My parents have all of my old violins that I have used through the years and it amazes me how tiny my first violin was. Just seeing it makes me very grateful for all the time and money (and effort) my parents put into me playing the violin. 
sarah, carli, me, sophi, and gabey
sophi loves to play "dress-up"
i said "gabey give me your ball so i can take a picture" and this is what i got
carli and my mommy
gabey's bum bum
me and the buster brown
there is really nothing to say!
i'm speechless at how alike we look
we smiled as big as we could while keeping our teeth closed
sophi wanted to get in on the action
i think she looks like a cartoon character! 
i am truly thrilled about this picture. we are always trying to get gabe to make silly faces and he finally did it! here are some more that aren't quite as awesome, but still really cute!
these are carli and donny's kidlets, gabriel and sophi. aren't they precious?!!?!So I have been having an awesome time in Utah. I have taken lots of pictures to document my time and to keep all my buds in other places updated. So get ready for lots of pics:
this is my little sis, Sarah, who we all call Lala. She is just being herself :)
I just woke up this morning and finished it, so don't mind my shiny face and slicked back hair! 
My sweet hubby's birthday was on saturday. May 10, 1982. He is now 26 years old!! I am so lucky to have such a great guy. He is my best friend and I love that I get to spend eternity with him.
Funny/ kinda sad story... on Saturday I went to a class with my mom in the morning. I knew James wouldn't be awake before I left for the class so I just figured he would call me when he woke up. So the class ended at 12:30 pm and James still hadn't called. I picked up my cell and called him. He answered and the first words out of my mouth were, "What the crap?!" in which he replied, "Don't you mean 'Happy Birthday James'?" OH MY GOODNESS! I felt so bad. I tried to backpedal but the damage had already been done. I didn't forget it was his birthday, I just forgot that Saturday was infact May 10th. I know that is a lame excuse, but it's the only one I've got.
So I just want to let James and everyone else know how grateful I am for him. I am the luckiest girl. I love you with all my heart.
Today I got to spend the day with my mom-in-law Suzie and my cute nephew Davis. It was such a fun day. I loved seeing the McAllisters. I couldn't help but take a bunch of pictures of Davis's cute little face! I am surrounded by cute babies!!! AAAAHHH!
PS- For those of you who don't know... Davis is James's brother's baby. He belongs to Matt and Melissa. We love them and Davis's cute overalls!
And here is a pic of my cute cousin Kristin's baby, Carson, and me. Isn't he the cutest?? I love to kiss his cheeks. He is very yummy! 
I am finally in Utah. I flew in yesterday afternoon. I freakin' love it here. It is so pretty. Oh, and I am done with finals. Microbiology was a killer, but I ended up getting a 'B' in the class, so I am happy. 
James left yesterday morning to go to Oklahoma City. He will be gone for a whole month! He has to do radar training for his job. I (of course) bawled like a little baby. I held it together pretty well until he actually got in the car to drive away. Then I ran outside, barefoot and all, crying, to give him one last hug and tell him that I love him. He laughed at me and told me that I have a "tender little heart". Yeah, so what if I do??
The good news is that I am almost done with this semester of school and I get to go to Utah in less than a week!! YAHOO!
And James took the computer so I had to come all the way to the college, which is like 5 seconds away, to post this blog..... you're welcome!
