Yellowstone Pics

You guessed it...Old Faithful!




Can you tell we LOVE all the waterfalls and fast flowing rivers?!?!

Graham had the brillant idea to get Jocelyn her own digital camera so she could be in charge of taking her own pictures! Good thinking, honey! It saved us from bored whining!! We found this one at the Disney store for 17 dollars...usually 60!!!

This is Lake Yellowstone Hotel, where we stayed. It was built in 1891 and is one of the oldest and largest wooden structure hotels in the United States! Beautiful views of Lake Yellowstone from the hotel!

Sitting area looking out to Lake Yellowstone. They had a pianist playing each night!

Lake Yellowstone

HUGE hotel!! The rooms were very small, BUT it was really fun to stay here and think of the history and be in the middle of Yellowstone!



This is the spot Jocelyn lost her shoe!! Shouldn't have let her stand on that ledge!

We are home!!!!

We had a fabulous vacation!!! It was hard to come back, especially b/c Graham has to go back to work tonight, but it is always nice to be home again! I have TONS of pictures to post, which might take me awhile! Here are some highlights from our trip...
-On the way up to the lake, I was driving so Graham could sleep. Everything was going fine and then three HUGE four point bucks jumped out in front of my car and we barely missed them! They came from the other side, so luckily I had some warning. I think I dug my nails into Graham's leg while trying to miss them! Sorry, honey.
-The first day at the lake, we take the boat out. Graham was putting the tube in the water behind the boat and somehow managed to slice his toe on the boat's ladder! It was sick. It sliced from the bottom of his toe, up to his nail and popped his nail up!! It was black and blue the rest of the trip...not to mention, painful and sore!
-We had some issues with the boat...I won't go into details but if you'd like to know, ask, it was pretty funny. Okay, not then but now. Let's just say, a guy standing on the dock was taking pictures of us!!!!

-We had a brush fire near our lake house! We were coming back from spending time at the lake and saw tons of smoke! We called 911 and luckily it hadn't spread too far.
-Oh, I almost forgot...I decided to take my phone for a swim. Oops. I felt like an idiot, but thankfully Graham wasn't too mad and we went to Logan to get a new phone for me.
-Here's a good highlight...We got to see my best friend, Ashlee, and her family. Unfortunately, her boys didn't feel so good so we just hung out, but it was still so fun to see them! Jocelyn and Tanner disappeared into one of the bedrooms and when we went to find them, they had climbed to the top bunk! It was so funny. Tanner was SO proud of himself! Cutie!
-In Yellowstone, we drove ALL the way up to Mammoth Hot Springs so I could see water. Ummm, it would have been helpful if someone would have told us that they were DRY this time of the year. We also hiked all the way up to the top, just to make sure and yeah, nothing! UHHHH! I was so annoyed. We drove about two hours there (out of the way) and of course all the way back. Oh well. If we would have skipped it, we would have always regretted not going...since we didn't know it was dry! hahaha.
-When we finally did find some hot springs that had water, Graham's injured toe was hurting so bad, so Jocelyn and I went off to walk the trail by ourselves. We were in a hurry, so we just threw on her flip flops. BAD IDEA!!! The very first hot spring we stopped at to take a pic, she decided to step on the rail ledge and there goes her shoe!!! I could NOT reach it! So, I had to carry her the entire way around the loop. So much fun at two oclock in the afternoon, with a black shirt on, and trying to get pictures, AND just having finished a long hike! UHHHH! She was hilarious though, "Mommy, I'm so sorry! It was an accident! We have GOT to tell Daddy about this!"
-After Yellowstone, we spent more time at Bear Lake. We were at the resort park and Jocelyn was on the swings. First, Graham was pushing her and in mid air, she decided she wanted to jump off!! What the heck?!?! SO, we had a big talk with her that she can't do that! She has to hold on and tell us if she wants to get off! Then I take a turn pushing her and in mid swing, she decides she needs to fix her hair and get it out of her face!! She lets go with one hand and falls off the seat. For a second, she kept ahold with the other hand, but soon after, let go and crunched her little body in half on the sand...landing, of course, on her head! Scared me!!!! She was shaken up and hurt her rib cage, but after a few minutes wanted to get back on. I didn't push her very high that time! UHH...crazy child.
-On our way back home, we stopped in Salt Lake City. I was able to spend time with another of my highschool friends from ABQ, Ashlee, and her new baby. He is such a cutie! We had a good time catching up! After that, we spent some time at the temple and the visitors center. For dinner, we met up with another highschool friend from ABQ, Mardi, her kids and her parents! SO FUN! :) We sat around talking and before we knew it over two hours had passed! So thanks to my friends for meeting up with us! It was fun!
I will post a lot more pics later, but I have to get going for now!

