Carter & Janae

Happy 4 Years! Celebrate on the Oregon Coast!

2008-08-22T20:54:00.000-07:00

More Visitors!

2008-08-18T21:04:00.000-07:00

So I admit, I am not a very good blogger, please forgive me! So I'm trying to catch up now. These pictures are from when my parents and Ryan came to visit us a little bit ago. We had a great time with them! In spite both my parents recovering from surgery's and not being able to walk around very well :)

This was way cool, a we were down by the fishing docs the boats were releasing water and some small fish. There was a seal and some pelican's to enjoy dinner :)

Kelli & Elora's Visit

2008-05-24T09:41:00.000-07:00

Kelli & her friend Elora came out to CA to visit us a few weeks ago. We had a great time with them! We spent lazy days at Coronado Beach, Kayaking in La Jolla, tried new exoctic foods :) I wish they could have stayed with us longer...

Get ready

Get set

Kelli's First reaction to SUSHI!!! Ha ha

Our Spontaneous Road Trip to ARIZONA

2008-05-04T08:07:00.000-07:00

Yes, I realize this is a late post, but I figure, better late than never!

Carter and I spent our General Conference In Arizona with Tom, Jada and Kealani. We go back to the days at BYU when each had one car, Jada left to work really early, so Carter and I'd pick Tom up and I'd drop both of them off at school before going to work! These guys are the best, they're living in AZ right now with their precious baby Kea, she'll be turning one next month!

We had such a great time with them and their beautiful new home!

Carter's first ATV experience :)

My Little Skateboarder

Chillin in the pool (literally)

Kea was always so happy, I never heard her cry all weekend! Really Jada, what's your secret!

The Happy Couple (finally together again)

ROAD TRIP

2008-04-14T19:30:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter! Carter and I took a road trip To Las Vegas to watch my not so little brother play basketball! Vegas and Easter just go together. many people make it a habit of actually going to church on Easter... my family. well we took a different route...most of my childhood memories of celebrating Easter were spent in a Las Vegas hotel room, or motor home watching my older brothers play in the Easter Classic Basketball tournament. So we figured what better way than to keep tradition and be there again for Ryan! Astoundingly, the Easter Bunny was STILL able to find us!!

Ryan is a true champion! Anyone who hasn't seen him play ball yet... you need to! He lead his team to win First place in their division, he was a key player at critical times and scored a couple 3 pointers for me! All this while being sick! (they found out when they got home that he had some kind of bronchitis!) They lost by 2 pts in the top bracket of the tournament by a team from Jamaica man!

Unfortunately, I don't have any pics during the games because I was using my mom's camera for that.. but Saturday after the games, we went off the strip to the Las Vegas Temple. The temple there is beautiful! we had such a nice time relaxing and wandering around the temple grounds.

There were beautiful flowers there. I kept falling behind because I'd stop to take so many pictures.

I love this picture! I actually just framed a larger copy of it. It looks really good :) ... maybe I should submit it to the New Era?? what do you think? Ha ha...

Padres March 08

2008-04-12T14:13:00.000-07:00

Okay so it's been a while since I've updated my Blog and I'm hearing about it from all of you, so needless to say there is a lot of new things to post we've been pretty busy. Tax Season is just around the corner and I cant wait to start cutting my 10 hr days down!

I’ll start with a brief history of the past couple months. Carter’s parents, john & Linda came to visit us in March. We had a really good time with them! Carter and I had to keep working while they were here, so they just relaxed and went hiking at Mission Trails Park, across the street from our house and when we go home from work, we’d party! We had the Best food while they were here I Love Linda’s cooking. We went sailing one day with a friend from my work. He has a 27 ft sail boat. John LOVES Sailing. It was so funny; he kept talking about buying a new sailboat and how much it would cost… They also kept talking about buying a house down here. That would really be cool!

We sailed in the bay this picture of carter’s dad says it all… and Carter’s a sailor in training

Other things we did with his parents… we went to see the blooming flowers in the deserts of Anza Borrego. Yeah it was as exciting as it sounds…ha ha. It was like a 2 hr drive and all there was tonz of people there! Then when we got to the flowers, they were like the size of a fly.

So here are a few pictures to enjoy. Apparently there were some HUGE flowers that were in bloom, but we were trying to avoid the crowds, and I guess the crowds knew where to go, b/c we didn’t see anything like that.

Whenever returning to San Diego, we always wonder, why do we even leave b/c everything here is so beautiful! The flowers were blooming on the side of the roads in bright pink and green and yellow and purple! Ahhh I love it! Plus mission Trails Park is in bloom. Oh well, it was a very nice trip. And I got two cacti from a small cactus shop.

