The Curtis'

When it comes I wanna wail mmmmmaaaaaiiiiilllllll!!!

2012-02-07T16:42:00.004-07:00

Landon got his first piece of "real" mail yesterday. He gets excited about all of his mail (junk mail, ads, anything colorful), but this time it was different. It was from a real person (well...sort of).I'm sorry it's blurry, but it is from our old neighbor Nila, and her dog Roxie! The card was a Valentine's Day card written to Landon as if Roxie was writting it. It was so sweet, and he was so proud of himself. He keeps looking at it and says "Mommy....Puppy ...heart" and laughs. We need to do something special in return for that good ole dog Roxie! Thanks Nila!

Merry Christmas!

2011-12-22T15:11:00.003-07:00

I haven't been on here for a long time, but since it's Christmas time I decided to put this on for your enjoyment :)Jeff is still working at Dillard's in Sandy, being a great Dad and hubby, and is hardly home this time of year.

I am still working full time at BYU, being the best mom and wife I can be, and teaching primary.
Landon is a cute 2 year old who loves anything Toy Story, animals, trucks, and getting in the tubby. He's the light of our lives, and I can't imagine my life without him.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Summer #4 Mothers/fathers day, friends, and randomness

2011-08-24T11:05:00.003-06:00

We surprised Amy and took her to Park City for her birthday. We went to the Baja Cantina. Jessica met us there! We had a great time. We also went down the coaster at the Park City Mountain Resort. She HATES being sung to so naturally I had to have them sing! She was a bit mortified!

Landon colored this in nursery for Jeff's first Father's Day present. As you can tell, Landon was so proud of his work!

I got this for Mother's Day! I love little hand prints! How cute! He sure is a good boy!

We went to Park City for a weekend for Jeff's family reunion. The dresser almost fell on Landon,but he's o.k. This is how I found Jeff and Landon one morning! I think we have another gadget guy in the family!

Summer #3 Idaho/Washington

2011-08-24T10:36:00.006-06:00

In May we rented a car with some friends,and headed up to Couer d'Alene, Idaho for a weekend of fun! On Sunday, we drove to Spokane to see the play Wicked. I was so excited to see it. I've been wanting to see it for a long time. My dream finally came true! It was just as good as I thought it would be!

This is us at the play! You can't tell, but the stage is just behind us. Disregard all the red eyes in this shot.

Before the play we went to dinner and then took a tra ride over the spokane fall. The water was really high, and the river was raging. I've been there a few times, but have never seen it this high or fast.

This doesn't do it justice, but you can tell that the river is going crazy! Our little tram thingy got drenched around this point. It was pretty though!

We also hit an amuzement park called Silverwood. This is after the river raft ride. We had a total of 6 adults and 2 teenagers in our raft and boy did we get soaked! We had almost a foot of water in the bottom of the raft at one point, and the other family was using flip flops to get it out. It made it so ever drop and rapid we approached just soaked us. It was fun, and wet, and after a while it was cold. We rode the roller coaster called tremors at the end of the day, and it was awesome. The picture is classic, but after that I was freezing! It was a great day.

Peek-a-boo! This was taken while Jeff and I were on a coaster. I like it!

The first day in Couer d'Alene we went to lake Couer d'Alene and took a short hike called Tubb's Hill. It was a great day, and the view was gorgeous. I look a little weird in this pic, but I was tired and not feeling too well. Later that day we took a cruise on the lake and got some sun. The lake is pretty, but I was itching to go on a ski boat!

This is the resort on the lake. Our friend Jared used to work here! Hoe pretty! We tried to go to one of their restaurants for dessert, but they were closed by the time we got there. Bummer! I was excited for it!

Summer #2 Camping and lots of pictures

2011-08-24T09:11:00.011-06:00

We started an annual trip with Curt and Kristie this year. It was the weekend before Father's Day. We went out to the North West of the Great Salt Lake ( or the middle of nowhere). It was my first time using nature as a restroom and first time encountering biting tiny flies. It was a good trip despite these awkward times.
We found a cave and of course the boys had to climb to the top. This is Jeff peeking through a hole.

This is a Sego Lily. I've never seen a real one until this trip. They're really quite beautiful.

This was Landon's first 4-wheeler ride. He thought it was great riding with uncle Nick ( landon calls him nock!)

There was a lot of this happening........

And we saw a couple of these. Jeff was not happy. Neither was Curt. They hate snakes!

Braden spent a lot of time on this that first day! What a cool dude!

We took a 5 hour truck ride and this is Landon during the beginning part. On the way home he was using his blanket as a tent and sleep underneath it. He was a trooper!

Jeff is a great lizard/horned toad catcher! Here's his latest find!

We found a cave (the same one as the first picture) and we had to ride 4-wheelers to get to the base of it. Tyler went down and picked up Landon and Curt. Landon thought it was awesome! Ilike this picture! The 3 brothers on top of the cave. Nick and Jeff were being silly the whole trip. This about sums up their relationship!

Grandpa and Landon exploring the cave.

We found this black widow just outside of the cave. That was a huge egg sac on top. I didn't stick around for a good look.... I headed down the trail with the baby!

Summer #1 and out of order

2011-08-24T08:56:00.002-06:00

We got to go to Lava Hot Springs this past weekend with Jeff's extended family. We had a good time even if we didn't make it to the swimming pool or hot springs. We rode the river twice. It was fun and refreshing.

Here's the whole gang......well almost! Jackson is next to Braden on the far left. He just got cut out. The other shot has Jeff hiding behing Landon so I chose this one.

Grandma Kristie watched Landon while we rode the river both times. He was pooped! He finally caved and fell asleep!

You can see our raft coming down in the background. You can't see my fat rolls as much from a distance ;) We had a great time with Nick and Kaylyn on our raft.

St. George

2011-04-25T09:52:00.006-06:00

We got to go down to St. George at the end of March for a pharmacy convention. Jeff and Landon went with me and we had a couple of friends caravan along too. What a weekend! Landon did so well on the way down. He started playing peek-a-boo with his blanket. This is one of my favorite pics of Landon ever!

While I spent 10 hours in classes on Friday, Jeff and our friends did some hiking in Zions. Here are a couple of shots from the hidden canyon hike. I'm so glad I wasn't there! They said it was a bit scary, and you had to scoot on your rear end at some parts. NOT cool! My sister , Jenny was nice enough to watch Landon while they played (and got sick from not eating!)

Pretty waterfall

Our car ride home was looooooong! We took a "detour" to Bryce Canyon so Landon was in the car from 10:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. He was NOT a happy camper! We did ANYTHING and EVERYTHING we could think of to keep him entertained. Licorice worked for awhile.

This is the snow piled high at the top of Bryce Canyon. It was mighty cold, but nice to see. This ppic is from a phone camera so the quality ins't that great, but Landon has a pice of a pine tree in his hand, and he used it to sweep the sidwalk. Anything to keep him entertained!

And now for a brief intermisson..............................................................

This has nothing to do with St. George, but these critters like our house too much. We live near fields so they are expected, but Jeff wanted Landon to get aquainted with them too. Landon is very intrigued by bugs now. Thanks Jeff ***enter sarcasm here****

Now, back to Bryce Canyon. Here we are at one of the lookouts. It was cold, as you can tell, and Landon was more interested in the puddles of water than in our photo shoot, but oh, well. We finally got to see Bryce Canyon.

I like this one too. It was cold and bright, but at least it worked. I love my little man.

This is on our way home. He read to himself for about 10-15 minutes, but then I had to lay my seat back, read, and show him the pictures the rest of the way. Boy, was I glad to get home!

