Camping Again

Since we have all this camping gear and we have been bitten by the camping bug we set out for one last camping trip before it was too cold. We went up behind Timp and found this cool little spot amongst the aspen trees. We brought our guns, skeets and targets for a little morning shot out.





We went up Provo Canyon and ended up out at Spanish Fork Canyon which was beautiful to drive. The road has lots to be desired but we made it eventually. Utah has soo many beautiful areas and I have discovered I haven't seen all that many of them. I think I will have to get out some more.

Camping In Moab

Jesse and I went camping with our friends over the summer in Moab to do a little off-roading and relaxation. Since Jesse and I have only been camping once since we have been married we needed to get our own camping supplies. We got a two room tent and some stakes.



The weather was of course HOT but it made playing in the river that much better. We did a little, okay a lot, of rock crawling and dune racing with our rented Razors.

We found this waterfall and dammed up area that was prefect to float around in the afternoons when it was too hot to do anything else!!


We had a crazed chipmunk chew through our lovely new tent to chew through the lid of a hot cocoa container. Then he didn't know how to get back out and pooped all around our tent in a panic, yeah super happy with that one!!

On our way home we stopped at Goblin Valley to see all the cool rock formations. It was too hot to spend as much time as we wanted but fun what time we did spend there.

Neices

It is seriously the best thing in the world to be an Aunt. You get to spoil your little neices and nephews and play with them and rile them up then send them off to their parents when they get cranky and tired. I was checking on my online album and saw some cute pictures of my wonderful neices
Cute Miranda slurping up the spaghetti!!



Ames chowing down on her BG (Baby Goat)

Charlie's Hair Cut

Natalie comes over and helps me clip Charlie every few months but this time it has been a bit longer. So he was quite hairy for Charlie!! Natalie suggested we give him the "Lion" cut that is typical of a Water Dog which I have never done on Charlie because I think it makes them look silly but I was feeling adventurous so we printed off a picture and had at it!!



He is soo little looking when he has no hair so now he looks even tinier!! He seems pretty happy about it though but I am sure the other dogs are snickering behind his back~~ I know I was the whole time we were clipping him!!

Baby Blessing Whirlwind

The past two months have been filled with baby blessings. I think my mother-in-law is sure I am making up the amount that I have been attending since every sunday she asks if we can come to dinner but I have to decline due to another baby blessing!! I think we have been to six in the last two months. I do love going to baby blessings becuase you get to be present for such a sweet time for a new member of the family where their dad is able to bless them and give them a name. The spirit is always soo strong and each are very unique and special to that little baby.

The last one we were able to attend was my cousin's baby boy from Boston who is quite the chunker!! He is huge next to my little neice and it was really funny to see how small she really looks. She is just shy of 4 months and he is 2 months



Of course getting to see family and freinds is always great about baby blessings as well!!

My cousin Nadia and I

Round Table Pizza From Home

Growing up in California we had Round Table pizza that we loved!! They have a Garlic Chicken pizza that is fantastic and my friend had told me she found a recipe for it that actually tasted like the real thing. Here is my interpretation of the pizza, next time I will use fresh pizza dough instead of canned becuase it was too thin for how melted I wanted the cheese.


Jesse gave it a thumbs up and at 1/2 of it and I liked it so I will give it a go again. I just got some dough from the Lehi Bakery so I may use that tonight.

Update:

Here is the recipe that I used:

Put Ranch Dressing for sauce
1-2 cloves of minced garlic
Shredded Mozzarella cheese (lots)
Shredded Chicken Breasts (I cooked mine with Garlic, Salt & Pepper)
Diced Green Onions
Chopped Mushrooms
Diced Tomatoes
Bacon (if you like)
Sprinkle top with Parmesean Cheese

Follow baking directions for the dough used. I think mine was 350 for 20 minutes.


This was the yummy banana bread that my SIL made for the event that I chowed down the rest.

Surprise Package Arrived

All day Thursday I called and texted Jesse wanting to know if the package arrived of course he had to do "errands" and wasn't home impatiently waiting for it like I was. He just doesn't get as excited about packages as I do. So when I got home I ran out to the porch and picked the box up and it ended up being our sump housings for our water filters!! Yeah the lady told me it would be at least another 3 weeks before it was even shipped I guess harassment moved me up on the wait list!! Now it will only cost about $30 when we need a filter change instead of $250 for the company to come and do it!! I love saving money and having a handy husband!