Summer 2011

Summer has been wonderful. I have not really kept up on the blog so here is an overview of our summer.




Tuttle family at the cabin

  We've taken a couple of trips to the Tuttle cabin up by Strawberry. We really enjoy being up there riding dirt bikes, playing on the lake, going for walks, and playing in the woods.                                                          

We started a monthly get together with our friends and have really enjoyed doing that. We've watched hockey games, played wii, played frisbee golf, enjoyed a lot of great food from everyone, and took a trip to the cabin with the group. Brad even surprised me with a pink wii remote while we were at the cabin with everyone haha love it! Its something we plan on continuing when school starts because hanging out as a group has  been really fun.

 We also got a cuddly kitten. It was a big step for Brad who typically does not like kittys

(He made an exception for this one)                                                                   
It was living in a scary house and all of the other kittens, even the mom, had been given away. We put it back on formula because it was too small. It was a good thing because we later learned when I took it to be neutered that it was only 2-3weeks old when it was given to us, oh and its a female haha. I told the vet I was there to have my kitten neutered and how old I thought it was. Man did I feel smart when she told me how wrong I really was haha. For all of you Arrested Development fans we named the kitten Tobias. Keep in mind we named her that when we though she was he but Brad won't let me change the name so Tobias it is. She acts a lot like a dog. She does well in the car and likes having the window down so it can blow in her face. You wouldn't believe the weird looks you get when your cat is hanging its head out the window haha. She comes when called, enjoys being scratched behind the ears and loves playing with tennis balls so we joke that she is our cat-dog.



        

          Gus and Tobias are friends.

  We've been fortunate enough to have the pass of all passes and it has been a blast! We have spent a lot of time at Seven Peaks! Brad and I have gone alone and enjoyed racing on the slides. I had so much fun when Shannon and I went together to just relax in the wave pool and in the lazy river. We even went with my family and Shannon for the 4th of July after we had gone to the balloon festival of course. It was wonderful. We played in the sun, I went to see Shannon's new apartment, then we went back to my parents to BBQ. The fireworks were so fun this year! I love fireworks so we drove with my parents to watch the fireworks at the Stadium of Fire! Love it!

My cousin Mckinley needed to have a "practice" sleepover so her and her brother Camden spent the night. We played with Tobias, watched Kung-Foo Panda (a 1st for Brad) and the next morning headed to seven peaks.

We really enjoyed the 24th with the Tuttle family. The night before was Lynn and Mary Jane's  40th class reunion and Brad, Shannon and I were asked to serve pie for the party. We had fun hanging out together and snuck to Glade's for food when we weren't needed in the Kitchen. Then the 3 of us headed to Grandma Tuttle's for a sleepover! She is seriously the cutest thing ever! The next morning we all headed to the Spanish Fork parade. Lynn and Mary Jane were in the parade and Mary Jane was so excited to wave to "her corner" where we all sit. After we ate lunch Brad and I started filling up water balloons and they were a huge hit. We played catch and water balloon volleyball. The little kids loved throwing balloons at their parents. It was so funny to watch Deacon with the water balloons.

The 26th was my mom's birthday but we gave her a birthday present a bit early and surprised her with tickets to go see Kenny Chesney! He played with Uncle Kracker and Billy Currington! They even played "you make me smile" one of my favorites. My mom and I love country music. Super fun! For the 26th the boys went and bought awesome fireworks and colorful fireworks for the birthday party.

The only thing that was a bit of a downer this summer was when Brad almost lost his finger. I was at home and I was a little upset because Brad was 40 mins late getting home from work, the night before he was 3hrs late so I decided I was turning my phone off and going to bed. Right as I found my phone to turn it off I received a phone call. It was Brad calling from a co-worker's phone to tell me they were on their way to the hospital because he had caught his hand in a machine called the fruit blender or something. Luckily he did not loose the finger and only required the doctors to put a few holes in his nail to relieve pressure and stitches around his finger to try to patch what they could back together. It has taken awhile for it to be okay enough for him to use and it will be even longer before the nerves heal but all in all he is very lucky.

In June we celebrated our nephew Deacon's 3rd Birthday and then in July we celebrated his little sister Kyla's 1st birthday. We gave Deacon a train set and he seemed to really like it so I guess we did okay. I couldn't make it to Kyla's because I was home sick but Brad took a lot of pictures and videos for me.

On August 12th Brad hiked up Timpanogos Mountain. 16miles total!! His dad said that is what he wanted to climb the mountain for his birthday so climb it they did. All of his brothers as well as a few friends made the hike. Way to go guys!


Summer has been a lot of fun and I'm not really ready for it to be over. We have been able to get to know some more of our neighbors and enjoyed evening walks. We've spent a lot of time with our families and even celebrated our 1 year anniversary but that post will have to come later :-)