Prom

Well it is getting that time of the year! Kaid is a Junior so he decided that he would go to Prom. He asked Natalie. He did not get a photo of how he asked her (mainly because he is a boy and doesn't care about it) But he got a stuffed dog and a bunch of candy and wrote a note and tied it to the collar of the dog that said "I'd Roll over and beg for you to go to prom with me". It was really cute.

Well last week Nat answered him back....This time I got photos.

I loved this- In case you can't read it, it says "Kaid no need to roll over or beg me to go, I'm all out of breath, my answer is .....(Pop the balloons to find my answer)
This is the balloons that where on the floor of his bedroom.

He had tons of balloons in his room, some of them even had glitter in them so when he popped them it went all over! But her answer was YES! So now we have to get a tuxedo and all of that fun stuff. Yeah! Nat got her dress this weekend so we now know what colors we are needing to match. I will post more after prom.

Erika

17 years and Counting

Wow, I can't believe that we have been married that long! It seems like yesterday that we were getting married. I pulled out our engagement photos and our wedding album. Man we were skinny! And I don't think I have seen Colby's hair that long since Beaver dared him to die it black. I think back to the day that we got married, it was such a special day. I am so lucky to be married to the man of my dreams. Colby has always been such a hard worker and provided for our family. We have been through a lot in our married lives; 22 moves, separations (due to work), 3 kids, 2 dogs, 3 horses, 4 pigs, pheasants and chickens, extended hospital stays, surgeries, going to college, etc.. And we have lived to tell the story! I am so glad that we take the journey together.

Here's to many, many more years together! I can't wait to see what life throws at us next and to be able to grow old with you and sit out and watch the sunsets.
For our anniversary this year poor Colby got sick (so did Brock) so we went to dinner on Friday night and then on Saturday Colby, Me, and Brock went to the Hunting Expo. It was a lot of fun, they were geared more towards kids that the other Expo that we went to last month. Brock got to catch a fish, and we watched the dogs in the big pool. We then went out to dinner and a movie, it was a lot of fun to just be able to spend time with Colby.
I love you!
Erika

The Results are IN!

That is the BEAR results are in, and yes Colby drew a tag! He is so EXCITED. He can't wait for the hunt to start. When he thinks of bear hunting he gets all excited and just has a smile from ear to ear. When he envisions the hunt he sees a bear like the one above, just a bear. Oh I might of forgot to mention it is an archery tag. So they tell me that you will typically shot your bear 15 -20 yards away!!!! WHO in their right mind would want to be that close to a bear?!?!? Not only that close but you can bait the bears, so seriously who would not only want to be that close to a bear, but a HUNGRY bear!?! I assure you I will not be going on this hunt!

This is not even as scary of a bear as what I envision it being that close. (But on line it says that this is an aggressive bear) This hunt TERRIFIES me. And the best part is Colby put me in for the hunt. LUCKILY my results said UNSUCCESSFUL. (I think that they got it wrong.)

Celine....

I bought the tickets for this concert over a year ago, it was postponed and this time it went off with out a hitch.. Kaid came because he knew that the girl to boy ratio was in his favor. (Kids!)

And just an FYI there are LOTS of pictures!

Bobbi & Judi had the task of trying to keep the rest of us in line. :)

We had so much Fun. We headed out about 4:30 so we could go to dinner before the concert. We went out to Chili's it was a blast. I had no idea that one gal could eat SO much.

We all laughed and ate and had a great time, once our bellies where full it was time to head to the concert. Just like at girls camp we had the music turned as loud as it would go...And we sang the songs over and over. ( I think I might have scared Bobbi and Judi) Cameras where going off every few seconds on the way up, people would pull up along side of me and look in the car like what is going on. I think they were looking to see if we had some one famous in the car. So needless to say we have tons of pictures.

So we get to the concert and park. We all walk in to the Energy Solution Center and make our way to our seats. I notice that our seats are "not so good" we are on the second to last row of the place. Are you kidding me?!? That is high! I had to sit there for awhile and get my bearings. They had a comedian come out and be the opening act for Celine, he was hysterical. We all laughed and laughed. Then it was time for the reason we where all there.... Celine! She was great, we all sang along with her and loved it.

