BeAr LaKe~FiRewOrKs~& an AnNiveRsArY!!

Well its no doubt we crammed a ton of fun into this weekend too! I'd say we're doing pretty good for the month of July! My brother Jared and his little family came and stayed with us for a few days. It was so fun to have them! They got to go see George Strait in concert Friday night, which meant I got to babysit Miss Makell! That was quite the event... I took her to the store with me and learned its incredibly hard to get anything accomplished with an 18 month old in tow!

Saturday we headed up to Bear Lake to play on the beach for the day. I love it there! We had so much fun! Lindy & Maddux met us up there and hung out too. It was fun watching Makell - - she loved it there. The water was perfect for her to just plop right down in and start flinging mud everywhere! I also learned an incredibly valuable secret this time around. 50 SPF baby sunscreen spray DOES NOT WORK ON ADULTS!! That was all we used since it was easier to apply than the lotion sunscreen, and all of us burned except the kids! Kinda crazy huh... so just an FYI for future use!

Sunday were the Weber State fireworks to kick off the 24th of July week. Bryce & Jessi came down and we BBQ'd before we headed out. We had great company there! It was fun sitting in the sun and catching up with the Romero's, Sherman's, Bingham's and Phillips! That is until the rain came down!! Luckily it only sprinkled for a little bit! The fireworks were good as always. They seemed shorter this year, or maybe its because I was gabbing through them all!

And Monday (the 20th) Chase and I celebrated our 2 year Anniversary!! I can't believe it has been 2 years already! (actually it feels like longer!) We hadn't really planned anything since it crept up on us. So we both went to work and got home around 6:00 p.m. We lazed around for a bit and played with Crank (our new kitty). Then decided we were going to go to Hamilton's in Logan and visit the Bingham's to see their new puppy. It was lots of fun, and a very chill evening! I just want to let Chase know that I love him so much and I am so happy he is my one and only!

Here's to another great year babe!

Bear Lake & The Uintah's

We crammed a ton of fun into last weekend! Started off by camping up at Beaver Mtn with our friends the Jaques and the Andersen boys! We had some yummy dutch oven and roasted marshmallows and starbursts!! The next day we headed down to the beach at Bear Lake.

We had so much fun! Chase and I have had this floating island for about a month now that we have been dieing to try out! Lets just say it was a hit, and it will be joining us wherever there is water! We had it named "white trash island" but considering the envious looks we were getting we decided it probably wasn't as white trash as we hoped! ;) The weather was so-so... overcast and a bit chilly at times, but just enough sun to make it okay to hang in the water! Enough said... I'll let the pictures do the rest of the talking.

After the lake we headed over the mountains to a cabin in the Uintah's. The cabin was awesome and we had so much fun (thanks for the invite Miles & Jocelyn!). Sunday morning we got cleaned up and headed over to Mirror Lake and the Provo Falls. We had lunch and the boys hiked around and through the water. Then we drove through Kamas, Oakley and Morgan to get home.

It was an awesome weekend, and hope we can keep it up until I'm back to school on the 28th :( I don't like to think of how fast that day is coming up! So I'll stop thinking about it and get some pics on here!

Hot Springs on the 4th!

Chase and I ventured up to Idaho for the 4th again this year. It's becoming a tradition to head that direction and escape the crowds at the parades. This year we hiked into Skillern Hot Springs with my mom and dad. Skillern is located in the Sawtooth National Forest, Smokey Mtn. Area. It was a ton of fun! I finally got to prove to Chase that I'm no sissy when it comes to the outdoors!

Friday morning we got everything together and loaded our packs and headed out. We hit the trailhead at about 2:00 p.m. IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY!!! The hike in took us 2 hours, which isn't bad when your packin all that extra weight! It was a couple miles in (my dad says 5-6, but it didn't seem that long). We set up camp, enjoyed a soak in the pools and came back to start dinner. It had been thundering a little, but we thought nothing of it. Until it started to pour down hail the size of marbles! We thought "oh... it should pass quick" NOT!! After huddling under some pine trees for about 15 minutes trying to stay dry and eat our spaghetti, we decided it wasn't letting up so we made a break for our tents. One hour and 30 minutes later it quit raining! That is a long time to spend in a tiny tent when your not sleeping! We had to stand around what was left of our fire and try to dry things out. It was quite the experience, but I have to say it could have been a whole lot worse!

