Graduation!!

I cannot believe we actually made it to this point! Things have been so busy and overwhelming at times I swear my hair has fallen out in spots! After graduation we booked it out of there and headed for Teppanyaki, yum!!So now that we get a break Jordan and I are going with his side of the family to California! Look out theme parks here we come!!!

Jordan and my pops

Me and Jordan's dad

Our first christmas..

Family dinner together

Our first christmas tree.

Our day with Ruby

So we took ruby for the night after we had dinner with my family and I decided to take her to the Children's Treehouse in Ogden. This place is neverending! There are so many fun and cool things for the kids to do there. After we left there we went home to take a power nap before Chuckee Cheese. Here are a few pics of our fun day together.

This is how we role

Yeah so this was pretty scary for me. Guns are really intimidating to me, so I'm trying to get over my fear just in case I ever have to use one.

Shooting

Thanksgiving day/weekend in Island Park

On Thanksgiving Day we went with my in-laws to their cabin in Island Park. It was a nice break from school and work. Notice the lake is frozen over. Pretty cool. I also went out hunting with Jordan and his brother. Didn't see a thing :0)

Thanksgiving with my side of the fam

(Pretty sure she has a crush on unka Jordan)

(She keeps grabbing his ear.lol.)

So the sunday before Thanksgiving we went to good ole Tooele to spend Thanksgiving with my family. It was alot of fun to see the kids and hang out with them. Jordan and I decided to steal my neice for the night it was alot of fun.

Logan Temple

I am so excited to say that Jordan and I will be sealed in the Logan Temple in February. His parents and siblings were sealed here as well. I was baptised on February 17th of this year so I have to wait a year from my baptism date to go to the temple. I can't wait until that day we can be sealed to eachother for eternity! What an amazing thing.

(picture taken from pbase.com)

Jordan cutting onions.lol

So Jordan and I made Olive Gardens Zuppa Toscana soup, which btw was way yummy but anyway When Jordan was cutting the onions he was like " its buring my eyes out! Do you have any goggles?" I swear I about died when he came back with my ski goggles on..lmao

"Sit ubu sit"

Josie is about 4 1/2 months old and already obeying commands. She knows sit, down, and roll over. Check it out..

WHITE CHILI

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 onions chopped

4 cloves garlic minced

4 cooked chicken breast halfed chopped or shredded
3(14.5 0z.) cans chicken broth

2 (4oz) cans chopped green chili peppers

2 tsp ground cumin

2 tsp dried oregano

1 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

5 (14 oz) cans great northern beans, undrained

1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese

sour cream to top

Directions
Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and saute for 10 minutes, or until onions are tender. Add the chicken, chicken broth, green chile peppers, cumin, oregano and cayenne pepper and bring to a boil.

Reduce heat to low and add the beans.(blend two cans of the beans to make it a thicker consistancy) Simmer for 20 to 30 minutes, or until heated thoroughly. Pour into individual bowls and top with the cheese and sour cream.
(recipe taken from allrecipes.com)

*It turns out somewhere inbetween a chili and a soup so if you want it thicker I suggest omitting one of the cans of broth but either way its yummy!

Pumpkin carving

Our first pumpkin carving together. I think we did a dang good job don't you think?

I just got these pictures but on September 21st Jordan and I went with his family up Sardine Canyon to take some family photos with the beautiful fall colors. Notice my hair was still blonde..

Will work for food

(<<--Josie pestering Norman)

last week Jordan and I decided to go to the Salt Lake Humane Society to look at their dogs. We found a lab/english springer spaniel mix, about a year old that we really liked but decided to think about it for a few days. We went home and talked about it and decided we would go back on saturday and adopt him. He had been there for over a month so we thought we could wait, well I'm sure you see where this is going...He was still there saturday afternoon before we left but when we got there someone had adopted him, I was so bummed! We left feeling sad but I decided to try Petsmart because they always have adoptions on saturdays. When we got there they had all packed up but this one lady was sitting there with a puppy, I thought she was just waiting for someone but when we walked by she said "are you looking to adopt a dog?" I said,"well as a matter of fact we are." So here we are with a 4 month old lab/border collie mix! Her story is she was found downtown Salt Lake tied to a tree with a sign around her that said,"I am homeless please feed me." SAD!!! She is super cute and smart, still a puppy though and isn't completely potty trained yet but we are working on it.

Evan...

My little nephew Evan Caleb McConnachie was born on September 14th 8lbs 9oz. My sister-in-law had him by C-section so sometimes the baby will inhale or swallow mucous, well he did so he was sent to the NICU. They also discovered that his lungs weren't quite mature enough so they put him on a ventilator. So on top of being on a vent he acquired pneumonia which set him back a bit. Finally he gets off the vent but he isn't eating like he should because he is just not feeling good, oh and he has jaundice (what else can go wrong!). After about two weeks in the NICU he is finally able to go home to be with his family. He looked so out of place being there with all the babies that weighed half of what he did. He is home now doing great, eating alot and getting lots of attention from his brother and sister.

Grand Cayman

Here is a clip from our honeymoon. One of our stops on the cruise ship was Grand Cayman Islands. We went with a group over to Stingray City to swim with the stingrays and then over to the coral gardens to snorkel a bit. This video shows me freak out a bit with the stingrays. When they know you have food they get pretty "pushy". When I wasn't looking one came up on my left side practically climbing up my side for some food. Its funny hope you enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32TKbpJ7SsM

Our day at Temple Square

When my mom came to town for the wedding Jordan and I decided to take her out to dinner and to see the Joseph Smith movie for her birthday. We took a walk through temple square together which was really nice. We went to Bucca di Pepo's, which I highly recommend if you like Italian food. They have a room there for big parties that has the Pope's head rotating in the middle of the table, way cool. :0)

A little about the past couple months

So I'm in my second semester of nursing school (yah! I made it!!) and I am already sick of it! I feel like I am busier this semester, maybe it's because Im married now who knows. Last semester I thought for sure I wasn't going to pass pharmacology and I am in the same boat this time. But I'm sure I will pass, at least I hope so! So a little about whats been happening the past couple months: I got married August 15th. Awesome! Then we left on the 16th for Florida, which was a LOOONNGGG flight! UGGG... So we stayed in a little motel in Ft. Lauderdale that night, got up the next day and headed out for Miami where our cruise ship awaited. We almost got caught up in Tropical Storm Fay but luckily we missed it! So we went to the Caribbean, it was sooo fun! I will try and post some of our video on here for all to see. Anyway Texas Roadhouse awaits me!