JOSH AND ANNIE

We're back...

2011-09-02T20:37:00.000-07:00

There's only one decent reason why I haven't blogged in months and that is because my child has turned into a crazy toddler and I spend the majority of my day running (literally) around chasing him. My days are exhausting, yet completely awesome! I love that our kid is now like a real person. He jabbers all day and purposely does things to get a laugh out of us. He is pretty much the funnest thing around :)
So Caleb turned 1 on August 17th. We had a Pirate themed party and it was mighty fun! (The South Davis Aquatic Center is a fun place if you haven't been there) I just can't believe that my baby is so grown up. It is a bitter sweet feeling as a mom because I love watching him learn new things and hit new milestones, but I miss him being tiny and in the infant stage.
We got his pictures taken, and although he would not stay in one place for more than two seconds, we actually got a few awesome pictures that showcase his personality perfectly :) Here area just a few of my favorites...

At the beginning of August Josh's parents took the family to visit Orlando, Florida for a week full of crazy fun. There is so much to do down there and I am pretty sure we did it all! It was such a fantastic vacation and even though I am not a Harry Potter fan, I must say The Wizarding World of Harry Potter was my favorite!

Now our crazy summer has come to an end and things are back to business as usual. Hopefully I will be able to update more often then every 3 months but I make no promises :)

9 months

2011-05-22T19:55:00.000-07:00

Caleb is 9 months...wow. He is crawling, eating everything and anything and is getting fiercely independent. Where did my baby go?!
He weighed 20 pounds 9 oz.= 55%
His is 31" tall= 97%+ (way off the charts)
So is he is pretty much a giant for his age, and we love it :)

8 Months

2011-04-17T20:29:00.000-07:00

Well our not so little Caleb turned 8 months old today! I had to take him to the doctor on Friday for a follow up on an ear infection and he weighed a little over 19 pounds and was 29 3/4 inches long. He is VERY close to growing out of his car seat at 8 months, so we will be making a new purchase soon. Oh joy...any suggestions on new car seats are welcome!
In celebration of turning 8 months, his first tooth broke through and another one is soon to follow! He has been pretty cranky and my poor husband spent the majority of church today driving him around in the car trying to keep him calm. Poor thing :(
He is mostly a very happy boy though and the stage he is in right now is awesome. He is able to sit and entertain himself, but not able to move yet. I am not having to chase him around everywhere, but I am sure it is only a matter of time.
He loves to be tickled and played with and loves TV and music. He really is an angel baby and we think he is pretty adorable :)

6 months old

2011-02-23T20:10:00.000-08:00

Well, our little stud turned 6 months old last week. I can't believe it! He has changed so much in the past month. He has such a funny personality and has the most hilarious laugh! He laughs...then I laugh at his laugh...then he laughs at me laughing. That is pretty much what we do all day :) Nobody makes him laugh harder than his dad though. It is just too cute for words to see my boys hanging out!
He loves the sound of his own voice and says "da da da" "mmmm" "buuu" (that is my attempt at writing out his sounds-not so great sorry!) He is pretty feisty at times and is super alert to his surroundings. I loved his little infant stage, but there is just something about interacting with him now that I just adore!

Doesn't he just melt your heart?

Texas Ya'll

2011-01-09T19:25:00.000-08:00

Well we had such a great Christmas season! We left Christmas afternoon to fly to San Antonio, Texas to visit my sister and her family. Caleb did alright on the flight down, and slept the whole way on the flight home. Whew- travelling with an infant was a whole new experience! Luckily we had lots of people to help and everything went fairly smoothly. It was so great to see my sister and her family- we miss those crazy Texans!
We went to Sea World and Daddy was so proud to have won his son a stuffed animal- pretty sad he beat an innocent little girl to get it :)

This little darling turned 8 years old while we were down there and we got to attend her baptism. What a special day!

We walked along the River Walk and went to The Alamo. It was rainy and freezing, but San Antonio is a very beautiful city!

We have just started rice cereal...not sure how we feel about it yet!

4 months!

2010-12-20T08:32:00.000-08:00

Well, our little man is now 4 whole months! As a celebration of his big day he decided to get an ear infection. What a great way to celebrate huh? On top of that I am pretty sure he is starting to teethe, oh and he got his shots. He definitely has not been his normally happy self this past week, but he is sill pretty much the most awesome thing around :)

Josh's brother works for the Jazz and was able to get us second row tickets to see the Jazz play the Orlando Magic. For those of you who aren't aware, for some reason my husband is obsessed with the Orlando Magic, and has been since elementary school. He is also a Jazz fan, but was sad after the game because his precious Magic lost to the Jazz :)

This is a picture of how sick our little boy has been. He is not normally a cuddly kid, so for him to fall asleep while I am holding him means he is not feeling very well :(

We were able to go to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir concert featuring David Archuleta on Sunday morning. Wow...it was so great! We certainly love that kid!

Ventiquattro (24 in Italian)

2010-12-05T20:34:00.000-08:00

Well- I officially turned 24 on December 1st! It was a great day and I got spoiled as usual. I have decided that 24 is a pretty awesome age- not quite in your mid-20's, but still a respectable age :). I think being 24 is going to be pretty legit...am I too old to say that now?

FYI- I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS KID :)

Christmas Card first timers :)

2010-11-23T19:58:00.000-08:00

Josh and I have debated every Christmas we have been married whether or not to make and send out Christmas cards. We always said we would send out one once we had a kid, so this will be our first year :) I have noticed that ever since we had Caleb, holidays are just a lot more fun!

I found out about Shutterfly from some friends, and went on their website to discover tons of fun things you can do for really CHEAP. Being the poor students that we are, cheap is our favorite word :)

Here are some links to some cool things on their website:

wall calendars to http://www.shutterfly.com/calendars/wall-calendars

Christmas photo cards to http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-photo-cards

photo mugs to http://www.shutterfly.com/photo-gifts/photo-mugs

I am planning on making a calendar and making our Christmas cards on their website- you should definitely check it out!

A few examples:

Three's

2010-11-17T06:45:00.000-08:00

Three years ago today this was going on....

Three months ago today this was going on...

Now the three of us are one happy family! Happy 3rd Anniversary to us :)

October

2010-10-31T19:23:00.000-07:00

I hear people say all of the time- "Where does the time go?" I always just thought it was an overused expression, but recently I have had an epiphany of what that saying is all about. My baby is almost 11 weeks old! Caleb is such a good baby- most of the time anyways :) I just can't believe how big he is getting...he babbles to me all day long and holds his head up with ease. He HATES being on his tummy, so he has a lovely bald spot on the back of his head where he has rubbed all of his hair off. He loves getting his diaper changed- I actually look forward to changing his diaper because he gets so excited and happy!
I have tried to keep him on a good schedule, and he actually slept through the night 3 nights in a row this week, but then woke up every hour last night to prove to his mom who is actually the boss in the house :)
Josh blessed Caleb on September 26th, and it was such a great day. This is the outfit Josh was blessed in and it fit him perfectly

Here are some pictures of our October...

