St. George Trip

Last weekend I took a girl's trip to St. George with Jake's mom, aunts, sister and sister-in-law. We had an absolute blast!

We did Lots of driving:


Lots of eating:

and of course...lots of shopping!

One of the highlights of the trip is that we went to see Tarzan at Tuacahn.








It was soooo entertaining! Sitting in the 100 plus degree weather with swollen feet became totally worth it!

The next night we actually got $10 CATS tickets so we decided to go to the show again!








The end of our trip came way to fast (we were gone Thursday through Sunday but it just wasn't long enough!) It was definitely good to get away, but I sure did miss Jake!

Raptor's Game

A few weeks ago we got free Raptor's tickets from South Ogden City. We invited Jake's brother, Jeff, and his family to go with us.

As you can tell, Jake and Carter had a great time...and so did the rest of us!

Towards the end of the game a guy who works for the Raptors came up to Carter and gave him a free ball that the team had played with. He was stoked as most of the players came by after the game to sign his ball, it was fun to see him get so excited. The Raptors killed the other team and it was good to have some fun, free entertainment!

Hyde Park Celebration

First night we experienced the Ash-in-your face fireworks!

The next morning we hung out at the parade:

Then we cheered Jake on at his cyclocross race.

I am definitely Jake's BIGGEST fan, but the rest of the fam is close behind me! We love watching him race and supporting him!

Jake did AMAZING! They rode the coarse for 40 minutes. In that time Jake got a flat tire, but luckily had a spare bike so he was able to switch and still get 2nd place! Good Work Babe!

4th of July Week

Here's a brief summary of our fantastic week:

Friday July 2nd: We went up to watch the Logan fireworks with Jake's family. We enjoyed yummy pizza and treats and lots of laughs while waiting for the fireworks to start!

Saturday July 3rd: We went on a fun bike ride up Green Canyon with Jake's parents. I was pooped but it was totally worth it!


Later that night we went to the Cache Valley Cruise-In parade

Monday July 5th: Traveled down to my mom's family reunion.
On the way we stopped at Cove Fort. It's such a cool place with lots of cool artifacts and history. If you haven't ever been, I would definitely recommend checking it out!

After a few hours of driving we finally arrived at our destination: Summit Chateau Lodge near Brian Head Resort. This was the view from the deck of the lodge. It was so pretty! Jake was stoked to pull out his binoculars and look for deer and elk, which he was successful at finding!

We've been looking forward to the reunion for quite a while now because there is a lot of my family that I haven't seen for over 5 years because they live in Arizona and Indianna! ALMOST everybody was able to make it, so the grand total was 58 of us in attendance! It was so nice to see everyone!

Tuesday July 6th some of us decided to drive to Navajo Lake to bike around it. We had a BLAST and got a work out at the same time!

On the way back to the lodge we stopped at Cedar Breaks National Monument to check out the scenery. AMAZING!

Wednesday it was time to make the drive home. We said our good-byes and had to part. We had such a great time visiting, laughing and getting to know our family better! Thanks to Jake's family for watching Koda so we could go enjoy ourselves! (dogs weren't allowed at the lodge)
Unfortunately it's time to stop playing and get back to work! I hate how fun times and vacations always go WAY too quickly!!!

Review of what we've been up to!

This is Jake's parents "new" trike they got and Jake is in love with it. Carter (our nephew) had a blast getting driven around the driveway!

Jake and I took a trip to see the Manti pageant. It was the first time either one of us had ever been and it was really cool to see! We camped the night and on the way home stopped to hike Timpanogas Cave. Here are a few pictures from our adventure!



Utah is such a cool place to live. We love how there is so much to see and do within just a few hours.

We also got a chance to go to the Real game! We had a great time even though no one scored and it ended in a tie! Thanks for the free tickets and shirts mom!


For more explanation on our last post....
We are now 17 weeks along and things are going really well. I haven't been sick at all...thank heavens! I feel REALLY lucky! We'll keep you updated as time goes on!

News...

Baby BOY expected December 10th, 2010!!!
We couldn't be more excited!

Thursdays Happenings

This past Thursday the weather cooperated enough for a few hours that we were able to get out of the house. We hiked up Waterfall Canyon and even talked my little sister and her friend Bobbi into coming with us. Oh how we love exercise and nature and when you put the two together you get something great!

Jake even caught a lizard on the way back down!


Later that night I cut my hair. It was kind of a last minute thought, but I was able to get my an appointment. This is how the night went:


Just getting settled.

The last of the pony tail! It's GONE just like that!

TWO hours later:
(after ALOT of thinning out....the girl said she has never cut such thick hair)

The finished product!


About 10 inches worth of pony tail that I will be sending off to donate to a program called Beautiful Lengths to make wigs for women with cancer. This is my second time donating my hair, but definitely the shortest it has ever been!

It's definitely going to take some getting used and I have to learn how to do my hair again, but overall I'm happy with the outcome. One thing is for sure....my neck won't have to support as much weight any more!