Halloween 2010

Another fun night at the 3rd annual Halloween party at Liz and Bryans house. Brand and I, last minute, decided to be Thing One and Thing 2 from Dr. Suess' - The Cat in the Hat.

Mario and Yoshi

Bryan and Liz/Oscar the Grouch and Elmo

Liz made these costumes from scratch!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Robbie and Shay

Puppy Love

Meet Barkley! The new (and other) love of my life!!! I am so happy that he has joined our house and I couldn't be happier with our decision to get him. I am, however, quickly realizing that my life is changing rapidly. No more sleeping in, or sleeping at all for that matter, constantly having to watch his every move, entertaining him, and the potty training! Oh the potty training! Despite all of the changes, I am loving every minute of being a dog owner.
6 weeks old.

Named Barkley after Brandons favorite former NBA player, Charles Barkley

He is a Boxer, and judging off of the size of his parents we estimate he will grow to be about 90 lbs. So I am soaking up every minute of his short lived, small, puppy dog stage.

I got a little camera happy, but he's soooooo cute!

Playing in the yard

My two favorite boys!

Gone Fishin'

This Labor Day weekend was so much fun. Brandon's parents, Madelyn and Richard came down to check out our new house and just hang out. We spent our saturday driving up the canyon in Beaver. It was so beautiful and there were around five lakes to pick were we wanted to fish. We settled at Puffer Lake, it was a little windy but for the most part it was good weather. Only Richard and I were able to get a catch... sorry Brand!

I feel so blessed to be surrounded by so much beauty

So relaxed

Father and son



me and my fish

Maddy's HUGE catch.. actually Richard caught it, she just wanted to pretend

Thanks for coming to visit Richard and Maddy!

Goodbye Summer

I've had a great 2010 summer and this past weekend (Aug 20-22) was a great way to wrap it up. My darling friend Angie got married in Sandy, UT. It was so good to see almost all of my Dixie State College friends. I was also inspired to update my blog (thanks Raquel!).

Me, Ang, & preggers Raquel

my three besties!
Marcee, Nicole, Angela

Campus Villas gang

The beautiful bride!

Strawberry Reservoir

A little fun in the sun and water was the perfect ending to my summer.

Boating was a blast. Both Brand and I waterski'd. We were able to get up, just not stay up.

mom in law- maddy

Ibarra Family

A quick catch up

Dear Diary,
Well I can't believe that it has been 10 months since I last wrote you. Now I know I've said that to every diary I've every owned and eventually quit, but this time I'm sad that I haven't kept up. So much has happened. Lets see... I went back to school after 3 years to get my Master's degree in School Counseling and boy it is hard! But so far I've survived two semesters and am half way through my third. Other highlights of the past 10 months include: going to the gorgeous country Aruba, and buying a house. Here are some pictures to help you remember the rest of 2009 and the first half of 2010.

October 2009, Halloween

Kayne West and Taylor Swift. Of course this costume is based on the actions of Kayne West during the 2009 MTV Video Awards.

There were so many fun costumes at the party we went to......

Beetlejuice & Lydia


Wayne and Garth- Party On!



DECEMBER 2009
Ugly Christmas Sweater Party

New Years Eve

Black Light Party

February 2010

I turned 26!!! So sad :(

March 2010

ARUBA!!!

We had a great time in Aruba and enjoyed learning about the country and culture. I took alot of pictures but these were some of my favorites. We can't wait to go back some day.

April 2010
New House!