Mr. and Mrs. Adamson

Ok, so they've been married for over a month now and of course I've been slacking at my blogging (really, do you expect anything more from me?) But I did want to post pictures of my brothers wedding. It was a wonderful event!
The night before they had a nice dinner at Madeline's. What cute siblings!

That morning we woke of to torrential rain. Even when we got to the temple it was still raining pretty hard. The ceremony was beautiful. It is so nice to go and remember the things said at our own wedding. By the time we got out, the rain had stopped and the sun was peeking through. It was pretty windy, but we were still able to get some pictures.
The fam
And this one pretty much shows what a goof my brother is.
We found out late what time we needed to be at Thanksgiving Point for pictures and we didn't plan very well so Zac was not very happy however he did look very handsome in the suit my mom made for him. His dad looked pretty good as well.
It was the middle of the Tulip Festival and the gardens were absolutely breathtaking!
Really how can you not...
It didn't take long for Zac to completely lose it. His parents weren't far behind- this pretty shows how we were feeling for the picture taking process.

Once we got back inside and got him some food, Zac had a great time- especially dancing to the band.
Lauren has a darling neice that Zac wanted to dance with and give her hugs and kisses- She was a good sport.
So cute!
Jon's parents took Zac home after a little while and then we got dancing.

It was such a great day. We are so excited to have Lauren as part of our family. She has made Mike a better person as he has fallen in love with her. We love you both and miss you in Florida.

Booger Love

"Booger Love" by Brod Bagert (taken from his book Giant Children)

I love this little booger,
All shiny, green, and black.
You can hold it for a minute,
But I want my booger back.

It stays right where I put it,
It sure knows how to stick.
And if it gets too dry...?
It just needs a little lick.

I can hold it on my finger,
I can flick it in the air,
I can stick it underneath a desk,
Or underneath a chair.

I can make a ball and roll it
Just to see which way it goes.
I love this booger anywhere...
Except inside my nose.

I love this little poem. I always read it to my 4th graders when I am introducing my poetry unit and it gets them excited about poetry.
Boogers have been our life for the past few days. The other night Zac went to bed with a little bit of a runny nose and woke up in the middle of the night wheezing. So I took the day off and we went to the doctor. He has croup. So we are doing a lot of humidifying and wiping the gunk that seems to be coming out of all the orifices on his face. Now Jon and I are sick as well. We have a lot of booger love at our house!

Easter Fun

I know it has been almost month since my last post-wow, time flies. We had a lot of fun on Easter. We decided to do a little Easter egg hunt with Zac. I didn't know if would get into it or not, but he had so much fun. I put a goldfish cracker inside each egg, and you would think it was the greatest thing ever.
A few family shots:
I wish we could of caught Zac smiling. Those boys are so dang cute! I'm a lucky girl.
My parents also did a little egg hunt for him at their house. By then he was an expert and didn't even need any help finding the eggs. He'd get so excited when he found a new one and he'd shake it with all his might and was sincerely excited every time we opened it to see what was there.

My sister made these gorgeous and delicious cookies. What talent.

I love that it finally feels like spring. Zac LOVES being outside. It is so fun taking him for walks and watching him discover everything.

Hope everyone is enjoying this warm weather. I also hope it lasts till next weekend for the wedding. I'm excited!

Warm Days

It seems a little ironic that as I am typing this and posting these pictures of our warm day out that it is snowing outside. In fact, yesterday was the absolute worst commute of the whole season and it is the end of March. (It is so not fair) However, last weekend was beautiful and we took full advantage. We took Zac to the playground at the school Jon went to when he was growing up. (It's changed a bit since then.) Jon shared all his playground stories and showed us where he tore all the ligaments in his ankle but no one believed him (even his mom) because it was April Fool's Day.
We all had a great time.
Walking up the slide was far more fun than going down it.
By far the favorite activity was the swing. Zac could have stayed there for hours.
Both his parents loved it too. There is something so relaxing about swinging. I think I would be a happier person if I did it more often. And don't you worry, we had to get of picture of the other little boy that lives at my house- here he is trying to beat his record on how for he can jump.
I married the hottest kid on the playground! I can't wait for the weather to get warm again. It is good for my soul to be outside and spending time with my little family. We definitely need to do it more often.

And for other news CONGRATULATIONS MIKE AND LAUREN!!!! Mike finally proposed and they are getting married in the Draper temple May 2nd. We are so excited for you guys. We love you both and are so glad to get to have Lauren in our family.

Happy 1st Birthday Zac!!

Now that Zac has been one for almost a month I am finally getting these pictures posted. Maybe it is because school has been really busy (I have parent teacher conferences this week), maybe it's because I wanted to leave that sweet message up from my darling husband for as long as possible, and maybe I'm just in denial that my little baby is no longe a little baby. In any case, we had so much fun on Zac's birthday. We decided to go with a construction theme. We took pictures of him for his invitations in all his gear.
The day of his birthday as we were getting ready, the highlight was palying with the balloons.
They were fun to shake up and down and to rub back and forth on his mouth. Luckily he took a pretty good nap while his mom was working on his cake.
Birthdays have always been a big deal in my family. I think Jon thought it was a little much for a one year old who wouldn't remember it anyway, and it probably was. But it sure was a lot of fun. We decorated the rest continuing with the construction theme.

It is good to be the only grandkid on both sides and one of the few great grandkids on your birthday. Zac was definately spoiled. He had a room full of adults watching him (ok, watching me) open presents. Zac really wasn't much into opening presents, but we've had tons of fun playing with all of the toys! He got 2 basketball hoops- we can play full court ball. He's good at saying ball and gets to the point where he's got the ball going down the hoop, but he has a hard time letting go.

Thank you to all our family who loves this little man so much. He is very blessed to always have lots to play with and wear! His grandma made him the most amazing quiet book. She' s been working on it since October and it is so fun. It is a hit right now becuase there are so many buttons in it and that is about Zac's favorite thing in the world.
He couldn't quite figure out how to blow out his candle so he got help there.
He did quite enjoy eating his cake. He started out by taking tiny little bites but eventually he got into it and made a mess.

And the best part (for Zac and his grandama) is that he ended up in the tub. They both love it.

I'm guessing we won't have quite as many pictures or go all out for the next kids, and I'll be sending them to therapy in years bacause I'll hear about it meaning that I love him more, but we sure had a lot of fun. It is hard to believe that he is one, and yet it's so much fun. He is walking all over the place and and learning lots of new words by copying almost everything we say.

He also can have a little attitude, which leads us to our next pictures. Zac has a message for his aunt. He wanted to apologize for being so mean the other night. He was feeling a little jealous because he really had wanted to go with and meet Micky. But we've had a chat and he now realizes that he will get to meet him someday and he loves this new shirt!
He tried to call you and tell you.
But Micky just kept answering.
So thanks Kris, we love you.