Our own little Fenway

Say hello to our new miniature dachshund puppy.

Mr. Fenway Brower!

Lets just say that we are silly spontaneous newlyweds that on Devin's day off  ended up purchasing a puppy! Haha! Not quite sure what we were thinking there... but good thing he is super sweet and adorable! 

When we brought him home he was just under 3 months old and weighed 6 pounds. (Being a mini he will hopefully only reach about 10-12 pounds.) 

He loves squeaky toys, chasing water bottles, eating the fuzz off of tennis balls, sleeping on his back, tunneling under the bed, and meeting new people. Fenway is obsessed with paper and can find ANY tag! He hardly ever barks, except for when we pull out the dirt devil. He is my personal shadow and follows me incessantly; sitting on my feet when I stop for things like washing the dishes or doing my hair. 

This little cuddle bug has sure wiggled his way into our hearts!

Happy Angry Birdsday To You!

Clear back in January, Devin decided he wanted to have an Angry Birds party for his birthday. So after months of planning and preparation, November came and we finally threw Devin his party.

First there was an Angry Birds photo booth set up on the front porch equipped with pig ears, pig noses, angry eyebrows, feathers, and beaks.

Everyone got to wear an Angry Bird party hat.

That I made by adding feathers and faces to some plain colored party hats

We decorated with birds, block towers, and nests all in red, yellow, green, and blue like the Angry Birds themselves.

We had a variety of "Bird" and "Pig" food for everyone to eat.

With pig tails and feathers on the name tags to match.

Birds Food: Sour worms, chocolate eggs, TNT popcorn bags, and fruit skewers

Pigs Food: Ham sandwiches, pigs in a blanket, chocolate pig snouts, mud cake, and cheeto twisted puffs pig tails

As everyone arrived they filled out a "Do You Know The Birthday Bird" questionnaire about Devin.

Points were awarded for closest and funniest answers. 

Next was the building game. We split the group up into teams and gave each team a stack of newspapers and a roll of masking tape.

Then they had 15 minutes to try and build the tallest freestanding tower out of the materials.

The winning team with their tower.

And for the grand finale of the party we headed to the backyard for the life size Angry Birds game. 

The teams took turns setting up the boxes and firing the slingshot. 

Here's a video clip that Devin got of one of the best shots of the day.

We finished off the party with singing Happy Birthday to Devin and eating cupcakes that were decorated to look like Angry Birds.

As the guests left the party we gave them their photo booth picture and a party favor of seeds and a slingshot. To thank them for "crashing" Devin's party. 

What made this party the best was everyone who took time out of their busy holiday weekend to came celebrate Devin! 
I know that he is loved by so many people! 

Love you Devin! Happy 22nd!

21

I must say I had quite the 21st birthday festivities!! 

I had my very first birthday number pizza! 

It was quite exciting for me, too bad it only took me 21 years to finally get!

We tried out the St. George carousel! 

I'm a sucker for these kind of things so I was quite excited! Plus we had the whole thing to ourselves!

 Then I was surprised with a mustache birthday party! 
Mustache banners, "Name that Stache" game, balloons drawn with mustaches, a birthday cake decorated with 21 mustaches, chocolate mustache suckers, milkshake mustaches; this party was all mustached out! 

And to end off the fun day we made our own little BBgun shooting range by shooting the party balloons off of the back fence from our balcony.
The only bad part is we wish that there was more balloons to shoot!

I know it may sound cliche but the honest truth is that the very best part of my day was just having a good time with people who mean so much to me.

A BYU Grad

I couldn't be more proud of my sister! 

She graduated from BYU as a Broadcast Journalism Major and is going to be working for KUTV as a freelance producer!

She has always been such a great example to me and I couldn't have been more happier to get to be there to celebrate this BIG step in her life with her!

Love you sista friend!!

Easter

//epic egg hunts

//easter dresses

//chocolate eggs

//starburst jellybeans

//slush mugs

//grape mustaches

//gummy tummy penguins

//spring sandals

//green capris

//coral roses from my sweetheart

Memoirs from a phone

1. Woody is quite the charmer

2. Delicious waffles from Iron Chef Cat Cora @ the Boardwalk Resort

3. Sketchy looking bloodborne pathogens pamphlet 

From Disney? Hidden Mickey bloodstain? Sorry that was too far

4. Florida roomies reppin Dad's apparel

5. My dearly beloved owl mug

6. Custom Toms for my Beatles loving sister

7. One day I decided to make a quilt. This is it

8. Roommate phone messages

"Janelle the pope called. Please call back at your leisure. 

He said you have his #"

9. The Biebs playing Buzz Lightyear

Obtaining pictures like this happen when your roomie works in Tomorrowland

10. "My favorite & my best" collage for Devin's room @ SUU

11. How the Randall boys spend Sunday afternoons

12. A beautiful castle and an empty park

13. Despicable Devin @ Universal Studios

14. The happiest carmel apples on Earth

15. Remember that one time I lived in Florida and took this picture in December

16. Even if he doesn't care...

Everyone should have a picture of The Honey Badger

Valentines Love

The holiday started off with a beautiful bouquet from my father. Designed to match my room with my favorite yellow roses and black and white gerber daises. And of course some heart shaped marshmallow covered chocolates.

Later I got an adorable handmade gift from Devin and a sweet night of drinking Martinelli's and playing I Spy on the old airport hill. When we first started dating we would often go to airport hill and look over the city to play I Spy(which usually ended in us getting the giggles over the awkward couples who made their way to the hill purely for makey-outey purposes). So it brought back many memories. It's hard to believe that it's almost been 3 years since we started dating!

For my end of the Valentine's surprises, we're going to head up to Brian Head a couple of days over spring break for a skiing/snow adventure. 

After all these years I'm excited to test my skills out again, but I'm also praying that I won't end up in the trees. I hope Devin will have patience with me as I try to relearn; seeing as he is about 3 years rusty and I'm more around 10 to 12. I don't know what I've gotten myself into. Oh dear! haha. Wish me luck! I'm sure they'll be stories to come later.

I spent most of my weekend here:

Devin and I spent at least a good hour or two constructing it!

{I must admit that we were pretty proud of our handiwork}

After only a few disagreements and construction revisions we were finally satisfied!

It helps to have plenty of sheets, plenty of clothespins, and being old enough to reach the top of the entertainment center. 

Forts are also the perfect venue for family movie nights!

2011

Brought in the year dancing MJ

Had a wonderful Valentine's surprise

Made a new Diabestie

Had an epic Easter egg hunt

Graduated with my Associated Degree from Dixie State College

Turned 20

 Traveled to Europe

 Learned to make French macaroons in Paris

 Went on a Church History Tour with the Randalls/Jezeks + Erin

 Said some tough goodbyes

 Packed my stuff and moved across country

Said many new hellos

Worked at Disney World

Celebrated Halloween Pocahontas style

Saw some celebrities

Spent the holidays in the most magical place on earth

I learned a lot.

I grew a lot.

I made all sorts of decisions.

Had some bad times.

Had some even greater times.

And made many new friends.

All in all 2011 has been one heck of a year!!

A year I will definitely never forget!

Can't wait to see what 2012 has in store for me!