Bear Lake....here we come!!!!! :)

Well, we are leaving on our vacation for the summer! I am so excited to hang out at the lake and relax! :) We are heading up to Garden City, Utah for about two weeks. During those two weeks, we are also going to Yellowstone! We have never been to Yellowstone, so we are very excited! I'll have my laptop up there, so I might find some time to post pictures!

Jocelyn was tagged!

This is such a cute idea! Thanks Leah! :) I asked Jocelyn some questions and here are her answers! Too funny.
What does Mommy always say to you?
"You got to listen!"
What makes Mommy happy?
"Making a present. When I leave Boomer alone." (we have to work on leaving the cat alone!)
What makes Mommy sad?
"Someone pooping in their pants" (seriously!)
How does Mommy make you laugh?
"You make me laugh when you play with me and do fun things together."
How old is Mommy?
"Ummm...57. NO WAIT! 7" (She probably changed it b/c of the look on my face!!)
How tall is Mommy?
"This tall" (raising her hand in the air)
What does Mommy like to do?
"Play with me and make me giggle. You like to love and do fun things! I already telled you this!"
What is Mommy's job?
"My mom has to clean up! I clean too"
What is Mommy's favorite food?
"Umm, hot dogs and chicken and green beans and we love eachother." (She is so funny!)
How do you know Mommy loves you?
"BECAUSE WE ARE BEST FRIENDS!" (Ohhhh, she melts my heart!!!)
"Okay, can we do MORE!?!?" (hahahaha. I guess she likes this game! We'll have to ask about Daddy too!)

Here are the answers when I asked about Daddy...
What does Daddy always say to you?
"No hitting cats...Ohhh, my eye itches, Mommy"
What makes Daddy happy?
"When I sing Old McDonald" (Okay, random!)
What makes Daddy sad?
"We don't clean up our toys. That makes him sad. Mommy, can I have my vitamins?" (Can you tell she was really focused!! haha)
How does Daddy make you laugh?
"We say funny things and laugh all day long and be a silly listener!" (Umm, I think she's confused about that last part!)
How old is Daddy?
"54 and I'm 53....I'm 3"
How tall is Daddy?
"This tall." (Raises her hand in the air)
What does Daddy like to do?
"He likes to clean up and do the dishes and work with us. He likes to play with me and he likes to marry you!! He likes to ride his motorcycle and his favorite truck!"
What is Daddy's job?
"We spend money and play jobs. He likes to get money for us and we go somewhere and we spend money and we spend it on our house." (HAHA! She is funny!)
What does Daddy like to eat?
"He likes to eat hot dogs, chili green and toast!" (Okay, I don't know where the hot dogs answer comes from, but Graham does love green chile! So funny)
How do you know Daddy loves you?
"Because he loves when I give him hugs and kisses!"

We tag Gavin, Kirsten, Danny, Nicki, Payge, Emma, Adelaide, Vicki, Zoe, Andrew and Ryan! Whoever else wants to join in! :)

Okay!! I expect some good ones!!! :)

This will be fun especially if everyone and I do mean EVERYONE will join in!This is just too fun to pass up.Here are the directions:
1. Add a comment on my blog, leave a memory that you and I had together or that you have of me. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember, good or bad but be nice!!!!!!!
2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments. Let's see who can come up with the funniest memory and who has the most memories. Please keep it going. ENJOY :)

Best buds!

