Alexis..

So I kind of did a fun photo shoot with Alexis in the mirror the other day! It was fun! She's too funny..

Family fun!

So my family came up to visit this past weekend.. and Keri got some cute pic's of Lexi and Nicole! It was fun to see everyone! We didn't get to see Chad and Kelly to much because they had to do a bunch of stuff.. But they did get to stay with us one night!

Snowboarding!

My mom and Uncle David! They did
such a good job! For not going skiing in
so long!

Me, mom, and Amber getting ready to go!

On the way up to Brighton!

Snowboarding was so much fun! I actually did a lot better than I thought I'd do.. and now I can actually go down without falling.. The only thing I still have problems with is getting off the stupid lift.. I dread it.. But I was really proud of myself.. Everyone did really good! It was a lot of fun! My dad was really nice and stayed home with Alexis.. They hung-out all night and went and got food and went and walked around at Wal-mart!

Random..

Uncle Jesse came to visit Lexi!













Alexis trying to take out her ponytail.. as usual!










This is what Jonathon does when he's busy at work.. Him and Clayton got a hold of one of those suction cup things.. and didn't know it'd leave this! It was hilarious!

Catch-up

So I'm a little behind on my blog.. We went down to Ticaboo at the end of Jan. to get our stuff.. and got to hang-out with family for a couple days. The boys did some shooting.. and the girls got to visit!

Quick post!

So it's been a really busy week... We went down to Ticaboo last weekend to go get our stuff :(
and officially move away.. My Dad and Mom and litttle brother came down as well to help and just to visit.. We didn't really get to visit because we spent the majority of the time putting our stuff into the Uhaul.. So that was Friday and Sat. We got up to our new place in Draper on Sat. night at like 8:30 pm. Jonathon kicked butt and unloaded the whole Uhaul by himself.. It was FREEZING.. So he did it as fast as possible. So I spent most the day Sunday unpacking boxes.. That's the worst.. I didn't waste any time to watch the superbowl.. Not really my thing! So we've been trying to get organized.. Alexis is loving her new place! She's so happy she has all her toys again and stays really busy playing all day! She is also doing WONDERFUL with potty training.. She has her own bathroom and will just go sit on the potty by herself! She of course has had a few accidents but for the most part she is doing it all by herself! We are getting back on a schedule and I'm so happy Lexi isn't staying up till 2:oo am anymore.. Jonathon's been hard at work doing bid after bid.. We are still waiting for some to get back to us... So hopefully we'll hear soon! I love the location we are at in Draper! We have everything we need right down the road.. It's very convienient.. So maybe when we do get a house it can be in this same area! I'm so glad I have my bed!! Yay! So we are all doing well and are happy where we are.. My family is coming up this weekend and I think we are all gonna try and go snowboarding!

Goodbye Copper :(

Well we were able to sell Copper.. to a very nice lady that has kids to play with and room for him to run around! I'm a little sad that we had to get rid of him so quickly.. But I just don't think he'd work out with us trying to find a house.. and living in an apartment for now.. Lexi was a little sad but we just explained to her that we can't give him enough attention right now.. and that when we get into a house and things settle down a little we'll get her one.. She kept saying "I want my puppy" for a few minutes after Copper left.. But she's doing just fine.. I feel a little like a failure but at the same time.. a little relieved that he'll be able to run around and get lots of attention! Plus we will save 500.00 for the deposit :) I guess we will try again someday.. but for now I'm fine with just the three of us!!

Giving up already?

Okay so I feel like a horrible person.. Copper is driving me CRAZY :( So he was doing really well with the potty training thing but he IS NOT doing so good today.. Jonathon has taken him with him when he's gone to the office the past couple days but today he had to go supervise a job.. So I got stuck with him.. We are still at Jonathon's mom's house till this weekend and we've had to leave him tied up so that he won't have accidents on the carpet... Well that is causing him to be the MOST ANNOYING dog ever!! I DO NOT think I'm an indoor dog person.. I'm way to clean.. I can't stand the wet dog smell that lingers in the air every time he comes back in the house. I'm feeling a little overwhelmed with him.. and might just might have to give him away already... He's a great looking dog but I just wanted to wait to have a house.. and have an outdoor dog.. Not to mention there is a 500.00 dollar deposit for him at this apartment that we'll only be in for 4 months.. So with the present situation I think we might have to give him up :( I feel horrible though because Jonathon has wanted a dog for so long.. But he also agrees that the 500.00 deposit is something that we just don't want to have to do.. I think we only get 150.00 back if that.. So I guess we'll see.. I'll let you guys know what happens..

