pioneer day

We celebrated the 24th at the Oakley demolition derby...it was a blast! These pics were taken on my phone so they aren't great quality but they captured the night pretty well. I am so grateful for the pioneers and the sacrafices they made so that we could live in this beautiful place.

Happy 24th!

september

Happy Birthday to my fabulous sister in law September! This girl is quite amazing. She just recently moved back to Utah after living away for a long time and we have had so much fun with her being home (bear lake, camping trip, many dinners etc.). This girl is independent, smart, fun, kind, and basically the glue that holds the Bickmore fam together. I feel blessed to know her.

Happy Birthday September!

ps. check out that amazing candy cake (props to Sammie)...there is a bundt cake underneath all that delish candy...another reason I love this girl, we share a mutual obsession with candy!

summer lovin

summer is the best. here are some of the many reasons why...

reading

boating

sun

fishing

pool time

bbqs

full bloom garden

bike rides

running outside

snow shack

yellow nail polish

open windows

SYTYCD

family time

sunkissed skin

warm nights

sprinklers

and so much more.

WE LOVE SUMMER!

aunt

I absolutely love being an aunt and I have to say that I have the cutest nieces and nephew around. I got to babysit them this weekend and we had so much fun, as always. Summer nights are the greatest and make spending time with the kiddos even better because we can go on walks, get slurpees at sev, ride bikes, and relax on the front lawn.

Love my little buddies so much!

GTU

I went to Good Things Utah the other day...so fun. Rosie is interning there and the minute I hear David Archuleta was going on the show, I decided I needed to be there. It was amazing.

Cute David A is just itty bitty. So short and just the sweetest thing ever. He sang and then they interviewed him. I loved every minute of it.

Thanks for being so cool and a little TV star Rosa and letting me tag along!

book worm

My new favorite hobby as of late is READING. Nothings beats finding a great book! I love catching up some fun reading in the summer whether I read at the pool, on our boat, or on a blanket on our front lawn. These are the two most recent books I have read and both are amazing. Something Blue is a continuation of Something Borrowed...for those of you who saw the movie and liked it, this is a must. It is a super easy read but quite entertaining. Divergent is a total nail biter. I could barely put it down! It is set in a futuristic Chicago. It has a similar feel to The Giver if you have read that.

Next on my book list...City of Bones (and the rest of the books in that series) and The Help.

brookie and parker

Last night was my cute friend Brooke's wedding. Besides my own wedding, (I am kind of bias) it was one of the most magical, amazing weddings I have ever been too. It helps that brooke and parker are absolutely head over heels for each other but seriously the night was perfect. Everything down to the very last details. I am so happy for these two and know that they will have a wonderful marriage. Abs is in town for the weekend and let me tell you, I just love having her home! I have missed her so much!

This was our beautiful table. Notice the cute vintage book holding the table number and of course the potted plants with our name tags. So darling.

Brooke surprised parker and sang to him at the dinner. I am pretty sure there was not a dry eye in the entire place. It was one of the sweetest thing I have ever witnessed.

I love Brooke and I felt so blessed to be included in her special day. I got to go to the ring ceremony, dinner, and reception and all three were simply perfect.

Congrats Brookie and Parker!