Let it snow, let it snow....let it snow!

I woke up the other morning and looked out the window and much to my amazement I thought....IT SNOWED!!! Upon further inspection I realized that Che got in a fight with his bed, and the bed definitely lost!

We don't have any leaves to rake up, but we do have doggie bed cotton!

Provident living...I guess!

Well we have had the food provident/food storage bug lately. For starters this summer Chris built me a grow box which I was so excited about. I had all these plans of a salsa garden, fresh corn on the cob amonst other things. Well let's just say our 1st garden was a slight success. I got a few tomatoes, a couple of little peppers and corn the size that you put on a salad (it didn't help that che' chose to sit on the corn daily and we just couldn't keep him out. Overall I was just glad they we did it and next year we will hopefully have a little more success and if not it was still fun.

Then recently Chris has been on a food storage binge. By that I mean Harmon's had their quaker sale and case lot sale. We have enough captain cruch, maple and brown sugar oatmeal, life cereal, granola bars and quick oats to last us atleast until the end of the world and maybe on into the milleneium (sp)Anyways Chris got so into it we went to three different Harmon's to get the 5 for $5.00 (we got all of the above listed items for $1.00 each) Plus we restocked out canned goods. Anyways it was fun, and it made it even more fun how much Chris got into it. So hopefully it will all last...atleast until the next case lot sale that is!

There are rows of cereal...it is pretty funny



Notice the apple juice, I think we have 8 bottles (ha ha ha!)

Can you say canned good please?

The peppers and one tomato from my amazing garden...ha ha ha!


Chris admiring all of his hard farming work (notice my corn is every which way due to che!)

My cabbage was the real success, they got huge too bad #1 I don't really love cabage and #2 the caterpillar's got to them before I could give them away.



My tomato plants were the real hero's they were transplanted three times before they found their final restin place in the grow box.

Lake Powell...again!

Well I know you are all sick of hearing about it but yes we went to Lake Powell again. We went down Thursday night and stayed until Sunday. Because it is later in the year the air only got up to about 90 and the water was about 80 so to say the least PERFECT! In the mornings the water was actually warmer then the air so it was so nice getting in. We haven't had that good of water in a long time, I think I skied more this trip then the entire trip combined. We went out atleast 5 times each day and we could ski all day long it was AWESOME! We had a lot of fun this trip getting out the AIR CHAIR. It was an old time favorite but we haven't done it for years. It was a fun trip overall, thanks again mom and dad for taking us with you guys!

Lydia is so good about wearing he life jacket on the boat, she get's in and she will even point to it...to say the least she knows the drill!

I love that sideways smile!

Me on the air chair, it may not look like I'm that high but I felt like I was flying!

My dad is amazing at the air chair, he was a really good coach for chris and I

Chris definitely kicked my butt, he got way more aggressive then me! (We were actually competing, imagine that ha ha ha!)

My cute mom, she skiied in the mornings and is getting way more confident!

My dad's famous line to Chris and I was "you guys need to hurry up and get good at this!"

We thought we were doing pretty good...little did we know (ha ha ha!)

Lydia after playing on the fun island...she loved these steps throughout the trip she would take off down the hall and just go and sit on them. I think she liked them because they were just her size!

She was sporting the shehawk...the water down there makes for some good gel!

Laying out on the fun island...Chris spent the better part of a day patching it all up so we could play on it!

Shoe Fetish!

I think it is safe to say that Lydia has a bit of a shoe fetish. All day long all I hear is "shoe, shoe shoe!" She brings me about 10 pairs of shoes from my closet at various times of the day and she wants to either put them on me or she wants me to put them on her. It is hilarious. It is even to the point where I have to avoid the shoe aisle completely or we will be there for hours while she touches every pair and looking so excited says "shoe shoe!"

Besides the shoe fetish she is becoming quite the talker. She is starting to put phrases together. This morning I took a bath, after I got out of the tub and the water was draining Lydia ran over to the edge and excitedly waved and said "bye-bye bubble!" She did it several times until all the bubbles were completely gone. And anyone she sees wearing jewelry she will say "Cute!" The other day I was putting on a necklace while she was in the room with me and she said "Cute mama!" It was so funny! I'm telling ya the girl cracks me up and not a day goes by that I'm not so greatful to have her in my life!

Back to School!

Sunday we took Lydia and Che' over to our neighborhood school to play on the playground, we figured that Che' would be able to play as well because there wouldn't be anyone there. Well let me tell you it certainly took me back. It was so funny in the kindergarten area they had left all the balls, hoola hoops, and other various items out and we had a blast. Lydia was in heaven running from toy, to toy and going down the slides all by herself. Chris loved playing soccer with Che' (minus when he kicked the ball against the wall and it hit Lydia in the head.) And I was having a blast taking pictures as well as having a hoola hoop contest with Chris in which I crushed him.

Anyways I won't lie there is something about a school playground and actually an elementary school all together that is somewhat magical. I love the smell of the school and the sight of those yellow and red playground balls. Even to this day nothing beats a pack of new, unbroken crayons in a cleaned out totray. I loved being a teacher and sometimes I miss that I got to be reminded of how great it is to be a kid every day, but now I have my own little one to remind me. While we were at the school I told Chris that it seemed kind of weird that in a couple of years we will be dropping Lydia off at that school and I will be putting my baby in the hands of a teacher. Anyways we had fun and it brought up some fun, and funny memories of being in elementary school.

Fall Line Up!

