I.AM.ENGAGED!

i'll post more pictures and the story later

my love

i got to babysit the Epperson kids again this weekend! i can't describe how much i love these kids! i really would do anything for them! mick often comes over for lunch or dinner and this makes the twins and me very happy. but especially luke. he always asks me "where's mick?" "are we going to mick's house?".

i love everything about this picture. i love that mick was so willing to come see me while i babysat. i love that he cares about the kids that i have grown to love so much. i love that the kids love it when he comes over! i especially love how mick is with them. he will be a great daddy someday!

yay for being in LOVE!

"you know when you're in LOVE when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams."

someday

so i've been listening to anna nalik. i was reminded of the spring.

SUMMER.

the first day you don't wear a coat outside.

the air is a little brisk and has a slight nip to it. but it feels so good mixed in with all that warm sunshine.

i can't wait for that day.

*ahhhh!* (as in the sigh of relief. if feels good.)

i just took my hair out of my ponytail... {sigh}

it feels so good to let my hair down and give it a SHAKE

JOY to the world! (part I)

december is one of my favorite months! its so full of CHRISTMAS, family, joy, love, peace, GIVING and just pure happiness. i'm definitely enjoying what the month of december has brought so far. there have been some not so

good days...but mostly they have been quite enjoyable. here is what has been happening so far. i'm uber excited to see what the rest of december brings!

I've been having a great ol' time making Christmas cards! :)

i got to babysit some of my all time favorite kids ever! jake, ellie, johnjohn, luke, and i went to their ward CHRISTMAS party. i had so much fun with the twins (ellie and jake spent most of their night with friends). there was good food, amazing pumkin rolls, lots of nice people, and santa.

this is one of my all time favorite pictures! lukes SMILE is so perfect!

the twins were soooo excited to see SANTA! they kept calling him the "ho ho"

this is where luke got so excited about his candy cane he couldn't even get all the words out. "look jessca! i got cany cane from da ho!

the next day i was able to go with patti and her family to get a christmas tree. it took everyone only about 5 minutes to pick a tree out because it was soooo cold! i also got to help decorate the house. i always have so much fun spending time with my EPPERSON family. i'm so grateful to have them!

this one day, elizabethica and i went to cottonwood heightS for some amazing, beautiful, expensive things...and this is what it looked like on our way back. no, that isn't fog. its...SMOG. GROSSY!

mick and i got to go to salt lake city on our 5monthiversary to see the mormon tabernacle choir and orchestra at temple square perform with natalie cole for the christmas concert.

this was the best picture of her i could get. :( everything kept turning out blurry because she was so far away...

one time i became better friends with an old friend and she brought me a present. its the cutest and awesomest present ever! i love love LOVE it!

and this was my weekend purchase. i've been needing a coat that i can wear to church. i got this at jc penney's for 40.00 bucks. FABULOUS!

Just!Proud

i LOVE fashion. i LOVE photography. i have decided to combine BOTH. i'm entering a contest hosted by a new fashion brand called JUSTPROUD. They started with the model contest and the winner is a beautiful girl named Vanessa Jace Sanz. she will be the first face of JUSTPROUD. next they're going to be choosing a designer to represent JUSTPROUD. i'm still thinking about entering. but the one i'm really interested in is the PHOTOGRAPHER. i would love to be able to get into fashion photography. how perfect would it be to combine the two things i am most PASSIONATE about? DREAM come true!!

I LOVE Walt Disney and his amazing imagination! I have always wanted to do a photo shoot where real people dressed up as his main characters. Looks like someone beat me to it! Its okay. Annie Leibovitz did such an amazing job! I love her style. She's an amazing photographer!

The Little Mermaid

Snow White

Peter Pan

Aladin and Jazmin

The Wizard of Oz

Pocohantas

Prince Charming (Sleeping Beauty)

Thumbelina

Cinderella

Alice in Wonderland

I just wish she had done my favorite, Beauty and the Beast. Maybe that'll be my project.

"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them." ~Walt Disney

Peace on Earth

This morning I walked outside and saw that it had snowed again last night. It's a winter wonderland! Everything was smooth. No footprints, no tire tracks, just a fresh blanket of snow. It was so very peaceful! You can't help but love the things that bring you peace! It reminded me of one of my all time favorite songs.

Come they told me pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
A new-born king to see pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
Our finest gifts we bring pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
Rum-pum-pum-pum, rum-pum-pum-pum

Come they told me pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
A new-born king to see pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
Our finest gifts we bring pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
to lay before the king pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
Rum-pum-pum-pum, rum-pum-pum-pum
so to honour him pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
when we come

Little baby pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
I stood beside him there pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
I played my drum for him pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
I played my best for him pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
Rum-pum-pum-pum, rum-pum-pum-pum
And he smiled at me pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
me and my drum

Peace on Earth, can it be
Years from now, perhaps we'll see
See the day of glory
See the day, when men of good will
Live in peace, live in peace again

Peace on Earth, can it be
Every child must be made aware
Every child must be made to care
Care enough for his fellow man
To give all the love that he can

I pray my wish will come true
For my child and your child too
He'll see the day of glory
See the day when men of good will
Live in peace, live in peace again

Peace on Earth, can it be
Can it be

Life's Lovely When You're a Woman....

I would so very much enjoy being this woman. I want to wear oversized sunglasses and a huge hat with RED lipstick and high heels. I'm going to. Just watch.

Puppy Love

This is the kind puppy I'm going to be getting someday. He's a Welsh Corgy. He's smart, sweet, protective, easy to train, extremely loyal and did I mention cute? Yep...I can't wait!