Camping in AF Canyon and Timp Cave

We spent the weekend camping up American Fork Canyons with our friends the Erickson's. It was so much fun. We were a little worried about how the kiddos would sleep and stay warm at night but it turned out to be not so bad. We did a little fishing and didn't even get a nibble (don't worry--we are used to it) and we hiked up to and through the cave (I forgot how awesome it was inside.) Anyway, we had loads of fun. Thank you Erickson's for the fun time.A cute pic of Dad and the little bubs. Happy Father's day, by the way. We love you!

At the top of the mountain just before cave tour. I think the little pumpkin is meditating.

Our new tent...We love it. Thanks Dad!!

Some hot sweaty babies after a nice nap in the sauna.

These photos are obviously not part of the campout but were in the same batch of pics, so here is a cute one of the "Polynesian Princess" (as my dad calls her) having fun with Grandpa in the back yard.

Grandpa made this cute flower crown for the princess.

The Tat

We are starting to get a little worried about our little one hanging out with the wrong crowd. The other night she came home smelling like undiluted juice and brownies. I could tell she had smeared some broccoli and milk on her clothes to cover it up. Then when we went to give her a bath our hearts skipped a beat as we saw the unfathomable:

I hope she find the right path soon. Please keep us in your prayers.

Whatever.

Well here we go again. After receiving some pressure from a few of you and my husband, here are some recent pictures. I just can't keep up with the whole blogging scene. I am close to admitting defeat. If you are looking for creative and entertaining blog entries, sorry you won't find them here. So there. Just get over it. I am blogging when ever I get the chance just so you can see our little girl grow up and see what else is going on (if I get around to blogging about it). I will not try to keep up with you practically professional bloggers out there. I will enjoy your blogs without comparing myself to you. Good. I'm glad that's out in the open.

Here's what has happened lately:
1. We sold our house!!!! (Knock on wood) We are scheduled to close on it on the 28th of this month. That is a huge relief. Thanks to my uncle Dave for all his help and time he put into it. We are moving the rest of our stuff out this weekend. If you are in Logan on Saturday morning we would appreciate any help. It will mostly be loading furniture and boxes into the moving truck. I will provide popcicles.
2. We had our preconstruction meeting on our house. This means we finalized all our colors, electrical, and structural changes to our house and now they will apply for the building permit. They say it will take about a month for the permit to be approved and four or five months for the house to be built. That puts us in around October or November. Yay. Thanks to Mom and Dad for letting us stay with them until then.
3. The bubs is so cute. She is learning lots more words and puts her finger to her lips and says "shhhhh" when her horsey is trying to sleep. She has a little bit of a lisp. So adorable.
4. Rik wanted me to note how manly he is. Very manly, babe. Trust me.
5. Jazz lost. Sad.
6. Archuleta vs. Cook tonight!

Here are some pictures.

Inside the oven drawer

Tubby time

Helping dad with his calls

Zion's

Zion's

5th Anniversary. I love you, dear. I couldn't ask for a better husband and daddy to the bubs.

St. George

So...it's been a while, I know. My sis is on my case about a new post so here is one. We just got back from a romantic getaway (without our little bubs) to St. George. We were celebrating our 5 year anniversary...wow I can't believe it has been that long. So we rented a little condo in Green Valley and had so much fun. We got to do lots of things we haven't done in a long time. We went swimming in the warm weather, played a round of golf, went to Zions National Park and went on a few hikes, ate sushi, attended the temple, went to the Brigham Young house, and went to two movies. As you can see we really packed it in. I would post some pictures of Zion's (that's the only thing we took pictures of) but I am too lazy to go out to the car and get our camera...so you will have to wait to see those pics.
Well for those of you who don't know, we have moved back to Salt Lake and are living in my parent's basement. We are still trying to get our house sold in Logan and are building a home in Lehi. If anyone wants to buy a house in Cache Valley talk to me, I got a good one. Here is what our new house will look like (except different colors, and stone instead of brick - I am very excited about that. I have always wanted stone.):
That is mostly what has been occupying my mind lately. I have been busy doing taxes and am glad I am finally done with those too. Rik is doing well at work and has begun trading our retirement accounts himself. Things are going very well there too. For those of you who don't know, he is in the "options" business. He works for an educational company that teaches how to invest using options in the stock market. It's pretty cool. So things are good here.

