End of the trip video

Do you think she wore herself out? We weren't 5 miles out of the campsite before she was out.

Wade Lake

She adores her Grandma and Pop Pop (as she calls him). You can tell by the huge smile on her face.

We all had an awesome weekend in Montana. Uncle K got a new earring.

Charlotte LOVED being with her cousins.

And cousin Kash. :)

Camping with Dad & Swimming with Mom

We are loving the pool and had a blast when Ashley & Chloee came over.


Last weekend Marc took Charlotte camping for the night, just the two of them. She now LOVES to camp and lights up like a Christmas tree if you ask her about it.

5 Wonderful Years!!

So, last Friday marked our 5 year Anniversary! To celebrate, the plan was he would get off work a little early and we'd go to dinner. He left for work at 730am only to return a little before 8 with bagels. I said, "honey, you're gonna be late for work." He said, "get ready to leave for the zoo at 930. " He had taken the day off! Such a nice surprise! He said to pack an overnight bag too "incase" we spent the night somewhere. Well, he had already made reservations at Little America, where we stayed the night after we were sealed. We had SUCH a fun weekend. I'm so grateful for him!! Such a sweetheart.

Can you tell it was nap time? Her favorites were the elephants & tigers.

July-Finally a post!

Where did the past 2 years go?! We had a way fun pool party with the family to celebrate the best 2 years ever. Thanks to everyone that came. We had a good time.
Don't judge me by my cake. The icing didn't go on very well but it tasted good. The lesson was, "don't judge a cake by the outside."

4 wheeling in Rock Creek in the Uintah's.
My 7 month picture. Almost time to do an 8 month pic!! I'm sooo excited!!

Myrtle Beach

The beach is perfect and having so much family here is even better! Charlotte is loving the beach. She jumps over the waves and has to wash her hands off in the ocean as soon as she gets too much sand on her hands. She says, "wash off" and runs for the ocean to clean up.
She got to see daddy for the first time in 3 weeks yesterday and was ecstatic. So was I. It's good to have him back.

By being with so many cousins day in and day out she has learned to say, "my turn". Her cousin Sariah also taught her, "we will, we will, wok you." My favorite is, "flip flops" pronounced, "bib bops."

The weather is awesome. Utah better warm up before we get home. Can ya'll work on that for me? I don't want to loose my tan. :) See you all next week.

Jenny

Granola Recipe

I made granola for our Activity Days Mother/Daughter night. Here it is if you want something yummy and healthy for ya.

8 cups oats (I use about 2 cups quick & the rest regular b/c I like it chunky.)

2/3 cup wheat germ

3/4 cup sliced almonds (or more)

Feel free to add raisins, pecans, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, whatever tickles your fancy. :)

mix above ingredients in a large dripper pan with sides and set aside.

in a microwave safe bowl combine:

2 tea. vanilla

2/3 cup safflower oil (can also use Canola but safflower is better for ya and also has no taste)

1 cup honey

1 tablespoon cinnamon (or more to taste)

Put in microwave for 30 secs. This helps the oil & honey come together & distribute more evenly when pouring on the oats. Whisk it, then pour onto oat mixture stirring well.

Bake at 200 degrees for 3 hours, stirring every 30 mins. and drizzling with more honey. The more honey you add, the crunchier your granola will be.

After 3 hours, when you remove them from the oven, don't stir again. Let it sit so it can set up and harden a little.

Barbie's and Meatloaf

Charlotte discovered my Barbie's a couple days ago and she has been in love ever since! She makes them dance, takes them for walks, & plays with their hair.

I caught her playing Barbie's for the first official time with her dad. Pay no attention to what Marc is saying. He is a boy, and doesn't know how to really play Barbie's (you girls with brothers know exactly what I mean) but Charlotte loved it.

Moments after the video Marc popped Ken's head off for fun and Charlotte started to cry immediately and became very worried. Again, boys are not the best at playing Barbies. lol

To get Charlotte to eat, we sometimes use bribes. This time is was a cookie if she ate her meatloaf. She was not a huge fan and would gag loudly or spit it out after the first few bites. And to end it all, she ended up not even wanting the cookies and ate an orange instead.

Vegas Baby!

We had SUCH a fun time in Vegas celebrating Marc's big 30th birthday! It was sunny, Charlotte swam everyday, we shopped, we walked, and walked.

My sis came up from Mesa and we stayed together. Made for an even better trip!!!
I think the picture says it all. Wear sunscreen. I'll leave it at that for now. I think she's well done! lol. Okay, I'll stop.

Happy Birthday sweetheart! We ate at Maggiano's, our favorite place to go when we were dating. Can you tell Charlotte was excited about blowing out the candle? I love how she's holding onto his shirt. Pink is his new favorite color and don't give him slack about it or he'll sing you a song. I think he looks hott but that's me. ;)