oh christmas tree...

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dan had a 4 day weekend and it was glorious. i love having that guy home! we watched lots of movies, ate yummy meals and decorated for christmas. i love our christmas tree so much. something about having it up just makes our house more magical! 

did you deck your halls yet? i have seen many pictures on instagram of eveyone's trees and i love them. they all just look so pretty! 

oh && it's december now, that means it's time for a happy list! 

+my sweet babies 

+daniel 

+parenthood on netflix 

+our pretty tree

+twinkle lights 

+a beautiful mess app is finally on android

+when dan rests his hand on my belly to feel the babies move

+no more crazy roots-finally took care of my hair 

+family 

+when i get a good nights sleep 

+the babies nursery 

what's on your decemeber happy list? 

xoxo

four from the weekend

+ i may have broken bed rest for 2 1/2 hours on saturday to see catching fire. um, worth it. soooo dang good! have you seen it? i loved it so much, they did such a good job! ssshhh, don't tell my dr. just kididng, i was totally fine sitting there! 

+ spent the rest of the weekend in bed watching parenthood on netflix. i am obsessed with this show. 

+ so in love with my new minnetonka mocs. the most comfy shoes ever. you should probably get a pair! you can see the ones i picked here. love the studs they add just the right amount of flair. 

+ checked another item off the nursery to do list. washed the sheets and the clothes we have {we have some that have been given to us, im sure there will be more once we have a shower, whenever that will be!} i am love with the way it's coming together. cannot wait to show you when it's done. oh and i packed a few things in the diaper bag. you know, just getting prepared since these babies can come anytime, from now on! hopefully not for another 6-7 weeks!

did you have a nice weekend? i have come to really LOVE the weekends because dan is home and i have someone to keep me company! if you saw catching fire, please email me i need to discuss with someone. pleeeeaasseee! 

xoxo

four from our weekend

one//my halloween "costume" this year. hopefully i wont be able to wear this again...

two//our ward had it's halloween party saturday. we went and stayed for a little maybe next year, we will stay longer with the twins. next halloween we will have 2 ten month olds-what!

three//gahhh i love fall. 

four//guys, i had never seen this movie before....well i got 40 min in and was soo bored. sorry all you lovers of this movie. i just couldn't do it. i tried! 

can we talk about how october is almost over? so crazy. time is going so fast these days!

xoxo

four from our weekend

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one//date night with the helvey's. we love that they are family and friends! {pssstt annie needs to blog more!}

two//tried ritas and maybe because i was so full i wasn't too impressed. have you been?

three//our ikea trip was successful we left with cribs, mattresses and other things for the babies room. cannot wait to show you guys everything when it's all done. 

four//couples who wear flannel together stay together. we matched saturday not on purpose. so funny! 

this weekend was a beautiful one. the weather was perfect and we got a lot accomplished. don't you love that?

on instagram i posted picture number 3 and my mom accidentally spilled the beans on the baby names. {its okay mom, i forgive you!} i freaked and deleted the photo. well, guess you can just delete comments. i had NO idea, feeling pretty dumb. i re posted it later though. a few saw the names and that's ok. if you saw please ssshhhh!

because, i love you all so much. i will give you guys a hint one name starts with an H and the other starts with a C. not saying which is which! 

i feel like everyone has so many opinions these days on what people name their children. i am so guilty of this, trust me. it's rather dumb, if we think about it. we want to wait to see our babies before we make anything official. even though we are 99.9% positive on the names. i can't wait to share their names with you when it's time. so, remember if you saw then, sshhhhhhh! thanks guys! :)

til then they will be know as baby h and baby c! 
xoxo

four from the weekend

one//lots of snuggle time on the couch with the hubby and the bump.

two//on friday dan took a much needed and deserved day off to rest. he's been fighting a cold for a while and he so needed to rest. i think it helped, i can tell he is feeling a lot better! we ended up seeing captain phillips that night-sooooo good. we loved it! 

three//finally tried the habit. pretty dang yummy! we went after picking pumpkins with our friends {you can read all about that later this week}.

four//biggest pumpkins ever from our pumpkin adventure!

what did you do this beautiful fall weekend?  

xoxo

from the weekend

 gold pumpkin for our porch//finally finished insurgent-sooo good. cant wait for the 3rd book

 date night with the hubs in slc//cute baby cousin cece

a little selfie on date night//the leonardo in slc

saturday afternoon we had tickets for gc//amazing seats-we could hear the prophet giggle

sunday morning watching conference in our jammies//it was one beautiful weekend full of upliftment 

love my new table {aka belly}//a little halloween baking sunday afternoon

this weekend was general conference and oh man it was amazing. i don't even know where to start. there were so many amazing talks. i think my favorite was jeffery r hollands talk. {click his name to watch the talk!} we were at the session and the spirit in that room was unreal. i may have cried the whole time.

