Why Steve loves being Uncle Steve (and me, Aunt Jessie)

I got an email from my sister today:

"Hey! So I have a funny story for you... This morning I was changing Tienna's diaper and I asked her who loves her. Typically she says Mommy, Daddy, Grandma, Jesus, etc. Today it was Mommy, Daddy, Grandma and Steve. Just to let you know your hubby's made Tienna's top 5 list of people who love her - above jesus! hope things are going well for you guys, we miss you!"

This is why we love Uncle Steve, and this is why I love my sister, and my neices.
Good to know Tienna doesn't only like Steve when he's giving her fruit snacks:)

Oquirrh Mountain

Last Saturday morning Steve & I along with Mckay, Brooke & my mom went to the Oquirrh Temple open house. Steve doesn't see the importance of going to open houses anymore because we can go now when it opens, but I think the funny run-in with Mckay's area authority from his mission made the whole trip worth it. But in all seriousness, it was beautiful, it was a fun morning, and fun company:)


As you can tell. Steve & Mckay thoroughly enjoyed the open house:)

One month and counting:)

We have been married one month today! I can't believe how fast time is flying by - It seems like this was just yesterday...
Hope all is well wherever you are! We love you!

New shoes, per Steve's request.

I have a pair of shoes that Steve absolutely loathes. He hates everything about them, and isn't too thrilled when I come home at the end of the day wearing them. They are a little (correction: a lot) smelly, and subsequently make my feet smell. Whenever I walk in the house wearing them he makes me take them off outside the door, then go straight to the bathtub to wash my feet. I love these shoes. They are the kind of shoe that if I had known I would wear them everyday, with any outfit, then I would have bought another pair when I purchased them for $20 at the Banana Republic Outlet in Las Vegas last summer.
Steve put his foot down almost 2 weeks ago now and told me I couldn't wear them again. He told me I was going to have to throw them away, I told him that wasn't an option. He then gave me the option to buy a new pair of shoes to replace them to help ease the pain of throwing them away. I looked and looked to find a pair exactly like them but wasn't successful. As pathetic as I am, I would not let him throw them away until I found a new pair of shoes. After days and days of searching I didn't find anything similar, so I decided on a different pair of shoes.
I decided to OK my new purchase of shoes with Steve because they were pricey: $50. When I told Steve why I wanted a pair of Toms (for every pair you buy, they give a pair to someone in a Third World country), he agreed they were a good purchase, direct words were something about "you're pulling at my liberal heartstrings."
Needless to say, the red pair of Toms were a good purchase. I love them. Not quite as versatile as my Banana Republic favorites, but I figure good pairs of shoes will come and go (and I might get emotionally attached as I did this last time!) Hopefully next time I'm smart enough to buy two pairs!

4th of july and the JoBros

The 4th of July is my favorite holiday, hands down. Steve & I had a fun day starting at 6:30 am. We went to the hot air balloon festivities at the Provo High Field. Then, of course, we came home and went right back to sleep! When it was time for normal people to wake up on a holiday we woke up again, made a wonderful breakfast together, then went out and did some shopping for a few things for our apartment (which is coming together very nicely might I add). Then went up to my parent's house for a BBQ. After the amazing hamburgers we came back to Provo and went to LaVell Edwards stadium, to either see the Jonas Brothers for $40 or to sit outside the stadium and enjoy the firework show. Thanks to Steve's great scalping skills (much improved since the San Francisco Giants game experience) we got $55 tickets each for $20 each. Pretty good seats too! The Stadium of Fire was entertaining, and the fireworks were amazing, as always.

We hope you all enjoyed your holiday where ever you are!!

San Francisco sourdough

Our honeymoon in San Francisco was amazing. Between Wicked, the SF Giants vs. Texas Rangers game, shopping on Market Street, Fisherman's Wharf, exploring the city and Steve's heaven on earth - Amoeba Music on Haight street there was always something to do, but we still found time to relax and enjoy each other's company.

Father's Day breakfast at the Boudin Sourdough factory on Fisherman's Wharf

I could have left Steve in Amoeba Music for the rest of the vacation and he would have found a way to sleep and eat in the place.
Oh his love for vinyl records, I don't quite understand, but I think it is awfully cute:)

Last minute ticket purchase to Wicked was well worth it the entertainment-

Especially with 10th row and center seats!