summer catch up!

so i feel like the summer just flew by and that i didnt have enough time to post everything i should have...

number 1: we finished our landscaping, deck, and shed

FRONT YARD:

BACK YARD:

DECK:

SHED:

number 2: regan and bailee love each other

and have been to the dog park countless times

they like to bully the other dogs and explore,

regan even learned to swim!!!

number 3: lots and lots of bbq's and ooey gooey smores!

number 4: i sewed a dress with my new sewing machine!

sorry the picture is so bad (taken with my phone)
this is when i was a little more than halfway done.
 it turned out pretty good for a first time doing it by myself.

number 5: regan had two knee surgeries :(

she had a Luxating Patella in both knees so we got it done so she can stop limping around. now the sad part is that she has to wear this cone around her head for two weeks and has to be carried everywhere. bailee is not very understanding and still trys to wrestle and fight with her. it is so sad :(

number 6: Zucchinni Bread, Zucchinni Casserole, Fried Zucchinni, Zucchinni Soup, etc are in abundance this summer because our garden grows a never ending supply!

number 7: school starts tomorrow

i've been to my classroom lots and i think i am ready. i better be because the kids come tomorrow! i made a school/class blog if you want to check it out you can click here or the link on my side bar. There are pictures of my classroom if you want to see it!

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well summer is officially over and i get to spend the fall as a single lady because derek's days off are my days working and not to forget hunting season is about to begin!

Bear Lake

we decided it was about time to make the summer official

by going camping so we went to bear lake

we stayed at Travelland RV and Campground.

It had a grassy campsite, running water, electricity, and a facilities

we invited my good friend from high school, alison and her newly wed husband ryan to join us. we lounged around the beach and made alison into a beautiful mermaid...

we rented jet ski's and a giant water tricycle!

after becoming crispy pieces of bacon from the hot sun we of course had to stop and get raspberry shakes. that is what bear lake is known for and it was muy bien :)

and of course camping would not be complete
without a campfire and smores

ahhh, summer vacation has officially started now that we are back

home i get a week before school starts again. time to wrap up

those summer projects we started and enjoy the long days of

nothing :)

big 23!

so the best part about having your birthday on a sunday is that you get to use that as your excuse the whole weekend.
i get this because its my birthday...
      i want that because its my birthday...
            you get to do this for me, you guessed it...

because its my birthday!

ahhhh, that three day weekend brings such joy :)

and luckily i have a husband that gives into that childish behavior

speaking of childish this was my cake!

and i want to brag for a second about all my presents:

i got lots of teaching stuff (big blow up dice with numbers and fractions, a bulletin board rocks and minerals set, a huge sand timer, a jumbo magnifying glass and eraser, toys and trinkets to put in my treasure box at school, and a blow up solar system!) i got new clothes, and duh duh da... a sewing machine!

well this is my last week of teaching at GRHS and then summer vacation officially starts and goes for 1 whole week before school starts.

our plans... relax!

sHoPping dATE

sometimes i let derek pick an outfit for me to wear for the day.
 i put it on and look in the mirror... then the phrase:

"nice try"

comes out of my mouth and i go into the closet and put on something that matches and feels comfortable.

i have this disease where my opinions become spoken...

whether i want them to or not.

so today we or should i say i designed an

activity to 'exercise' my will power...

we went to the mall and the rules where we would pick out outfits for eachother. you could not say anything about them good or bad while the perusing was taking place, not even when you put them on and modeled them in front of the mirror. and if it fit and looked good to the other person you had to get it no matter what!

so derek's was easy... there isn't much selection for men's clothing in rock springs and he is such a diversified dresser that i didn't find much that was out of his comfort zone.

but when i did it was well worth the price:

for me it was tough.

i followed derek around maurices with my lips pursed.

 as he weaved his way in and out of the aisles i thought to myself:

"is he crazy? i would never wear something like that!"

"maybe he forgot who he is shopping for?"

"should i walk in front of him?"

"this is going to be hilarious!"

So i went into the dressing room and

tried on the comical outfits he had chosen...

and left the store with 3 of the cutest shirts i've ever seen,

a pair or jeans, and some rockin' teacher pants!

thanks derek, i guess i trust you now...

:)

BACKpacking!

Derek had the chance to go backpacking this week with his brother-in-law Todd and his brothers. They hiked out of paradise park which is west of vernal 4 miles to a place called twin lakes and spent 3 days camping, fishing, and doing what men do in the great outdoors.

They caught a couple of small fish in the lake but they were too small to cook and eat. Also it was really marshy so they had to hike up their pants and walk in to even get a decent cast.

It rained when they were hiking in and rained again once they had finished drying everything out. but Derek says it was still a really fun trip!

 Derek surprisingly did not forget anything but realized there is a couple of things he needs to invest in before the next trip...

a gun however is not one of them, because he got this beast before he left:

luckily he didn't have to use it on any wild animals,

but it was good for him to have it just in case.

i'm glad to have him home safe and sound.