home to Idaho Falls and had a Bodily Family Reunion @ Heise. It was so fun! It poured rain on Sunday night but we didn’t let that get us down! We relaxed, enjoyed each other’s company, had a treasure hunt, a stash bash, celebrated Kolbin’s 3rd birthday. Sure love family!

 

Throwin’ back a Bodily Girl’s Laugh…

 

My cute friend Cara threw a Favorite Things Party this month! It was so fun! I really want to throw one for YW activity or around Christmas time? I don’t know when but it was so fun I want to definitely do it again! Thanks Cara for a fun night.

The gang

Me and my old roomie Erica

Cara is the one on the right

August

We went to visit Tim and Kira in Portland the first weekend in August and had a blast! It's was a nice quick trip but so worth the time, we feel blessed to live close enough to them to see them more often now! We went to the Oregon Zoo, ate at food trucks, went to the Rose Garden’s, celebrated our niece Anna 5th birthday, visited Powell’s bookstore, hiked to Multnomah Falls and ate a yummy Thai restaurant. But man oh man was it a scorcher—Like 98* and everything we did was outside…I think we may have had a mild case of heat exhaustion.


Neal’s parents came and stayed a few days with us on their way back from Portland (they went there to celebrate Anna’s bday too) and we celebrated Nea'l’s bday a little early…his parents bought him a shotgun and he was so shocked he couldn’t stop smiling I truly think it was probably his best birthday ever :)

While they visited we went shooting (with the new shotgun) and Neal’s dad also brought his hand guns and bow and arrows so we went and played with everything and had a blast (no pun intended haha). We visited Bowl and Pitcher, played pinochle and Neal got them in for eye appointments. We always love having them come visit—they are so easy going!

I have the best hubby in the world! He surprised me Aug 7 and had these flowers delivered to ask me on a date. <3