Dress Troubles

So the Miss Utah Pageant is in June and I'm already really stressed out. Besides the fact that I am planning some big events for the great city of American Fork and participating in as many things as possible, I also have to start thinking about the wardrobe and talent part of the pageant. I am always looking online at dresses and have found some that are gorgeous and some that are not so gorgeous haha! My trouble is that none are modest. Well, I take that back, there are modest ones but they are hideous. If anyone has suggestions on where in Utah to find some beautif ul, modest pageant gowns please let me know!

I love all three of these dresses...they are each way different but they all have something that will stand out.
HELP!

Kiyana's Halloween Costume

Kiyana was a LaDyBuG for her first Halloween :) She is so darling!

I had to get a picture of the wings...sorry its a little blurry.


She was eating the pumpkins? Haha it was really random, she just started growling and bit the pumpkins nose! Funny what babies can get away with...

Just Call Me Martha...

So this weekend I have been trying to relax and do some "me" things, and it turned out that most of those things were crafts and baking. I love to do things like that and can't wait to have my own family to do these things with!
This is my Cherry Pie...I was planning on home making the crust but ran out of time, so all I can really take credit for is the awesome lattice design on top and a few secret ingredients ;)

This is the Halloween Gingerbread House that I decorated. I was able to implement some of my cake decorating skills and it actually turned out kinda cute! haha it was so much fun to do it too!
The back view:


The front view:



These next couple things are for Becca's new babies (that should be here in a week or two but cross your fingers that they stay in longer!) I justs bought some plain white onesies and some iron on applique thingies and put them together. Too bad they wont stay cute and clean for long haha

This is also for Becca's new girls, its a little scrapbook/photo album/whatever Becca wants to use it as.

Yay for crafting!! I wish I had more time to do things like this all the time! It really made me feel like I was accomplishing, even though I was really neglecting my homework :)

The Clark Planetarium

We also stopped at the Clark Planetarium on our trip around Salt Lake. We just played around with all of the free little exhibit things and in their gift shop. They have the coolest things!
My mom and Erin found some Alien glasses. Hot!


A huge, revolving globe thing that displayed different things.


This is like a massive gumball machine. I could have watched this all day long!


This is a 3-D gumball machine that operates over your head. Also very cool.


I'm sure we've all seen something like this, the pendulum knocks over a block every 2 mins or so because it sways with the earth or something..

The Living Aquarium

Me and the fam (and Colton's friend Dalton) went and explored Salt Lake a little bit. We went to the living aquarium and saw some awesome sea creatures! The place was a little stinky, but still
pretty cool. I'll have to remember to take my kids there someday!

We touched some slimy sting rays! Its kinda scary to think about the fact that one of these seemingly peacful things killed dear old Steve Irwin. :(



I found Nemo!!


Just a bunch of cool creatures..starfish, tiny octopus thingy, coral, and eel that has cow spots, a spiky fish...



We also got to touch some other smaller little things.


A baby Seahorse!!!! CUTE!!!!!


This Lobster is over 100yrs old. Sick.


These guys were probably the coolest...they had 3 different types of jellyfish: the first ones glowed in the dark almost, the second ones are some pretty big orange ones, and the last ones are upside down ones! Weird!






Ugly fish that was seriously the side of my little sister...well almost haha


They had pumpkins and Halloween decorations in all of the aquariums. So festive!


Frogs are my favorite animal, I dont know why. They are kinda ugly. But this little guy was smiling at me so I had to get a picture.


This fish had the ugliest lips!


Colton and Dalton in the KIDS play area...

HaLlOwEeN PaRtY!

So last year, my roommates and I were KILLER party throwers. We decided that its been a while and that Halloween would be a fun time to have another one. Well...it was fun, just a little under-attended! Here are some of the highlights:
1) I am officially pretty darn good at fake scar making for a first timer!! I could have done a lot better if I'd ACTUALLY beaten her...but that would totally throw the party off I think.


2) We had the most incredible food ever. Seriously people you missed out. Kari and I slaved all day over these cute little treats...well mostly Kari but the Homemade Rootbeer and Homemade Oreo Cookies were all mine :)

3) I was 'Poison Ivy' from Batman! This party was a costume party but only from the neck up...but i totally had green tights on underneath!! Alex was a gangster and Kari was...i dont know but she was beautiful :D My eyelashes were freakin huge. I could barely hold my head up!



4) We had DJ Kurri in da house and all had so much fun dancing!


5) Some random guy from Kari and Alex's ward came and blew up balloon animals for us?? Yeah not sure about that one...


6) We had hot male dancers!! The highlight was probably watching them dance to "Lip Gloss" by Little Mama(?)..anyways they were hilarious. And total cheaters at "Murderer in the Dark."