new artwork from aftie

if you can read sign language (ASL) start on the red hand and and go clockwise. 

you will see what afton's hands spell!

is that amazing? 

i never would have thought to draw hands speling a word in sign language.

beautiful work aftie girl!

a very fun trip

for christmas last year my sisters and i received a super fun gift from our parents...

a girls trip to salt lake city to shop and eat and play!

because we are all busy girls, we rarely get to be together at the same time.

boo.

so we were super excited and i think my dad was feeling a little sad to miss out on this party

so he decided to come along!

 you can see what a party animal he is!

he even wanted to dress up!

a wild and crazy guy.

(mom and kara)

 we shopped, we ate, we shopped, we ate, we shopped some more and then we ate some more.

let's just say

i had to buy a mumu to fly home in because my pants were too tight.

 (the amazing and beautiful oldest sister-in the stripes- and megan)

 (dad & cleve)

we also found time to stop eating and attend a few cultural events.

aussie pink floyd concert

rock on!

my dad and his buddy, cleve, are HUGE fans of pink floyd.

luckily,

cleve found australian pink floyd tickets for us!

it was a very fun concert and we got to see our sweet cleve-er and his cute family.

 the three guthrie girls

 the second half was in 3-D

and no, i am not usually cross-eyed and gape-mouthed!

we also attended a lovely rendition of My Fair Lady at the hale theatre.

and last but certainly not least we took a moment for our spiritual selves

and attended the spoken word at temple square

with the world famous mormon tabernacle choir.

truly they are amazing!

we had a really great time shopping and eating and rockin out to pink floyd.

but we also had some moments of reflection as we looked through old family photos and letters my dad packed up and brought. 

we sprawled out on the bed and floor at little america

and reminisced about the good old days.

we also celebrated megan's 40th birthday.

(just teasing, she's only 30 something!)

thanks for a great new memory, mom & dad!

we all love you.

why? i wanna know why! i wanna know whyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!

why does something crazy, involving household appliances, always happen when my husband is on the other side of the world? 

one time the disposal decided it had done enough disposing.

horrible smell.

this time something is going on with the water heater.

i went downstairs to start some laundry and found water all over the floor. 

i was so excited.

like any logical person would do...

i called my dad.

he lives in idaho.

he said to call the plumber.

so, we are waiting for the plumber.

maybe we'll get a new water heater!

i've been dying to get one.

p.s. aren't you jealous of our gorgeous basement?

a wedding!

would ya look at these two cuties?

 auntie angie and uncle dougie got married a week or two ago in the st louis temple

 ella, aftie and prescott

we love our cousins!!!!

isn't she lovely?

beeee-utiful bride!