No more work for me!
Friday, February 12, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
Snowshoeing
This past Saturday, Kenneth, Danny & I decided to finally bust out the new snowshoes we got for Christmas. We went up Little Cottonwood and hiked a few miles on the Red Pines trail. We had a great time!
I love the fog
I was anxious to venture off the trail...and almost fell over!
It was a little shocking when we came upon the sign...we didn't realize how much snow there was!
Beautiful scenes!
Some snowmen we came upon on the way back down
Can't wait to go again!
I love the fog
I was anxious to venture off the trail...and almost fell over!
It was a little shocking when we came upon the sign...we didn't realize how much snow there was!
Beautiful scenes!
Some snowmen we came upon on the way back down
Can't wait to go again!
Friday, February 5, 2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Did I Mention...
that I'm quitting my job!?! I gave my notice last week and will be working my last day on Feb 12th. I am so excited! I cannot wait until I can stay at home with my little boy and actually take better care of him rather than sitting at the table taking phone calls all day. I am excited for all the new adventures I will be able to have with my little man. I've already got a list a mile long of new things I want to learn, places to take Danny and people I want to visit!
I truly believe that being a mother is the greatest calling on earth and I take that very seriously. Things will be a little harder these next few months until Kenneth is able to work full time at in May (he can only work part-time for now) but I think - no wait - I KNOW that we will be blessed. I feel so lucky that I have this opportunity, as I have many friends who have a desire to stay at home but who are not able to. Thank you to my good husband for supporting us, and for feeling as strongly about me being at home as I do.
I truly believe that being a mother is the greatest calling on earth and I take that very seriously. Things will be a little harder these next few months until Kenneth is able to work full time at in May (he can only work part-time for now) but I think - no wait - I KNOW that we will be blessed. I feel so lucky that I have this opportunity, as I have many friends who have a desire to stay at home but who are not able to. Thank you to my good husband for supporting us, and for feeling as strongly about me being at home as I do.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Mexican Cruise - for real this time :)
Last week Kenneth and I had the opportunity to go on a cruise with his parents and all of his siblings. This was Kenneth's second cruise, and a first for both Danny and I. Our cruise left from Long Beach, and we were supposed to go to Catalina Island & Encinada but due to all the terrible weather they changed our itinerary and instead headed to....CABO SAN LUCAS!!! We were absolutely thrilled as Kenneth spent some of his mission in Cabo.
Monday we got on the ship and it was raining SO hard! I got entirely soaked and had to change everything once we got to our room. It took all week for my clothes to dry! But, we were soon off on our adventure. The sunset and lights were so beautiful as we pulled away!
We were on the boat all day Tuesday and did some random things around the boat. The sky looked amazing and we had a lot of fun eating, playing games and lounging around.
The stormy sky
We woke up around 5am and didn't know it (there were no clocks in the room and Kenneth's cell phone was off). We walked around the ghostly ship and took some early morning photos like the one above.
Dinner Time!
Kenneth's shrimp...he ate a lot of it on our cruise!
Our creature Tuesday night
On Wednesday we arrived in Cabo and it was absolutely GORGEOUS and the weather was fantastic!
While in Cabo Kenneth, Danny and I got separated from the rest of the family and were unable to find them. We decided to go ahead with plans of our own. We paid for a boat tour of the famous arch and other rock formations of the Peninsula. The owner of the boat (who was speaking in spanish basically the whole time) asked where we were from, and after finding out we were from Utah he asked if we were LDS. Kenneth told him that we were and that he was actually a missionary there several years back. The man was baptized about 10 years ago, and was very excited to talk to Kenneth! It was so fun listening to him (I understood most of his spanish and was thrilled!) and he was a great guide. We were the only ones on the boat so he got us up close for all of the pictures Kenneth wanted. We got to see some beautiful schools of fish, lots of huge Pelicans everywhere, a ton of seals, the beautiful rock formations and Lover's Beach.
A whale "waving" at us
A pirate ship
Beautiful rock formations
Our ship at sea
That is Danny under the life-jacket
Seals
The last rock formation of the Baja Peninsula. I love the Pelicans on it.
