Summer Recap in 30 Pictures or less...

Ok, I give up... It's almost September, and the fact that I am putting off updating the blog because there is just too much to update is getting worse. SOOO... the answer?? Let's just update the entire summer months of July and August in less than 30 pictures, and then I can wake up tomorrow and move on with my blogging life.

Last time I checked, blogging was supposed to be fun and relaxing and a way to record my family history, NOT stressful and something that makes me feel guilty when I fail at it. :) So I think this will be a good thing. I would just skip everything, but I want to print off the blog and have a more accurate overview of our awesome life adventures, so it's still worth it to me to catch up since I am the one who will be reading it. :)

So here you have it, our summer, in 30 pictures or less...

3rd ANNIVERSARY
We had an awesome date night celebrating our special day. We got some delicious food, and then went to see Transformers. I just love this boy so much. I can't believe I get to be with him forever... wow am I one lucky girl. Love you babes!

LILY'S FIRST TRIP TO THE ZOO

We have been wanting to take Lily to the see since she was born, and it apparently took 14 months before we got there. Needless to say, she LOVED it. This girl is so obsessed with being outside, and the Zoo fit in perfectly. We got to go with the Barnes Family, and Lily loves playing with Max and Deagan. I think the Penguins were her favorite. SO cute.

FOURTH OF JULY
It was so crazy for me this 4th of July because I couldn't help but think of last year on the 4th when Lily was almost 2 months old and was getting blessed by her Daddy. She has grown up SO MUCH since then. She looked as adorable as ever in her special 4th of July dress. We had an awesome BBQ lunch at my parents, and then headed over to Davis' for another awesome meal and Lily's first sparkler! She was a bit hesitant. Finished the day off with Lily's favorite, a trip OUTSIDE to the park. It was such a great holiday.

LAS VEGAS with the PACES
What a killer birthday weekend we had in Vegas. Apparently Josh and I can't get enough of that place. Amanda called us up and asked if we wanted to go for Josh's birthday (10th) and Manda's birthday (7th), and we had plane tickets within an hour of the phone call. The week was amazing. Good food, great company, awesome time tanning at the pool. We got to go to a show and enjoy laughing all together. It didn't hurt that Josh won us some sweet money at the slots. Gotta love the Vegas.

I am really quite obsessed with the new casino, The Aria. So gorgeous. I also couldn't get enough of these cupcake place... it was seriosuly to die for and I went there twice.

HAPPY 26th BIRTHDAY JOSHY!

Josh turned the same age as me finally on July 10th! It was a fun day, and Lily loved sharing all of the attention her dada was getting. We were actually in Las Vegas on his actual birthday, so we celebrated with the family once we were home on Monday.

Lily Growing Up Too Fast

This seemed to happen all summer long. It was so crazy to see her go from a baby to a real, full blown toddler! I just love this little princess. I can't get enough of her adorable smiles, and for those of you who have heard her do her genuine belly laugh, you know it's absolutely the cutest thing in the world. Love you Lils!

FAMILY REUNION in PRESTON, IDAHO!
My mom's side of the family had a reunion in Preston, so Karalee, Lily, and I got to go with her! It was fun to see our Canadian family. We stayed in these adorable little cabins literally inches from the loudest, most beautiful rushing river I have ever seen. I really enjoyed being outdoors. Lily had her first campfire experience, and it was a real success.

Big Girl Jammies
Lily got her first actual nightgown, and I thought I would die. She looked sooo grown up. It really stood out to me as a huge moment of the summer. You girls out there know what a big deal it is to get your first disney princess nightgown! Lily picked Ariel, and I was quite happy with her selection. She looked so cute.

CANADA- Lily's first International Trip
A huge highlight of the summer was our trip to Canada! Lily had to get her own passport and everything! We piled in the car with Mom and tons of stuff, and only 13 hours of driving later, we were there! :) It really wasn't that bad, and Lily was a total rockstar in the car. We got to go to my beautiful cousin Bethy's wedding, and then spent the weekend at our cabin in Waterton. Seriously the most beautiful place I have ever been.

We threw a lot of rocks in to Waterton Lake with all of the little cousins.

Lily couldn't get enough. She really is an outdoor girl. (The Lake is gorgeous, eh??)

