The last few months

I have lots to catch up on and I know...

So the past few months have been awesome!

We have gone to NM for one of our 4 month visits. 

We had barely missed the balloon fiesta but next year i will be there!

I asked Serene and her new hubby Josh if I could take their maternity pics.(practice for me)

Here are some of my fav that came out! (we only had like 10 mins of sun light to work with)

This one is my favorite! The colors came out great!

I really wanna do this for a living and my next genie pigs are our friends in a few weeks to do their maternity pics.

I just need to work on editing and telling people what to do ha.

I got to experience the tradition of Mama Edwards' famous Halloween dinner!

It was tasty! Looked creepy but it was good.

Rusty's cancer check up went great except that Dr. Fetchini is leaving us..Rusty wasn't too happy but she handed us over to a great doctor who we will meet next time. She has had Rusty's life in her hands and we are very grateful for her. She did her job but she didn't just work by the rule book she dealt with him in his own way and case based on his needs. We will miss her.

For Halloween we dressed up at work!

and for our meetings we get to see these two cuties! 

Rachel's lil babies!

We had a great adventure of four wheeling.. NOT

"my night could've been better..at least the trucks are out after a few broken windows, being stuck in mud, stereos stolen, winch broken, front diff, and an alternator blown" my facebook staus.

A friend went four wheelin by himself (Brandon..note to Brandon you never do that by yourself). He called up Carson who tried to get him out and that's when the winch broke and Brandon's back window got smahed by a high jack lift. So Rusty and another friend

(sean) Went to save him and Rusty got stuck needless to say this is ab out 11 at night and they couldn't see. So then Sean tried to get Rusty unstuck and his battery then

 died..they got it running again then his alternator blew out. Right when they were about to head out this is about 1 in the morning some mexicians showed up willing to help..then they got stuck.   They got their truck out and convinced Rusty to leave his truck and they would all come back in the morning to get their cars out and possibly call a toe truck..this was now 3 in the morning and it's pouring rain while Heather (Brandon'swife) and I are sitting on the side of the road waiting for them to come to take them home. We went home and I had to b e up at 7 30 to get to work. The boys went back in the morning to find Rusty's side window broken into..spray painted..stereo stolen..and his speedometer not working. Sean's batter was stolen. And Brandon's side window broken and his stereo stolen. They finally got the help needed and got all cars out.

Brandon's car when they had him about out so try to think what it was earlier when this all started.

We have played some games!

Sean and his girl Rebecca

We gave Carson an actual hair-do no more shaved head!

We had Thanksgiving! My Family's turn. 

Darren and Madi came down as well as my Grandma and Grandpa.

We matched ha!

Madi and Kort played just dance about the whole time!

Sistas lookin cute for Dallin Wengert's reception.

We baby sat 4 kids again! 

This time they were so stinkin cute!

The most well behaved kids i know!

They go to bed when you say they all run up stairs and brush their teeth. They are super easy to get up. They aren't picky. They ask if it's okay to do everything (go in the back yard..have a snack)

They do their homework right when they get home from school without being asked.

Enough said..they were perfect

Sydney got sick..we felt bad cuz I know when you are little you just want your mom..

So she stayed home from school.

we played games

and gave them baths

they drew us pics

and Rusty wrestled with them when he got home from work!

It was fun and easy to watch the Clair fam!

  That's about it up to our sealing which is to come!

Love it's worth it!

 Big news!

We've set a date! 

Can you believe we've been almost married a year! 

We are getting sealed Dec 8th!!! 

We are getting our endowments out on the 7th so those who want to go to both will be able to!
It's going to be in the mesa temple.
I wanted since i was a little girl the Salt Lake but I want my family there.
And with my luck the snow would be so bad we wouldn't even make it or wouldn't be able to take pictures so i decided to do mesa. Can't wait!

We've had a lot of people get married lately and then it seems like everyone is getting divorced or having babies..ha

I am sure they all have good reasons...but I can't imagine it (for us).

Some people seemed so happy and others fought hard just to get married and the next thing you know it's over.
Rusty and I sure have had some fights mainly when I'm on my period but to make it officially over I wouldn't want it to happen. For us it'd be taken an easy way out.
My mom always have said "choose the one to love and love the one you chose."

Sure there are always going to be imperfections, fights, arguments, long days, lack of sleep, and those days you just feel like being a brat.

But what about the little things that make you laugh, their quirky ways that you could think "man they are so weird" but you love it anyways, the way they make you feel when you cry or hold you in their arms, when you fight all you want to do is hug them and you forget why you were mad in the first place, and let's not forget what about all the things you've been through already even if it was just a couple months. Yes maybe the fights get ugly but they make your heart bound so hard that it scares you that you realize you still wouldn't want to give it up and make it "Facebook official" or even tell your family hey this isn't working out or can i sleep on your couch  because in that moment even though you are still so angry part of you wants to hold on and you don't want everyone knowing you had a fight just in case it's not really over..What about all the jokes and memories that aren't going to be the same with someone else or even trying to explain them.
Sometimes it takes time and both trying to make things work.
I truly believe that two people no matter what that they can make it work.
My great aunt and uncle are those old people that still hold hands. Something that i still want to do when I'm old but if you ask them it just didn't happen they worked and worked at it.
Every girls dream is to settle down one day and get married but ladies it's not a storybook fairy tale. Life happens..look at us by the age of twenty Rusty and I have been through cancer, surgeries, hospitals, break ups and make ups, getting married civilly first, let downs, surprises, getting a puppy, having a best friend live with us, in laws, even financial stuff, worries, doubts, and of course happiness.  It's not easy it takes everyday to work on a relationship to make sure you put in the effort to make them feel loved, wanted, and noticed.
Something i do know for sure is if you aren't doing what's right a marriage will be harder or fall apart specially being so young. I know that Rusty and I have stayed strong is because we talk, try to get a date night once a week just the two of us, say prayers, and go to church. We aren't talking to other people or putting ourselves into situations we shouldn't be, we are trying to build our relationship up not bring it down with the things that we know better that won't make us happy in the long run.
Sometimes it doesn't work out ( and maybe the other one does something that ruins it and I hope that doesn't happen with us..this world makes it harder for us all the time to keep our families together) but I am going to hold onto the little things and keep trying to hold things together and make it through.