Later that night we had dinner with Linda’s cousin Claudia and her husband they were so funny! They live in Riverside and we are hoping to visit them sometime again soon. Their nephew was also there. He lives here in San Diego.

The weather was perfect that week and the food was WONDERFUL! To say the least we had a wonderful time! Thanks for coming to visit us!

Tagged

2008-02-23T09:36:00.000-08:00

Ok, I've now been tagged twice! So I guess it's about time I get going on this. I never do these b/c I never know what to say. And I agree with Jen, these take too much effort and thought...but here we go!

Donuts or bagels? Bagels- Costco Plain and blueberry, it's my breakfast almost every morning!

Rice or noodles? Depends...I eat them both a lot, probably noodles

Soup or salad? I'm always nervous what's in the soup (Like when Kelli found a bird's beak in her's), so I usually go with the salad. I love trying the house dressings.

Mexican or Italian? Mexican, definitely! Since I've been married, I crave the hot 'n spicy! It's not good until I'm sweating under my eyes. :) Carter's brother Link makes the BEST salsa, you can barely dip your chip it's so HOT!

Purse or shoes? Shoes... ever since I was young, I've had a hard time buying purses, you buy a purse to put money in... but once you've bought the purse you have no money to put in it...

Morning or night? Well since my mornings begin at 5am and nights end at 8:30, I'd say morning. Although I've always been a morning girl.

Summer or winter? Winter? oh is that what this rain is? ummm here in SD any season is perfect except May gray and June gloom. PS. No I don't miss the snow in Utah :) (visitors welcome)

Candy or chocolate? Chocolate covered candy! yeah I should really be cutting back...

Going out or staying in? There's nothing better than making a great dinner with my husband and watching a movie over a bowl of popcorn.

Laundry or dishes? This is a hard one, I don't like either...Carter and I try to take turns, but he usually gets the brunt of it... Sorry Babe :)

Skirt or dress? Skirts, there's more possibilities

Flip-flops or tennies? Flip-flops, I like the name thongs better... They're a daily wear for me. Love my rainbows!

Walking or jogging? Jogging? No, running! I have a hard time slowing down and just jogging. I want to sprint! I want to get my heart rate up and get it over with.

Hot chocolate or chocolate milk? Hot Chocolate, My stomach and milk don't get along.

Water or juice? Juice! yumm I love the "Green Machine" by naked.

TV shows or movies? TV seasons on DVD or tivo. The office, Earl, Top Model, Family Guy, Seinfeld.

Cats or dogs? Kittens and Dogs, although I have neither...

Diet or reg. soda? regular, gingerale on the rocks

Cake or pie? Not much of a pie person... gotta love the raspberry filled cake with lotsa frosting

Hair up or hair down? both. depends on my mood. which changes often :)

Mountains or beach? I love the beach!

Pink or blue? Pink

Drama or comedy? either one...

Hamburger or hot dog? bring on the relish dogs. We used to love going to mad dogs in Provo.

McDonald's or Wendy's? who? only In and Out.

Football or baseball? Football, especially Thanksgiving flag football

Epidural or natural? not sure yet...

Care bears or my little ponies? I love that they are both still around. I remember playing with both.

CD or radio? I listen to the radio all day at work, but when I'm at home, it's Imeem.

Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty? I dunno? sorry...

Okay, Jen and Ty, I hope you are satisfied. and I'm now going to tag, Torie, Toni, Cami, Crystal, and Amanda. Lets go Girls :)

Romney 2008

2008-01-31T18:17:00.000-08:00

I Shook Mit Romney's Hand Today!

Carter & I went down town to the City Town Center
Next door to Carter's work to rally for Mit Romney

Mission Trails Park-A walk accross the street

2008-01-30T19:01:00.001-08:00

December 2007

2008-01-14T20:57:00.000-08:00

eXtreme sports

We had a blast this year at home. We spent a lot of time with our families and family parties. We enjoyed a few snow storms, which is plenty for one year. :) It was great to see our nieces and nephews they have all grown up so big! Here are some pics to better explain what we did...

2008-01-14T20:10:00.000-08:00

Snowboarding @ Snow Basin

Mike & Jayce at Ryan's Basketball Tournament

Ryan's #4

Carter & Link had some pretty big rallyin before this game!

Jayce & Cole performing their talent at the Christmas party
(Once there was a snowman)

We were able to go to the SLC Temple with Ike & Cami

What an Angel ;)

Buz Light Year to the Rescue!!

We had a ROCKIN concert!

Or maybe Allyson just got a Guitar!! Sweet!

Jule's got a new hat and a cell phone with lip gloss in it!

We made Cookies

Puzzles

Precious Laura, she is always smiling!