Where does the time go? :)

Caleb's Photo Shoot

2010-09-24T11:47:00.000-07:00

These pictures were taken when Caleb was about 2 1/2 weeks old! He is now almost 6 weeks...I can't believe how fast time is going...why did pregnancy take so long when time is flying now that he's here?! Enjoy our sweet little boy :)

Our photographer was Jana...check out her blog at butterflylovephotography.blogspot.com

Birthday Boy

2010-09-20T20:25:00.000-07:00

Happy 26th birthday to my amazing husband Josh! He is the best dad to Caleb and the perfect husband for me. It is so awesome to be married to your best friend, and I am grateful every single day this incredible man chose me :) Happy birthday love!

Side Note: Yes I am still in my pajamas in this picture and it is like 8 o'clock at night...I am a new mom, so cut me some slack :)

2 weeks!

2010-09-01T19:54:00.000-07:00

Our little (well actually big) boy is already over two weeks old! I seriously cannot believe that he has been with us that long, but at the same time I can't really remember life without him :) I am completely consumed by this little creature and my whole days consist of feeding, changing, burping and watching him. Everyone has told me to "sleep when he sleeps", but I enjoy watching him make cute smiles and faces while he sleeps so I can't take naps very easily! What a miracle he is and we love him :)
We took him to our pediatrician for his two week appointment and here are the stats:
Weight: 10 lbs. 4 oz.= 97th percentile
Length: 22.4 inches= 97th percentile
Head circumference: 15 inches = 90th percentile
So pretty much he is HUGE and I love it! We affectionately call him "lub lub" and it fits because he is such a chunk :)

Caleb Joshua Ostler

2010-08-20T17:47:00.000-07:00

Well our little man has officially arrived! My water broke at about 6:30 AM on Tuesday, so we hurried and packed our bags and headed to the hospital. The nurse started me on Pitocin and we were off and running! (Those of you who would like a more detailed account of the whole experience I would love to share, but I won't get into the nitty gritty here) I got to 10 cm and started to push and thats where it got interesting. My doctor had told me I had a small pelvic outlet and told me it would be difficult for me to deliver over an 8 pound baby...and boy was he right! I pushed for 2 hours before our little boy came into the world weighing in at 9 pounds 7 ounces! He is such a chunk, and although biased because he is my offspring, is probably one of the cutest things I have ever seen in my life! Josh and I just stare at him all day and just laugh at how cute he is when he cries. I am sure that will wear off soon, but we just can't get enough of our boy!
Enjoy...

It's The Final Countdown!

2010-08-05T12:18:00.002-07:00

Well folks...we are counting down the days! I am 37 weeks and 5 days along as of today, so I guess our little one could come any day. I highly doubt that he is coming before his due date, but I would love it if he would! At my last doctor's appointment I was dilated to a 1 and was 50% effaced. I definitely have a long way to go, but at least I am making SOME progress. We had a shower last Saturday and have another one this Saturday, so it is way fun getting all ready for our babe to arrive!

Josh took this picture of me at the doctor's office which I am a frequent visitor to since I have to go every week

Josh painted the whole baby room by himself! I sat there and "supervised" but he stayed up late and got everything thing done perfectly. I really love how it looks and I even got in my Layton High colors :)

This is NOT a flattering picture of me, but here I am about ready to pop! The camera adds 10 pounds right? Just humor me ok...

Practice

2010-06-27T21:31:00.000-07:00

We got to go up on Friday and stay overnight and do a little "babysitting" to get some practice in before our little one comes. Too bad my Brother's kids are angels because it wasn't much practice, but we had a great time!

We all played "Pretty Pretty Princess" and Josh was crowned the winner :)

The kids took turns getting into Josh's backpack and being carried around...it entertained all of us for quite a while

We went miniature golfing at Cherry Hill and although Aubree announced she was bored half way through, I think we all had a great time!

Pregnancy update: I am now 32 weeks along! Time has seemed to slow to a halt, but we are making progress! Our baby boy is healthy and is already head down, which would explain the consistent kicks in the ribs I am experiencing. I keep telling myself he isn't doing it on purpose, but sometimes I wonder :)

Trip to Rochester, NY

2010-05-23T16:42:00.000-07:00

My brother in law, Mike, graduated from medical school at the University of Rochester and Josh and I were lucky enough to travel back there with my parents to partake in the festivities! It really is so beautiful in upstate New York and we were able to visit all of the awesome church sites.

Josh and I in the Sacred Grove

Us and my parents outside of the Smith frame home just outside of the Sacred Grove

The Smith log home

The Palmyra Temple grounds overlooking the Sacred Grove

The top of the Hill Cumorah

The Peter Whitmer home where the church was organized

Pregnancy Update: Well I am into my last trimester and can't believe how fast time goes! I feel great except for the occasional inconvenience of an ever growing belly.

Here is my first belly shot that I have let the outside world see. Our little boy kicks me constantly and is growing like crazy...we can't wait to meet him :)

Sarah's wedding

2010-04-29T21:19:00.000-07:00

My best friend Sarah got married on Wednesday! It was such an awesome day and Sarah was such a beautiful bride. Her husband Dave is a great guy and I know they are going to be so happy together!

It's a miracle I fit into my bridesmaid dress with my ever growing belly!

Sarah and Dave coming out of the temple

We had a way fun bachelorette party!

Drumroll Please...

2010-03-29T19:44:00.000-07:00

IT'S A BOY!!!

We went in for our ultrasound on Friday and found out that a little stud is joining our family. We are so thrilled! They even moved the due date up a week, so now he is due August 14th. I am hoping he comes 5 days early, so that he will be born on 8/9/10...how cool would that be?!
Everything looked great on the ultrasound and it was such a surreal experience to see the chambers of his heart, his bones and the hemispheres of his brain. I now think of him as an actual person and not just a weird thing that is changing my body.
All I can say is that I am loving my second trimester! I feel great and although my tummy is gradually getting bigger I don't have much to complain about :)
Bring on the blue!

Well...what do ya know?!

2010-02-23T20:03:00.000-08:00

We're having a baby!!!!

Our little babe is due August 21, 2010. Have I been sick? YES... Will it be worth it? OF COURSE :) We are a little over 14 weeks, and so far the doctor says everything looks great!

Rest In Peace

2010-02-06T19:52:00.000-08:00

Well, it was a sad week around our house because both of our fish, Jacque and Kenneth, went to a better place. Fish are actually hard pets...you think everything is fine and dandy and then you come home from work and they are floating at the top of the tank. We will be venturing out this week to get a new one because the tank is pretty nice and we don't want to waste it. Hopefully the new fish lives more than a month!

