An update of our life...

I know it has been forever since I have written on our blog. I do apologize for those of you who actually do follow our blog :o) Great great news!!! James got a job this week. I am so proud of him. He is so smart and such a hard worker. He is the Advertising Director of NTI Global - Dogsport Magazine. He started yesterday and enjoys the job so far. We are very excited.

We've really been enjoying our time here in New York. The weather has been beautiful and the fall colors are so pretty. We are enjoying spending time with family and the change of scenery. We will keep you updated and post some pictures soon. xoxox

NEWS FLASH

James and I made it safe to New York. We've been really busy - just wanted to let you all know :o)

A vacation to remember...

James and I just returned from a fabulous vacation back east. We had a wonderful time. It was so nice to see family that we had not seen since Christmas! We did so much in the two weeks we were there. We went to the temple in Manhattan, visited Philadelphia and ran the Rock steps!!!, went to Allentown, visited little Italy, Saratoga, went to camp and went boating and fishing, horseback riding, saw my cousins from PA,visited Six Flags New England and the Saratoga County fair. Gosh I'm even tired just thinking about all the things we were able to do! On our way back to Logan we wanted to visit James family so we made a stop to Kamas for a couple of days. We were able to go on a truck ride in the truck that James grandpa built and do a fun puzzle! :o) Enjoy our photos!

We saw Dr. Phil filming parts of his new show!

The whole gang in Manhattan

Happy Birthday Ethan!

Saratoga County Fair! So much fun!!

Stefan and mom at Morgan's in PA

James found a toad at camp but apparently was looking for a prince

Ethan must have dreams of becoming a photographer

b/c he made us pose of the picture and then we couldn't

stop laughing! haha don't ask...

Happy Fourth of July!

We just got back from a wonderful Fourth of July weekend spent with our family. James and I went down to Kamas on Friday night and went to eat with his grandpa in Midway. I had never really been to Midway, but it's such a neat little town. All of the houses are built "Swiss" style since we think the Dutch and Swiss settled the area many years ago. We ate at a great restaurant and then spent the night at James mom house. Saturday morning we got up and went to the famous Oakley parade. Another first timer for me. The weather was perfect so we then decided to join Par and Heather in Provo for a day at Seven Peaks Water Park!!! We had a lot of fun. James and I had never been there. It was nice to be with them and celebrate the holiday. At night, Par and Heather went to the Stadium of Fire and James and I attended the festival held on Center Street in Provo. We haven't really been back to Provo since we lived there so it was fun to visit our old stompin' grounds! And of course the 4th would not be complete without lighting off fireworks right?? We bought fireworks and lit some in their neighborhood! Thanks guys for a great weekend! We love you both! (Pics to come soon!)

Our Memorial Day Weekend in a nutshell....

Did this with our best friends Chad, Emily and little Rayden...

And this...

Relaxed under this...

Ate here...

And here...

Shopped here...

Caught up on this...

Did some of this...

And this...

All in all....a great and relaxing weekend!!!

A tribute to Mother's...

James and I wanted to express how grateful we are for our Mothers. We now have two and are grateful for both of them. This Mother's Day we were able to go down to Kamas and spend a few days with James mom, sister and grandparents. We had a lot of fun. We saw a movie and then on Sunday we had a Mother's Day cookout. The food was excellent and all of us agreed that it had definately been too long since we last grilled. That is one of our favorite parts of summer. We missed mom this year, but she was able to come out a few weeks ago and visit. We had a great time. Thank you Mother's for all you do. We love you!

A day at the MTC

Well...it's official. Ethan entered the MTC yesterday at 1:00pm. He will be there for 3 weeks until he leaves to enter his mission field in Kennewick, Washington. We had a wonderful day together. Although, rushed, everything went wonderful. James and I were able to drive down and be with him as well as a special visit from Brother Field. We had a spiritual day together and it was wonderful to see Eth go. He seemed a little nervous and said he'd miss home, but he knows it's the right thing for him at this time in his life. He was happy and that made us happy to see him go. We love him and are so proud of him. Enjoy some of our pictures!

A beautiful Sunday...

James and I decided we have begun to have "cabin fever". The weather in Logan all of last week was rainy and cold. But we were suprised this morning when we woke up to beautiful sunshine and birds chirping! After church and the Jazz game we decided to take a stroll down to first dam and walk by the water. Afterwards, we had a special treat this evening! We just got back from listening to Elder Groberg. He did a fireside up here in Logan. James and I had a great time and loved the message that was shared. "Strengthen your lives by building up the Kingdom of God in all that you do." He told us that the light of Christ can shine in love and in life if we open our hearts contiously to it each and everyday. What a blessing it is to be members of this church and to be sealed to James forever. We have enjoyed eachothers company so much lately and look forward to our lives together. Here are some fun pictures from today...

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter! What a relaxing weekend! My mom flew in from New York to spend a week with us. We've been having such a nice time with her. She flew in on Friday night. We didn't do much but pick her up from the airport and head to bed after getting back to Logan. Her flight got in pretty late so there wasn't much time for anything else. On Saturday, the three of us went to Petsmart to show mom what James and I do once a month for service. James and I love to do service together. It's a great experience. After that, we went to dinner at Wingers! A favorite of James! And mom didn't think it was too bad either. Then came Easter! What a wonderful time we had. We all enjoyed church together, especially the wonderful talks that were given about our Saviors resurrection and the atonement. We all enjoyed reflecting and spending time together. Our Easter dinner was pretty good. However, since James and I have an oven made for midgets the food didn't come out quite as expected. Ah...the joys of life at Aggie Village! It won't last forever though, so we definitely enjoy our time together being poor college students. After Easter dinner we went on a walk since the weather here was so beautiful on Sunday. It was really nice. Mom had never seen "7 pounds" (a definite must see -- at least once) so we watched that together too! We love having mom here and are grateful for her making the trip all this way to see us!
James is also so excited for Wednesday evening. Our ward men's basketball team will be playing in the championship game. Mom and I are excited to watch him play. He has never won a championship game since being up at college so we're excited to cheer him on!
HERE ARE OUR PROMISED PICTURES FROM OUR FUN WEEK!!!


Pictures from our little stroll on Easter. Excuse the sun blinding us!


Love these pics of James and mom!

Mom and I treated ourselves to pedicures one day...we had so much fun and relaxed.

Is that Deron Williams out there? Oh wait...that's James! Our boys played a great game although they didn't win. Although, James led the team on "D" to get them back in the game. Great job honey! Mom and I enjoyed cheering you on!