Cubical of Photography

At our wedding we had a photo booth that would shoot out two strips of the vertical photos. The idea {BRITTANY ERICKSEN} was to have the guests take one of the strips and then paste the other strip to scrapbook paper and then write a message next to their photo. With the pictures they took home they also got a hand made magnet that Gian and I made. Which may I add, turned out amazing!

The best part about this entire thing {for us that is} was we got a CD of all the photos that were taken from that day. So below are some images that I thought had to be shared. And for those of you who follow our blog, I thought you would enjoy seeing yourself on here as well.

It was really nice to go through this CD because there were images that I have never seen before, EVER! Like the ones from Brittany and Ella, Brittany and me, and Brittany and her family. I am not discriminating or anything.... I am just saying... I have never once in my life seen these pictures before!

Take a look at a few of the funniest, cutest, outrageous, and my personal favorite photo shoots....

Sarah & John, who are now officially engaged! YAY... Marriage!

The Royals

Heheheh Matt & Wendy Ollerton

Spencer Ollerton {ring barer}

hahahha love his attitude!

Can you see why I was so upset to see this nearly 6 months

after our wedding? I am so glad you guys understand!

PS Hunty was topless because he gushed out blackberries all over his white dress shirt!

I love Katie & Chris Erickson, and their little family!

Love it. Seth & Abbie Ollerton!

How funny are these little boys? This is Ben Erickson.

Kids, really make this fun! This is Ryan & Corey Ollerton's Family

Does Corey remind you of any actor in a famous LDS film.... I don't know, it has a song like "The circle of our love..." Can I please tell you I thought she was a celebrity as a kid!

Work it girls!

Bethany & Paul Creer

Tiffany & Josh Versey

Beautiful Sarah, Ashley, & Jessie

The Best Bridesmaids Ever and The Bride

Groomsmen, Bridesmaids & The Bride

The Wedding Party

Can you believe how many of us squeezed in here? Truly amazing!

I just realized this... Look at the top left corner, where the curtain is opening. Hhahahahahahahahhahahahahahahhaha Hilarious!

Hahahahahhahahahah

Groomsmen & The Groom

Tina and her mom!

Who taught these kids their skills?

My Maja!

See what I have been missing out on? I just wanted to see the ones

with my sister! Is that too much to ask for? I think NOT!

Ella {flower girl}

This one might be my ultimate favorite! Look at all those funny faces!

Tina & Elyse {bridesmaids}

The Happy Couple?

Towards the end we did color photos... which I wish we had more of!

Whitney & Brad Royal

Seriously... This couldn't be any funnier if you guys tried!!!

Nice mooooooooooves!

My beautiful sister-in-laws Michelle and Natalie. I love them!

Thank you everybody who was a part of the best day of my life! It was so fun to see all of you have a great time and be there to support us! We love all of you very much.

Takashi

Wow...this blog just got super girly. I was looking at the pics on my camera just now, and I decided I should post something. Two weekends ago, McKinley and I went up to SLC for a quick date. We ate at Takashi and saw Avatar. We love Takashi - hands down the best sushi in Utah. Avatar ended up being an awesome movie. We were kind of skeptical at first, but it ended up being as good as everyone says it was.

I love my wife...for real...




The coolest thing about this soda is the marble that pops down from the cap


Strawberry Fields and sashimi


So I totally forgot to take pictures of the other rolls we got before we ate them...we were starving...they were dang good though...

Cool cool. Peace out for now.

A Fairy Tale Birthday

My darling favortest Niecesicle Isabella Grace Ericksen A.K.A Ella just turned 4 years old. She is growing up right before my eyes. It just chokes me up.

Ella couldn't decide if she wanted Cinderella at her party or Alice in Wonderland. So my sister Brittany thought since Ella loves tea parties she would make a party that followed the same party theme as Alice in Wonderland. It turned out sooooooooo cute. She served juice, bubbly juice, and chocolate milk for the girls to enjoy at their tea party. She also had little finger foods, like fruit and cookies, that Alice found quiet suitable for her Idaho visit.

It was such a girly party and so much fun. Alice did hair, while Ella's Aunt Katie painted nails, and Brittany helped them decorate cookies. All the girls really enjoyed Alice and wanted to sit next to her. They all were so fascinated with Alice in Wonderland...some of the girls left with an English accent.

Look at all the tiny, cute details!

Love the freaking doilies!

Different lanterns were amazing...where do you even find those?

All the little princesses having fun.

Ella wanted Alice to sit next to her, but Alice wanted to sit next to the birthday girl even more.

