Crazy Good Time

We had so much fun over the week of the 4th. Dustin and I both had Thursday and Friday off so decided that we had better take advantage of the time. We went to Bear Lake on Thursday. Justus was so cute in his little swim outfit and the lake was beautiful. We went to the Hyrum City fireworks that night. We always have great seats at Dustin's Aunt Brenda's house. Justus managed to sleep through the whole show.

Friday was the car show, and that is a "never miss" event at our house. It's so fun to see all the classy cars. We hit the Logan City fireworks that night with Dustin's family. Justus slept through that show, too.






Saturday, the 4th, was my mom's birthday... Happy Birthday Mom! We went to the Hyrum City Parade, which Justus loved. He just hung-out, watching all the crazy people. We had a stop for lunch at Sherryil's before we headed down to Provo. Nicole and Jess were up with their families; so fun! We had a barbecue at Brent and Kathy's house and headed to the Stadium of Fire... can you guess, Justus slept through that whole show, too! Funny boy, he was such a good sleeper those days!

Sunday, they blessed our two new nieces. Ever Ray was blessed by her dad, Brent, and Bella Rae was blessed by her dad, Bartley. They are such sweet babies! Ever was born 12 days after Justus and Bella was born 4 weeks later. How fun when they get together!

It was so great to see the family! We had such a good time! You have to love summer- there is always something fun going on.

Six Fun Filled Years

Happy Anniversary Dustin! In honor of 6 great years, I wrote a list of 6 random things I love about Dustin.

1- He loves pizza as much a I do, and we both agree no one does it better than Papa John's.

2- He gave our son his good looks (what handsome boys I have!). I know, this isn't really random, it's just stating a fact I can't deny.

3- If I'm feeling stressed or frustrated he squeezes me tight and won't let go until I give him a kiss (or two).

4- We can't go see a movie without getting popcorn- this was always considered and overpriced indulgence when I was growing-up so at first I was taken back by this perpetual need, but I've come to realize a $10 overpriced indulgence is one of those little things in life that add to the experience as a whole; definitely worth the $10 (plus, he always shares :) ).

5- He refers to spiders as "bugs" to not cause me to panic- which I would. ie. Me: "Dustin what are you doing over there?" Dustin: "Oh, there's just a bug over here I'm taking care of." Me: "Oh, great." Had I realized it was actually a spider, the conversation would go much differently and would include some irrational screaming and running on my part.

6- He thinks he's a cowboy. This thought is only exacerbated when he goes with the Mangums to round-up cows. He always comes home with a swagger and a need for a horse and saddle. Why is this on my list? I think it's funny. I can laugh because he doesn't actually dress like a cowboy (it would cease to be funny at that point and crossover onto another kind of list), although he would love to get himself a nice pair of boots. I know as he is reading this, he's thinking that I am the one that is country. After all, I use phrases like "ya'll" and "fixin' to." I blame that on my backwoods college education. One thing about it all, we both love country music (even if we have different opinions as to what is classified as "good" country).

We haven't stopped having fun yet and I can't wait to see what the next six years bring!

Road Trip

To celebrate our 6 year anniversary, Dustin and I took Justus on a little road trip to Southern Utah. We spent one day at Bryce Canyon. It was so beautiful and the rain held off until we were done hiking and sheltered in the visitors center, eating dinner. We invested in a backpack to haul Justus around in- and he did so great in it; he either would sleep or just sit there and take in the sites. That night we drove to St. George and spent the night at Jessica's house. It was so fun to see her family- her kids are so cute! We spent the next two days at Zion's. We had a really great time hiking around and seeing the park. It was so nice to get away for a few days and just enjoy being a family. I have the best husband and son!

Finally a Recipe

Sorry that it has taken so long to get this recipe posted but here it is!

Black Bean Salsa

3-4 Roma tomatoes; diced (or if you cook like me- the canned diced tomatoes work great too. I just put in 2 cans)
1 can drained black beans
2 cans drained white corn
1 can olives, diced
1 bottle Italian dressing

ENJOY! :)

In Daddy's Shoes

My handsome boys! Dustin's mom gave us the shoes that Justus is wearing- they were Dustin's. Cute, huh?! I think so! What a fun keepsake.

Baby in his Bumbo

Justus loves to sit-up and look around; he thinks he is so big. I decided to pull out the bumbo that we got from the girls at Dr. Binns office, just to see if he liked it and was big enough for it (I didn't think he was yet). He loves the thing and it's perfect for him to hangout with me while I get ready for the day. I just can't believe he's big enough for it! My baby's growing up!

Blessing Justus

Sunday June 7, Dustin blessed Justus. He did such a great job and Justus was an angel all day. He was awake for his blessing, just checking out the pretty lights in the chapel. We want to thank all of our friends and family for coming and supporting us... we had an amazing turn-out. Afterwards, we had rented the Cobblestone Clubhouse (which turned out to be the perfect investment because it was pouring rain all day) for a huge taco feast. It was good food, good fun, and great company. For those who asked for the black bean salsa recipe- I'll be posting that soon.