More Summer Fun!

What a fun week we have had! We played in the water almost everyday. One day we went out to Grandma and Grandpa Mackay's house to visit and play in the water.

As you can see she loved 'Mackay's' pool! She loved to jump from the side (as long as her head stayed above water!)

Breanne and Grams were so pooped that they both fell asleep watching cartoons at Mackay's house... Which was great for me because I got to have a quick sewing lesson from my grandma.
Clinton Heritage Days was also this week. On Thursday we went to the annual dutch oven dinner and car show. There's not too many things that Breanne loves more than corn on the cob!
Of course whenever there is a car so we go and I am beginning to like them quite a bit! Breanne kept wanting to sit in all of the cars, and we had to tell her they were too special to sit in. At the very end of the show there was this car. Most of you know this is Darren's dream old-timer car... a 1927 T-bucket. We were sitting there admiring it when the owner came up and asked Breanne if she wanted to sit in it! He said he only lets cute girls get in. Wow... was Darren jealous!
On Saturday we went to the Clinton Carnival.. It happened to be the hottest day of the year so far (105 degrees) But still very very fun!

Daddy always knows what treats Breanne (and Mommy) loves. YUM!

What a big girl! She loves to ride any kind of ride... She's gonna be our little dare devil.

Does this picture look familiar? This is our second carnival, but a carnival wouldn't be a carnival with out a merry go round! She named her pony 'Buster'. She was so hot.. look at her little cheeks.

After a few hours at the Carnival we were already to go back to our nice air conditioned house. We ate some lunch and all took a nice long nap. Aren't they so sweet?!?(esp. when they are asleep!) These are my 2 most favorite people in the whole world!

July 4th Festivities!

The 4th of July is one of my very favorite holidays! I love all the carnivals, parades, fireworks, b-bques and spending time with family. This year we did it all! Breanne is such a fun age, she just absorbed it all and had so much fun experiencing new things. She loved the fireworks and the parade. We celebrated the whole weekend. We went to the West Point Carnival on the 3rd. Breanne sure Loves popcorn..
...and cotton candy!

Breanne and cousin Brooke had fun pretending they were farmers on the tracker.

Breanne wanted to get her face painted.. I didn't think she really would when she got to the front of the line. But she held so still! What a pretty butterfly face.

This day wouldn't be complete without playing on the 'swing swing'. This is Breanne's favorite past time. (daddy is always willing to help her!)

The 4th of July started out with a fun parade in Clearfield! Breanne got lots of candy thanks to the 2 boys that were on the side of us. They thought it was their personal mission to make sure she got her fair share!

The fire engines were 'kinda y'oud'.

Later that day we went to Pa and Grams house for a b-bque. The high light, of course was the bounce house that Pa puts up on special occasions!

Daddy got some smoke bombs... I'm not sure who had more fun Daddy or Breanne!

I made dessert. Yum!

We had lots of fun with sparklers.

Daddy and Breanne watching fireworks!

Let Summer Begin!

Darren's work sponsored the Mud Volleyball Tournament this year at Ogden Days. He even got to participate... and wow was it muddy! It was fun to see him play, since he has no idea how to play volleyball. Our first date was playing volleyball, and lets just say that is not the reason I married him! But to my surprise he did quite well. (it must have been the mud!)

Darren setting up his teammate for a spike!
Now this is my favorite picture! You see that leg stickin' out there in the bottom right of the picture?... That is Darren's foot! And the big splash of mud...Well that is him! Way to take one for the team Darren! When Breanne saw her daddy fall into the water she got a bit worried and yelled, "Daddy.. You 'kay?"
Needless to say they didn't win the tournament.. it was double elimination and they were eliminated on they're 2nd game. But wow was it fun to watch! Darren was having so much fun in the mud that he took a quick little swim before exiting the game.
Breanne was dying to ride the horsey, so we indulged her.. Wow 3 bucks a ride! I am sure glad we just have the 1 kid or we would have had to taken out a loan for the carnival.

Yup, you got it another 3 bucks! But she was being such a good girl and having such a fun time that we couldn't resist! She wanted to go on the big rides but we had to draw the line. I think she will have lots of fun at carnivals to come! This was just a mini preview to the State Fair and Lagoon. I think she is like her Daddy... a thrill seeker. She definitely didn't get that from me.

WET But FUN Weekend...

