Happy Birthday Harry Potter!!!

Here is a shout out to one of the greatest wizards to ever live! I love Harry Potter! I dream of the day to be a witch and go to Hogwarts... I was so happy to celebrate his birthday at work with Holly, Alyssa, and Jill. Lime Ricky Sherbet and Ginger Ale...this one's for you Harry!

24th of July

Happy Pioneer Day! We had a very interesting, and wonderful, 24th of July this year. Being on call all day at the mortuary was much more eventful than expected! Marc picked up 3 bodies, one of which was at the U of U hospital where he had to trek through SLC during the marathon and parade, crazy! That pick up alone took nearly 3 hours! Kayla, Josh, and Wyatt came over for dinner that night and we enjoyed yummy lettuce wraps and scrupmtious (sp?) shrimp! We made our way out back for a firework frenzy of fun! Kayla is so good to hang out with us when we are house bound, love ya sis!

Annyong-hi kashipshio Trevor!

Trevor is back home in Korea now after visiting for a few weeks. It was so great to be together will all the family while he was here! We went to Yellowstone and had a blast! We stayed in a really nice cabin, thanks to Kayla and Josh for taking the lead in planning:) Marc and I rode with Jen, Dave, Lauren, and Garrett. I was so impressed with how well Lauren and Garrett traveled, they were wonderful! It was really fun to ride with them, we listened to "oldies" music which is really just Jen and Dave's era, ha! We left thursday and went fishing that night at a kiddie pond. Most of the kids didn't last long with the whole fishing thing, they ended up exploring and adventuring. But Lauren stuck with it and caught the only fish! Way to go! Friday we went to Yellowstone where we saw the amazing Old Faithful, Lower Falls, lots of bison and elk, and of course lots of pavement and trees. Saturday we went to Big Springs where the start of the Snake River is. There are huge fish there that are fun to feed. Then we went to Mesa Falls~beautiful! Saturday we headed home and watched the Weber State Fireworks. All in all it was a wonderful family vacation! It was so great to enjoy time laughing together while we played cards, the wii, and reminiscing! I love my family! Thanks for coming out to visit Trevor! We miss you already!

Fireworks, Baseball, and Soggy Sandwiches

Me, Holly, Alyssa, Sara, Jill, and Tanica
The four amigos at the mortuary!
Josh, Kayla, Trevor, Marc, Wyatt, Me
Take me out to the ball game! We went to a Raptors baseball game with our family and friends, and they won! It was a pretty exciting game. My brother and sister in law both caught baseballs from foul balls and my brother gave his to me and marc. The game was tied going in to the bottom of the ninth inning. The first batter stands up to the plate as marc says to me "He's going to hit a homerun and win the game." And sure enough, the first batter hits a homerun to win the game! WooHoo! It was awesome! Our friend Richard was in a contest on the field to put on a frozen t-shirt and he won too! Way to go Richard!

Boys playing ball
Isaac taking a swing!
Pop! Pop! Popcorn!
Firework show!

Grandma, Jayne, and Lauren
Trevor, Jeffrey, and Jaxon playing pass
Talkin' Ladies

Happy 4th of July! What a great holiday! I am so proud to be an American! We were house bound the 4th of July answering the phones because we were on call at the mortuary so I wasn't expecting too much excitement on the 4th, but I was sure wrong. My wonderful family decided to bring the party to our house! We had a picnic and played all afternoon. I love my family so much! They are the best! Trevor is here visiting from Korea for a few weeks and we are so glad he's here! I made red and blue mother goose popcorn for the first time and it was a big hit, mmm! mmm! mmm! That night we did our own fireworks with the best neighbors in the world, Rich and Rach, and other friends Jeremy and Amanda.

Now for the soggy sandwich story... so, here I am, about to leave the house to get my haircut by one of my best friends Jessica when I remember I need to put a load of laundry in the washing machine downstairs on my way out. I had made me a delicious pb and j sandwich to eat on the go and I was fumbling with holding my sandwich and the laundry basket. So, I put my sandwich on top of the clothes in the laundry basket, problem solved. Once my laundry is started washing in the dryer it's time to leave, but where did I put my sandwich? You guessed it! IN THE WASHING MACHINE!!! I hastily opened the washer, rumaged through my wet clothes searching for my soggy pb and j sandwich. Luckily I found it and luckily it wasn't in a million pieces yet! Whew! I can be a real spaz sometimes!

Merry Christmas Jessica!

Gordon and Jessica with her Merry Christmas Birthday cake
Action photo of us eating sushi...yummy!

Me, Jess, and Shelli
Marc, me, Jessica, Gordon, Shelli, and Tim

For my friend Jessica's birthday we went to a sushi restaurant on 25th st. in Ogden called Tona. When we sat at the table we noticed the "birthday" cake Jess's husband Gordon got for her. It said "Merry Christmas Jessica"...? The only wrapping paper Gordon had was christmas print so he decided to stick with the christmas theme for her birthday. The best part is when he went to the bakery to have the cake made. He proceeds to tell the story...Gordon walks to the bakery counter and tells the cake lady, "I need a cake that says 'Merry Christmas Jessica'." The cake lady says okay, walks away, then turns around and says, "Did you say 'Merry Christmas?". Gordon says, "Ya, I have a handicap sister and she's convinced that today is Christmas, so my family decided to go along with it and celebrate." (At this point in the story I'm laughing hysterically...almost in tears...) The cake lady then praises Gordon by telling him how sweet he is. If she only knew! He is such a rascal! You may think Gordon was with a friend or something, but no, he is completely alone through the whole joke, laughing inside all the while! Anyway, here's a shout out to Jessica, Happy Birthday, hope it was a great one! Thanks for inviting us to celebrate with you! By the way, the sushi was amazing! I'm over my fear of raw fish! Well, at least when it's in sushi...