I will write more about it later, mainly because I am super behind on posts, and because I took exactly zero pictures during the festivities. I totally forgot to even bring my camera. So I hope some of my in-laws will humor me by sending me a few pictures.
In other news, I realized that I haven't even blogged about my trip to Oklahoma yet. I am a terrible daughter. Or I've been super busy with wedding stuff. I volunteered to do too many things. I regret nothing, but I am very tired.
Anyway, here are some pictures that have been waiting to be viewed by you:
Last Monday, Stephen successfully pulled off a surprise party for his wife, Meghan:
Despite some accidental leaks of information, Meghan was completely surprised, and we all had a grand old time.
Dane loved playing with all these little girls (plus some random boy I don't know).
I admired the cuteness of my niece Molly and her cousin Abby walking hand in hand until I realized they were wandering out into the street. But I saved them.
The party was at a water park in Kaysville called Cherry Hill. Grandma Frost was nice enough to pay for a couple of carousel rides.
Also, here are some random Dane happenings:
Santa put two sheets of Pixar stickers in Dane's stocking, and I was worried that he would just peel them all off and be done with them in a matter of seconds. Well, then it was July, and he had barely expressed any interest in them at all. Then the other day, he discovered that he possessed the power to peel the stickers off the sheet himself. This was the result:
Another day, he found my rolling pin and decided to bench press it for a while. I'm pretty sure he picked it up from Mr. Incredible:
And the other day while I was at work, Joel handed Dane a banana to accompany his dinner. Apparently, Dane then said, "Look! I made a monster banana!"
His fingers had pressed a little face into the banana. He admired his work and then ate the monster banana
Clever, no?
Finally, here is a little mention of our Fourth of July (really the Third of July) celebrations:
We met up with George and Melanee, et al, at Thanksgiving Point to have a picnic and watch the fireworks. By the time we were done with dinner, it was freezing, windy, and still two hours until the fireworks would start. So we abandoned ship and went back to their house for more hangout time and food. George and Melanee never fail to provide us with a great time and delicious food. We're happy to live near them.
Okay, so my plan is to blog about Oklahoma next and then hopefully I'll have some pictures from the wedding weekend. Stay tuned. Hopefully I can stay on the ball better now that our travels and wedding busyness is over.
5 comments:
The picture of Dane with stickers all over reminds me of a similar one I have of Jonathan. Fun times. And now I'm feeling old because that was 4 years ago and now Jonathan is a very precocious school child. *Sigh* Anyway...
I love the monster banana. Very cute. :)
dane looks a lot like kenji. especially the one where he is looking up at you with the stickers on his belly.
Among the things Ami volunteered to do (and excelled at):
-Flower arranging, with every vase a different size and shape, and a dozen different kinds of flowers.
-Wedding slideshow. This was supposed to be my job, but I had to finish a screenplay (my first paid one). Ami taught herself everything she needed to know on the Mac and put together an amazing little movie. Seriously, there are at least a dozen visual and musical jokes in there. She puts my little video editing skills to shame. Oh, and then we didn't have a DVD burner so she had to figure out how to transfer the files to a different machine. All in two days.
-Homemade Samoas. Just in case you have never had one of these delightful Girl Scout cookies, here's what Ami made: homemade shortbread, topped with a mixture of toasted coconut and homemade caramel (the caramel was really labor intensive on its own, and it was all my fault); then you dip the bottom and drizzle the top of the cookie with chocolate. Ten dozen of them. One reaction to them was a wife walking toward her husband with a Samoa in her hand. "These are soooo good," she said, and gave him a bite. They were both happy. I keep telling Ami to have couples therapy cooking classes, and that is proof that it could work. Maybe.
-Proofing and providing feedback on the screenplay. She was unflinchingly patient with me as I scribbled away at this project, neglecting my household duties and puttering distractedly. Her help and encouragement are invaluable, even for projects that are probably insignificant. She's a saint.
So, in conclusion, I am most blessed among men to be hers.
I love you. (I mean Ami, not whoever else happens to read this.)
Joel
i also like how sam and dane are holding hands. they can sense the quarter japanese-ness
First, Dane is incredible. I'm super impressed that he 1)saw the monster in the banana 2)understood what Mr. Incredible was doing when he bench pressed the train car (best movie montage ever!) and 3)looked at a rolling pin and saw its similarity to a barbell. That is one smart little guy you have there.
Second, Joel is indeed most blessed to be yours (and I also mean Ami, not whoever else might be reading this).
Third, maybe Sam and Dane sense their quarter Japanese-ness, or maybe Sam just likes holding hands with boys, as she is also attempting to hold mystery boy's elbow. I think her parents should be afraid.
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