Easter 2011

2011-04-25T09:39:00.006-06:00

Some families in our ward always put on an Easter Egg Hunt for the neighborhood. It was very cold, and this is the best pic I got. We were waiting to start, and I was blocking his path so he wan't happy. Plus, he didn't feel well.

Here he is on Easter morning eating a graham cracker. We didn't get him any candy, but we got him some books, 3 cars and the Primary songs on cd. He loves his new books and Mater is his favorite.

We had dinner at Nana and Papa's house. Landon loves to jump, but has to sit between someone's legs to do it. I love this action shot. It wa a fun day.

You can't have Easter without bubbles. Landon LOVES bubbles! He loves to pop them and chase them, and comes running back for more!

Nana had a small egg hunt. He did an awesome job at finding all the eggs.

We went to my mom's house and had our annual egg hunt there. Me, Jeff, Maria and Jared got to hide them this year. We added an impromptu prize for the real golden egg. Everyone was looking for it, but only Zack found it! He got the $1.00 prize from Jeff.

Zack was so excited about his prize, he climbed the tree and hung there. No, not really. We just happened to catch him in a Zack moment.

And for the final picture of the day; which sums up the day perfectly; I present to you Landon.....
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Doesn't this picture just speak volumes? He was worn out, exhausted, ready for bed, and wanted to swing all at the same time. He just sat there lethargically and let us push him in the swing. He's a funny kiddo. Happy Easter Everyone!

Ok, here's one more. I just thought it was so funny!Oh, and No, i do not drug my son. He just looks like it!

Hello Suzanne!

2011-04-25T09:20:00.003-06:00

This post is for my friend Suzanne, who called me out the other day and told me that I don't post very much. Well, She's 100% right! Our lives are a bit boring, but I have managed to get a few pictures. Suzanne, stayed tuned too... there's more to come! Landon stole the french fries and started stuffing his face full. Daddy joined in too.
Fry thief!

We were playing games and got a bit carried away with the blue robbin egg candies. Good times!

My Dad like peanut butter and I do too. I ate the whole container! Yummy!

He was a total and utter mess. Peanut butter is pretty hard to clean up. I had to get him in the tub just to get the oily peanut butter off everything!

Landon got to go into nursery a bit early because he was being a bit destructive/distracting and rambunctious in the primary room. He loves it and has done really well! This is him after his first day. He was pretty happy, and I couldn't get him to hold still long enough for a good shot. He is holding the "coloring project" that he did. We still have these things 3 weeks later and he still plays with them. What a stud!

Granny time/Randomness.

2011-03-15T10:53:00.004-06:00

I know this is way overdue, but we went to templesquare in December. I just liked this pic a lot.

We went to Jumpin Jacks for the first time. He wasn't sure what to think at first, but enjoyed it.

Here he is trying out the "safe zone" for little ones.

We played trucks at Granny's house. Notice this truck has no tires.... Toby the dog ate them! What a crazy dog!

We had to take some pics with Granny. We sure do love her a ton!

This little sneek got into granny's cup. He thought he was pretty cool!

I like this pic. Jeff and his Grandma Adams have always had a close relationship. Granny was a bit sleepy, but we managed to get some photos. What wonderful memories we have at Granny's house. She is truly amazing!

Jared's Wedding

2011-03-15T09:14:00.006-06:00

First off... My family is crazy so we got lots of pics. Jeff was in charge of picture taking, and he did a great job. Sorry for the quantity, but enjoy! All 18 grandkids together at once. As you can tell, this was rather interesting! I love all of their different personalities.

I can not for the life of me get this to upload right. It's in my files right, but uploads wrong. If anyone reads this, can you help me? It's a cute pic though.

I know this was Jared's wedding, but I have to post pics of my handsome boy!

My dear friend Joan. She's like an aunt to me. She wouldn't smile for Jeff so I made her take a good one. :)

Jared being Jared. I think he was nervous so he took comfort in the silky fabrics. He's such a dork!

Mom and Dad. Jenny had the wonderful idea of submitting my dad for what not to wear. Sounds like a great idea to me. At least it's a pretty good picture.

Jared's whole fam damily. They all look so good. I'm rather impressed. They clean up nicely!

Aaron, the best man, and Jared, the groom. Don't they look alike?

I just love this picture of Landon. He was happy as a lark chasing bubbles.

This is Sam. He is Jared's best childhood friend. I was glad he made it! He's a nice guy.

Cute huh?

I liked their modern take on a cake topper. It was different, but neat looking. I love the color combo.

Hospital Stay?

2011-02-03T15:22:00.002-07:00

Well, as you can see, Landon spent last Friday night in the hospital. He had his 15 month visit with shots earlier in the evening. A little later he had a sever reaction to something. His face swelled up and went bright red. He had big welts and hives all over his body. The doctor gave him some epinepherine and benadryl at his office,and when the rashes died down they sent us the Provo hospital to spend the night for observation. The idea of sleeping in the hospital was a good one, but the actual act of sleeping there was much easie said than done. We were zombies the next day at Kaylyn's shower. Thanks to Nana and Papa for bringing us some pjs and a big thanks to jared and amy for bringing us dinner and Sully. Luckily he's fine now and we found out yesterday that he is not allergic to any foods! We just have to be careful with immunizations for kindergarten.

Birthday pics sneek peek!

2010-11-04T09:47:00.003-06:00

We had Nicole Steiner take our pictures. We did a few family shots, but mostly of the babe. What a cutie! This was the favorite of the sneek peek!
We found this adorable swing. If she got one with him looking up then I will definitely print it. I love how happy he is!

I love the balloon shots, but I think he was getting pretty tired at this point! Sometimes I love he somberness he has.

I love this one too!

Random pics and Landon's 1st b-day

2010-11-02T10:48:00.017-06:00

Here's our little monster on Halloween Eve. Hey, at least he stayed nice and toasty!

I just loved how he was snuggling the puppy. Jeff gave that to me before his mission. Now Landon loves it!

Here are the birthday boys! We went out to eat on their actual birthday. It doesn't look like it, but they were both happy, I promise!

Here are just a few of the guests who attended the birthday party(there are many more pictures,but I had to narrow them down)....

Joan and my Mom. Joan is a close family friend.

Tyler and Tish

Justin, Susan , and Cooper

Nick and Kaylyn. I can't believe Nick is actually smiling! That's very unusual, but very ncie.

Great Grandpa and Grandma Curtis came clear from Logan.

Here he is enjoying all the new toys.

The food was great. 3 soups, homemade rolls, and veggies. Yummy! Oh, and cupcakes for dessert.

This is the monster cake that I made for Landon to eat!

He started with the frosting...........

found the cake inside and loved it...................

and tried to share it with his mommy!

The end result. I love this boy more and more each day. He makes us very happy, and we're lucky to have him in our family. Happy Birthday Bud!

Nana's camera threw up!

2010-08-25T14:21:00.005-06:00

Jeff's Mom and Dad have been taking lots and lots of pictures! Here's what Landon has to say about the pics.......
I had my first trip to St. George. I sat in my first cave.............

I held my first lizard, and Mommy wasn't very happy about it.

Auntie Nicky put the lizard on my head. Mommy wouldn't get very close!

My first family photo in St. George. It was hot, but it was fun!

I got my first taste of the hot tub, but it definitely wasn't my last!

I decided to like the grass (just not moving around in it).................

............... and then I changed my mind! It feels weird.

I had my first trip down the slide too. I really liked it; you just can't tell.

I love swinging in the swing. I love it when Nana pushes me so high!

I watched my first firework show at Nana and Papa's house. I liked the lights, but it was too loud so mommy went and got me and cooper some ear plugs.

I saw my first sparkler, but Mommy wouldn't let me touch it. Mean mommy!

I got all tangled in a blanket. I laughed.

I love my Daddy so much. He's a good daddy!