So on the way home, we once again sang the songs. Once it was time to drop everyone off, the last group of girls decided that they where not quite ready to be done with the fun. So while I was dropping off Kylee (Larry) and Josie, Chelsey, Lacee, and Kaid decided that it was time to get on the top of the car and take photos!

The evening was a total blast! I am so glad that everyone was able to come and make more memories! Thanks everyone. I love you all!

Erika

Sweethearts

Ok, as promised here are a couple of pictures from Sweethearts. I know that they are a long time coming but life has gotten busy, and I am just now getting to them. (And I am not sure why they look so bad) The first photo is a photo of Kaid and Shayli, Lauren and her date. They both looked really cute. The second is a photo of them trying to pin on the "corsage" the girls did not want to do the traditional corsages so they went with a really cute "sheriffs" badge. They seemed to be just as hard as a flower to pin on. All in all they all had a fun date and enjoyed the dance.

Husband Tag

OK, so I was tagged last week by Melody..I put it off but I have a minute so I thought I would do it. This is a chance to see how well you know your husband...

1. He is sitting in front of the TV, what is on the screen? Hunting Shows

2. You're out to eat what kind of dressing on his salad? Ranch

3. What's one food he doesn't like? Roast

4. You go out to eat and have a drink what does he order? Strawberry Lemonade

5. Where did he go to High School? Spanish Fork

6. What shoe size does he wear? 10

7. What is his favorite type of sandwich? Italian BMT

8. What would he eat everyday if he could? Tacos

9. What is his favorite cereal? Oatmeal (which makes me gag!)

10. What would he never wear? Shorts

11. What is his favorite sports team? Like anyone could not guess this! BYU Cougars

12. Who did he vote for? McCain (I guess, I never did ask him. I thought that is why it is private booths to vote in. :) )

13. Who is his best friend? Duh! Me

14. What is something you do that he wishes you wouldn't? Probably that I am the "lawyer" for the kids. (i am working on not being the "lawyer")

15. Did he play sports in high school? Baseball, football

16. What could he spend hours doing? Hunting, fishing, horseback riding, fixing things, and spending time with the family.

17. What is one unique talent he has? Raising Pigs! Who knew that?!?!

Colby is a great husband, father, and friend. I appreciate all that he does for me and the boys. He is always teaching by example. ( he never asks the kids to do something that he is not willing to do) and he has a heart of gold, he would give someone the shirt off of his back if they needed it. (I have seen him do this)

I tag Norma, Charlyn, Candi, Krista, Tara and anyone else that wants to play along.

Also, I will post Kaid's dance pictures and I do have a great post about the concert! Thanks Gals it was a BLAST!

Erika

Kaid Dance

Ok, so this weekend was quite busy at our house. Kaid had Sweethearts and the rest of us just had life. Kaid told me that I could post this photo, so I am going to take advantage of it. He said that they could never get a picture of him when he was higher in the air. But he assures me that he was indeed higher.

This is part of his Sweethearts dance date, they went snowmobiling in the day and then came back home to get ready to go to the dance. I will post those photo's once I get them off my camera. He had a good time.

Erika

Celine...

I know this won't come as a big shock to most of you but I will admit it, I am a bit of a trouble maker:) I try to do as my mother taught me, but sometimes I just can't help myself. Well a few years ago I was in our wards YM and had the wonderful opportunity to go to girl camp, (here's a shout out to "Larry" and the rest of the homies!) Anyways, we caught wind that there was going to be an "air raid" and we did not want to have a few of the girls wake up that way so the YW President gave me the charge to do whatever and yes she said WHATEVER, I had to do to keep them from waking up our ward....That was all I needed! So me and a bunch of girls dressed in Camo, stayed up all night and we won the battle! And it seemed that Celine was with us that entire camp experience, we listened to her all night staying awake and then from the very loudest setting in my car for all of camp to sing karaoke too. It was so fun and one of the funnest weeks I have had. (i got released shortly after camp, but that is another LONG story) But while at camp we all said that if she ever came to Utah we were going, well let's just say that I have a date with some of the very best gal pal's I know. I am so excited, every time I hear one of her songs I can't help but go back to that week in June....Thanks girls for the memories. The count down has started.
Erika