Bowling

Courtney has a kind of obsession with bowling. She actually loves to bowl on the Wii. She thinks it is pretty neat that she can beat her dad, grandpa, and uncle at it. She's not as good in real life but still has a very good time. She started off strong but had to use the ramp about halfway through. She always loves it when Grandma and Grandpa come to visit.

The Circus Comes to Town

The circus is one of the weirdest things I have ever seen, and frankly, not that entertaining. Don't tell that to these two girls though. Courtney wanted to invite her friend, Haylee, to the circus with us and they had a great time! They really were troopers, but after almost three hours, they told us they were ready to go. We only missed the last 15 minutes or so, but they were both asleep before we made it to the freeway.

State Fair

For Courtney, the best part of competing for Utah's funniest kid was getting tickets to the fair. It was half price wristband day, the day we went, so we had to get one for her. I don't think a kid has ever been happier.
She loves going on the rides! She went on the slide at least 25 times, so we definitely got our money's worth there.

She likes the crazy rides best and gets kind of tired of kid's rides.
She even went on an adult ride(that technically, she wasn't tall enough to get on, but her dad was holding her so the worker wouldn't know) and it was totally her favorite one. She is definitely her father's child!

They wanted a group shot of all of the kids that participated for Utah's funniest kid, and this is our daughter. All I can say is heaven help us when she becomes a teenager.

A Couple of Cuties!

It is really no surprise to anyone that knows us, that Courtney is obsessed with babies. Dave's cousin has one of the cutest and her name is Bailey. Courtney can't get enough of her.

Hail

Ok, so this post is a little late. It really happened all the way back in August(right after our 11 year anniversary;). It started to hail and it was crazy.
Courtney loved being able to get out her umbrella!
Look at the size of the hail!!

My hubby

I have yet another tag but thought it would be a nice one to do about Dave.

1. Where did you meet? Southern Utah University

2. How long did you date for? 2 months until engagement, 3 more months to marriage

3. How long have you been married? 7 years

4. What does he do that surprises you? Sometimes he just randomly mops and vacums.

5. What is your favorite feature about him? I don't want to sound too shallow and say his butt, but it is pretty fine. And of course, his eyes!

6. What's your favorite quality about him? How much he loves his daughter and is willing to do anything to care for her.

7. Does he have a nick name for you? No, actually.

8. What is his favorite color? I don't actually know but the guy wears a ton of blue!

9. What is his favorite food? Lately, a Big Mac but usually a good steak suits him best.

10. What is his favorite sport? Basketball

11. Who said I love you first? It was definitely him (one of the reasons I love him!)

12. When and where was your first kiss? It was Spring Break 2001 in Huntington Beach. We weren't even dating. I guess he figured he would just go for it.

13. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple? Most often we go to the movies

14. Do you have any kids? How many? 1 daughter

15. What is a hidden talent of his? Most people don't know Dave is an artist. I wish it wasn't so hidden. He is great!

16. How old is he? He will be 33 on October 24.

17. What is his favorite kind of music? It depends on his mood. But just to be clear, it is NEVER Country music.

18. What do you admire about him? Just the person that he is and wants to be.

19. What is his favorite pastime? Did someone say Video Games?

20. Do you think he is going to read this? If he does, it will be in a few months.

I want to hear about everyone's husbands, so consider yourself tagged if you haven't already done it.

The good old days

Ok, thanks to my dear friend Alisha, I now have to let you all know a little about my high school days.

1. Did you date someone from your high school: Yes, fortunately not for long periods of time.

2. What kind of car did you drive? I drove a lavendar Geo Prism that my mom and dad so nicely gave me.

3. What is your most embarrassing moment in high school?: I know this is a lot of information, so I am giving you the option to stop reading with a warning: I started my period and it bled through my pants. You didn't even think that happened to people in real life, did you?
4. Were you a party animal?: No.

5. Were you considered a flirt?: Nope

.6. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir?: No.

7. Were you a nerd? Nope.

8. Were you on any varsity teams?: Nope

9. Did you get suspended/expelled?: I would never have dreamed of it.

10. Can you still sing the fight song?: If I was at a football game and it started right after a touch down, I am positive it would all come back.

11. Who were your favorite teachers?:I loved Mr. Garlic and Mr. Wagstaff but definitely had a crush on Mr.Beeson.

12. Where did you sit during lunch?: In the commons area

13. School Mascot?: Cavemen

14. Did you go to homecoming and with who?: I went with a foreign exchange student one year and a friend another.

15. If you could go back and do it again, would you?: Absolutely not. I would go through my two years of college in a heartbeat, but not high school.

