Family By Divine Design:: Snatches of stuff

08 May 2011

Snatches of stuff

Since I'm so awful at blogging regularly, I've got a lot of catching up to do. So I'm just going to do a few snapshots of what's been going on since Christmas - ha! We're almost halfway through the year! Okay, so no pics of New Year's; no people pics of Valentine's day, so I'm moving onto the next big thing that happened: David's birthday.

Don't look at the cake too closely - you'll see what an awful job I did icing it. I freeze my cakes before I frost them, but this cake didn't get to freeze quite long enough. However, it still tasted delightful. It is referred to in my family as "Death by Chocolate Cake". So rich, that I need to wash it down with milk instead of have ice cream with it. If you have any idea how much I LOVE ice cream, or any idea how much richness I can handle, that should give you an idea of how insanely good this cake is. David's birthdays have been primarily about making sure he gets good food. This year was no different - although I think it was at Spring Break that we purchased a Wii bundle and used his birthday (and Father's Day and Mother's Day and his birthday money) as justification for the purchase. :)

I got all of my hairs cut. :D It was time. I didn't want it so short that I couldn't put it in a pony tail, but it needed some shape to it b/c it was getting . . . well, blah! I was pleased with the results.

A friend of mine found a free photography class/tutorial that was delivered to your inbox for the entire month of February. I saved the emails to start working on later, and the remaining pictures are from Day 1. The theme of the class was something like "Month of Love" and so the pictures were to be of your loved one(s). The first prompt was to take pictures of what they do. So here is David working a softball game. :) Only one of the sports he works, of course.

Dietrich and Kate playing with the "toys" at Dad's work.

Saw these tires and knew I had to get a picture of at least one of my kids with them. Dietrich is always available for a picture. :D He certainly doesn't get that from his dad. haha

2 comments:

Michelle Bell09 May, 2011 08:24
Do you share recipes? Especially delicious to die for chocolate cake ones?
I like the pictures you've been taking! And I really like your new haircut!! It looks really good! I'm always nervous when I go to chop off my hair, but last time I was soo happy I did it. I'm sure you will enjoy it.
-Michelle
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Raree (RAH-ree)09 May, 2011 10:08
I absolutely share recipes. :) To me, they're meant to be shared. haha I'll post it on fb . . . I think we're not fb friends, but I'll tag Josh to make sure he notices it and can share with you. :D
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David's Bio

I grew up in southeastern Idaho moving at age one from the center of our town to the outskirts. This home had approximately ten acres and much of my youth was spent outdoors both playing and working with my grandparents on their farms. I enjoyed sports throughout my life and was active in wrestling and football throughout junior high and high school. My junior and senior years at high school a sweet young girl even convinced me to join the ballroom dance team. I graduated from high school and attended BYU where I earned my Bachelors degree in Biology in April 2007. Having been raised in the gospel it has always been an influence in my life.

Rachael's Bio

I lived in south central Idaho on a two-acre property in a three-story home until the fourth grade. We moved to Idaho's capitol where we lived until I was in eighth grade when we moved to south eastern Idaho. This move affected my life greatly. It helped me to gain and solidify my testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ as well as helped me decide how accurately I was going to live the gospel. This is also where I met David who was to become my best friend and husband. After graduating from high school in 2001 I attended BYU for four and a half years and graduated with a B.A. in Modern Dance, shortly before giving birth to our first child. Through all of my experiences my faith in the Lord, Jesus Christ and my dedication to living His gospel with integrity has increased. My greatest desire is that I will be able to help my children live and love the gospel.

Our Love Story

Rachael and David met first in their ward after Rachael moved in at the age of fourteen. Rachael's family had just moved across town to a home more suited to their needs than the original duplex. Both of their families were active in the church and Rachael and David both served in leadership positions of their respective YM/YW groups. With that constant exposure to each other was added the fact that they went to the same high school and were in the same graduating class. They found each other to be attractive and dated each other quite a bit near the end of their senior year and the summer afterward. After his freshman year at BYU David went on a mission to Russia - Rachael wrote him about every month and a half, just as an "interested" friend. Rachael was at home working for the summer when David returned from his mission and immediately felt that she wanted to date him again, so she asked him to go see the Phantom of the Opera in Salt lake City; thereafter followed about six months of courtship before they were married in Logan, Utah. Now they're both "the luckiest."