A warm place for the night...

We found this guy in the house, kicked him out the front door,
and later found him just a few inches from the door cuddled up in the warm brick.

Fall is Here!

Yep, it's here. The cool weather moved in quickly on us but we're still trying to enjoy the great outdoors before the REALLY cold weather gets here!

Summer!

OK, so I have not kept on top of my blogging like I intended to. I haven't had a post all Summer and now Fall is upon us. So much has happened over the summer and we've had so much fun, but I think I'm just going to do a quick run down of what we were up to!

Nicole took her first gymnastics class and loved it so much that she's now enrolled in a dance/gymnastics class!

 

We had a Great trip out to Bear Lake with several of my high school friends and their families!
I LOVE every time we get together!


 

We had a great 4th of July with family and friends. We went to the Freedom Festival several times and watched the Provo parade. I always look forward to this time of year!



Dave and I celebrated our 7 year anniversary by going out to dinner at Benihanas,
where we went on our first date.
And Dave got me the best gift ever, a new camera, that I haven't been able to get enough of!!

  

Got to go on a horseback ride....Woo Hoo! I don't get to do that near as often as I'd like to.



We have had lots of outdoor fun this year enjoying nature in the warm weather!!

My Mom came out to visit us and we had a blast! We did so much while she was out; we took a couple trips up the canyon, went to the zoo and the Thanksgiving Point Gardens. We love and miss you Mom/Grandma!

Blogging Again!

Ok, Now that it's been almost a YEAR since my last post I figure maybe I'll start blogging again! We'll see how long it lasts, cause I'm not sure that anyone is still checking it anymore. = )

A lot has happened in the past year:

We sold our Orem home in November (I still miss it on occasion)

We bought our new home in Provo, also in November (I still feel like we're settling in)

Nicole turned 3!!! She's smarter and more beautiful than ever!

I started working again, part time from home, for Solid Equity Real Estate.

And most recently we had family photos done for the very first time, and I love them!

Well, that's it for now. Next time something exciting happens I'll be sure to post about it!

Learning to Read

I have to say, pretty good for 28 months!

Catching up

I've been horrible with blogging lately! I think the warm weather just keeps me busy. But here's something to show you what we've been up to....

We went to Orem's Summerfest! I love going to summer festivals. It was lots of fun, even when we got rained on.

We went to Zaiden's 4th birthday party where Amber rented a bouncy castle. Nicole is obsessed with those bouncy things....it's almost impossible to get her out!

My Grandma Mitchell, Aunt Dawn and Uncle John came out for a quick visit and met Nicole for the first time. We loved visiting with them and can't wait to get our butt's out to California to visit with them again! Love you guys.

We went to the zoo with the family. It was my first time to the Hoagle Zoo. It was fun hanging out with everyone but the zoo really needs some more funding to make the habitats better for the animals....I thought they were awful!

Nicole's been enjoying the weather and playing with the hose on her slide. (Her pool has a hole in it )

Seeing GREEN!

We're trying harder than ever to be more responsible!

Growing More of Our Own Food!

Using Reusable Bags

Buying Recycled Products &

Eco-Friendly Products

Using Our Recycling Can

& Participating in the

Rocky Mountain Power

Blue Sky Program!

Month in Review

So it's been over a month since my last post. I guess I just haven't been in much of a blogging mood lately. But here is what we've been up to for the past few weeks.

In early April our kitties, Sox and Patches, turned 15 years old! I've had them since I was 13!

We love them to death!

My Mom came to visit us for a week in April. We had tons of fun while she was here. We started to miss her the moment she left.

Nicole loves her Grandma!

Easter fun!

A trip to the Aquarium

A walk to the falls.
(With a little girl who finds it very hard to hold still)

And here is a health update:

For those of you who don't know, when I was 21 I was diagnosed with Osteopenia. I attempted to take medication to help build some bone density back but the medication gave me throat ulcers! Ouch! So I just started taking calcium and vitamin D supplements, but not very consistently. With several years passing and having a baby(which pulls even more calcium from your body) I decided to get a second bone density scan to see whether I was worse, the same, or better. Unfortunately I am worse, but just slightly. So I've made the decision to really get serious about taking my calcium and vitamin D supplements, about 200% DV everyday, and trying to do specific exercises for my hips. I really hope over the next couple of years I am able to build some bone density back. Wish me luck!

This shows where my bones currently stand:

P.S.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!

N-I-C-O-L-E

Happy 2nd Birthday Nicole!

I'm a little late in posting this, but better late then never, right?

Nicole's 2nd Birthday was Tuesday, March 24th. On that day we just had a small family celebration. Her dad brought her home a big bouquet of balloons, we had dinner, then cupcakes with Birthday Song and candles, then opened a couple presents.

The official Birthday Party was Saturday the 28th and it was lots of fun! We had a BBQ with family and good friends. Luckily the weather worked out in our favor, I was worried for a while there. Nicole loved playing with everyone and getting lots of attention.

I can't believe my baby is 2 years old! She already seems so grown up. As I've said in other posts, she's talking like crazy and she knows the alphabet and can almost count to twenty! She is also very close to being completely potty trained, hooray! And she has started spelling words! I'll show evidence of that in another post.

First real bike!

Yeah, a slide!

Nicole was so good about sharing and taking turns with her new slide.