Keith Shumway

We found out last night that a friend of ours, Keith Shumway, died in the Moab plane crash on Friday. I've known him for several years, and one of the first things I noticed about him was how happy and positive he always was. He could always brighten up a room with his big smile and joking nature. We'll really miss him.

My main reason for posting this was, first, to say something about such a wonderful person to those who didn't know him. But I also wanted to let people know that he has a wife, Lisa, and three-month old son, Landon. A memorial fund has been set up in his name for them at Wells Fargo and Mountain American Credit Union. We will be donating, and ask anyone else who can help to donate as well, even if its just a small amount. His family faces a tough time ahead, and they shouldn't have to worry about something like money right now. Ask for the Keith Shumway memorial or you can also call (800) 869-3557 for Wells Fargo.

Our prayers are with Keith's family, and with all those who lost loved ones in this tragedy.

Water Baby- Part II

Further proof that we can't keep her out of the water- it rained a bunch today and after it stopped we went outside to get out of the house for a bit and of course, Sadie heads straight for the puddles! She was having so much fun splashing around, I had to take her shoes off and get the camera! :)

Checking out the array of puddle fun our parking lot provides...



Splashing through the puddles was a big hit :)





Also popular was picking up little leaves and rocks (really, whatever she could find) and throwing them into the water



John and Lindsay Cumming came home while we were outside (they're our neighbors) and we chatted for a bit while Sadie continued to entertain herself with the water :) Then John, the angel that he is, started telling Sadie to sit down >:| ......

and finally, after they went inside, she did :-O


We went inside shortly after that ;)

Water Baby

Sadie has become our little water baby- as in, if there's water around, she's in it! Yesterday we took her to Town Square in St. George where they have a little river and fountains to play in. We took her there earlier in the summer and she wouldn't have anything to do with the water then, as you can tell by this photo of her clinging onto me for dear life!
But yesterday she was playing in everything and both she and I were SOAKED when we left. And of course, at this awesome photo opportunity, OUR CAMERA BATTERIES WERE DEAD!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooo. I was so sad- but this just means we'll have to take her again :)

She's also been playing alot in our neighbor's little pool with their boy Taite. These are some photos my neighbor took the other day when they were playing together.

LOL, I'm not really sure what this face is all about...


Sharing an elephant



We also went hiking up to Cascade Falls on Cedar Mountain last weekend with some friends, and of course when we got there, Sadie kept trying to get to the water! Never mind that its a raging waterfall, LOL!

Memory Lane...

I saw this on several blogs and I thought it would be fun!
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. It's actually pretty fun to see the responses.
If you leave me a memory about me, I'll assume you are playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one to you.
You're tagged if you read this. You have to do it!

Birthday Party!!!

Today we went to Panaca to celebrate my grandma's and my nephew Victor's birthdays (Launa's son). We had a blast! Sadie got to see her cousins and we got to have some good birthday grub, courtesy of Aunt Rie :) Its always so good to go out there, I love Lincoln County and my family!

As you can see, we're quite the group- and this isn't everyone (the birthday boy is on the right) !


My grandma is 32 and holding...


Victor....well, he's not quite 32 yet ;)


Sadie has two cousins her age on my side of the family- Jazmin and Curtis. Both are sooooooo cute! And they all get along pretty well most of the time...until someone steals a toy or something, or in the case of Curtis and Sadie, when he tackles her to the ground while trying to give her a hug :)

What can I say, we make cute kids ;)


Brian and I having fun with icing- we were going for a Dr. Evil thing ;)
Yeah, I know, we're dorks :)

After the party was over, we went outside and Sadie and Curtis found some more fun





Eventually they ended up with no diapers (they were so soaked and heavy- couldn't have been that comfortable!) and we got the CUTEST little bare butt shots. Unfortunately, the internet is the way it is, so I'm not posting any of those. All in all though, such a fun day and such cute memories!

I'm Rather Bored...

My job is pretty dynamic, and one of the ways this is apparent is by how busy I am. For most of the year, I am really busy and sometimes wonder how the heck I'll be able to get everything done. Then, mid-summer comes around and things really slow down. Most of our summer study abroad groups are done, my international groups have gone back home, and there aren't really any SUU students on campus. And I'll admit it- I'm really bored. And I'm pretty sure I will be most of this week. So in the meantime, I'm trying to find silly little things to keep me entertained...
98 words

Speed test

Are you impressed? :) Not to shabby- thanks to Mr. Hunt and my highschool typing class!

Summer So Far!!!

We've managed to stay busy this summer with various fun little things, so I thought I'd share a few random pictures for your viewing pleasure :)

First are just some cute photos I took of Sadie in our back yard





































































We go to a park or playground most evenings during the week. Our favorite is probably South Elementary, because they have an awesome playground!




































































Seriously, probably her most favorite thing to do there is to go up and down their stairs and ramps

These next few were taken at this "family fun fest" at the Main Street Park in Cedar City- mostly we just went up and down the big blow up slide over and over and over and over....... but Sadie had fun :)





























We also took Sadie on her first camping trip this summer!!! She loved it for the most part, and we had alot of fun too.















Here we are making her first S'more....














...which she wouldn't even try! All she wanted was the graham cracker
















Another first this summer was bowling!!!














Check out them bowling guns!














Sadie was helping Lindsay with her game :D
















And the summer's not even halfway over!

4th of July Fun!

Ok, so I totally stole these photos from Stacey's page, but they're so cute!!! We went over to Stacey Tannehill's house on July 5th to play and visit. Portia and her cousin Teah were there too, and all the kids!!! It was alot of fun, and Sadie and Lauren had a blast together :) Can't wait to do it again!

Welcome to My Blog!

Well, I decided to jump on the bandwagon! Seems everyone had a blog but us, so finally, here it is! I hope you all enjoy ours as much as I enjoy yours. :)