Our Cruise!

As many of you know, we just got back from our week long cruise! It was a total blast! We haven't been on such a fun vacation in a long time. We went with The Shaw's and The Sorensen's, which we consider our second families. They are awesome. It was so relaxing. The weather was awesome and the food was great. (Obviously because Mike gained 15 pounds!) We were gone over Thanksgiving and we missed our families but it definitely went by way too fast. We flew into Ft. Lauderdale and left on the cruise the next day out of Miami.

This is us when the ship is pulling our of the port.

As you can see it was really windy.

Here is everyone we went with on formal night.

Mike and I

All the kids

The Sorensens

The Shaws

There is so much to do on the ship. Mike never even wants to get off of the ship. We did the Flowrider (which is harder than it looks), rock climbing, ice skating, swimming, went to the gym, miniature golfing, tons of things.

Flowrider

Yes, I did make it to the top of the rock climbing wall even though Mike doubted me.

Sprinkles was one of our favorite stops on the ship. It was the self-serve ice cream cones. We had to stop there every time we walked by!

I made Mike get a picture by the towel animal that the maid made every night. He wasn't too thrilled about it.

Our first stop was Puerto Rico... Not my favorite. This is Mike and Skyler in between all the buildings.

This is St. Maarten. It was absolutely beautiful. I loved this island. We went out on a catamaran, snorkeled, and played on the beach.

The last place we visited was Haiti. It was also a beautiful island. We were at Royal Carribeans private resort, which was such a fun time.

This last picture is Mike's favorite. He swears he is going to have this car someday.

Anyway, I know this is kind of a long post but we had an awesome time and I just wanted to share it with you!

Two Special Occasions

We've had two big events in our fam recently. First of all, my neice got blessed. She is so cute, I just love her. It is so fun to finally have a neice after 5 nephews, although I absolutely adore my nephews. Here's a few pics from the lunch afterwards.

All the gals in our family

My Mom and Christiana

The other huge event was my Grandma's 80th Birthday! I have always been so close to my Grandma so this was a blast. It was a TOTAL surprise! She had no idea, which made it so fun. My Uncle even flew in from Arizona. All my fam was there except my brother Jeff. We missed you Jeffy! Oh and Mike wasn't there because it was deer hunting weekend (BOO, don't get me started) Anyway, we had a great time and I think my Grandma loved it. She said she NEVER thought she would live until she was 80. I just hope I can be as hip and healthy as she is when I'm 80.

RD had to pretend he was taking her to lunch and we were all waiting at Maddox!

This is all the "originals" (no spouses or kids) at Maddox.

We made this book at shutterfly.com. I was put in charge of this and I absolutely loved how it turned out. We got EVERYONE to make their own page of memories right down to the great-grandkids. It was awesome and I think she loved it!

Here's her cake!

It's always so fun to get together with the fam! I love you all!

Finally, a new post!!

Thank you to all of you who haven't given up on us! I'm so sorry it has been so long since I've done a post. It has been a pretty rough month for Mike and I. It seems like when it rains, it pours. It's just been one thing right after another but instead of focusing on the bad, we want to share some of the fun/good things. :)

In August, Mike and I got to go to Lake Powell. We had a blast! That has got to be one of the best, most relaxing places to vacation. Here's a few pics of our wakeboarding skills.

We also went to Bear Lake. I love going to Bear Lake. We used to go to Bear Lake every year when we were little. I have so many memories from up there. I couldn't help but shedding a few tears as we drove down the main street and the flood of memories came back to me.

Of course with Mike, we couldn't get a good normal picture.

As most of you know... Mike is always the life of the party. The Box Elder County Fair was no exception. We convinced him to ride the mechanical bull. It was the highlight of the night for me and everyone who went with us. We were laughing so hard, we couldn't talk. He, needless to say, was a little sore afterwards.

Awhile back, it was one of our best friend's birthday. There was a big inside joke between all of us and so Mike decided he was going to make a shirt. He went to Michael's and bought the shirt and iron-on letters. I was sooo impressed when I got home and saw how well he had done. I didn't even know he knew how to work the iron.

