Easter 2013

We had an extended Easter weekend.  We did Easter related things on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.  Monday morning Addy asked me if it was still Easter and was disappointed when I told her no.  Friday we had an Easter egg hunt with all the cousins.  We hid eggs in the front yard.  They each had their own color of egg to find, which made things a lot easier.  Addy's color was pink. 

Saturday morning we colored some Easter eggs!  Right after we had an Easter egg hunt and barbeque with friends.  Addelyn had a blast finding the eggs and playing with her friends.  We had fun talking with adults and meeting some new people. 

Sunday the Easter Bunny came and we went to church.  Addy wore her adorable new Easter dress.  She looked like such a little princess.  One of her friends had the same dress and she was so excited!

 

 White gloves, white hat, white frilly socks... I love having a girl!

 We had Sunday dinner with Tyler's family.  It was enjoyable and yummy dinner!  After dinner we played games and Addelyn decorated her ginormous Easter Bunny cookie from Costco... they were pretty nasty to eat.

 I am so grateful to be able to celebrate Easter every year with my family.  This year Addelyn was so interested in learning all about Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection.  It was such a testimony builder to hear her tell us the Easter story in her own words.  I am grateful for my Savior.   

New Hair, New Me!

I have been toying with the idea of getting my hair professionally straightened for quite some time.  I finally asked my sister in-law, Camilla, if she would be willing to do it for me.  (She has her hair license.)  She agreed before she knew what she was in for. :)  I have super thick, curly, crazy hair and it only took 5 1/2 hours to get all done! ha!  And that was with my mother in-law's help. 

 I didn't take a before picture, before we washed it, but we all know what my hair usually looks like. 

 What it looks like after being washed. 

 Blow drying it before the process. 

In the middle of it all!

 What it looks like, now, after being washed!! Look how straight and flat. Crazy!

 What it looks like now after being blow dried!

 Front view after just blow drying.

 Straightened. Flatest my hair has ever been!

 And this was after the cut and a few highlights.  I am in love with my new hair.  I no longer have to wash it every day and I love having straight hair.
It should last for 8-12 weeks.  My hair is still pretty curly after I shower, so I can wear curly if I want.  But the curls are no where near was curly as they used to be. 

February 2013

I have a few friends that do monthly updates.  I think it is a good idea and since my blog books start over every February (our anniversary) now is a good time to start.  So here goes!

February was a slightly busy month.  It is the month of Valentines Day (obviously) and our anniversary, 2 days later. 
~This year was our big 5 year anniversary!
~We had some warm weather days and enjoyed a few days at the park.
~Kennedy got to hang out with us for 3 whole days!
~Camilla and I drove to Utah to surprise our families with a visit!  We were there for 4 days, it was      a lot of fun!  
~Addy is loving both of her preschools and has so much fun she never wants to leave.
~Addy is reading a lot.  She will sit down with a book and just sound out the words.
~Addelyn does 100 piece puzzles like it ain't no thing.
~She is loving having her cousin, Kennedy, around to play with all the time. 

  

5 Amazing Years!

5 years seems like an extremely long time.  However, the past 5 years have flown by!  5 years ago we got married in the Manti, UT temple.  Our family and friends were there and it was the happiest day of my life.  We were sealed by Tyler's Grandpa Oldroyd, who insisted on hugging and thanking everyone for coming before starting the ceremony.  He called me Tamara through most of the ceremony, but it was still wonderful.
To celebrate our 5 year anniversary, we finally got a hotel room with a jetted tub. We went to Wildhorse in Pendleton. Addelyn stayed with her Nana and Papa B and had a blast without us. Our room was wonderful! We got all dressed up and went down to dinner. Our dinner was AMAZING! We both had the same dish and were in heaven. We decided to go for the Red Velvet Cheesecake for dessert and it was so, so good.

Our room was on the 9th floor, in a corner, with floor to ceiling windows.  These were the views out the windows.  Very pretty!

During dinner we were talking about our favorite memories from the past 5 years.  Here are some of them:
Having Addelyn join our family.
Meeting such wonderful friends while in dental school.
Going on our honeymoon.
Graduating dental school.
We feel so blessed to be where we are today.  Tyler has a good, stable job, Tara gets to stay home with Addelyn, and Addelyn lights up our home.  We are looking forward to what the next 5 years brings our family. 

Valentine's Day

Addelyn was so excited about Valentine's Day this year!  She loved helping me make her Valentine's for her friends.  She had a party at each of her preschools, so she got lots of treats.
Tyler surprised me with a lunch date!  Camilla came over with the girls and Addy and Kennedy played some games.  We love having cousins so close!  That evening we watched K and Halle so Cameron and Camilla could go out.  Tyler and I watched a movie after we put the girls to bed.  It was a nice, relaxing Valentine's Day.  

Utah Trip

Last week, Camilla and I decided to surprise our families and drive to Utah.  We left earlyish Wednesday morning to start the drive.  We got to Elk Ridge around 7:30.  I am so glad that my sister in-law is from the same place, so we can go visit our families together!  My mom was so surprised to see me and Addy when we walked in her door!  It was nice to just hang out and relax with family.  I helped my mom unpack a little bit.  Thursday, we went and saw Alicia at work, went to lunch with my mom and ran some errands with her for work.  Friday, Ambria was kind enough to get the day off work.  We went to lunch and then went the mall.  Saturday, we hung out with my dad.  We went to dinner and then unfortunately, could not make it up the street to his house because of the snow.  We had to drop him off at the bottom and he had to walk to his house from there.  I wish we could have spent more time with him.  Sunday, we went to church and then Ambria and Alicia came over to hang out.  Sunday night we went up to Ogden to spend the night at Camilla's brother's house so we could get a head start on the drive.  I am glad we decided to that because it made the drive seem so much shorter!
We had a great time seeing everyone and were sad to leave.  Hopefully it's not too long before we see them again.
These are the only two pictures I have, because I of course didn't take a single picture.  Good thing Ambria took 2. :)