Kayla's Baptism Weekend

My sweet little niece Makayla was baptized last weekend but before that my sis and her little fam came down a day early so we could spend a fun day together before heading to Idaho. First we went golfing, because I have officially taken up the sport...again (I quite every year) & we had a great time!! Luckily it wasn't too hot, but it was funny because Josh (amber's hubby) has "sensitive" skin so everytime we were by ANY bit of shade he was found in it. It made me laugh seeing him far away from where we were just so he could be under some good ol' shade! Maybe it was a "had to of been there" kind of thing, but it sure was funny to me

Then to say Thank you to Josh's sis for babysitting Paige while we were golfing, we all went swimming at my condo & for once Mike & I actually blended in (ya see you rarely see people there without children). Anyways we had a lot of fun & Mike was so sweet & watched Rachel's baby while we swam...once again another Sign that he is going to be a GREAT daddy!!!

Saturday morning the whole fam headed up to Idaho for Kayla's special event! And this was extremely special because Kayla is 10 years old & do to some great home teachers she took the missionary discussions and chose to be baptized! I really look up to her for making that decision on her own & I am glad she got so much support from family. It was really neat too because she asked my little brother (her uncle) Tyson to baptize her & Tyson did such a great job! You can really tell she looks up to her Uncle Tyson & what a great way to help Tyson prepare for his mission. Congratulations Kayla!! We are all so very proud of you!!!!

Then of course we had to have a bar b que afterwards with all the fam to help celebrate the event. It's sad because I use to see my aunt's and uncles alot but not so much since my family moved to Utah, but it was great being with all of them again. Thanks for all your support!! (the pic of Kayla is her reading the scriptures she got from her Aunts and Uncles for her baptism)

Kayla I hope you remember this day always & how you felt on this day!! We Love You Soo Much!

Is This Really Happening???

My LITTLE Bro is Graduating from High School (excuse the pic, it was the only one I had on my computer)!!!! It is so weird because he as been my little Bro for soo much of my life (well, duh...I know, but you know what I mean) & now he is graduating and going to College, then he's going on a mission! I just can't believe he is old enough for this yet & heck how old does that make me?????????

Well, since I can't make it to his Graduation I wanted to give him a Shout Out & tell him how Proud I am of him & how much I love him!! He really has been the Best little Brother, filled with annoying habits and all but look girls (preferably the young single ones)- He is a CUTIE!!! And yes he is Available (that still surprises me). Well here is a cute little pic of the Tyson I still remember & of course the older, much more mature Tyson :) Love ya Bro!!

Ok so I have become a horrible blogger & I am a few weeks behind in blogging this but the other week, Mike & I got the privilege of babysitting a Grandma (luv ya Gma Tanner), a Baby (who wouldn't want to watch the adorable Paige) & a Puppy (ok so Molly you may poo a pile & fart the ultimate stink bombs but your still pretty cute) while my sis and hubby enjoyed a romantic evening together. Well...we weren't babysitting Grandma for them, but it was just an added bonus having her there. We had so much fun playing parents for a night. And again it showed me how great of a Father Mike is going to be!! He was soo helpful w/ everything we did & he even changed his first diaper ALL BY HIMSELF while I took the puppies out Saturday Morning. He was really proud of himself!

We also got to spend some nice time w/ my sis & her hubby for her Birthday (HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIS), but to be honest I don't have many pics so you will just have to check out her post if you want to see some of the fun (on right side under "The Hammond Family"). Anyways we had a Great time & we have LOVED having so much family come and visit this last little bit!!

We also went to Logan this last weekend & celebrated Mike's Grandma's 75th birthday. I forgot my camera so I didn't have any pics but they had a nice dinner w/ all of her family & it was soo neat seeing how many people have been brought into this world because of one person (ok 2 people - sorry Grandpa didn't mean to downplay your role ;) & what an achievement to be healthy & happy at 75!! Happy Birthday Grandma!!

Wow What a Week!!!!

