Okay...so I am quite aware that we don't have children of our own. But anyone who knows Geoff and I, know how much we love our dogs. They are our children. So it was only fitting to dress them up for Halloween.....right? I'm probably a mean momma by dressing them up....but there's really nothing they can do about it.
Two weekends ago, Geoff and I were able to go to the BYU homecoming game against TCU, thanks to our friends Rick and Megan. I told my siblings that we were going, and so they all got tickets too. We didn't get to sit together, but met up after the game. This was the first time that I had been to a BYU game. I know......you don't have to say anything.
I really have no excuses that I can come up with, as to why I haven't posted in a while....other than I have been crazy busy. So here is an attempt at covering our summer.... WARNING...THIS IS GOING TO BE A LONG POST!
Katie and Kelton getting the food ready
Geoff helping the kids fish
The fish they caught
Kelton checking it out
Chad on "fish holding" duty
Andy and Nicole
A two car roll-over. Pretty awesome.
Mom and Declan getting ready for the parade
Brooke so excited, because they are handing out Frisbee's
Chase, Declan, and Brooke checking out the parade. Do you see Brooke's little baby bump? Yep...Chase and Brooke are having a baby....a little boy to be exact. Pretty exciting!
My uncle Glen in his flying contraption. He flew over the parade and dropped candy attached to little parachutes.
This picture is of Declan freaking out. Why? After my uncle dropped candy from the sky, one was floating towards us. A few bully kids had been chasing them down the whole time, and stealing them from the little kids. My mom took it upon herself to chase one of the kids down and tackle them in the street because they took the one we tried to get for Declan. So this is Declan scared that something bad was happening to his grandma.
My handsome dad
Brooke and Declan...happy they got toys and candy
The fish Geoff caught
All of the fam getting ready to go out on John's boat. He offered to take our whole family out to enjoy the sites and to do a little fishing. Unfortunately, we didn't catch any fish, but we still had an awesome time.
Chase and Brooke
My two beautiful sisters
Me and Kenzee
My handsome hubby and Breanna
Flaming Gorge
The Family & John
Beau being cheezy
The Gorge, it was a beautiful day
Kris....I had to be sneaky to get this picture. He kept hiding the whole time
On our way back off the Lake. Jealous?
The gang at the rodeo
I had to throw this one of Ender in. Isn't he the cutest thing?
My family
If you haven't seen this clip off of YouTube, you HAVE to watch this. If you have...well just watch it any way, because its so much fun. Geoff and I decided that if we hadn't have gotten married in the temple, that we TOTALLY would have done something like this.....cause we're cool like that! :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-94JhLEiN0
Here's a preview of what you can find on my CRAFT BLOG that I have recently started making. Check it out.
Also, look below....three other new posts.
My parents and sister came down last week for the July Jamboree here in Cedar City. It's an annual Car Show and Street Festival. This year didn't disappoint. This was the largest showing of cars to date. Our friends Andy & Nicole had a few vehicles and a chopper that Andy built in the show. There were awesome vehicles, good food, and it was a great weekend and great to have spent time with my family. Here are some pictures of the day. 
Andy & Nicole
Andy's car above and the chopper he built below.
My handsome hubby checking out the hot rods.
Geoff soaking up the sun.
Cute Kylee
My parents
My friend got a little pool for her boy. She set it up and as always, Ender decides that any toy of Kelton's is his. So Ender figured out that there was a squeeky toy on one side of the pool & was completely obsessed with it. Katie turned on a little sprinkler for Kelton to play in and it started spraying on the pool. Kelton started crying and wanted to get out of the sprinklers way, but do you think that Ender would move as soon as the water hit him? See for yourself....
Dry.....squeaking away
Still dry.....
Here comes the water
Taking a break
Kelton laughing at Ender getting wet
Valentine staying clear of the water
Ender refused to come in for over an hour. He's such a little weirdo.
A few weeks ago, we went up to the Gorge to go to my family reunion. Geoff had been itching to go camping for a while, so we decided to take the opportunity to camp while up there....because lets face it....Flaming Gorge is a beautiful place to be able to do something like that. So we packed up the truck, met Chase and Brooke in Provo, and headed to Manila.
The family reunion was pretty fun. There was family members that I hadn't seen in over 20 years. It was great to see them and catch up.
Brooke and Chase enjoying the food
My beautiful sisters
Mr. Goober making faces. He was cracking everyone up all weekend. I just love that kid! I could eat him up!
After the reunion was over, we headed to the campground. The next series of pictures are from that night.
Delcan helping grandpa with the board game
Geoff and my dad playing Settlers
Setting up camp
It started to get late & we were all tired and started taking goofy pictures. Bare with me while I attempt to explain what it is we were doing. You know when you pucker your lips and blow air through them to make them vibrate? Well I was taught by a friend -Hillary ;)- that you do that and take a picture of someone in the process. You end up getting some pretty funny pictures. So here ya go....
Declan trying to copy us. :)
Mr. Goober stuffing his face with marshmellows.
So, that was the trip. It was great to spend time with family and enjoy the great outdoors.
I know it's been almost 2 months now since I have made a post, and it's not like I haven't been busy or anything. It's the exact opposite. So, just like the post says, here is April and May in a nut-shell.
