The New Cabin!!!!

Mommy and Daddy got the keys to their new cabin last week!!! We are all very excited to have some great family fun up there. The cabin is beautiful and Mom is having a great time getting it all together. I got to go up last week for the day to drop off some furniture from our house and enjoy the outdoors for a few hours. I tried my best to learn how to pull a trailer which is much easier than backing up a trailer I learned!!! Unfortunately, a few things shifted inside the trailer in travel which prevented the door from opening but the great guys at U-haul got the door open for us and saved the day! While I was busy unloading the trailer, driving the trailer around, and enjoying the cabin, our friends the Franklins did some great painting of the master bedroom!
Sarah is posing in front of the freshly primed wall!

Mom and Ann hard at work priming the wall.

The good old butt shot which I usually get in trouble for but I couldn't resist!

Ann's artwork on the wall!!!

Kent working VERY hard!!!

I have more pictures to share but not enough time or energy to do so at the moment! I will try to get back soon with more fun pictures of our latest adventures!!! Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying their summer! Happy 4th of July in a few days!!!

Can you believe it has been 12 years since a cute almost 15-year-old boy asked a just turned 14-year-old girl if she "maybe wanted to like kinda hang out this summer?" I never would have imagined 12 years ago that this is where Josh and I would be now but am so thrilled that we are here! He is the best husband, best friend, and everything! Anyway, to celebrate our "12 year anniversary" this weekend, we spent time just hanging out together and having a weekend to relax! Friday evening we took Captain and McKenzie for a walk then randomly met up with Michelle, Ashley, and Greg for dinner at a little, local mexican restaurant. Josh then agreed to take me to the most recent chick flick which was cute. Yesterday was our neighborhood garage sale so we walked around a found a few things we couldn't live without! Lunch was Jamba Juice while sitting on a rock in the river and watching the ducks fight over our pretzel. Here is the view of the new bridge from our rock (I love this view!)

Here is Josh and my excellent self portrait on our rock!

Yesterday evening we got to meet De Ette's new fiance at the Rivercats' game! We loved him immediately because he is bringing De Ette back to CA and only an hour from us!!! He was a great guy and even spoiled us with hot chocolate! As you can see, it was a little chilly!

We can't wait for De Ette to move out here so we can have fun with her too!

Josh and I just got some yard work and house work done followed by a yummy lunch outside. We picked tons of cherries from our tree and are thinking about trying to make a cherry pie! Wish us luck! Before that, we are going to take the kayak out on the lake to enjoy some sunshine and get a good tan for all the weddings coming up this summer!

Guess that's about all! I hope everyong is doing well!

More fun stuff!

So, since the last post Josh and I have stayed very busy!!! We helped throw a surprise 50th birthday party for Mom and Darsi in the beginning of May which was tons of fun. Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures because we used someone else's camera and never got pictures from them. :-( Thank you to everyone for all their help and help keeping everything quiet and yeah to Mom and Darsi being the big 5-0!!!

Over Memorial Day weekend, we joined Scott, Sarah, Jeremy, Jo-Jo, Dave, Dodie, and some of Scott's friends for a fun camping trip at Eastman Lake. Since we got snowed out last year, Scott found the hottest place he could to camp this year and was very successful! We went through a Costco size package of sunscreen but ended up with no tan lines! We had a great time hanging out with family and friends and enjoying a few days of horseshoes, wiffle ball, volleyball, swimming, kayaking, campfires, smores, games, relaxation, and fun!

The whole gang just before leaving! We are hoping to get the same huge site again next year so everyone is invited!!!

Jo-Jo and I took the tandem kayak out of the lake for a few hours. We had a great time enjoying the sunshine and chatting. She did a great job paddling (other than when she took me under all the pooping birds)!!! We even got the kayak back up on the Blazer by ourselves about 2 minutes before Josh showed up to help!

Jo-Jo was our great pancake chef and prepared a delicious breakfast for all of us! You are hired for next year! James was a great sou-chef!

The following weekend, I was in my good friends, Ashley and Mike's, wedding at Newcastle Wedding Gardens. It was beautiful and Ashely looked absolutely amazing! She looked like a bride right out of the bridal magazines. The wedding was beautiful and tons of fun!

Mommy and Daddy joined Josh and I at the wedding and had some fun dancing with us (I think)! Then, they had to head up to Arnold to finish cabin buying stuff! Yeah!!!

Me with my wonderful college roommates, Melissa and Colleen! Aren't we pretty!!!

