My Sister Kate!!!

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Check out this link for some way cute pictures of my pregnant sister Kate! This will be her third! Due next week! (Actually he was born this afternoon 9/12/09) No name as of yet.

Labor Day Weekend Fun!

We had a fun weekend! As a family we saw the play, "Annie" at the Tuacahn theatre in St. George. The outdoor theatre set amongst the red rock is so beautiful! Everyone loved the play. At one part the dog Sandy walks across a darkened stage signifying that he is out on his own again. Abigail gets a huge frown on her face and says, "Sandy's running away". Then she couldn't help it any longer and broke out in tears. She was bawling her eyes out and nothing would console her. When she finally calmed down she kept asking about Sandy and in the end they bring the dog out and she was so excited that she almost started crying again.

On Sunday evening we were driving home from Chad's parents house (where we have dinner every Sunday) and we get a call from my sister in California. She invited us to go with her family to the LA county fair. We quickly decide that even though it will be a quick trip it will be well worth the experience. They had so much to do at the fair and we did a little of everything!

Chad and Denver (Lorelle's husband) went bungee jumping at the fair!!! I guess they can check that off their lists on things to do before they die.

Chad's Bungee Jump

Denver's Bungee Jump

The basket ride up

Chad after the jump

Our dinosaur explorer!

Chad and Abby
The Miller family
Our family

Mark petting a baby alligator
Lorelle and her daughter Brooke

Birthday Surprise!!!

Chad is such a fun husband. I knew that if I married Chad I would always have fun and this has held true! Two days before my birthday Chad told me that he didn't have to go in to work till 10 am . I happily enjoyed the morning with Chad home. Chad was trimming the roses out front when I left to take the kids to school. Mark immediately came up to me in the car and said with a serious face, "Mom, I'm really going to miss you". I replied, "Mark I'm not going anywhere". He says, "Yes you are, Dad and you are going on vacation". I replied, No honey, Dad is just going in to work late today". He sat down and just before the kids got out of the car to school Luke turns to me and says, "Mom, you ARE going out of town. Dad is taking you on a surprise vacation for your birthday. Maridyn is picking us up from school and you are coming home on Sunday". I sat there with the same silly grin I had on my face when Chad proposed 15 years ago on my birthday. I said my goodbyes to the kids and then within the hour Chad and I were on our way to Moab for our great adventure trip. What made the surprise even better is that Chad told me that our great friends from Dental school were coming too!

Hummer Adventure Ride

Golfing

Dave and Kami

River rafting on the Colorado River

Chad and I

We had such a fun time on our getaway and enjoyed the beauty in Moab.

Chad and I both agree that the best part was spending time with our friends.

This was such a fun surprise!