I'm becoming pretty good friends with my cousin, Cooper. I'm trying to show him some love here, but he's distracted by something else.

Nana was tickling me with the spider. I love Nana. She plays with me and gives me Popsicles, ice cream, and everything else that mommy and daddy would say no to.

I tried a sippy cup for the first time. I don't like it so much, but mommy keeps trying.

I tried my first taste of corn on the cob. I just like to suck the cob dry. I loved it!

Summer Fun part 3.5

2010-08-10T16:22:00.001-06:00

For some reason part 3 of our summer fun posted way down the page, so scroll down and take a peek if you feel so inclined!

Summer fun (part 2)

2010-07-29T10:04:00.002-06:00

We went camping for a couple of night during the week of the 24th of July! It was fun, but oh so hot! We found a really great campground up in Midway! The squirrells were in abundance, and we were close to a restroom and shower. What more could I ask for? We went to Cascade Springs one day and Jeff (the awesomest photgrapher ever) got some good shots of the water! I love this picture of the springs. It's SO good!

We saw lots of these dudes flying around! Landon loved it!

Our family picture on the bridge. Landon was distracted by the running water! The second night was a thunder storm. I'm not a fan of thunder and lightning when I'm outside....ESPECIALLY when there is lightning and thunder!

We enjoyed our time at the springs. Can you tell?

Just one more!

This is the view on the way down the mountain!

Landon was exhausted from all of the fun so Jared S. gave him some Oakleys to play with! What was he thinking? Luckily, it put Landon to sleep and no injuries occured to the Oakleys!(whew!)

Jared and Amy bought Landon some cookies for a treat. You can tell he loves himself a good cookie! He rubbed it on the dirt, and in some ash, but he didn't care. It was good. It also gave me a good excuse to take a shower while camping... Landon was filthy, and I had to fix it!

We had to beat the heat with what we could find. Dear slurpee, why didn't we find you sooner?!

We went to the Park City Outlets the next day, and as you can see, Landon loved the "new" stroller for the day. He loves a good walk!

I know he'll kill me later for this one (if Jeff hasn't already), but I couldn't resist. We need to have girls. Look how cute they'd look with bows and flowers in their hair! Jeff didn't like it, Mom loved it, and Landon wasn't too sure of anything!

We went to seven peaks a couple of days later. Can you tell his nap schedule got all out of wack during the week. Landon managed to take a good one at the water park. It's about the only picture we took at 7 Peaks! I wasn't about to take any of me! It was fun to hang out with the family! I got fried on my back, but tan everywhere else. I'll take it!

Summer Fun ( Part 1)

2010-07-29T09:56:00.000-06:00

We went to Logan on July 15th for Curt's wedding on the 16th. We got there and we found a cozy coupe for Landon to try out! You can't really tell, but he is enjoying it! He was totally relaxed with his leg hanging out of the door!We finally managed to get a picture of us with the newlyweds! The Maddox lodge in Brigham City is gorgeous and their food is fabulous! Their rolls are better than the Lion House! Go try them!

Intrducing Landon's newest Grandma, Kristie! Welcome to the family!

After the wedding, we went to the zoo. Landon loved anything that moved. The monkeys were his first favorite!

This is an elephant in case you weren't sure!:) The baby one wasn't doing anything at all so I got the big one!

I personally liked the giraffes

Landon is such a happy baby.....even in the heat!

He is the size of an infant Orangutan.......

and the same size as an infant gorilla! Jeff can't resist feeding the swans! It even bit his finger! Landon liked the ducks too!

The mister fans were very popular. Landon thought it was so funny! I promise!

Yes, that is my hair..... it felt good, though!As you can tell, Landon slept all the way home! He loved, loved, loved the ostrich, but I don't know what file I put that picture in. If I can find it, I'll post it!

I love these two boys! I can't get over his cute smile!

Summer fun (part 3)

2010-07-29T09:40:00.001-06:00

We were so sunburned from our exciting day at Seven Peaks, we decided to get out the umbrella for the parade the next day. Landon liked the horses and people in the parade, but he was more interested in the dying butterfly in the gutter that kept flapping its wings. Silly kid! Landon and Daddy enjoying the parade.

My sister, Jenny, is in town for a few weeks so I had to get pics of her cute kiddos. This is T getting into our diaper bag. He's fascinated with anything that belongs to Landon and his diaper bag.

Here's T again, on Sunday, just enjoying the view. You can see how tired he is from all our fun!+

Here's Jeff, as usual, teasing the nieces. He takes their stuff, runs away to hide it, and makes them scream. He's pretending to eat it in this picture. The girls LOVE their uncle Jeff.

Landon and mommy! Look at his messy, messy face. It must have tasted good!

Jeff was messing with our camera settings. I liked this sepia one! He's focusing so hard on the button!

I had to post this cute boy in his church outfit! I love him in that shirt and tie combo. So cute!

We had a hotdog roasting adventure awhile back and as you can tell, Landon enjoyed the sticks we used to cook our hotdogs!

Here we are ready to cook our hotdog. Landon is distracted by the fire. We might just have another pyro in the family! Like Mother, like son! He was totally mesmerized by it!

We've been swimming a few times this summer, and Landon really enjoys his raft. We got so many compliments on his cute glasses, hat and raft. He was ready to swim!

As you can tell by this picture, he was ready to get the glasses off! He succeeded, but we still kept the hat on while we were near the water! We've had a lot of fun so far this summer, and I hope we can keep up the fun!

My sleeping beauty

2010-06-30T14:12:00.000-06:00

Landon was home with his dad all day long! It looks like they may have played a bit too hard! He doesn't like to lay down if he can help it so this is how Jeff found him! Isn't he cute?!

He took this nap from 5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. and still went to bed by 9:00 p.m. He must be having a growth spurt or something! We sure do love our little buddy!

St. George

2010-05-25T10:41:00.000-06:00

We spent a lovely weekend in St. Geroge with the Martin Family a couple of weeks ago! The weather was gorgeous, our house was huge, and we had good food and good company! What more could you ask for? NO, this first pic is from before the trip! We had to give Landon his own remote to play with! He LOVES his new toy! Now both men of the house have their own!
Landon was just chillin with Kody as they watched a movie! He wouldn't put his leg down. Silly boy! Also, you can see what he's playing with............... the remotes!

This was Landon's favorite place to be! He didn't like the cold pool, but he loved the warm water. He's going to be able to fit all 5 fingers in his mouth before long!

Another hot tub shot! He was in heaven!

All of the cacti were in bloom. It's funny how a normally ugly plant can produce such pretty flowers!

This is us at the end of our mini hikes! We are at the Lower Emerald Pools in Zions. Landon stayed in that thing for about 3 hours. He's such a trooper! What a good boy! He loved looking around!

Landon and I decided to be adventurous and climb the rocks! Scary huh? Landon seemed to enjoy himself!

A storm came through the park while we were there! I'm glad we weren't in any slot canyons at this time!

I've never been there before, and it was so pretty! Not too hot, but perfect!

There were these cool cliffs that we "explored" 2 days in a row! They were really cool! It's hard to tell, but right behind me is a 140 foot drop off! It was a great weekend, and I'm ready to go again! I love spending days together as a family!

6 months old and growing like a weed

2010-04-30T16:29:00.000-06:00

We just had Landon's 6 month pictures taken last night. Here are some of our faves. I forgot to download the darling one of him on a boogie board , but these are just as cute! I suggested for him to wear Jeff's hat, and they liked the idea. It is in our top 3 faves for sure!

He loves to show his tongue. He makes noises a lot and sticks his tongue out at the same time. He is so funny with his facial expressions. This boy can sure make us smile!

another one.................. keep scrolling down.............................

