All thanks to my dad

 Anyone who knows John White doesn't need me to remind them that he is seriously the most amazing man alive. He can make you laugh like crazy especially at the most inappropriate times...like inside the temple. He can golf like a pro. Cries watching almost anything...this video...or this trailor of les miserables (but who doesn't?) Cooks like his mama showed him. Spoils his kids rotten. Has been to every musical. Can sing any song by heart. He is the best person to travel with. He knows how to seize the day and live life to its fullest. Most of all he raised an amazing family that I am so happy to be a part of.

Now that I am married I am lucky enough to have two fathers in my life! Joseph Rue Plater III is the best father in-law I could ask for.

He is super silly, but is also very sweet. He is very smart, athletic, funny, and  a world traveler. My sister in law sara gives a much better shout out to him than I am attempting right now. Joey (my hubby) is basically a spinning image of Joe. It is funny seeing how alike these two are...and sometimes it is down right scary.

Clones? Maybe. It is so good to know though that if Joey keeps being like his dad our babies (in the future) will have the most wonderful father. Love ya Joe!


These pics are from sunday dinner with my fam last week. Thanks dad for making our family and lives so wonderful! Love you!

beckham and taylor

my brother jake

view from my house. it never gets old.

taylor and lucy

she is such a pretty girl!

lucy cracks me up. she is so independent!

my nieces! taylor, lucy, samantha (who carries a backpack just like her big brother wilson) & ali bug

the boys: beckham(wasn't having a good day), wilson with his backpack, and T (talmage)

i love watching my nieces play with my old barbies!

my brother jared and little tay tay!

wilson getting his big teeth!

ali loves my barbies

thanks costco for the cake

this is what i wanted for dessert. best donuts everrr.

me and jason!

naughty!

pre-bday celebrations

just the girls eating their cake

best buds

notice samantha and wilson with their backpacks! they never take them off!

me and nanners

samantha, jojo, and me. she is so gorgeous! awesome yogi too.

best sunsets in bountiful, ut

a toast to a lovely weekend!

goodbye sun

goodbye everyone! can't wait to be back in the 801 again!

The Land of Bountiful

This post might seem lame since most of my readers are from Utah, but I find something really funny. I have been noticing that every time I tell people where I am from out here they start giggling. Going to school I have been making friends in my classes (crazy i know). When fraternizing with your fellow classmates the question of where you are from usually pops up. Out here in the midwest I will usually respond with Salt Lake City. If I am feeling descriptive I will say a suburb north of Salt Lake City. When someone is familiar with the area of the beehive state I will say I am from Bountiful, Utah. (teeheehee!) BOUNTIFUL? your're seriously telling me your city is names bountiful? "the land of bounty?" haha yes very funny...?

I guess growing up there the name has never been strange to me. When you think about it though it is a pretty ridiculous name for a place of residence. It isn't as strange as My Large Intestine (Texas, USA) or Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio gogogoch (Wales) or Dildo (Newfoundland, Canada). These names are WIERD. (I found them on a top 50 wierdest names of cities forum.-Bountiful was not listed. )

For my friends who think Bountiful is such a funny name here is a little info about the land of bounty. It was settled  on the 27th of September 1847 by Perrigrine Sessions. He was the founder of the second settlement in Utah, and the first white man to make a home in the area now known as Davis County. It was first called Session's Settlement, but the local church ward (north canyon) had the name changed to Bountiful in 1855. They found the name fitting since this area was known as the garden spot of Utah.

Well everyone that is your history of B-Town! Have a great weekend!

ps big improvements are underway on the blog! I can't mention this with out giving my fav cousin elsha rae a shout out! She is going to be helping me big time figuring out this blog stuff. She is amazing! She has impecable style, the smartest, most gorgeous girl I know. She is a ginger and getting murried in June! Love ya girl!