the little man's shower

With my parents house being under a little bit of construction (by little i mean a lot, like A LOT) The Danklef home has been the place to party! I was excited to be able to host my little sisters shower, + had a blast doing it. However, i couldn't have done any of it with out Mother and Melissa. Shelly is due July 1st, which is my birthday!, so i already can feel the connection between the little man + I!
           
     "The Market at Park City" provided all the food of course
     "Five Penny Floral" provided the bouquet of flowers (my left over anniversary flowers, win win!)
     "June Pie" provided us with the 3 most amazingly delicious pies known to man! (NO JOKE)

Cadence was a riot + of course kept everyone laughing. Despite the rainy weather, we had a great turn out + even had fun all crammed into the family room area. I know I speak for my entire family when I say we are blessed to have such wonderful women in our lives. You are all beautiful examples to my sisters + I. We love you all very much!

Spring Weather

S U N N Y: Valentine's Gatsby Party (it's been a while since i've updated) | Sunny St. George | Playground Slides | sharing a creamie | another semester done | the garden | a couple successful pinterest crafts | splash pads | swimming suits | a BBQ with friends | a good 18 holes | getting my grandmother's-mother's piano | spring photo shoot with meg | skiing with fluffy snow, sunny weather + my colby | playing in the sprinklers | morning cuddles while watching elmo | morning stretches | Colby in his sexy Golf attire | Cadence's long hair | running outside with out long sleeves | crazy spring time leggings on sale, I just might have worn them 3 days in a row! | general conference weekend as a family.

Naturally it wouldn't be spring with out the cloudy days. Which are worth remembering too.

C L O U D Y: Grandma Karla getting in a car accident | Cadence screaming all the way to St. George | a couple unsuccessful pinterest crafts | weeding the 30 ft garden | pruning the rose bushes | diaper rash | bad hair cut by mom | 40 mph wind coming from the north, + me being a wimp not wanting to play 18 holes of golf in it | backing out of the garage + hitting the side mirror | moldy carpet caused by the humidifier | dry throats | prom up-dos.

Inception

 in•cep•tion

  /in'sepSHәn/

the starting point of an activity or institution

As Colby + I sat down to discuss 2013, I asked him what he had thought our "main theme" of the year was. We both racked our brains + started bringing up all the things that happened to us. They all had one thing in common. They were the beginning of something. So here are a few big things that happened to the Danklef family in the year 2013.

1. We bought a house: It wasn't a goal for us at the beginning of the year, in fact we weren't even seriously looking at houses. I had a Realtor keeping his eyes open for us, just in case. He came across our home + the night we looked at it, we had put an offer on it. We weren't even sure if it was a good move, but it was an inception of a great journey/learning experience, + we have loved our decision ever since. 

2. Hawaii: My parents put that amazing vacation together for our family. Colby + Cadence (obviously) had never been. But it was an inception for many more Holm family reunions. In fact at Sunday dinner tonight my mom brought up what our reunion would be like for this year!

3. Cadence: Our first full year as a family of 3! Colby + I don't even know what our life would be like with out her. She has grown so much this year with a numerous amount of firsts in 2013 + continuously makes our frowns turn upside down. Our inception of a family life!

4. I am only working at the salon: With Cadence now in our lives I had to cut back on my work schedule. Before this year I was working full time as a deli manager, + full time as a stylist. This year I am a full time mom + a part time stylist. This will be the first tax year with only my stylist job. The inception of a stylist/mom life.

Sitting together + reminiscing on our year of 2013 together makes us both excited for 2014 + what it will bring to our little family! 

oma + pa pa

We had the opportunity to go down south for Thanksgiving + spend time with my family. It was absolutely beautiful. Sunshine + all! I am always amazed at how my parents handle everybody under one roof. Especially now that they have two crazy grandkiddos who run rapidly around like two little tornadoes. My parents are always well prepared, because they KNOW I won't pack everything we need. I can never remember everything, ever EVER.  My mom always amazes me with her ability to have an immaculate meal, even while out of town, with chaos all over the house. She can cook anything, + with the blink of an eye she has it all cleaned up! My parents are the most generous people I have ever met. I am in love with their willingness to serve + give. Oma + pa pa are some of Cadence's favorite people, + they always give her all of their time + attention. Even when you think its not possible to have anymore energy, they always find some more. I will always say that if we end up being half of the parents mine are, then we were successful!

gram grams

A little update on the Danklef family that really has nothing to do with these grams. We now own a dog named Little John or "LJ", a little pom who runs a million miles a minute, + has a bladder the size of a dime! Cadence has figured out that walking is better than crawling, due to the fact that she can now use both hands to carry toys! Colby sent me flowers for no reason other than he loves me! We are finally filling walls + space up in our new home. We got to see the Jazz lose, again. We get to see gramma and grampa's back yard get torn apart + put back together. Our costume was put together the morning of Halloween, + we went trick-or-treating to  o n e  house. We threw a rockin party where we ate cake. Colby + I got to go on a date! Aunt Lissy lives with us! Cadence and LJ are starting to get use to each other. + Colby + I are already imagining how wonderful our Christmas will be in front of the fireplace + under the tree!




Much Love <3

saying cheese (not so hard with the right photographer)

         
         

                         Hiring MEGAN CHERIE was possibly the greatest idea of all great ideas!

 I have nothing but good words to say about this talented photographer! This was the least painful set of family pictures I have ever been apart of! Because as much as I want to be the chill momma that never stresses about such things, lets be honest! That's near to impossible for me. My momma side definitely started to come out.

"are the leaves going to still be pretty that late?, what are we going to wear?, do i look large in these leggings?, I just know Cadence's hair is going to be in her eyes, crap her moccs are too big still, is Colby's hair cut too James Dean?, do i eat before so i am happy or do i eat after so i don't look bloated?, do we match?, crap are we too matchy matchy?, hair curly or hair straight?, i can't get this blasted hair color off my nails, Cadence didn't get two naps today + now she is going to cry the entire time..."

But as we started our drive up Guardsman, Megan was as reassuring as could be. She complimented + calmed me right down! With the shoot only taking 30 minutes, Colby was happy, Cadence was happy, + I got all the amazing pictures I wanted! 

                        Thank you Megan!