We hiked out Saturday and made it to the truck in 1.5 hours. When we got home we weighed our packs to see how tough we really were. The results go like this - - Dad = somewhere around 30-32 lbs. Chase = 26 lbs, plus an extra 4 lbs from the gun he was packin. Mom = 18 lbs. And mine was only 15 lbs. (I swear it was more on the way in!!)

So much fun we had! Thanks for the good times Mom & Dad!

Movie Mania!

I'm sure no one will find this post at all interesting, however - - - I am bored at work and shall post what I want! This last week has been movie madness for me. I've been to 3, yes count it - - THREE, movies! Its like a record! So I thought I would share my views on them, since I scored and 2 of the 3 were amazing!

Movie #1 - - The Proposal






I loved this movie! It was a great girls night out show :) Full of laughs and even got a little teary eyed! Gals - - get out and see this!

Movie #2 Year One

There were some good laughs. But overall it only gets a so-so from me. Wait for it to come out on Redbox if you really want to see it!

Movie #3 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

AWESOME!!! Chase and I loved it! We decided we must own these movies for life! Everyone needs to see it! Its funny, action, love story.... It is just intense!! SEE IT THIS WEEKEND!

** Vegas Vacation **

Last weekend we headed out to VEGAS again for a little early summer vacation and for the International Esthetics, Cosmetics and Spa Convention!!

A little something for me to earn some extra hours (50 to be exact) for school by attending. We invited the Jaques and Binghams to come have some fun with us (and we sure hope that is what they had!).

We flew out Saturday morning and arrived in sunny Las Vegas around noon... walked the strip until we could check in at our hotel, and then lounged at the pool for a bit.

(Planet Hollywood)

Later that night we went to a Cirque de Soliel show called KA. It was an amazing experience. For those who have never been to one I am highly suggesting it! I was in awe the entire show. I'm still baffled by all of the amazing things that went into it.

Sunday I spent my time at the convention and had a good time. There really isn't much to tell about it. There were a ton of good deals, and of course I came home empty handed! Oh well... next year!

Monday was our day to leave, but not until later in the evening! We had fun and kinda did our own things. It was a long day, and a great trip. I am glad to be home though! I lost $15 on the slots, but got some sweet mardi gras beads from some run down place in "Old Vegas"! Oh and I can't forget to mention my attempt at rebellion - - - the trashy airbrushed tat I got that lasted a whole day!! I love Las Vegas!

Crazy/Beautiful Weekend!!

Chase and I had quite the eventful weekend! Friday night was Christian's graduation from Morgan High School! We are so proud of him and the accomplishments he has made throughout life. Congratulations to Christian and good luck in the future!

Saturday was an amazing day. We got to watch our adorable niece, Kinley, during the morning while her mom and dad (Skyler & Heather) were taking out their endowments at the temple and get her ready to meet her parents at the sealing. As their one year anniversary this little family was sealed to each other in the Salt Lake City temple. It was a great day and we are so happy for them and the choices they have made and the examples they are to us. Congratulations Sky & Heather!!



Later Saturday afternoon we went to Bountiful for a graduation BBQ for my "little brother" Braxton. He graduated from Davis High on Friday! For those of you who don't know I have what I like to call a second family whom I have been very close to since the age of 12!! We had such a great time catching up with them! Congrats to Brax who made it through and can't wait to move away! Love you guys!


(Braxton & Brecklee - - my little bro & sis!)

On Sunday we braved the weather and went to Hill Air Force Base to watch the Air Show. It was awesome and we had so much fun. Even in the 5 minute monsoon that blew threw and soaked us! Our favorite was the Thunderbirds. We were in awe at the precision and teamwork that went into their performance. I told Chase I felt like I was in the movie Top Gun! It made me proud to be an American!



I'm so happy we got to spend an entire weekend together! That hasn't happened in quite some time thanks to my Saturday schooling! I hope everyone else enjoyed their weekend as much as we did!

Inspiration...

I recently came upon this video on someone else's blog. I fell in love with the piano music. It has made me really want to get the piano I inherited from my Great Grandma refinished and inside the house so I can start practicing! Its now a goal to be able to play this!!! I hope you all enjoy it as much as I do!