Summer 2012

@ Lake Powell

IT was a blast! But that is what we strive for! Brandon and I had lots of fun camping, playing outdoors and vacationing and I had lots of fun at girls camp. This year we camped at Goblin Valley, and Payson Lakes. Both were fairly fun. I think Goblin Valley is one of my favorite places on earth. Unfortunately I forgot my camera so no pics for you :(

Our outdoors fun included biking, playgrounds, 7 peaks and the splash pad. Lyssa absolutely adores the splash pad and playing in water. She is always up for something fun to do and I am glad we have been blessed with so many options. Brandon got his bike for Christmas and I got mine for my birthday. They have been so much fun to have. I love riding to the Library and around town, though I am absolutely HORRIBLE at uphills.

Vacationing this year included Canada (of course), and Lake Powell. We as always had oodles of fun in Canada. It was a MUCH needed relaxing trip at the beginning of summer. Lyssa was spoiled rotten by her Great Auntie Shreecey and it was so much fun to watch her interact with her and the rest of the family. Lake Powell was much fun we rented a boat and enjoyed water skiing, knee boarding and tubing. And we only had one minor hurricane :)

Sorry to not be more entertaining, but I wanted to record my summer in some form before I forgot. I am so blessed! I have such an amazing husband and daughter. I am so grateful for the knowledge I have of God and the opportunity I have to enjoy His beautiful creations in nature as well as witness His daily little miracles that he places in my life.

Quick Update

So apparently I am not very good at the blogging game, but here is a quick update:)

Life continues to be good! Spoiled am I! I have the most amazing husband. We went on a super fun date last weekend where I literally ate chips and salsa til I was sick, but lots of fun was had by all and I finally watched Top Gun (which I didn't like I know I am an awful person!) Lyssa is growing up so very fast. She is walking around like she owns the place and constantly asks to go out. We went camping last weekend with a bunch of the Shaws and I think she thought she was in heaven, because she was out all day, got to play in the dirt and got to sleep with mommy and daddy! What a spoiled little girl oh how I love her!

Alright there is my quick update! Lots of love!

Love, Love, Love!

I love, Love, LOVE this time of year! As I mention Brandon and I had a fabulous anniversary and we also had a GREAT valentine's day! I think Lyssa also enjoyed her first Valentine's day! She is such a doll!

I love, Love, LOVE that everything is new and exciting to her. She really loves to watch the snow fall, chase the cats, and trumpet like an elephant! (Yes my daughter likes to be different, why should she meow like a cat or bark like a dog when she can sound like an elephant? PS she can also moo now, further proving she is my daughter :) )

I love, Love, LOVE watching Brandon be a dad! He is SOOO good to Lyssa. They have so much fun playing together. Brandon is already talking about when she is big enough to go hunting, fishing, 4 wheeling, etc. Sounds like a lot of quiet afternoons at home for the mommy ;)!

I love, Love, LOVE the roses Brandon got me! They are ABSOLUTELY gorgeous! It absolutely made my day to go downstairs and see a beautiful bouquet or roses and a note telling me I'm beautiful, that the house is gorgeous and that I am a great mother :)! He is way too good to me!

Bucket List

I've been meaning to make one of these FOREVER so this is my start, I'm sure more will be added over time as I remember. . . (not in order of significance, just in order of remembrance)

1. go to Bryan Adams concert with Dad

2. Climb to top of Timp

3. Hike Angel's Landing

4. Keep family a priority ALWAYS

5. Learn to waltz with Brandon

6. Ride in a hot air balloon

7. Ride in a Limo

8. Do the straddles

9. Go to Europe

10. one handed cart wheel

11. Go to Hawaii

12. Read Quadruple Combination (Bible, Book of Mormon, D & C, Pearl of Great Price)

13. Have name on credits of full length film

14. Visit a volcano

15. Kiss Brandon under a waterfall

16. Be published

Life is good!

So if this is suppose to track my life I should probably write in it occasionally, correct? The sad thing is life is rather dull, incredibly good just not exciting. Though I do seem to always have something to look forward to which is great.

On the 14th Brandon and I celebrated our 6 year wedding anniversary! I feel so blessed to have such an amazing husband! I hope and wish everyone's marriage could be or is as good as ours. It makes every day full of sunshine and bliss. . . or at least have that potential :)

We celebrated by going out to eat at Los Hermanos and having a Transformers marathon with lots of cuddling! It was a very enjoyable day. . . once I got off work :) It is always nice to celebrate love! And happily Valentine's day is around the corner so we'll get to celebrate it again soon :)!

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day I got to spend a lot of time with the family I grew up in :) We went and played at the Orem Rec Center. Of course I was there mostly for comic relief and to encourage the overall morale :) Then my Daddy and I went to a Grizzlies hockey game. It was fairly fun, even though I was confused the majority of the time. Lyssa also came and thought the french fries were the best part and once those were gone, she was ready to be to (we left after the 2nd period)

Lyssa continues to make my days very fun! And I think we are beginning to get in a rhythm. At least she doesn't fight naps and bed time as much which makes me grin ear to ear! But at the moments she needs me to come play so until next time!

A New Year, A New. . . blog?

This year I have decided to start a blog. I hope this will be a way to keep a journal, keep in contact with family and just have fun :).

The basics of me are my name is Jessica, I am married to the most amazing man, Brandon and have the most sweet beautiful daughter Lyssa. Brandon and I are approaching our 6 year wedding anniversary and Lyssa is 10 months old. Family is the biggest priority in my life, and I hope my actions reflect that. I am 25 years old, I work at Spanish Fork 17, my favorite color is green, my lucky number is 4, my favorite animal is a cow, I like to read, watch movies, be outside, play with Lyssa, cuddle with Brandon, cook, and just be crazy as a general rule. So now that the basics are covered let's talk about Christmas!

This was Lyssa's first Christmas and of course she made off like a bandit :). Santa, Grandmas, Grandpas and of course Mom and Dad spoiled her rotten, but even though she got lots of new toys as I sit writing this she is currently playing with pens and a big cup, *sigh* as long as she's happy! She didn't really enjoy unwrapping presents, but she did enjoy playing with the toys the next day, and I enjoy dressing her up in all her new outfits. Brandon and I were also spoiled, but honestly who cares about that ;)!

New years was also a BLAST! I decided to have a laid back celebration with lots of yummy food and a puzzle. Marynda (my little sister) joined us for the hoopla. Lyssa started the new year a 3 AM with teething :( the poor thing. This will be her 3rd tooth once it breaks through. I can't believe how fast she is growing up. Today (Jan 2) we are celebrating my Daddy's birthday. I am very excited. It should be lots of fun! I hope all is well with you and yours and I hope this will benefit someone. . . even if it is just me!