Lake Powell

Lake Powell was a blast this year! We had so much fun wake boarding, water skiing, knee boarding, going down the zip line, hiking, boating, going on the wave runners, jumping on the trampoline, and eating GREAT food.

Our family on the houseboat!

My sister Sharae, Me and My Mom

This is the kids by the houseboat called the Maui Sunset. It is probably one of the nicest house boats on the lake. As you can see it is huge! 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, washer and dryer, 3 decks, 3 fridges, and 2 kitchens. Sweet!

My hott husband!

Chandler jumping on the tramp!

Brooklyn with her "Ear-Bandit" on because of the tubes in her ears!

Chandler being himself.

Shad and Chandler!

We had a blast. A big shout-out to the Clifford family for letting us on their Houseboat and inviting us, we had a great time!

Easter

We had a good Easter this Year, I know it is almost June, but I couldn't let these cute pics be left off the blog, so ENJOY!

Brooklyn in her Easter Dress, and holding her basket!

The Handsome Boys all ready to go to Church!

The Boys again coloring eggs

Chandler and Brooklyn at the Ward Easter Egg Hunt, they had a blast, and got WAY too much candy!

Every year Shad's mom makes us a YUMMY Easter treat. This year she made cupcakes out of white chocolate and filled them with candies. Thanks Grandma DeeDee!

Canning Chicken!

So this spring My Mom and good friend Jessica taught me how to can chicken. I found an AWESOME deal on chicken at Macey's and went to work. Here is the finished product that Chandler is Showing off. I know it looks gross, but it really is quite tasty!!

p.s. yes that is a PINK cell phone, (it is Brooklyn's)

Chandler's Birthday

Chandler turned 2 on February 27th. I can't believe my baby is 2!! Her are some pics from the big day! Shad and I made a snake cake, and I think it turned out quite nice, even if I do say so myself.

Chandler loved blowing out his candles. He liked it so much we let him blow them out 5-6 times!


He was mad when I took the cake away to open presents, so mad in fact he refused to open any presents at all, so Brooklyn opened all of them for him! What a HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Needlessly to say we all laughed a lot at him screaming during opening presents!


Finally! He got to eat cake. As you can see, he finally calmed down enough to eat the cake!


Chandler was in desperate need of some new church clothes, so here he is in he B-day present! I think he looks totally adorable, and all grown up in his white shirt. Love you little Buddy and Happy Birthday!

I could not resist taking a pic of me and my nephew at Chandler's Party! How adorable!

Our New Nephew!

My sister had a baby on January 28th. They named him Boston Brady Clifford. He weighed
8 lbs and 12 oz. WOW! and was 21 inches long. Shad and I are a first time aunt and uncle, and we love it. This pic is of Brooklyn holding her first and only cousin!
Here is me holding him when he was only a day old. He even has RED hair! How cute!

6th Anniversary

Shad and I have been married for 6 whole years! I have to say the time has flown by. I am so grateful to have a husband like Shad. We have moved three times, bought 3 cars, had 4 close family members pass away, Brooklyn and Chandler were born, Brooklyn has had at least 11 major surgeries, Shad has been the Elders Quorum President, and is now the Young Mens President, I learned to play the organ, Shad has worked for 4 companies (3 of which have declared bankruptcy), we both graduated from BYU, we bought our first house, we have been to Puerto Rico, Arizona, Lake Powell, Texas, South Dakota, Washington, Idaho, & Georgia, landscaped our backyard, had 3 of our siblings get married, we are about to become an aunt and uncle for the first time, we have laughed, cried, played and struggled & more but through it all we have been together. Whew! We have been through a lot these last 6 years, but I couldn't have had a better partner through it all. After all we have done together Shad still loves me and brings me home 2 dozen long stem roses! (pictured above) He makes dinner ALL the time. He works hard everyday. He takes me on dates, does the laundry, vacuumes, and dusts, he is a great dad to our children. He gives everything his all. He is so talented. He took that picture of the Salt Lake Temple for us that is behind my roses and I absolutely love it. I love you Shad, and I can't wait to find out what the future holds for us in the years to come!

New Year's Resolution

So Brittany and I decided that it was time to really get in shape. Brady (brother-in-law) gave us P90X and we started our 1st week last Monday. We decided to get up at 5am everyday and workout together because it is motivating to have a workout buddy. I have to say that I have talked with a lot of people that have done this and have seen great results so I hope we see the same (I will spare you from the before pictures). We also started Weight Watchers at the same time. We have done this before and I had lost 40 pounds doing it (but gained it all back for lame reasons). My goal is to lose 65 pounds all together. I can say that after my first week of P90X I already feel better even though I am sore all over. This is workout that requires mental motivation because it is difficult but I feel like I have accomplished something great after each workout. The other motivation we have is the Wii Fit. Brittany's parents got the Wii Fit for Christmas this year so when we go over on Sundays we have to "weigh in" in front of everyone. We have made the weight-loss thing a family affair. I was embarrased when my Wii Fit guy plumped up like he was pregnant after I weighed in for the first time. Anyways, we are going to Lake Powell in June and everyone wants to look their best in a swimming suit. Good Luck to everyone with your New Year Resolutions!