New Website!!

Stylin Stems

My amazing husband has revamped my website! He had to do a final for school and build his own website so he did one for my flowers. I think it looks pretty darn cool!! Check it out and give us some feedback... and maybe spell check it for us too! Thanks Babe! It looks amazing!!

Pumpkin Patch and Hayrides

We went to a pumpkin patch with Kyler's family for a family home evening in October. We took a hayride into the pumpkin patch and got to pick ourselves a pumpkin. Of course Kyler had to get a huge one. It was really fun to go with all the kids. They are always so excited about the holidays!
Kyler and his pumpkin!

My pumpkin :)

Some cute shots of Nixen and Bode


Kyler and I! and Tanner too :)

Smith Family Pictures

We took our Smith family pictures this last month- They turned out really really nice! Thanks again Craig!
Steve and Camille

Dave and Michele's Family

The Girls

The Guys

The Smith Family

Montana

We got to go visit my parents this month. I was really excited to go up. I haven't seen them since July- I know I know it hasn't been all that long but its seemed like forever for me. We were able to walk around town a couple times and visit the park for a little bit. It was a nice get away.

Yep I was this close to a buffalo...

Kyler took this picture on our way out of town. I love it!


Gotta love girls night. Thanks for putting it together Amy and Bry!

Acappellastock

We went to Acappellastock last night. My brothers group T-Minus 5 heads it up every year. Last night T-Minus 5, Mosaic, and Face performed. The concert was super fun. Kyler and I had a good time! Awesome job guys.

T-Minus 5- my brother is the first dude on the left.

Mosaic-

Face-

Kyler and Dan wanted to get a picture with Mosaic and they were nice enough to oblige!! (or they didn't notice- one or the other)

Check out all their music on itunes & mark next years Acappellastock on your calendars! :)

Bear Lake!!

Kyler and I got to go up to Bear Lake and hang out with our really good friends. Bubba and Traci's family just built a cabin in Garden City and we all got to stay there for a few days. Kyler and I couldn't go up until Saturday afternoon, but it was nice to go away for a little bit. Thanks Bubba and Traci for the fun weekend! We had a great time!

Kyler and Mark grew mustaches just for the occasion... :) Makes me laugh!

Bry and I building a sand castle.

The Girls!

Bubba's Stach...

The group! Minus Lyle and Rachel. We missed snagging a group picture with them.

On the way out of town we snagged shakes... You have to buy a raspberry shake when you go to bear lake! Yum!

Pic of the day!

Kyler and I went to a matinée showing of Inception yesterday.. When we left the theater this is what we saw... Pretty darn cool!

Busy Week

I feel like i've been running my head off this past week. I thought I'd show you all what I've been up to. Its been a lot of fun doing these weddings. :) I did on on the 18th one on the 24th, and one on the 26th. Its definitely been keeping me busy!



And another picture of our cute garden! :)

Ritz Poppy Seed Crackers

So... we noticed that our June recipe was titled "ritz poppy seed crackers". For those of you who may have noticed and didn't think that it sounded too tasty, we've got it fixed! I must say also that this recipe is super good. My mom makes it quite often for family dinner. Give it a try!

Stylin Stems

Its Official! I'm a new business owner in the floral industry. How exciting right? I'm really glad to have that city and state stuff all finished. Its taken me a bit to get it all done too. I've been to 3 different city buildings to apply for my license- one of them twice- and finally got things figured out. I've also started doing a few weddings for the Victorian reception center in Layton this summer and that has helped me quite a bit financially to get started. My brother made me up some business cards and Kyler's been helping me with my website (its still in the works but its up if you want to check it out you can- stylinstems.com). I'm so glad I have family and friends to that can help me get this up and going! Thanks to all my friends that let me do your weddings! I know learning to run a business is going to be a big learning experience for me, but I'm totally ready for it!!!--- I think?! :)

Getting my long awaited business license

My flower fridge... This thing is going to take away lots of stress!


Speaking of stems- This is our corn... Its Growing!!!

Glitter Toes

I threw a Glitter Toe party at my house tonight. Kyler's sister Michele came and did our toes for us and it turned out really fun. Thanks to all who came and for those who didn't, maybe next time! If you want to throw your own Glitter Toe party let me know and I'll get you the info. (Bry) :) Thanks Michele for coming and doing that for all of us!
Michele doing Jenny's toes

I made some cookies to go along with the glitter theme.

Glitter Toes!!

1 Year

Kyler and I celebrated our first anniversary yesterday. We can't believe its already been a year. We've loved every minute of being married and we're excited for an eternity together!






For our anniversary we went to do a session at the Salt Lake Temple. It was a perfect way to spend the morning. We were able to spend the rest of the day together. Thanks Kyler for a great day!


And he bought flowers for me and arranged them all by himself. He thought it would be fun since I do flowers. He's a pro!

Boondocks

We spent Friday with Kyler's family hanging out at Boondocks. We mostly played with the go carts doing quite a few laps. It was pretty fun!

Corbin and Kyler

Angie

Steve

Nixen
Kylers nephew Corbin earned a ton of points in the arcade and spent his tickets getting this...

A pirate hat... Hilarious!

Gordon Ramsay's Fajitas with sour cream and guac

It's not often that I (Kyler) get on here to do a post. I usually just make requests to Angie for monthly recipes, etc. I really enjoy cooking and trying new recipes, so for christmas I got 3 cookbooks. 2 of Gordon Ramsay's (one from Dave and Michele and one from Joe and Jen) and Angie bought me a Rachael Ray. I've been trying to make new things out of my books whenever I can and there are a few that we've made a couple times. The fajitas are one of these. Angie has never been huge on Fajitas because they tend to be a little to "saucy" and overbearing, but she loves these ones. As with most of Gordon's recipes, there's no extra fluff. They're very fresh and simple, but super good. Not much in terms of sauce with these. Just well seasoned meat and veggies. I definitely suggest making the guac though. It really adds to them. Also, make sure not to skip over the part in the recipe about adding your veggies and meat when the pan is very hot. You don't want the meat to sit and dry out or become tough. Get them in a hot pan, and get them out fast. To make them even better, we buy the uncooked tortillas (Costco or Harmons is where we get them) and cook them as needed. The Salmonds have been buying them for a while and I love them!



Enjoy...

Gardens & Gamers

I asked my Mom a while back if we could use her garden this year while they are in Montana and she said yes. I've been really excited to do my own garden. I used to hate gardening and doing yard work but doing it with Kyler has been a lot of fun. We went over there a week ago and Kyler mowed, aerated, and power raked the lawn while I cleaned up the strawberry patch.... He was there a little bit longer than I was :) We went back today to get the garden ready to plant. Its been a couple years since my parents have used the garden so there was a little bit of work to be done to get it ready. We are almost to the point to put some veggies in the ground!

Before



After

5 & 1/2 (42 gallon) bags of weeds!


The Strawberry Patch!


We also had a BBQ at our place on Saturday! Jenny & Mitch brought their Wii for everyone to play. This picture is one I caught at the party. Definitely some serious gamers! Thanks to all who came!