We stopped at Lover's beach for awhile to enjoy the sun and waves. This is the beach in between the Sea of Cortes and the Pacific Ocean. Our guide picked us up after we were done. While at the beach, we did some bouldering on the gorgeous rock formations, played in the water (1 at a time...) laid out to soak up the sun, and played with Danny in the sand. It was so relaxing! We were only able to be there for a short time, but it was totally worth it!
Bouldering on Lover's Beach
Fun picture of the cruise ship
Leaving Cabo
We got some beautiful pictures of the Baja Peninsula before we left Wednesday evening.
Baja Peninsula at night
A Carnival cruise ship at night (pretty much identical to ours)
Thursday and Friday we were on the ship all day again. It got REALLY rocky due to stormy weather and everyone felt a little under the weather. Danny did well overall besides not sleeping through the night (as soon as we came home though he was back on schedule! I guess he just missed his bed.) Here are some other random photos from the cruise in no particular order:
By the way: have any of you ever been running on a treadmill on a cruise? It is quite the experience! ;)
Monday we got on the ship and it was raining SO hard! I got entirely soaked and had to change everything once we got to our room. It took all week for my clothes to dry! But, we were soon off on our adventure. The sunset and lights were so beautiful as we pulled away!
We were on the boat all day Tuesday and did some random things around the boat. The sky looked amazing and we had a lot of fun eating, playing games and lounging around.
The stormy sky
We woke up around 5am and didn't know it (there were no clocks in the room and Kenneth's cell phone was off). We walked around the ghostly ship and took some early morning photos like the one above.
Dinner Time!
Kenneth's shrimp...he ate a lot of it on our cruise!
Our creature Tuesday night
On Wednesday we arrived in Cabo and it was absolutely GORGEOUS and the weather was fantastic!
While in Cabo Kenneth, Danny and I got separated from the rest of the family and were unable to find them. We decided to go ahead with plans of our own. We paid for a boat tour of the famous arch and other rock formations of the Peninsula. The owner of the boat (who was speaking in spanish basically the whole time) asked where we were from, and after finding out we were from Utah he asked if we were LDS. Kenneth told him that we were and that he was actually a missionary there several years back. The man was baptized about 10 years ago, and was very excited to talk to Kenneth! It was so fun listening to him (I understood most of his spanish and was thrilled!) and he was a great guide. We were the only ones on the boat so he got us up close for all of the pictures Kenneth wanted. We got to see some beautiful schools of fish, lots of huge Pelicans everywhere, a ton of seals, the beautiful rock formations and Lover's Beach.
A whale "waving" at us
A pirate ship
Beautiful rock formations
Our ship at sea
That is Danny under the life-jacket
Seals
The last rock formation of the Baja Peninsula. I love the Pelicans on it.
We stopped at Lover's beach for awhile to enjoy the sun and waves. This is the beach in between the Sea of Cortes and the Pacific Ocean. Our guide picked us up after we were done. While at the beach, we did some bouldering on the gorgeous rock formations, played in the water (1 at a time...) laid out to soak up the sun, and played with Danny in the sand. It was so relaxing! We were only able to be there for a short time, but it was totally worth it!
Bouldering on Lover's Beach
Fun picture of the cruise ship
Leaving Cabo
We got some beautiful pictures of the Baja Peninsula before we left Wednesday evening.
Baja Peninsula at night
A Carnival cruise ship at night (pretty much identical to ours)
Thursday and Friday we were on the ship all day again. It got REALLY rocky due to stormy weather and everyone felt a little under the weather. Danny did well overall besides not sleeping through the night (as soon as we came home though he was back on schedule! I guess he just missed his bed.) Here are some other random photos from the cruise in no particular order:
By the way: have any of you ever been running on a treadmill on a cruise? It is quite the experience! ;)
Monday, January 25, 2010
Friday, January 15, 2010
Dashboard Confessional Concert
Tonight Kenneth and I have a fabulous date...with Danny. We had Costa Vida for dinner and then headed to Ogden for an outdoor concert by one of our favorite bands - Dashboard Confessional! It was awesome! It was the first concert I have been to where I actually LOVED the performer. The only other ones I have been to are 1) Ryan Shupe and the Rubber Band (BYU date) 2) Kelly Clarkson (with my older sister and her roommates) and 3) Story of the Year (some of their songs were good I suppose). Anyway, my first official concert did not take place until I was 20 years old...Danny is starting his concert experience at the tender age of 6 months.
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