The big 5-0

For our fiftieth post Gus will show you some tricks. I know I make it sound like 50 is a big deal, it's not very often that you get to see our sweet puppers in action. Soooo..... onto the show.




Chase has been working with Gus since we got him almost two years ago. Trying to teach him new tricks. Gus knows the order I will do them in so he just does them all and then expects a treat. Chase on the other hand mixes it up, so he can't just do what he wants. Here's a video of him doing the tricks he currently knows how to do.
And now Chase is in the process of teasing him, by spinning him around with a rope and watching him run while he's dizzy.

Your Eyes

Back before Chase and I got married he wrote me this song. I instantly fell in love and made him try and record it for me, it wasn't very good quality. Well last night he re-recorded it, posted it on Youtube and Facebook and I didn't know till today. I went to listen and started crying. I can thank my dad for that.
Does anyone know how to post his music on our music player? I know how to post stuff that is just floating around the internet.

Race for the cure

Today I walked in the Race for the Cure, with my Mother in law, and some of her friends from work. We were the "Stream Team." She works in a urologists office, hence the stream. Carol in the bright pink shirt is a breast cancer survivor so we all walked in her honor. We finished up in just a little over an hour. What a great way to spend a Saturday morning.

Sorry I can't name everyone in the picture. I'm the one in the orange sweater 3 from the left, my sister in law Kelsey is the one in the shadow to my right. Mother in law Vicki next to me on the right. Father in law Guy is the tall one with the white hat. Aunt Teri is in front of Guy, and her daughter jen is in front of her with the really short shorts on.

A favorite recipe

Today after Chase and I got home from the dog park, I wanted a smoothie, or Popsicle. Chase suggested that I make Frozen Hot Chocolate, it's one of our favorite treats. Now I've never been to New York and had the frozen hot chocolate at Serendipity so I have nothing to compare it to. We usually don't have whipped cream to put on top. I also like to use the ice from Sonic if I have some, it blends up better.

Frozen hot chocolate
6 half ounce pieces of a variety of your favorite chocolates
2 teaspoons of store-bought hot chocolate mix
1 ½ Tablespoons of sugar
1 ½ cups of milk
3 cups of ice
Whipped cream
Chocolate shavings

Chop the chocolate into small pieces. Place in top of double boiler over simmering water, (or melt in microwave using 10 second increments and stirring after each 10 seconds.) Stir occasionally until melted. Add the hot chocolate mix and sugar. Stir until completely melted. Remove from heat and slowly add ½ cup of milk until smooth. Cool to room temperature.

In blender, place the remaining cup of milk, the room-temperature chocolate mixture and the ice. Blend on high speed until smooth and the consistency of a frozen daiquiri. Pour into a giant goblet and top with the whipped cream and chocolate shavings.

Happy 3 day Birthday to....Me

It was my birthday on Friday, I spent the day prepping for the boutique that Brena and I were doing, and trying to sell things. Speaking of selling, we only sold a few things, barely made back our entrance fee, and came home with more stuff than we should have. Sorry no pictures Elaine, I forgot. Our booth was pretty cute though. On a happy note I won a super cute tee shirt, and Brena bought me a really cute bracelet. Oh and I came home to this...A box of 18 Godiva truffles, and this beautiful yellow/green orchid. Chase sure knows how to win my heart. (Sorry for the crappy photography)


Saturday Brena and I went to a bridal shower for a cousins fiancee, she's a really cute girl and we are excited to have her in our family. I only wish we actually saw our cousins more and knew them better. My friend Pat came into town from Wisconsin for a visit, so he joined us for a birthday dinner (It was his birthday on the 15th) at The Cheesecake Factory. It was good, but we left without having any cheese cake. I couldn't bring myself to pay $7.00 for a piece of cake.

Pat, myself, and Chase at Cheese Cake Factory. Chase didn't want to ask someone to take our picture so he did it himself.