Ok so Chris and I when it comes to television we are pretty pathetic. I swear that due to the invention of the DVR we are absolutely ruined. Anyways yes it is ridiculous how many shows we are absolutely obsessed with but now that it is fall so many of our shows are on again. Thank you thank you (ha ha ha!) Anyways I thought it would be comical to actually see how many shows we watch and prove just how obsessed we are.

Monday

House-Atleast we are only into one medical show, right.

Intervention-How did those people get like that?

Hoarders-My new favorite...thanks Liz! I am now the opposite I throw everything away even if I think I need it just because I don't want to become like them ha ha ha!

24-Doesn't start until January boo hoo! Considering naming my first born son after him in hopes he will some day save the united states 24 hrs a day!

The Bachelor and Bachelorette-I hate watching this show though because I come away feeling like "hey why don't we go on a date that involves helicopter rides, waterfalls, personal concerts, and huge diamond necklaces?"

Tuesday

HELL'S Kitchen-I LOVE Chef Ramsey, it is one of my dreams to either eat at one of his restaurants or eat at Hell's Kitchen while he is there. We actually have Justin and Lindsey over every Tuesday just to watch this show.

American Idol-Simon how I love your square hair and your gray tee-shirts.

Wednesday

So you think you can dance- Yet another reality contest show, this one I actually watch to see the amazing dancers as well as get ideas for the studio as far as music and choreography. I have even gotten Chris so into it he critiques the dancers (ha ha ha!)

American Idol- The results show...why do they make us wait so long?

GLEE- This is a new found show, we have started watching it three times only to turn it off that night and swear we hate it. Then we wake up and finish it the next morning and some how it is funny again. I don't know what to say, we are weird!

Thursday

(when Darin was home this was called Thrilling Thursday!)

Kath and Kim-ok I don't know what happened to that show but we loved Kath and Kim not so much them but the guys in that show were hillarious.

Parks and Recreation- It started out slow but as totally grown on us. Who would've thought building a park could be so funny?

The office-This is no minor obsession, I'm telling you people I cried when Jim and Pam finally went on a date, and cried even harder when they got engaged. It is pretty serious.

30 Rock-yet another new found favorite, we love this show. Every character is funny and, it is definitely a show that you find yourself quoting in regular conversation, like "Shut it down", "your burnt", or our personal favorite "what the what?"

Friday

The soup-what would we do without Joel Mchale to make fun of all the stupid shows we watch or don't watch during the week?

Dateline NBC-I don't know why we watch this show it always leaves me feeling paranoid that Chris is getting ideas for the perfect crime (ha ha ha!)

Saturday

I know it is a miracle but we don't have any shows we regularly watch on Saturdays (ha ha ha!)

Sunday

The Apprentice-Nothing beats Donald Trump firing Chole Kardashian because she got a DUI, he told her he doesn't like people who drink and drive (ha ha ha your burnt!)

The Shark Tank-This is actually Chris new show, I think he would like to be on the show one day, as a shark of course.

Now I know what you are thinking they are pathetic, what do they do all day sit around and watch T.V. well I have to say before the invention of DVR this list was about 1/4 of the size. But now that we can fast forward through commercials and watch at our own convienence we are ruined. So hopefully some of you relate and to the rest of you, you can say it we are PATHETIC!!!

Birthday Month!

Well September is the month of Birthday's for us. I celebrate mine on the 3rd and Chris' is on the 9th. It was a great year for both of us. I will say for some reason 27 just kind of stinks. I am no longer in my mid 20's i'm now in my late 20's AAAAAHHHHH, I don't want to get any older. Anyways for my birthday Chris took me to "500 days of Summer" a really cute movie and then to my favorite Cheesecake factory. For Chris' birthday we went to China Grill and Neilsen's forzen custard for desert. We both got pretty spoiled from our families. We celebrated on Labor day with Chris family (and I'm sad but we didn't get any pics.) And then we celebrated with my family today. I feel so blessed to have such amazing family and friends in my life and even though I hate getting older I have great people to share my life with and so it's worth it!

Anyways shout out to the following September B-Days!

3rd-Me!

6th- Mr. Colby Miller

9th-my amazing hubby!

12th-Mia Babcock..turning the big 9 years this year!

16th-my Jr High BFF Rachel Simkins Alley

18th-my high school BFF Lindsey Hoskins Johnson (love ya girl!)

I'm sure I'm forgetting someone but hope ya'll have as great of a B-day as we had!

My cute grandma made it for dinner and cake!

Lydia getting every last bite of the cake!

YEAH...we actually got a picture with Lydia smiling, I really think it is the first ever!

My cute brother Tyler...we were glad he could grace us with his cool college presence (ha ha ha!) Thanks Ty for adding to Lydia's rock collection!

My studly brother Derek, who gave Chris and I some really thoughtful gifts...he was always good at that sort of thing.

P.S. Thanks mom and dad for the gifts as well, and Congrats to Dad for completing the LOTOJA...we forgive you for falling alseep, I would've been dead in the grave if I had ridden my bike for 12 hours, you are amazing!

Remembrance Field!

Sandy City put out an American Flag for every life lost due to the 9/11 attacks. It is such an amazingly humbling thing to look down and the the endless rows of flags. It really make you think we can not forget!

What women want!

1. Lunch with Best friend (Meghan) and her cute family

2. All shade clothing $5.00 (needless to say I cleaned out!)

3. Boutique booths all pertaining to "What women want!"

Dance Classes with Miss Lydia!

Ok girls we will start with our arabesque...

moving into our relevat' and onto...

kicks!!!

Lydia is so funny we can say tippy toes down and we get a relevet. She will kick when we say kick and she does turns. What can I say that is what happens when your mom runs a dance studio!