Just been lazy

I know I haven't posted for a couple months, but it's just been the same ol' same ol'...

We have been doing some fun things lately, but I too forget my camera. So we've been working a ton, and just hangin out. I will just post some pictures here and there of what we've been up to.

One thing I do have to put in is that Shawn finally got a full time job again...whew!!! He is working at Winco here in Roy doing loss prevention, so if any of you decide to get the urge to steal, you better watch out cause Shawn is on patrol :)

A couple weeks ago we went to Bear Lake with our cousins, the weather was perfect, company was great, but the water was f-f-f-freezing..... It was nice to hang out with our cousins and visit, have a sleep over, stay up and talk all night and watch movies.

"YEAH....I WORK OUT!!"

Aaaaahhhh..refreshing! Gotta have my Coca~a~cola

Little trip to the zoo

My little sister has been wanting to plan a trip to the zoo for her daughter. Her little girl is Hallie Kate, and she has been more observant and laughing a lot. So we planned our trip last week, the windiest day of the week, but it was pretty fun. We didn't get to see all the animals, come to think of it, we never get to see all the animals which is kind of lame cause you pay your admission fee and are kind of ripped off. The bears were moved to Oregon, and the Zebras have not been replaced since their passing...so on and so on. I got a couple pics of the animals we did see, enjoy!

Maddie and Graiden

Hallie Kate (aka..taters) with dad

He obviously didn't want the company!

Move over Betty Crocker

So I have seen this recipe floating around for the longest time and figured I could never make them, and if I did they wouldn't turn out right. Blah...blah..blah... I enjoy watching the food channel, getting recipes from the internet and anywhere else I can find them, so I have a binder full of recipes that I don't use. In my mind I am so motivated about cooking and baking, but when it comes down to it, I don't even want to try and I find an excuse to not do it. I've been watching my little sister bake and cook for the last few months and I wish I was like her. She wants to cook and make people happy with her food. So I decided to step it up on Monday, I made fettucini alfredo for dinner (i know...pretty simple, at least i am trying) and then for dessert I made homemade oreos. Let me sum it up for you...OMG(goodness) they were delicious!!! Very simple and scrumptious!! Stay tuned...I might try something else :)

Easter

Happy Easter!!! Hope everybody enjoyed their Easter, all the egg hunts, candy, bunnies and can't forget the best....General Conference!! It was so nice to have the weekend to relax and enjoy the holiday with family and to hear the authorities speak during conference. There were some really good subjects they covered, I was glad to have Shawn and I sit down and listen to most of it. Shawn was really interested because of his job with the church. The lighting behind the organ was something he helped with, and every time the cameras changed from person to person he would say stuff like "fade out 1 and camera on 2" technical terms we don't know about! Anyway, Easter was pretty fun this year. We had a brunch here at home with some of the family and then watched conf., had the rest of the family over and had an easter egg hunt inside and out, and ate lots of candy!! The kids were so cute running in the yard trying to find all the eggs, we had some colored balls that confused them, it was so funny to watch them get the ball thinking it was the egg.. :) Shawn and I got eachother a little basket, he got a new golf hat and I got some flowers and some new shoes, it was a very nice holiday! I even learned how to make some cute bows. My sis in law Erin showed me how to make them... let me tell you, I am not as good as her! She has a blog where she sells these bows. I have a button on the side of my blog, Royalty Bowtique, you should check it out..good stuff.

FHE

My older sister decided to put on FHE the other night, pretty much for the activity! She bought all the accesories to create our own VW wagons, they were so fun to decorate. We had a little message to go along with the activity, nothing to relate, but we found a little something! Here are the vans we were all inspired to create...enjoy!

Spring is in the air

So I know most of you would agree that the last few days have been AMAZING!!! The weather has been so perfect, not too hot, not too cold...just perfect! I have been catching a little bit of that spring air and I love it! Shawn and I took my nephew Graiden and our dogs to the park and stayed for quite a while, we've been running our usual 2 mile routine...and boy has that been tough :) Before our cruise last year we were running every other day and we wouldn't even stop. Now it feels like we are working extra hard because we've both put on a couple pounds, it feels like we are carrying a few bricks along with us! But, that feeling will soon go away!! Again we are going to try to cut carbonation out and start eating healthier, it wil be hard for Shawn cause he doesn't eat fruits or veggies (such a bugger). Our goal this year is to start running marathons, so hopefully we can make it...even if it's just a 5k!!

Las Vegas

Last weekend Shawn and I took a little trip down south, it was very much needed! We made plans a while ago to meet up in Vegas with our friends we met on our cruise, it was really nice to hang out and visit as much as we did. We left Thursday to St. George, it snowed on us on the way down, but once we got there we had to roll the windows down cause it was such nice weather!!! I can't really say much for Vegas...it was so cold...good thing I packed some jackets and closed toed shoes! We hung out with my cousin Shelley on thursday, it was so nice to visit with her and her little family! Friday we got to Vegas, had dinner and talked forever with our friends. Saturday we went to Brad Paisley's concert, his openers were Justin Moore and Miranda Lambert, it was a really good concert! The rest of our time was shopping, eating and gambling...sad to say we didn't come out ahead on gambling...but seriously, who does?? I was actually very sick the whole time, but I tried to have a good attitude the whole time, I was exhausted but made the best of it! I can honestly say I am glad to be home!!!

Shawn holding a lobster!

I love this temple!! Good ol' St George

Visited my Grandpa Hall.

haven't seen him since 1996

We visited the temple..so gorgeous!



This guy was broadcasting on the largest
tv in the world ( located on fremont st)

Of course Shawn had to sit and visit...he was on the

big screen for everyone to see!

Our friends Justin & Jenny

Famous In & Out

Travelocity meets MOTAB

So Shawn was called into work today to help with the program The Spoken Word. It was actually his Sunday off, but once he got there he was happy to be there. The travelocity gnome was visiting the MOTAB and Salt Lake City to promote skiing and other things that you can do in SLC. Our bro-in-law Colby went to the program to see what it is all about and he was able to meet the gnome as well. So here is what Shawn does at work...looks stressful doesn't it?? Enjoy the pictures!!

Oh we also went to dinner at PF Changs with my sis and her husband. It was a relaxing night to get out, eat great food and just have fun!! Thanks for the invite Maddie and Colb! Now in these pics Shawn is trying to teach Colby how to use chopsticks, and I was showing Maddie how to use a fork!!

New pics

I decided it was time to update our pictures for the new year. Shawn and I went out with the tripod he got me for Christmas and put it to the test. It works perfect!! It's so nice not having to find a rock to put the camera on while trying to take a decent picture to get the both of us in it. So here are a couple pics that we took this last weekend.

He is such a good model!!