i loved that we were able to attend a session. what a special experience for us. we found tickets off ksl friday night and bam the rest is history. we get to the conference center and find out that we have some pretty amazing seats. we were so close to the prophet and the other church leaders. i was in awe. i love those men and women. i will never forget that day. man, what a weekend. i always feel like after conference i need more. lucky for us, we can watch the talks again online. click here!

did you watch conference? what was your favorite talk? 

xoxo 

four from labor day

so, its currently almost 5 am and im awake. for two reasons: having to pee all the time and the hubby is snoring. with that said i still love him and i love when the babies daddy {a new name for daniel!} has a day off. this weekend was a 3 day weekend for him and it was so much fun. i love spending time with the hubby. some highlights from the weekend:

+ friday night we had an impromptu double date night with jase and rachel. we grabbed dinner at cafe rio then went to see butler. what a great movie. i may have shed quite a few tears. highly recommend.

+ saturday evening we went on a little date {i know another one!} sushi at a new place {well new to me}. don't worry i ordered cooked stuff only! then window shopping for the babies at city creek. we went into gap and gymboree and i pretty much died over the cute clothes. ahh one week from today we will finally know what these babies are! cannot wait! 

+ this baby bump is growing so fast and getting dressed on sundays is becoming quite the challenge. i may need to add a few more options to the mix soon when it gets colder. like i will need some tights, and maybe some new skirts/dresses. oh boy! 

+ monday after a fun time at my dads hanging out with my little siblings, we went out to rocky mountain raceway for some races. i always feel SO out of place there. so much fun for people watching, though. did you guys have a good weekend?

monday after the races i barley made it to our bed. i felt so gross. sweaty and hurting so much. my back and legs. dang sciatica. then yesterday morning when i woke up i went to stretch and my calves tightened up. like the worst pain ever. i cried and tried rubbing them but it took a few minutes to relieve some pain. i have no idea what the heck it was. maybe the way i slept. i dont know. 

any other pregnant ladies experience this? the rest of the day they ached. trust me, i tried stretching multiple times and still achy. i googled and think maybe its a potassium thing. this mama needs some more bananas i guess. 

one pregnant lady rant before i go: maybe it's my hormones but, this has really bugged me and i am turning to you all.... 

i fell that any time i share something about my pregnancy other people have to one up me. {this is not just one person, its been quite a few via emails and stuff} if i say something about an aliment i am dealing with i get responses like "oh wait til your 9 months and blah blah blah". trust me i know things will get a lot more uncomfortable for me quick, there are two in there. it's not just then, its when i say good things too. im just over here, like let me enjoy my pregnancy. every pregnancy is different. if you had one aliment or experience doesn't mean everyone will have it or they are wrong if they have another. oh and i don't need to be hearing about your neighbors-friends-sister who had twins and they were born and one died. really? really? sure, let's tell a first time mom who is pregnant with twins these kinds of stories? really? i worry everyday about my babies, but all i can do is take care myself and pray they will be healthy when they arrive. right?! some people!

i guess i am just overly sensitive these days. is that my mama bear kicking in slowly? don't get me wrong i openly accept advice and need all i can get but, i don't appreciate the other kinds of comments. i think people have a hard time remembering every single pregnancy is different. its a proven fact. am i alone in feeling like this? have any of you experienced this? how did you handle these comments? did it affect you?

maybe it's just me needing to get a handle of my hormones and reactions. i dont know. oh well, im done ranting. with all this said, i LOVE being pregnant. it truly amazes me that i can grown two humans. two precious lives are developing inside of me right now. in a few months i will be able to snuggle them. i cannot wait. i even feel guilty for posting this rant and it took me a while to push publish. i guess, i just feel bad for having those thoughts during this happy time. oy....

in one week we find out the what these babies are and i am so excited! anyways, have a happy hump day! 

xoxo

our weekend

+ finally felt better on friday, yay for no more pain so i got dressed for the first time in 4 days! 

+ hubby took me to lonestar, don't worry i ate both my fish tacos. soo good. 

+ a little wii bowling on a friday night. hubby kicked my butt. 

+ saturday morning visitors. i love that we have wildlife in our backyard! 

+ sunday naps are a must. 

+ the merkley's came over saturday evening for a fun bbq and night of wii playing! how cute is that baby girl in the onesie we bought her?! 

+ silly maddison always has us cracking up. she was dancing around the room, i will be so sad if they move away this summer. soo sad! 

