Ryan is Blogging

I know it is crazy but my husband is officially a blogger and taking part in preserving our family memories. He definitely remembers different things than I do but still good I guess. You can view his first post at My Name is Ryan It is a pretty funny post about Segways so if you have a minute take a look.

My Little Chef

I wrote this post for my Dream Dinners Blog but thought it would be good to have it here as well, Enjoy!

If you are looking for quick dinner ideas I do not recommended little helpers, however they do add a little spice to dinner time preparations. My daughter Reagan is 1 1/2 and she loves to do anything and everything Mommy does. She loves to sit on the counter in the bathroom and put on make up. She loves typing on her own keyboard at the computer. And she especially loves helping out in the kitchen. Last week she even got her very own apron and so I decided she really needed to be put to work. She helped whisk up her first salad dressing the other night. I have to say if she wasn't so cute I would never have her help again because she made such a big mess. Luckily we were having a Chicken with Honey Garlic and Orange a grilled Dream Dinner so other than the salad and our plates there were no other dishes to wash. Also the fun we had together in the kitchen was worth any extra time it took to clean up.

Monday Madness: Driving Range

Every Monday we try and do something fun with friends. Yesterday we went to the Driving Range and Reagan tried her hand at golf. She is really good at stealing balls from the other players but I think she liked the golf bag holder more than hitting the balls. It was a lot of fun and I think Ryan got some good guy time.

The Infamous Bathtime

When we were in New Mexico, Reagan and Whitney took a bath together and since I haven't posted any embarassing bathtime pictures yet I figured it was the perfect opportunity to get them on the web. I tried to pick the most modest ones. It was fun for Reagan to be with her girl cousins that are closer to her age, too bad they live so far away.

Visiting Dave in Carlsbad

My brother Dave is a Ranger and travels to different National Parks to work for a season. He and his family have spent two seasons at the Carlsbad Caverns and Reagan and I finally went down to see them in March. I drove down with most of My family and we all stayed at a campground about a mile from Dave's house. We spent time swimming, eating, talking, playing, and touring the caverns. On Sunday Dave blessed my newest nephew Dallin and afterwards we had a photo shoot. The trip was so much fun and Reagan got to spend time with Danica, Whitney and Dallin which she rarely gets to do. The last night I was there most of my family was gone so Christina and I watched a movie together and I discovered that Hugh Jackman is my new celebrity crush or as I call him my Hottie, I guess Australia was pretty good too.

Reagan is turning out to be Daddy's Little Girl. Maybe it is because I am at work a lot at night and he gets to spend so much time with her. I just loved this picture and wanted to share it with all of you. This is a frequent occurrence at our house, Dad watching TV while Reagan falls asleep on his chest.

Reagan's 1st Birthday

Reagan turned 1 on March 3rd. It was so much fun. We had her party at Noah’s in Pleasant Grove. We decided to have a Farm Animal theme because Reagan absolutely loves animals. So she had a Barn Cake which Ma Ma Mahoney made and I Decorated. There was lots of food including some of Reagan’s favorites. We had Teriyaki Meatballs, Homemade Chicken nuggets, Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Salads, Chips & Queso, and Fruit. After everyone ate and Reagan got to eat her very own cake people could either just hang out in the main room or go upstairs and go ice skating. Everyone loved ice skating especially the kids. Even Reagan got to go out on the ice. Ryan spent more time speed sliding then skating , I think he was just showing off. At the end of the night Reagan opened some of her presents including a spinning musical zoo, some beautiful clothes (some from New York), books, and her very own 4-wheeler. At that point she started getting a little tired so we cleaned up and went home but all in all I would have to say it was a GREAT FIRST BIRTHDAY.

My First Blog Post

Hey Everyone! I decided to try and be part of this whole technology world, we will see how it goes. I will just give you a quick update on our family. Reagan just had her 1st birthday. YEAH! It was a lot of fun. I will tell you all about it in my next post. She isn't walking yet but she is close. She talks a little, her favorite work is Dog and she loves to moo like a cow. Ryan is working at Wilson Audio and looking into working on a couple of campaigns in the 2010 election. Herbie (our three year old Australian Cattle Dog) is the same as ever, smart and full of energy. We hope to start some agility training with him as soon as it gets warmer. I am working hard on my business Dream Dinners. It keeps us all busy and well fed. Well that is it for my first try, I learned how to do a slide show so I put on some of the awesome family pictures Kaitlyn took for us in December.