The "crowning" moment of the night (Randi and Richelle got me a princess crown and beads to wear)
My dear friend Jaime who let the party planners have it at her house even though she is due in 3 weeks
Mr and Mrs Buvala (I can't even begin to say thanks for all the time, effort, stress, etc they have put into this)
Anthony my man and all his spray painting efforts and watching the kids so Richelle can do her countless jobs for this
My parents aka Grandma and Grandpa Rodgers aka the ones who put up with me for 30 years, yikes!
The party favors for everyone
The Jensens (Taryn, Bryant, Jacob, Lauren, Mom Jensen, Me and my Jared)
My sweet Shelby who I have known forever and who also helped Jared find food places
My own Princess Carriage Cake (which Emma has been bugging me all day to cut!)
I am a good friend because I look stupid in this picture but my girls look fantastic! (Wendy aka gravy boat, Regina, birthday girl, Robyn aka Pepsi (dute dute), Richelle aka MOH1 and Randi aka hot bride)
True excitement over the spa gift certificate for girls weekend this summer (this is Emma's favorite picture because I look like such a dork jumping in the air)
Kara, me and my twinkie gangsta buddy
Just a few of the desserts my cousins ordered from a bakery (I didn't realize until looking at this picture that there were cream puffs there, mini cheesecake bites, lemon squares, brownies and lots more)
Have you ever wondered what "Sprinkles" cupcakes taste like that Oprah brags about sending to all her celeb friends?! Well, I wonder no more...Stefney got me some...mmmmm good! Jared and I downed them in about 3 minutes.
Norm and Cara Germaine (love this family to pieces) me and Maggie and Andre Ethier
Jared's long time friends (Brian, Matt, me, Kristi, Ben and Chaddy)
A small sampling of the food Jared ordered from Garcias (the lady in the black made the amazing carriage cake)
The Tomlinsons (when they walked in at 10pm a few people starting cheering and my cousin wondered what the big deal was about her well it is that she made it to the party because she is going to have her baby any minute
This hot momma, Sara, just gave birth to twin boys a few weeks ago
As if the carriage cake wasn't enough, my aunt also made me a red velvet cake with 30 candles on it for me to blow out (it only took me 4 breaths to do it, wow I have issues)
The Grove 2nd ward girls (or at least the ones that could make it - a dozen or so went out the night before to celebrate my birthday and my twins momma Lisa's birthday) Jaime Votaw, Natalie Germaine, Lisa McBurney, me, Stefney Crawford and Denise Ecalono. 
(In the background of this picture you can see the slide show that Jared spent many hours working on.) My thoughts while this picture was being taken, "hmmm, which wallet do I use now, my American Eagle wallet or this Coach wallet from Randi and Richelle?"
Yay, Coach wins! 
These are the pretty girls behind it all, Randi and Richelle
Seeing as how this is my family journal I get to write on here whatever I want to write and because I was having fun talking to everyone last night I forgot to take pictures of all the little things I wanted to remember so here are a few just for my sake. It was a perfectly planned princess themed party, black and pink with carriages, tiaras and wands. I loved the toule on the tables, all the balloons (that Elias keeps running around and saying "cool") and the personal sized Martinelli bottles outside with the Pepsis (dute dute) and waters next to the lit fire place. I loved the that people could watch "Dark Knight" in the movie room and/or they could enjoy a slide show of my life through pictures and music that my husband spent many hours on (how come nobody ever pointed out my ugly eyebrows when I was in Jr High?!). I loved small details like cars parking on another street and all the kind people who walked to the house, the suburban full of kids and babysitters waiting around the corner for Randi and I to leave my house so they could all be dropped off at my house and grab my husband. I even get a good laugh now at Randi telling me she forgot to put on deodorant and how we had to go back to her house so she could put some on and how she almost forgot to put it on once we were there and Richelle calling with an excellent story about forgetting Derek's helmet at Jaime's house. I am amazed to find out that my aunt spent 3 days making my carriage cake, all the time put in to filling the candy jars and adding on the cute labels, all my friends and family who got babysitters so they could come out and celebrate with me, etc. I know this post doesn't do this party justice but I am so grateful for everything and seriously don't know what I have done to deserve such amazing cousins, friends, family and husband. PS - Jared taped it for my sister Caryn so if you want to watch the video it is on the side under the video section.
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