So last week was quite a fun week for us! I could probably write a LOT but instead I'll try to write little & let the pics tell the story :) (but lets be honest...I'm going to write alot too)

First off it was Mike & I's 4 Year Anniversary last Tuesday! Boy do I love this guy & I love knowing that we have MANY more years to go together & it just keeps getting Better & Better!!! We really have soo much fun together! Anyways, Mike was in charge of our Anniversary this year since I planned Valentine's and he Definately did not disappoint for one moment!! First on Tuesday we went to the temple and did sealings & it was Amazing! The Sealer found out it was our anniversary & he gave us some Great advice just like it was our wedding day & we got to kiss over the Alter!!! Then when we came home Mike gave me 4 roses to represent our 4 years of marriage :) (he started this tradition on our one year anniversary and now its just going to have to live on forever). Then on Friday we did our actually celebrating. Mike took me to Temple Square and we went and watched the Joseph Smith Story at the Joseph Smith building, then he surprised me with a carriage ride around downtown Salt Lake...Then...we went to the Melting Pot and had cheese fondue and a really yummy chocolate fondue for desert - SOO GOOD! THEN...we stayed at the Anniversary Inn in a themed room called Pirate Paradise! It was soo fun! The whole room was like a ship (see pics below). Anyways we had a GREAT Anniversary & Mike did a great job planning everything!! Here are some pics below to help highlight our day (ps all the food pics are for my sis Jennie because apparently she thinks its pretty funny that I take pics of our food and post them. Now I must do it always!! haha)....

Now, lets back up to Wednesday. My brother Steve & his cute little fam came to stay with us for a few days. They were in town for my sis n' laws little sister's graduation & wedding. It was so fun having them stay. It was the first time they had been to our place & it was fun chasing Oakley and Riley around while they attacked Mylo (well maybe Fun isn't the right word to use - lol)!! On Wednesday we went to the Hogle Zoo & it was fun having Riley there because he got soo excited over every animal he saw, but then would be soo anxious to go see the next animal & Oakley was content just hanging out in her stroller. Of course, I have some fun pics to show off our fun for that day as well....

Here are a few more pics of some of our fun while they were here. Kids definately had a little more excitement and adventure to everything you do & hopefully I learned some things too. Thanks Steve & Becca for coming!!!!

Well, you think our fun would be over with but NOPE, after Steve & Becca left, my sis Jennie and her fam headed down from Idaho. They came down to see my brother so of course we got to enjoy some more company at our home :) We had fun & I set up a tent in our living room for my neices to sleep in. So with a tent there has to be smores. So luckily our sweet friends let us borrow there little smore kit that makes it easy to have smores in doors too :) Then there were games and lots of fun. Here are some pics of that as well....

Ok I think we are officially done...well for now that is ;) Stay tuned for more fun to come next week when the Hammonds and Grandma come to visit!!!

Easter Fun

We had a good Easter this year!! We were suppose to go to St. George and enjoy it with my family, but some things came up so we decided to invite Mike's parents to come down & enjoy the holiday with us, instead :) I think it was my First official Easter dinner to make & host (ande of course I went overboard, making sure it looked nice) but it is always nice to have family to spend the Holidays with!! Thanks Mom & Dad Purser for letting me show you up in bowling (well...at least the second game...wink wink) & eating my food & saying it tasted very yummy!!

Here are some more pictures of our Easter Day Fun!! Also the pic of the basket w/ the toy in it is Mike's, but don't worry the Toy was really for Mylo :) And yes, that really is a plastic container holding Mike's parent's Easter. I know totally lame, but I didn't plan very well... :( And yes the Eater bunny brought them a lint brush...again lame, but really they needed one :) haha!

Now I'm Excited!!!

Now I know MANY of you are HUGE fans of Twilight & were excited that Twilight came out on Video last week (yes, I own it & yes Mike finally watched it with me & admited, "it was alright" - big step in the right direction...if you ask me). So anyways, I just saw this trailer for New Moon off of my friend's Blog (thanks janae) and had to share it! It got me SOOO Excited for it to come out & although I'm not ready for winter again, I can't wait til November when it comes out :)

For your enjoyment.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsghUBi81qY

Spring Fever...

Homemade Sandwiches - $2.00

Little Tennis Ball to play catch with - $1.00

Having a Picnic in the Park on a Nice Sunday Afternoon - PRICELESS

So Mike still thinks I'm a complete dork for bringing my Camera to absolutely everything & taking pictures of the dumbest things & this was no different for today, but I helped him understand that it was our FIRST picnic of the Year!! And it HAD to be Documented :)

I hope you all got to enjoy the sunshine just as much as we did!! And even though it wasn't planned so we definately just threw together a little of this & that (I'm sure you can tell by the pics & yes that is a Halloween paper cup in the pic w/ Mike...haha) it was Great to be outside & enjoying the Sunshine!!!!

St George Visit...