I went to one of best friends, Brenna, baby shower. I know she'll probably hate this picture, but I think it's cute.
Shortly after her shower, she headed to the hospital, because before the shower began, her water had broke. Halle Kate Thomas, came into the world the next morning. She's a beautiful little girl. We get to go and see her next weekend for her baby blessing, and I can't wait.
Kenzee and I were able to go to our brother's then fiance, Brooke, bridal shower. And a few weeks later, Brooke received her endowments in the St. George temple, where we were all able to be in attendance. It was a great day.
A week later, Chase and Brooke were married in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Brooke looked absolutely gorgeous, and we couldn't be happier for the two of them. Here are pictures of that day.
Chase and Brooke's reception was at a place called La Calle. For those of you who haven't been there, you need to try and go at least once in your life. It was absolutely amazing. Here are some pictures from there.
I turned 30....yes 30. It was actually a pretty traumatizing day. Not only because I turned 30, but because I ended up in the ER, and then being admitted to the hospital for the next 3 days because of a kidney stone. It was too big (almost a cm) for me to pass, so they had to go in and to a surgical procedure called liptotripsy (unsure if that's how you spell it). They went in and used ultra sonic waives to break up the stone. The next few days, I stayed home, and passed what was left of it. I have had kidney stones before, but this was by far the worse experience yet. I still am having some side effects from it.
A week later, Geoff and I had our 9 year anniversary. We went and watched Star Trek, got Taste of Hawaii for dinner, and came home and watched the season finale of Lost. It was a great night. And the past 9 years have been wonderful. I love you baby!
Last weekend, we traveled up to Manila to attend my grandpa Ellsworth's funeral. 
The picture above is of Geoff and I on our wedding day, and my grandpa George standing the background. He had been slowly deteriorating of the past few months, so his passing wasn't unexpected. But, still it wasn't easy. I loved my grandpa dearly, and am thankful for the time that I was able to spend with him. I will miss him, but I know that I will see him again. I love you grandpa. Here is a picture of my family at the graveside.
A few days ago, we put in an offer for our first house. The whole process has been quite nerve racking, but we're hoping that we will be able to get this place. We'll keep you posted on that.
And last but not least, I have been hesitant to post about this. Not because I am not proud of myself and the work that I have done, but just because I really don't want people to feel like I am bragging. In fact, its the opposite. I hate having the focus on me....good or bad. I have been struggling with my weight for over 8 years now, the main reason why I am having the fertility issues that I do. So to try and help remedy that issue as well as help my overall health, I went to a doctor and he put me on a weight loss program. To date, I have lost 50lbs. I still have a ways to go, but I am feeling better about myself, and about my future. Now here's the proof. My brother sent me pictures from a year ago this month, from Geoff's law school graduation. When I saw them, I wanted to die because I felt so ashamed. I knew I was big, but didn't realize how out of control it had really gotten. With great hesitancy, here are my before and "after" pictures (keeping in mind, I am not done yet).
It really is hard for me to talk about, but I thought that maybe there might be some reading this, or someone you know, who thinks that they can't do it....they can't change their life. But I can tell you all that it is possible. With time, patience, and a lot of support, it is possible. Just never give up. If I can do it, anyone can. Hopefully all of this will eventually lead to us being able to have a baby of our own.....fingers crossed.
Whew......See I told you there was a lot going on. Maybe next time I won't wait 2 months to do a post.
We're lucky enough to live at our friends house that has a HUGE back yard. So Geoff, Katie and I, decided that we would take on a huge project and try to grow a garden. We decided that we needed to try and become more self-reliant. It's kind of silly to get so excited about something, but we can't believe how fast everything is already growing. As you will see, we've started growing things in the house, and will eventually move things outside, once we have the ground ready.....and the weather cooperates.
So here are some pictures of the process:
Laying out all the seeds to get ready to plant
Geoff showing off is mad planting skills :)
Putting the seeds to bed, as well as the herbs below. 
So those pictures above were taken exactly a week ago. This is what was a-bloomin' today:
So, can you see why we're so excited? We really need to get our butts in gear and get things ready to go now that things are sprouting out of control. :) We'll keep you posted on the progress.
I will be the first to admit that I have been a slacker in the blogging department. So, I guess better than writing a million reasons as to why that is, I can show you a few instead. So here is the first of many posts to come.
Last month....yes it's April now people!!!....Geoff and I were able to go to Vernal to see my cousin and his wife be able to go through the temple for the first time, and then be sealed after. It was a great day. We were able to see a lot of my extended family, including my grandparents, who have been living in a rest home in Vernal for a while now. It's been really difficult to find the time to drive to see them, but I am so thankful that we were able to. Here are some pictures of that day:
Kenzee and Kylee both made this face in all the pictures I took all day....weirdos.
My cousin Brandon and his wife Sarah just after being sealed together.
The family, with the exception of one person. And no....that is not my mom in front of my dad. I actually have no idea who it is. I tried to photo shop her out, but it didn't work.
Kris and little Declan. I thought this picture was dang cute.
Handsome Declan.
My dad and Declan. Declan LOVES his grandpa.
