{ the chocolate...dessert cafe }

One of my very favorite places to go here in the Orem/Provo area is The Chocolate, a dessert cafe...they have such yummy treats, and cute places to sit and chat. I had one of their lemon cupcakes today (it's what I always get), and it was AMAZING. I was in such a rush to stuff it in my face that I forgot to take a picture of it. But I did take a picture of the one I got for Matt...a double chocolate cupcake. Yummers! Berkley had one of their sugar cookies that she mutilated. Seriously...you need to go there if you live close to Orem or plan on visiting...it's a MUST!

{ photo walk }

Today I decided to take Berkley on a photo walk. Mainly just a walk with our cameras. It's not easy taking a 3 year old on a walk but we managed well enough. But we did get some cute pictures. The first 2 are ones that Berkley got with her little camera. I'm so proud of the little princess. 

{ happy birthday }

So I did a post about Berkley's party but not about her actual birthday! She's 3 now in case you didn't know. And she is pretty much the  coolest kid ever. We have so much fun together, and she just cracks me up all the time. Of course she has her moments, but I think that comes with being a toddler...and a girl. I took her out the day of her birthday and got a few cute pictures of her. For those of you who see lots of pictures of Berkley, don't be deceived. It takes a  huge effort to get her to even look at the camera...let alone look and smile. 

{ snow day }

I LOVE days where I don't have to go to work, and I can just sit in my house and watch the snow falling out the window. It's the best! What makes it better is seeing how happy Berkley is in the snow. She is a huge fan. 

{ berkley's paris party }

Berkley turned 3! Yes, I know...it's unbelievable that I have a 3 year old. I got a little nervous when it got closer to her little party, because she kept telling me that she wanted a princess cake. I had already had this all planned out, but didn't want to disappoint her at all, so on her actual birthday I got her an Ariel cake, and then proceeded to go forth with her Paris themed party...and as far as I know, she had a great time. So in my mind it was a success. We really did have so much fun! And I'm so thankful for all the family that was there. Here are some of things that we did.

{ storytelling }

The BYU Bookstore has a storytelling time each Wednesday, and today was the first time that Berkley and I went. My friend Angela came too, with her two little boys. Taking toddlers to a crowded college campus isn't easy, but we had so much fun and were able to have a little lunch there. The kids were so good, and had so much fun. On our way out the building we saw a dance class taking place, so we stopped and watched them, and danced a little ourselves. We will definitely be going back. 

This is Eson! Such a sweet boy!

Berkely making some kind of face. Don't know what exactly. 

Anita was reading about a monkey and a crocodile.

The Princess and the Pig

Antonio was the monkey and Berkley was the crocodile. She's trying to eat the monkey!

{ new photography blog }

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{ festival of colors }

On Saturday we went with some family to the Festival of Colors. It was SO much fun. The Krishna Temple is about 10 minutes from our home here in Spanish Fork, UT. The festival of colors is a Hindu holiday welcoming Spring. We got there about 30 minutes before the first chalk throwing and there were hundreds and hundreds of people there already! At 11am we had a countdown and on 1 everyone threw an INSANE amount of chalk up in the air. I could barely breath for about 60 seconds. But we had so much fun. We are so excited to go again next year.

{ the zoo }

Last Friday, we went to the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City, with Matt's family. We had such a great time, and we got SOO lucky with the weather! It was a beautiful day and Berkley had so much fun! Her favorite part was the playground though...not the most exciting for us...(me in particularly...I like animals more).

There were different kinds of birds just walking around the zoo free, which was kind of cool. Berkley really liked trying to pet them. But of course, like any smart animal would do, they just walked or ran from her presence. Here are some fun pictures from it!

Annie and Annie in the gopher holes. 

Berk walking to Grandpa.

Watchin' the monkeys. 

Huh?

Pretty bird. 

Enjoying the gorillas. 

Havin' fun with Daddy. 

Loved the baby elephant!

Cute!

One of the many attempts at petting a goose. 

Hubba hubba

Berk and Grandma

El tigre

Who's the hottie on the left?