I love him in this shirt. I love bright colors on him. What am I talking about? I love him in most colors. He's just a cutie!

Get those blocks! Get those blocks!He was concentrating so hard. He wanted to grab them and tip them over, and....................he finally got them!

We busted up laughing when we previewed this picture! Death to the Teddy Bear! This has been his new face lately. He's breathing fast through his nose with his mouth closed. Pretty funny!

This is when he's really happy!

So cute! We love him so much!

It's been so long!

2010-04-21T11:14:00.001-06:00

It seems like forever since I've posted something. Sorry! I have lots of cute pictures of my boy, but they are on our home computer. These pictures are from my phone, so pardon the blurrinessThis pic was taken last Saturday just after we got home from our long walk. He did pretty good with his hat!

Nana and Papa went to Hawai'i, and they brought him this cute, squishy teddy bear. He snuggled it all the way home, and fell asleep. He's such a cutie!

About a month ago I caught him trying to eat the plastic cylinder in fron of him. When I got his attention, he smiled a big one. I feel so lucky to have such a sweet boy in my family. He's such a good and happy baby. I couldn't have asked for a better boy!

Sundance and Landon

2010-02-19T17:04:00.000-07:00

Wow! I am sooooooo behind! These are Landon's 3 month pictures we had done. He is now 4 months old. 12 lbs. 12 oz. (9th%) 25 inches long (50%). He's rather small, but the doctor isn't worried. This is my favorite picture yet! He looks so big!

He loves his tongue! It is ALWAYS sticking out of the corner of his mouth. What a cutie!

And the best blackmail picture of all time.... doesn't this scream wedding video?!

We went up to Park City for the Sundance Film Festival. We didn't see any celebrities, but we went to a good show! We went with Curt and his girlie "friend" Kristie. It was fun. We'll probably go next year too!

Baby blessing

2010-01-08T15:33:00.001-07:00

We blessed Landon on the 27th of December. Jeff did a great job! This first picture isn't one of the greatest, but he's a cute kid! I'll post a better one of him when I figure out what happened to them! He's saying "Whoa Mom, you're a bit close!!!!" I know, Son, but it's the only one that's on my computer. We love you, anyway!

Landon and his Daddy. They are best buds!

We wanted to get a picture of Landon with all of his grandparents, but my parents left before we could get started. :( Here we have Nana and Papa (he gets no love at their house :) Just Kidding! You should see all the love he gets when he visits!

Here we have Grandpa Curtis...........He loves carrying the title of Grandpa! We are so blessed to have such a wonderful family. Thanks to my Mom and Diane for helping in the kitchen so much. You guys are the best!

Landon wore the same blessing outfit that Jeff was blessed in (minus the cowboy-booties :)) We had to try them on........Jeff did not like the booties. Landon just wore socks. He is one lucky, lovable,well-loved little boy who makes his parents very happy! We love you, Landon!

randomness

2010-01-06T09:56:00.000-07:00

Here are just a few random pictures. I have some newer ones of the baby. I'll put them on in a couple of days!
This is the sexy minivan that Jeff gets the pleasure of driving until his car gets fixed! He LOVES it! Don't let him tell you otherwise! I thought he looked so cute all bundled up and ready to go in the car!

Landon is only 5 weeks old here. This is him with his Grannie (great grandma adams) at the Adams Family Christmas party. Oh how he loves his Grannie!

Look who's High-tech!

2009-12-29T09:24:00.000-07:00

Holy smokes! Grandma Adams is finally connected to the wonderful world of technology! It's all right at her fingertips! I know she's going to kill me for posting this, but it's great! The family has already seen this photo, but I like it! Grandma, I hope you get a good laugh when you see this, and you won't kill me the next time I see you! I just thought it would be funny to see yourself when you open our blog! Give Toby a hug from Jeff. Love you tons!

Merry Christmas to All!

2009-12-21T13:40:00.000-07:00

Do you see how cute our little 2 month old boy is? We took him to see Santa the other day, and as you an see he wasn't quite awake yet. I think he's stinkin cute! He had his 2 month check up the next day. He is now 10 lbs 1 oz and 23 inches long. He's tall and skinny. I love his cute fat rolls that are becoming more prominent. He is really good at blowing spit bubbles, putting himself to sleep at night, and moving his head from side to side. It's amazing to see the little things he does as such big milestones. He's been holding his head up since birth. I have not been peed on yet (knock on wood), and he loves bath time. When he's awake he looks like a little, cute monkey. He's such a wonderful boy. We are so blessed to have him in our family. We're excited to have Christmas together as a family. He makes me a very happy mamma!

We hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and a happy new year! We hope you and your families are full of happiness!

Random pics

2009-11-30T16:34:00.000-07:00

Here are just a few random pictures from the past 5 weeks of Landon's life!Here's our handsome little guy on his 4 week birthday. This picture doesn't quite do him justice. I'm just not a very good photographer. It's my favorite outfit so far!
Every first time mom needs a picture of the baby taking a Sunday nap with Daddy. They were both so exhausted! Aren't my boys handsome? I think so!
He loves to sleep with his hands by his face. This is how we find him all the time. If we try to keep his arms away from his face he just freaks out and cries until they're free from restraint!
We looked everywhere for a beanie for his newborn pics. This is the only one we could find that was big enough. We had to buy it at Build-a-Bear workshop! Please don't tell our son we found his clothes at a toy store! This was his dress rehearsal.

I love it when he's awake and alert! His Nana bought him this darling outfit! He looks so cute in it!

He's Here........

2009-11-03T19:22:00.001-07:00

He's here! He's finally here! On Sunday October 25th, I had contractions all day long. I finally started timing them steadily around 2:30 p..m. and they were 5-7 minutes apart. We had a stake meeting that night at 4:30 p.m., and the contractions went to every 2-5 minutes. That meeting was excruciatingly long and uncomfortable for me. As soon as we found out what ward we were in, we left and went to Jeff's parent's house for dinner. On the way to their house, I called the hospital to see at what point I should go in and get checked. The nurse told me it was up to me, and gave me some suggestions to see if it was true labor if it was false. After contracting through an entire movie, we decided to go and checked out. After an hour and a half of being monitored, the nurses checked me and I had gone from a 2 to a 4. The doctor was there rather quickly and ready to break my water. He made a goal of having the baby by 8:00 a.m. He paused, and got the ultrasound machine to verify the baby's position. He found the baby's head up by my ribs, meaning he was breach, and told me we had to have a c-section. I was unfashionably calm through the whole thing. A few minutes later at 1:47 a.m. our beautiful baby boy was born. He was wide-eyed, alert and darling. He weighed 6lbs 6 oz and was 20.5 inches long. The above picture was right after he was born.
Pardon the look on my face! It was almost 2:00 in the morning, and I was exhausted! and feeling great after the spinal! For the first day, we called Landon our little old man because that's what he looked like. He was so long and skinny, but we love him, and glad he's finally here.
Here's the proud papa! Jeff's family came over the next day and the pictures were being snapped all over the place. Our son faces a long life of "snap happy" grandparents! :)
If you look closely you can see that he already has his father's attitude! He decided to give Grandpa Curtis the "bird". He's just telling us all that he loves us!
Our little squirt a few days after we got home! The first night home he went through 3 pairs of pajamas, 2 blankets, and lots and lots of diapers. Wow! What a wake up call for us new parents!We love him more each day, and glad we were blessed with such a sweet boy!

Shower and 35!

2009-09-27T21:23:00.000-06:00

I had my first baby shower on Saturday. As you can tell it turned out really cute! Our nursery has the Dr. Seuss theme so my mother-in-law threw me a Dr. Seuss shower. I had no idea so I was really surprised. We had ham and green deviled eggs, pink and green cupcakes. Zucchini soup and Jones soda! She had Dr. Seuss books and stuffed animal characters around the basement as decorations. Thanks Diane for the wonderful shower. I know it was a lot of work for you all by yourself! I really appreciate it!