The little kiddies playing in the truck.

Pure happines....

FALL 2011
Since then, fall has started, and a whole new chapter of our lives. Josh is going to school again at nights and working all day, so he is hardly ever home. But Lils and I are so proud of him! He will graduate in May... Best day ever!
I started teaching school FULL TIME. And let's just say, it was a hard adjustment to say the least. That should have been a whole other post on its own. I am missing my little baby so so so much, but I am really loving my students. They are totally on the ball, and it's been an insane and crazy year so far already.
Lily is 16 months now, and is walking up a storm! I really well do a separate post for some of her details because she is at such a fun age! She is really becoming her own independent little person, and her voice is found 100%. I have so many cute Lily stories to share, so I am so excited to actually be caught up now so I can post as those stories come up. I really think we are so blessed to live in an age when recording our family history is so easy (in theory... life gets in the way alot as we all know), so I want to do a better job of recording our lives and all of the wonderful blessings that we have.

Well, we made it through. 2 months in 1 post... hopefully this will NOT happen again.

And to top it all off, things I am LOVING about Fall right now.
1. BSU Football! Love the football parties
2. My Intro to News Writing Class fourth period.
3. Lily walking everywhere like a little champ
4. all the new shows starting again!! love my DVR. no appologies.
5. All of my AMAZING nannies for my little girl. Mamacita, Karen, Karalee, Raquel, and Amber. You ladies are incredible. My Lily loves you!
6. Bliss Chocolates
7. My new phone case (thanks josh!)
8. The cooler weather... despite this heat streak, it really smells like fall somedays!
9. Skyping with Krystin in Alaska
10. Daydreaming about the winter holiday season.

Love you guys! xoxo

Family Fun in McCall

For our three year anniversary, my amazing mother let Josh and I use a gift certificate she had for a two night stay in McCall! It was perfect timing, because the week before was crazy, and we didn't get much family time. So we loaded up the car, took our little Lily Love, and the three of us headed to McCall to play for the weekend.

I absolutely love that Idaho has beautiful places like this. I have so much Idaho Pride, and I really feel like it is such a gorgeous state. It was so fun to get outside in the sunshine, and introduce Lily to what I am sure will be a long line of outdoor Idaho experiences in her life.

As always, some photos to document the trip:




Eating our Icecream from Icecream Alley down by the lake


Mr. Safety, always using the cross walk flags (haha)




Pancake House!!



Lily Bug, all ready to go home

It was an awesome weekend. Thanks again Mama!

Lily Moments caught on my Phone Camera

I seriously can't tell you how much I love this little girl.

That precious, crazy morning hair gets me every time :)

She is my absolute whole world, and because of that, I have a bajillion pictures of her on my phone. I wanted to do a quick post to show some of the adorable Lily moments that I get to see everyday in no particular order...

Here are some Lily highlights and a quick peak in to the moments you see when you get to be the mama of this little pricess...

Her new favorite game... unloading every cupboard in the kitchen...



I think she is the most beautiful sleeper

My favorite time of the week, Sunday Morning Family Snuggle Time (love 1:00 church for this reason)



Lily is really missing her aunty krystin (drinking a "baba")

hahaha this made my die laughing the other day. Lily loves to climb all over her daddy, and apparently she needed to take a little rest break

Eating with the girls

McCall

Sunday Best

Picking up Grandma at the airport...

As you can see, she is one adorable little baby. Well, not really a baby anymore, which is sort of breaking my heart, but also really exciting!! She is SO FULL of personality, and I wouldn't have it any other way. I love my Diva baby...


Josh and I are off to Las Vegas for the weekend because someone has a BIRTHDAY on Sunday! Wahoo! Happy Birthday babe! We will sure miss our little munchkin though.

Way back to Memorial Day

We had an awesome Memorial Day... a last minute trip to Utah. I am all about the last minute trips. In College, there were countless weekends where we decided on a Thursday night to go to Disneyland the next morning, and totally pulled it off. I loved continuing that spontaneity with my daughter, and we decided to go to Utah last minute with my Mom and Sister Krystin!!

