Wedding Day Details...

1) When was your wedding day? August 23, 2002

2) What day of the week was it? Friday

3) Did you get married in a church? No, in the Snowflake AZ Temple

4) How many in your wedding party? just us and our parents

5) How many guests were invited to your wedding? just close family and friends, probably between 50 and 75

7) How long did you wait to Tie The Knot after your proposal? 5 weeks... but we had already dated for 2 years

8) Who did you hire as your photographer & videographer? My Aunt Allison took pictures and my sister Brandi took video of when we came out of the temple and at the reception and stuff. We had pictures done at Lofgreen's the day before our wedding too.

9) Did you have a DJ or a band? well... my nephew played the piano for a while during the reception (but he was only 7-years-old, so...) we had planned to make a bunch of CDs, but never got around to it. Justin's Uncle Gary made us a DVD that had pictures of us from childhood till our wedding, and it had an Aquabats song that played during it. (the song was Red Sweater, for those of you who want to know)

10) Did your father walk you down the aisle? there wasn't an aisle to walk down, but he and Justin's Dad signed the marriage license.

11) What color were the bridesmaid dresses & groomsmen vests? we didn't have any, but my Aunt made blue satin dresses for my nieces and my mom made blue vests for my nephews

12) Who was your Maid Of Honor/Best Man? didn't have any... we didn't want to force anyone to stand by us and shake hands with people (mostly people we didn't know) all night

13) Did you have a Bridal Shower? Yes, and it was very fun!

14) What type of limo did you get? well... I don't know of any limo-rental services in Snowflake...

15) Where did you go for your Bachelorette/Bachelor Party? we didn't have either... actually the night before our wedding we were both freaking out because the church where our reception was supposed to be was having new carpet installed and they weren't even close to being done! luckily it was done in time and the new carpet went perfectly with our wedding colors :)

16) What type of wedding gown/tux did you two wear? my Aunt Julene made my dress, it was a gown with banding on the waist (I am SO not a lace and beading kind of girl) and Justin rented a black tux with a blue vest

17) How was the weather? warm and a bit windy

18) Where did you go on your Honeymoon? San Diego!

19) What was your favorite part of your wedding day? I got to marry my best friend and I got to wear the shoes I wanted... and I thought it was cool that I could also wear the heirloom bloomers that my mom wore for her wedding. :)

20) How long have you been married? six and a half years

21)What was your favorite part about planning the wedding? When it was over and I knew I would never have to plan it again.

22) What was your least favorite part of the planning? Trying to make everyone else happy. I didn't much care for trying on a million wedding dresses either, since I knew what I wanted already.
... another not-so-favorite moment was when we were taking our announcements to people and I accidentally ran over Justin's little cousin's foot. (it's a long story... and I've never felt so bad!)

How do you spend your tax return?

Last year we we improved our house...this year we improve our legs.



Thank you Uncle Sam...

{mine's the blue one}

The fastest month of all time...

I can't believe it's been a month since this...


It's seriously flown by. I can't believe she's already starting to smile and coo. Britt couldn't be happier, since he's been talking to her with no response for a whole month. We can't imagine life without our sweet baby girl.
Here are a few things about our little Marnie:
*she loves to cuddle
*she is becoming quite the talker
*she has the most beautiful lips I've ever seen
*she does NOT like being cold
*she LOVES the bath
*she has a smile that melts your heart
*she sleeps good at night (and quite often throughout the day)
*she has passed the ten-pound mark! {she's a whopping 10 and a half pounds now}
*last but not least... she still has her hair!

Another all-time favorite weekend!

It took me almost two years to get back to a concert venue after Britt was born, but only three weeks after Marnie was born. :) It had to be a very special show to get me to leave my babies this time, and a special show it was! 10 years ago Jimmy Eat World released one of the best cds of all time, Clarity. As a celebration of the 10-year anniversary, they played 10 shows around the country during which they performed the entire Clarity cd. The tour ended with a show in their home-state (good-old Arizona). This alone thrilled us (as Clarity is our favorite of their cds) but to top it off, the opening band was No Knife! Justin and I have been huge fans of those guys for several years. We saw them once when we were dating (about 8 years ago) and although they have since broken up, they still rocked the house for this mini-reunion tour. It was an awesome night!





Some of my favorite parts of the weekend:
introducing Marnie to Aunt Brandi's family and Great-Grandpa Jones, shopping, In & Out Burger, playing with Webbs at the mall, IHOP, more shopping, a new bike for me!, YC's mongolian grill, concert {featuring No Knife and Jimmy Eat World}, reunion of the Corn Dog Club, midnight sandwiches, even more shopping, Yogurtini, and happy kids who slept the whole way home :)

We've been 'snowed-in' before... but this is ridiculous!

The worst part is that my fabulous husband braved the wind for fifteen minutes to clear away the tumbleweeds in case I needed to go anywhere... and an hour later this is how it looked! Boy, will he be surprised when he gets back from class.

If I have to be stuck at home, at least I have some adorable company. :)

newborn pictures

This first one is just to show off a few "firsts" that Marnie had today... sneakers and a ponytail!







I included a baby picture of Britt for those of you who asked if she looks like him... Marnie definitely got Britt's lips. :)