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Too Much Sun, But A Whole Lotta Fun.

2011-05-22T10:46:00.012-06:00

I woke up this morning and I can hardly move my arms, especially my right one. I am also sooo sunburned. I haven't been this sunburned in a few years. Owwww!!!!! I guess I had a little too much fun in the sun yesterday. What's really weird is that I'm feeling a little chilly now. Saturday was the only sunny dry day we've had since last Monday. But today it's back in the mid-50s, cloudy, and rainy for the next 3-4 days. So when I put the cooling aloe vera on it makes me cold. Right now I have a heating pad on my back, with all of me under the 3 layers of blankets except my chest, shoulders, and arms which are slathered in Banana Boat After Sun Lotion and Equate After Sun Aloe Vera with Lidocaine.

So yesterday, since it was finally sunny, I decided to put my swim suit on and go outside for a little while. I decided I wanted to soak up a "little" sun, relax, and do my nails since I probably wasn't going to be going anywhere. My brother came out and talked me into going shooting with them. It doesn't take a whole lot of convincing to get me to go. (So that was my first round of sun.)

So, as a ward, whoever has a shot gun was invited to go shoot clay pidgeons just a few miles from our house. So my Dad, sister Lacey, brother Brian, brother Tyler with his wife Gina, Gary, and I went. It was so much fun! I wanted us to get a shot gun before and now I REALLY want a shot gun. I was really impressed at how good quite a few of the girls in our ward are, my sister-in-law being one of them. I was excited to see afterwards that I had a nice little cherry from where the butt of the gunwould hit my shoulder. I'm not so excited anymore. It's not really a harmless looking cherry anymore. It's feeling more like a full blown-out bruise. That's the biggest reason why I can't move my arm this morning. (So that was my second round of sun and I had even applied sun screen twice.)

We got home made some lunch and relaxed a little before my dad decided it was time to fix the roof. So my dad and Tyler got their repelling gear on and got out on the roof with Gary and Brian holding onto their ropes. I took the two youngest out back to play and watch. It was quite interesting. I taught my littlest brother Braden the basics of football. He really seemed to enjoy that. First I taught him the mechanics of putting his fingers on the laces. Then when he actually got pretty good at that I had my sister Adrianne hike me the ball, while he was standing a few feet in front of me, then I yelled at him to go long. I told him that meant to turn around and run further back till I yell at him again to turn around. Then I would throw him the ball. (And I must say I'm quite impressed with myself. Sure it was a nerf foot ball, but i could throw it pretty far for a girl. So ha! Take that Brian.) I then taught him that now I switch teams and I'm going to tackle him so he needs to give me the forearm and then run it into the endzone (by Gary), spike the ball, and do a little dance. :) At first he would just spike the ball smile and say, "I don't do dances." But he started dancing after running it in few more times. We stayed out side till the sun finally started setting at 9pm. It's so weird that it's that late and the sun is just barely starting to go down. (So that was my third go at being out in the sun. I tried to put some sunscreen on, but I had run out.)

Also while we were out in the back yard 16-18 deer came through on their way to the field below us. And as you can see, no more snow! Everything is blooming and green now.

I also gave Gary a much needed haircut. After that we ate dinner and I took I nice shower, but not too hot becuase by then I was starting to feel a little red.

I don't feel a little red anymore, I feel a lot red. I feel like someone has taken a blow torch to my chest. I am sooo uncomfortable, but I would do it all again. :)

Snow Dance

2011-02-26T23:05:00.014-07:00

Last Saturday morning, the 19th, we woke to snow coming down. The snowflakes were so big and it was coming down so hard I just wanted to go out in it so bad. Suddenly I thought of how I'd danced in the rain and then how much more fun it might be to dance in the snow! So I begged Gary to get his his snow pants on and to please come dance with me. Gary is sweet enough I didn't have to beg too much. And he actually seemed to enjoy himself, despite him not liking even the thought of getting cold. (It really wasn't that cold. I actually got very hot even though my hair was soaking wet by the time we were done.)

Also a great big THANKS to my little sis Lacey for taking the pictures for me!!

Our Winter Wonderland

2010-12-21T23:47:00.023-07:00

Monday morning Gary and I woke up to a lot of snow.

We were expecting rain Monday so the amount of snow that had fallen Monday morning was amazing! We took the dogs out later, which when it snows they can't decipher where driveway, sidewalk, or grass is under the snow so we have to hurry and take them to the grass. They just see snow and start to pee.