16. What do you remember most about graduation?: Wanting to get to school and move from home.

17. Where did you go senior skip day?: I don't think we ever had one of those.

18. Have you gained weight since then?: Definitely

19. Who was your prom date?: I went with a returned missionary, Steve, and Micah Derfler.

20. Are you planning on going to your 10 year reunion?: I'm thinking about it

21. Looking back, what advice would you give yourself?: Have more fun, live it up!

I tag anyone who feels up to the challenge!

Utah's Funniest Kid - FOX 13

Courtney was recently on TV. We went to Chick-Fil-A one day and they were giving out free circus tickets for kids that made funny faces or told jokes. I guess they liked Courtney because they asked her to be on TV with Big Budah. She then went to the Utah State Fair for the Utah's Funniest Kid competition. She had a good time.

First Day of School

Courtney has once again started Preschool. I have been looking forward to this day for 3 months now. Courtney was a little hesitant but ended up loving it. Her teacher is Miss Kelsie. She gets to go to school with her friend, Maddie, which has helped a ton. She didn't even shed any tears today. It was quite the opposite. She said, "Just leave mom." That, to some moms, would have broken their hearts, but I have been waiting for this day for 4 years. I was so proud of her!

Breakfast anyone?

Dave and I were sleeping in one morning after a late night and woke to Courtney begging us to come down for breakfast. Little did we know, she had made breakfast for us! It was bittersweet because it was so fun that she did it for us, but we definitely have a grown up little girl on our hands. She is always doing kind, thoughtful things for us. We love her tons!

Anything for Free Food

As you can see, it is not above me to dress my daughter and niece up like cows for free dinner. As most of you know, Chick-fil-A is pretty much my favorite place to eat. On customer appreciation day, you get a free meal if you dress up like a cow. I'm totally doing it next year(I know you can't wait for pics)!

Correction

Don't ask me why but I accidentally put that it was our 11 year anniversary. No, I didn't get married when I was 16! I have no idea why I put that but have changed it to seven years. Wow, I guess I should be less tired when posting!

Our 7 Year Anniversary

Dave loved this big elk (even though he thought it was a moose)!















Dave couldn't pass up the opportunity to get a picture with this huge, crazy looking bear.
On Main Street in Park City.
This was Dave's favorite person in the opera.


Dave tried to surprise me this year, but his mom kind of let it out of the bag early. He was able to do a little surprising though. Dave's mom flew in to watch Courtney while we went away for 3 days and two nights. It was heavenly! First we went up to Park City and stayed at the Treasure Mountain Inn. It was a condo type room, so it was really great. We walked up and down main, ate dinner outside in the nice evening, then headed up to Deer Valley for an Outdoor Opera. We aren't huge opera fans but it was really funny and we had a great time. The next day we went shopping at the outlets (of course, you never go to Park City and leave without doing that). Then we headed down to Salt Lake. We walked around Temple Square until we were able to check into our hotel. Then we walked to the Gateway and shopped some more. Then we decided to hit a movie. The next morning we had the best breakfast at the hotel and we were off. It was great to have a relaxing little trip, but it's always good to get home. Thank you Dave, for being my knight in shining armor everyday and for doing such wonderful things for me. Thank you Wendy, for watching Courtney so that we could spend some time together.

Our Fourth of July

I know, it's a little late but thought I would post these anyway. We went to the Riverton City Parade. Luckily, we were in the shade but we did have to set up our chairs 3 days in advance to get it. Courtney had a great time, even though the only candy they threw was taffy. Of course she loved the pirate float best.
After the parade, we went to watch Dave play softball with some guys from our neighborhood. It was actually a tournament but our team was pretty bad! They were eliminated after two games but it was still a lot of fun to go and watch.

Memories

Well, I guess I will play along, it has been fun to comment on others blogs about my memories of them so it should be fun to get some back.
So here are the instructions...1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!
2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you.

Picture Tag

Here's how it works...for each question, look up the answer on google image search. Then choose your favorite image from the FIRST PAGE OF RESULTS ONLY. If you want to do this (which I would love it if you did) please post in my comments that you completed it so I can view yours. If you need clarification on any of them leave a comment. This actually took me way too long because I'm a retard when it comes to this stuff but so much fun. I am tagging everyone I know to do this one because it is a lot of fun and pretty hilarious.

My first name

My middle name

My last name

My screen name

My college degree






My grandmother's name

My bad habit

Town where I live





Best friend's nickname

A past love

A past pet

My favorite color








Town where I was born

My favorite animal





What I'm doing right now

My favorite food







My favorite object

My fav place






A place I'd like to travel to

My age