Last weekend we went to St. George because my neices & nephew from Idaho were visiting Grandma & Grandpa while my sis & her hubby went to the Nascar Races in Las Vegas AND...because my sis got a new puppy and we were Bound to know if Molly & Mylo would be instant Best Friends, Well, the verdict is...No :( I think Molly would LOVE to be mylo's best bud but Mylo was not having it. It was soo funny to watch Molly want to play with Mylo and Mylo just stay clear of her or give her the "Stare down". We keep a small leash on Mylo so we can grab him quickly if needed & because we needed to do some corrective training with him a while ago that has worked very well, so now I am hesitant to take off the leash. Well, anyways, this leash became Molly's favorite thing. She would grab it and then try to to play tug-a-war w/ Mylo, or pull him where ever she wanted him to go. Call me a cruel mommy, but I found it pretty funny. the pics below highlight some of their cute moments :) (also mylo got sick, so we are thinking that is maybe why he wasn't in the mood to play, so there is still high hopes that they will be friends)

Then of course we had to play with the neices so my mom took us all to this "bounce house" so the kids could play...well I think we all ended up playing just as much as they did!! Even Josh who didn't even pay to play got into the fun, my conservative husband, however, just watched the fun :)

That night we went to "Pirates Pizza" & after waiting forever for a table, we thought we would have a little fun with the Pirate Hats the kids got & take some pics of us trying to be a pirate...well, I think Amber won the BEST Pirate impression, but you can be the judge...

Also just so you know I am the WORST pirate Impressionist EVER!! I have probably like Ten pictures of me trying to be a pirate & I kid you not...I just look like I am doing the best "Ducky" impression because somehow I managed to have BUCK teeth in ALL of them. I don't know what my problem is...but because this is my blog I decided not to embarass myself TOO MUCH & put the least embarrassing picture on, which is pretty sad because that one is pretty pathetic too (I think I was trying to impersionate amber's impression and some how I appeared to be a "special" pirate in my pic). Oh and it was Soo funny! When my mom did her impression she would just smile & say "Arrrr..." through her teeth! Which was funny because, obviously, in her pic we can't hear the "Arr" part. haha!!!

Anyways we had a great time & it was SOO nice to wear capris & flip flops and not be cold :)

I {Heart} Valentines

For those of you that know me...know I am a Complete Romantic!! And that is why I LOVE Valentines!! And each year they seem to get better & better for me :) Mike & I decided to do something new this year & take turns being the one to "plan" our special events; like Valentines & our Anniversary. So this year Mike chose to do our Anniversary & I got Valentines & it was soo fun planning it for him!

First we started with having a Yummy Breakfast before the "BIG" game (church ball...very important in Mike's life). After Mike's game, I went to run some errands & when I came home I found my pretty flowers w/ his personally designed & made Valentine's Card! I have to admit it is my favorite & I love it WAY more than if he would have boughten me a nice card.

Then that afternoon I surprised Mike with a Couples Massage & although we didn't really see each other at all durring it we both enjoyed ours VERY much!! It felt so nice to be pampered together & get nice and relaxed before our evening.

And, because I think restaurants are a total joke on Valentine's, we enjoyed a romantic evening at our house w/ our favorite Pizza Hut Pizza & cheesecake (don't worry I dressed up the table so it still felt like an evening out)...and Mike surprised me again with some Way Yummy Chocolate covered Strawberries!! We slow danced, we talked & snuggled the night away & it was Perfect!!

I really do Love my husband!! He never ceases to still make me giddy & I am just so happy that I can call him "My Valentine"!!!

The Birds are Chirping!!

Yes, it has been quite a while since I have left a post (not that nothing has happened, but not enough for me to blog about it until now). Ok so this is totally corny but when I got up this morning to take Mylo out the first thing I noticed when I walked outside were the Birds Chirping. In fact it sounded like they were singing :) It instantly drew a smile across my face & I thought "YES" maybe Spring will come again!! Don't get me wrong, I LOVE to PLAY in the snow, but this last while has just been filled with EXTREMELY cold days, where it just bites your nose & leaves a little sting as you walk to your car. I am not a Fan of that!!

Besides the feeling that we will be warm again, it really made me think that although the economy is spiraling downward & things just seem to not be going "smoothly" for us right now that we really do live in a beautiful world & we have SOO much to be GRATEFUL for & the feeling of HOPE that chirping birds bring should never be taken forgranted!! I know that those birds have probably been there before & my life was just too busy to notice them but Today I really needed them!! I hope all of you gets to hear the birds SINGING too :)