Gary needed to go to Provo around noon to take a final so he got out the snow blower and started clearing the snow. I watched him for a minute with the dogs while we stood below the eaves of the roof. I'm not quite sure why I was standing there. I've seen the amount of snow that can just come sliding off the roof hitting anything below it. So I shouldn't have been suprised when I felt something knock me forward. I couldn't figure out what it was, but I happened to look at poor Bodie who now had a lot of snow on him. I brushed him off and told him I was so sorry for very foolishly standing there. Luckily Sasha and Asher didn't get hit, although I don't think they would have minded as much as Bodie. They like the snow while Bodie hates it. I then got a snow shovel and started helping Gary try to dig our way out. Which was actually the second time so far that day that the snow blower got used. My dad said he cleared about 6-7in. before he left for work and there was at least another 6in that we cleared.

Lacey came out and started helping me shovel. While Gary got ready Lacey and I got a path cleared for the truck to get out to the road, but the road hadn't been plowed yet. Gary got the truck warmed up and started to give it some gas, but the truck wasn't moving. So I brought my shovel over to dig him out a little more then gave him the thumbs up. He got up onto the road this time, but couldn't move forward. So he gave it a little more gas which made the back tires swing out onto the road. He still couldn't move forward though, the back tires would keep sliding. I decided that either he should stay home and take the test Tuesday or maybe my brother Brian could drive him to Provo. Brian just got snow tires on his car and he was headed that direction. I went with Gary and Brian dropped us off at Gary's school for him to take his test. When we got home later that evening my sister-in-law was out shoveling snow. So Gary got out the snow blower, again, while I got out the snow shovel, again, and we started clearing more snow. It ended up snowing all day.

Tuesday I woke up about 8:30am very stiff and very very sore. I got up and got on the internet, but then it stopped working. I thought it might be the snow that just fell off the roof out my window on the dish. As I walked out into the hall I overheard my dad rescheduling his meetings and saying the power was out and that we've gotton over 20in of snow since Monday morning. So I had to go back into our room and grab our three little flashlights so I could go to the bathroom. I guess the power had been out off and on most of the morning from about 2am on. I never noticed. I actually had gotten hot in the night and had to kick off the covers.

When we took the dogs out the power was still out so we had to go out the back door to the deck to get to the front yard. The snow is usually deep going that way, so Gary picked up Sasha while I picked up Bodie and Asher. We got around the corner of the deck and found somebody had cleared a path with the snowblower. Probably because they couldn't get out the garage doors too. We set the dogs down in the little path which was funny because the walls of snow were higher than they were.

This was the driveway Tuesday morning when we took the dogs out.

Happy 3 month anniversary to Tyler & Gina

2010-04-15T18:52:00.001-06:00

Congratulations to the newly weds for surviving their first 3 months! I am so happy for you both and to have Gina as a new sister. I love you guys! I'm sure the next 3 months will be just as exciting. I hope that you both have a great day!

Adrianne's Baptism

2010-04-14T21:15:00.000-06:00

Saturday, April 10th, was Adrianne's baptism day. It was held at a Stake Center in Salem, UT where the weather was nice and sunny. It was so neat to be there to watch her get baptized. It made me reflect on when my dad baptized me. It was a small baptism which consisted of my sister being the only one from their ward getting baptized that day. It was mostly just my immediate family there with a few people from the ward. Mom played the piano while Lacey led the music. Gary got to say the opening prayer. My brothers Tyler then Brian gave a talk on Baptism and the Holy Ghost. Adrianne, Lacey, Gina, and I sang a special number. While we waited for our turn at the font Adrianne, mom, and dad bore their testimonies. The spirit was so strong there. It is always so special to hear the people you love bear their testimony. Then Adrianne was baptized and confirmed a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I am so proud of her.

Earthquake!

2010-04-04T21:22:00.000-06:00

Ok, I was laying in bed waking up from a nap this afternoon when I felt the bed shaking. It was so weird. I always have my legs weird when I'm laying down. I have one bent at the knee so my knee is in the air and my other leg propped up on my knee. But my legs started getting wobbly and they were moving. I actually thought about all the earthquakes that have been going on and that maybe this could be one. But then I was like no, this is Arizona.

Well, the news just came on and said that there was an earthquake in Mexicali and it could be felt here in Arizona. I told Gary and his mom that I felt it, expecting a laugh, and Gary's mom said she was laying on the couch and felt it too. Then Gary's dad came in and we asked if he felt it and he said he was sitting in the chair and thought the dogs were moving it. So everyone felt it but Gary. He said he was out playing Punch-Out on the Wii. It really reminded me in conference today when they were talking about all the earthquakes happening in diverse places. Crazy. Who would've thought, an earthquake felt here in AZ.