We made a snowman and a snowdog

Caught you Nana!

Again!

We went on a "snowshoeing" trip but without the snow :)

Tanya & me

And Chula!!

Surgeries

2007-12-23T15:49:00.000-08:00

Success! Both Surgeries this week have gone really well, Dad had his on Monday and Kelli's on Wednesday. My Dad had his second knee replacement this year, he is painfully recovering. It's hard to see him in pain, he has a very high pain tolerance and so when he shows pain, you know it really hurts him. Yet, he does keep his sense of humor and was pulling pranks on me when I went to see him at the hospital.

Kelli had a cerebral decompression surgery, and basically it means that part of her brain was bigger than normal and putting pressure on her spinal cords causing really bad headache's . So they cut into her head and cut some of her scull out to give her some space. They had to shave off about 3 inches of hair , the cut is a little more than 4 inches long and has 18 staples. We're glad they figured out what was wrong so she doesn't have to be in so much pain! My mom and I went into surgery with her on Wednesday and tried to stay with her as much as we could. It took a little while for the anaesthetic to wear off, she was very patient in telling us what she needed especially when she was feeling so rotten. She was able to come home on Saturday.

So on top of my mom's broken foot still trying to heal from her fall at Thanksgiving she is now going to be taking care of both Kelli & my Dad...

I'll Be home for Christmas!

2007-12-16T17:58:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas! Carter & I are very excited to come home this year, We have yet to see baby Brooklyn and are so excited to see all of our nieces and nephews! They grow up so fast! We have lots of fun activites planned, and look forward to seeing everyone! We love you all!

This is me dancing in front of our first real Christmas tree. Isn't it cute? We put up all of our ornaments, ya, it's a little random, but it's fun!

We went hiking this weekend across the street in Mission Trials, they have many different hikes and climbs and camping spots, also known as the guest room! Hint Hint...we'd love to show you our new treasure!

This is a lake across the street, it's so beautiful, and is always full of birds.

2007-11-11T18:57:00.000-08:00

Upgrades around the house.

Carter installing the new shelving units to make our lives a little bit easier.

Finished! yeah they look great!!

Here is a shot of our living room. The mirror conveniently hides a failed attempt at hanging it the first time.
(We had to leave some hardware behind in the wall) Also, we are offering magic carpet rides on a first-come
first-serve basis. All ages welcome.

Today I made my first pie crust from scratch. It actually wasn't bad at all, I had a lot of fun, I made Carter the Pumpkin Pie he's been begging me for during this past week or more! I think he's downstairs standing by the fridge waiting for it to cool off.

Home Sweet Home

2007-11-04T13:40:00.000-08:00

We've finally made it! Carter and I were able to move into our new house this past Tuesday. I say finally because we were suppose to move in two weeks earlier. Some things were delayed and we had to extend our rental agreement three times, and change the Uhaul date five...

It was a roller coaster ride, but so far, we have no regrets. We love it here! Carter has spent most of his time putting up eight window blinds, and two fans. I've been organizing the kitchen, and emptying boxes. We love having the washer and dryer at our fingertips. It's amazing what you take for granted.

Thanks for all your calls and concern for us in regards to the fires down here. Luckily we were in a safe place and the fires didn't directly affect us. Today at church, they were announcing that we get to help in service projects to help clean up homes that were affected. We are looking forward to doing our part in the clean up effort.

Updates 8/26/2007

2007-08-30T19:20:00.001-07:00

Our house is nearly complete, the outside is looking good!

It's Padres Time!!

2007-08-30T18:49:00.000-07:00

Carter and I went to the Padres Baseball game with our ward, it was Mormon night at the Padres. It was very fun, especially seeing a lot of people we know. They played the Arizona Diamondbacks that night. It was an exciting game in the last few innings coming up from behind to tie the game, but the ending wasn't so good. There was a great atmosphere at the stadium, I enjoyed the watching the game I'd like to go more often!

Dave & Toni Sheilds

Luke & Brenda

2007-08-13T18:55:00.000-07:00

Carter & I are excited to be moving into our new home this October. The house is coming along just great! We recently went through the pre-drywall walk through and within the past couple of weeks, they have put up the drywall and textured the walls, next comes the finishing work, and we’ll be in before we know it!

Carter has is attending his GD&T class again. This is the one he goes to for a week from 8-5 on top of his normal work load. He gets homework at night with quizzes every morning and afternoon and a final test at the end! It doesn’t sound fun!

I’m staying busy with work and am actually going back to school this fall. I’m going to be taking a few classes that will go towards a finance degree. I’m getting excited, but am very nervous. I don’t know what it is, probably just getting back into the homework and tests… I know it will be for the best in the long run!