This is the diaper cake that she had made. Isn't Horton cute on top? It's full of fun toys and baby items. I can't bring myself to take it apart yet because it's so cute! It's still sitting on my kitchen table. I smile when I look at it.

Such a creative idea for the cupcakes. They were key lime cupcakes and Pink lemonade cupcakes.

Pardon the retarded look on my face. I guess I blinked when the picture was taken. I knew the moment I saw this outfit that Jeff would love it. I wa right! Oh, I was TOLD to wear the hat because I was Dr. Seuss. We had family pictures afterward, but it didn't mess up my hair too much! :)

Again I appologize for not looking at the camera. We got this cute present from Nana and Poppy. It was a swing/bouncer duo. Plus, the book had a note from them in the front cover. I read the book to him yesterday when I got home from church. It's called "Are you my mother?" He liked it, I'm sure. It's the first book I've ever read to him.

Family pictures went well. I hope I don't look too much like a baluga whale in the family pictures. Everyone seemed to cooperate for the most part (Nick was a bit of a whiner, but what's new?!) :) The photographer was pretty funny so that helped with getting the boys to smile.

We had some friends come over that night and we ate and played the wii until 11:00 p.m. I was exhausted by that point, but I had a great day. Thanks to everyone for a great shower and day!

The strangest thing!

2009-09-03T15:19:00.000-06:00

The strangest thing happened to me at lunch today. Jeff and I went to Zupas in Provo. If you haven't been there, you should go. Their ultimate grilled cheese sandwich is heavenly. Anyway, we got our food and sat down to eat and before I knew it, I was chilly! This is strange because I'm NEVER cold. Especially since I've been pregnant. It got so bad in the restaurant, I almost started shivering. I was glad to be contently full, and walking outside to the lovely warmth of the sun!

HOLY CRAP!!!

2009-08-24T14:44:00.000-06:00

Holy Crap is 1 way to describe what I'm feeling lately! I realized today that I only have 70 days left until baby boy Curtis is due. That's only 10 weeks! I'm excited for him to come, but I'm silently having a panic attack just thinking about what needs to get done. This pregnancy has FLOWN by and it doesn't seem real that I could be that close to being done. I know my stressing is normal, but if you have any ideas on how to overcome it I'd be happy to listen!

Truly heaven sent

2009-08-19T13:41:00.001-06:00

I don't think many people read this because I'm such a bad updater, but here's another one. I think that this is one of the most impressive inventions EVER! It makes it so I don't have to do do this anymore!

I enjoy cooking more now because I don't have so much of a mess to clean up afterwards. GENIOUS! Many of you have had the blessing of a dishwasher for awhile now, but we are newbies. It's one of my favorite things about my new house. Yes, we're in, and loving every minute!

In loving memory!

2009-07-28T12:15:00.000-06:00

The greatest Grandpa in the world died July, 18, 2009. It made for a crazy week. The viewing was last Wednesday, we did the final walkthrough on the house that night, they wanted to close on the house on Thursday morning, but we had a funeral. We had a wonderful funeral and luncheon on Thurday morning, and then left immediately after the luncheon and signed 150 pages to finalize our house. Later that night, we put blinds up in the new house, and didn't get to bed until 12:30 a.m. We were at the parade bright and early, and then did a 1 hour emptying of our apartment. It was wild and quick. It took 15 people, 3 pick-up trucks and 3 hours to get completely into the new place and mostly unpacked! Whew! My mom and Jeff attacked the kitchen boxes and got most of them unloaded. My wonderful in-laws were up in the bedroom unpacking, hanging clothes, arranging our room and making the bed. I'm very grateful for everyone's help. We treated them all to pizza. My brother, Aaron was here for the funeral, so he and Jared did a lot of the heavy lifting. Thanks, guys! You're the greatest. My grandpa sure has a way of bringing people together, don't ya think. I miss him terribly. He is the nicest and funniest man I know. I'm glad he and my grandma are together again. They've spent 10 years apart, and I wish I could have been there for their reunion. I can't wait to see them again. I'm so blessed to call them my grandparents. I love that I have the knowledge of the gospel so we can be with them again. I love you, Grandma and Grandpa! Say hello to my children while you're up there, o.k?

Helpful tip

2009-07-28T11:34:00.000-06:00

I don't know about anyone else out there, but I like candles. I love it when my house smells yummy and not stale. However, there is one problem......the wax. We've had a couple of "mishaps" with wax since we've been married. One candle was on a warmer and it would explode when the wax on top would melt. The other was one of the scentzy plug-in things. It got red wax all over the carpet. It does not come out . I have, however, found something that works. You put a paper bag over the wax, and then use an iron on top of the paper bag. It will soak up all the wax in the carpet. I had quite a big wax spot, but now it's gone. I was so proud of myself!

I've been cleaning my apartment because we've moved! Yes! We're so excited. We moved on July 24th (after the parade, of course!) It's a long story so I'll share it another time. We love our new house! It's beautiful, new, and it smells good!

Dropsy syndrome

2009-06-25T09:34:00.000-06:00

There is another syndrome you get when you're pregnant that I wasn't too aware of. It's called the dropsy syndrome. I suddenly have been cursed with butterfingers. No, not the yummy kind covered in chocolate (i want one now), but the kind where you're fingers don't stick to ANYTHING! I constantly drop things. Just yesterday I dropped my mascara wand, and what cute, dark spots now rest on my clothes and carpet! Just last week I dropped a bottle of cough syrup at work (not all my fault. Someone didn't put the lid on tight) and it spilled everywhere. It was all over me, the wall, the floor and the medication on the shelves. I spent forever cleaning it up. I drop pencils, spatulas, cooking spoons. You name it, I'll drop it! It gets really annoying, but the good news is it should suddenly leave me in about 5 months! Wahoo! I can't wait for that to be over.

Lots of good life changes!

2009-06-18T13:37:00.001-06:00

I have the news that you've all been waiting for...................we're having a BOY! Everyone we talked to SWORE we were having a girl, but they were all wrong! We went to the ultrasound, and the little bugger just kept doing somersaults. Just as the guy would almost have the picture our baby boy just rolled around. We were trying to see the gender, and he just kept crossing his ankles and hiding his junk! Silly boy, modesty doesn't exist in the womb! We got some really good shots of him "flexing" his muscles for us, and he kept "boxing" when the ultrasound guy would hold still for just a minute. He was so cute! We love him already! Both of our mothers were in the room with us when we found out. Jeff and I just had perma grins on our faces the whole time. I heard a few (or should I say LOTS) of sniffles from the grandmas during the ultrasound. Jeff and I went in expecting it to be a boy, but hoping for a girl. We weren't too surprised. I think it finally sunk in last night, and we were super excited!

Our little contortionist!

Showing us his guns.

Isn't he CUTE?

That's not the ONLY good news we have! During this past week or two we've been in the process of buying our first home. It's a townhome/duplex just Northeast of the new high school. The process is exhausting, overwhealming, and a bit stressful, but we can't wait to get into our place. We got to pick the carpet, countertops, and appliances. Obviously it's not finished yet, but we're hoping to be in by the end of July. We are really going to miss our wonderful neighbors, and the ward we're in now, but we know this is what we're supposed to be doing and we know this is where we should be going. It's going to be hard, but I can hardly wait! I'll have a ton of space, a jetted tub, AND a dishwasher! Woo hoo! Within 6 months we'll be packing, moving, settling, and having a baby. What a whirlwind! I'll post some pictures of the inside when they get the carpet, countertops, and cupboards finished. Wish us luck!

