Family Pictures

Here is a sneak preview of our family pictures we had taken the first weekend of June. We are still waiting for the cd of pictures to come in the mail, however I got these select pictures off of our photographer's website.

Enjoy!

Allergies and Bees

I was having a relaxing Friday off. About noon I left to get my hair cut and colored and run some errands. I left Lulu and Makita outside for a little bit before I left and then locked them in the house. When I returned 4 hours later, this is what Lulu looked like:
These pictures were taken after I returned home from the vet. At the vet they gave her a shot and some drops and the swelling has actually decreased a little. They believe that Lulu is having some kind of allergies or an allergic reaction to a bee sting. Oh poor puppy. She looks like our "special" dog right now.

April 2009

It has been a very busy and exciting month for us already. Scott had a very fun "boys" trip for Jeep Safari in Moab, we had a very relaxing time at Millcreek Canyon and my birthday is on the 26th!!!!!

First I will start off with Scott's Moab trip. The Monday before he left I ended up getting the flu. Ugh. He was such an amazing husband that entire week. He took me to the doctor's on Monday night and got all my medicines and made me chicken noodle soup. He took the day off on Tuesday to take care of me! He was so sweet and babied me all day! I went to work on Wednesday, but felt horrible by the time I got home. He again babied me all Wednesday night and made sure that I would get a great night's sleep. Unfortunately on Thursday he left for Moab :(. However, before he left, he wanted to make sure that I would be okay. When he came home from work, he surprised me with this:

Scott said this was my "Get Better", "Happy Easter", and "I'll Miss You" Surprise! He is amazing don't you think?!?!Scott has been so excited to give me my birthday presents and couldn't wait. So, on Friday night I got my first birthday present.........a gift card to a tanning salon! I am so excited! Now I can get a little color before I live on my European trip!!!! Thanks Babe! The funniest part was the wrapping job. Scott took the container my cell phone charger came in and put the gift card (wrapped in a paper towel) inside the container. He then needed some tape, but couldn't find any fast enough, so he used a band-aid. Haha He is so clever!

We had some great weather today and decided that it would be so much fun to take the dogs up to Millcreek Canyon. We took some lunch up with us and just had a relaxing afternoon. These dogs had the best day of their lives!!!!

Scott and I got a picture in this same spot when we first started dating back in 2007. A year and a half later and here we are again, with one more addition.....Makita. My cute family:
Our beautiful Makita:Our cute little Lulu after a swim in the creek: Since Makita is our known escape artist, we can't take him off of his leash. So, we decided to tie him up to the leg of the picnic table we were eating at. As we were eating we heard a little tapping noise on the table. We looked up and to our left and saw that Makita had helped himself onto the table. haha He is such a crazy dog!!!
Notices that I am eating and decides to join me:
Lulu doesn't want to be left out:
This happened a couple months ago, but I just wanted to post these pictures for all to see. This is what I came home to one day. Usually I do not let the dogs on the bed, but I needed to get some pictures before I woke them up and kicked them off the bed. I have such a cute family!

Moab Half Marathon

I need to preface this blog by letting you know that I didn't have my camera for this trip. Sad, I know. I accidentally left it at our friend's house and they weren't home when I went to pick it up. My cute sister-in-law, Charley, should be blogging about this same trip soon......so you can go to her page to see some fun pics. Brandon ran in the Moab half marathon, so Scott and I tagged along with the other Grables for the fun and adventurous weekend in Moab. Scott and I had decided that since we would be so close to Monticello, that we would take advantage of the opportunity and do a session at the temple. We left Friday around noon and made it to the Monticello Temple for the 5:00 session. Scott and I couldn't believe how small this temple is. However, it is just as breathtaking as all the others. The session was wonderful and the celestial room was amazing. It was the perfect way to start out our weekend getaway.After the session was over, Scott and I headed back to Moab to meet up with Brandon, Charley and the cute little boys. I have to say that Gage and Carter kept us all on our toes the entire weekend. They have more energy than Scott, Brandon, Charley and me put together. Gage is now at the stage where he will say whatever you say. Scott and I like to refer to him as our own little "sponge." We had to make sure that we watched everything we said and also did. Gage absolutely loves his uncle Scott and loves to do whatever Scott does. After the marathon was over, Scott and I were entertaining Gage while Brandon and Charley socialized with his running club. Scott thought it would be a lot of fun to through these gummy candies as high as he could and catch them in his mouth. After we got back to the hotel room....Gage started throwing his gummy candies as high as he could, but he forgot about catching them in his mouth. So, lets just say that the hotel room got a little messy. haha

One of the best parts of the weekend was being able to watch Brandon finish the marathon. Scott, Charley and the boys and I walked a little down the street so we could see Brandon before he finished and cheer him on. When Brandon heard us cheering for him, he stopped and asked for one of the boys. Scott got Gage out of the stroller the fastest and handed him over the railing to Brandon. It was such a precious moment to see Brandon and Gage finish the marathon together. Brandon said that while he was running with Gage, Gage continued to say "I running, I running." What an amazing moment! The best part, Scott got pictures of it....so head over to Charley's blog to check them out.

