Family Pictures

This fall Jared and I decided to take our first family pictures. Our super awesome friend Tiffany Fairbourn was kind enough to take the picture for us. And yes, our dogs are part of our family picture. They are family members. At least I don't refer to them as our children. Side note: Milwaukee in the fall has the most spectacular scenery. This is just a small taste, and doesn't do it justice.


Setting up the shot. I just love how posed Sheamus is. Pretty much the only time he sat and looked at the camera.




Me getting ready for my close up...




And the winners are....

The full body shot



And up close

Chicago

For Labor Day, Jared and I decided to spend a day in Chicago. It was a really fun day of hanging out being tourist.

We went on a boat tour.




A view of the city from Lake Michigan.




Went to the Field Museum. Jared and I could have spent days here. The best part was when we walked in the room that has all the dinosaurs, Jared was stunned. He loved seeing all the dinosaur bones.

Wisconsin State Fair

This needed it's own post! You all remember last year. Well this year was just as good. Get ready to be sick, because we were!

My personal favorite: deep fried peanut butter and jelly. We also tried deep fried butter.



Bacon wrapped hot dog on a stick


Another favorite: Deep fried oreos


Lots of milk. Banana, strawberry, chocolate and root beer


And the cream puffs


Deep fried pickles


Gotta have corn on the cob


Spaghetti and meat balls on a stick


Deep fried macaroni and cheese


Root beer cookie on a stick. SO yummy. Totally tasted like root beer.


Deep fried s'mores and snickers bar.

Update?..

Ok I'm a huge slacker when it comes to blogging. Jared and I have had a pretty busy last few months. So here goes trying to update you on all the happenings.

To start: In March Jared celebrated his 30 birthday! Our good friend Jake also turned 30. So Jake's wife Jill and I threw them a big party! We had a funeral for their youth. It was a blast. We all dressed in black, read eulogies and made the boys their favorite meal: Cafe Rio.

The birthday boy opening presents



Tombstones



Jared's memorial wreath and urn..



Then in April my best friend got married. The wedding was gorgeous and I was so grateful to be there to celebrate with her and our other best friend Rachel.



Love these girls!!!



May was a sad-ish month for us, we got to celebrate some of our friends graduating from medical school. But then they moved away.. Except Phil and Tiffany. SO glad they stayed!!!! We miss you Jake and Jill, Judd and Haley, Dave and Kelsey!



Other happenings:

Chocolate Fest! Big let down. We are thinking it's Chocolate Fest, so there will be chocolate all over. Right? WRONG! One tiny little tent with a few chocolate booths. Totally lame.



We went to the zoo with Phil and Tiffany.





We also celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary



Spent the 4th of July at the Cottage with Phil and Tiffany





Went to Mall of America. Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack. All in one building. Need I say more?



In July my sister Julie had a little baby boy, Asher. He is adorable! Julie had a difficult pregnancy and ended up delivering the baby 2 months early. There were some scary moments, but mom and baby are healthy and happy.



While home I got to spend time with some of my favorite people: Julie, Adrien, Mom, Duane, Adam, Bryson, Dad, Lai, Tommy, and this darling girl just might be my favorite



More to come. This just catches you up until August.

Fall

Fall 2010 started out great with a visit from my mom and Duane. We went to The Elegant Farmer. Which wasn't very elegant.. Mostly just crowded, but we stocked up on plenty of yummy treats so it was worth the drive.

In November Alyssa, Clay, Britney, Josh, Julie and Bryson all came to visit! It was SO fun!!! I met them in Chicago on Friday. We spent the day seeing the sights and eating delicious deep dish pizza.

Yay for a sissies trip!

Look at the beautiful people. Oh I miss your faces..

Then, Saturday we went to the University of Utah vs. Notre Dame football game. We had a blast walking around the Notre Dame campus. It is beautiful.

Look at all the red.

It rained the whole time, but we still had fun.

Foot long, get your foot long. Yes, Twizzler makes foot long licorice. It is so tasty!