Tuesday, July 31, 2012

July Photo-A-Day


I'm tired...it's late...and this is as good as you're going to get...
Heading home! Excited to sleep in my own bed!
Raw cookie dough...hoping this helps my back feel better... #inpain
A sure sign that a great Fourth of July was had...  
Ladder, laundry, dirt...this house is a disaster area!!!
Just some of the chairs scattered around the house waiting to be reupholstered. #sobehind
Attended the backyard wedding of my best friend from high school, Kristie Smedsrud Dock. It was beautiful, serene, and perfect in every way.
We'll call this linner. Wish they had Baja Fresh in St. George.
This poor little guy's gonna get a complex pretty soon. 
I love the sage/sea grass green. You'll find it throughout our home; lamps, table legs, wall paint, mirrors, etc. I'm definitely drawn to cool colors and don't really have any warm colors around.
This letter is so entwined with my life; my maiden name, Malan. My married name, Madsen. My husband, Maclyn Casey. My sister, Megan. My two beautiful nieces, Megan and Maile, who I miss terribly. My ex-fiancé, Matt. My brother in law, also a Matt... I'm surrounded.
Texture in food is a deal breaker for me. Pears, kiwi, fish (though the foul smell/taste plays a roll here as well), and many more are simply unacceptable because of their texture. 
I opened and unpacked six more boxes today! The pantry and kitchen are starting to feel slightly organized! #finally
Oh no....that tower is about to come down! #playingwithgrandma
Jenna found our yoyo in one the boxes I was unpacking. All attempts to yoyo were giant failures!
A stack of empty boxes. Being able to see the floor in the garage. Being able to walk into the craft room. 3 signs that I am making progress, baby!!!
My current addiction is digital scrapbooking. I'm on a roll, baby!
Feeling like I have a lot on my plate today. I painted 91 cans today (my goal was to get 90 cans...thanks to my peeps for all your help). I'm in the process of printing the 100+ name tags. Excited for our family reunion but also excited to be done with these projects. #malansrock #killed1000braincells
Jenna got lots of love from my mom's yorkie, Lizzy aka Lizard. #gladtobeoutofthecar 
Name the eyes...
Going through the bag of my childhood memorabilia my mom gave me this weekend. 
Other than the one "Subway" magnet, Jenna did an excellent job organizing the magnets.  
I'm obsessed with mirrors. I love the shapes and ornateness or simplicity. From L to R; bought a set of 2 of these at the DI for $15, found on the side of the road=free!, bought at a garage sale for $10, bought at a consignment shop for $12... So at least my collection doesn't cost an arm and a leg! 
Drove my car today for the first time in 18 days. She felt like a stranger and I can't get my seat just right yet. Ugh!
14 years ago I gave him my whole heart. Grateful every day I married you, Casey! 
Usually plenty of that around here... 
On our way to the park. What this doesn't capture is Jenna trying to get out of holding my hand as we crossed the street by holding her own hand. It's been one of those non-listening kind of days. 
Can't seem to get enough of these lately. 

It's been another pretty chill day filled with Disney Junior on the iPad for Jenna and Olympic games for me. 
I realize this is an old pic but the sentiment is the same; Jenna LOVES toothbrushes. She is rather non-discriminatory when it comes to a toothbrush, she loves them all equally. And though this pic is over a year old, not much has changed. She still has a toothbrush with her at least half the day. I don't even know how many we've gone through from her taking them, losing them, dropping them in mud, or whatever else befalls them. She's so funny with her love of hygiene. 

Monday, July 30, 2012

Park Playing

Jenna and I have been have so much fun at the park the last few days. And by that I mean, Jenna is sweating her tail off while I take refuge under the tree in the background. I can't believe how good she is getting on the different apparatus'  in the park compared to when we first moved here. She's growing so fast and sometimes I am in the moment enough to realize that. This day at the park was one of those moments. I must have taken 100 pictures, and 20 minutes of video. I'll spare you most of them, but her are some cuties...



Then we noticed the sprinklers were on...so off "we" went....to run in the sprinklers.



 She had such a good time, that we went back a few days later even though it was raining. Both trips ended with her returning home soaking wet, only this trip didn't include any sprinkler running... 



...just puddle jumping! 


Wednesday, July 25, 2012

14 Years and Counting

For our anniversary this year, Casey took the day off and we went camping up at Zion National Park. I was a little worried about the weather, as we have been having some pretty nasty rain storms and some flash floods warnings off and on for the last couple of weeks. But we had great luck and didn't experience a single drop of rain. We were able to get up and there and set up in pretty good time and so we were able to go on an evening walk before bed time. It was so beautiful out. Jenna was totally fascinated by all the wildlife and made me take a picture of everything we saw. I thought you all would enjoy the shots of spiders, lizards, frogs, and squirrels equally. You're welcome. 









The next morning J and I went for a little morning constitutional while Casey got a little more sleep. Because I am brilliant and perfect, I will NOT admit to forgetting the pump for the air mattress requiring us to sleep {or rather not sleep} on the rocky ground. 




We went into Springdale for a delicious breakfast after breaking down camp, and then headed back into the park for another hike. Jenna got in trouble for sticking her head out the window of the tram...but let me ask you this, what's the concern? Her being decapitated by a passing car? Honestly...





This was the perfect way for us to celebrate being married for fourteen years, what?! Disconnected for world and time with just the three of us surrounded by beauty and nature. I couldn't have asked for any better. Casey said to me, "Well our fifteenth year is off to a pretty good start." I couldn't agree more! 

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