True Love.

Matt picked out the Skittles I don't like and left the good ones in the bag for me :)
It's the little things, right?

She's Here!

And has been for a few weeks now! I'm a slacker. She is perfect though :) Evelyn Alta Miller...April 9, 2009 7 lbs. 12 oz.

Happy Auntie Kara!

Look at that little face!

She is so precious.

Uncle Matty & Evelyn :) She just melted his heart!

Petite little hands.

Daddy Ryan & Evelyn.

Isn't she beautiful? I need to go see her again :)

**Sidenote....I've been growing my hair out for a few months now. I'm tired of dying it. So the ends are colored/bleached out/nasty and the roots are brown. Yes, I'm ghetto. This is what happens when Lindsay moves to UT. Humph. I'm tempted to go have someone chop off all the color!

The Mathews' Visit!

The weekend of March 21st, we were lucky enough to have the Mathews Family come visit us here in CA! They live in St. George and took a road trip out here. Cortney was Matt's Trainer on the mission, and they are the best of friends. He and Emily have the most adorable little boy, Corbin:

Sandy took on watching Corbin like a little bodyguard...it was the cutest thing! They followed each other around everywhere.

We took them out to Port San Luis for some family pictures.

Aren't they the greatest looking family?!

I think Corbin was watching Matt dance around in this shot...

We had fun looking at the seagulls and sea lions.

We tried our very hardest to talk them into moving out here...even Nana got in on the promotion of beautiful Santa Maria, CA!

This is my favorite picture of the whole trip.

The day after they left, I told Matt, "I miss Corbin." He is such a fun kid and has the best little personality!

Come visit us again soon...we love you guys!

Kandie's Baby Shower!

Last Saturday, the 21st, we had a baby shower for Kandie. Shannon hosted it at her beautiful home, and Diana and I did food and whatnot. We are so excited to have little baby Evelyn joining the family on April 9th! (I'm crossing my fingers for a niece on my birthday...the 7th!)
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Kandie and Gray hangin out at the shower. Gray and Evelyn will be 16 months apart; just like my sister Lindsay and I!

I am so proud of the diaper cake. Didn't it turn out cute?!

Beautiful cake from Albertson's, my friend Jessica does a great job. I picked chocolate with fresh strawberries and it was YUM!

The food...Diana did veggies & dip and fruit & dip, and I did the spinach dip in the bread bowl. Lotsa dip!

Diaper Cake & The Wishing Tree (Many thanks to my mom's tree for sacrificing some branches...)


Marsha hanging her advice on the Wishing Tree

And the beautiful favors! I used Sue Sparks sugar cookie recipe...they turned out gorgeous AND yummy! (See some of her talent here and here. She is incredible!)
Thanks to Lindsay for helping me frost, decorate, & wrap them up! Oh, and Matt for his help with the sprinkles ;)

We played the game where you guess how many TP squares around Kandie's baby belly is...and someone guessed EXACTLY 12 squares!
Kandie also got some adorable girly outfits and things for Evelyn. It sure is different having a girl!
All in all, I'd say the shower was a huge success. Thank you everyone who came and/or contributed in any way!

Gibbons & Hollywood

On Saturday, March 14th, Matt & I went down to Santa Clarita to look at some monkeys. It was extra credit for his Anthro class, so we decided to go. It was really interesting and fun! I got some great shots of the gibbons, but the man who runs the place asked that I didn't post them online. (Reasons being that zoos will try to acquire the rare breeds he has -- and he tries to release back into the wild). I'm begrudgingly respecting his wishes.
Here's a handsome monkey I found in the preserve...

And a pretty bird...

This wins The Best License Plate Ever Award in my book!

From Santa Clarita, we decided to go to Hollywood and be tourists all day. Matt's never been down there before, so we went to Mann's Chinese Theater and put our hands in the prints of movie stars. It was fun to watch the freak show :)
Standing over Journey's star on the Walk of Fame...one of the best bands in the history of the universe!

Being sassy on Hollywood Blvd. We ate at the Pig n' Whistle. I got a huge burger and ate the whole juicy thing...it was so good!

Matt showing off his sweet belt buckle from the vintage store.

Check it out! Cowboy vs. Bear. So manly!

Where Jimmy Kimmel films his show.

We picked up some delicious cupcakes at Sprinkles, then headed home up the beautiful California coast.

We are so lucky!

P-O-O-P

Sunday was Dry Council Sunday in our ward. The first guy, Bro. Mankins, was great. He told a story about having to crash land at VAFB...it was neat! He totally kept our attention the whole time.
Then the second guy got up. We didn't even have an intermediate hymn, which is torture. So he starts, and was talking in the softest voice! We could barely hear him. So I'm bored and start writing on Matt's back. He is REALLY bad at that game. He'll guess so many times, but is so stubborn that he won't let me tell him what it is!
So me, being the mature 24-year-old that I am, started writing a word on his back. He was NOT getting it! So I'm writing it slower and slower...until I hear a voice whisper behind me, "PEE....OH....OH.....PEEEEE!!!!" I turned bright red and turned around -- it was an investigator sitting with the missionaries! Ahhhhhh!
Everything about the situation was hilarious...the bald man speaking in a soft, monotone voice at the pulpit...the glazed over looks of the congregation....the skinny, long-haired investigator who knew the answer to Matt's back writing....oh boy.
It took everything in my power to not burst out in laughter!
Then, when the man concluded his talk, a little red-haired boy that we adore said (probably louder than he intended), "FINALLY!"
Quite a comedic Sacrament Meeting if you ask me :)

Matt @ Guad

On Matt's day off we went to Guadalupe for a photo shoot. I don't like the crazy waves & riptides there...so I offered to take pictures with Brandin's awesome zoom lens (thanks buddy)!
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Snowy Plover...LUNCH!

The waves slam you into the sand here...Matt is cracking up because I captured it!

Such a stud! I was pretending he was a pro surfer and I was a pro photog at the competition. He said, "How did I do?" I replied, "Oh, you won the title."

I just LOVE that wetsuit butt!


He's up! Big waves...why I wasn't in my wetsuit that day!

Serious business.

Favorite shot of the day...thinking about blowing it up huge...or sending it to Billabong ;)

Love this cutie!

It's not a trip out to Guad unless you get stuck behind a tractor!