Where does the time go?!

2010-01-01T20:43:00.000-08:00

Whew! December flew by before I even realized it...I was sitting with friends New Year's Eve and thinking not only where did 2009 go but where did my favorite month of December go? We were crazy busy with parties, Josh's first law school finals, church callings and spending some quality time with each other. Here's what we were up to in December :)

To start the month off I turned 23 on December 1st! I had such a great birthday as always!

We got to spend lots of time with family and loved every second of it. Isn't our niece Aubree just the cutest? Our families spoiled us as usual and we are so grateful for all they do for us!

No picture for this, but I got a new calling in our ward. I am now the Young Womens President and to say I was overwhelmed would be an understatement! Luckily the girls are great, my presidency is great and all is going well...so far :)

Josh with some of his Christmas loot. He loved his Orlando Magic Skull Candy headphones :)

Josh surprised me for Christmas and got me two Gold Fan Tail fish! I was thrilled because fish are definitely my type of pet... We named one Jacque because he has red above his upper lip that looks like a French mustache and the other one Kenneth because we thought he looked like a Kenneth :) Don't mind how beautiful I look early in the morning...ha

We went ice skating with my brother and sister in law at the Gallivan Center downtown and although I almost lost my toes due to frost bite it was great fun!

Here's to another great year....Happy 2010 everyone!

The past few weeks....

2009-11-29T18:42:00.000-08:00

The past few weeks have been such a blast! We have been lucky enough to spend lots of time with family and do some fun things. To start off I went to New Moon with my cute mom and my two awesome sisters in law. Thanks to Coventry Mortgage we were able to see the show at 9:30ish and didn't even have to stay up late for the midnight show :) None of us are fanatics, but we all enjoyed when Jacob took his shirt off...I mean come on!

Josh even went and saw it with me a few days later...doesn't he just look thrilled? :)
Then the Ostler family all got to go see David Archuleta's Christmas concert at Abravanel Hall and it was so fun! What a great way to start the holidays!

Two Years!

2009-11-18T16:24:00.000-08:00

Well, Josh and I celebrated our 2 year wedding anniversary yesterday! The whole day all I could think was...have we seriously already been married two years? It feels like we have only been married 6 months, but I guess that is a good thing :) I am so blessed to have married the most perfect man in the world for ME. He is intelligent, witty, good looking, hilarious, patient and sweet. What more could I ask for? Love you sweetie!

This Is It....

2009-11-02T18:15:00.001-08:00

Saw it...loved it. Enough said.

Seriously?!

2009-10-27T13:28:00.000-07:00

This is not a picture of me, but I am sure this is what I looked like today standing outside at recess....

You have GOT to be kidding me!

Fun Weekend

2009-09-22T20:31:00.001-07:00

I am a few days late posting, but I just wanted to wish my adorable husband a very happy 25th birthday!!! We spent the weekend up in Island Park at my sister in law's family's cabin. It was so beautiful and we were able to go into West Yellowstone, and Josh got to go to Montana for the first time :) We floated down a fun river, rode four wheelers and mostly just sat around and ate A LOT...
We woke up Sunday morning and immediately began the birthday festivities! I absolutely LOVE birthdays, so I made everyone wear birthday hats and we blew up balloons and put them all around the cabin. I got Josh an iTouch, which he hasn't put down since, so I think he likes it. I love you Josh, even if you are a quarter of a century old :)

I tried...tried being the key word...to arrange the cupcakes into a 2 and a 5...just pretend like you can see it :)

Josh with Aubree and Karter celebrating in their jammies!

Changes...

2009-08-20T19:25:00.000-07:00

Goodness...I haven't posted in a month! Well our awesome carefree summer is officially over and our lives have begun. Josh started law school at the University of Utah on the 17th of August and I started my new job at Channing Hall, where I work with all of the first grade students. I love my job! I can't think of anything cooler than hanging out with hilarious 6 year olds all day :)
We had such an incredible summer-College Graduation...Las Vegas...EUROPE...I mean what an awesome vacation that was!...Boating...Girls Camp...Sleeping In...hanging out with our families- It really was an ideal summer! Josh and I got to hang out pretty much all day long, which is something I am dearly going to miss because we are both going to be extremely busy :(

Quick Highlight Reel of our summer:

Utah State University Graduation

Boating at Echo Reservoir

Paris, France

Rome, Italy

Las Vegas

Leaving for my first day of work at Channing Hall

The traditional "first day of school photo" of Josh's first day of law school

Here we go with our new phase of life!

Girls Camp 2009

2009-07-20T08:37:00.000-07:00

I was called to the Young Womens in our ward just in time for Girls Camp. I always LOVED Girls Camp when I was in Young Womens, so I was so excited to go as a leader. I will admit I was absolutely exhausted when I got home, but we have such incredible girls in our ward that it was totally worth it! My sister in law Rachel is in her last year in Young Womens, so it was such an awesome experience to be at camp with her and see how sweet she is with the younger girls. It was also fun because Josh got to come up for a day to be there in case we needed the Priesthood, so he got to do some girl stuff with us :)
The highlight was that the Young Womens General President, Sister Elaine Dalton, chose to come to our Stake Camp to talk with our girls. She is absolutely AMAZING, and her message to us was absolutely inspired! I feel so blessed to be in the Young Womens!

Some of the girls with Sister Elaine Dalton, the Young Womens General President

My adorable Sister in Law Rachel with Sister Dalton

Rachel and I at the lake

It was "Cinco de Mayo" day when Josh was up at Girls Camp with us :)

Discovery Gateway

2009-07-20T08:15:00.000-07:00

Well I haven't posted for a long time because we have had a pretty crazy summer. My awesome sister and her four kids are staying in Utah with my parents while her husband is doing a Medical School rotation in San Antonio, Texas. I love hanging out with my sister and her kids. They are crazy, but I love them so much! We went to Discovery Gateway a couple of weeks ago and I am just getting around to posting the pictures.

My sister Katie and my cute Mom

It was Harry Potter day at the museum, so of course Josh was all over that :)

Nathan, Aliza and Aubree...some of the cutest kids ever!

The Fam

Josh, Karter and Nathan building towers

When in Rome...

2009-06-15T09:09:00.000-07:00

Well we are back from our DREAM vacation! It was so gorgeous, and everywhere we went looked like a postcard! We visited Josh's mission in Sicily and went to Paris, Venice, Florence and we ended up in Rome. We literally have thousands of pictures, so I will just post a few and if you are dying to see the rest just let me know and I will come and show you :)

Josh and Bobbie outside of the Vatican

The BEST gelato we had on our trip! Trust me...we ate it about twice a day, so that is really saying something :)

The Vatican at night

The Pantheon

The Colloseum.... one of my favorite things we saw!

