life lately: march

time just keeps flying by. march came and went and i barely remember it. trying to be better at taking photos of the big stuff and the random stuff to remind me what we're doing every day! 

here's a quick run-down.

just a daddy and a little girl with an over-sized 'pack pack', walking to church. 

love that the weather is finally feeling like spring.

visits with our baby friends! come again, kayla and gavin!

and visits with our baby cousin friends! we are so glad you're here, gemma!

grocery shopping with this little squirt now pretty much always involves her own mini cart. and i'm actually ok with it. 

easter egg hunt! except gracie got so overwhelmed by the hoards of people running to get the eggs all at the same time, she ended up just crying and being upset and having jae carry her around, watching everyone else get all the eggs. literally, zero eggs for us. it was totally worthwhile ;)

terrible picture, but these little ones are great chocolate chip cookie making helpers!

just got the bumbo out a couple weeks ago, she's liking it for the most part, when she's not totally starting to slump over.

4 month dr visit! obviously these smiles were pre-shots. poor bebe.

the kids (cousins) had a sleepover at our house the other night (which i'm just realizing i didn't get any other pictures of) and i made them go grocery shopping with me. super fun aunt right here!

i often find these two like this :)

Easter sunday! first matching dresses!!!!!! it's a stretch - i had to buy gracie's in an 18-24 month size, which was the biggest they had. so it was a little short. but i didn't care, i just wanted them to match! 

(too bright for lola and gracie seems to not be sure how to smile on cue yet. best pics we could get)

entertaining during church. she's the sweetest.

i've been doing a 21 day fix workout, including these lovely shakeology smoothies every day. more on that later, but these smoothies have so grown on me! i totally look forward to them.

easter 2015.

this year was a little more exciting than last year, mostly because gracie is older and starting to enjoy the holidays and fun things that go with them more. obviously she still doesn't really "get" it, but it's fun to start doing more things with her anyway.

we had a couple egg hunts this year - a smaller neighborhood one with some of her little friends, and the big farmington city one (jae has to work it, so we tag along) with hundreds of people. she's not the biggest fan of tons of people and gets super sidetracked and a little anxious and unsure sometimes, but it was fun to get out and help her find some eggs!

i only took pictures at the neighborhood hunt, none at the city one.

and then for the actual Easter day, we spent the afternoon having a picnic at the park. the weather was beautiful and we had to take advantage. even zo pup got to come!

i had to work in the evening, so i missed out on dinner, but jae and gracie got to spend the evening with my family. it was a lovely day spent together, listening to the leaders of our church give wonderful messages & remind us of the important things in life. i kind of loved having easter and conference end up on the same weekend. less eggs, more Christ :)

and of course, the little lady in her new Easter outfit!
(i totally forgot to get a picture of her in her dress before i went to work, so my dad was nice enough to snap a few)

(hello, teething!)

ogden temple open house.

some of my family and gracie and i got the opportunity to go through the newly finished ogden, ut temple. it is BEAUTIFUL. and that is a serious understatement.

all the golds and cremes and accents of blues and turquoises....oh it was something. just gorgeous.

i was thinking the whole time i am so glad i wasn't the interior designer because, MAN, that would be a huge, tough job. and also - so glad i didn't have to clean that whole place. it is huge and endless and absolutely spotless.

gracie ooh'd and ahh'd at all the lights and paintings and was such a good baby even though we kept her awake right through naptime.

we have so many temples around and we are so blessed by that.

perfection. (except jae was missing)

blessing day.

a couple weeks ago, on the 1st of december, Gracie was given a sweet blessing by her daddy. it was a beautiful day and baby girl had so many friends and family there to spend the day with her. she is one loved little girl! jae did an amazing job.

her sweet tutu skirt and gold ballet slippers were my favorite :)

{onesie top: sassy babies; tutu skirt: etsy; polka dot tights: brats!; gold ballet slippers: sassy babies}