Today was my birthday dinner with Chase's family. We had my favorite shredded pork tacos, and delicious strawberry short cake from Market street grill. Guess when you make cakes for everyone elses birthdays, someone has to make yours it just happened to be Market Street this year. Even though I requested a simple angle food cake with strawberries and whipped cream.
I wasn't able to get a picture of the cake before it was cut into, everyone was so eager to have a piece and get out of here. So by the time I walked upstairs all the candles were lit and the singing began.
Gus enjoyed the extra whipped cream off my plate, he seems to like these birthday things.

Check out Etsy

I've just spent the last few hours updating the Etsy store. I still have a few hours to go. If anyone's interested here are some of the bow's I've done recently, they will all be for sale on Etsy, and at the boutique on Friday.

Our first boutique

Just letting everyone know about the boutique this week.
Who: Lil' Sister's (Kim and Brena)
When: Friday April 24th
Where: Children's Academy Preschool
6910 Highland Dr Salt Lake City, UT 84121
Time: 2:00-7:00 PM
Come and see all the fun things we've been working on!!!!

Family Night

On the first Sunday of every month, we get together with my family for Family night. One person is in charge of the main part of the meal, and everyone else is assigned something to bring to go with it. We have a lesson and a fun activity usually. Other than that we just sit around and visit and enjoy each others company. I got my camera out to take some pictures of the happenings yesterday. My nieces Camden and Teagan took over from there. Here are some of the pictures that came from the experience. The two cute little girls are Camden and Teagan.

The last week

I was talking to Chase yesterday saying that I felt like I needed to blog, but didn't feel like I had anything interesting to say. So I decided to share pictures of a few things I've been up to this last few weeks, but mostly this week.

Chase was editing some music, and Gus decided it was the perfect time to lay with daddy to help him out. Usually he will lay in the crack next to you, not today! He wanted to lay right on top of Chases arm. Chase was annoyed and I had to make him sit still long enough for me to take the picture.

I got a sewing machine. I just happened to mention to my mom that I would like to get one eventually, so if she saw a good deal to let me know. She was talking to someone that works at the temple with her, and the lady said "do you know anyone that wants a sewing machine?" Mom proceeded to ask why, the lady explained that she had a sewing machine and table that she was wanting to sell. She had only used the machine once and decided she didn't want to be a seamstress. Mom asked how much and it was only $150, even without asking me mom said we would take it. I'm so excited to have it, and even more excited that it didn't cost me a ton, it's so nice, and is getting lots of use these days. :) Here are a few things I've been using the sewing machine on.

Crayon rolls, more of these to come.

Making hooded towels, I still have a lot of work on these. They are having a boutique at Chases sister Kelsey's work on the 30th of April, so I'm working on getting a bunch of stuff ready to sell there. I've made over 60 hair bows this week too. Whatever doesn't sell at the boutique will be listed on my Etsy store.

Hanging out with this cool dude!

And freezing. Burrrrr....

We are staying at Brena and Jereds this week while they are in Florida on vacation. Yesterday the brand new furnace decided to freak out, and blow freezing cold air. I call Brena in a semi-panic. She tells me to call the company that installed the furnace, and have them come and fix it. They came out a few hours later and reset the furnace, showed me how to reset it if I needed, and left. The house warmed up, and Chase and I thought nothing more. At about 10 p.m. last night it was freezing again, so I reset the furnace, and it warmed up again. I woke up this morning to this temperature on the thermostat, and cold air blowing out of the vents. Jered called the company again, and they just came out. Hopefully the furnace quits freaking out, because I feel bad bugging them on their vacation.

I feel better

I forgot on my last post that I was going to tell everyone how I've been feeling. Since being on the acid reflux medicine I have felt good almost every day since starting on it. I can tell when I've had too many sweets because I feel sick to my stomach afterwards. I'm waiting on a call from the doctor hopefully tomorrow to find out what will be the permanent course of action. Yay for medicine that works. :)