Ella had a little cake and got to blow out her own candles and everyone sang "Happy Birthday." When Alice asked Ella if she had made a wish Ella replied, "I already got it."

It was a perfect fairy tale!

Opening her birthday presents.

The hair station.

The nail station.

Brit did such a great job with everything. The girls had a great time, and I know that this has created memories for a lifetime. Way to go cute mommy Brittany!

My Newest Addiction!

Yesterday I popped a wheely when I saw a very familiar sign. It was like the heavens parted open and shined this light, directing my eyes to this building. That is when I almost got into three car accidents trying to switch lanes to make a right hand turn into this parking lot.

It was a Christmas Miracle...The Cocoa Bean Cupcake Cafe has found its way in to my life once again! I will never forget the first time I ever laid a taste bud on their delightful, wonderful, and perfect cupcakes! I was in Rexburg, Idaho visiting my sisters, and they always talked about these cupcakes. So one night they brought some home, and I was beside myself. The cupcakes are sooo good and moist and original. Even vanilla is spectacular - its real name is "Madagascar Vanilla Vanilla". There is not one cupcake that you won't fall in love with. It is like a fairy tale for your mouth. Every flavor has its own cute detail in the frosting. Here look...

This is one of my favorite its called "Better then Whatever"

I just tried this one yesterday. It is phenomenal, it is called "Raspberry Chocolate"

Aren't they the most beautiful edible thing you have ever seen? I can promise you that you have never had anything like this. Look how amazing the frosting is. How do they do that?

I have fully committed to being a true addict. They even give you a menu so you know what flavor is on what day, you see...they even support my addiction. I asked Gian if we could make this our family home evening event every week. Ahahhahahahahha...Everyone you need to go try this place and you will be as OCD as I am!

Their address here in Utah is 1774 N. University Parkway, Provo. It is right next to one of my other favorite addictions Sub Zero and Great harvest. Go visit and fall in love with food all over again!

X to the Mas

Peoples, don't you judge me for taking 4 weeks to share the happiest time of the year with you!!! I just could not decide if I wanted to harass you with nonsense pictures. So really I was thinking of your best interest, and not procrastinating! So please view at your own discretion!

So every year we pull names from a hat to decide which sister has who for Christmas. This is quite lovely since there are a few of us. We are able to make it personal and still able to get them something nice without breaking the bank. Then for the sisters we don't have, we do stocking stuffers (which is a tongue tie for me). I love this little organized plan we have going on. It keeps everyone included and loved!

We had Brittany and Mike this season, and gave them a date box kit. It was supposed to be comical since she is prego and has two little ones running around. So in the kit we put a movie gift card, a Cafe Rio gift card, cash for a baby sitter, Gum, and candles to set the ambiance! It even came with directions of how to use the kit. We gave Hunter cute little cars that were perfect for his darling pudgy hands. And Ella... well read below.

This year McCall had me and gave me this really cute handmade gift - it was a magnet board, to clip recipes to. She was even cute enough to give me some of her recipes. Funny enough, I gave her recipes as stocking stuffers. Great minds think alike. She gave Gian the game Pit, which was hilarious to play! The most fun this game provided was to drive McCall crazy with the bell it comes with! We would ding the bell in-between McCall's words creating her to be utterly frustrated.... hahahahahah. Ohhh sweet memories!!!

Ok, these next few pictures are out of order, but I gave you a fair warning telling you that you must view these at your own discretion.

So I spilled the beans {accidentally of course} to Gian about what he was getting for Christmas. I don't know why I did that...It's not like me! I was so upset with myself! Anyways I told him that his watch that he has been wanting for for the last year might not come in before we left for Idaho. So I improvised and tricked Gian into believing that his REAL Christmas gift did not come at all, and that I had to hurry and buy something at the mall before we left for our trip.

So this is Gian opening his gift not knowing what was at the bottom of the box!

This is Gian so excited he could barely contain his energy after finding the watch of his dreams in the bottom of the box.

In case you cannot tell, this is Gian opening his gift from me...WOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!

We gave Ella this teapot set that was made with real glass. So it was like an authentic teapot and teacup. She was soooooooo excited that she gave me the biggest hug ever...I think she liked it!

THE MOMENT YOU HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR......

Yes, this was indeed our Holiday PJ's for the year 2009. They are little kids, size 10, Mario Party Pajamas! We wore them Christmas eve, I even slept in them but they became so incredibly uncomfortable that we didn't even wear them Christmas day.

Don't you just love them? People always think that we are under the age of 18 so I thought...lets dress the part!