Lazer Taggin' Ladies!

For one last night before Rene ("Hollywooood") moved to Texas :0( We had a girls night out and played Lazer Tag. We played 4 games; 2 in teams and 2, "each man for himself" I'd like to extend a 'thank you' to my team, G.I. (Angela), Stealth (Heidi), AmazonQueen (Tiffany) for being so productive in helping me defend our homebase. However, with this strategy, we got NO points! Ok, some points but lost to the other team Joe (Amy), Flash(Traci) Bambi (Lindsey) Goose (Nicole) Hollywood (Rene) 31,000 to 17,000! Ouch!! For the 2nd team round, we finally got the hang of it and only came in about 2,000 under the other team. For the last 2 games, it was all out war. With my gun skills (thanks Tyler) I was able to be the HIGH SCORE for the last and final match! Yipee!! We will miss you Rene! Have fun in the sun in Texas!

Twilight Time!

Yes, I was one of the million others women who braved the cold and the crowds and forgot about sleep just for one more night with 'Edward'. I went with a group of about 10 of the girls in the neighborhood to the Midnight showing of TWILIGHT. We had a blast, some of us...(I'll leave them unnamed for their own good) ;0) were a little more excited than others. We got there 2 hours early and saved seats for others coming later. The movie was great but Edward is still nothing compared to the one in my imagination! We took pictures of us all being "Bella" don't mind that my head looks like my neck is broken. I have no idea what happened to me.

Fall and Family

I spent the weekend in Utah with my family while Tyler ran the the Lava Motel while our Manager took some vacation. I went on a walk on the Lagoon Trail with my sister and her family. It was definitely fall on the trail. There were so many leaves that we couldn't even see the trail in some spots. Isaac who will turn 2 next week had a good time kicking the leaves all around him while he walked. Thanks for letting me hang out with you!

HALLOWEEEEEN TIME!!

Unfortunatly this picture doesn't do our house justice for Halloween. I couldn't quite get the full effect with the flash. I think we scared a few kids this year, not our intent! Our 'scary' music playing, the fog machine, the graveyard and mostly, Tyler, sitting in the corner by the door all in black. The entry to the house doesn't look very frightening but when its only lit by a strobe light, It's a little different. The fog machine we bought last year has to be manually turned on. Tyler had to sit in the corner and turn it on and off when the Trick-or-Treaters came by. We didn't plan for him to be the scariest part of the night, he was really just supposed to blend in to the black night but the kids weren't quite sure if he was real or not and if he'd jump out and scare them. Oh well, we had fun!!

We also decorated our office for Trick-or-Treaters. We are always dubbed the "dark side" of our business so we lived up to our name. We had a "Haunted Forest" down our side of the hall. The witch in the corner stirs a cauldren of dry ice and can be made to talk to you direct with somebody using a microphone in another room. It was hilarious to see the adults saying "who's in there", "did that thing just say my name." We had good time making our homemade trees and gate into the haunted forest. Until next year, Halloween, we'll miss you.

THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH~

We were lucky enough to be able to go on vacation with Tyler's entire family this year to California. I am such a huge fan of Halloween anyway and I was so excited to see that all of "Main Street" at Disney was decked out in Halloween. All the characters were made of 'pumpkins', Mickey was the biggest of course. This picture shows just how short I am. I am standing on the curb, Tyler on the ground and I'm still a head shorter than him..uhgg..oh well..The "Haunted Mansion" was also completely re-done for the season. The story line was that of "Nightmare before Christmas," it was awesome!!

SEA WORLD

We also went to Sea World in San Diego. I hadn't been in years and I forgot just how huge these whales are. It was an incredible show.

I highly recommend also going to California Adventure if you are venturing that way. That park is very well done with something for all of us. The heart-stopping, "Tower of Terror" and eye-watering "Califonia Screamin'" were great for the thrill seekers and the hilarious "Bug's Life" 3-D movie was a hit with everyone! Thanks Victors for letting us have such a fun time with you and your families....until next year!...

ALSO IN IDAHO...

one more reason for me to learn to love Idaho....always so politically correct...

Yes, that is an Indian..riding a Dinosaur. What more is there to say? We just had to take a picture~

On our way back from the our motel in Arco, (Arco was the first community in the world to be lit by nuclear power)...We stopped by Craters of the Moon and also the Shoshone Ice Caves. This fine piece of sculpture is proudly displayed at the entrance to the caves. None of our pictures turned out from the Ice Cave, too dark and cold!

EXPLORE IDAHO...AND LEAVE THE "REST" TO US

When Tyler and his brother have any downtime with work, they take their KLR's and explore all the places between here and there that they can. He is known for saying with a big sigh..."I LOVE Idaho" after he goes to all the beautiful places that so few see as they drive here and only see what is directly off the freeway. I have to agree, he has been some pretty amazing places. So if you've ever thought..."I wonder where that road goes"... here's a sneak peak....