Before and After Family Photos

2010-04-04T20:19:00.000-06:00

This was my family in July of 2002.

top row left to right: Brian, Dad, Tyler
Middle row: Me, Mom holding Adrianne
Bottom: Lacey

This is my family as of December 2009.

back row from left to right: Tyler, Braden in Dad's arms, Mom, Gary
front row: Brian, Gina, Lacey, Adrianne, Me

Funny pose

So between July 2002 and December 2009 my family has grown by 3 people. First Gary was added to the family when we got engaged in August of 2002 and married in November 2002. My brother Braden was then born 04.04.07. And just in the past year my sister in-law Gina was added to the family. I am so thankful for all these additions to my family.

Flower Hair Clips

2010-03-30T19:25:00.000-06:00

A big thanks to my sister in-law Mindy for inviting me over last Friday night. I learned how to make all kinds of material and ribbon flowers. I have had so much fun working on them ever since. Here are a few of the flowers I have done:

I made these two for my sister Adrianne to pick between to wear at her baptism in April.

Disneyland!!!

2010-02-25T13:12:00.000-07:00

Gary took me to Disneyland for Valentine's Day! Which I can't believe was the 8 year anniversary of us meeting. It was the best Valentine's present ever! I bought some bright pink Crocs before we left, which I find so ugly yet so incredibly comfortable, so my feet wouldn't hurt and they did the trick. We left Saturday, February 13th and got back late thursday, February 18th. I talked Gary into a 5 day hopper pass, which looking back 3 or 4 days would've been enough. Saturday night we had a great time having dinner with Evan and Nicole and their cute and happy daughter Kelsey. Sunday, I'm ashamed to admit, was the first day we spent at Disneyland. I got into the pin collecting and Gary bought me a pin which was an old black and white version of Mickey kissing Minnie's hand in honor of Valentine's Day. It's my favorite pin I have. We had so much fun riding all the rides and meeting the characters. When we went on the Screamin' California a few years ago I swore I would never do it again. But Gary wouldn't go on it with out me so I decided to go again. I figured "what the heck?" it would only be a short ride of terror and I was determined to do it for Gary. At first I was literally hyperventalating. Gary and I thought I was going to pass out. I was so scared and panicking about the ride. Luckily I was sitting up front so I was able to see where I was going and I ended up LOVING it. I LOVE DISNEYLAND! Here are a few pics from our adventure:

I love the lattice work in this picture.

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Meeting Mickey

The beautiful flowers at Minnie's house

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

It's a Small World

On Astro Blaster Gary actually got the high score

Gary hates being spun around so I got to just sit in a stationary empty tea cup by the ride

I hate rides that shoot you up and make you fall so Gary got to ride the Maliboomer by himself. I also obviously didn't ride the Tower of Terror.

My Christmas Present

2010-02-24T14:43:00.000-07:00

On our way up to visit my parents for Christmas in Utah we stopped in Las Vegas for the night. Gary knew I've been wanting to see the Blue Man Group since I saw them in High School. And I also love percussion because of drumline in High School. SO, he suprised me and got us tickets to see the Blue Man Group. I was so excited!!! Here are a few pics from the show:

We sat so close we had to wear ponchos.

We even got to get our pictures taken with a Blue Man!

My Trip to Utah

2009-05-29T13:31:00.000-06:00

My trip to Utah started out on the 5th of May and I'll be got home on the 30th. Gary left on the 11th, so I've been without him for 19 whole days! :( But I'm happy that he gave me the chance to stay with my family for so long. These are some of the adventures that I have had while being up here.

My brother Braden, who is 2 years old, loves bathes. Every time he gets his diaper changed he runs for the tub thinking it's bath time. He also has some swimming goggles that he wears around the apartment and in the tub. And just like every toddler he gets water everywhere. He's so darn cute. :) I feel bad I don't get to spend as much time with him as I would like.(My family lives in Utah now.) So when we're together I take as many pictures as possible.

My sisters have ice skating lessons every Saturday morning. They are getting so good! Lacey is so graceful in her spins and Adrianne is a speedy litte girl.

One of my favorite places to go, besides the Quilted Bear, is Bridal Veil in Provo Canyon. It's a beautiful waterfall. At the base is a pool to put your feet in, there's a path to walk on, or there are picnic tables. You can climb to the 2nd tier of the waterfall which is fun. The water is snow run off so it's pretty cold. This time it was just Gary and I that went to the waterfall.

On the 16th my Grandma Weddle, Aunt Jennifer, and Aunt Marianne came to visit. We went to South Fork to have a picnic dinner.

Anytime there is water I am in it. My sister's are the same way. SO, there just happened to be a creek running right by our picnic table.

Braden loves to play with balls. He's got an awesome throwing arm! You'll get hit in the head if you aren't paying attention.