The beautiful water streets of Venice

Venice at night

The Spanish steps in Paris

Love at the Eiffel Tower :)

We got one of these every morning and ate it as we walked around.

It was so fun to have Josh's mom with us on the trip because she was our own personal photographer :) Thanks Bobbie...we love you!

This is Cefalu, which if you have ever seen the church Movie "How Rare a Possession", this is where it was set. Sicily was so pretty!

This is at the mission home in Catania where Josh slept his first night he got to Italy. We also met a member at the mission home who bought shoes for Josh when his shoes had holes in them. It was such an incredible experience!

I wish I could post all of our pictures because we had so much fun! We feel so blessed to have gotten the opportunity to travel and see such incredible things... thanks Bobbie for help making our dreams a reality!

Arrivederci!

2009-05-19T13:59:00.000-07:00

So Arrivederci means "See ya later" in Italian and I title my post this because WE ARE GOING TO ITALY!!! We had been wanting to go to Europe after graduation for a long time, but we never found a good enough deal. Luckily for us, Josh's mom Bobbie found an incredible deal so the the three of us are going on a 2 1/2 week vacation! Unfortunately Josh's dad has to stay home and work...we will miss you Steve :( So we are flying into Rome THIS Saturday and then going down to Sicily to visit Josh's mission and then we are flying up to Paris. From Paris we are riding a train to Venice and then Florence and then back to Rome! It is totally spur of the moment, but I am so excited I can hardly contain myself!
We figured this is probably our last opportunity in a while to have the opportunity to go since we have nothing to tie us down at the moment, so arrivederci!

Side Note

2009-05-17T21:58:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to post this picture (which does it absolutley NO justice) of what we see almost every day right outside of our house. We are just a few blocks from the hang gliding park here on South Mountain, so we look up into the sky and see many of these...
The other day we counted almost more than 30 people up there!

Sin City

2009-05-17T21:26:00.000-07:00

Well, we decided to go on a little vacation to celebrate our graduations, so we headed to Las Vegas for a few days! Josh and I both used to go to Vegas for soccer and basketball tournments every year growing up, but we both hadn't been there in a while, so we decided it would be a fun place to go. It was SMOLDERING hot, but hanging out by the pool made it very bearable :)
We stayed at the MGM grand, which was nicer than I anticipated. The pool area was awesome and even had a little river you could float around on. We walked A TON and we pretty much visited every hotel and tourist attraction on the strip. We also went to Hoover Dam and took a tour. We had such a fun getaway and it was fun to be carefree! Now back to the real world.....

We couldn't park close to the sign because it was closed off for what we think was a movie set, so we got a drive by picture :)

We went to a fun show at the Excalibur called "Tournament of Kings" where you eat dinner with your fingers and cheer for the Knight from your country. We were cheering for France and he pretty much kicked everyone's trash :)

We loved our room at the MGM Grand. The MGM is close to everything and even has a stop along the Monorail, so we got around very easily.

I HAD to visit Serendipity 3 to get their original famous Frozen Hot Chocolate. My family is obsessed with the imitation "FHC's", as we lovingly call them, at Dairy Queen, so I had to do a taste test. I must say the Frozen Hot Chocolate at Serendipity was scrumptous, but it was almost $9, so I think I will stick to FHC's at Dairy Queen!

Us at the Hoover Dam- we took a tour down into the dam and went down 52 stories in an elevator. They are building an awesome bridge, so that people don't have to drive over the dam anymore.

Josh's mom let us drive her new red Mustang so we could drive to Vegas in style :) Unfortunately, the car is quite noticeable to the police and very easy to speed in so we got pulled over and got a ticket :(

College Graduates

2009-05-09T11:15:00.000-07:00

Our stinkin' cute nephew Karter

Josh and I with my parents

Josh and I with Josh's parents

My two best friends, Lindi and Sarah, both graduated the same day. We graduated elementary school, junior high, high school and college together. The Standard Examiner even wrote a story about us :)

Well, we made it! Last Saturday Josh and I both graduated with our Bachelors degrees. We are so grateful for our families who came up and supported us (even in the pouring rain)! We moved from Logan right after my graduation and now we are living in Draper. I still kinda feel like we are just down for the weekend hanging out, and it hasn't really sunk in that we actually live here. I have had a few job interviews at some charter schools here in Draper, so hopefully I hear back from them soon.
We are now headed off to Las Vegas this next week for a little rest and relaxation!

A Wicked Fun Weekend

2009-04-26T21:17:00.000-07:00

We were lucky enough to have really good seats and it was awesome to be up close to see the details of the costumes and set.

I was obviously excited to be at the Jazz game and although we were surrounded by Lakers fan/drunk Jazz fans we had a great time!

We had such a fun weekend with our families. Saturday we went to "Wicked" with my family and it was incredible! Even the boys admitted to enjoying it, so it was fun for all :) I laughed so hard I started crying at some of the parts and the singing was exceptional! That same night we were given some free Jazz tickets to go to the playoff game against the Lakers. Josh and I are determined that we are bad luck for the Jazz because they got killed, but we still had a blast!

Almost Done!

2009-04-24T13:06:00.000-07:00

Well I officially just attended my last class at USU. To say I am excited would be a huge understatement! Now I just have 6 finals next week, which is a little bit of a downer, but what can you do? Josh and I both graduate next Saturday and then we are moving on the bigger and better things!

Sick little Aliza

2009-04-08T21:50:00.000-07:00

Well our precious little niece Aliza had been sick for a few weeks, so my sister took her into the doctor. After some tests, she was diagnosed with Diabetes. My brother in law is in medical school so he had a pretty good idea what was wrong before she went in, but for the rest of us it was out of the blue. She is the cutest 6 year old alive, and it breaks my heart to know she will be insulin dependent for the rest of her life. My sister is an absolute ROCK... if I had half the amount of faith, patience and endurance she has I would be in excellent shape. She is such an example to me! Her and my brother in law are in charge of counting all of the carbohydrates Aliza eats and then making sure she gets the right amount of units of insulin. It is life changing for their family, but they are so strong and amazing I know it will be alright. Liza is such a sweetie and likes practicing giving everyone shots :) We love you guys!

Archie

2009-03-29T21:58:00.001-07:00

Last American Idol season I absolutely fell in "love" with David Archuleta. Not a creepy, weird kind of love, but I think he is absolutely adorable and has such an incredible voice. So when Josh's mom, who also has a big crush on the boy :), announced she bought tickets to his concert, Josh and I were all over that! So Friday night, we drove down from Logan, and along with thousands of 12 year old girls who screamed relentlessly, saw David's awesome performance. We were lucky enough to go with one of Bobbie's friends who knows David because she works at the Murray High Seminary, and she was giving us all of the gossip she knew :) We were extremely close to getting back stage passes, but it never worked out, but we didn't care because we had such a fun night! Thanks again Bobbie!