If you look real close, you can see a baby black bear in the center of the shot. This is the 2nd or 3rd time they've come across wildlife like this. Maybe they should also bring some protection with them. You never know where Mamma bear is.

They've also come across countless Ghost Towns. Idaho was once a huge mining state and they explore in and all around these old buildings. They've gone into some of the mines before but turn around before too long. It gets dark in there real quick.

A gorgeous waterfall right in the middle of nowhere. Who else gets to see these places?!

I have to admit, Tyler is making Idaho seem more and more appealing every time he comes home from an adventure so excited about the places they went and the things they saw. Maybe one day I'll learn to love it just as much as he does....

GOODBYE TO A GREAT MAN~

Our “Pappa” passed away late Friday 8/8/08 after fighting his final battle with Alzheimer’s and old age. His life was full and he accomplished much. We’ll remember his smile that could light up your worst day and his signature greeting to all his granddaughters, “Hi, pretty girl.” We’ll remember him and his horses. We’ll remember him and his ‘quarterback’ throws in the yard. We’ll wish we remembered all his stories he so often shared at family dinners and gatherings. He served as a Captain for the U.S. Navy in WWII and in the Korean War. He also played professional football for the Salt Lake Seagulls in 1946-1947. He was involved in starting the Adult and Special Education programs for Davis County schools and was Vice Principle for Mueller Park Jr. High. He also served as bishop, Teachers Quorum Advisor and Manager for the Stake Welfare program. His life was devoted to making a difference in people’s lives. We all know he did. Every time we saw him, he would ask us how we were doing in school, in work, in life. He genuinely cared for everyone’s well-being and stressed the importance to always learn as much as you could and work hard. We promise, we will! We love you Pappa.

GOING GREEN

No, we’re not going “Hippie-Tree Hugger” on you… We planted grass seed a while back and have waited and waited for it to grow. Tyler has fertilized and watered the little sprouts all he could, we even let the grass grow to about 6 inches long, (looked like a green wheat field blowing in the wind) as our Botanist neighbor told us to let the rye grass “seed” and die and then the real blue grass would come up nice and strong under it. Well, looks like it worked! We’ve finally had decent weather here and we are so happy that we don’t look like the white trash family on the street with weeds all over. So here is the before and after shots

AHHH...EDWARD... I CAN HARDLY WAIT

Yes, like most of you I am a Twilight fan. In anticipation of Breaking Dawn coming out in 2 days (mine's been on order for months) and because of utter boredom at work, I clicked onto Stephanie Meyers website and took a little tour. While browsing around I read a bunch of stuff about Forks and the area that the books take place in. Well, lucky for all of you, I was just there over Memorial Day. The previous posts talk about the Hoh Rain forest but it wasn't until today that I realized I had a bunch of pictures from other areas. And so, being the nerd I am, you can now enjoy the views just like I did.

Here is my “Edward” (Tyler) running through the forest. (He may not be what you pictured in your minds but I think he’s pretty dang cute! This is me thinking "mmmm.hmmmm, I like some of that!!)

We took a lot of road-trips around that whole area and I couldn’t help but think as we sped past all the trees at 60 mph that that must be what Bella felt like when they ran through the forest. I was with Tyler’s family, of whom, have not read the books so I just had to look out the window by myself and daydream while we wound through the trees.

This is Port Angeles, a touristy town but gorgeous.

If I remember right, I think this is La Push. I wish I would have taken more pictures of signs and stuff, sorry! We ate lunch in Forks but I wasn’t thinking about taking pictures at that point. And I’m sure those I was with would have thought I’d completely lost my mind.

Hoh Rain Forest

For Memorial Day we went to the Seattle area to visit Tyler's sister. One of the days we visited the Hoh Rain Forest. Who would have thought there would be a Rain Forest in Washington. Anyway, it was beautiful and luckily for us didn't rain the day we were there. Everything is so beautiful and green. The picture won't even do it justice but the trees had moss all over them. Most of the trees are about 100-200 feet tall. Insain!

This tree is one of the biggest. It is more than 12 1/2 feet wide, 270 feet tall and they think it is 500-550 years old!! Needless to say, we were impressed.

Our summer fun for this year will be attempting to make this grass grow and helping these baby trees become more than mere sticks in the ground. I've also planted a bunch of tulips but it's been so darn cold here that they have barely started poking thier heads out of the dirt. Maybe by July we'll have color!

This is our house. We live on Victory Ave. We didn't plan for that to happen but what do ya do? This is pre-landscaping.

It's about time!

Well, we've decided to start a blog. This means that we have to start living a more exciting life. Or at least take more pictures..or both. May the fun begin...