Where does the time go?

Well...I'm still here. This much has been a busy month. Full of trips, projects, and the school year ending. And the summer is already looking pretty busy! But I promise to take lots of pictures!

This is a wreath I made for our door out of strips of cloth!

Derick has been talking about making a coffee table/ottoman out of his sheds. So with work over for him, he has been building away! Here's his completed work! (I upholstered the top so it turned into a couples project!) Now he is on to making lamp with his sheds! Pics to come later.

We also celebrated our niece Ava's 1st birthday! I can't believe she is 1 already! Isn't she darling?

She had the cutest little Strawberry Shortcake Cake and boy did she dig into that! I think she ate 3/4 of that thing all by herself!

I just love her on her little trike! She'll be zipping around on that in no time!

Well the end of the school year is just about over. I am having mixed emotions. I've really enjoyed this group of kids. There have been many challenges this year but also a whole lot of fun! My room mom made me this cute apron. It says "Your are the apple of our eyes!" And all the kids make fingerprint apples! I love it!

Here are my cutie pies all dressed in their cowboy attire for our dance festival where we did Hannah Montana's Howedown Throwdown! So cute!

Oh and I hope everyone has a great 4th!

Memorial Day Weekend

Derick and I had a fun Memorial Day weekend. Saturday morning we headed for Manti to do a little camping with Derick's brothers. We stayed at the Temple Hill Campgrounds which was amazing to have a view of the temple everyday! Saturday we ate at the Malt Shop (which Derick knew I've been wanting a shake from) and took a drive up the canyon. We didn't make it too far thanks to all the snow but we had fun going through the mud and shooting the guns! Sunday we headed to the Palisades campground where there is a nice lake. Lindy and Justin rented a paddle boat which was fun to take Cooper out on!

He loved trying to fish with Derick (yes while I was the one doing the work!) I love being outside in the sun! I am so glad it is summer! Finally! And it better stay this way for a long time! We spent a lot of time sitting out around the campfire, talking, and eating!

Monday we packed up and headed over to Manti High so the boys could play tennis with their cousin Steven. And what we found was perfect for us girls and the kids! It was a nice pool. Complete with kid area, whirl pool, and water slide, and not to mention the water was a nice 84 degrees! It was the first day opening so we pulled out the suits and jumped right in! It was fun to take Cooper down the slide and see Ava kicking in the water!

We went to Derick's parents' house that night and had a BBQ. Everyone started playing a little backyard whiffle ball which turned into boys against girls. Which ended up with Justin hitting the ball over the neighbor's fence a few times! All in all it was a way fun weekend! (Sorry for the lack of real pictures! I'll try to be better this summer!)

California Dreaming

It's been a while since I was actually able to go home to see my family. Some family I haven't seen since the wedding and I haven't seen my parents since Thanksgiving. So I was thrilled when Derick got me a plane ticket to go home to California. We were hoping to make it down to Arizona to Terra's but just couldn't make it work so now Derick owes me a trip there! LOL kidding! But it was really nice to spend a week at home. Mostly I just liked being able to hang out with my siblings and parents. Kristi and I spent a lot of time watching our favorite show "One Tree Hill" and playing with the boys! I also got to watch movies with Britt and go around town with Donny. We ate out a lot and even managed to do a little shopping! On Sunday we headed down to the beach. I hadn't been to Morro Bay in soooo long! It was fun to play frisbee on the beach, eat seafood, and walk the pier. Here are a few pics from the trip!

Sarah, me, Kristi, Jonathan, Hayden, Brittany, Mom, and Miranda

Don't step on the cracks! :)

Us again!

Jonathan and Me!

Hayden and his taffy!

Britt, Sarah, and Miranda on the whale!

The shortest pier ever! Oh and the biggest rock!

Huge seal!

Fun on the beach!

Kate's Baby Shower

My friend Kate is having a little baby boy in May so Meg and I decided to throw her a little shower last week. We had lots of yummy food, good presents, and tons of fun!

Gotta love Lindsay

I love Kate opening her presents but Lindsay's expressions are the best! LOL

Sorry some of the pics got blurry for some reason!

My diaper cake. I decided to make it short and simple but I think it turned out pretty cute!

Meg and Shelley

Me, Kate, Meg

The team!

Beware: A really boring blog!

I apologize for our lack of blogging recently but there has seriously been NOTHING going on! LOL Both Derick and I have been working, working, and working. And that's about it! This past week was parent teacher conferences, which equals a lot of long, tiring days! But I am so glad that they are over for the rest of the year! I also can't believe that the school year is more than half over. Derick has about 2 months left and I have 3. Time really does fly. Speaking of time, this weekend was the anniversary of mine and Derick's first date. Could a year really have gone by? I am happy to have him and am now looking forward to our 1st wedding anniversary (yes I know it is still 5 months away but what else do I have to look forward to?)

Yes we've done nothing too exciting these past few weeks but we have a lot coming up. For Easter we are heading down to Moab with Derick's brothers and some friends. They go every year but this will be the first time for me so I am excited! I'm also planning a baby shower for my friend Kate and then track break! I've been missing my family a lot lately so my sweet husband said I should go home for track break! So needless to say I am super excited for the up coming months! Look forward to more exciting blogs than this one! :)

Great Giveaway!

This has been one of my recent favorites! My friend Meg got a cute necklace from here and I'm so jealous! I've been wanting to get something for a while now and am saving up my money and now the Vintage Pearl is having a giveaway this weekend. Go on and tell them your plans for a fun spring break! Good Luck!

Guilty Pleasures

So today I was thinking that I have way too many "guilty pleasures". Now a guilty pleasure is considered something that you enjoy and then feel guilty or slightly embarrassed for doing it. Most people always have at least one. And you know you all do! So what are your "guilty pleasures"? Well here are a few of mine:

1. Watching reality TV competitions. My favorites are Worst Cook's in America, Project Runway, and of course...The Bachelor. Maybe I just love a scandal that has nothing to do with me!!! :)

2. Making chocolate chip cookies but mostly eating all the dough and only making a few cookies!

3. Watching stupid shows like the Kardashians, Guiliana and Bill, and anything with celebrity gossip instead of sports with my husband. And then I totally impress Derick with my knowledge of which athletes are married or dating whom!

4. Playing guitar hero and other girly games when I have time to myself!

5. Going shoe shopping-- which I haven't done since I got married by the way....But oooh I so want to!

6. Making a deal with my husband that whenever I work out he gives me a back rub! And if I work out all week then he..... well I can't reveal that part of the deal! (keep your mind out of the gutter!)

7. Watching sappy romance movies and reading sappy love stories over and over again!

8. Blog stalking!!