Happy Mother's Day

5.9.2010

Mother's Day was a great day at our house! Eric got up with Hallie and got her fed and played with her so that I could sleep in. And then we went to church, then up to my parent's house for dinner. It is always fun to celebrate these special days with the whole family.

Me and my monkey!

My uncle Chris came over and dropped my Grandma off. But he brought his dog, Ozzy, and Hallie was in LOVE with him. He is a big dog, but Hallie would follow him around, pet him, tickle him, and let him lick her face and play with her. It was so much fun for her. She just ran around and giggled the whole time. After that it made us want a dog even more, but not til we have a yard of our own.

Bye, bye Ozzy!
This is the best picture I got of them playing, cause they were on the move so much!

Hope you all had a great Mother's Day! We love you!

NASM Certified Personal Trainer

5.8.2010

After rescheduling my personal training exam twice, the day came when I HAD to take it. I was pretty nervous because I felt like I hadn't studied like I should have, and the pass rate is only about 60%. So I told Eric when I left that I wasn't expecting to pass, and he wasn't too happy about that. But I really think saying that outloud allowed me to relax and actually do better on the exam. Luckily the results are immediate, and ....

I passed!

YAY!

So we celebrated by getting Cold Stone. Ironic? I know. :)

Quack Quacks

5.7.2010

Going to the duck pond has always been something we've loved to do. But since it has been so cold we haven't done it in a long time. So I decided to take Hallie on a walk/run to the Botany Pond on campus to feed the ducks. She LOVED it! Moreso than ever before. I think that this is partly because she can actually get out and chase the ducks, and feed them, and she really gets what is going on. She had a blast, and wasn't too happy when I told her it was time to go. Hallie asks us all the time if we are going to see the ducks.

Feeding the ducks bread. This was the first time Hallie got to throw the bread herself.
There were the cutest little ducklings!

And some older ducklings, that were equally as cute.

Note to self: go to the duck pond more often! :)

Half Marathon?

5.6.2010

Last summer I debated training for and running a half marathon, but I just didn't ever commit to it. But since I'm officially done with school, I think I needed a "project" so Angela and I are officially training for a half marathon on July 10th. I know that it will be hard, and that there will be days that I don't want to go out on my runs, but it will be a challenge and will push me to my limits. I have always wanted to be a "runner" but haven't ever really had enough motivation to keep with it. But it helps having Ang there, it definitely makes you commit more, and stay committed. It also gives us a good excuse to get together and gab. :) So I really hope that this is the start of a good habit. We started our formal training schedule on Monday!

Day 1

Happy 4 Years!

4 years ago today, Eric and I were coming out of the Mt. Timpanogos Temple as man and wife. We had no idea what was in our future, or any concept of how our life would be at this point. Of course there have been unforeseen rough patches and many a time where we haven't seen eye to eye, but it amazes me all the time how perfectly things work out. How the storms pass and you are both stronger for it. I am so lucky to have Eric by my side. Happy Anniversary! I love you!

Happy Birthday Grandma!

5.4.2010

Happy Birthday! We were so glad that we could celebrate my mom's birthday with her.

Blowing out the candles

Grandma and the girlies

We Love YOU!

The Bean

5.1.2010

Since I was done with school, and Eric was on break we decided to take Hallie to do something fun. And since most of BYU's museums are free, we decided to go to the Monte Bean Museum, which we lovingly call "The Bean." We had taken Hallie before, but she was too young to care. This time she had a blast! She ran around showing us all of the animals, and she just giggled. It was a lot of fun to watch her, but it was a lot of work to keep up with her. :)

Occasionally she would just plop herself down right in front of an animal to get a better look, and to talk to it. She LOVED the crocodile.

And the Hippo!
...and Ellie the Elephant!

...and a Moose for Grandma!

...and the big horned sheep!

Essentially she loved everything! She even got to touch a real live snake. If you notice in all of these pictures she is squirming, and trying to run to the next thing. We'll have to take better advantage of the Bean Museum I guess! It was a fun little family outing for sure.