Photographer & Draper Temple

I thought I would give everyone our photographer's information. We got our pictures taken from AK Studio & Design. The lady who owns and runs the business is Abbey Kyhl and she is the best! Check out her website: http://www.abbeykyhl.com/

It has just occurred to me that I never blogged about our experience during the Draper Temple Open House. Brandon and Charley were so great to invite Scott and me to go with them. This was a really great experience for us. The Draper Temple is absolutely breathtaking. Once we walked in the temple, you could feel the spirit. It was such a peaceful and calm environment. Even little children were behaving and being quiet. It still amazes me that by just entering the temple, your mood and environment change.

Scott and I have had the great opportunity of helping out during the Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open House. Luckily we bought our house in the temple district, so we often get asked to work at nights to help out. We both were able to work the hospitality section when the construction workers were invited to go through. The reception tent is absolutely amazing and I definitely didn't feel like I was in a tent. I am so grateful for the opportunities that I have had to serve.

If you haven't gone yet, please attend the open house.

Below are some pictures of Scott and I at the Draper Temple Open House.

Hope you are all having a great day!

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!!!!