ABC TAG

This one is for Hollie

A-attached or single: I have the coolest husband ever.
B-best friends: Riki, Lily, Mom, Dad, my sibs, Cicely & Deja (my old time friends), and a handful of bosom buddies up here in Cache Valley.
C-cake or pie: Cherry pie
D-day of choice: Friday, for date nights, Pizza Friday, and movies
E-essential item(s): my fam, my phone, a ten-key, a financial calculator, & snacks for the little one
F-favorite color: Brown
G-gummy worms or bears: Either covered in chocolate
H-hometown: Sandy
I-indulgence: Cold Stone.
J-January or July: January for my little pumpkin.
K-kids: one
L-life is incomplete without: My family. Being able to talk to my mom on the phone.
M-marriage date: May 7th
N- number of siblings: dos
O-oranges or apples: Apples most of the time
P-phobias or fears: I don't want to talk about them. I am just about to go to bed.
Q-quotes: Ello Govna
R-reason to smile: I passed my final section of the CPA exam. I got my score this morning...Halelujah!!!
S-season: Summer for going to the pool, Winter for snow storms and snowboarding, Fall for football and gorgeous Sardine Canyon.
T-tag friends: Britt, Cicely, Amy, Dani.
U-unknown fact about me: In high school I would skateboard a couple hours a day.
V-very favorite store: I like Target because we don't have one so it is always fun to go, but I don't really care.
W-worst habit: Eating candy or treats after every meal.
X-x-ray, ultrasound, or mammogram: Ultrasounds are pretty awesome. X-rays are cool too. Never had a mammogram, but I don't know who on Earth would choose that one.
Y-your favorite food: Off the top of my head, my mom's wheat bread.
Z-Zodiac: Scorpio

Still alive

I know it has been a long time since our last post. It has been crazy around here lately. Here are a few of the last months pictures.

Guess who found Mom's secret chocolate stash!.

A very special gluten-free Valentine pizza for a very special gluten-free Valentine. I love you babe.

Look who got a new swimsuit!! So cute.

Such good times with my big bro in town. We had lots of fun playing frisbee with Mom's new bundt pan. Thanks for coming up. Happy b-day Mom!

Happy Birthday

I can't believe that a year has already blown by. Lily is growing up way too fast. We celebrated her birthday today with some gluten free cupcakes. It was fun to remember how last year at this time we were anxiously waiting to hold and see our baby who up to that time we had only felt kicking. Today we have a rambunctious little girl. I asked Erin to describe her in just one word, for me the little papaka is determined...determined to make my hair turn gray faster than it is!

Ignore the cruise in at the end of this clip. It seems Erin decided to tape over last years cruise in in Logan.

Back to blog

L's new friends Blair & Davis
Cousins

Cutie pie
Britt is right. I need to get my A back to blogging. I have to admit though, I did a very poor job of taking pictures for our little girl's first Christmas. I guess I just got lazy. It is even more upsetting because I found this Christmas scrapbooking kit with a bunch of cute stuff for like 50% off and I don't even have pics to scrapbook now. Oh well. I guess you live and learn. On a similar note, I was telling my friend how I really regret not writing happenings of my child down; significant events (like when did she start sleeping through the night, when did she start sitting up, crawling, teething, when did she cut down to eating after longer intervals, etc.). Now when I have a kid next time I won't know what to expect when. It will be like starting all over again. Darn it. By the way, I can't believe it has almost been a year!! Holy crap that went fast. L's birthday is only a couple days away.

picture updates

milo and lils
deja & danny's puppies. she named hers after my child.
friends reunited. this was a few months ago, but I thought I'd include it.

we dressed our baby up as yoda for our "back to bethlehem" Christmas party

before
after

i recovered this chair. it cost me $4

little mermaid

Merry Christmas All

"At this time of Christmas, this season when gifts are given, let us not forget that God gave His Son, and His Son gave His life, that each of us might have the gift of eternal life."
Gordon B. Hinckley, “The Son of God,” Ensign, Dec 1992, 2

First steps

Our little bubba took her first steps today. I seriously cant believe how fast time has flown by. My parents were saying yesterday that it wont be long before we are going to the field across the street to watch her play soccer.

Halloweenie

Lils has recently discovered the light switch in her room, so whenever she would rather not take a nap she simply turns on the light and plays. It would have been nice if our builder would have maybe placed the light switch a little more conveniently near the door (it is seriously three feet in and you have to reach your whole arm in the room to touch it), but lucky for Lils nap times now become play times. Look at that guilty face.

The cutest zebra in town grazing on a tootsie roll.

Check it out

Our little model has finally been added to the JJ Cole website. Check it out here: http://www.jjcoleusa.com/bc.php
The burp cloths are very cute, but not as cute as our little munchkin.

Precious Vinyl

Here is our latest addition to the baber's bedroom...a stripe of paint and vinyl. I couldn' t be happier about the way it turned out. I feel good about my creative skillz. I just wish I was a better photographer so I could give you a feel for what the whole room looks like. It's pretty cool.

Pic from the Past

Check out this picture of us. I found this today. Some chops I had growing there, huh? Challenge to all those who read this. I want to go to your blogs and see a great "Pic from the Past." We should have a great laugh at each other don't you think?