Zions Camp

Doug Enjoyed 5 days at Zion’s national park with the scouts ages 14-18. They did all sorts of things like camping at the Ponderosa camp ground, Hiking the Narrows, Angels Landing, and swimming in the lake. They had lots of tasty food provided by yours truly!
(I don’t even cook meals for 2 people let alone 33)
Doug came back looking like a lobster but he had so much fun turning into it. :O)View from Angles Landing

Getting close to the end of the Narrows. It only took 10 hours 50 minutes to hike the 16 miles
These are some of the boys from the troop, closer to the beginning of the Narrows.

When you wake up to the sun slowly peaking through the curtains, puppies on both sides so close you can barley move, and the soft chirping of birds out the window, I hope our first thought is…

"Today is gonna be a wonderful spring day!"

Isn't LIfe Fun

We are just starting to feel settled in our ward.
Both of us are in mutual and loving it. Doug is a Teachers assistant and I am MiaMaids assistant, meaning we are in the same age group but Doug wont be able to teach any lessons for me :O) We've been up to some fun stuff like Youth Conference, Coaching Basketball, and we had the funniest Service Skits last night… Our kids really seem to like us, totally a surprise to me, ha ha ha. It really makes me laugh when I have 4 girls fighting over who gets to sit by me, or Doug got chosen to do the trust fall. Where someone is up on a ledge backwards and multiple people are below ready to catch the one falling. The boy got to choose 6 people he trusted and Doug was the only leader he chose. He was on the catching end and dropped the poor kid to the ground. I heard it was really funny for everyone almost everyone :O) In Doug's defense he did just smash his finger the day before with a 35 pound tool so his grip wasn't up to par. ***I think his whole finger nail is gonna fall off soon***

The rest of the folks in the ward have been super welcoming, with game nights, book clubs and pedicures with the girls. I can't complain at all, this is the best ward we have been in yet!

I love Springtime! It's so good to have it coming soon. We actually have fruit trees!!! Before they looked to be massive overgrown bushes. With a TON and I mean a TON of pruning they look pretty darn good. I could use all the help I can get so if anyone has tips on Apple, Apricot, Pear, Peach, or Cherry trees please pass them our way.

We are also thinking about starting a veggie garden in the next couple of weeks but it's a lot to start for our first year of gardening. Here is my predicament… I know that if I grew veggies and didn't eat them all, my sis Krystal would make a special trip just to can all the left over's. And I learned last year how huge of a job that is all by its self.

Hope things are Swell for ya'll. Isn't life is so fun!

I was prepping to "heart attack" Doug's Grandpa for Valentines day so I had this massive pile of hearts all over the table. I took a picture with my phone and sent it to Doug . His response was so funny I had to share, "Our table has had a HEART ATTACK! code Blue! Page Dr. Yang! Get a crash cart, STAT!"

He makes me laugh daily and that is just one of the many reasons why I love him! :O)

Happy Valentines Day Everybody!

Funniest Thing Happened Last Night...

Colby usually sleeps at the foot of our bed and we never notice him cause he doesn't move an inch. This morning I woke up around 5 and Colby's face is right in mine, he was under the covers with his head on my pillow and all I could do was laugh, what a goofball.

Other times I walk in on Colby, legs crossed and his arm up on the chair arm in the front room. Now that is another hysterical sight to see.

Sometimes I wonder if he thinks he is human :O)

My cute little Syrus got neutered yesterday along with having 8 baby teeth pulled. He is such a playful puppy it's hard to see him laying on his blanket and only be able to paw his toys to death. He has lots of meds and Colby is right by his side if he makes any abnormal noises. Such a cute little guy!

Did you know that if a puppy's baby teeth don't fall out, on there own, by the time they are 6 - 10 months its best to have the vet pull them? If the teeth are still there they wont stop growing and will travel right up into there navel cavities and could cause problems later on in life? At least that's what our vet told us… but maybe she just wanted a little extra mullah.

Baby Lily finally came

My sweet Sister in law Crystal had her first baby this morning between 8 and 8:30 am. Lily is 7 pounds 4 oz. Mommy and baby are doing great! Congrats!!!