Wanna ride????

We went out 4-wheeling with my family yesterday to the Cane Beds on the Utah/Arizona border just past Colorado City (aka Pligville). Ethan played with Grandpa and Grandma Hadley for the day. We weren't able to bring our own bike because we couldn't get our trailer lights to work so we borrowed a 4-wheeler from my parent's friends. We had a great ride with awesome views of the backside of Zion National Park and the Mail drop that was used get the mail from Kanab, Utah and Fredonia, Arizona to Springdale, Utah (the entrance to Zion National Park).



Taking a break to do some shooting, notice Jeff relaxing.
Ellie climbing the rocks.Jeff and I.
Doing some rock climbing.
My dad.
My dad, my nephew Jacob and my brother Newell overlooking the Mail drop.
Springdale (the entrance to Zion National Park) is at the bottom of the V in the mountains.
Jeff and I.
Jeff and I, again.

Newell and Jacob getting stuck in the mud.
The backside of Zion National Park.
Kristina and Ellie & Newell and Jacob.
View from the top just before it got dark. We were able to find a lot of fossils here. My nephew, Jacob, had both pockets on his pants full and Jeff filled a Ziploc bag full.

Playtime with the Bergs

I really like riding the bike, I just need longer legs.
This chair fits me just right, however, I can't figure out how to get in it other than climbing on it, standing on it and turning around to sit down.

Riding the bike with Grandma and Papa Berg. Chasing cousins Ellie and Jacob around the table.
Playing in Grandma and Papa Bergs yard with Jacob and Ellie.
Jacob riding the bike with Ellie showing Grandma her belly drawings that Jacob did for her.
Ellie riding the scooter.

Wedding bells are ringing!!!!

Brian (Jeff's youngest brother) married his girlfriend Lexie on Saturday, October 4th. Ethan was really good for most of the wedding and reception. He had a great time chasing the bubbles that Grandpa Hadley was blowing and pulling off the flower that Daddy was wearing during the family pictures.

Ethan - what a cheeser.
Ethan and Mommy making Indian noises.
Ethan and Daddy making faces.
George (Jeff's brother) and wife Brittney
Bride and Groom cutting the cake.
The happy couple!!!

Our little family.
Jeff and his Dad.
Ethan chasing the bubbles.
Hadley Family....(left to right, Jeff, Ethan, Lori (Jeff's sister), Me, George (Jeff's brother), Brittney (George's wife), Jenn (Steven's wife), Steven (Jeff's brother), LaVar (Jeff's Dad), Ann (Jeff's Mom), and the happy couple Lexie and Brian).

On the road again....Welcome to SLC, Utah.

We started our vacation at 8 pm on Wednesday, October 1st. We were planning to leave much earlier in the day, but Jeff's staff just wouldn't let him get away. We were both hoping that leaving that late at night would be better for Ethan and that he would sleep most of the way that evening, however, Ethan thinks that sleep is unnecessary and was good the whole time but stayed awake until we finally stopped for the night in Baker City at 12:30 am. The next morning (Thursday) we started out about 8 am and arrived in SLC, Utah at 3:30. That trip was not as pleasant. Ethan still wouldn't sleep and we were very glad to get out of the car.

Ethan and Bobo the bear. Jeff and Aunt Lori made this bear when they were in high school. Ethan really like to sit on him and give him hugs!!!

Jeff's brother Brian was able get us tickets to the Utah vs. Oregon State game on Thursday night. GO UTES!!!! Jeff graduated from the U and it was really fun to be back at the stadium with the home team crowd. Utah won the game and most of the crowd ran onto the field. Aunt Lori was happy to watch Ethan for the evening while we went to the game.

Brittney and George (Jeff's brother and wife)

Adam and Brian (Jeff's brother and friend)

Six quirky things about Kate....

Most people I know probably already know this stuff, but I saw this on someone else's blog and though it would be fun.

Quirky 1: I make lists for everything: shopping, running errands, packing for trips (you should see my list for our upcoming trip on Wednesday, it is 3 pages), etc.

Quirky 2: I am the queen of organization. Everything I do has a purpose and a place, now it may not make sense to anyone other than myself, but...if you know me you understand.

Quirky 3: I enjoying cleaning... I know to some people this is a tad OCD, however I really like my life put together and clean.

Quirky4: I hate being late. Jeff can't understand why the clock in my car is set 15 minutes fast since I know that it is 15 minutes fast what good does that do me, however, anyone who does this knows that they can allow for a few extra minutes and still make it on-time or early. Being on time for Jeff is a different story.....but we'll go into that another time.

Quirky 5: I hate spiders and mice, not because I think that they will hurt me, but because they are so fast. I freak out every time. I have tried to control my fearful screaming and I have killed a spider or two, but I have to talk myself into it and the spider really knows he is going to die - HA, if you ever see me in action you will fall on the floor laughing.

Quirky 6: I have routines for almost everything I do. For instance, I have certain routines for cleaning my house, grocery shopping, packing Ethan's diaper bag, etc. It is probably more OCD than anything else, but as you can see from the above questions, I come in a quirky package and if you know me you understand and possibly have some of the same quirks yourself.

Riding the 4-wheeler with Mommy

Yesterday Jeff brought our 4-wheeler home from our friends house, The Seifert's, who have graciously been sheltering it for us. Ethan had a blast on his first official 4-wheelen' ride. He was giggling most of the time while Copper was chasing us.

One week and counting...

We are very excited to be able to go see our families next week. Jeff's brother Brian is getting married on October 4th to Miss Lexie Lou. Ethan has been helping mommy get things packed for our long drive. I started filling a suitcase with some of Ethan's clothes while he was reading to Copper and the next thing I know he is "helping me" by throwing the clothes out and putting all his stuffed animals in the suitcase and then climbing in it himself. He keeps me laughing.






Daddy has been working really long hours (nothing new, but since we are leaving next week he has to make sure everything is caught up) so we haven't seen him much. The other night he was able to make it home just before I put Ethan to bed. Ethan was so excited to see him and didn't want to let go.


Ethan is going to be a Monkey for Halloween. I put the costume on him yesterday after we got it in the mail and he started giggling and running around with Copper following him as always. I got the costume for $6.64 and the jacket for $7.99 off of Ebay.

Peek-a-boo with himself

He definitely keep us entertained. We love our boy!!!

Ethan's first major owie...

Yesterday Ethan and Copper were out in the front yard "helping" Jeff and I adjust the sprinklers in the flower beds and lay bark dust. The mailman covering for our maillady came to drop off our mail and thought that he would sneak up to the mailbox without getting Copper's attention, since he was being distracted by the neighbor kids, however, Copper, being a very active puppy and having a short attention span, saw him and runs up to him taking down Ethan in the process. It looks worse in the picture and it could have been a lot worse, but he was back out playing with Copper and playing in the dirt shortly after getting him cleaned up.



Here are a couple of pictures pre-fall.

Our Labor Day Weekend!

We had a nice holiday weekend. Jeff stayed home the whole weekend with us, which I am sure he regretted today going back to work, however, it was really nice to spend some time with him. Saturday we scrapped and repainted the garage doors, what a task, but they look so nice.

On Sunday, Ethan and I met Amy and Hunter at the zoo. After patiently waiting in line for 45 minutes, both boys being so good, we were finally able to see the new baby elephant that was born. Amazing how small, but how big he is weighing in at 285 lbs.




And then on Monday, we relaxed and took Ethan to the park and Copper on a long walk. Ethan loves hanging out with his Daddy and was glad to get to spend time with him.