I will try to keep posts and pictures coming on a little bit of a more regular basis but we'll see how that works since Josh and I will be quite busy this summer!!! I hope all is going well with everyone! Happy summer vacation soon to all those lucky kids and teachers who still get one!!!

Spring Fun!!!

Wow!!! It's been a long time since I have written and we have been doing a lot! I think the first two things that come to mind are that Josh and I got a kayak and I took a cake decorating class.

Josh and I got a kayak this spring!!! We have been wanting one for a while and with the money we got from our family for Christmas, finally got one this year! Thank you to Mom and Dad, Connie, Dave and Dodie, Grandma Curran, Grandma and Grandpa Whichard, and the Dragovich's! We have enjoyed kayaking on Folsom Lake and Lake Natoma in town and just love it! Dave and Dodie came up this past weekend to join us for a kayak/fishing trip on Folsom Lake this weekend. We ended up being out on the water for 5 hours, using a bottle of sunscreen, and still ending up RED!!!

During the month of March, I took a cake decorating class in Placerville every Wednesday night. It ended up being more of a private lesson than a class since I was the only student! It was lots of fun and great to get back to cake decorating after so many years (I took a class when I was in 4-H many years ago!) Here are some of my cakes...

It was a fun experience and hopefully I can take another class in the near future!

Guess that's about all for now! It's getting late and I need to get to bed. Hopefully everyone is doing well and I will try to be a little better about writting.

Captain is a seal!

So, it has been said that Captain is...

like a horse because he prances like a horse (and according to Max is the size of a horse!),

like a frog because he lays down with his back legs spread behind him,

and now we can say he is ...

like a seal when he plays with other dogs! Just listen to the video and you will hear him bark like a seal!

Superbowl 2009!!!

As we do each year, Josh and I once again hosted a Superbowl Party this year. Unfortunately, we had a little more difficulty convincing our friends to join us this year because we have the smallest TV of all of our friends. Luckily, Gary (Michelle's boyfriend) came to our rescue and brought a projector and 6 foot screen to enjoy the game on. It was awesome!!! Thanks Gary!!! (Now our TV looks tiny!)
He even put a pretty skirt on it to make it look formal!

Michelle, Gary, Caitlin, and Walt enjoyed the view from the couch.

Ashley got a little bored so entertained herself by looking for dishes to register for online. Crystal tried to keep Lucas' hiccups under control and her legs crossed so they didn't have to leave early to welcome Lucas into the world. Mike kept an eye over the food. And Chris helped us put the food away (in his stomach!)

Meanwhile, Josh must not have showered that morning since he was on a couch by himself! We all enjoyed a good fourth quarter though we would have preferred the game ended with 35 seconds left. Gary - Is it too early to put an order in for the projector and screen again next year?

Now a little surprise for Mommy... Josh put new faucets in the guest bathroom last night which means your hands don't touch the edge of the sink when you wash your hands. Josh had never changed faucets before but, with a little tutorial from the guys at work and borrowing a few tools, he was able to do it successfully!

I got a cute picture of the new faucets also but the picture won't upload to the blog for some reason so you will all just have to see them when you come visit!

Hope everyone is doing well!!!!!!!!!!

It's been a while!

I think Ashley is having an effect on me because I haven't posted to the blog in a while!

We had a fun New Year's Day at our house watching college bowl games, playing Wii, and eating lots of yummy food! Michellie, Gary, Ashley, and Greg enjoyed relaxing on the couch.

Ashley got a little mad at Mike for not sharing on the Wii Fit. And Mike was a little mad too because Ashley kept beating him on ski jump!
Luckily, Mike beat Mommy for the first time in ping pong so he was feeling a little better.

A few weeks later a bunch of us got together again for a fun weekend! It was supposed to just be dinner on Friday night with my wonderful college roommates and it turned into a full weekend of fun! Josh and Mike got into a rowdy and exciting game of Wii boxing.

Meanwhile, the girls all fell asleep on the couch after a long night of fun!

Last weekend we went down to Livermore for Crystal Peart's baby shower! I can't believe our friends are starting to have babies! We are getting so old! Josh enjoyed playing with Cion and his cool new train table while we visited.

Well, that's about all for now! We had a fun and full day helping Michellie move into our house! Her room looks really cute (though a little full) because a lot of her furniture matches the room already. We lucked out and were able to put all of her stuff into the extra area of the garage so we can still pull our cars in!!! I'll try to take some cute pictures of Captain and McKenzie playing for everyone to enjoy! Hope everyone is doing well!