A long update :)

So I feel like a lot is going on in our life.. even though there really isn't too much.. I don't know I guess I just felt like writing something.. I am getting very anxious to move into our new place.. When I say "new place" I mean the apartment that we are going to be renting for a whole 4 months! I had been looking for a solid month for something temporary because Jonathon wants to buy a house.. Which right now you can have a house payment and pay the same as a 2 bd apartment up here! It's crazy.. So we have looked at a few houses but DO NOT want to jump into one... It needs to be perfect :) So we are taking over a really nice couples contract at an apartment in Draper.. It's a nice apartment with plenty of room.. And the contract goes till the end of May.

In the meantime we will be very busy looking for a house, potty training Lexi (I know I know) We started potty training and then Jonathon got laid off.. And I'm telling you it is impossible to potty train when you are constantly going from one place to the next.. Lexi and I have put a lot of miles on the car going to and from Ticaboo and Monticello these past couple months... And when we are at Jonathon's mom's house Alexis is WAY too distracted to actually sit on the potty or tell me when she has to go.. So adding to the list.. We need to get Copper MORE potty trained.. He's actually done really well.. But there WILL NOT be accidents in my new house..

I am going to start a very strict excersise schedule.. Okay it will not be that strict and I'm not gonna promise anything.. I'm just gonna say that I really want to loose a good 20 lbs... Okay moving on..

Jonathon is doing such a good job with this business stuff and is learning a lot! He's on the phone ALOT! But things are coming along pretty well.. In fact they have their first residential job tomorrow :)

I am SO ready to have MY stuff! It is sitting in Ticaboo waiting for us to come pick it up.. Which we are going to be doing on Thursday of this week! YAY!!!

So to sum it up I feel very very anxious and so excited to get back on a normal schedule! It is so hard when your 2 year old is trying to stay up till 1:00 a.m. watching movies with her aunts and waking up at 11:00 a.m. Because then she's just a grouch the rest of the day.. I miss my bed :(
But I'm so grateful that Jonathon's mom has let us stay here for a couple months.. I'm thankful that we got to have free rent in Ticaboo so that our stuff could have somewhere to stay and so that Lexi and I could have somewhere to go when we needed a break :) I'm so glad my mom and dad let us stay in Monticello for almost 2 weeks during X-mas break.. Because that was a needed vacation!!
I'm very happy that things have worked out for all my family! All of our husbands are back at work and happy!! But I miss them all very much.. and even though I've said it like a million times I miss being able to walk right next door to see my sisters and see my mom and brother so often.. One thing I miss a lot is being able to see my dad every day.. It was so neat to get the chance to live with him for a while.. I'm so glad Lexi got the chance to have her grandpa with her every day:) He had to put up with my "clean freak" side!! (sorry) but WE LOVE YOU DAD!!
I am still very blessed though because I get to see Keri a lot and get to visit with my Aunt Tina's family more too!!

Just Relaxing..

ThE NeWeSt MeMbEr Of OuR fAmiLy!!

So we went and say Marley & Me the other night.. and afterwards Jonathon kept saying how much he wanted a dog... He's wanted one forever! But I kept telling him when we got a house we could get one.. Well we are currently looking to buy a house in the next few months or so but I guess he couldn't wait... He came home with Copper! He's a 3 month old Basset Hound! He's the cutest thing ever! Lexis loves him so much.. She's had such a good time chasing him around and cuddling with him! If anyone tries to hold him she'll say "No he's my puppy." So she's being a little stingy but I don't blame her.. He's really cute! He's very gentle and pretty lazy! The owners of him were Basset Hound trainers so he's already potty trained, will sit when you tell him to, and plays fetch! He's done so good! I was a little worried because the last puppy we had was a nightmare! When we were dating Jonathon bought a pit bull. And he seriously chewed up everything in sight.. Copper hasn't chewed on anything but his toys! So we love him lots and are excited that Lexi has a new little friend!

A cute Mommy and Lexi Collage!

Lexi and Nicole :)

Me and Lexi came down to Ticaboo yesterday because Nicole is getting blessed tomorrow. I forgot my camera so I've been using Kelly's camera and was able to get a few cute ones of Lexi with her little cousin that she loves so much! It's nice to be back in Ticaboo for a couple of days :)

Snowboarding Fun!

