Weekend in Logan

Last weekend, Brett, Mom, Dad, and I drove up to Logan to visit Kym and her family. It was the first time that I had been up there since I moved away.

We left Cedar pretty late on Thursday (like 8:30pm) and finally got to Logan at 12:30am. Friday we woke up and after Brett and I made breakfast for everyone, we went to go see Wolverine. After the movie, Travis had to go to work so my dad watched the boys, the girls went shopping, and I got to show Brett around a little bit.  We went and checked out Renengade Sports and Hastings (first one was Brett's choice, second was mine).  Then went home and Brett played XBox with the kids until dinner.

Saturday was the funnest day (for me at least).  We woke up at about 7 and went out to Hyrum Reservoir to go boating. Of course it wouldn't be a lake trip without a little chaos.  As we pulled the boat out in to the water and started to float off the trailer, Kym realized that both of the batteries were dead, so I ended up jumping in the water and walking the boat up the trailer.  Luckily we had jumper cables and some guy let us jump the boat off of his SUV. But finally we made it out on the water.

Last time I went boating I finally managed to get up on a slolam ski, something my dad has been trying to teach me ever since I was little, so I was pretty excited to show him that I finally got it. On my sisters boat, slolam ski-ers go first and since she had knee surgery that meant that I was up first.  And I actually got up on my first try!

After Travis and I skied, we broke out the wake boards. Kendrick, Tate, and I were the only ones to wake board, but it was crazy to see how much better they both had gotten. It seems like just yesterday that they wouldn't even cross the wake and now Kendrick is working on jumping it!

After wake boarding was done, we broke out the surf board. Wake surfing is fun, but not as eventful as wake boarding or skiing so we didn't spend too much time doing this. Teryn, Travis, Tate, and I took turns on the surf board and finished up right as it started to rain.

When we got home we all just rested and hung out at the house. It was so much fun seeing everyone out on the water again...I had missed it a lot. And even though, Brett and my dad don't like water they were both good sports about spending the day on the boat.

The trip was over way too soon for me.  We ate dinner and then headed back home. It was a lot of time spent in a car, but well worth it to see my Logan family again.  I miss them so much!

First anniversary

Sunday was our first anniversary. I can't believe that it has been 1 year already! We have definitely had our ups and downs, but it wasn't nearly as hard as everyone seems to make it sound.  If the first year is the hardest then we have it made.

Thursday night, I left Brett at home to have a girls night with some of my best friends from St. George. My best friend from high school, Heather Thomas, was in town with her adorable baby Madison, so we all got together for dinner and some yogurt. It was so great to catch up with her and all the other girls that I ended up so close with.

Brett had to work until 10 am on Saturday, but after he got off we headed up to the Sheep Trail in Cedar to watch Race the Face. Uncle Shane decided to put on a side by side race up "the face".  This is a trail that goes straight up the face of the mountain to the giant "C" and it is not the smoothest ride.  There were several side by sides that ended up broken and numerous flat tires.  It was kind of a slow race, because it was just a timed event, but it was fun to get out and visit.

After Race the Face, we met up with CJ and Lacie to head to St. George for some shopping and dinner.  Brett and I both drew out for the archery hunt, but I was very unprepared. So for my anniversary present, Brett bought me all new camo (shirt, pants, and sweatshirt), boots, arrows, field tips, broadheads, and walkie talkies!  How awesome of a husband do I have? After we finished at Sportsman's, we all went to Olive Garden for dinner.  It was nice to get out of town with some friends.

Sunday, we went and got my arrows cut and spent the day just relaxing.  We went to a BBQ at Keith and Donna's for Casey's birthday and our anniversary, but mostly for Casey's birthday. Delicious food and even better company made for a great time.

