Don't laugh....too hard!!!

Okay, I am about to share a very embarrassing story with you. I am ONLY doing this b/c my husband threatened to put it on here and I am trying to beat him to it b/c I figure my version will be less humiliating! HAHA! Plus the fact that you all love me and will just get a kick out of this...

So, last night, Graham and I were going to watch a movie and have some frozen yogurt. While Graham was finding a movie for us, I went to the kitchen to dish it up. I was done scooping and went to lick a strawberry off the spoon, when all of a sudden MY BOTTOM LIP WAS STUCK TO THE STINKIN' SPOON!!! Not even kidding! Now, I am a pretty bright girl and I know you aren't suppose to lick frozen poles or anything like that, but seriously?!?!?! I've licked spoons before right after scooping ice cream and this has NEVER happened! Stupidly, I tore the spoon away from my lip and of course the blood started spilling!

Oh yeah, I found part of my lip on the spoon. Sick, huh?!?! hahaha. So now I have a big bottom lip. Lovely. Plus I had to teach my seven year old kids today at church. Thankfully it wasn't as swollen this morning but toothpaste DOES burn!!

Happy Anniversary to us!

Today is our 7th anniversary! Wohoo for us! I love my husband immensely. I adore the daughter we have been blessed with. I love our life together! My amazing husband planned a fabulous anniversary for us! We were able to take Jocelyn to MiMi and Gpa's house for the night!!! (THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for that!) She was SO excited and we even made a little star chart for her to earn stickers and a trip to the zoo if she was good! (She did earn ALL her stickers, so now we need to go to the zoo!) This was her first night away from Mom and Dad and she did great! "Okay, bye guys!"...hahaha.


After we dropped her off, we went up to Santa Fe. Graham made reservations for us at a Japanese Spa and Resort in the mountains. It was AMAZING! We rented a "hot bath" that was outdoors and had beautiful views! It had three privacy walls and then one side was open to the mountain. There is a big wooden deck all around the hot tub and jets you can turn on if you like! It is definitely my new favorite place! I didn't take pics of the hot tub area b/c it was sprinkling, but I did get some pics of the area afterward. We had such a relaxing day! Thank you, Graham!!!!

Growing up...

The other day we were in the car and Jocelyn saw a woman on a bike...

Jocelyn: "MOMMY! When I grow up and get bigger, can I have a BIG bike?"
Me: "Of course!"
Jocelyn: "Mommy? Don't be sad when I grow up. If I eat healthy, I can't stop growing!"

She is so funny. I have asked her before to stop growing up so quickly! She remembers everything!!

Busy, busy!!

I have not posted in so long! We have been keeping ourselves busy! Here are some pics from the last couple weeks!

John, Myrica and Aiden came through last night on their way home to Utah! It was so fun seeing them even though it was a short visit! Aiden had changed so much since we saw him at the beginning of the summer! It was so fun to hear him laughing, growling (which is hilarious!) and interacting with Jocelyn! He thought she was too funny!

Jocelyn with one of her favorite people...Uncle John! Don't you love their plaid shorts?!?!

Cousins...I love it!


They are holding hands...so sweet!

Kisses!

First day of preschool! She only goes one day a week for a few hours, but we love it! She had so much fun and loves her teacher!

Jocelyn and Boomer watching Little Einsteins in the playroom! So cute!

She was on the phone with Grandpa! Doesn't she look comfy? Notice her legs over the side of the couch! She got mad at Graham b/c he took her pic and she was in her "bajammies"!

She is still in gymnastics, which she loves. This summer was fun b/c she had Nicki in class with her!

Mid somersault! Go Joc!

Nicki and Jocelyn after their last summer class. Jocelyn was acting like a goof here!

We stopped in SLC on our way home from the lake. I love this temple!

In the visitors center.

So true!!

Me: "why is Mommy not happy with you right now?"

Jocelyn: "I don't want to answer that!"

HAHAHAHA! Yeah, I bet you don't! Little Miss had attitude tonight before bedtime and I wanted her to think about what she did BUT obviously she DID NOT! I couldn't help but laugh. We are in trouble with that girl!

Some of our favorite things....(at Bear Lake!)

We LOVE the blue water! There is no other lake like this one! There's a mineral in the water that makes the color so beautiful. If you ever have the chance to visit, it is so fun and the town is really cute! (Garden City, UT) It's growing and changing a lot, which is sad in a way, but it was to be expected since it's so pretty! We are grateful we are able to spend time up here and have a house to stay in when we visit!

This is one of my favorite things about Garden City! We went to Chuck Wagon's Wild West play. It was HILARIOUS! The college kids are soooo funny and animated. Even Jocelyn was hooked! She loved it!

Before the play, they have a cookout. It was really fun and the food was good!

Candy Cane, Chuck Wagon and Juanito Bandito (the villian). He was a hoot!



Bear Lake is known for raspberries! yum! They have the best raspberry shakes and chocolate covered rasperberries...and of course, jam!

The best pizza!! Also, at the end of the pizza place, is "The Chocolate Bear" where they have the best chocolate covered treats, fudge and jam.

Where we spend most of our time!

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!