No 4X4, No Problem!

Since our jeep is not four wheel drive, there's not too much we can do when we want to go wheelin' but we make up for it in other ways! Vance has two weeks off of school right now, so he had the goal to find new places in Bountiful to go climbing. He saw these cliffs from the freeway in a canyon by the V and so we decided to go for an adventure to find out if they are climbing worthy. It turns out they are on "private property" so there wasn't too much we could do to explore that area. We were on the mountain above Centerville exploring (Vance was trying to pretend he was in a 4X4 to make him feel better!) and we came across these puddles. So I made Vance get out and take pictures so I could drive through them a few times! I love driving through puddles! There wasn't too much room to get a good start to have a huge splash, so I was a bit disappointed in the result, but looking at our muddy jeep now, I'm quite satisfied! I'm not quite sure what Mason was thinking the whole time, but Vance and I had fun!

Mason's New BeSt fRiEnD!

I have been working on this posting for weeks now, and I am just now finally getting around to posting it. So here is the updated version: So we got this kitten (pixi) about a month ago from Vance's family. It just so happens that the weekend we picked her up, was Easter weekend, so the whole family spent the weekend there. I was so glad that we had a couple of days to pick out which one we wanted for sure. There were four of them, and this one was the only one that was not afraid of Mason. All the others would see him and take off running in the other direction. But pixi not only wasn't afraid of him, she PLAYED with him, and it was adorable to watch! Half the time she wouldn't leave him alone. I knew this was the one I wanted! They are now best friends. It's either her following him around like she's his shadow, or just the opposite. She even wants to take baths with him! I have to make sure she is out of the bathroom during his bath, or I am litterally fighting to keep her from jumping into the water. Cats HATE water, right?? The first thing he says when we walk into the family room in the morning is "kitty cat!" as he's pointing around the room until he finally finds her. She is so gentle with him too, and I have to say, he's learning the whole "soft" thing pretty good now. One more great thing about her, is she has SILENCED our birds! I have been wanting to get rid of them for a while now because they used to always wake up the babies I watch all day due to their constant chirping. But ever since we got pixi, I can count on one hand the amount of times they have made a peep! It's so great! I feel bad for them though, so I still need to find them a better home. Anyway, pixi is a great addition to our home.

Girls "Night Out"!! (literally)

So on Friday, April 18, my girlfriends and I took the opportunity to celebrate our birthdays together. One is in March and the others are in April, so they are all pretty close. We decided that we wanted to go all out this year and spend the night in Park City without our husbands and kids. Just the girls! When we got there on Friday, we took our stuff to our hotel room at the Yarrow and left to eat and go shopping. Oh wait! First we ate about half of Shellie's bean dip in one sitting, and then we went to eat dinner! We ate at a resteraunt on Main Street that I wish to remember the name of only to warn you not to eat there. The only one that enjoyed it was Amy. Why? None of us know. But it was a good thing we only got two dishes to share instead of 4 individual ones! Then we left and went to the outlets where I went a little crazy with the shopping! After a fun couple hours of that, we went back to the Yarrow and sat in the hot tub with a group of people who probably had the time of their lives listening to us talk all about our "past experiences!" Looking back, it was quite hilarious! We then went back to our room and had the other half of the bean dip while some fell asleep at 3am, the others at 7am. We then got up at 10am and headed on home. It was a blast, even though I left Mason for the first time. But I returned home to find all was well! (Just so you know who's who in the picture, from right to left it is Amy, Shellie, Lindsey, and me)