Ours is on the left

2009-06-10T22:49:00.000-06:00

Everyone, meet the newest member of the Adam's family! His name is Toby and he's a ShiChi (Shitzu and Chiuaua mix). I'm not a big dog fan, but it is the cutest thing ever. It won't get very big. His mom is only 4 pounds and his dad is only 4.5 pounds. The loving adoptive mother is the great and fabulous Grandma Adams. Grandma's last dog, Katie dies suddenly due to breast cancer.

Toby is going to be a great new addition for Grandma. Grandma Adam's is Jeff's grandma, but I've claimed her as my own. She's always treated me like one of her actual grandchildren. She deserves this cute little guy. Aren't you jealous?! The will be united forever next weekend at the family reunion.

One week from today!!

2009-06-10T11:36:00.000-06:00

Wahoo! We get to find out the gender of our little peanut in 7 days and 5 hours, but who's counting? ! Oh, wait! I am! We have found the most gorgeous crib , and we have 2 possible bedding sets, but we have to see what the gender will be. LOTS of people think it's a girl, but you never know. My Doc has guessed TWICE now that it's a girl, but apparently his track record isn't that great for guessing the gender by the heartbeat. At my last appointment he told me it was his final guess. Funny guy, at my next appointment, we'll have the results of the ultrasound. I just hope the next week flies by! I'll keep you posted.

STS

2009-05-20T09:57:00.000-06:00

I have this incurable (well for awhile, anyway) disease that I have rightfully named STS or Sudden Tear Syndrome. This disease has just attacked me since I've had a bun in the oven. It will just catch me off guard for a variety of reasons. It can be a commercial, a song, a movie or even a t.v show. The worst shows are the ones like Grey's Anatomy where it gets intense or "tender" and the music changes to sound all sad. If Jeff suspects an "episode" of STS coming on, he'll just look over at me, and more often than not, I'm crying. We were at Jeff's Grandma's house yesterday, and she was talking about the day she was on her misson and found out that Kirstyn, Jeff's sister, died. I lost all control! I got up and had to vacuum her house so I'd stop crying. It was the saddest story I've ever heard! So, watch out all you pregnant women! You may be the next victim of STS! On a positive note......it should be gone after 9 months or so! :)

What a wonderful husband!

2009-05-12T10:41:00.000-06:00

For Mother's Day this year, Jeff gave me my first present. In years past, we've gotten cards for each other, but we call it Wife's Day and Husband's Day. Now that we're pregnant, Jeff got me a present. I was not expecting it, and it was such a wonderful surprise. He gave me this Willow Tree angel. It's called Cherish: Awaiting a miracle. I love my husband, and I could never ask for a better companion. Thanks for the gift, Babe! I love you!

Now I've just got to figure out what to get him for Father's Day. Does anyone have any good ideas?

Baby's first photos!

2009-05-11T21:50:00.000-06:00

I know I am way behind, but here are the first photos of our little one. I was barely 5 weeks (we thought I was 8 weeks) prego with the first picture. We had a couple of issues at first, and this is just the solidification saying yes, we were pregnant, and oh, there's only 1 baby! Woo Hoo!

They had us come back 2 weeks later to see if the baby was alive or not, and sure enough, there was a viable baby with a strong heart beat. It was such a relief to know nothing was wrong. Now, here we are 15 weeks pregnant and the baby is now about 4 inches long. It's amazing how much they grow from week to week. Here we went from a small blob to a bean. Crazy, huh? We're excited to find out what we're having at the end of June.

I kicked the habit!

2009-04-30T16:44:00.001-06:00

After a long, hard struggle with addiction I can finally say, with all the happiness in the world, that I have kicked it in the butt! WOO HOO! My parents (especially my dad) has gotten after me about it for a long time. I would give in to the temptation even when I didn't realize I was doing it. It's worn on my self confidence and everything. I know what you're thinking.............poor, poor me! I've had this issue my entire life, and I hate it!Sometimes it gets worse, and other times it's not so bad. What substance do I have issues with you might ask? Well, I hate admitting it, but it was biting my nails! I have successfully grown out a FULL set of nails for the first time EVER! I'm so excited. I had to actually file them the other day. I don't think I've ever used a nail file before yesterday. I know, I probably sound really stupid to you all, but to me it's huge! I guess the little peanut growing inside of my gut doesn't like the taste of human finger nails. Who does, right? If you fell for the above paragraph then GOTTCHA! I crack myself up!

Weeeeeee're baaaaaaack!

2009-04-27T21:58:00.000-06:00

Well,we made it back from Mexico without any drug cartel trouble or the swine flu (as far as we know)! This guy is what I call the Evil Man-eater Iguana of death! If you know me, you know I DO NOT like "creatures." I lost a "staring contest" with 4 Iguanas. They were blocking my path, and I was scared! I know my pregnant hormones played a huge part in my reaction, but to put it mildly, I FREAKED out! Jeff had to shew the critters away with his snorkeling flipper. As soon as the coast was clear, I ran as fast as I could with bare feet. They look like little dinosaurs don't you think? Evil, evil, evil man-eater!

Here's a shot of our pool. Jeff did a good job taking this picture to cut out the topless ladies everywhere. It's pretty sad when you feel overdressed at the SWIMMING POOL! It was a great place to drink Pina Coladas and Strawberry Daiquiri's.. I'm not telling whether we said "virgin" or not! What happens in Mexico stays in Mexico!

Jeff loves to just soak up the sun(and looks good doing it)! This Eco park we went to had tons and tons of hammocks to just sit and relax. Watch out for the Iguana, though, they might bite you!

We went to the Mayan ruins called Tulum. It's not the big one, but it was awesome! We got an LDS tour guide, and he showed us all the resemblances of our church and the ancient Mayans. It's amazing how much physical evidence of our church was there. For me it was a huge testimony strengthener. It was terribly hot, but worth every minute. I recommend going to see a ruin if you get a chance. In stead of having a huge tour group, we only had our little family of 5. I loved it!

I must say it was really weird driving down the highway in Mexico and seeing stations of policemen holding machine guns! It was quite intimidating! One of our taxi drivers warned us that if we rent a car we might get pulled over by the police. He said absolutely do not give them your driver's licence. They usually just want money. Isn't that just scary? To say the least, we just stuck to taxis for our transportation.

On a final note: We're having a baby! We had a few interesting/scary moments right at the beginning, but now it's good. Our original due date was October 8th, then it went to the 23rd, and after 2 early ultrasounds, it's now November 1st. We are 13 weeks pregnant, and very excited for our next adventure. Our baby is the size of a small shrimp, and is fully developed. We will find out in June what we are having. It's a whole new world coming up for us!

Done esta el bano?

2009-03-26T12:59:00.000-06:00

Jeff and I are so excited to be going to Mexico in a few weeks. We've had some stress in our lives for a couple of weeks, and we're very much looking forward to all the virgin pina coladas, and strawberry daquiris one can handle. We're going to see some Mayan ruins, snorkel, swim with sting rays (I'm not to excited about this one), and spend a coupl of days just relaxing on the beach. We can hardly wait. I know how to say "Where is the bathroom" and "how much is it?", and "I want to eat". With those few phrases and the hopes that heaven will open and I will be blessed with the gift of tongues, then we should get by. Plus, we're told that where we're going is very "americanized" so we can only hope! :) Oh, and don't worry about the drug cartel. I will give em the old heave-ho and then I'll kick 'em. I'm not afraid to use the tools I say on Miss Congeniality with the self defense. I'll use my elbows, jab em in the eyes, and of course (my personal favorite) the groin! Don't mess with me. I'll kick your butt! :) It's going to be a great trip!

