Independence Day!



Happy 4th of July!

We attended the Rupert parade and then went to my parents for yummy food and fun on the slip n slide!! The kids had a blast playing in the water.

June's happenings.

Last month we went to St. George for a family reunion with all my mom's siblings and kids/grandkids/great grandkids..lots of people! It was so fun seeing everyone and catching up. We also were able to go to Zions National Park...There were lots of people there and it was really hot but it was still fun. Then the next weekend we were able to go camping with some of my family.

Happy 5 Years!

Happy 5 Years to Nick and I!!(last Saturday) Wow..it has definitely gone fast and I must say we have had some great times together! We talked about what the next five years will bring and we think it will be fun to see if our predictions are on with what actually will happen! We didn't do anything spectacular but I will say it was sooo nice to just have it be us two for a change! (thanks mom) We also both discussed how great it is to be married to our best friends..but seriously..we have known each other for a LONG time and were just friends first and then it progressed to the mushy love stuff which has been so fun! Happy Anniversary my love!

I'm back.. atleast for today!

Wow, I have taken quite the break from blogging and decided I need to document some of these things we have been doing.  So I will start close to where I left off and quickly get this up to date! The past few months have gone by so fast and sadly I don't have very many pictures to show for it. We should be settled in our house by now but I have hung ONE picture up. Sad. I know. But on the contrary, we have cut down 16 + trees, put a little bit of free sod in, (I love free stuff) and taken out our half-circle drive way..(boy that was a job!) and we are slowly putting in a sprinkler system! When I go back and read what we have done it doesn't seem like much but we have only been here for 2 months! and let's just say those were some BIG trees! We were able to escape the to do lists for Memorial Weekend and went camping with my parents..the weather was awful, (snow, sleat, hail, rain, wind) but it was still fun to get away! Ryan is crazy as ever and loves to explore everything. Sometimes a little too much! (like just decides to walk down the road by himself and doesn't look back!)

P.S. the pictures above...The first one is an after shot.  The second picture is somewhat of a before shot. we had already taken down 5 trees in the very back. Still working on the no grass situation!
The next two are just of the cute kid.

moving into OUR house tomorrow!!!

say what?? ya. i'm a little excited if you can't tell!

BiRtHdAy BoY!!!

ryan turned 1.

loved his cake and his party.

loves his grandma..more than mom.

loves anything w/lights or opens and closes.

loves to be outside..spring come fast!



a little catch up...

 Ryan was completely okay with Santa..surprisingly..

This is Christmas Sunday morning..not the best but had to document it!

Well..as always I'm playing catch up. Christmas was wonderful especially with Ryan..not that he understands anything and not that we got him much of anything but it was still special having our "first" stay at our place christmas.  LOVED having Christmas on Sunday this year. If I could I would have it like this every year.  Update: Nick started a Masters program (3 years ugh..) the first of January, still working at the hospital and sadly it's winter so no golf for him. I am teaching piano and staying home with Ryan.  We love being so close to family as we get to see them often. Still miss Logan a bit but this will be our home for awhile. More updates on the little guy since his big birthday is here in a few days.

the feast.

 Ryan on Thanksgiving.

Grandma and Ryan..the two redheads..(there. I said it, I have a redhead.)



Well Thanksgiving was wonderful involving ALL my siblings, a turkey trot, turkey bowl, yummy food, and my first time black friday shopping! Just have to say there are some crazies out there!!! The two pics above are the only pictures I took the whole weekend..sad I know!! But this boy is pretty cute in his turkey onesie!! I am such a dork I know!! On a side note..Do I look super young? I was asked if I was 18 and then asked for my ID just to make sure at Walmart just to buy some shoe glue.. and then a friend of my dad's said I am WAY too young to have a baby..what the heck!? My mom had 4 kids by the time she was my age!! 

Family Pictures!

Yay for pictures..We had a fabulous photographer take Ryan's newborn pics and we decided we better do it again but with all three of us!! We had a great time and we like too many of them to post but I will post a few of our favorites! And due to blogger being stubborn..i'm not able to post more than these two..i've tried for a couple of days now..so if you so much desire to see the rest of them..go here!!!

A little overdue...

Wow the time has kept ticking while staying busy all the while of neglecting my poor little blog..I have toyed with the idea of throwing in the towel on the whole blog thing. I'm not the greatest blogger there is and lets face it..I now have something or someone much cuter needing my attention but for now I will try my best to squeeze a blog post here and there of the things we've been up to. We did just return from a fabulous trip to California to see my sister and her family. They live in the most beautiful, resort town I have ever been to..ha!! That might be a little of an exaggeration but we had a lot of fun visiting, going to the beach, going on coasters until some of us threw up at six flags. For now..two pics is all I'm putting up..One is Ryan at the beach loving on the sand..and the other at the Utah State football game rocking a sweet fur hat from Aunt Lu. We're hoping to take some family photos soon but haven't yet so you just get Ryan which is fine by me.