Vacation 2011

I have A LOT to catch up on, but I thought I would start first with a slide show from lake Powell. We had so much fun! I will post more about our adventures in a later post. We went to Las Vegas first, then Lake Powell, and finally to the Grand canyon. It was so good to see my brother, Kyle, again after 2 years!

Summer

At least I know that 2 people read my blog! I don't blame the rest of you since it has been about 4 months since I have posted anything! Life has been really crazy for the past 4 months or so. And some of has not been a very good crazy either. As of May, I am no longer working at the day care that my friend and I started. I was going to take on all of the kids at my house, but due to some factors that I wish not to write about, I ended up only taking on 2-3 part time kids. Christian has been working at a computer company out in Tooele for about 4 months now. It is a really long commute, but at least he is making up for the money that I was making at the day care.

Our Summer has been pretty fun. My birthday was on July 1st (the LAST year of my 20's!) and my family happened to be in town for it. We went to the Red Iguana which was soooooo good! After dinner, I had a party with some of my good friends at my house. We made smores, danced a little, played games and did a little long boarding afterwards. The 4th of July was fun as well. We went to the parade that comes right by our house and then went to Sandy City for the carnival and fireworks.

The 24th was interesting because it fell on a Sunday...and since we are in Utah, it was actually celebrated on Saturday and on Monday! On Saturday, we did one of our favorite things to do for Pioneer day. We went down to my great grandma's in Spanish Fork, and walked over to the carnival by her house. It was a lot of fun (besides being like 10,000 degrees outside!) We celebrated the 24th again on Monday by going to Liberty park. The kids played in the water, went on rides, ate really greasy food and had a great time. Having an extra holiday is one of the pluses of living in Utah!

This will be an exciting week! Today, my brother, Kyle, comes home from his 2 year mission. In 3 days, we will leave for Vegas/Lake Powell to see him and the rest of my family. I don't think I have ever been more excited for a vacation in my life! The last thing I will writ about today is that I think we may be in for some major changes soon. Christian and I have been talking and praying a lot about moving to Houston. My parents bought a new house, and we can rent their other house which would be great for us. We definitely need more room. So, the job hunt continues in Houston. Thanks to all of my friends who have been helping him to find a job. Now for some random pictures from the summer.

Aunt Mae's 90's birthday party

Liberty Park

Anyone out there?

Okay, I know it has been FOREVER since I have posted anything. Life has thrown us a few loops lately, but I think we are on the upside right now. By the way, does anyone even read this anymore? If so, I will do a new post. If not, I will probably just let it go. What do you think?

Small and Simple Things

My small and simple pleasure for today is being able to dress in Summer clothes. It has been a long time coming, and the sunny weather really lifts my spirits! To add your small and simple pleasure, go to ldspearls.blogspot.com.

WHY ME??? a venting post

Those of you who know me, know our car was broken into last month. We had just had our taxes done and it was all in the car...along with Christian's school stuff. So, we chanced all of our information and payed to be on an identity protection plan. We bought Christian new school stuff and life went on. Yesterday, I decided that I was finally ahead enough financially to go get myself some new makeup, since my old makeup was a year old. I got some coupons together and bought ALL NEW MAKEUP yesterday. I was feeling good, so we decided to take Kennedy to Chuck E Cheese for lunch. I packed my camera in my bag to take pictures of her and off we went. We had a great time...until the car decided not to start. Ya, we need a new car badly, but no money for that. We got the car jumped and went home.

I was not feeling well this morning and wanted to stay home from church, but I had a feeling I needed to go. So, I got the kids ready and we went to church at 11:00. At 11:30, Christian went out to get Liam a binky from the car and what did he see? A busted out car window...our car window. What else, MY PURSE WAS IN THERE! It not only had my brand new digital camera in there from the day before, but also my purse, my cards, my drivers license, my money, my coupons, my receipts,my cell phone and my brand new makeup!!! Now, before you tell me I was dumb to leave my purse in the car, I know! I had my church bag with me, so I decided that I did not need my church bag and my purse inside with me. So, I put my purse on the floor, locked the door, and went inside.

I called the police and filed a report, but I am sure it won't do any good. I am so sad right now. SO SAD!!! No pictures for a while. I just bought that camera and can not afford a new one any time soon.

LDS Pearls

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Rev Mayhem

Hey all of you Utah people! My husband's band, REV MAYHEM, is playing tonight at the Murray theater. There will also be an improv comedy show before they go on. It starts at 7:30 and tickets are $6.00 if you buy them from me or $8.00 at the door. The show starts at 7:30! Hope to see you! They are a lot of fun to watch!