Yummy Cookies!/Jessica Russell/ Veronica/ Cindy

Rusty and I decided to make cookies..

Little did we know we'd have trouble doing it.

1st-couldn't find the baking soda

2nd- no brown sugar

3rd- NO CHOCOLATE CHIPS!

So my dad was nice enough to get those things for us on his way home from Kortnee's volleyball game.

My dad told us to double the batch.

4th- we didn't have enough butter

 so we used the spreadable butter

Now..

 we were one egg short!

So Rusty and I went to our neighbors to ask for 1 egg.

Next door..didn't have one.

Vern was walking out to his garbage and he gave us an egg!

Finally we could  make our delicious cookies!

My told me I was the new cookie maker since she absolutely loved them!

and of course Rusty wanted his giant cookie! 

Now Rusty can't say he's never seen me cook!

P.S.

I forgot to blog this but Jessica Russell Josh's first real girlfriend died on September 5th. She had been drinking that Sunday and when she got home she had a really bad migraine so she took medicine called soma i think and those don't mix at all. It was an accidental OD. Her roommate thought she was sleeping off a hangover but finally went in there to wake her up at 6 and she was dead. So sad to be so young with a whole life ahead of you! And it could've been prevented. We went to the viewing. So sad to see her. I hadn't seen her in years since really my freshman year and she was a senior and Josh was dating her and she was in my PE class.. But her body didn't look like her at all to me. Her face was blooded. It made it hard to believe it was really her. But then I  saw her hands. Her fingernail polish was still on and I knew it was her. Her mom seemed to be doing pretty well considering everything.  But she had a lot of support there. Her dad's letter he wrote to her but had her uncle read it was what really made me cry. That he will never be able to dance with her at her wedding to Beauty and the Beast but he will dance with her when he gets to Heaven. It was a catholic service which I have never been to. I pray for her family to be comforted. 

Really so sad to hear and to see.

A day later after we found out about Jessica..a girl named Veronica Meade hung herself. Kelsi Crotts took her to seminary almost every day last year and she played on the Varsity team in Basketball. I called Kels to see how she was and that was the first time I'd ever seen/heard Kels cry. Kelsi doesn't cry and I've been friends with her for like 5 years now and never even heard her cry till now. It made me cry! So sad...even though I didn't know her so many people did. even Kortnee.

And this week Cindy Ricks passed away..She was the relief society president before me mom. Been in  the Continental Ranch Ward for 13 years. Last year she was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer stage four. She had decided to not do chemo. We are going to miss her. She was so loving and so strong in her testimony and very service oriented. She always thought of others first. I pray that her family (Brent Shayla and Josh) will be comforted. I can't imagine losing my mom and I am sure that this won't be an easy road... But her funeral is this saturday

It's been one heck of the last couple weeks..

Also Saturday on a happy note I get to go to my final wedding dress fitting!! :)

The bird flew into our house!

Last night...Kortnee called Rusty and told him to come outside. He was like ahh okay..? and he opened the door and this bird flew right into the house and into Kortnee's room. (ironacally) She couldn't get it off the door so she had Rusty open it. Good job Korntee..

It tool us a half an hour to get the bird out of Kortnee's room and outside.

We had to ware the bird down and them put him into a blanket. The second we got him out he flew right back towards Kortnee's room at the window. Good thing we shut the window before Rusty let the bird out of the blanket.

Ridiculous! But we got it out without killing it.

Kortnee next time tell us there is a bird on the door before you tell us to open the door and let it in!

The sweet shoes/ wedding

Been trying to get a hair cutting job and to not be scared and be brave. Rusty got me some shoes! They are freakin sweet! I think I can pull them off ha! :)

Rusty has moved here and got an apartment and slowly putting together what will be our apartment! It's been so much better having him here. Everyday having him here! Love it!

The wedding has been postponed put of for a little bit till we figure out somethings.

But I do have my dress but he can't see it yet!

It was the first dress I tried on and it fit perfectly. Everyone in the room that was there for another girl were all speechless and wanted the same dress for the other girl! ha i tried on a few more but nothing compared to the first dress. I said "yes to the dress" and it's being hemmed. :)

$599 !

We have been garage selling and ebaying and going on dates :)

Lake Powell Baby!

For my grandparents 50th wedding anniversary

They decided to take the family to lake Powell! (we even brought Rusty)

We all drove to Kanab and stayed with Barb and Dave for a couple days and then off to the lake! 

We got to ride the rhino a few times!

I got burned on my arms..but they got dirt all over their faces ha

we set off fireworks down were it was legal

On our way to the lake look at my handsome man in Alyssa's life jacket!

My mom fell and the chair and couch pinched her leg in the inside of her knee. Mama Crippled ;)

Nate was our captain!

While the house boat was moving people were on the jet ski's

Gotta love the muscle models by Alex and Jaydon

Madi loves to make funny faces when she doesn't feel pretty.

Rusty always trying to catch a fish..later he actually does

Everyone always had their beverages..of course

I love Brooke in this picture! Classic Babe

Kortnee and Mom (kortnee was scared at first but then she got used to it and would ride like a dare devil)

Mom got up skiing and wake boarding! Go MOM!

My dad..:) the men would all get in the same time and wash their hair

Rusty and I caught our catch fish which later got away on accident

Going down the slides! Even Grandma did it

We loved our little Chomper!

Sat around and sang our family songs and the modern ones

My dad jumping of some of the rocks! He makes me laugh!

On our way to "Hole on the Rock"

Kels is a stud!

Hole in the rock from the boat!

Where the Mormon pioneers came through. Took them 6 months to get down that. They built a road so their wagons and horses could get down. It's a lot steeper then it looks.

Kels

Madi

Rusty

Kylie

We hiked up

Alex Cameron Madi Kels and Darren

Me, Madi, Cameron, Kels, and Kylie

The cousins

everyone got suckers!

Grandma going down the slide!

Grandpa getting up on ski's

On the way from hole in the rock we were going to go to rainbow bridge. We were on empty but we said a prayer and we made it to the bridge and back to the marina to get gas. Impressive..Thank you Heavenly Father for lookin out for us.

Alex...he thought the rock was Simba..haha

Cam is pretty strong I must say

It was an awesome experience.

The last week in July was pretty sweet!

Thank you Grandma and Grandpa for a trip no one will ever forget!

 

Little Chomper and my dad were so funny.

My dad tried the whole trip to convince Alyssa that her and my dad are in the same class at school with Mrs. Penalton. That he sat right next to her and colored paper mache'd had a christmas party together. She thought he was crazy but it was soo funny to listen to him and her.

The boys helping anchor the boat!

The water was so choppy but we got up!

Rock on!