Sorry Blog - You have not been my priority...

Last post: 4th of July. Pretty sad considering I have had time here and there to blog. Here is a quick update of things we have been up to.

Visited Chicago in July

Surprised my Mom for her birthday and drove down to CA!!

TODD GRADUATED!!!! I am so proud of him. He now has a degree in Economics! Both families were there to support!! Thanks for everyone who traveled to be there for the big day!

Lynn came to visit and we had a BLAST. I am still trying to convince her to move up here!!! DO IT LYNN!!

3 days before Todd took the LSAT he got a concussion and forgot almost everything. He did not know he had graduated from BYU or that he was about to take the LSAT. Lets just say this was a stressful time for us. He ended up taking the test and doing very well!! One more thing to be proud about. My husband is amazing!

Halloween!! I was a pirate and Todd was Pirate's Booty :) We also went on a Provo River Halloween Cruise with the cousins and had a lot of fun like always!

Sorry this is so long...Mom, I know you wish this was longer. I will be posting pictures from our trip to Paris/London, Thanksgiving with the family, and our Christmas Tree soon! 

4th of July

Todd and I had a great, relaxing 4th of July weekend. We watched fireworks on the 3rd - thank you Provo - and camped out downtown for the 4th of July parade with the cousins. Besides only sleeping about 5 hours because the streets were filled with excitement and cheer, the camp out was great. We topped off the night with a BBQ and yummy dessert. Check it out...

Trying out our new tent and sleeping bag in downtown provo

Jess, Nikki, and Karina

Boy Scouts

Support the troops

Go BYU

Missionaries....haha

BBQ time

Karina with her delicious and beautiful flag cake

 Nikki also made delicious homemade ice cream that I didn't get a picture of

Happy Birthday America

Tan Babies

I hope our children get Todd's wonderfully tan skin. Jealous? Me too.

Me and My Nanny Kids

Lettuce Wraps

Carol and my mother-in-law, Sherrie, gave me this yummy recipe. It was super quick and easy besides going to 4 different grocery stores to find broccoli slaw. But it was well worth the searching!

Lettuce Wraps: (makes enough for 6 people)

2 cups chicken - cubed (2 chicken breasts) or more if you're a serious carnivore like my sister
1 cup craisens (chopped)
1 cup cashews (chopped)
1 can water chesnuts (chopped)
2 bags broccoli slaw - found on refrigerated produce aisle
1 bottle general tsao sauce - found in asian food aisle - so yummy
Lettuce for wrapping - romaine leaves or iceburg
Chow mien noodles for topping - we didn't have any and it was still great

Cook chicken, toss in all remaining ingredients in pan. Use as much sauce as you want to coat everything.

Hope you enjoy it as much as us!

Lions, Tigers, and Cookies! Oh My!

Today all the Labrum girls and their cute kids went to the zoo and then to Mrs. Fields Factory in Salt Lake. We started out the day with seeing jumping monkeys, baby elephants, and talking birds at the zoo and ended the day even better with fresh made cookies. Thank you Mrs. Fields. It was a great day. The only thing lacking was my children. Yes, I said MY children. I am the only girl with out cute kids. Hopefully not for long though :) - And no this does not mean I am pregnant. 

The kids riding the train

Kenzy and I with our cute hair nets on