anyways
 i'll get off my soap box but i  just needed to write it down.  (I don't mean to offend anyone just something i have been thinking about and wanted to write it down for me to remember when things get rough.)

Chomper got his second shot today..
He is now 26.5 lbs!
Crazy i'm glad i got pictures of him when he was little because man time flies and he won't ever go back to being that little pup anymore. good note for having kids!

this old man and his dog i think are a perfect match. Today at the vet when i saw them i am like i could't see him with any other dog but this little guy haha

My little guy is growing up so fast.

He'll be 12 weeks this week.

He hasn't lost his teeth yet. 

For two nights in a row we have put him outside on our patio to sleep. 

I worry about him all the time but we all get better sleep and my house smells so much better!

He's got a little personality.. 

he seems to be stubborn like his dad or when we're upset he seems to be too

and

sometimes he just runs back and forth for like a half and hour

 just because.

But man he sure looks like a German Sheppard now.

Before people would ask what kind of dog he was but you can for sure tell now.

 from this...                                                                                                           ... to this.

From this

to this

It's cazy! 

We thought about changing his name...but

Chomper just fits him so well! Nothing else seems to fit him.

Eli even hated it at first but it's starting to grow on him.

But man-o-man he's gunna be a beast!

My in-laws came down! We went shooting!

Rusty was impressed that chomper was interested in the guns but they didn't seem to bother him at all!

My hair doesn't look too bad after a nice ride in  the back of Eli's truck!

It was good to see them for at least a couple hours! 

Tomorrow is 50% off color day and man wish me luck with all the craziness tomorrow!

Carson hopefully starts his orientation tomorrow..(after a month of sitting around waiting for Jiffy Lube to hurry up)

Rusty has a long week as well but we are grateful that we have jobs especially  since all the medical bills, rent, and the dentist we have been paying for lately.

It's so awesome being a grown up!

But as long as we keep doing what's right and doing what we are supposed to.

 We'll come out on top

Brownies..Baseball..and a Big Bang

Saturday night

We all decided to go to the batting cages and then we got some cheesecake.

On Sunday we always go to my parents house for dinner!

We have found out that Chomper loves music he moves his head back and forth to it.

Rusty on accident scared him to death when he got on the drums.

(Video)

After that all he wanted to do was cuddle with grandpa!

We took advantage of this because normally he tries to bite you and want to play but after the drums he just wanted to feel safe and cuddle!

Hopefully his ears decide to work together haha

Yesterday was Carson's birthday!

He got some hot wings and this beauty^

(brownies with white chocolate)

and I forgot to tell ya'll I'm back to being a brunette! 

I miss the blonde but I think I look better as a brunette.

First shot

Chomper is 8 weeks this week

He supposedly had his first shot but he got it too early so we are starting over so they are done right.

We went to Dr. Wengert (our good friend) 

chomp weighed 13lbs.

Little Chomp did so good getting his first shot!

He didn't wine, bite, or try to even move.

After he just was silly and wanted to drink out of the hose.

He really is so funny sometimes he just falls over himself or will be in mid run and then just lay down.

Right now only one ear stands up and the other one just lays gimp.

He's really playful but has a calm disposition to him.

He loves his rope..paper towels..to lay on clothes..sleep on someone's bed (he seems to be more potty train when he gets out and sleeps on Carson's bed then if we leave him in the kitchen or bathroom because he does not go if he's on the coach or your holding him) and of course to nibble at your feet and ankles or your pants.

and play in Carson's boot!

He is a good little addition to our family!

 Even my mom likes him! 

When we were little we had a toy poodle named Coalie and we had to put her asleep since then my mom has been persistent on not letting us get another one but you can tell she likes Chomper. :)

Last night we went for a walk (the first time we tried with a leash didn't go so well he'd sit right on his butt but last night was his 2nd time and did so well! He learns pretty fast.((even to get out at night from our barrier of things to keep him in the kitchen)).. that maybe the leash isn't so bad after all) and everyone that was outside wanted to play or pet him.

Anyone and everyone thinks he's just so cute and a little fluff ball with huge paws. ha

I just have to tell this story! 

Rusty had been complaining about his hair.

He didn't know what was wrong with it but he wasn't liking it.

A couple days after he told me this I saw him using one of my shampoo's.

I just looked at him and asked "hey babe do you not like your hair cuz it's poofy"

He's like Yeah! i think that's why.

"Well sweetheart you are using Volumizing shampoo" hehe

"What? I just thought shampoo was shampoo and all I wanted is for it to clean my hair..I'm just gunna go back to my suave."

Too funny!