A Visit From My Sister

I know, I'm still way behind on my blogging, but I am trying to catch up.

Friday, June 24
My sister, Julie, and her family drove up from Phoenix late Thursday night (June 23), so on Friday we tried to make a day of it and see what Tooele had to offer.

There is the Benson Grist Mill close by so we stopped in there to take a tour. It was neat to learn how they used to grind wheat into flour and process it. We were also able to see little one-room houses the people back then would live in. I can't even imagine living in a one-room house, even with just Logan, Kenny and I.

Inside the mill

My nephews flying off the deck of the mill into their dad's arms. Fearless boys...

After the Grist Mill we went to the Deseret Peak Complex where they have a swimming park, a motocross track, the Miller Sports Park, a couple museums (which were, unfortunately closed by the time we got there) and rodeo grounds. There wasn't much going on that day, so we thought it would be neat to let my nephews and Logan watch some of the motocross going on. Little did we know that my brother-in-law, Craig, has a secret motocross passion and he was more enthralled than the boys were!

After enough of watching motocross, we grabbed a bite to eat and headed out to Stansbury Island ("great hiking and biking and wildlife") which seemed like a neat place to go and, maybe, get into the water of the Great Salt Lake!
This is what I had pictured:

However, after what seemed like forever of driving through this:
and this:
we arrived at the end of the road to find...pretty much nothing. We got out and walked to the water's edge and found a pair of shoes, no owner of the shoes (suspicious), and swarms of gnats. Between the uninviting beach and the flesh-eating gnats we decided that a dip in the lake was no longer in our agenda. So we loaded up and all the way home we were picking gnats out of our hair, noses, ears, etc. Very disappointing.


Saturday, June 25On Saturday we were able to get cheap tickets into Raging Waters through my brother-in-law's sister. We went with my sister and brother-in-law's family and had a great time. Logan had a lot of fun, even though the water was still a bit chilly for his liking. He especially liked the tidal wave pool.

We had fun spending time with Julie and her family that weekend and were able to spend another day with them as they were heading back to Phoenix after a couple of weeks in Idaho.

Mountain West Medical Center

Back in April (on my birthday actually), I had an interview for a position as a Medical Technologist (A.K.A. Medical Lab Scientist--this is what I got my degree in) at the local hospital, Mountain West Medical Center. A couple weeks later I received a phone call from HR offering me the position as a full time employee and I accepted. I have been working there since the middle of May and am just getting around to blogging about it. My friend, Jordyn, has been watching Logan while we are working and he has adjusted well to being at her house. She has a little girl about his age so they play well together. I am so grateful to be working there and utilizing what all I learned in school; I was starting to forget it all! I have great co-workers and we usually try to have a good time while working.

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

May 26, 2011
Girls Night
Back in May (that's how far behind I am in my blogging) my friends Hilary and Jordyn and I had a girls night. We soaked our feet, put on masks (Hilary's is clear cause she is allergic to the chocolate masks Jordyn and I put on), painted our toenails, and watched...wait for it...Clueless. This is what happens to women who don't get out much--we stay up too late, paint our faces, watch silly movies, take funny pictures, and giggle a lot.

Father's Day Weekend

June 17-19, 2011

Unfortunately I don't have any pictures for Father's Day this year, so I will explain what we did that weekend. Both Kenny and our friend, Grant, were in need of a "Guys Weekend", so Shelley and I decided to give them that for Fathers Day. We told the guys they could go and do whatever they wanted Friday night and all day Saturday, just to be home in time for dinner Saturday night. Kenny and I headed to Ogden and then Kenny and Grant and another friend went mountain biking as soon as we got there Friday evening. I expected them to be gone until Saturday evening, but they came home, showered, and then the three of us (Grant, Kenny, and I) fell asleep watching True Grit. So much for a guys weekend, huh? The guys were too tired from their biking trip to get ready to camp overnight, so they decided to sleep at the house and get up early to go on another biking trip. That afternoon, Shelley, who had been gone to Idaho for a Pampered Chef party, came home shortly before the guys came home and we had a BBQ and then Kenny and I came home. I tried to make Sunday special for Kenny, making him what he wanted for meals and taking care of Logan so he could relax. Of course, Kenny is a true family man and he wanted to spend all of his time with Logan and I. :)

What makes Kenny a great dad:

• He loves spending time with Logan
• He is patient
• He gets so excited over new things that Logan does
• He takes time to explain to Logan why he should or shouldn't do certain things
• He has a special laugh just for when Logan does things that Kenny finds amusing (I don't think he knows he has a special laugh...but I notice it's different from his other laughs)
• He cried while giving Logan his first blessing
• He is working hard right now so that later in life he can have the freedom to spend whatever time he wants with his family
  

Thanks for being such a great husband and father, Kenny. We love you so much!