Dec 31, 2010

Winter Wonderland




Gingerbread houses with the Drakes.. I still can't believe the boys won!


Grand America Christmas Party


Jack and Halle loving their gingerbread men at Grand America


Our first Christmas Tree! Adam was a great helper :)


Adam playing minute to win it at the Fetal Fotos Party


Merry Christmas from the Paces!!!


We had a WONDERFUL 1st Christmas together! We spent a lot of time with each other and with our families and did a lot of RELAXING.. Adam was off work for a whole week and he was the best little stay at home husband! He got a lot done and I came home every day to a nice clean house and dinner made! We hope everyone had a great Christmas and we are so grateful for all of our friends and family and hope you had a very Merry Christmas....

Looking forward to the New Year!!! :) Bring on 2011!!!

Nov 25, 2010

***~THaNksGIvInG~***

{Katie}
I am grateful for my sweet husband

I am grateful for the gospel in our lives

I am grateful for my family (old and new)

I am grateful for the house that we live in and that we have shelter and warmth

I am grateful for my job

I am grateful for my friends

I am grateful for warm socks

I am grateful for my health
I am grateful for my nieces and nephews

I am grateful for sappy chick flicks


{Adam}

I am grateful for my wife

I am grateful for my iphone

I am grateful for food

I am grateful for clothing

I am grateful for the Utah Jazz

I am grateful for Mucinex

I am grateful for Jesus Christ

I am grateful for a shower
I am grateful for my health


... And the list goes on. We have been so blessed this year and have so much to be grateful for this Thanksgiving season and always! Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Xoxo, Paces


Oct 15, 2010

*~HONEYMOONIN~*

Adam and I were spoiled enough to go on TWO Honeymoons after our big day!  Our first one was to Las Vegas, we stayed at the Grand America the night of our wedding and then took off for Las Vegas the next morning.  I was a dummy and forgot a camera for that whole trip but I took some pictures with my phone.  I'll post them if I can figure out how to get them on here :)  Our stay at the Grand America was perfect!  My brother, Landon, works there and he hooked us up with an awesome room.  Not only that but he set it up for us with some rose pedals and chocolate-covered strawberries (my favorite)  It was SO romantic and we we had such a good time...

That next morning, we woke up early and caught a flight to Las Vegas!  We were there for just the weekend but it was such a fun, short, honeymoon.  We stayed at the Trump, which was the most amazing hotel we have ever stayed at, we were completely spoiled all weekend... Room Service, Valet, People waiting on us poolside.. My heaven :)  We were able to do some shopping while we were there, relax by the pool, play some black Jack, eat at buffets, and we went to a show while we were there.  We saw "Beatles Love"  It was such a great show.. Adam had a blast and we loved watching all of the talented acrobats and we LOVE Beatles music so it was all in all a fantastic show!!!  We had a really good time in Las Vegas for our first Honeymoon and looked forward to our SECOND Honeymoon a couple months later which was to...

**HAWAII**
We left in October and we were in Hawaii for 10 days... It could not have been more perfect!  Adam had never been to Hawaii and I was so excited to show him around!!  My wondeful brother, KC, helped plan our trip so that we could make the most of it.  Here are some pictures of everything that we did... Enjoy!
 The first few nights was in Oahu.  We loved walking Waikiki at night and found some great restaurants!

                            First night at Waikiki... We were so white!

   The Oahu Temple.  We saw BYU Hawaii and visited the temple..
   The PCC.. We went on a boat tour to all of the different "islands"
                                   At the Polynesian Cultural Center
                          Adam learning how to Hula dance.. What a good sport :)
                       Us with the Coconut guy.. We loved him!
       Part of the PCC Parade.  Tonga was one of my favorites!
    We decided we wanted to eat where the locals eat... Found a great sushi place called Genki Sushi!
     We loved it and can not stop thinking about it to this day.... Mmmmmm..... I hope we can go back!
    Hanauma Bay! What a fun day to lay out and go snorkeling!!!

       In our snorkeling gear ready to hit the Bay!
            It was kind of a walk to get there so of course we decided to stop and take some pics :)
You can't go to North Shore without stopping for a Matsumoto Shaved Ice!
 We stopped at the Dole Plantation on the way back too... Pretty much everything was closed but we got some yummy treats!
                    <3 Genki!
 We spent the last week in Maui! My favorite! It was so beautiful and we had great weather the whole time!
                                                Beach Bums :)
 At our resort.. This pic does not do it justice.  What an amazing resort!  7 different pools to hop and so many other fun things!! Not to mention the room was incredible!!!
                        Just chilling in one of the many swimming pools...

 In our kitchen.  This condo was amazing!  Had everything we needed!
                                Adam getting ready to make us some lunch! 
         Another favorite restaurant... Cheeseburger in Paradise!


