My Pride and Joy

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Utah Man

My office and The MUSS adopted this classroom at the Palomino Intermediate School in Pheonix, Arizona.  We sent them a bunch of Utah stuff and will continue to be in contact with them throughout the year.

This is one of the coolest things I've ever received and it makes me so happy!

The S-L-C

I've had a nasty cold this week which left me in bed all day yesterday. While in bed I watched DVD's of Laguna Beach which are wonderfully entertaining and helped keep my mind off being sick.

My first thought while watching the show was how much drama these girls have in their lives. I couldn't believe how dumb they acted, how much they talked about each other, and how they let boys treat them. I thought "if they had followed me around in high school they would have been pretty bored."

Then I thought about it some more and started to remember things from my high school and college days. I realized the only difference between my school years and the girls from Laguna Beach was that my experience did not involve alcohol, and when I talked about "hooking up" it meant making out with a guy, not going all the way.

I realized if cameras had followed me around during high school and college it would have made a pretty entertaining show. Lots of drama, lots of laughs, lots of trouble and lots of boys. I think it would be funny to go back and watch a show of how you acted in high school; I'm sure I would cringe at many things. I would also have to hide those video tapes from my parents! :)

All Dogs Go To Heaven

Sadly we had to say goodbye to Apache today. It was a horrible day but it was time. He has been with us for fifteen years which is much longer than we ever expected. He was the most wonderful dog and we are going to miss him so much.

Blog Neglect

I love that September is here because that means football has begun! It also means that my life revolves around the University of Utah and the MUSS, which isn't such a bad thing. However, I apologize for my serious blog neglect.

Some fun things we have done these past few weeks are celebrate my dad's birthday with Led Zeppelin, celebrate my mom's birthday with family and celebrate a win with our awesome Utes! I will try and post pictures soon.

GO UTES!!!

Denver

Since we had so much fun last year my family decided to go to Denver again this summer. Marcus' favorite baseball team is the Rockies so we planned the trip around two baseball games. It was great because Jesse got to come with us this year.

Downtown Denver is a million times better than Salt Lake. They have awesome shopping, restaurants, condo's, business buildings and parks. We stayed in a condo downtown and everything was within walking distance. We found this cool park area with these fun fountains to play in. Gavin was in heaven.

The next day we took a free shuttle to the edge of downtown and then walked to this great park. There was this beautiful river where people were playing and learning to kayak.

That night we went to our first baseball game.  The Rockies were playing the Cubs and the game was packed. Another reason we went to Denver is because my office was throwing an event before the game that night. The owner of the Rockies is a U of U alum so every year they hold a "University of Utah Alumni" night at one of the games.

Here is Marcus meeting Charlie Monfort, the Rockies owner. Marcus was so excited to meet him!

For this game we sat in the outfield which was really fun. The game was amazing! In the eighth inning the Rockies had 12 runs and we ended up winning 17-2. We even witnessed a major league record that night.

The next day we hung out at the mall where Elise got to meet "Taylor Lautner" and "Zac Efron." Even Gavin wanted to get in on the action.

That night we headed to our second baseball game. It was against the Cubs again but this time we sat near first base. This game was even better than the first night. The Cubs tied the game in one of the late innings and I was worried we were going to be there all night! Then on the first pitch in the bottom of the eighth a Rockies player hit a home run and the entire stadium went nuts!  It was so cool and both games were probably the best baseball games I have ever been to.

It was a great trip and it was fun to see Marcus so happy. I swear someday we will take a vacation that doesn't revolve around a sporting event but for now they are hard to resist!

Pioneer Day

To say our 24th of July holiday was eventful would be an understatement.  The week started when we went to see all the parade floats up close. Gavin loved it and he was even lucky enough to sit on a float for a few minutes.

On Thursday night Jesse and I saw 'Inception.'  It was definitely the best movie I have seen in a very long time! I was on the edge of my seat for the entire movie and I would absolutely recommend it to anyone. It wasn't as confusing as I thought it was going to be; and I think the previews make it look a little more sci-fi than it actually is.

On Friday we ventured to Raging Waters with my siblings.  We haven't been in about three years and we had an awesome time; for about two hours. While going down a slide Jesse dislocated his shoulder. We are still not exactly sure how it happened; all he did was reach in front of himself and try to pull himself up onto the slide. I didn't think your shoulder could pop out by doing something so simple.

So, we spent the rest of the afternoon in the emergency room. Sadly this is not the first time I have spent a holiday in the ER, nor is it the first time I've sat in the ER in my swimsuit; but that's another story. :) He will be wearing a sling for the next two weeks and will probably need to undergo some physical therapy.

On Saturday we headed to the parade, which is my favorite thing about Pioneer Day! Gavin loved the floats and especially the motorcycles!

Saturday evening we spent swimming at Jesse's grandparents. Sadly Jesse had to sit on the side of the pool and watch, but it was fun to be with everyone. On Sunday we celebrated our niece's one-year birthday.

It's been a fun-filled weekend but I'm exhausted!!!

Cabin

I love the cabin and Gavin already loves it more than most places on earth. He loved being outside and getting dirty. He even slept better there than he does at home, and it's very unusual to get a good night's sleep at the cabin.

He LOVES the motorcycles; he is definitely all boy!

The mountains are beautiful right now and very green. There was lots of wildlife and it was a wonderfully relaxing weekend.

Kids Say the Darndest Things

This morning Gavin pointed to my strech marks and said "Mommy, ouchie."  All I could think to say was "yes, mommy has an ouchie."

What I should have said was "yes, mommy has an ouchie and you're the one who caused it!" I don't think he would have really understood. :)

4th of July

Lehi Rodeo - YEE HAW!

Silver Lake

FIREWORKS!

The Aquarium