Remember...

that one time when we laughed so hard we peed our pants.
that one time when you stuck gum behind your ear like Violet on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
that one time when we cuddled up and watched the Notebook.
that one time when you wrote a letter to Chick-fil-a telling them they should raise the height restrictions to the play land because you were too tall to play in there... I still have that letter.
that one time when we danced in the rain in Florida.
that one time when you made me breakfast in bed.
that one time when I made you "kid tea"... I still have your text that says "mmm mom... your kid tea is good (:".
that one time when we went running together and I almost died because I couldn't keep up with you.
that one time where we went for a drive through the mountains and talked for hours.
that one time when we skipped through the mall holding hands and didn't care who saw us.
that one time when we tried on prom dresses for no reason.
that one time when you sent me a text during class asking me who Tom Cruise was and I thought you were cheating on a quiz. You weren't cheating, but replied "Duh mom... what kind of quiz asks who Tom Cruise is???"
that one time when we ate so much candy we made ourselves sick.
that one time when you played me my favorite hymn on your violin.
that one time when I picked you up from school in the middle of the day and we went out for Chinese food.
that one time when I rode on a zip-line.
that one time when you built a tree house at the canal... all by yourself.
that one time when you helped me with an idea for one of my design school projects.
that one time when you made a pillowcase for me.
that one time when we laughed, then cried, then laughed again.

Remember that one time when...

Teaser...

They came!
I found some fabulous shoes online to wear with my wedding dress and I've been anxiously waiting for them to arrive! I've been madly searching for a pair of really pale pink shoes to wear with my champagne wedding dress... there's just something about pink and champagne together. And there's just something so romantic about these shoes... am I completely hopeless or what!? Oh my gosh... the flower on top looks like fluffy butter (sorry, I can't think of any other way to describe them)... I am in L-O-V-E with these shoes. Thank goodness they fit and look GREAT with my dress.

I picked up my dress 2 days ago and have tried it on 3 times already. It's funny how having a wedding dress in my possession actually makes me feel like I'm getting married for real.

Oh my gosh... I'm getting married for real!

the drive...

My sweet Kayla got strep throat... AGAIN! And this time her tonsils were so swollen she couldn't swallow and was completely miserable. She didn't really eat anything for several days, and lost 14 pounds in about 6 days. :( Her tonsils were so bad the doctor deemed them "the ugliest" he had seen in quite a while. Poor girl. We're going back to the doctor in a couple weeks... hopefully she won't have to have her tonsils out. It not looking too good though.
So, I came home from work one afternoon and found her looking so sad and depressed. My first thought was she needed to get out of the house... she had been home from school for 3 days already and I could tell she was going crazy being at home so much.

We hoped in the car and off we went on a drive...
We had so much fun together. We talked about school, boys, her goals, and everything going on in her life. It was so fun to spend this time talking with her. I love nothing more than a good conversation with one of my daughters. These are the moments when I realize what good kids I have and how lucky I am to be a mom. It's the best job in the whole world!
We got so busy talking that before we knew it we ended up in Provo. So, where else to go but up Provo Canyon, through Heber and down through Park City. 3 hours later we ended up back at home.

It was the best 3 hours of my week.

Dress shopping...

What girl doesn't LOVE a girls day out shopping for dresses?
I finally found a wedding dress... wahoo! I was starting to get a little nervous because I just wasn't finding anything that looked like me... but thankfully I finally found something!
I took the girls back with me to try the dress on again, the looks on their faces was priceless when I walked out in the dress.

Kayla and Cammy got to try on dresses too... Krystian already has a dress, but had so much fun with her little friend London going through all the dresses and accessories. Krystian's favorite dresses were the big fluffy ball gowns (of course).

Of course there are no pictures of me... gotta keep the suspense going.

What little girl doesn't love pretending to be a princess for a day...

Krystian and London

We found the perfect dress for Cammy...

she looks absolutely beautiful in this dress.

Kayla was on the move...

she kept seeing dresses that she wanted to try on.

You would have thought I had fed Kayla a bowl of sugar first

then taken her to a candy store.

She was all over the place, having the time of her life!

But mom... I was bored...

So, I came home from running errands the other day to find my oldest daughter, Kayla locked in the bathroom.

Me: Kayla what are you doing in there?
Kayla: I don't want to come out... I'm afraid you'll get mad at me.
(hmmm... just what every parent wants to hear)
Me: Well, what did you do that is going to make me mad?
Kayla: I got bored and now I need you to fix something.
(this doesn't sound good)
Me: You need to open the door if you want me to help you.
(mom gets more and more aggravated and begins shaking the door knob)
Me: Open this door.... NOW!
Kayla: Okay, but be nice to me.
(um... I can't make any promises)
Me: Okay, but if you make me wait much longer I'm going to be less nice.

The door slowly opens and I find my beautiful daughter missing a rather large chunk of her longer than long hair.
Right in the front!

Kayla: I was bored so I decided to cut my hair just a little bit, but I slipped.
Me: That looks like more than a slip.
Kayla: You're not funny mom.
Me: I'm hilarious. So, what do you want ME to do about this?
Kayla: Just fix it mommy please.
(of course she throws a "mommy" in there for effect)

She's just lucky I know how to cut hair!
So, I ended up having to take about 7 inches off the back just to get the "slip" to blend in. Her hair is still long, but on Kayla it looks soooooo short. I would like to say that Kayla learned a lesson and won't be cutting her hair by herself ever again, but no, I guarantee she'll do it again someday... and then she'll call me to come fix it! :)

before and after... she's still a cutie.