+ ready for church, taking some pictures to kill time. 

we had a great weekend! i am now heading to california til next monday for a visit with my family! so excited for some momma-daughter time and to eat at my fave places! hope you don't miss me while i'm gone. i may do some blogging while in ca but, i will totally be instragramming away! follow me @erykaann

have a great day and week! 

xoxo

from the weekend

snow cone love//feeding the ducks with the merkley's//good hair day//the planetatrium//this hard working hubby of mine is my favorite//sister in law and i at our nieces party//beach day//working on some color//gorgeous view on our drive there

just some instas from lately. we've been spending lots of time outside and i have loved it all! i really have nothing cool to say today. so, i will just say happy hump day! xo

snapshots from our weekend

this weekend was so warm and amazing. saturday we were going to go on a hike but, dan went to help our brother in law doing some yard work stuff. so i stayed home and made some flower pots {diy to come soon!} and planted flowers. i also did some house cleaning since we had jase + rachel coming over for some bbq hamburgers. they were so dang good {good job daniel!} after dinner we played our favorite game LIFE. so much fun! thanks for a fun night guys! ps. lets seriously go camping soon!

man, this weekend was the best. if it could be 75 degrees all year i would be happy! maybe not because i do love me some fall weather. anyways, did you guys have a fun weekend?

happy monday, loves! 

according to my phone

 did some re organizing in the closet....out with the sweaters and in with the maxis//insanity is going well. starting to see results {cardio recovery is my fave!}

i love me some fluffy clouds//rachel and i at her surprise party

husband made conference morning waffles mmm//conference was amazing and i found much needed peace

dan fell asleep during conference, so did i..haha//mad men is back and i am so happy!!

there you have some instas from lately. i really should take my real camera out more often. bad blogger, right here.

did you guys have a good weekend? did you watch conference? what was your  favorite talk?? i LOVED L. Whitney Clayton's talk and Henry B. Eyring's So good.  

happy rainy monday!

some bits from the weekend + a thank you

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above are some photos from our easter weekend. it was a fun one with lots of time spent with my love bug. got new phones, baseball game, had a little cheat on the diet and had a hot dog {so worth it!}, beautiful easter sunday, and a good day in nursery {i love each and everyone of those precious children. they are so sweet!}

i really want to talk about the response to this post. 

i was overcome with tears of love. i appreciate those of you who opened up about your struggles too. it helped me really remember we are never alone. i love each and everyone of you. thank you so much for all the love and support you have shown us. 

blogging always has a funny way of showing me how grateful i really am for this part of my life. i am so thankful for all my blogging friends. you guys, sure know how to make a girl feel loved. i truly believe that you all have been placed in my life for a reason and i am so glad you have been. again, thank you for all the texts, emails, comments, and messages. i love you all! && that is not an april fools joke!

xoxo

instalife

green smoothie goodness//stupid snow storm//these are going to be the death of me//cozy sweaters//bowling with friends on a friday night//so grown up going to costco on a saturday//sunday best//moochies date//bff's baby girl. i love her!

....just some photos from lately. i know some people hate when bloggers share their instas on their blogs..well guess what? i love it. maybe it's because i love intsagram and it's my blog! lol. do you follow me via instagram yet? follow me @erykaann.

come back to tomorrow for an exciting post about a new journey the hubby and i are starting!! 

happy monday! 

bits from lately

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+ my momma came to visit and we had so much fun!

+ we're silly.

+ i heart city creek so much.

+ slc temple is gorgeous.

+ ruths diner for dinner with my momma and stepdad.

+ church history museum. they had so many awesome things. 

+ ombre from the children's exhibit. there were a lot of awesome art work from all over the world!

+ dollar movie night! 

+ saturday we had a surprise party for dan and his friend kevin {they have the same bday. the 14th!} it was so fun. but, my camera wasn't working so i have no pics {blogger fail!} 
+ sunday we had some gorgeous weather. so gorgeous, i didn't even wear tights to church and we opened our windows. ohh i think utah is slowly gracing us with spring!

i feel life things have been so crazy the last few days. i am pooped. then yesterday was my first day in nursery in our ward. oh man, i need a nap! haha. this week seems like it's going to be crazy too. our anniversary is tomorrow, hubby's bday is thursday and this weekend we are celebrating our anniversary!!

&& guess what? today is my little sisters 18th birthday. um, how is she already 18? i feel so old! happy birthday jenna! xoxo

did you guys have a good weekend? 

bits from the weekend

+ anyone else having allergies already? i hate it. my eyes have been so itchy so, i've been a four eyes lately. 

+ i love to have inspirational quotes all around our house. 

 + finally watched breaking dawn part two. um, i pretty much laughed the entire movie it was so cheesy. until the end. holy amaze balls. i admit i bawled at the end. haha. 