And don't worry....we remembered to eat some of our wedding cake...at 11:30 last night! This was the first time that Brett got to actually taste our cake since I pretty much just smeared it all over his face at our wedding and didn't get any in his mouth ha ha. He was thoroughly convinced that it was going to be disgusting because it is 1 year old cake, but it was actually pretty good! So good that I decided to share some with Ryker and Kaiser :)

4th of July

Our 4th of July weekend started Wednesday when we took the Harley's down to Zion for dinner.  Keith and Donna are kind enough to let us borrow the Fatboy once in a while, so we decided to take a road trip with them.  It was the first time that Brett and I had taken a motorcycle together anywhere other than just around town, so it was pretty new and exciting to us; Keith and Donna are pros by now.  The ride down was hotter than heck! but it was a beautiful drive.  We got to Springdale and decided to go to The Bit and Spur for dinner. The drive home was a lot cooler and honestly a little more enjoyable than the ride down.  Sorry, but no pictures of this one :(

Last year, for my wedding present to Brett, I gave him a float tube, waders, boots, and flippers...everything that he should have needed to go fishing. It's been almost a year and Brett finally got to take it all out for its maiden voyage. Thursday, Brett and I got together with Chad and Kennan to go up on the mountain and go fishing. We took the side-by-sides up to Kolob Reservoir and met up with a couple that Chad and Kennan are friends with.  The weather didn't cooperate very well for us Thursday evening, so after the boys attempted to fish for an hour or two and McKennan and I read magazines on the shore, we went to the Crystal cabin to stay the night. Brett, Chad, and Brandon took Brandon's boys (Ren and Kolton) up to the Big Pond to catch some frogs, while McKennan, Jen, and I got dinner ready. We had yummy stir fry and Navajo tacos and then sat on the porch and swapped stories on the porch until well after dark.

Friday, we all woke up, made breakfast burritos (courtesy of McKennan's packing and Brett's cooking), got our stuff together, and headed back to Kolob to give it another try.  The weather was much more cooperative this time.  While Brett, Chad, and Brandon fished from their float tubes, McKennan and I caught some sun on our cheapy float tubes.  The water was a little colder than expected, but we got use to it pretty quick and it was funner for me than sitting on the shore attempting to fish.  Jen stayed on shore and kept the boys entertained by fishing, swimming, and catching crawdads. The fish were not very hungry, so about noon we all packed up and headed back home. On the way home, Brett and I decided to try and go through the sheep tunnel.  I have only ever been in it one other time (years ago on Halloween) but this was the first time I had actually been all the way through it.

It was nice to get out of town for a while with friends, new and old, but nothing beats one-on-one time with my love!

Adventures with "Agnes"

Brett says it is good luck to name a "vessel," like naming a boat.  So we named our Wild Cat "Agnes". Go ahead and laugh, but we love it! We even got a sticker made.

This weekend we decided to try and take Agnes from our house to my parents house in New Harmony all on dirt roads.  We had found a way from our house, across Quitchipa (sorry for my spelling), to Bumblebee Road.  Brett and I were certain that we would be able to follow Bumblebee Road all the way to New Harmony. So Saturday, we loaded up and headed out.  We went up dead end road after dead end road and finally discovered that there isn't a dirt road that leads over Bumblebee Mountain. So after 2 1/2 hours of wandering aimlessly in the hills, we went back and took the dirt frontage road from Kanarraville (worst speller ever!) to New Harmony to have dinner with my family.

We got to relax on my grandparents lawn and watch the boys play in the sprinklers, eat dinner, take Rick and Gina for a little ride in Agnes, and visit with my family.  We got a late start on the way home,  but it was still a fun ride home...even at night!

Sunday, Rick, Gina, Kastle, Jeremy, Knox, Krew, Brett and I all headed up to Kolob reservoir to try our luck at fishing. We must be really unlucky because none of us even got a nibble :( But it was a beautiful day and so fun to just get out of the house and up on the mountain. After an hour or so of attempting to fish and catch crawdads, we all decided to go to Crystal and catch frogs at the pond. The drive from Kolob Res was longer than anyone expected/remembered, so once we got to the cabin Rick and Jeremy decided to just go to the little ponds by the cabin instead of driving to the other pond where we had originally planned.  Even though it was smaller and there weren't nearly as many frogs, my brothers still managed to catch quite a few frogs and get a little muddy :)

There was a lot of time driving over the weekend, but it was very much worth it to get out of the house and spend time with the people who matter most...family.