Utah- This is the Place

2009-03-16T15:01:00.000-07:00

I apologize for the lame title, but it will have to do. Well after months of waiting and weeks of pondering, praying and thinking about our future we have decided that Josh is going to the University of Utah for law school! We honestly were planning on heading out of state and having a fun adventure with just the two of us, but when it came down to it we both just felt like it would be best for our little family to stay in Utah. The major decision was between BYU and the U, since Josh got into both, but The U turned out to be a better fit for Josh. We are so excited to be able to stay close to family and not go into very much debt. I never thought I would say this as a True Aggie through and through...but go Utes!

Rascal Flatts

2009-02-28T16:06:00.001-08:00

I was sitting home by myself on Wednesday afternoon when I saw a commercial for the Rascal Flatts concert which was the next day. I thought to myself...man that would be an awesome concert to go to! A few minutes later my sister in law, Lianna, called me and said she had an extra ticket and asked if I wanted to go! It was such a great show and those guys crack me up! It was one of the best concerts I have been to and I feel so spoiled that I got to go. Thanks Lianna... you are the greatest!

Jessica Simpson was the opening act. She did a pretty good job, but I couldn't understand what she was saying half the time.

6's Tag

2009-02-19T22:01:00.000-08:00

Well, my sister-in-law Natalie tagged me to post the 6th picture in the 6th folder of pictures on our computer (or something to that effect). Unfortunately I came up with this picture. This is at my Mom's birthday dinner at Maddox. My mom asked me to light the birthday candles on her birthday pie. Little does she know that I have an EXTREME fear of matches, and it took all of my courage to get the candles lit. Josh, of course, was snapping pictures and he captured this look of terror on my face. I hesitated to post this for fear of excessive embarrassment, but I thought it would be appropriate to document my fear for future generations.

P.S. If you look closely, you will see smoke coming from my hand and that is because I was in the process of throwing the match (which was still lit) onto the floor because the flame was getting too close to my hand. Gol...I am such a wuss

I tag Brooklyn, Heather, Jessica, Addie, April and anyone else who would like to show embarrassing pictures!

Logan

2009-02-19T21:50:00.000-08:00

I have been whining and complaining about living in Logan for the past few months. I am sure it is because I can almost taste graduation and with Josh starting to find out what law schools he has gotten into, I am extremely stir crazy! All of my complaining aside, we are really lucky to live in a such a great place. It is BEAUTIFUL here and I always feel safe. I am going to try really hard to have a good attitude these last few months we have here. Josh took this picture right outside our front door. What a view!

Hardware Ranch

2009-02-16T17:43:00.000-08:00

Horrible picture, but on the way home there was this mini-goat that would not get out of the road. We were laughing pretty hard because it was a midget goat and is definitely not something you would see everyday!

Josh enjoying his "elk experience"

Aubree Lyn- pretty much one of the cutest things that exists in this world

Josh and I on the horse drawn sleigh

Some of the horses that pull the sleighs through the elk

Me, Aubree, Karter and my mom in the visitors center

My parents, my brother Ryan and his wife Mandi and their two awesome kids came up today to go with us to the Hardware Ranch. My nephew Karter is absolutely in love with anything/all things cowboy, so he loved every second of it! It was so neat to be that close to the elk without having them run away. We were in this sled-type thing pulled by some huge horses, and the elk just sat there and ate and stared at us. After the elk we went to good ol' Sizzler and got some tasty food! Thanks for coming up to hang out with us guys!

Harlem Globe Trotters

2009-02-16T17:30:00.000-08:00

Josh enjoying his tasty ice cream treat

There were HILARIOUS blow up men that kept us all entertained

Enjoying the game!

I begged one of the ball boys to throw me a wrist band... and he did! Don't worry, it was dry and hardly used!

Last Monday we got to go to the Harlem Globetrotters. We went along with our friends Brandon and Syd, and it was also Josh's brother Tyson's 15th birthday, so the whole Ostler family also came. We had so much fun! We got really good seats right by the tunnel, so we were able to give high fives to all of the players and also got really close to some of the Jazz players who came to watch. We were laughing hysterically at the little blow up things that came out during half time and time outs!

Park City Date

2009-01-31T15:33:00.000-08:00

Our good friends, Brandon and Sydney Elwood, invited us to go up to Park City to see the Freestyle Aerial Skiing Championships. I have never been to anything like this before and it was a blast! Even though I was completely decked out in all of my snow gear, it was still FREEZING. We love just hanging out with Brandon and Syd... they are such great "couple friends" :)

Fun little road trip!

We had to walk up a huge hill to get to the event and I pretty much thought I was going to have a heart attack because I had so many layers on I could barely move. Josh referred to me as the "little boy from Christmas Story" :)

We didn't get to see anyone ski down the moguls, but they looked awesome

Our good friends Brandon and Sydney

Temptation...

2009-01-17T13:14:00.000-08:00

Well one of my New Year's Resolutions was to avoid this delicious, enticing beverage...

Just to reassure myself on how well I am doing, I just wanted to let everyone know that I haven't caved in yet. I have been tempted by this "nectar of the gods" at every turn, but I have overcome the urge. I will succeed!

2009! Can you believe it?

2008-12-31T10:53:00.000-08:00

I am sitting here just thinking about how FAST 2008 went by! It is crazy to think that a whole year has gone by and number 1- I didn't even come close to keeping my New Year's Resolutions from last year :( and number 2- I can hardly remember everything that happened! We have been SO extremely blessed this past year and we are definitely excited for the changes this next year will bring!

Exciting changes that will be happening in 2009:

1. We both graduate from Utah State in May!
2. Moving to WHO KNOWS WHERE for Josh to start law school! It is frustrating how LONG it takes for law schools to notify you of admission...Don't they know I need to plan out our lives? :)
3. Me (hopefully) getting a Speech Technician job, but if not, at least a job that I enjoy and will pay the bills!
4. Possibly a trip to Europe!
5. Maybe a baby? I have been baby hungry for a long time, but we'll see if I can hold out another year!

We just wanted to wish you all a very Happy New Year!!!

Gotta Love the 90's

2008-12-23T11:57:00.000-08:00

Alright... This has nothing to do with Christmas, but I will post about the goodness of that day soon. I just found this and I thought it was hilarious because this pretty much describes my whole childhood and adolescence :)

"You know you're a kid from the 90's if...."

