Sunday, May 8, 2011

Happy Mother's Day


Happy Mother's Day to our Wonderful Mothers!




Words to describe my Mom:
Caring
Hard-working
Considerate
Generous
Creative
Fun
Adventurous
Courageous




Words to describe my Mother-in-Law:
Thoughtful
Selfless
Artistic
Loyal
Cheerful
Loving
Helpful
Brave


We love you both!

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Easter Festivities


Happy Easter



I've been *planning* on doing fun, festive things for Easter this year, (well, I've been planning on doing that for every holiday this year..) but, as usual, we get so busy and the holiday comes and goes before I get the chance to do anything...

And Easter was no different...

So, we just made do with what we had. And it was nice.

Luckily, a week ago we received an Easter surprise from the Easter Bunny sent all the way over from Hawaii!! (Thanks, Mom!)




Obviously we couldn't wait a whole week to open the baskets, so we have had Easter treats all week long!

Then today we had a very special Easter breakfast (it's also the same special breakfast we have on birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, Sundays...):
French Toast!




And then there was our very special Easter feast (which actually was kinda special):


Pork chops...



and, my favorite, Deviled Eggs! (Which no one else is this house likes, so yes, that entire plate was for me!)



Our Easter culminated with a leisurely (and, thus, Sabbath day appropriate) 25-mile bike ride. We picked a road we had never ridden on, and rode it till it ended. We were only chased by 1 mean dog!

All in all, a very good Easter! I hope it was great for all of you as well!


Saturday, April 9, 2011

Project: Organization

This Spring Break we spent a lot of our time doing Spring Cleaning! I wish I had thought to document more of our reorganization projects, but this is the only one I took pictures of.

This is the before of our under-the-stairs closet.



Even though I organize it almost every week, it still always ends up looking like this!





Notice the plethora of backpacks strewn about...I think the underlying problem here is that we have way too many CamelBaks, but I'm sure Tyler would disagree.

And then...Command Strips to the rescue!! Look at the organization! A hook for every backpack! Tyler's favorite part of the project was yelling "I COMMAND YOU..!"




Not too shabby, right!?

Friday, March 25, 2011

Ode to the Jamba Man


You know those Jamba Juice people who stand on the street corners in a huge banana costumes and try to get you to honk or whatever?

Well, this guy beats them all!! He is seriously amazing. I'm pretty sure the whole city of Rexburg would know exactly who you were talking about when you refer to the "Jamba Guy". And I don't know how much profit Jamba Juice owes to this man.

So, you're asking what exactly makes this guy so great??

For starters he LOVES his job! He's not one of those people who you can tell is so annoyed to be out there looking ridiculous. In fact, we had the privilege of running into the Jamba Guy in Jamba Juice one afternoon, and we asked, "So, you always look like you're having fun out there...did you try to get this job, or did you just end up doing it?" And he said, "I wanted it! I came in and told them I wanted to be the Jamba Banana and did a backflip for them!"

In the summer, he does baton twirling (not swinging his sign around, but legit twirling with real batons) and other acrobatic moves (such as backflips!).

And in the winter he does this:














Amazing, isn't it!! He is so talented! He would just spend hours out there in close to 0 degree weather and sculpt!

So, here's to you, Jamba Man, you are amazing! You make me want to drink Jambas all the time. I hope you know how much the city of Rexburg loves you!

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Recent Events in the Redd Home:


Tyler's Birthday




Tyler got quite the stack of gifts
it's funny because he felt so spoiled!






He loves his pink cake with pink frosting



In Other News:



Recently, we made one of our newest most favorite treats!! Skillet Cookies



Today, Cynthia and I made another birthday cake!! Much simpler than the last one!




It's killing the birthday boy to not touch it till his party on Saturday!





Lastly, Tyler brought Valentine's Day to our house early this year! He said he just couldn't wait to give me these beautiful tulips!




Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Happy Birthday to My Wonderful Husband!


27 Reasons Why I Love My 27-Year-Old Husband




  1. He is so handsome!
  2. He is so nice to me and always wants to help
  3. He is strong
  4. He is smart
  5. He is green: he has never driven to work, only bikes or runs, no matter how cold it is!

  6. He loves his bike!
  7. He always gives me a few bites of whatever food he prepares for himself.
  8. He's never made me clean the toilets
  9. He goes skiing with me

  10. And he pretends like he can hardly keep up with me
  11. He stays with me when we do races or triathlons
  12. He looks so good in a suit.

  13. He helps me cook.
  14. He tells me I'm pretty, no matter what!
  15. He makes me floss daily, but doesn't get mad when I refuse
  16. He prays for me
  17. He loves his family
  18. He wants to be a dad
  19. He is the best Spanish teacher in town!
  20. He is so kind to everyone
  21. He is an awesome rock climber!
  22. He looks so cute when he cuddles up with his favorite magazine

  23. He carries me up to our bed when I'm too sleepy to walk up the stairs
  24. He combs his hair every morning
  25. He encourages me to make it up the big hills when we ride our bikes in the summer
  26. He lets me sleep in
  27. He is the best husband ever!

Thursday, January 20, 2011

NASA Space Center



Ok, I know this took me forever, and I still have so many pictures from Christmas break that I haven't even looked at, but here are some sweet pictures from NASA in Houston!!!

Hawaii??? No....Clear Lake, TX!! This was the view right out my mom's window! Tyler and I enjoyed some nice runs along the lake with our favorite furry friend, Kody!



3...2...1...BLAST OFF!!!








We thought nobody would be there on a Monday morning...Wrong! It was soo crowded! We even ran into our friends who used to be in our ward up here!








Inside the anti-gravity rocket!....just kidding! Tyler could have fooled you, but not I...











My family with the first men to walk on the moon!



And here they are in real life!




This make me so proud to be an American!