We went to the Car Show in Bountiful on Saturday. We didn't get too wet, but it was kind of brisk. This is the car Darren wants. It was even for sale.... anyone have 18 grand they wanna give us? Darren loves old hot rods, but he will have to stick to making little models for now!
Our Sweet Breanne eating a carmel apple. Breanne came down with pink eye on Saturday, but thanks to Dr. Uncle Dave he was able to diagnose it at our family party that afternoon and call in a Rx for it right away.. Thanks Dave!
Our not-so-old camera died a week ago.. and with 2 cute people like this in my family I had to go get a new one quick, so we took lots of fun pictures over the weekend. Breanne loves piggy back rides from her daddy!
Breanne is a crazy nut!! There was an 18 wheeler there and she loved to run from the front of the truck to the back and jump of into Darren's arm.... without even any hesitation. Ohh the blind faith of a sweet child that trusts daddy will catch her everytime! The day ended with a yummy treat of chocolate pudding. Breanne... smell like pudding?!?

Six Year's later...

So... It's been 6 years since we've said 'I Do'. And like a roller coaster, there has been lots of ups and downs. But it's been a ride that I have enjoyed, and can't wait for the next turn! I just wanted to give a quick synopsis of the six fun filled years:

-We have been living in our home in Clinton, Utah for 5 of those 6 years.

-We both have our degrees (mine in hospital admin./radiology, and Darren's in Long-term Health Administration.) Darren is thinking about getting his Master's in the near future.

-Darren manages Skyline and Grandview Clinics for Ogden Clinic.

-I am fortunate enough to get to be at home with our sweet Breanne. I only work 2 days a month to keep my license at Mckay Dee Hospital.

-The happiest part (and most stressful) is our Beautiful "not so baby any more" Baby Girl Breanne. She is almost 2 1/2 years old and reminds us of that everyday. We both are crazy about her and love to watch her grow.

-We both look forward to buying a bigger home and adding to our family.. (No this is NOT an announcement!)

-Darren is an elders quorum teacher in our ward and I am the 2nd counselor in the primary. We both enjoy our callings and love our neighborhood.

-We are planning on camping lots this summer and creating many fun memories with our little family.

-We got a new addition to our family at Easter this year... A fluffy white and brown bunny named Bell that Breanne absolutely loves! That makes 2 animals: a beta and a bunny... Plenty for me!

-Breanne loves to go for bike rides with us and take apples to feed any horse that she can see.

-We love living close to family and enjoy doing things with them often.

-So to sum it all up, like all little families things get crazy, but we are loving this time in our lives and can't believe how fast 6 years have gone by! We look forward to 6 more, and 6 more, and 6 more...etc!

-Thanks for reading about us!

Weekend of Fun!

Darren had a work conference up in Deer Valley the weekend of our anniversary. His work was paying for the hotel and I could come along, bonus.... free room! so we headed out early on Wed. May 6th for a fun weekend. First we went to Gardner Village so Breanne could play at the Barnyard Buddies (a petting zoo) She loved it. Then Darren took us to see the tulips at Thanksgiving point, my very favorite thing to do on our anniversary. (It's becoming a tradition) Then we took Breanne to Grandma and Pa Mackay's house so we could have a few minutes to ourselves for dinner at the Outback. After that we headed up to Deer Valley. Our hotel was at the tip top of the mountain, I didn't know that land even existed! For the next few days Daddy went to conferences while Mommy and Daughter shopped at the Park City outlets. I had in my mind that it would be such a fun bonding experience for the 2 of us.... Well any of you moms know that taking a 2 year old shopping is not a good idea! But we had a lot of fun!

Breanne loved the horse ride despite her face in this picture.

The 'Hidden Gardens'. The tulips were as pretty here as they were on our wedding day... well almost! :-)

Cute... need I say more!?!

I literally shopped till I dropped!

Happy 6 Years!

Darren and I were married on May 6th, 2003.. The happiest day of our lives!

We were married in the Salt Lake Temple.

Unfortunately, these are copyrights...hence the watermark. We chose May 6th specifically for the tulips. I told Darren that if it was rainy that day, we would postpone the wedding until I could get a perfect day! He started praying four months in advance. And still, 6 years later, every May 6th has been sunny skies. What a prayer!
Our 6 year anniversary was perfect! Stay tuned for another posting of our weekend celebration in Deer Valley!