Weekend Fun

This past weekend was great! It was just the prefect amount of activity vs relaxation.

Matt took me out to Dinner on Saturday night. I chose to go to the Bombay House. It was so delicious. Seriously, their flatbread is the best! I ordered 2 extra to take home with us. These are pictures of us goofin around in the car just before we left.

Backing up a little bit. Saturday morning we woke up at 2:30am for a hike up Grandeur Peak. We started the hike at the trail head at 4am. And just as every other time we set our alarms for a sunrise hike...my alarm went off and my mind instantly started frantically thinking of every reason why we should stay in bed and save the hike for another day.
Me: "Noooooooooooo! I cant do it!! I cant do it!!
It is then that Mr. Matt earns his patient points by encouraging me to stick to the plan telling me "You'll have fun once your up there."
And just like every other time...he was right. It was so worth it. I love the feeling of being the only car parked at the trail head and knowing that you are the only people on the mountain.

Walking up to the trail head
(at 4am, the parking lot at the trail head is still closed)

Just before the sunrise


The pups had so much fun

View of the city from the top


After the hike, we went to The Original Pancake House for Fresh Fruit Crepes. Once we got home, we took an hour nap. I slept sooo well.

Next, Sheila brought Brock by and we got to babysit him for a few hours. He is such a good baby. I just love watching him.

Sam put himself in the picture...I guess he was feeling left out :)

Sunday was very relaxing. Matt went on a ride for most of the morning. I worked out while watching Lost, had breakfast, and started cleaning up the house. When Matt got home, he took over the cleaning I was doing so that I could sit outside and read a little bit. Next thing I knew, I had fallen asleep on my blanket outside and Matt was waking me up.
Next. Clint's house for a BBQ. Let me tell you...Mr. Clint KNOWS how to BBQ. The food is always the best!

It really was a great weekend :)

Car Camping in Idaho

We went on our first camping trip of the year a few weeks ago. Now that we no longer have a 4x4 truck, we are limited as far as where we can go camping. The camp site we had intended on staying at was still covered in snow but this place worked great as a second choice.

Our Camp

Another View

Gabe

Sam was in ball playing heaven.

Cooling off in the river for a quick second. Next....More ball.

Gabe with the ball

I know lots of pup pics...they are my babies

Matt cookin

Gabe absolutely hates lying in the dirt...sometimes I think he is more human than dog.

Me chilling with Gabe by the fire...it got pretty cold in the evenings.

Nothing like a wet dog lying on the table to make ya hungry haha

Me taking a nap.



Matt keeping himself busy while I took a nap.

Playing in the river.

Mr. Matt

My balancing act. We had a lot of fun on this thing ;)

Sam made it look easy.

Me and the pups.

We went on a small hike.


Love this Pic.

Family pic.

View of camp coming down from the hike.

Cleaning up in the river.

Some deer that came through camp.

Can you say "relaxation"

Mothers Day

Hayley (little sister) and I made these Fruit Bouquets for mom and sister Chelsea for Mothers Day. We also had the whole family over for a BBQ. Hayley likes to learn how to cook so I had her do all of the cooking. She even made a homemade blackberry pie that was delicious.

Lazy Saturday

Today We:

Exercised
Took the dogs in for shots
Had a dog break my heart at the pound
Went to Breakfast
Watched the last 4 episodes of Jericho
Surfed the internet
Made a run to the store for random junk food
Stopped at Holiday for a Tigers Blood slushy
Cuddled with Gabe

Its been a great LAZY Saturday spent with the hubby.

And now that my eyes have rested for a few....we're off to watch a movie. It's not very often that Mr. Matt is content doing nothing so I gotta take advantage of it haha.

Update x a Few

Surprise! A post.
Someday I promise I'll get better at posting more often.

Last weekend we got to babysit nephew Brock along with the pups Mufasa and Havoc (spelling?).

Brock is such a good baby, I can't believe how easy he was to care for.

Mufasa

Mufasa, Havoc, Gabe and Sam
The weather was perfect for playing outside.

Gabe

Sam

Feeding time.

We ended the weekend by having family dinner at the condo Ben and Sheila had stayed at that night. Thanks so much to Sheila for hosting.


The weekend before, Matt and I went on a Saturday drive to Delta, Utah. It was gloomy and rainy but so much fun. It's amazing how much the rain enhances the colors in the farmlands.

I just love driving to Nowhere.

Love this picture. I was trying to capture the Hawk or Crow perched on top.

Only in a small town.

Matt got out of the car and wrote MLK (Matt loves Kandice) in the mountain of sand.


This is currently my favorite dessert
Sticky Rice and Mango
http://video.about.com/thaifood/Mango-Sticky-Rice.htm
(link to recipe)

We drove up to Ben and Sheilas on Easter. We played at the dog park, had our first BBQ of the season, and spent some time with Brock.

Matt at the BBQ.

Sister-in-law Emily stopped by with niece Sonora.

Matt took Wednesday (Tax Day) off too attend the tea party protest.
It was freezing outside.

lastly, I started my garden :). I am so excited to grow a garden this year. So far we have Peas, Onions, and Beets planted. (Beets are for Matt....ICK!)