After the race, we headed up to Dead Horse Point. Scott and I had a blast up there looking out over the Colorado River. It was breathtaking. Oh and I ended up with my first Mormon tan! Aren't we all so excited? I officially have a farmers tan on my arms. haha

That night Brandon and Charley headed to dinner with his running club and Scott and I babysat for a couple hours. We thought it would be hilarious to buy fake tattoos to put on the boys while the parents were gone. For about 30 to 45 mins we were just putting fake tattoos on these boys! Gage was loving it, calling them "stickers" and Carter was so tired by this time that he didn't care. We tried to get the boys to sleep before Brandon and Charley got back, but no such luck. As soon as they walked into the hotel room, both boys popped up and yelled Dadda and Momma. They walked over to each of them to kiss them and noticed stuff on their arms and legs. Then they discovered the ones on the chest and back and after a while discovered the cute one on their bums. haha It gave us quite a laugh for a little while. Scott and I then left about 9:00 and met up with some friends for some good ol' hot tubbing. It was so relaxing and the best way to end our weekend vacation.Sunday, we woke up and headed home about 8:00 a.m. and have been here relaxing ever since. Well, pretty much been sleeping and catching up on some sleep that we missed over the weekend.

A side note: We also went on this Moab trip with Brandon and Charley last year. It happened about 2 weeks earlier last year. I actually thought that Scott was going to propose to me while we were down there and he didn't. I was quite bummed after the trip was over because the next week Scott left for an entire week to Florida. Well to my surprise he proposed the day he got home which was on March 19, 2008 (a year ago last Thursday). Love you babe!

The Month of Love

Scott and I have received invitations for 3 weddings all happening in one week. So, what do you do when you have 3 weddings in one week.....the economy is down the drain.....and you are trying to get out of debt???? Get Creative! I was at Macey's Grocery Store the other day picking up some cleaning supplies when I found the cutest soup bowls! They were only $1.25 a piece, plus a pack of soup for $2.50. These presents are a steal of a deal and very cute. Start looking for some deals!

Following In Our Footsteps

A few days ago I got a call from my cousin to let me know some "funny" information. During an outing with the rest of our family she found out that two of our younger cousins got a gerbil or hamster or some type of little pet. When asked what they named their pet, they promptly told her "Stephanie" after "Scott and Stephanie". Wow...are you serious! What an honor.....my little cousins named their pet after me. They must love me sooooo much. Wait...what....the story isn't finished yet???? My cousin continues to tell me that they wanted to name their pet Scott, but found out it was a girl, so they had to name her Stephanie. Just wanted to let the world know that there is a little pet out their following in my footsteps. Hope "Stephanie" lives up to her name and knows that she was suppose to be a "Scott". We feel so honored!!!!

The Prison

I would like to tell you all a story about two dogs. Let’s just say those two dog's names were Lulu and Makita.....

One day, a sweet loving family (let’s name them the Grables) decided to adopt a new companion for their yellow lab, Lulu. Lulu is so happy to finally have a buddy to play with and always have around. The first 3 weeks were going great. Makita and Lulu would play all day and then be so exhausted at nights they would just go to sleep right after dinner. The Grables were happy, because the dogs occupied each other so much that they didn't get into any mischief. Makita was the perfect fit for this new family.

The Grables are now into their 4th week with the new member of their family and everything seems to have turned against them. Lulu and Makita now work as a team to accomplish the impossible. The Grables are baffled that a yellow lab and a husky are more cleaver than they are. How does that happen?

One fine afternoon while the Grables were at work, the wife....lets name her Steph, receives a voicemail from their neighbor that goes a little something like this, "Stephanie this is your neighbor Sandra (name has been change for privacy reasons), it seems that your husky has escaped. We tried to catch him, but he is too fast and he ran away." Steph quickly proceeds to call her husband....Scott.....and tell him to leave work and go find Makita. Steph calls her neighbor back to get some more details. These were the details she received.....your husky escaped and ran north about 20 mins ago. We tried to catch him, but he ran too fast. I really don't know how he got out because his paw prints are on our side of the fence, but he didn't dig anywhere. It appears he jumped your fence. Now please tell me how a husky can jump a 7ft. fence. Steph thanks her and asks her to call if she sees Makita. About 5 mins later, Steph receives a call at her work from Sandra, "Hi Steph, your dog came back." Makita just went out for a half hour joy run for the day and promptly returned.

Scott is still on his way home at this point, trying to think of what the Grables need to do to keep Makita in the yard. He is just baffled that Makita can jump a 7ft fence. When Scott arrives home Makita is in the house sulking. Scott takes Makita's shock collar off and proceeds into the backyard. He discovers that Makita opened the gate to a small dog run where the Grables store all of their wood. Makita opened the gate and climbed the pile of wood and jumped over the fence. Oh one important detail left out.......he did all of this while being shocked!

For the next 2 days the Grables decided to put both Makita and Lulu in the garage for the day. Surely they can't escape from inside there!!!! Both nights when Scott and Steph returned home from work, both dogs were inside the house and the door was open. How could these dogs get inside the house from the garage???? Are you ready for this......they opened the door! They didn't scratch the door or chew through the door.....they literally turned the door knob and let themselves back inside.

Now, the question is: What can the Grables do to keep these two dogs contained? A dog run!

Scott and his dad have spent most of Saturday building a dog run for Lulu and Makita to stay in. This isn't your ordinary, everyday, run of the mill dog run. This dog run has to been equipped to sustain any attempts of an escape. Remember, these two dogs work as a team and they are much more cleaver than we give them credit for. This dog run will have a top on it, so that if they decide to climb the chain link they will not be able to escape through the top. This dog run will have chicken wire along with rocks and ice buried at the bottom, so they cannot dig their way out.

Please stay tuned for the next edition of the adventures of Makita and Lulu.

Here are some pictures of the dog run in the early stages. Notice that Lulu and Makita are inside the dog run playing....I don't think they realize that this isn't a play area and will soon become their prison!!! Mwwhahaha