It really was an awesome weekend... We sent to my Aunt Britani's 40th surprise birthday party, spent some time with my Grandma Helen and Temple Square, shopped it up at the Park City Outlets, and laughed and laughed with my crazy family. It was really an awesome trip. Even though it was a while ago, I felt like it was still worth documenting...

Here are some highlights of our adventure:
Of course, we had to stop for fresh strawberry banana shakes at Iceberg


PARK CITY: Then it was off to the outlets in Park City!! This is a picture of main street where Josh proposed to me!! Had to take a picture of such a great memory...

Lily is such a great shopper....

Got in some good play time with the cousins.

Temple Square with my Grandma Helen


I was so excited for Lily to see the Christus Statue. She was asleep, and right when we walked in there, I was so happy that she woke up to see it! She absolutely loved it. It was the cutest thing ever. The biggest smile I have ever seen from her, with her saying "Jesus!" (which sounds more like cheeeesusssss)



Then we headed over to the Church History Museum and checked out the interactive Book of Mormon display for kids! Lily looooved it. Here she is dressed up with my mom and krystin learning some dancing.

Learning obedience from building Nephi's shp

This sassy little face loved it


It was a great weekend... I am so grateful for my family and to live so close to them!! My Mom and Krystin have actually been gone all week because they have been driving to Alaska... That's right, you heard me, they DROVE TO ALASKA!!! It was about 5 days of driving all day long. It's like the same distance of driving from Boise to Miami!! But Krystin got a job there, and she moved to Alaska for three years! It was such a terrible, tear-filled goodbye, but it was great to reflect on this memorial trip and be grateful for how close Lily and I are to Krystin.

I can't even tell ya how much Lily will miss Krystin. Those two have this special bond, and we miss her already. But we are so excited for you Kryssy! Skype us soon so we can see you! Love you!

3 Year Anniversary

I can't believe that today it has been THREE YEARS today since I married my best friend in the Bountiful Temple. I seriously can remember the entire day like it was yesterday. How excited I was when we met outside the temple and walked in together, knowing that when we walked out, we would be sealed for time and all eternity. How overwhelming it was to have so much love and support from our family and friends. How special the sealing was. We were only 1 of 2 weddings that day, since we got married on a Tuesday, so we had all the time in the world. How handsome Josh looked in his tux, and how much I couldn't take my eyes away from him. My Mom helping me change in to my wedding dress and veil after the sealing, and how happy she was for me. Hugging my Dad and sisters for the first time outside the beautiful Bountiful Temple doors. The absolute joy and love that just surrounded us. The excitement at being an official Davis, and getting some wonderful in-laws and new sister! The absolute happiness that is found when you marry your best friend in the right place and by the right authority.

Wow babe... I seriously loved everything about that moment, and every moment since then.

Josh and I have known each other since the 5th grade, so when I say we have grown up together, that is quite literally the case. I remember being in the same ward, combined YM/YW activities swimming at Hosacs, driving around the Centennial Parking Lot together, constant Wendy's runs, football games watching you kick, wakeboarding and boating trips, washing our cars together, the amazing trek where I felt like we really got even closer, you leaving and coming home from your mission, you driving me down to Provo for my birthday and telling me that you loved me, getting engaged in Park City, driving almost every weekend long distance to see each other, and all of the ups and downs in between. It really was such a wild and crazy ride, but we both finally figured it out, and 3 years ago, we started this family, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Now, we have this absolutely gorgeous little girl to show for it, and every time I look at her, I think of you and what an incredible father you are. I am constantly amazed at how much you love her and how well you take care of her.... We both know she truly is a daddy's girl, but I think it's so sweet that I can't be mad about it. :)

Thank you for all the trips to Vegas, late movie nights, temple trips, getting obsessed with finishing TV series like 24, Bones, Heroes, and our new love, The Glades, yummy meals at home, telling me dinner was good when I totally burnt it and it was horrible, the beautiful flowers "just because", the countless thoughtful gifts and surprises, remember everything I say and giving me things I need even when I don't remember asking for it, being so supportive and encouraging through all of my ups and downs (and we all know there are way too many to count), and for truly being my best friend. I love you babe, it's been an awesome three years, and I can't wait for the countless years ahead.

Happy Anniversary! Love you!!

The Davis Family
Established July 1, 2008