ragnar.

las vegas ragnar was rad this year. here are some of the highlights.

last weekend.

a few photos from the weekend. a half marathon with the girls, a dinner date, a utah game, a birthday party, and some special vintage finds from grandma and grandpa. what a lovely weekend.

jackson hole. times two.

my last two weekends were spent in the lovely jackson hole. part one was with friends; river rafting, yellowstone, and camping. it was my first time to river raft and i have to say it was pretty rad. we had lots of fun playing all weekend.

part two of jackson hole was spent with my family to watch lotoja. chris and my dad did incredible. i'm so proud of them both for all the work they did. supporting them along the way was a blast. way to go boys! i love you both.

a saturday at the zoo.

i'm not a regular attendee of the zoo, but i did enjoy some time with the animals and blake this saturday.

one year old.

baby girl piper turned one on august 4th. she is getting big so fast it makes me sad. happy birthday lovely girl! you and your sister bring me so much joy.

dear sister.

yesterday my sister turned 27 years old. i miss the days of us having our birthday parties at raging waters when we were little girls. this year we did cake with the family. anytime spent with my sister and her babies is a good time. i thought i'd list some things about my sister in honor of her birth 27 years ago...

1. she's funny. like way way funny. we could have our own show of movie quotes.

2. she has an amazing singing voice. she keeps this a secret.

3. she knows every word to the songs on beauty and the beast.

4. her toes look like fingers.

5. she mumbles half the time she talks. kennedy takes after her in this area.

6. i sometimes make fun of her for her crooked nostrils.

7. i think she is the most beautiful girl i've ever seen.

8. she can do her hair any cut or color and look stunning still.

9. team jacob.

10. dirty dancing is her favorite movie.

11. besides chris, i'm her best friend and she is mine.

12. she has really curly hair.

13. she used to love pasta until the day that celiac found her.

14. her favorite color is green.

15. she's an insane runner, biker, swimmer.

16. she trains me early in the mornings so i can have a body as good as hers.

17. she has a tender spot for dogs. the movie 8 below nearly killed her.

18. she teaches relief society.

19. she can do some cool jumps on the wakeboard.

20. afraid of the dark.

21. she talks with her hands a lot.

22. was a cheerleader in highschool.

23. a lot of boys wanted to marry her, but chris was the lucky one.

24. she is the best mother to her babies.

25. she's my sister. the best sister.

26. gave birth to 2 amazing baby girls. i love them as if they were mine.

27. she is one of the greatest blessings in my life.

i love you forever jade. happy birthday.