--You remember the original cast of All That, and watched Kenan and Kel
--Clarissa explains it all. enough said.
--You remember the beloved popsicle stick, Stick Stickly, and Gumby.
--You know that "How Rude!" comes from Stephanie from "Full House"
--You can sing the rap to "The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air"
--You get really excited because you know all the words to these songs if you ever hear them nowadays: Lenny Kravitz "Fly away," Eve 6's "oblivion," Aqua's "barbie girl," Swirl 360's "hey now now," Coolio's "gangster paradise," Reel 2 real's "move it," Outhere brothers "Boom, boom, boom," Tag team's "whoomp there it is"
--You remember Captain Planet and the song.
--You remember getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons, and you appreciate "old school nickelodeon" including rocko's modern life, hey arnold, doug, rugrats (pre "all grown up" days)
--You remember "lambchop" and the "song that never ends"
--You remember the show "recess"
--You remember Bill Nye the Science Guy.
--You remember Legends of the Hidden Temple, Fraggle Rock, Garfield, Eureka's Castle, Smurfs, and Ghost Writer (but you didn't know what a ghost writer was).
--You got really excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.
--You remember reading the "Goosebumps" series, and they freaked you out.
--You remember the Magic School Bus, and always wished your school bus could go on cool adventures.
--You remember the introduction and then the banning of slap bracelets.
--You used to say "NOT" after (almost) every sentence...Not...
--You're clever comeback for almost everything was "I know you are but what am I," or "I'm rubber and you're glue, whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you."
--You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up"
--You were obsessed with the Spice Girls/Backstreet Boys/N'sync/Britney Spears
--You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates
--You have gotten injured on a Slip 'n' Slide
--You remember boom boxes and cd players
--You had a walkman
--You had a tamagachi
--You had a furbie and you got frustrated when it just wouldn't shut up
--You either owned silly putty or playdough or both
--You owned many, many barbies (or action figures)
--You remember curly shoe laces!
--You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell"
--You remember shows like salute your shorts, ahhh! real monsters, full house, the ren and stimpy show, boy meets world, TGIF
--You remember weird game shows nickelodeon had like Figure it Out, Guts, slimetime live
--You played and collected POGS
--You used to pretend to be a MIGHTY MORPHIN Power Ranger
--You owned a Skip It
--You had at least one GigaPet or Nano and brought it everywhere
--You watched the original Care Bears, and Ninja Turtles
--You remember the real Willy Wonka movie with Gene Wilder. (even though it wasnt made in the 90s)
--You've gotten creeped out by "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"
--You watched Chip n' Dale Rescue Rangers
--You thought it would be so cool to be Alex Mack.
--You know the Macarena by heart.
--"Talk to the hand" ... enough said
--You thought Brain would finally take over the world
--You were a beanie baby collector.
--You owned a pair of light up sneakers.
--You had the original nintendo 64 or Sega genesis
--Admit it. You were addicted to playing "Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?" and you remember the little cartoon clues that would come up when you travelled to a different country.
--You always said, "Then why don't you marry it!"
--You responded to everything with "whatever" and made a "w" sign with your fingers
--Your mom or dad had a beeper/pager that probably weighed 10 pounds, but it was the coolest thing and the "latest technology"
--You remember watching Rocket Power and repeated lines such as "WIPE OUT!"
--Opposite day occured whenever you wanted it to

...Movin'...

2008-12-12T10:17:00.000-08:00

As many of you know, we have been apartment managers for the past year for a few apartment complexes here in Logan. Although, it was a good experience and Josh learned how to fix MANY things, we decided it was time to de-stress our lives a little bit. So we moved from our spacious 2 bedroom apartment to a tiny...and I mean tiny... studio apartment. All I know is I will be making a lot of trips to the DI because we have WAY too much crap! Our apartment is full of boxes and bags and we only have a tiny pathway to walk around.
We will only be living there until the first of May and then we will be graduated and out of Logan for good!

Check This Out

2008-12-07T19:47:00.001-08:00

Elf Yourself

Our Friend Aaron made this "Elf Yourself" Video for us and we thought it was pretty funny, so we thought we would share it with all of you :) Happy Holidays!

Addicted

2008-12-07T16:18:00.000-08:00

I don't know how many of you have ever watched the show LOST, but Josh and I are absolutely hooked. We started watching Season 1 not too long ago, and we are now into Season 4. On the weekends, we usually watch like 5 episodes a night! It is one of those shows that once you start you can't stop. I almost can't wait until we are caught up, so we can have our lives back!

The Big 2-2

2008-12-01T09:01:00.000-08:00

Well I am officially 22 years old! For those of you who know me well, my birthday has always been the highlight of the whole year. I used to count down 6 months in advance until my birthday and remind pretty much every person I saw that it was my birthday. I woke up this morning expecting to be excited like usual, but I was actually a little sad :( I officially feel like I am getting older, which isn't a bad thing, but I think I was just sad that I wasn't jumping off the walls that it was my birthday.
Anyways, enough of the moping around about getting older, but we plan on having a fun day and hopefully my 22nd year will be as fun as the rest!

Amazing Carrie

2008-11-20T19:45:00.000-08:00

Last night we were able to go down to Salt Lake for the Carrie Underwood concert in celebration of our anniversary! She is absolutely amazing! She seemed so down to earth and she can definitely sing.
The band Little Big Town opened for her, and they were awesome as well!
Thank you Bobbie for risking your life to get us the tickets, and thank you Josh for being so thoughtful for our 1st Anniversary :)

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO US!

2008-11-17T13:57:00.000-08:00

Well, we have made it to our 1 year Anniversary! I can't believe we have been married that long because it honestly seems like it has only been a week. I guess that is a good thing because it means we are still having fun :)
I feel so lucky to have Josh in my life. He means everything to me! I may be a tad biased because he is my husband, but he is the most hilarious, sensitive and intelligent man I have ever met. I am more madly in love with Josh than I have ever been, and I know that each day that is only going to get stronger.
Love you Josh!

Update

2008-11-06T20:58:00.001-08:00

Real Salt Lake first ever playoff game- SO FUN!

Annie in front of the Jordan River Temple

Josh also posing for a picture in front of the temple (I guess we couldn't find anyone to take our picture together)

Well this post is really delayed because of the craziness of everything, but I just wanted to post some pictures of our Halloween weekend. We headed out of Logan, which felt wonderful, and went and hung out with our good friends Brandon and Sydney (we forgot our camera, so pictures to come) in Salt Lake. After driving half an hour just to find an Applebee's and carving some impressive pumpkins we were "Halloweened" out :)
Saturday we were able to go to the Jordan River temple and did a session there. I had never been there before and I loved it!
We then went to the extremely exciting Real Salt Lake first ever playoff game...which was AMAZING! The new stadium is great, and pretty much wherever your tickets are you have good seats. We then went and hung out with the Richins clan Saturday evening and Sunday.
Just as a side note- my sweet husband had to tell me a little bit early to make sure I didn't have anything that night, but he is taking me to the Carrie Underwood concert for an Anniversary gift! What a sweetie :) To say that I am extremely excited would be an understatement!