Grandma Pennie

2009-01-31T21:25:00.000-07:00

I visit teach this wonderful friend of mine in the ward named Pennie. I met my dear friend while working with her daughter at Stone Drug. This lady is amazing. She really is like my adopted grandmother. She would give the shirt off her back if she found someone who needed it more. Well I went with my partner to visit Pennie, and we were a few minutes early. She had modern, youthful music playing loudly, and she was in the kitchen. We came to visit her, but she had a pie baking in the oven for US! I love her! She gave us a fresh piece of pumpkin pie, a large glass of chocolate milk, and some homemade caramels that are to die for. I finally got to the spiritual message after awhile, and we chatted for a bit. I thanked her for my "dinner" and gave her a big hug. I told her and my companion that we would for sure come back more often :) I can only hope that when I am in my 70's, I can be as charitable and youthful as she is. She rides jetski's and 4-wheelers and wants to ride in a hot air balloon for her birthday. She's an amazing perosn,and I love her.

Was I ever like that?

2009-01-08T11:49:00.000-07:00

As I serve in the Young Women's in my ward, I often think back to when I was 12 and 13. I don't EVER remember acting silly and girly like they do. I love the enthusiasm my girls show. Sometimes it gets too loud and chaotic, but I love 'em anyway! Maybe I had teenage blinders on, I don't know, but surely I wasn't giddy, right? I remember being a tomboy-ish, quiet, shy, and an awkwardly tall teenager with not many friends. That's what I remember about being 12 and 13. When my YW leader said to me "Boy, I'm so glad you came out of your shell." I didn't know what she was talking about. I was the same as always. I am so grateful that those awkward years are behind me, and you couldn't pay me to go back. What do you think? Do you remember me acting like that? I don't!

2 officers and a Gentleman

2008-12-24T10:40:00.000-07:00

December has been a busy month. My sister had a new baby boy named Tanner(he actually arrived on Nov.30, but close enough to December). He is such a cutie. My oldest brother, Jared graduated from the Police Academy and is now a corrections officer. My brother-in-law Jeff O was commisioned to the rank of officer in the U.S. Army. It's crazy how fast time flies when you're busy. Jeff's been crazy busy at work with the Christmas season. We've been working to help a family for Christmas. It's been crazy, but very rewarding. May your Christmas be full of happiness and celebration. Have a Merry Christmas, and happy new year!

Forgotten Carols

2008-12-04T11:44:00.000-07:00

So, it's been a few years since we've gone to the Forgotten Carols. This year we were 3 rows from the stage on the floor level. It was great. I would recommend it to anyone. They've changed quite a bit of the script, added more characters, and changed the lady who plays Connie Lou. I was sad to see Katie Thompson go. The new lady was good, but I like Katie better. This year was extraordinarily touching to me for some reason. One certain part really touched me. I found it ironic and funny because I usually don't care for this part very much, but this year, I felt like a bawl baby. If you know much about the play then you'll know that at the end of each show they have the audience sing a song and think about those who have passed on or in the military or on a mission etc, but it ALWAYS gets me. I automatically get thinking of my grandparents, and Jeff's little sister, Kirstyn. He loves her so much, and I'd give anything to let him see and talk to her again. They were very close. I know she's taking good care of our children up there for us until it's time for them to be here with us. Boy, how I wish I could meet her. Someday I will!

Holiday wishes

2008-11-26T15:28:00.000-07:00

I just want to wish you all a happy Thanksgiving. I know we have much to be thankful for! We're thankful for our jobs, our health, or family and our friends. I am especially grateful for my husband. He is an awesome man, and I couldn't be any luckier. He's always willing to help, and is willing to watch an occasional "chick-flick" with me. I look around and see people so much worse off than me and it makes me grateful for the little things in life. I'm even grateful for my challenges and trials that I have been given. I know they are for me and I gladly accepted them before I came to earth. We can do anything as long as we keep near to the Lord. I love Thanksgiving! Have a happy one!

Brother and sister?

2008-11-11T11:20:00.000-07:00

So I've heard that as a couples get older they look more and more alike. We're not that old yet! However, it makes for a funny story. Please read on: We were just standing there, at the grocery store check-out line, waiting for our stuff to get rung up when the cashier girl looked at us and asked if we were brother and sister. WHAT ??I kind of laughed and said "Actually we are husband and wife." I then said " I haven't heard that since High School." The cashier looked up at us again and was saying how awesome it was that we knew each other in High School. She kept going on and saying how she was a hopeless romantic. She told us we were cute. What do you say to that? Luckily our stuff was bagged at that moment so we could be on our merry little way. We laughed about that for awhile. I told Jeff that our kids are bound for destruction with brown eyes and brown hair. He laughed and agreed with me. We don't look that much alike, do we?

Forget the icecream!

2008-11-06T13:49:00.000-07:00

I know what you're all thinking.....Boy, she really stinks at blogging, but don't fret! We haven't died yet! We've been really busy (just not with anything exciting), and I just don't know what to blog about..................UNTIL NOW! By looking at this pic you can probably guess what the C house has on the brain............................................ Yummy, scrumpdiddilyumpsious (?) CHOCOLATE! We spent all last weekend prepping and then dipping about 50 pounds of chocolate. Forget the icecream, ice cubes, juices, chicken or any frozen food for that matter. The Chocolates have taken over the freezer. Who needs to make dinner, right? Just have some homemade chocolates! We made all the ooey,gooey centers one day and then dipped them ALL a couple of days later! It took us from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. last Saturday to dip them all and let them set. Let me reassure you.... it was worth every minute! My dad-in-law makes a melt in your mouth caramel that is to die for! Just ask my hips, they'll testify for you! :) We split the goods between 3 families and we each took around 15 pounds of chocolates home. We've got the sweets covered in our food storage, so if a disaster strikes, just come find us for your sugar fix. We've got you covered (anything for a small fee, right?). We have chocolate filling our freezer with little wiggle room for the real food, but hey, it's once a year. That's what I say. Thanks Mom and Dad M for teaching us how to make chocolates. We look forward to next year!!!!(wink, wink)

Our candy guinea pigs (adrienne, and Camille) haven't died yet, so I'm guessing we passed the chocolate-making test. I love this episode of I love Lucy, so I had to post the pic. Funny, funny! Chocolate, chocolate, everywhere! Do you know any good holiday treat/candy recipes? I'd love to hear!

Peterson Family Reunion!

2008-09-16T22:31:00.001-06:00

My family had the first ever family reunion this year! My brother's family from Washington was able to come down for a while, so we planned a trip to Park City! We went out to eat at a restaurant called Bandits on the historic mainstreet. With the whole Pete clan together, things can get pretty crazy.. I appologize for all the pictures, but they were all too cute. Plus, I have to show off my favorite nieces and nephews ever.

Kyle had a full tummy,and was just hangin out as a real cowboy! He's very opinionated, but can be really cute when he wants to be ...........Keep smiling, buddy. I had to take a picture with this gorgeous girl, Celeste! She wanted her hair to be pulled back like mine, and she loved it.

I was the annoying photographer that just wanted to take pictures of everyone! We haven't been together on a trip for way too long, so I iwanted to remember how much fun we had. Maria and Sam are on the left,and Aaron and Nicole on the right. Love, the shirt, Aaron. It was too funny!

Grace also wanted her hair like mine so we pulled it back and straightened it for her, oh, and the lovely makeup job. She had to have on some mascara and lipstick. She is such a cute girl. I'm glad we got to spend so much time together with Aaron's family. It's been too long since we've done something fun. It was about time. We took the free troley ride to the restaurant. The kids just absolutely loved the ride on the trolley. I had to take pictures because they had so much fun. It was different for them, and there were no seat belts to be strapped in with. Yeah, for the trolley!

