Miss Izz is One Year Old!

It's crazy to look back on just one year ago and to see Isabelle so small. We totally thought we loved her so much and we did, but now as I look at her sweet little face I can honestly say that I swear I love her more everyday. She has had a great first year. It has been simply a wonderment to watch her grow. From her first smile, to her first laughs, to her learning to roll, crawl and walk and dance! I have never heard a child from nine months on say the word Hi sooo many times. From day one it's been the best to get Izz out of bed, she is always so happy and ready and waiting with a giant smile. Although lately I have noticed since she only gets her binks at nap times and bedtimes, she like to sit in her crib a bit longer in the mornings, becuase she knows I will take it away as soon as she gets up. I could go on and on about how much I love this gorgeous girl. She has been signing the word more for a while now and now does please and did milk really well just this morning. I swear she answers questions and says more words then we really catch on to. She gabbers all the time and waves Hi, bye and blows kisses, and if your lucky gives you real kisses! She loves to be chased and loves to hand Chewy his toys! She is constatly doing things that are so darling and cute we hope we never forget them. We had a great family party complete with food, presents, cake and ice cream, rain and rainbows and missed the few that couldn't come! But truely we find ourselves sincerely blessed to have Isabelle Marie apart of our lives. She truely and honestly makes each day happier and brighter. We can not imagine our lives without her!

Fun in the Lake Powell Sun!

We had a great time at Lake Powell this year! Marion brought fun dress up things for the girls, and a pinata that was so much fun! It is definatly fun to see the kids play and have so much. And it makes me realize how much fun they will have together, especailly as they get older. The kids all slept great, we played fun games, swam and boated with great weather and free fireworks everynight!!! So thank'you McCullough Family we love you!(The pictures are kind of pixalated sorry)

No Pictures....sad!

So we really are having a great summer. But unfortunatly we never seem to have our camera with us. Poor Izz looked so darling on the 4th and we didn't have a picture to prove it. For sure I'll start snapping soon!!!!

Wasatch Back and Pony Rides!

So the other day we took Isabelle to the Thanksgiving Point farm and it was so much fun. The animals all came up to us and Isabelle thought it was the best. She laughed so loud when she petted a horses nose, it was cute. The best part though was the pony ride! One word, Darling!





As for the Wasatch Back, I had a great time. I ran the race with my sister Anna, Carly a family friend, Anna's friend Tara and two other younger girls that I hadn't met before, Megan and Shana. Becuase of my negligence in training I got really nervous when the first three runners seemed to be putting us ahead of our scheduled times. But I'll have to pat myself on the back becuase I somehow maintained our times! I was runner 4 and my first run was through Paradise and Avon and it was by far the worst. If the heat was not bad enough I was fighting a stomach ache the whole time. But after crossing the exchange point and after getting over the feeling of throwing up I was glad I was done. Anna had a crazy run up the Avon Pass and she ran it like it was nothing. She is my running Hero for sure! The first run broke my spirit a little, becuase a five mile run was not suppose to be as hard as it was, but my second run gave my some hope, I ran the three miles around the Morgan area in 25 minutes and it felt pretty good. By the time I was almost ready to run my last leg on 15 minutes of sleep or less I had made myself sick with worry again. It was rated hard and I was not hot this time, but cold. But the sun was almost up and it was about 5:30am. I ran up and down and up and down and up along Jordanelle and somehow it felt great. It was by far my favorite leg, although rated my hardest. Besides my pumping problems(not enough batteries) and one flat tire, I am so glad that my sister asked me to run. It was hard to leave Isabelle for the first time, but I often pictured her while running, playing with her daddy and it definatly gave me some edge!!!! Overall, I think I will give myself a pat on the back! As it will be fun to drive along those roads someday and remember that I ran it with my own two legs.

Tagged!!!! And Hogle Zoo Pic!

5 Things on my list to do today:
1. Blog this Tag, since it's been a few weeks now!!!
2. Wash my feet, because I don't like gross feet from wearing sandles!
3. Kiss Carston Good Night!
4. Say prayers, Read Scriptures and go to sleep! It's getting late!
5. Have good dreams and sleep to drive to Logan tomorrow!