Time with Aubs and Kart

2008-10-22T21:31:00.000-07:00

Seniorita Karter

Dress up

Stinkin' cute

Don't be alarmed...she is not drowning, she is just playing "Mermaid" and drinking half the pool, so she will eventually go to the bathroom like 6 times before bed. No big deal :)

Spencer, Aubree, Annie and Karter at the Clearfield Aquatic Center

My brother and sister in law went on a trip to Lake Powell last week, and Josh and I were lucky enough to babysit Aubree and Karter for a day and a half. They are such adorable kids and even though we had some major spills of their precious "bunny milk" everything went great! We watched movies, went swimming with Spencer and Natalie, went to the park and just basically hung out. Pretty much we think these kids are two of the cutest things alive :)

Tagged: Times Two

2008-10-09T18:24:00.000-07:00

Well I was tagged by my Sister-in-law Natalie and my friend Lindsay. I have never been "tagged" before, so hopefully this isn't too boring!

This is for Natalie...
The aspects of my Quirkiness (is that a word?):

1. I really don't like to fold socks when we do our laundry. I have no idea why, but it is something I dread! I usually turn that job over to my willing husband :)

2. My favorite snack is chocolate chips. From the time I get home from school I pretty much snack on them until dinner. We go through a few bags a month, but I never have any cookies to show for it.

3. I guess a bunch of my quirks are with food, but I can never eat just one type of cereal in a bowl. I usually mix 2 or 3 cerels at a time. I mix fruity, chocolately, grainey or whatever cereal we have. I just think you might as well enjoy every kind of cereal instead of limiting yourself to just one flavor.

4. This may be gross but I can't (unless it is an emergency) go to the bathroom in a public restroom unless I am alone. I will literally wait in the stall until I can look under the stall and not see any feet.

5. My husband makes fun of me, but I still love to watch Little House on the Prarie and Arthur (remember the Aardvark cartoon?). Whenever I flip through the channels while watching TV I will always stop and watch those amazing shows until Josh makes a comment. How can you go wrong with those shows?

This is for Lindsay... It is abbreviated because this post is already MUCH too long!
Crazy 8's- 8 is my lucky number by the way!

8 shows I love to watch:
1. The Office- hilarious...enough said. 2. Lost- We have only watched the first season, but we are hooked! 3. The Ellen Degeneres Show- Josh pretty much hates this show, but honestly I laugh really hard when I watch 4. Jeopardy- too bad this is hardly on anymore 5. Little House on the Prarie/Arthur- read above 6. Entertainment Tonight or The Insider- I love watching shows that talk about celebrities, who knows why? 7. 24- Josh and I first started hanging out watching this show 8. I love watching sports- I did grow up a tom-boy you know!

8 restaurants I love:
1. Cafe Rio/Costa Vida- Costa Vida is much better in Logan, which we still can't figure out 2. Arby's- I crave curly fries and jamoca shakes 3. Olive Garden- basically carbohydrates are my friends 4. Chili's- we usually stuff ourselves with chips and salsa 5. Dairy Queen- gross food but Frozen Hot Chocolates are a necessity! 6. Papa Murphy's Pizza- who doesn't love pizza? 7. Le Nonne- an amazing Italian restaurant in Logan where Josh and I went on our first date :) 8. Subway- you can't beat a footlong for $5

8 things I am looking forward to:
1. Having little kiddies:) 2. Graduting from college in May 3. Moving out of Logan 4. Knowing where we will be going to Law school 5. Buying some couches that aren't so ugly we have to put couch covers on them 6. Going to Italy to visit Josh's mission 7. Learning how to cook more than 3 meals 8. Being done with this post!

Thanks to those of you who endured reading this post... thanks again Nat and Lindsay for forcing me to write things about myself!

I forgot to add this when I first posted, but I tag Alissa, Brynn, Durb and Jen Crockett. Don't feel pressured, only do it if you want to!

Bear Lake Weekend

2008-09-28T17:40:00.000-07:00

Josh and Karter hanging out at the lake

Annie, Aubree, Natalie and Karter listening to music

The "golfers"

We got the opportunity to go to Bear Lake with my family for the weekend. We went swimming, golfing and just basically sat around and ate a lot. It was so fun to relax and spend time together. We slept on a hide-a-bed, so we are both looking forward to sleeping in our comfy king bed tonight! We are so lucky to have such great families :)

Computer trouble

2008-09-14T20:17:00.000-07:00

Well, our computer with all of our pictures is down for the count, so unfortunately we don't have any recent pictures to post. Josh has been trying to fix it for a few days, but no progress has been made yet. Hopefully it will be fixed soon and we are crossing our fingers we didn't lose everything on it!

We are staying busy with school and work and FINALLY our apartment manager job has slowed down a bit. Josh is studying to take the LSAT on October 4th... I am pretty sure I am more nervous than he is. After he takes the test then he will start applying to a few law schools. These next few months are going to be pretty busy!

TV Land

2008-08-23T17:02:00.000-07:00

Josh and I have been married for over 9 months, and being the poor students that we are, the last thing we could afford was TV. Then COMCAST came out with an incredible deal... only $10 a month for basic channels with a few extras:) We figured we could part with $10 a month in order to stay up with what's going on in the world. We are sad to say that we missed the majority of the Olympics, but the past few days have been great watching some of the events! I guess I always took TV for granted, because having it back the past few days has been so enjoyable!

Park City Engagement

2008-08-15T08:59:00.000-07:00

It is hard to believe, but a year ago from today Josh and I got engaged! To say I was completely oblivious to what was going on would be an understatement. Obviously we were getting married because that very morning we met with a wedding planner at the Joseph Smith building, but I had no idea Josh had talked with my parents, so I wasn't expecting anything. I thought I would know when it happened because my mom tells me everything, but she was a good actor and I didn't suspect anything :) We drove up to Park City and walked along Main Street, got some ice cream and rode the trolley. Then we went on the roller coaster type thing by the Alpine Slide and then Josh suggested we go on the ski lift up to the top of the mountain. Again, I was completely unaware of anything that was going on (and meanwhile I am thinking Josh is nuts for spending like $20 a person to ride a ski lift). We get to the top of the mountain and we started walking along this path, when all of the sudden I saw this blanket set up with lots of rose petals everywhere, and I immediately turned to Josh and whispered "oh my gosh we are interrupting someone's picnic...let's get out of here!" You are probably thinking I am an idiot, and I totally was because I wasn't expecting anything. He grabbed my hand and took me over to the blanket and we sat down and starting talking and then he asked me to be with him forever! Ah, what a sweetheart :) Meanwhile, Josh's parents were in the bushes taking pictures, which I am glad of because we have the whole thing documented! We talked for a while, and then we rode down the ski lift to where both sets of our parents were waiting and then we went out to dinner. It is so weird to think that was a year ago!