Well, what do you think?

Montana Slideshow!

Montana

I can't believe how fast time flies. I've been behind on my blog so here's a little update. Over Memorial Day, Mike and I got to go to Montana and see his friends from High School. We love going back to Montana and try to get back there at least once a year.

This year I finally got to see the "Great Falls." They were beautiful. This whole time Mike had been telling me that the Great Falls aren't that great, but it was pouring rain and so they were awesome! There is 5 different waterfalls that are along the Missouri River that runs through the city of Great Falls.

Mike's best friend Zach and his wife Megan had a baby boy, Max on Valentine's Day. He is so cute! Thanks Zach and Megan for making our trip so fun!

Tag #2

Here is the second tag:

What you're supposed to do.....delete my answers and type in your own. Don't forget to tag four people.

A)Four places I go over and over:
1. My Mom's House
2. Mike's parents' house
3. Work
4. Melina's

B)Four people who email me the most:
1. Everyone at work
2. Mike
3. Mom
4. Etsy contacts

C)Four of my favorite foods:
1. Manicotti
2. Grandmas Rolls
3. Cereal
4. Training Table

D)Four Places in which I would rather be right now:
1. Hawaii
2. On a cruise
3. Lake Powell
4. Bear Lake

E)Four people I'm tagging:
1. Erin
2. Emily
3. Becca
4. Ginger

F)Four movies I would watch over and over:
1. How to lose a guy in 10 days
2. The Office Seasons
3. Motocross with Mike
4. Family Videos

tagged by maddi!

ABC's "getting to know you" TAG ABC's of you.
Each player then tags 3 people and posts their names, then go to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

A- Attached or single: Attached :)
B- Best Friend: Mike
C-Cake or Pie: Pie
D-Day: I like Saturdays and Sundays
E- Essential Item: Chapstick
F- Favorite Color: Pink
G-Gummi Bears or Worms: Worms only the red and white ones though
H-Home town: Willard
I- Indulgences: SHOPPING, crafts, and scrapbooking
J- January or July?: July
K-Kids: Nope
L-Life is incomplete without: Mike and my fam
M- Marriage Date: May 18, 2005
N- Number of Siblings: 4 - two brothers and two sisters
O- Oranges or Apples: Oranges
P- Phobias or Fears: Having something happen to the people I love
Q- Quote: Find joy in your journey
R- Reason To Smile: Mike sent me flowers today!
S- Season: Spring
T- Tag Three: Becca, Ginger, and Emily
U- Unknown fact about me: I hate being home alone especially at night.
V- Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animal: I like meat, I just don't eat it a lot.
W- Worst Habit: Mike says it's not taking my shoes off in the house
X-Rays or Ultrasounds: Ultrasounds, they are amazing
Y-Your favorite food: My Mom's Manicotti and Grandma's rolls
Z: Zodiac Sign: Aries

What a crazy month!

We've had quite the crazy month so far... On May 1st, Mike was out riding his dirt bike at the track like usual and was not using good judgement. I got a phone call, while I was at Melina's with my mom, that Mike had dislocated his shoulder. We spent the rest of the night in the ER and found out he actually had an AC seperation in his shoulder. There was nothing they could do except just let it heal so he's been really struggling trying to do everything with one arm.

(the bones at the top are supposed to be connected)

The next day was my graduation!! YEAH! I graduated from Weber State with a Masters in Accounting! It was awesome! (except for the shoulder brace in the pics)

Mike and I at graduation

My mom and I

Me and my cute nephews

My sis (the Ammons Fam) and me

My sis and me

After graduation, we flew to Vegas for the Supercross finals. It was so fun! The only downer was Chad Reed won... BOO not our favorite person to say the least. We went with the Shaw's and they are awesome! It was good times!

Supercross Time!

The Shaws

Millsaps (Red) congratulating Chad Reed (Blue)