Happy Anniversary!

Happy Anniversary to me and my sweet husband! For our anniversary we spent the weekend in Park City. Justin has spent the entire week in Texas and didn't fly in until early (3am) Saturday morning. We drove straight up to Park City and checked into our GORGEOUS hotel. We had an amazing suite at one of the Ski Resorts. We had a fabulous view and our own hot tub on our balcony. We spent Saturday shopping at the outlets and relaxing. It was the perfect weekend away!

I CANNOT believe that it's already been a year. Time has flown by. It has been a fabulous year. There were so many happy times, and a few sad times. But I'm so blessed to have had Justin by my side. Justin is seriously the best husband. He is more than I could have ever hoped and prayed for. He is truly my best friend. He is always making me laugh. I've never laughed more in my life than I have with him. He is so hardworking. He makes so many sacrifices on behalf of our family. He is so good. He has a loving heart. He is the best listener in the world. Even when he doesn't want to listen and even when I don't think he's listening....he does. Thank you Justin, for being my Husband. Thank you for our wonderful life. Thank you for making me happy. I love you more than anything. I cannot wait to see what the rest of our lives have in store. xoxo

Then....09/17/2010

Now....09/17/2011

Justin's new Cheers hat, I bought him for our anniversary.

Sad Day

Today is the one year anniversary of my Dad's death. I cannot believe that it's been a year already. I'm so greatful that he did not have to suffer anymore in this life. But I am still so terribly sad that he is gone. Sometimes, it just doesn't seem real. I still find myself wanting to call him when I have news to share. And especially when I need directions. My Dad was the best with directions. I could call him from any state and he would know exactly where I was and what roads I needed to take, in order to get to my destination. I miss my Dad a lot. I wish he was still here. I wish he could have met Justin and been at my wedding. And I wish he was still here for all of the adventures in life, left to come. But I know that he is happy and healthy now. Love you Dad.

7/6/1954 - 9/7/2010

SURPRISE!!!

May I just say that Justin is seriously the most amazing and thoughtful husband. He is so good to me and is willing to put up with so much. The last couple of months I've been taking some medication that messes with my hormones. And let me just say.......THEY MAKE ME SERIOUSLY CRAZY! My emotions are off the scale. And Justin has been such a trooper. Needless to say...I was in need of some good "mommy time". So Justin surprised me, by buying us plane tickets to see my Mom.
We decided not to tell my Mom that we were coming to visit. We flew into Phoenix on Friday night, got a rental car, and drove to Snowflake. We arrived at 1am. I walked to my Mom's front porch and called her on my cell phone. I told her there was a surprise package for her on her front porch. (Side Note: If you ever need your mom to buy a really stupid story, try telling it  to her at 1am. She'll believe anything.) So - My Mom walks to her front door, opens it up, and SURPRISE!!!!! There I am on her front porch. She screamed, she cried, she laughed, she asked what was wrong. After explaining that nothing is wrong, we just came to see her...it was a fun and joyous reunion. It was seriously the best surprise I have ever given.
We spent the 3 day weekend with my Mom. Beings she wasn't expecting us, there were no busy plans in store. It was so nice to just relax and talk and be together.  Thank you Mom, for letting us barge in on your weekend!

Reese & Raegan made Justin's hair SO PRETTY!

Mohawk of Flowers (he's a good sport!)

Raegan informed me, that I was no longer her favorite cousin. I have to share my number one slot with Justin.

Mommy & Me

Reese told me it was her birthday and that we should make cookies, so we did. (even though it was not her birthday, silly girl)

We love chocolate chip cookies!!

Camping

We went camping last weekend with our friends Kole and Nicole. I thought we would be 'roughing it'. But as it turned out, we stayed in camping trailers, with running water and air conditioning. But we had fun! We only went up for one night. We played lots of games and ate good food. We went on a long drive in the Ranger. Long because...well, we got lost for a while. But, no fear! We eventually found our way back to camp. During our adventure, we found a rope swing. We stopped and played for a while. It was so fun. But we ended up with some rope burn. We also found a beautiful look-out that overlooked the entire Valley. It was fun to be up there with friends and to enjoy the fresh air.

High Uinta Mountains

The other day, Justin and I decided to go for a drive. We didn't get much of a summer this year (snow until July). And we have been waiting for the roads in the High Uintas to open. Justin loves it up there and I have never been. So FINALLY we drove up to the High Uinta Mountains. We stopped off at a little Diner along the way, called Dick's. Justin used to stop and eat there when he was a little boy. Well, let's just say, that it was not all that he remembered it to be. We had some shakes and grilled hot dogs. Not the best meal, but it was fun to re-live some of Justin's childhood memories.
We continued driving and ended up at Trial Lake. We stopped and fished for a while. Justin caught one fish. I only had a couple of nibbles on my line. We sat and fished for a couple of hours, until the rain came. Once we packed up and started driving down the Mountain, the rain stopped and the sun came out again. We stopped at some gorgous waterfalls. We got out and enjoyed the scenery for a while.
It was a beautiful day and it was so nice to get out of the city and enjoy the Mountains and fresh air. I loved spending the whole day with my wonderful Husband. We have such a fun time together. I love that man!!

Arizona/Baptism/4th of July

For the 4th of July, Justin and I went to Arizona. My cousin Riley was getting baptized and he asked me to give a talk. We drove down and spent the Holiday weekend with my family. It was fun to be home again. And I am so greatful we got to be there for Riley's baptism. We're so proud of him and cannot believe how fast he is growing up. While we were there Justin had a HUGE Water Fight with all of the kids. (15 kids to be exact!) He was such a good sport. We spent all morning filling the water balloons. And it took all of 5 minutes for every single one of them to be popped. We were sad we missed the fireworks at the Rodeo Grounds. But luckily, they now allow ariel fireworks in Utah. So we were able to catch some of them on the 24th of July. I was so sad that we did not take any pictures while we were there. But we did take a few pictures driving home. About 30 minutes from my Mom's house is the Wigwam Motel, along Old Route 66. This Motel is on the movie "Cars". However, they call it the "Cozy Cone". Well, Justin wanted to take a few pictures for our nephew Logan. So, here they are.

Joy Moments

So...Justin and I have this little tradition that as we're laying down at night...we share our joy moments. I haven't been so great about posting them online. But I have a few minutes to spare during my lunch, so I thought I would share them with you. These are my joy moments over the weekend...

1. Dancing with Justin...w/o any music
2. Watching Justin hold baby Brayton.
3. Playing with Logan and hearing him laugh.
4. Holding baby Brayton and smelling that 'new baby' smell all over his skin.
5. Being woken up from my nap with sweet kisses on my lips and cheeks.