the one where Penny saves the day

Our dog is a hero!  It really could have been disastrous, but no, our trusty dog came to the rescue. So here's the story.

I ran inside to grab something real quick and left the car running.  Beck and Penny were both in the car.  When I got back out to the car (roughly 30 seconds later) I realized the doors were locked.  Car on? check. Beck awake? check.  Penny whining? check.  I don't usually cuss but-"crap". 

Besides that, I was supposed to be somewhere very soon.  It wasn't long before Beck started crying.  Penny sensed something was wrong and was whining at me through the windows.  Then I got an idea!  I coaxed Penny over to the Passenger window and started calling her name and tapping on the glass.  (This also placated Beck for a little while)  Of course she got all stressed out trying to figure out a way to get out to come to me.  It only took a few seconds of this before she stepped on the automatic unlock button and voila! She unlocked the doors for me!  HERO dog! 

Thanks Penny, you're the best. 

P.S.  Abby was actually on her way with a spare key when Penny unlocked the door.  That part makes the story a little less exciting though doesn't it?  I still appreciated Abby.  She was a hero too.

fall leaves

I just can't get enough of Fall.  I love everything about it, the crisp weather, warm colors, scarves, boots, crunchy leaves, pumpkins, halloween...I could go on and on.  I can't help but get a twinge of anxiousness every day as the leaves get more and more colorful.  Every day that they look prettier than the last, means they are one day closer to falling to the ground-leaving lonely, skinny trees.  Its a weird thing I think of I know.  Anyway, we thought it'd be fun to go out and take some pics in the beautiful scenery.  Once again, Jalene did an amazing job capturing our little guy.  Seriously, I want to eat these pictures...or just Beck. 

Look at a few more of the pictures HERE

I just love these two. 

one trip wasn't enough

Last week when my mom was in town we met Kaela at Garner Village.  We had lunch, walked around all the girly stores, and had a fun girls afternoon enjoying the adorable witch decorations.  It was so much fun that Kaela and I decided to bring our husbands and meet again for a picnic! 

This time we went to all the manly stores too. Ok.  There is no such thing at Garner Village.  The closest thing to it would be the Wild West store.  I think the boys had fun too though.  We took lots of pictures because lets be honest, who doesn't like fall scenes! 

Favorite moments of the outing:
*watching how cute Garrett is with his nephew.  Some people just don't know what to do with babies...he does

*posing for a million pics with my sis-and pretty much doing the same dumb face every time because I can't think of anything else

*holding my husband's hand as we walked around

*paying $4 for a lollipop that Beck dropped at the candy store-Wait I take that back. Not a favorite moment

*watching my baby take in all the new sights. (You can tell from the pictures he is mesmorized by his surroundings)

*Anastasia's Attic-a store filled with princess stuff.  Not hot pink, glittery princess stuff...more like vintage lace, Russian tea hats, pearls, and romantic gowns.  mmmm...I loved that place.
 

Here are some more fun pictures of the evening.

 Can you see where Beck gets his facial expressions? 

 We had so much fun with these newlyweds!

I definitely want to make this a yearly tradition. 

Dear Mimi,

Mommy and I had so much fun with you last week.  I loved all the play time we got in. The toys you brought for me entertained me for hours and I can't wait until I fit into the cute clothes you brought.  I wish you were here every day to read to me and watch Baby Einstein together. Mom sure appreciated all your help feeding me and especially hanging out with me while she went to the Nuskin Convention.  I was so lucky to get to spend so much one on one time with you!  Cuddling with you is the best.  Although, I'm sorry I didn't nap very well for you...now you know how Mom feels!  I just like to play all the time!  Meeting Kaela at Garder Village was so much fun too,  lots of great photo opps!  The "fun with Mimi" week ended way too soon,  I can't wait until the next time we get to hang out!  Love you!!

-Beck

no words, just pics!

rooftop with the newlyweds

 My big summer plan was to fill our evenings and weekends with free/cheap stuff going on in the community.  Well, before I knew it September was here (and gone) and we didn't do much free community stuff.  That is ok though because it is still Fall and lots of fun things happen in Fall too! 

A few weeks ago we went to CJane's rooftop concert.  We drove down and made dinner with the adorable newlyweds and then wandered around trying to figure out exactly where it was.  We had so much fun!  I loved the music, atmosphere, and conversations with great company.  I also had a nice chat with Courtney Kendrick herself.  fun!

Kaela and Garrett have set up a perfect newlywed apartment and it is fun to watch them make their new lives together.  They are such a cute couple!  After the concert I had the best shake of my life.  This is saying a lot since I LOVE icecream and have had some dang good stuff.  Sammy's Peach Cobbler shake....mmmmmmm!!!

Labor Day Zoo trip

After much needed cleaning and organizing of "The Estate" all weekend, we spent Labor Day at the zoo, BBQing with fam, and cheering on BSU. 

Beck LOVED the zoo, although it had nothing to do with the animals.  He just liked sitting up in his stroller like a big boy and watching all the people. 

The zoo really was a ton of fun for us though!

I won't bore you with tons of animal pics but I'll put up my favorites.

I honestly can't remember what kind of animal these were but look how much they love each other!

The giraffe's are always really cool to see.

Chase holding a little monkey ;)

The next picture represents the most adventurous part of the outing.

See this orangutan?  If you click on the picture, you can see that he is holding a camera in his hand. 

We were watching this Orangutan taking a walk when someone accidentally dropped their camera a few feet from him.  He found the camera right away and started playing with the lens.  The camera lens broke off and he had it in his mouth.  The people that dropped the camera just thought it was funny and walked off, but we were determined to save this animal's life!

So, we very carefully lowered Chase into the arena...

ok ok...I'm lying about that part.  BUT we did call the zoo to tell them what happened. 

Within a minute of hanging up the phone we heard a special buzz and the orangutan immediately dropped the camera and ran towards it. 

I thought it was so cool that he was so well trained to come when they called. 

So, the next time you see the Orangutan exhibit at Hogal Zoo, you have us to thank :)