Home free!

I have been asked by some, so I figured I should update everyone. I finally got my passport last weekend! Yay! I am now officially legal and am free to visit my people in Mexico, and be allowed back in to my actual homeland! Thanks for everyone who was concerned.

July Showers bring... Billy and baby!

Before I have too much else added up to blog about, I decided I would post some pictures of Becca and Shiloh's showers!

Becca's was first, and we had a great time!
We ate some delicious food,

played bridal pictionary,

everyone tried to remember what was in Becca's stuffed apron

and she opened some fabulous gifts!



Thanks for the good time Becca!

Two weeks later we had Shiloh's shower!
We played the ever popular diaper/candy bar game,

she opened some great gifts


and we all tied a quilt for her (which unfortunately I dont have a picture of). Aubrie made her this darling diaper cake!

It's so crazy to think this girl is having a baby in 2 weeks! To me she looks tiny! But she will make a wonderful mom! Congratulations Shiloh!

I'm it!

My good friend Erica tagged me with this one and I just saw it, thought it was kinda fun, so I'm following through! Pictures of various things in my house...

#1 - Inside of the fridge

Let's see, yogurt, milk, spinach, lots of broccoli for the salad for the shower tomorrow, light everything, and a gazillion bottles of water. We drink a ton of water during the summer.. and we just happened to stock up tonight.


#2 - Kitchen sink

Daniel (the best husband ever) does the dishes. Everytime. I love him. I love no dishes. He just did them tonight.


#3 - The closet

Ok, I might have a shoe obsession. You would never know it since I never wear any of them in public, but I buy shoes constantly. The whole top shelf of the closet continues with more shoes, as does a wall unit at the back of the closet. I've been trying to cut back though and now just giving them to myself as a reward. Oh, and Daniel occupies about a foot of this closet.


#4 - The toilet

This area needs to be cleaned desperately.


#5 - Favorite shoes


It's a toss up. I love these red ones, as I bought them for myself after losing my first 20 pounds. BUT.. I love these crappy brown flip flops becasue I wear them everywhere, everyday.


#6 - Laundry pile

I try to stay on top of the laundry, but I didnt take a picture of the laundry chute. I'm not sure of the status of that.


#7 - Favorite room


I love my bedroom. It's my own quiet little sanctuary. It's no secret I love to be in my bed, either on the laptop, reading or watching tv. Also.. I love the time I get in bed with my husband. (No, not just that kind.) We have our best conversations lying in bed side by side holding hands late at night. Definitely my favorite space.


#8 - Where the kiddos are

Literally, here they are! (Josh wasn't so sure of why I was taking a picture of him.) They love to snuggle up on the couch.. I had a picture of John too, but I think you have all seen his butt crack enough. He is usually right next to them, or on the other couch.


#9 - Self Portrait

Yes, I'm wearing my retainer, and yes, I am in bed.


#10 - Where I'd rather be

Hopefully I will be there in a few weeks if my freaking passport comes.




Good times. I tag you. Becca, Rebekah, Rachel, Kati, Renee and anyone else who might want to join in.

Bachelor Party Weekend

This weekend we celebrated the end of Billy's Bachelor-hood by spending the weekend and Buck & Vic's cabin in Island Park. I think I can speak for everyone when I say it was a great weekend of "Manly" good times. The only thing that could have been better would have been spending another day or 2 because it's not easy to fit all the things you want to do into one full day when you are in Yellowstone country with the guys, but we made the best of the time we had. As you can see by the above picture, there is always a joke to be had...and in this case it was on me. As I set up the camera on the tri-pod and set the timer, they all decided it would be funny to all look away at the last second and I didn't have a clue. Still makes me laugh when I see it.



One of our activities was home run derby in the yard. We had 2 separate events. I won the first event, then Billy won the 2nd (more organized) event.



Another event was Ping-Pong. We played A LOT of ping pong starting Friday night as soon as we arrived...and in all the games played, nobody was able to beat Victor this weekend. I got close a few times, but never could finish him.




Another event of the weekend was a trip to Upper Mesa Falls. It is only about 30 minutes or so from the cabin. I saw pictures of it on The Gold Element and thought it would be a cool place to see, and it was. It is about 115 feet high and 200 feet wide and was nearly dammed off to make a power plant in the early 1900's.







The rest of the weekend was spent playing Poker, which Billy won 2 of 3 games, watching Sportscenter-mainly Brett Favre coverage all weekend, and eating a lot of good food. Thanks to Victor for having us up this weekend, and congratulations to Billy on his upcoming wedding.