My Little Sis Graduated!!!

In May, my little sister (Danielle) graduated with her Masters in Architecture at the University of Utah! What an accomplishment! We are so proud of you Danielle! We had such a fun day celebrating and hanging out with friends and family! Here are some pictures to prove it :)

Danielle and Brittany (they stuck by eachother every step)! BFFAEAE

Cassidy told me that BFFAEAE = BEST FRIENDS FOREVER AND EVER AND EVER!

AUNT KIKI, TATA, AND MY MOM

WHILE WE WERE PATIENTLY WAITING FOR THE GRADUATION TO START, DANI AND BRITT WERE POSING FOR ALL SORTS OF PHOTOGRAPHERS IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM. IT WAS LIKE A 30 MINUTE PHOTO SESSION OF THESE TWO HOTTIES!

AUNT KAKI AND DANIELA

LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER :)

YES. SHE WAS WEARING CLOTHES UNDER HER GOWN. EVEN AFTER ALL OF THE CRAZY DARES!

MIKE AND DANI (ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE BFF'S)!

MY BEAUTIFUL SISTER...STANDING OUT....

WHAT A HAPPY MOMENT!

A BALLOON WISH

PRETTY FLOWERS FOR A PRETTY FACE.

DANIELA WITH HER PROUD HUBS...BWANDON...

AFTER THE GRADUATION, WE CAME BACK TO MY HOUSE TO ENJOY SOME CHILEAN EMPANADAS MADE BY MY MOM (AND LOTS OF OTHER FOOD!) IT WAS SUCH A FUN CELEBRATION! WE PLAYED MUSIC, SANG, ATE, LAUGHED, CHATTED, AND ATE AGAIN.

YOU CAN'T TELL BY THIS PICTURE, BUT I REALLY WAS PRESSURED INTO PLAYING SOME OF MY FAVORITE BANJO SONGS...BRITTANY'S WHOLE FAMILY WAS CLAPPING THERE HANDS SAYING..."BANJO, BANJO, BANJO, BANJO" AND I COULDN'T HANDLE THE CONSTANT NOISE :)

HERE ARE SOME BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS SENT FROM MIKE AND EM FROM OREGON!

CASS AND MOM EVEN SANG A FEW TUNES...

WE HAD SO MANY PEOPLE OVER THAT DAY! HERE ARE A FEW OF OUR VISITORS...

HI EVERYBODY...MY NAME IS DANIELA AND I JUST WANT TO SAY...I'M DONE!!!

CLASSIC FUN CENTER! CASSIDY TURNS 8!!!

THIS YEAR CASSIDY CHOSE TO GO TO CLASSIC SKATING FOR HER BIRTHDAY PARTY! IT WAS SO MUCH FUN! GAMES, FOOD, SKATING, JUNGLE GYM, AND THE BOUNCE HOUSES...MY MOM, DAVE, AND I EVEN JOINED THE FUN!

SARAH, MAGGIE, CASS, GRANDMA, EMMA, AND GRACE...THANKS FOR MAKING THIS DAY SPECIAL FOR CASS!

THANKS MOM FOR COMING TO HELP OUT WITH ALL OF THE LITTLE MONKIES! AGAIN, I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU!

CASS TALKS ABOUT HER BIRTHDAY PARTIES ALL YEAR LONG. SHE'S ALREADY PLANNING THE NEXT ONE!

CASS AND HER COUSIN, IZZY!

DAVE...ARE YOU MODELING?

BIRTHDAY GIRL!

COUSIN IZZY

CASS AND MAGGIE

Toroweap-Grand Canyon

Dave, Cass, and Carl (Dave's dad) went on a road trip to the Grand Canyon...they went biking,hiking, and camping! Here's a video of some cute pictures that were taken.

NANI'S ROSES

I LOVE THIS PICTURE OF CASSIDY THAT WAS TAKEN AT MY NANI'S FUNERAL. IT CAPTURES ALL OF THE EMOTIONS WE WERE FEELING ON THIS DAY OF CELEBRATION! WE ALL GOT A BEAUTIFUL ROSE TO GIVE TO NANI! ALWAYS THINKING OF YOU NANI...

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY TO CELEBRATE NANI'S LIFE

MY SWEET NANI PASSED AWAY AND WE WERE ABLE TO CELEBRATE HER LIFE WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. IT WAS A SUNNY DAY AND MY NANI WOULDN'T HAVE HAD IT ANY OTHER WAY! EMILY, ANTHONY, AND JEN

TATA AND CASSIDY

VICKY, TATA, AND MY MOM

PALLBEARERS: BRANDON, DAVE, ANTHONY, AND TYLER

TATA AND SOME OF THE GRANDKIDDIES

BUT...IT'S FUN!

WELL MY LITTLE NANI IS GOING DOWNHILL REALLY FAST AND IT HAS BEEN SO HARD TO WATCH HER GO FROM BEING SO ACTIVE WITH ALL OF HER HOBBIES AND TALENTS DOWN TO BEING BEDBOUND. NANI HAS ALWAYS LOVED KEEPING BUSY. SHE IS A HARD WORKER. SHE'S ALSO GOT THE BEST PERSONALITY AND ATTITUDE! SHE IS SO PASSIONATE ABOUT GARDENING, COOKING, SEWING, TAKING CARE OF TATA AND MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES. MY WHOLE FAMILY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND THE DAY WITH NANI AND TATA TO CREATE SOME MEMORABLE MOMENTS THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME! THERE WAS SO MUCH LOVE IN THAT HOUSE, I CANNOT EVEN EXPLAIN. SHE IS SASSY AND SWEET. SHE STILL MAKES US LAUGH...THE OTHER DAY, SHE WAS TELLING US HOW HER RIBS WERE RUBBING ON HER HIP BONE AND IT WAS GETTING REALLY SORE (SO SAD) AND THEN SHE GOT THIS BIG SMILE ON HER LITTLE FACE AND SAID (IN ENGLISH)..."BUT IT'S FUN!!!" I LOVE YOU NANI.