Nerf War.

Yes, all of us competed in a midnight nerf war. It was intense, action filled, amazing, and in the end my sister and I won. Good game boys, good game.

Christmas with the Mellors!

We had a great Christmas present exchange with Katie, Laura, and Matt. Brett, as usual, got a joker gift with a couple other good ones. Yes. He got his naked baby picture put on a mug. We know that that mug will get some good use. :)

Laura LOVES her mug...

Katie loves her pajamas from Staci and Michael....

We love our mini muffin pan with mixes!!!

And Laura and Matt hopefully love their keychain flashlight, headband, and naked Brett mug.

All in all the Mellors had a great Christmas!! Thanks guys!

Brett turns 24!!!!

This year we were in Hawaii for Brett's birthday and got to celebrate there and at home. The first two pictures are Brett in Hawaii eating his yummy ice. (Sense of Humor required for those pics ;)).

When we came home we celebrated his birthday with Laura, Matt and Katie. We went to dinner at Costa Vida and when we came home we surprised Brett with his very own Mint Chocolate Chip Baskin Robbins birthday cake (even with trick candles!!). It was a great day and fun to celebrate twice.

Happy 24th Brett!!

A Hawaiian Christmas

For Christmas this year, Brett and I joined my family in a trip to Kaua'i, Hawaii. We left on the 19th of December and came home on the 27th. It was an extremely fun and relaxing vacation. Here are just a few highlights from our tropical escape. :)

Lunch at a place called Fat Mama's. The burrito I got definitely fit the restaurant name.

A very intense rope swing where we spent many hours swinging from...

At a beautiful waterfall we kayaked and then hiked to. We walked behind it and you almost couldn't breathe with all the water that was falling behind you. Amazing!

At the Grand Canyon of Kaua'i....so pretty! The Wettest spot on earth is just about 1/2 mile from here...

The Zipline Explorers on Christmas Day!

Left: Me. Right: Brett. Center. The insane Zipline setup.

At the end of the zipline adventure we went swimming. Brett was the star of the show with backflips and tricks. It was great!

This was Brett's Birthday. We went to a fun lunch at a place call Keoki's. 24!!!

The day we left. You can tell we are tourists by the jeans that we wore preparing for freezing Utah air. We are devouring the yummy "Shave Ice" that they sell pretty much everywhere there. So scrumptious!

It was a wonderful trip!!! :) We loved spending time swimming, playing on the beach, and throwing the nerf football from pool to pool at our hotel. We were sad to come back to snow and back to chapped lips and dry skin....sad. But great to be home!!

Mahalo :)

Brett.

While we were waiting at the Zip Line in Kauai Josh took these funny pictures of Brett.

We were laughing so hard!! It made for a hilarious memory of going to Hawaii.

Christmas Card

Yes, this is our Christmas Card. :) We hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

Love, Brett and Whitney Mellor

4 o'clock

Today when I got home from work I went into my kitchen looking for a little 4:00pm-low-blood-sugar-treat. I had a couple cookies left over and decided that they would make a lovely treat. Mindlessly I grabbed the plastic zip-lock bag that I had stored them in and took one out.

As I sat with my cookie and glass of milk I decided that my "plastic cookie bags" weren't going to cut it any longer.

MY cookies deserve a better home.

They're too delicious to sit in a lame zip lock bag. which is why I decided I want a cookie jar. A cute one, obviously. One that will do my cookies justice. Because, taking a cookie out of a jar is a lot more fun than taking one out of a bag. Ha ha :)...just for fun...

Someday...

A Game for the Ages

The BYU vs. Utah game was yesterday at BYU. It was a fantastic game to finish the season. The game was tied at the end 20 to 20. In overtime Utah scored a field goal and it was then BYUs turn with the ball. On their second play, Max Hall threw the ball to George who carried it into the endzone. The fans rushed the field and celebrated the Cougar victory together on the Y field. An amazing game and one that we will remember forever.

Yes....we had season tickets on the 3rd row...awesome season...

Josh, Trev, Dad, me, and Brett....we have had so much fun this season!

Us in the group running the field...total RUSH!

The fans in the stadium...

Pandemonium...

George, our player of the winning touchdown in overtime!

Us after the game...cold, but too excited to care. Go Cougars! A great end to a great season. Cougar victory 26 to 23 against the Utah Utes.

Design That Makes Me Smile

Today I was thinking about all the things I'm grateful for. For those who don't know, I'm obsessed with design. I love it!

Please Enjoy :)

Beautiful :)

Wooden floors...a night stands that look like trees....colorful lamps full of light...a cozy sleigh bed...

A green kitchen full of fun cabinets...

God's colorful design...beautiful...

Meet Alice..she used to be old and she was made new....

Don't you wish you lived in a town where every building looked like this???

It makes my heart sing. (The Bertoia chair to the right is amazing as well...)

Another place I wished to live in...a place where you go outside in boots like this and an amazingly cute apron that was part of your everyday outfit...

Can't you just imagine your little girl getting into bed in her little bedroom where her little bed was nestled into a little nook in the wall :) ah...

Frank Lloyd Wright. Enough said.

The Pantheon. Give them credit, this is incredible.

The fireplace, the couch, the cute pillows, the amazing curtains...the roof and ceiling....ah..

The Macintosh School. It doesn't look like much, but the inside is truly inspired. A-mazing!

Robert McArthur.

I went in this home a couple years ago and cried. Cried. The little bedroom from above lies within this incredible home. The seperate garages, windows, wallpaper (yes, beautiful wallpaper!), small rooms, and design are...I'm speechless. I am without speech.

A blue cabinet...with red walls...

Little Green Notebook design...

Again Little Green is basically design on a dime but incredible! She inspires me.

I hope that you are smiling. :)