Tagged! 20 Years. . .

20 years ago...
1. I was 6 years old
2. I had just finished kindergarten
3. I had a new baby brother, who is now serving a mission
4. I was no longer the baby in the family
5. It was the 80's, and big hair was in - yup, I had big hair!

10 years ago...
1. I was a 16 year old; finally able to drive and date!
2. I had just finished my sophmore year at San Juan High School
3. I was a member of the Royals; our high school dance team
4. I worked at the Patio, flipping burgers
5. I drove an old blue car, affectionately named "Old Blue"

5 years ago...
1. I had been married for 2 1/2 years
2. I didn't have any children
3. We had owned a ranch for three years
4. We had just bought an old house (built in 1924)
5. I was working as the secretary at Recapture Metals

3 years ago...
1. I was still married, still had no children
2. We were still working on that old house we bought
3. We still owned a ranch, and I still worked to support it
4. I was teaching clogging and coaching the high school drill team
5. We bought a new car - a Nissan Maxima with lots of power!

1 year ago...
1. I was pregnant with my first child - yay!
2. I got a scooter, and drove it everywhere
3. I was still working and teaching dance
4. We were still in the ranching business
5. I finally had carpet in my bedroom!

So far this year...
1. I had my first child, a baby boy named Stetson
2. We bought a semi truck and Kenny is driving 4 days a week
3. I am only working part-time at Recapture Metals
4. My brother Jordan left on a mission to Tulsa, Oklahoma
5. Kenny's parents left on a mission to Benin (Africa)

Yesterday...
1. I went to work
2. I did some laundry and mopped the floor while Stetson was napping
3. I ran a bunch of errands and burned a bunch of expensive fuel - ugh!
4. I went to clogging class - yay!
5. Kenny was gone all day, driving truck :(

Today...
1. I woke up at 5:45 to work on fundraiser floats with the drill team girls
2. I went to work
3. I am going to go visiting teaching
4. I am going to water my garden, flowers, lawn, etc.
5. Kenny will be home early - yay!

Tomorrow...
1. I will probably wake up early and work on floats again
2. I will go to work
3. I hope to clean my car
4. We are planning to go to the theater and watch the new Indiana Jones movie
5. Maybe Stetson and I will go for a walk - he loves that!

In the next year I plan to...
1. Get sidewalks poured at my house
2. Get started on building our carport
3. Start taking classes for medical coding
4. Start teaching clogging again
5. Spend quality time with Stetson - because he is growing up way too fast!

Now I tag Carrie Nae and Jeanna - - Have Fun!

Flowers!!!

So, yesterday I was at work trying to find my desk. I was gone last Thursday and Friday for BYU clog camp, which by the way, was tons of fun!!! Anyway, the stuff on my desk had just piled up, and I was trying to get caught up. At about 11:30 Bailey Herring from the flower shop comes in with a beautiful vase of flowers - for me! Wow! My first thought was, "what is today - did I forget something?" The card on the flowers was simple, "I love you! Kenny." I was so happy, I almost cried. How sweet of him to send me flowers on a random day like today! I felt like I was a teenager again, getting flowers from my crush. I'm pretty sure I have the best husband ever! Thanks Kenny - I love you too!

The Summer Roundup

One of the highlights of owning a ranch is when everyone comes to help with the roundup. This year all of Kenny's family came, except for his brother-in-law James, and his mom and dad who are serving a mission in Benin. Friday night we had a wonderful dinner and then we all camped at the cabin on the Elk Mountain. It is so beautiful up there! It is summers like this one that make winters worth living through. Saturday morning we all had breakfast together and then basically just hung out. Some people went on 4-wheeler and motorcycle rides, but mostly we just enjoyed nature and each other's company. My sister-in-law Suzie took some very cute pictures of Stetson, which I am very excited about! Despite what she thinks, she is an awesome photographer, and Stetson was a pretty good little model. He smiled a lot, and even posed for some of the photos. After church on Sunday we participated in my nephew Taylor's ordination - I can't believe he is already 16! Then we had a wonderful Father's Day dinner with my family. I am so lucky to have the best dads and the best husband in the world! It is so nice to have a day to celebrate the blessing that they are in our lives. We camped on the mountain that night, had a wonderful breakfast Monday morning, and then headed down to the winter range to round up the cows. Suzie was kind enough to tend Stetson so that I could go down and ride. It has actually been over a year since I have been on a horse. I didn't realize how much I enjoyed riding until I went for so long without doing it! The best part was that Kenny worked it out so that the two of us could ride together. We didn't find any cows, so it was just the two of us riding and talking on a beautiful summer day in God's beautiful country. I fell in love all over again! Luckily everyone else found some cows, and we were able to get them across the highway and up to the mountain. We had a great dinner that evening, and more time to visit. I have to say, it was really hard to think about going back to real life! But I really believe that the hard times make us appreciate the good times so much more. Thanks so much to all who helped us out this weekend!

I am 8 months old today!

My Little Guy is Growing up!

This is what I usually find when I hear my little guy awake in his crib. He is the happiest baby I know! He has started pushing himself up on his hands like this, but when he tries to get his knees under him he usually does a face plant into the ground. He doesn't cry, just gets up and tries again - I hope keeps this positive attitude all his life!He can sit by himself now, and loves to stand up holding onto something. He has two teeth on the bottom, and chews on everything he can get hold of. He is growing up way too fast! I think he is pretty handsome - what do you think?