                                   At the resort just catching some rays :)
                                  Our view every evening... Breathtaking!!!!
                               Just enjoying some sand beneath our feet!!!
                                     
    Adam on the waterslide... We were like little kids, that slide was so fun!
                                          Getting ready to go Parasailing!
                                         On the boat, almost our turn!
                                             Ready, Set
                                                 Lift Off!
 This thing went 600 Ft above the ocean... What a rush! We were a little scared at first but loved it and it was totally worth it!
                                          At a Luau... Yummy!

We were here! 

Thanks to my sweet, fun husband for making our Honeymoon such a fun trip! And a BIG thanks to my brother who made it all possible.  He even flew to Maui to meet us and get us checked in to our sweet hotel with his discount! Who does that??? Thanks KC!  We are so lucky to have such travel experts in our family who know how to plan and get the most out of all of our vacations!!! Best 10 days EVER!

Aug 13, 2010

For Time & Eternity... Mr. and Mrs. Pace

Friday, August 13th, 2010 was the happiest moment of our lives and a fairy tale day we will never forget.  To start out, I woke up the very moment I heard my alarm that morning, which was set for 4:30!!! Am I crazy? YES! I honestly would never wake up at that time for anything.. Oh except for getting my hair done and makeup for my wedding.. that is about the only time.  I had my friend Cortney do my hair and luckily we knew what we wanted because we had kind of played around and practiced a couple days before.  I showed up to her house and she did not answer her door for the longest time! Turns out she had a hard time waking up.. So needless to say, I was a little bit panicked just praying that I was not going to be late for my own wedding!  Eventually she let me in and we got started. The hair really didn't take that long so I was done just barely in time to rush home, drink some chocolate milk and eat some toast for breakfast, grab my stuff and hit the road!  I'm not sure who's idea it was to take one of the earliest times for our temple sealing.  Our session was at 8:30 in the morning, which meant that everyone we invited to the sealing had to be there at 8:00 which also meant that WE had to be there at 7:00 which on the day of your wedding that is WAY too early!!! On a bright note, I got to be married to the man of my dreams basically first thing that morning :) We were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple by our temple sealer, Elder Wulstenhime (might not be the right spelling)  He was hilarious and gave such good advice. I tried to remember everything he said that morning but I may have missed some of it due to nerves setting in and looking around at everyone that was there.  Luckily, Adam remembered more and we talked about it afterward.  The sealing went great and we were so happy to have so many of our loved ones in that room with us.  That truly was a moment I will never forget.  Getting to talk to and hug everyone while standing next to my new husband and feeling like the whole world was ours at that moment!!! Thanks to everyone who came, It was a very special time for me and Adam. We knew that Adam's mom, Pam, who passed away years ago was in that room with us and I think  that, too, was a feeling that we will never forget!  After we were married, we met everyone outside of the temple to take some pictures.  It was so good to see everyone that was not in the temple with us.  I felt like a princess in my dress and Adam felt like the most handsome man as well.. which he was! Our photographer took pictures of us for about 2 hours after everyone left.  One thing I remember was my sweet friend Marlee brought some waters and a bag of different foods to snack on.  Smartest thing ANYONE could have ever done.  I would have for sure passed out from being out in the sun in my dress for that long without any food!! Thanks Mar :)  We had a reception that night at Noahs in South Jordan.  It was such a beautiful night and it could not have gone more perfect!  Here are some pictures from the best day ever...


      Coming out of the temple
                                     
   The Anderson Clan
      Us w/ the Nieces and Jack
The Pace Clan
Me and my ladies
       The whole crew


   Where he proposed :)


 Our photographers took some great pics.. Pointe Digital, Highly recommend them!
Reception
   The Bridesmaids
     The Groomsmen
  The whole crew again
     Candy table.. I had to have my pixie stix and Adam had to have his frogs!
   Cute Jack loved it too!
   The food! Luckily we got to take some to the hotel with us that night... SO yummy!

    It isn't a party without the eclaires, huh dad?
Our line of Diet Coke that got us through the night :)
            The cutting of our AMAZING cake was successful! Thanks Ash for making it, we loved it!!!
      Daddy-Daughter dance
   Mother-Son dance
 Me and my hubby.. 1st dance  Song: Jimmy Wayne "You Are"
 My brother sang and played Matt Nathanson's "Wedding Dress" It was amazing! Love you Landon!
Then we all partied and danced the night away!
    Had to throw in a little country dancing...
  Even got my husband to dance with me :)

My cousin's cute daugher, Autumn, caught the bouquet 
 And Jack man caught the garter
 Making our way out of the building... What a fun night but we were ready for some more fun & some sleep!

Our fairy tale evening turned out perfect. Thanks again to all who shared it with us! Love you. K & A