August came and went so quickly!!! I can't believe it's already mid-September.
Between finishing off our summer plans and getting Tom ready for school, we were quite the busy couple!
Jake's Cabin - Bear Lake
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While Tom was attending Utah State, he spent the summers working on log cabins in Bear Lake. He absolutely loved the experience and it taught him so much about construction.
Tom put a TON of time and energy into Jake's cabin.
BUT between the commute and his new job, he had to quit after we were married :(
Jake just put the finishing touches on his cabin this summer, and invited us up to see the finished project :)
It was B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!!!
Kitchen
Front Room
Porch View
Thomas Wishing ...
I always knew that Tom loved construction, but after seeing this beauty I'm positive he could build ANYTHING!!!
My dad let us borrow the four-wheeler, and we took it for a drive around the mountain.
The view was incredible and it was such a nice day!
It was a fun little day trip for us.
I am so proud of my husband!!! He is such a hard worker, not to mention incredibly talented :)
Boating at Willard Bay with Mikey
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Tom loves Mikey ... if he hasn't told you any of their college adventures, you should ask him sometime!
Their adventures will more than likely involve several questionable activities, along with endings that usually end in them saying something like, "That was a close one!"
That being said,
We were both so excited when we were invited to go boating with Mikey and Dale this summer.
I didn't feel like drinking the whole lake, so I opted out of wake boarding.
Tom felt the same ...
Lame - we know, we suck - but we're alright with that ;)
We did enjoy a mighty fun tube ride though!
And of course, here are some pictures of friends who are much cooler than us :)
JFFM, Josh and Taylor
JFFM Translation = Josh's Friend From his Mission. I can't remember his name, sorry!
Savannah and Mikey
JFFM = AWESOME at Wake Boarding
CRAZY!!!
Savannah made it look easy and oh so pretty :)
Tom's Birthday Present - Toby Keith Concert
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It may be a surprise to some people, but I would say that Tom and I were part of the 25% of the crowd who chose NOT to get completely wasted and pass out at USANA.
Other than that, it was a fun concert and the people-watching was hysterical!!!
"Should Have Been a Cowboy" was my favorite song ... I like Toby's oldies :)
I'm pretty sure Tom loved "Beer for my Horses" and "This Ain't No Love Song" by Trace Atkins.
*And it case you were wondering - YES, beer was indeed spilled on me by a girl singing her heart out* BOO to Her! :(
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THEN ... I dyed my hair!
Just needed something new and different, because I'm boring most the time!
Davis County Demo Derby 2010
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Tom and I went with Wes and Amber to the Demo Derby.
It was sold out.
Our seats were terrible - who has assigned seating at a demo derby???!
The people we sat by were SO annoying special!
They didn't have pretzels!
Intermissions were FOREVER long.
Putting On Our Happy Faces
Needless to say the first part was not very fun, but then, Wes and Amber called and said there were seats open by them and once we moved, it was A LOT better!
Me and Ambs
Baby Henry
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My cousin Megan had her baby - his name is Henry :) SO CUTE!!!
I used little Henry's birthday as an opportunity to try out a new baby blanket binding!!
It was SO time consuming, but I thought it turned out just adorable :)
Apparently, Lucy Girl liked it too :)
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"SATURDAY IS A SPECIAL DAY.
IT'S THE DAY THAT...
Maddie takes cute pictures of herself in my back seat" :)
Not quite sure the Primary would approve of my lyric changes, but oh well!
He he :)
Daxton and Oaklie At The Park!!!
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*Beware Seriously Cute Kids and Seriously Cute Pictures*
While my Aunt Mandy was doing Maddie's hair, I was doing this ... :)
CHEESE!!!
TIME TO GO Face :(
Maybe you just had to be there to appreciate her cute smile, but Oaklie was SO excited to go down the slide!!!
The "Ohhhh" at the end is because she hit her little bum on the end of the slide ... hahah :)
Disclaimer: This is my first attempt at video posting, so no guarantees it will work!
Salsa 2010
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Grandpa gave us his salsa recipe and a bazillion tomatoes! YUM!!!
*During our lovely "salsa-ing", mi padre's dog, Kadee, decided to go into labor!*
So, I played vet while Mom finished the canning :)
Even the inside-doggies were excited about salsa!
We had to make a "tomato barricade" because they kept trying to get into the jalapenos!!!
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I didn't take any pictures of Tom's first day of school, but it definitely happened AND ..
is still continuing to happen!
Between work and school he has an incredibly full schedule.
He's doing a great job so far!!
I'm so blessed to have a husband who works so hard to take care of our family :)
Love you Thomas!
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Yeah for a Fantastic and Fun-Filled Summer!!
I'm so looking forward to Fall :)
It's my favorite season and it was my birthday!
I'll post about that soon :)
