Sedona

I forgot to mention this in the last blog. John and I have now been married for five years on Jan. 7Th. We had the opportunity to take a week vacation and went to Sedona, AZ. It was a little warmer than Salt Lake and Red. We invited my brother to come along and just had fun. Little did i know when i booked the vacation that we would be celebrating our five year anniversary. But over all it was a much needed fun vacation.

Here is Zach trying on the strainer as a hat, which he is saying "hat"This is called cockscomb, it is in SedonaThis was a hike we went on in the Red Rock Country. Zach is saying "Yes"This is a chapel that they built in the rock.Here is John standing in front of the church.This is a trip to visit Tuzigoot. Here we are inside the tower.Here is a view of the house walls that are left at Tuzigoot.This is Montezuma's CastleAnd last of all we went to visit a ghost town in Jerome, AZ. The boys thought the little car was pretty funny, it looks like the ice cream from one of the video games they play.

Five years ago i married a slightly thinner man at Ten in the morning. I got up at 6 a.m. to get my hair done. I was ready for him at the temple at 8:45 a.m. He was a little late and i thought he realized he didn't love me after all. He proved me wrong and showed up with a huge grin on his face. His brother had borrowed the car and got stuck in a crash aftermath's traffic. The family was there in the cold weather for outdoor pictures. Afterwards we had a sports reception, which fit me to a T. We had a dinner for everyone and ice cream and cake for dessert. There was sports to play instead of a dance. My family loved it and didn't think i would acctually find someone who would let me have one. My in laws were not sure what to think. But that's OK, i still love them for who they are and what they helped John become. With out them he would not be the man he is today. Thank you Carnell bunch!!! It has been an adventure that i would never change. I love my husband very much and am proud of every accomplishment he has made. He is my one and only and I'm glad he decided i was his. John I love you, you sexy beast. You are the best Dad for Zach and will be for our future children. Keep up your hard work and dedication. XOXO-Lisa

Oh boy

It has been a few months since i have posted anything. It has been harder then i thought. I guess working part part time takes up more time then i thought. Ok here are all the changes since last. I now take my niece, Elise, to school on Mon, Wed, Fri and soon to be all week. I have her from 8 till 1130. She has been a lot of fun and a joy to watch. Which in turn makes for a really long day when i have to go to work afterward and am there until 230ish and then i try to get home in enough time to feed Zach then lay him down for a nap. But it doesn't always happen. I also try to keep the basement clean and do the dishes on my designated days. Who knew that i could keep my self busier now then when i was working full time. That's about it for me now on to John.
For those of you who don't know John has two semesters left til he graduates with his Bachelors. He has been accepted into the pre graduate program with the ChemE department and does research along side one of the teachers at the U. Right now he gets paid by the teacher through their grant money. We hope that he will be accepted into the Masters program and will get benefits and tuition paid for by the ChemE department. He made the Dean's list last semester and passed the the FE test. He has done an excellent job and i know will continue to do so for the next few years.
So i will be here in Utah, in my mother in laws basement, until John graduates with his Masters. Oh how fun this will be. We do plan on having more kids we just don't know when, but you all will know when the time comes. We are still hoping to sell the condo, but no bites since November. I know crazy, why did we move out when we are still making the payments. We are slowly seeing our bank account get smaller and smaller. But its all good. We still have each other and our families to keep us sane. Well i will try my best to keep you all informed and the next post will be our much needed pics. Hopefully i can get them all in.

Monkey Costume

So this last weekend i was up in Park City with my brother. We ended up walking around the Tanger Outlets and decided to go into Old Navy. Well i saw some really cute costumes and thought i would try one of them on Zach. To my surprise he left it on, and of course i thought since he did that i should buy it. Well he was just so cute who could say no.

Videos

It's video time. Over this past weekend i took some videos of Zach. Maybe it is just a mom thing but i thought they were pretty funny.

Here he is eating some pizza. Well we have come to enjoy pizza with ranch. Since i was finished i decided to let Zach dip his pizza. The end is where the funnier stuff is. MMMmmm sauce is good!

O.K. so this is the door that leads to upstairs. It almost sounds like he says who is it. But other than that it was just too funny to see him yelling at the door.

Random Photos

So i haven't been very good at posting after i take some pictures, so everything gets put on one blog for all to enjoy.

Here is Zach on Labor day. He was so awnry i picked him up and rocked him. Before i knew it he was out. This was at 7:45. Earlier then he ever goes to sleep. I just thought i was too cute that he would fall asleep on me. With his little finger right by his nose.

Here he is finding the fuzzy blanket to lay on. He does this to anything fuzzy. I think it's funny.

One of our trips to Solitude to go disc golfing. He stayed awake the whole time until we hit hole 18. Then before i knew it he was out.

We set him down so that John could go get the car at the top parking location. I just can't believe kids can fall asleep almost anywhere.

Last of all is a video of Zach eating corn. John was playing a little Halo and had set his corn down. Zach wasn't sure what to do with it first, but it didn't take long for him to figure it out. Sorry it's a little dark, John likes the lights out when he is playing. I hope you enjoyed our crazy fun.!

12mo check up

So Zach had his one year check up and... . .. He's doing great. He is a little bit on the small side, but of course i was told not to worry about it. He's a very active happy boy who has inherited his mother's wonderful high metabolism and does not gain very much weight. It's kinda nice to feed him all sorts of goodies. You know... big kid foods. He's enjoyed hot dogs, mac and cheese, chicken nuggets, pasta roni, and of course milk. As of sweets everyone seems to give him candy, so fruit snacks, licorice, ice cream, cookies, the whole nine yards. The good thing is is that he will still eat his veggies and fruit. Well here are the stats from the doctor's visit. He is 5% for weight, 19lbs. 39% for height, 29 1/2 in. After getting four shots he was done being there. To my surprise he was pretty good afterward. Just a little more awnry when it was bed time, and that was it. So overall he is a healthy, happy boy. Next one is at 15 mo.

Birthday

So my camera died and i didn't get a whole lot of pictures of Zach's party. Good thing my Dad and Andria were there to catch more. However i do not have those pictures just the ones i took with my phone. So here are a few of my favorites.

Here is the first gift he opened from His Grandma Ruth. She got him some books that he can feel.Trying out his first chocolate cupcake with frosting.Not so sure he likes it. Thought it was a good time to pose for a pictureSince he had a chocolate cupcake, it's now time for a chocolate creamie. This kid sure loves his ice cream.I decided to cut up the creamie so that he could eat it on his own. Apparently i cut them too big, he has a whole piece in his mouth. He ate everything with his hands and by the time he had two creamies his hands were frozen. He was shivering and shaking but wanted more. I decided to change his clothes to get him warm. Over all the whole BBQ party was a blast and everyone seemed to have a great time.