Birthday Week

Here are some exciting moments from Chance's birthday week. 

Chance's dad drove down and took him out to lunch, golf, and bought him a fancy new driver.

We met up with Tangi and Scott for a fun afternoon at Boondocks and a yummy dinner to follow. Chance and Niels got soaked on those boats!

 

Uncle Chance! These kids are the cutest.

I made Chance the Brink family favorite, Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cream Cake. It was heavenly. It was thoroughly enjoyed by all. 

This shirt was Chance's birthday present from me. He is a cougar through and through that is for sure. He is already anxious to wear it to the BYU vs U game coming up in September, which my family gave him a sizable donation for!

 

I love birthdays. I love Chance.

day of birth

Yesterday was Chance's birthday! His birthday is a joyous day because I am so glad he was born! My life would be incomplete without him. 

 Happy birthday cute boy, we will be celebrating all week!

change-your-life-delicious

This ice cream bar will change your life for the better. Go to Costco now and get one!

Costco hand dipped (in real milk chocolate) ice cream bar rolled in roasted almonds. The best $1.50 we have ever spent. Go with someone to share because it is huge!

50

My parents turned 50 this month! And I am so happy they did because we were able to party all weekend together as a family!

We played tennis, swam in the pool, played games, went to the farmer's market, celebrated our country's birthday, made yummy food, laughed, danced, threw the best birthday party ever, and just soaked up every minute with the whole family all together. 

Joe got a little creative with the weapons in clue.

We threw a really fun party for our parents with all of their close friends! Here is part of the party planning crew.

I wish they were our neighbors.

Lily and I liked the ice cream!

It was so fun to be home and hang out with Meg and Emma, we miss Megan here in Provo and Emma too for that matter!

I love the fact that I will be able to grow old with this handsome man. He is my favorite :)

Father's day

My dad is the best! I was sad that I couldn't be with him and my family on his special day, and not just because they are all at the BEACH, but because I love him very much. He is so patient, loving, smart, and such a goof ball. 

We had a fun father's day weekend! We went to the Hogle Zoo with my sister-in-law Tangi and her cute kids. The tigers were my favorite!

To celebrate Chance's future fatherhood (don't worry Mom, this is a far away future). I made delicious chocolate chip banana bread, which we loved, and gave him one of his favorite snacks for his long study days ahead this summer. 

As you can see, he loved the bread.

A must make dinner

We had the most delicious meal last night! I made Southwest Pasta Salad and homemade tortillas to go with. Seriously, make this dinner sometime soon!

De-Fense

No, I am not talking about the Heat's terrible loss in the finals (of which we are very sad about), I am talking about the exquisite feeling of being done with my thesis defense! I passed my defense a month ago today, so it is about time I document this momentous event in my life.

Everything went really well, I gave my 20 minute presentation, then my committee questioned me for 40 minutes, then I left the room and they deliberated for 10 minutes and then I came back in and they said I passed with qualifications!  I fixed what I needed to the next week and turned in the final copy. What a relief!

My wonderful Mom came up for the occasion, and Megan and Chance were there at my defense as well. It was so comforting to see them all while I was presenting. We had a fun weekend together and I am just so grateful for all of the love and support I have been given from my family, Chance's family, and my Heavenly Father in receiving my MPH degree.