Our first "real" family pictures

Although we have had many family pictures taken together these were our first pictures that were planned and outfit coordinated. It went pretty well other than Carter has been sick so he was kind of fussy. We got them taken at Beus Pond and my mom was our photographer. (Thanks mom!) There were also about a million other people there getting their pictures taken too. When we first pulled up there were tons of cars on the street and I was wondering what was going on. The cars belonged to all the people getting their pictures done! I had no idea it was such a popular park for family pictures. Now I know. Anyway, here are a couple of my favorites...

This post never got published so I am squeezing it in for record keeping... :)

Today (October 8th) is mine and Mark's 3rd year anniversary! I can hardly believe it myself. We actually had our first date on October 23, 2004 so it has almost been 4 years exactly of knowing each other. Mark did something really fun this morning... he wrote a nice note and drew our family on our window with chalk paint. What a nice surprise when I opened the drapes!

I surprised Mark with dinner at Snowbasin. I had Rob (who was also working at Flying J at the time) call and "ask Mark to cover for him that night.." So he thought he was going to have to work but then Rob and I showed up and I took him to dinner and Rob stayed and worked! Mark sure was surprised! The dinner was an all you can eat seafood buffet. Dinner was served at the lodge on top of the mountain so we road the gondola to the top. It was sunset and fall time so the view was incredible. We had a great time.

These past three years have taught me a lot! Mark is a great husband and I love him very much. We works really hard to provide for us and helps fulfill my dream of being a stay at home mom. Thanks Mark! I love you so much!

California 2008

Disneyland 2008

California

We're back! What a great week we had last week in California. We went to Universal Studios, Disneyland (4 days!), and we visited Mark's family. The purpose of our trip was for Mark's grandma and grandpa's 80th birthday party. We also got to visit his other grandma that lives in San Diego. My mom came with us and it was so nice having her there to help out with Carter. The only bummer was that my back was hurting the whole time. I went to the doctor today and he said it is most likely a pinched nerve or a bulged disk. He gave me some pain meds and I have to start physical therapy.

Although I loved everything, I especially loved Disneyland! It was decorated for Halloween and it was just awesome! I love fall and Halloween so combining it with Disneyland made it ten times better!  I feel so blessed that we were able to take a vacation as a family!

 

Carter's 1st plane ride!

 

It was kind of a small plane...

 

Universal City Walk

 

Curious Carter

 

Ahh! Shark!

One of my favorite things to do at Universal Studios is go on the tram ride that shows the "backlot." The backlot is where they build sets and film tv shows and movies. 

 

The Jenkstones

 

Who is that stud?!

 

Eating at Big Boy. Love that place!

 

 WE LOVE DISNEYLAND!!!

 

 Carter's 1st Visit (8 months old)

 

 The 1st character Carter got to meet - Pluto!

 

 Can you say CUTE?!!!

 

We LOVE Halloween time at Disneyland!

 

Our cute little "Monster"

 

Carter's 1st Dumbo ride!

 

  

Goin' for a swim in the hotel pool. Carter loves to swim!

 

Visiting Grandma Myrl Jenkins in San Diego.

 

My crazy in-laws... together for Mimi & Boompa's 80th Birthday Celebration (Bakersfield, CA)

 

4 Generations! Great Grandma Mimi, Grandma Elliott, Mark, & Carter.

 

 Jenkins Road in Bakersfield, CA.

Our cute little pumpkin

We went to the pumpkin patch at Carlos' fruit stand this last Friday. I love going there to get our pumpkins because that is where we always went when I was a kid. It brings back good memories. They have it decorated really cute (for pictures of course) and they have a great selection of pumpkins. I got some of the cutest pictures of Carter.

Our cute little pumpkin

We went to the pumpkin patch at Carlos' fruit stand this last Friday. I love going there to get our pumpkins because that is where we always went when I was a kid. It brings back good memories. They have it decorated really cute (for pictures of course) and they have a great selection of pumpkins. I got some of the cutest pictures of Carter.

Quirky

First of all, just an FYI. If anyone tries to contact me via e-mail, Facebook, or on my blog just know that it may take me a little bit to get back to you. Our computer is dead and we are waiting until after our vacation to get it fixed. Mark has a laptop but it is mainly for school and he takes it with him so I don't have access to it very often. Anyway, since I have a little bit of time I will respond to the Quirky tag from Kelley.

6 Quirks about myself *I hope these count as quirks*

1) The dishwasher has to be loaded just the right way (Otherwise, things don't get clean!)

2) I hate it when celebrities or people with a lot of money have crooked teeth. If I can afford braces twice, so can they.

3) This probably sounds really grouchy but I hate it when people go around whisteling like it's nobody's business. Mainly in a store. I just think it is rude and I HAVE to listen to them.

4) I can only part my hair on the right side. It feels too weird to part it on the other side.

5) I guess this can count as a quirk and most people know this about me, but I have a HORRIBLY RIDICULOUS BAD phobia of snakes (any kind of snake).

6) I love the smell of wet dirt, wet cement, and the inside of our filing cabinet at work. This increased even more when I was pregnant.

This one was a fun one. I tag the 8th ward girls: Amanda J., Heather, Keli A., Bethany, Steph, Melissa, and Natasha