Busy Busy

2008-08-12T08:55:00.000-07:00

Wow... it has been a long time since we have posted. Our apartment manager job has kept us extremely busy, and I can't wait for school to start just so we have everyone moved in and the craziness will die off.
Josh really likes his new job at Bearnson & Peck law firm. He is a runner, so basically he gets to run errands and make lots of copies all day. I think he is really enjoying it though and is learning a lot.
I am finally done with summer school and I am grateful to have made it out alive! Summer school is way intense and I wasn't a huge fan, but I got some classes out of the way that I needed to, so that is all that matters.
Other than that we haven't really been doing much that is "blog worthy" :(
The picture above is ugly, but is of my new BROWN hair, which is a huge change for me! I have been blonde my entire life, so everytime I look in the mirror I hardly recognize myself! I also cut off about 10 inches, so that was also a bit of a change. I was ready for a change and my new hair makes me feel more mature :) Hopefully we will be doing some fun things in the next few weeks, so our blog isn't so boring!

Day in the Sun

2008-07-20T21:21:00.000-07:00

Boating Fun!

2008-07-20T21:05:00.000-07:00

The girls (where's Natalie?) hanging out on the boat

Josh and his brother Ryan

Spencer hangin' out with Karter

Josh and Captain Aubree driving the boat

My Dad surfing the waves of Pineview :)

Josh's family has an awesome boat, and they were generous enough to take my family out for a day on Pineview Reservoir. Most of my family aren't big boaters, so it was fun to get everyone together and out of their comfort zones :) Even my Dad got in on the fun and went tubing and surfing! We had so much fun and even though we were all really sore the next day it was definitely worth it!

American Idol!

2008-07-15T17:20:00.000-07:00

Dinner at the Spaghetti Factory

Josh's mom loves David Archuleta! She wore orange in honor of Murray high :)

Thanks Bobbie for such an amazing night!

We had so much fun singing along with all of the performers! We all love David Archuleta!

Josh's cute little sister Rachel turned the big 16 yesterday, and to celebrate we went to the American Idol Concert! We started off by going to the Spaghetti Factory, which is always amazing, and then went to the E center for the concert. I have been in really loud arenas before, but never in my life have I heard as loud of a noise as when they announced David Archuleta was coming on stage! My ears are still ringing... The concert was absolutely amazing, and I was really impressed with all of the top 10. Surprisingly, one of my favorites last night was Carly, who I didn't like on the show, but she sang some incredible songs! David Archuleta was so amazing, and he got all choked up at the end of one of his songs.
We are so glad Rachel is FINALLY 16, and that she let us tag along for her birthday party :)

4th of July Weekend

2008-07-07T19:31:00.001-07:00

Our niece Aubree and our nephew Karter are the cutest kids ever, and they are stinkin' cute on their bikes :)

We were so excited to get out of Logan for the weekend and head on down south to spend some quality time with our families. On July 3rd, we had a big family party with all of my Morgan cousins, and it was so fun being able to spend time with family who we don't see as much as we would like to.
The 4th of July was great! We went to the good ol' Layton parade and watched our niece Aubree perform on a float. She was so adorable! We went and saw "Get Smart" with my Mom and Dad and Spencer and Nat. We then drove down to Draper and spent time with Josh's family and watched fireworks from South Mountain.
July 5th was full of backflips and sunburns. We went boating with Josh's family to Deer Creek Reservoir and me, thinking I am above sunscreen, got absolutely FRIED! Almost 3 days later and I can barely move :( Josh landed an amazing flip on the knee-board, which he has been attempting since last year, and yet we didn't have our camera with us on the boating trip so we have no proof!
It was so great to be able to relax and get away from school and the apartments...Thank goodness for holidays!

Ward Softball

2008-06-29T10:23:00.000-07:00

Josh knocking it out of the park

Annie hoping that the ball doesnt come her way

We have a really great ward up here and every Thursday night is Co-Ed Ward Softball. Our ward always has the most people that come, so our ward gets distributed to the other teams who don't have enough players. This Thursday Josh and I weren't even on the same team :( It is still really fun, and Josh is the all-star of our team. I heard a roar of the crowd and I looked over and Josh had hit an in the park home run... then a few minutes later I hear another roar and it turns out he made a ridiculous bare handed catch! There are usually a lot more guys than girls, but a girl has to bat every other time, so I was exhausted by the end. It is a great way to spend our Thursday evenings!

Eye of the Tiger

2008-06-18T21:08:00.000-07:00

Well, watching the U.S. Open this past weekend got us really excited to venture out to Logan River Golf Course and show our stuff. I'll admit...I am terrible at golf (I can never hit the ball in the air, it just rolls on the ground) but I kept reminding myself what my Dad always told me..."Drive for the show, but putt for the dough" :) I can at least somewhat putt the ball thanks to my many years of miniature golf. Josh on the other hand hit some really great drives and although I hate to admit it, was definitely the master putter. We went with some of our friends, so there was some serious trash talking going on but it was tons of fun! Golf is something both of us want to get better at, so we hope to play a real round soon. Until then, we will keep our dreams alive of becoming like Tiger one day...

Monday Night Hike

2008-06-03T13:59:00.000-07:00

Josh and I made a goal to start exercising more. We decided on trying to do something active every other day (every day would have been too much for us to handle I guess :) Saturday we played tennis, which was hilarious and then on Monday we decided to go for a hike. There is a great Bonneville Shoreline Hike in Logan, and it was so pretty! Everything is so green here and we had a blast! I was a complainer at the beginning because it started off pretty steep, but then it flattened out and we got to watch a beautiful sunset overlooking the valley. Of course we had to have a treat after our hike, so we went and got some famous Aggie ice cream!

Memorial Day Weekend

2008-05-27T12:25:00.000-07:00

For Memorial Day we went down to Lake Powell with Josh's family and it was FREEZING! By the second day the air was warm and we got a little sunburned, but the water was frigid. Needless to say, I only got in the water once to surf behind the boat. Josh was way more brave than everyone and spent the most time in the water. He was so close to landing his infamous flip on the kneeboard! We also went on an awesome hike lead by "Scout Steve" through a slot canyon and it was gorgeous! We love Lake Powell!!!

I Finally Caved In

2008-05-27T10:40:00.000-07:00

I have been wanting to start a blog forever but have never really taken the time to do it. I am at work and I am bored to death, so I thought it would be a great time to start! Josh and I are currently living in Logan, UT where we are both attending Utah State. We are apartment managers which at times is TONS of work, but we get free rent so it is hard to complain! We are loving every second of being married and are having lots of fun :)