Just So Ya Know...

I do allow pictures to be taken of me. Sometimes. If I have makeup on. And if the light is just right. And if the stars are aligned.
Just kidding.


So, my dear friend, Jana, got married this month. She is such a gem and we really love her new hubbie, Mark, too. We are actually trying to bribe them into coming to visit us sometime and maybe just maybe they will go on a trip to Yellowstone with us. Hint, hint, wink, wink, nudge, nudge.
The day was beautiful and Jana looked lovely in spite of the fact that their sealing was at 7:30 am. Yep, that's right. Which means everyone had to be to the temple at 7:00 am. Yikes!

Ohhhhhh. How sweet.

Chad and I look like giants. Well, we are kind of big. But we have small feet. Just so you know.

Don't they look so happy?


Highlights of the day: 1. Going to the temple with my sweetie and enjoying the sealing. 2. Seeing one of my best friends (Jana) glowingly happy. 3. Eating a McGriddle for breakfast. Ok, if you have not had one, you have GOT to try one. I do not endorse McDonalds and pride myself on not eating there. But really, people, McGriddles are to die for. Seriously craveable. 4. Going to Park City and marathon shopping for Carter with Chad and Tanner - hold on boys and keep up. Good sales on big kid clothes. Seriously I got his whole wardrobe for the next year for a steal of a deal. I really think it's the first time I have exited a Gymboree store without buying anything for Kate. 5. Seeing some of my other dear friends namely Amber, Emily, and Kirsti. Amber came all the way from Seattle so it was a real treat to see her.

Amber, me, Jana, and Kirsti. Can you see how tired I was? Well, I was tired from a very long 24 hours. Anyway, good times guys.

Zoo's watching who?

Last weekend we had the opportunity to see one of Wendi's closest friends get married in the Salt Lake Temple. It was a beautiful ceremony, which Wendi will tell you about in a future post. Meanwhile, we took advantage of the time in Salt Lake and went to Hogle Zoo.


We got there after the ticket booths closed. Wendi worked her feminine charm and they gave us tickets to the park. We paid full price for only being able to be in the park for an hour and a half but it is worth it to not here Carter whine about how he wanted to see the animals. This didn't stop the whining even after we got in the park (see evidence below).

It was hot that day. Over a 100 degrees hot. Most of the animals were rather lathargic and no where to be seen but at least we got to see the most active of all the animals in the park that day... the momma giraffe and her baby.

Ta-da!!!


So where is the picture of Wendi? She refuses to have her picture taken. She thinks all and any pictures of her are horrendous. Till she rejects this mentality I will be forced to post other photos of her on this blog. Thus....

Even when she is mad at me for taking her picture she is beautiful. It really is quite difficult to take a non-flattering picture of her. Wendi you are part of this family too! No one wants to see only the kids. Granted some pictures lack that certain aesthetic quality thanks to my mug but you add a quality to the family photos that without you seems rather bland. Gotta love that pretty Wendi lady!

Deer Friends

I am not sure if Wendi has told you or not but we live in a unique location. In our backyard is a small grove of trees. Among these trees are a herd of deer. Mostly doe. Well one morning Carter and Wendi looked out the window and saw a buck standing just outside the window. Unfortunately she didn't take a picture. Well this morning Carter and I got up and found two small buck munching on the grass outside our window. I took some pictures. My uncles (avid deer hunters) would be salivating. In addition to these deer we also have a couple of really fat pheasants, a skunk (which we can only smell), and a cat which Wendi thought was a skunk and swore I was going to get sprayed by.

The velvet hasn't been rubbed off their antlers yet. You all probably think, "What a lame post Chad!" Well, you don't live where I live now do you?