It seems like the only time we get our picture taken together is when we take it ourselves. Oh, well! I think it turned out better than some of the others. Plus, Jeff is such a babe, who wouldn't want to look at him all time? I'm the luckiest girl around.

My Dad tripped on the sidewalk just before we left for dinner, and he banged up his arm. You can see the band-aid on his elbow. It was raining and slippery, and he just went down. He thinks he broke his rib, and it hurt for quite awhile after. I'm glad he's doing well now. He's getting older now and his muscles aren't doing as well as they should, so he has a hard time getting around sometimes.

More trolley fun with Jeff and Jenny and Sean, and Sam and Rosie in the background. I love my family. They are great!

Aaron took care of Jared's boy, Spencer, on the trolley ride. This look just sums up Spencer to the T. He is quiet and quick, and can get into trouble quickly, but then he looks at you with his big, brown eyes, and he looks so innocent. Looks can be deceiving. Especially with a 3 year old!

We took part of our family on a walk up main street. We can't go to park city without going to the chocolate factory, right? They had to have a treat, so Maria was nice enough to buy them one. As you can tell, the treats were really enjoyed. Yummy!!!!!!!!! I'll post more pictures later, so stay tuned!

Anniversary Weekend!

2008-09-16T22:13:00.000-06:00

I've never claimed to be a graceful person,and here's the proof! For the big 5th anniversary we decided to spend a lovely weekend in Park City. Jeff was so excited to mountain bike down the mountain, but as you can see, this is how it turned out. Our short, but very fun-filled bike ride ended up with me on a mountain with a gash in my knee bleeding all over the place. Jeff had to carry both bikes back up the mountain while I tried to hold a sock on my gushing wound. It was awkward, but we made it to the top. The lift operater had to get special permission to let us ride the lift back down. He let us know that an EMT would meet us at the bottom to look at my knee.............lucky me!

Here is us going on the forever long ride down, while everyone was looking at us funny and talking about us even though we could still hear what they were saying as they rode past us. YES, those are tears on my face. It hurt, I was embarrassed, and I am a girl. That gives me all the right in the world to let them out sometimes, right? I think so! We spent a lot of money to rent the bikes, purchase all day ski lift passes just to end up riding them for 5 minutes. I had to go to the Urgent Care center and get 4 stitches. WOW, what ta fun anniversary weekend, right? IDON"T THINK SO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The best part about it was I was with the man I love!! Even though I was in pain ,and ruined Jeff's bike ride, the few from the top was gorgeous! I'm just a Klutz, and it's all good! Love you,babe!

Happy 5th Anniversary!

2008-07-30T12:19:00.000-06:00

I just want to wish my hubby,Jeff, a happy anniversary. I can't believe how fast time has flown by! He is the love of my life, and I can't imagine life without him. He is my best friend, and I love him with all my heart! It seems like only yesterday when I first talked to him in Junior choir! (crazy, huh?) We've been able to do some great things and see great places. Sorry i ruined mountain biking for you babe! We'll have to try it again soon. He is the BEST thing to ever happen to me. Happy Anniversary again! (I promise I have better wedding pics than this one!) 5 down and many, many more to go!

Our time!

2008-07-01T13:01:00.000-06:00

We decided to have an "us day" so we could just do something fun. We hiked up to the timp cave. I've never been there before, and boy was it harder than I thought. We were 20 minutes late so the ranger told us we could make up the 20 min , but we'd only have 40 minutes to make it to the entrance. It usually takes 1 hour, so we booked it and set off on a fast pace. I quickly realized it was harder than what I had anticipated, but I kept going. My legs were burning, but we made it. I asked the ranger at the top what to do because we were late, and he reassured us that we were 10 minutes early. I was confused. Apparently we had plenty of time. Oh, well, we made it with a little breathing room to spare, and we made our right tour time. The cave is 43 degrees year round so it felt great. I thought it was neat to see all the fun formations. The one above always has a constant stream of water running down it. God's creations are just amazing.

These are just some more pictures of the inside of the cave. Squiggles, and spikes, that's what I saw.

This is us at the end of the tour just before heading back to find the nearest restroom! :) It was a great work out so I can't complain. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to get out and enjoy nature. The picture below is what we saw when we got done with the tour. I felt like we were ontop of the world. It was such a beautiful day, and we had a gorgeous view of Utah Valley.

One bit of advice would be to make sure you schedule a reservation for early in the morning. It's much cooler, partly shaded (on the way up) and when you get done the heat is just awful! Oh, and take a LOT of water with you. Trust me, I know! Luckily on this trip neither of us got hurt, and we had plenty of trail mix, granola bars, and a camel pak to keep us hydrated! Just like scouts, we were prepared!

Good times!

2008-05-30T14:05:00.000-06:00

I can't believe it's been 8 years since we graduated high school. Boy, how time flies! I went to the Spanish Fork High School Class of 2008 graduation to see my brother-in-law graduate, and so many memories came to my head. Ashley, do you remember our homecoming adventure? (I don't want to say too much to make me look like a fool :) ) I thought of all those silly things we used to do. I thought about dating in school, and how hard I thought it was. I am soooooo lucky I married my highschool sweetheart! We've been dating for almost 10 years. There were some good times in highschool, don't 'ya think? Congrats class of 2008!

The C family

2008-05-02T10:48:00.000-06:00

This is the family.......I think it's the only picture we have of Jeff's Dad and brothers. Plus, it's the only picture we could get with the brothers actually smiling rather than having their "hard A" faces on. People are so much better looking with smiles on their faces don't ya think? I do! If you can't tell, it's Christmas time. What a bunch of handsome Curtis'(especially the one in the dark sweater :) He's the handsom-est one of all!!!!!

Grandpa got Hitched!!

2008-04-22T14:28:00.000-06:00

I don't know if anyone else has had the "wonderful" experience of attending the wedding of a grandparent, but it's kind of weird. With Jeff's grandparents being the same age as my parents (weird, huh?) it makes sense for them to be happy just as much as anyone else right? Well, we got to attend Jeff's Grandpa's wedding in Logan a couple of weeks ago. It was almost surreal to be there watching them get hitched. Who in this world gets that opportunity very often? His first wife dies a year after our wedding, so for most of our married life it's just been "Grandpa Curtis" and now he has a wife. It's sooooooo strange. Anyway, it's interesting to think about.

2008-03-27T08:45:00.000-06:00

This is one of our favorite pictures in Hawaii. This is only a couple minutes away from the BYU Hawai'i campus. You can't see it, but the ocean has broken a hole through this ginormous rock wall. It was awesome. We ate breakfast at a little diner, and a senior missionary couple came in. It was weird to see missionaries in a radom cafe in Hawaii. From what it looked like, they were frequent customers of the diner. There were lots of college students there too. Plus, this diner was the cheapest meal we ate there for the cheapest price. Hawai'i is truly a heavenly paradise. I want to go back a lot when we are old and gray.

2008-03-25T14:48:00.000-06:00

Jeff and I met during high school and have been unseperable ever since (minus a 2 year mission). Right after graduation, we went with his family on the Disney Cruise. It was great. We've now been married for 4 1/2 years (5 yrs in July) and love every minute of it. We can't believe it's been almost 10 years since we started dating. Boy, does time fly. One of our most favorite things we've done since marriage is our 11 day trip to Hawaii last April. We swam with sharks, saw whales and laid on the beach. It was great. Hopefully we'll be transeferred soon with Jeff's job( I have high hopes) He works as a sales manager, and I work as a pharmacy technician . We have a happy life. We don't have any kids yet, but maybe soon. Feel free to say hello. It will be good to talk to you all!