5 Snacks I enjoy:
1. Ice Cream
2. Baby Dill Pickles
3. String Cheese and Wheat Thins
4. Chocolate covered almonds, peanuts.....
5. Chips and Fresh Salsa

5 Things I would do if I was a sudden Billionare:
1. Buy Land
2. Buy into the Oil Market
3. Move to Kauai, better get a side of a plane with that!
4. Spend money on all my family members
5. Serious stuff, like help families in need around the globe.( I just read Kite Runner and a Thousand Splendid Suns, and those stories break my heart)

5 Bad Habits:
1. Finishing my Husbands stories to speed him up
2. Biting my Nails
3. Obsessing about a clean house
4. Jumping into water with my watch on
5. Not spending time on my Hair anymore

5 Places I have lived:
1. Kalispell, MT
2. Providence, UT
3. Cuenca, Ecuador
4. Harrison, NY
5. Salt Lake City, UT

5 Jobs I have had:
1. Bagger/Checker at Lee's Grocrey
2. Checker at Fred Meyer
3. Home Health for Bob Clark
4. Nanny
5. CNA

5 Things people don't know about me:
1. I have to make my bed because I'm afraid of dust getting on it!!! Ridiculous!
2. I like to have the volume on the TV on even numbers, and 15, since that is the day I was born!
3. I like to shovel snow and mow the lawn.
4. I really don't like dirty dishes and don't mind washing them where ever I am!
5. Ironing is my worst job, I remember crying, seriously, when my mom would ask me to do it! Sad!!!!




We also went to Hogle Zoo this past week with Marion, Mandy, Tag and Maddie while they were up!!! So fun. Izz loves animals for sure!!!!

Little Miss Walking, Yea!!!!

Kauai We Love and Miss You! And Miss 10 Months!

We had an awesome trip to visit the Darrohn Family in Kauai. They were the best we really really didn't want to leave...ever! We had so much fun and will never forget our first family vacation!
I had a lot of fun with Harmony, even though she had to work and we missed her a lot. We went on a hike along the Napali coast to a waterfall. The jungle and huge rocks and bright pink flower petals dusting the trail made us feel like we were kids in a story book! It was gorgeous and I will never forget swimming under the falls and looking out from behind the water. We also went paddle boarding the last day we were there, across Hanalei Bay. And I have to say it was so peaceful and so nice just seeing the green, lush mountains and hanging out on the water talking. This alone is making me want to become a resident.
We went to Kipou Falls with Stever and it was fun jumping in and also jumping off a huge rope swing. We hung out on the beach and snorkeled a lot this trip and it was the best. We saw turtles and eel's and Carston had fun using his new spear gun. I saw the Hawaiian State Fish everywhere and it was cool to actually know what I was looking for and at!
Scuba Diving was fun. We went to a place called Tunnels where,"Bethany", a few years back had her arm taken off by a Tiger Shark, if you remember. So I was a little jinxxing myself that we were going to see one. Especally since we saw her, Bethany, a few times (She has been on some bill boards around here). But we made it out safe. Phew!!! The coolest part of the dive was seeing a really cool red fish with huge eyes, a huge molusk, and watching a turtle get cleaned by a bunch of fish at a cleaning station! Where I guess they go to get cleaned whenever they need it!
Carst and Steve golfed at the Prince Golf Course. And I wish I could put in every last detail of the trip, but we had so much fun and now dream of moving there. Even if to just beat Steve and Harms at their favorite game of Pig...let's see...I think it was 6 to 1!!!! We missed seeing Peirce Brosnan (spelling) by one day!!!! Dang!



As for little miss she did amazingly well on the plane and she was so cute waving and saying,"Hi", to EVERYONE!!!! She has really been taking off these last few days and is now walking around the house. She walks from the office to the kitchen, for example, without help. She is still a little unsteady, but I don't think that will last long. She loves to pull off her socks, dance, and clap. And was trying to sign milk and I swear was signing more as well!!! Babies are definatly smarter then we think! She also got a runny nose the day before we left and we soon realized it was from her cutting all four top teeth all at the same time. She also loves to climb the stairs. I am also starting to realize she is growing up so fast. We love her and I can't imgine having to start over with another baby someday!!!!