Do you think it's bad that my daughter's best friend is a cat?!?!? Ha ha. Our cat is kind of more like a dog than a cat. He plays with her, snuggles with her, chases her around the house, (and then waits for her to catch up to him!!), and they watch cartoons together! Boomer waits by Jocelyn's door in the morning until I open it and then he'll run and jump on her bed! If he hears her awake before I get up, he'll come and try to wake me up! I'm not kidding! He'll purr and meow at my face and if I don't acknowledge him, he'll pat me on the face. Which I don't like him doing!! Anyway, they are so funny together. Sometimes she bugs him a little too much and he'll stand up like a bear and jump towards her!! It is pretty funny! He is the best natured cat I've ever seen. Graham doesn't really like cats at all, but Boomer is the one exception!

Happy 4th of July!!!!!!!

I LOVE the Fourth of July! I love all the patriotic music, I love the fireworks and I love spending time with family and friends. Most of all, I feel so blessed to live in this country! I am so grateful to all the men and women who have fought and who continue to fight for our freedom! I was raised to be proud of our country and to feel a love for it!
This year, we went to the Balloon Fiesta Park with our friends, Aaron, Shea and their three kids. We've known them for a couple years now and always have a great time! Jocelyn and Bryson are SO much like a little married couple. One minute, they love each other and then the next, they are bickering about something! Usually one wants to play something and the other doesn't. OR one wants to sit next to the other, and the other doesn't. It was very entertaining!

My patriotic little girl! She HAD to have a flag this year! She waved it around all night!

I love the back of this shirt and her cute little bows!

This is my favorite picture! Funny story with her outfit. I always have to have an outfit for her for the Fourth of July. Poor Graham didn't know what he was getting into when we found out we were having a girl! ha ha. Anyway, I thought this shirt was a 2T, so I tried it on Jocelyn at the store to make sure it fit. It fit fine, so we went up to the cash register. For some reason, I looked at the tag and it said 12 to 18 MONTHS!!! WHAT?!?!?!?! Yeah, she's tiny!


Isn't this hilarious? They were both pouting here! Their facial expressions and they had their arms crossed. I think they had just got in trouble for running off too far!

Here is Jocelyn and Bryson when they were HAPPY!

We have such a beautiful view here! I love the mountains!

We were going to let the kids jump on one of the bouncy houses they have, but the lines were ridiculous. Then we thought we'd find a football for them to play with and we had no luck with that. I am explaining our thought process b/c we ended up with glow swords and I want everyone to know that was a last resort! Ha ha! Of course, the rest of the night, the kids had sword fights. The only problem with this, is that they would get to involved with their fight and not watch out for innocent bystanders! Jocelyn was cracking me up b/c instead of moving her hands to swing her sword, she would swing her hips side to side. It was pretty funny!

Our Luxurious Camping Trip!

Jocelyn's friend, the chipmunk. There was a baby chipmunk who was SO cute and tiny!

In the middle of our hike, Jocelyn stepped into a water hole and she was NOT happy to be wet!

Here's Jocelyn's socks and shoes after the hike! She really soaked her left foot!!

Living/dining area

After a hike. Every time Grandpa and Jocelyn would come back from a hike, Jocelyn would slump her shoulders and walk really slow! She would have a pouty face too! She LOVES going on hikes!

This is the creek that we hiked along. Tons of mosquitoes! UH! There were a bunch of beaver dams. It was neat to see even though we didn't see any beavers!


Kitchen with t.v., stereo and dvd player. The door on the right is to the garage. Also where we slept.


Hallway to bathroom and bedroom.

Jocelyn fishing




The other side of the kitchen. Fridge, freezer and pantry.

Their fifth wheeler. The first door is into the kitchen/living area. The back door goes into the garage/second living area. It has beds but we brought our queen size air mattress and Jocelyn's twin air mattress! It was so nice!

Other side of camper with the slide out.


I have been meaning to put pictures of our camping trip on here! We had such a good time! We went back to Fenton Lake. This time we tried fishing, and we caught a lot of algae! Jocelyn had fun reeling in the line on her new princess fishing pole! That's all she wanted to do with it! Here are lots of pictures from the trip. There's so much to write about it, I will have to do that later!