So I had my first snowboarding experience yesterday :) My little brother's b-day is tomorrow so my mom brought him up north to go snowboarding for his b-day. He talked Keri, Amber, and John into going with him.. I went up to Sundance just to watch with my mom, uncle, cousins, and Lexi. But I ended up snowboarding too! After Keri and Amber's very first snowboarding run Amber was pretty tired so she said I could use all her stuff!! So I got on the lift with my brother and was pretty excited.. Well I totally ate it off the lift :) Like really hard.. So hard that my tail-bone is so soar.. Keri was laughing pretty hard because she was in back of me when it happened.. On their first attempt getting off the lift they fell down too.. Just not as hard! So anyways I made it off the ground and looked down at what I was about to attempt! It was a pretty scary feeling.. I got super nervous and felt like I was going to die! Everyone left me because I couldn't even get up!! It was so hard.. Way harder than I ever imagined it would be! It took me about 2 hours just to get down the mtn. I know I know.. Not very good.. Jonathon is a very good snowboarder on the other hand but was not there yesterday.. So I didn't have him there to help me.. He's been trying to get me to go for such a long time and it's just never really worked out to where I could go.. I was pretty sad he wasn't there to see me embarass myself.. But I definately want to go again! My whole body is in a lot of pain.. But I think it's well worth it! It was a lot of fun! I can't wait to go again. My little bro is giving me all his old snowboarding stuff!! Anyways it is definately harder than it looks.. 5 year old kids where passing me! Okay maybe not 5 probably 6! But anyways I was pretty bad :) Hopefully I'll get better!

Good job Babe :)

Well as of Sat. Jonathon is officially a business owner! His Uncle Chris, his friend Clayton, and Jonathon now own Precision Tile! So wish us luck! They've been working on a lot of different things these last couple days that I can't even begin to explain because I really have no idea. But I'm so proud of my baby! I know that it will go great!

Goodbye 2008!

Well 2008 was a fantastic year! In Jan. we were so thrilled to get the job down in Ticaboo and be able to be so close to my whole family! I'm so happy that we had that opportunity and that was the beginning to a great year!

On Feb. 9 my older sister was married in Las Vegas!! It was so much fun to go down and be able to be there for her! We also got to visit family that lives there! Las Vegas is always so much fun and we really enjoyed the couple days we got to be there!

On March 17th Jonathon, Lexi, and I were sealed for time and eternity in the Mt. Timpanogos Temple! It was such a neat experience! To know that I get to be with my family forever and ever is the best feeling in the whole world!

On my mom's b-day in June Kelly and Chad announced the best news! She was pregnant!! It was so neat to be with the family and them give us such wonderful news!

We had the BEST summer ever!! We got to go to Lake Powell almost every day! We had so many fun days there at the lake.. And I am so happy that we got to experience having Lake Powell right in our back yard!! We all got awesome tans! And took a lot of really neat pic's! I will truly truly miss living so close to that gorgeous lake!

Of course Lexi turned 2 years old in July and is our busy busy body! She's always on the run!

In Sept. Jonathon, Chris, Summer, and I went on a cruise to Mexico! It was so much fun! And I hope that I can go on many cruises in my lifetime! We all had such a great time.. And of course took probably too many pic's!!

In Nov. we got to see several of Jonathon's family members that we hadn't seen in quite a while. It was a lot of fun to get to know them better and spend many hours playing volleyball!
Of course Nov. also had its downside.. that's when Jonathon got laid off :( But we are going forward and are excited for what the future holds!

Dec. was also a wonderful month! Little Nicole was born!! We got to spend about a week and 1/2 with my family for X-mas and had a lot of fun playing games and pigging out!

2008 was definitely a busy year.. We had a lot of fun having a full week off between shifts and being able to travel to see my family and Jonathon's as well! At the time shopping for two weeks at a time was pretty annoying.. but it's one of those little things that I will miss now that we don't have to do it.. We met a lot of wonderful people in Ticaboo and had so many fun times!! I feel so blessed for all the wonderful things that happened to us and for us in 2008!

Now it's a brand new year and I'm hoping to accomplish a few things! People always make resolutions.. I'm not sure if I've ever really made one.. But I just hope that 2009 is a good year and that Jonathon and I can keep growing as a couple as well as growing as a family! I hope that everything goes great with the new business and that we are all happy and healthy!