+ we have some of the best friends and we love when we get to see them. saturday night we have jase + rachel from shooting the moon. we made pizza and played games. #effthisgame right rachel? 

+ saturday was also so warm and beautiful out, we then woke up sunday to a rainy day. 

+ this weekend was our stake conference and i loved all the spiritual upfliting i got. i was reminded on how important it is to love one another and to not judge others. {stake conference is where all the wards in our area meet together to hear from our stake presidency. to learn more about it click here.}

+ lately i have been a dishes freak. i used to let them pile up for days and now i freak when its like that. guess that's not a bad thing. 

+ sunday night we had kyle, stacy, and maddison over for dessert and games. we love them and love maddison she is so fun. she can even say our names....so cute! 

+ some spring cleaning of the apartment too. i love a clean house. don't you? 

+ getting very excited for my momma and stepdad to come visit tomorrow!!  

ps. don't forget to enter the beverly swimwear giveaway. ends this friday!! 

bits from the weekend

+ tried a new recipe and it wasn't that great. i was bummed out to point i almost cried about it haha. im such a baby!

+ friday night we had a little date night in, dinner and a movie in a fort. it was the best. we watched hot rod {which is what we watched on our first date} so fun! 

+ saturday day we went and had our selves a little fish taco date for a late lunch. do you live in the salt lake area? go to lonestar taqueria, like now!

+ sunday we got together with my family to celebrate that cute baby girl up there for her blessing day. i love that baby cousin of ours, she is such a sweet addition to our family. um, how cute is she?  can we talk about those cheeks? they are the best.

+ my cousin annie from what the helvey gave me the cutest necklaces ever. thanks buffy! see her etsy shop here.

+ watched the oscars {end of it due to walking dead being on and hubs not forking over the remote} and totally cried when gorgeous jennifer lawerence won and when ben affleck was giving his speech after he won. gosh, im a baby!

this weekend turned out to be a pretty good one, even it though it snowed. did you do anything fun this weekend? do tell!  one more thing, can you believe february is almost over. say what!!

happy monday, loves. hope you all have a good week!!
xoxo

fondue night with the helvey's

saturday afternoon after the snow finally let up {guys, we got over 2ft on this weekend...insane!} we drove down to provo to for our photo session with ashley. {cannot wait to see them and share them with you!!!}

&& then we went to hang out with our favorite cousins/friends annie + michael helvey. we had dinner at noodles & co, then fondue at their apt {mmmm!}. it was so much fun. lots of laughs, chocolate eating, and apples to apples playing. we love the helvey's and are so glad they are family. {we love you guys! xoxo}

did you all have a great weekend? do anything fun?

that one time i had a birthday

our heater is still broken. so we are using portable heaters for now//i couldn't help myself. i decked the halls//a little pattern mixing//my bearded hubby//of course i put up the happy birthday banner//birthday donuts saturday morning//birthday outfit//after dinner with phil+bridget and jase+rachel we walked around city creek sipping yummy winter drinks//me and my love//the hubby baked me a yummy cake. which we ate during the last 10 min of my birthday//beautiful roses from phil+bridget//packing for our trip

what a birthday. this truly was one great birthday. thank you for all wishes via fb, texts, instagram, blog, and tweets! you sure made me feel loved. my heart was definitely filled to the brim with love!  

well, we are off for california for thanksgiving and boy we are excited to see my mom and family! while i am away i have few posts scheduled for you lovely readers. be sure to come by and see what is a happening! i wish you all a happy happy happy thanksgiving holiday with your loved ones. see you in a few days! 

ps. did you win any of the giveaways?! see here, here, here, here, here, here and here. i have emailed you all and you have 72 hours to email me back to claim your prizes! if i do not hear from you i will be forced to choose a new winner. if you haven't received an email for some reason please email me!!! 

a glimpse into our weekend

triple date with my cousins the helvey's and the dahlin's {plus the berk}, breaking in my new boots, movies {did you see wreck it ralph? so cute right?}, cold medicine for me, sleeping, apple cider drinking, finally finding a sweater for our shoot with ashley {thanks for the help brielle}, family, snuggles with the hubby and candy eating. that is a little of that our weekend consisted of. it was the perfect weekend. well not the whole i have a cold part but, whatevs. 

did you blog about your weekend yet? leave your blog link in a comment and i'll check it out. happy monday, loves! 

ps. im guest posting over here today.

weekend snapshots

here are some snapshots from our fall weekend: pumpkins, little brothers football game {which they won!}, park city with the henderson's, alpine slide, dan's first time on a ski lift, yummy pizza, sleeping in, art exhibits and boot wearing. 

it was a pretty fun weekend but, boy are we tired. did you have a good weekend? do anything fun?! 

hope you all have a happy monday! 

xoxo