Welcome home Elder Weddle

2009-05-26T23:31:00.000-06:00

The excitement built as we stood there waiting at the SLC airport on May 6th. We had our shirts on that I had made(The girls and I wore matching shirts which I designed the iron on for the shirts myself. I'm a little proud of them.), we had our signs I made, and we had our balloons. We were all ready for him to show up. We were so excited when we finally saw him at the top of the escalator. Welcome home Elder Weddle! (Oh, to explain the sign that says Welcome Home Elder Bub. Bub is sorta Brian's nickname. My mom hates it because she calls him bubby, but we've always shortened it to bub.)

Happy Mother's Day

2009-05-10T02:00:00.001-06:00

Asher turns 1

2009-05-08T23:40:00.000-06:00

On April 23rd of 2008 Asher was born. Sasha, his mother, was in pain howling all day long that day. We couldn't figure out what was going on so we took her to the vet when Gary got home. As the vet looked her over she asked if she could be pregnant. I said,"No way is my Sasha pregnant." (Even though we also have a male dog whose not fixed) But I was in denial and wouldn't consider the thought of her being pregnant. They are my "babies" they can't get pregnant. So the vet asked if she could take an x-ray and sure enough there was a rat looking thing in her stomach. (The vet asked if I would be sad if he didn't make it and I said no. I wasn't expecting him so I really wasn't attached to the idea yet. I was still trying to remember how to breath! But I am so thankful for the little guy.) What a surprise! I thought we were coming out with some meds, but instead we came out with a brand new puppy! He was so big she had to have an emergency c-section. We left, while they performed the operation, ran to Walmart to grab a few things (like little puppy bottles and milk) and hurried back. When we returned they handed me a very very small, very cute, very expensive furry thing wrapped in a wash cloth. They handed Gary a very doped up Sasha. I asked, "What do I do with this thing?" I was freaked out that I would kill the poor little guy. The vet told me I would have to bottle feed every two hours until Sasha was better and off her pain meds. I had never been so tired. It gave me a glimpse of what it would be like to have a newborn baby. I found that most things about taking care of him were just common sense. We couldn't come up with a name for him for awhile so we called him "burrito" because he was small enough we would wrap him in a wash cloth like a burrito. Taking care of him gave me a sense of motherhood. He's my baby.

Asher's first picture.

Gary holding "Burrito"

I went to the Grand Canyon with Macki and Rusty and while there I got a text from Gary saying, "He's winking at me." Asher was a week and a half when he opened his eyes.

I named him Asher Dolan. (All our dogs have middle names that have a meaning to them. Their first names are just names I like.) Asher I liked and Dolan means dark haired.
He was so small.

Asher was so very hard to wean. We finally had to leave him with Candi and leave Sasha at the vet's kennel while we went on vacation. That seemed to do the trick.

Isn't this a cute face!

Asher today. He loves to play with his moms (me and Sasha), he follows around Gary's dad, and as soon as my eyes open in the morning he is right there to greet me. He is so fun and I am so thankful for him.

Easter Sunday

2009-05-05T12:02:00.000-06:00

I got the chance to go up to Utah to visit my family for Easter. My grandma was able to go up with me to visit. We spent Easter sunday at Temple Square with my family Braden, Adrianne, Lacey, Me, Mom, Dad, and Grandma. It was beautiful. The buds were coming out on the trees in bright pinks and white. I loved it.

Snow Fun

2009-04-12T11:13:00.000-06:00

Valentine's Day Gary took me to go snow mobiling. We went up near Clint's Well with some friends. It was a blast! Gary tipped over once. I never tipped over, but I probably never went fast enough to tip over. It was snow fun.

Good game Cardinals

2009-02-01T20:22:00.000-07:00

It was an up and down, back and forth kind of game. We were on the edges of our seat the whole time. The Steelers ended up winning 27-23. (And the worst part of the Steelers winning is that I really hate the Steelers and it kills me to see them celebrating.) I'm just proud that the Cardinals made it as far as they did this year, it's been a good year. We'll get 'em next year. Good game Cardinals, good game.

2009-01-21T11:14:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to a very dear friend,
Amanda and I have been best friends since senior year of high school. She befriended me one day on our way to a retreat for choir. It was a two day retreat and I packed for a week. I was dropping my stuff all over the place so she offered to help me carry my things. That was all it took. Immediately we became inseperable talking all the way there and back. Luck had it, we had most of our classes
together and never realized it. She has always been there for me, many times saving me from myself. Now she lives far away from me, has a wonderful husband, and a beautiful baby girl. I am so proud of her and all her accomplishments. I miss her and love her dearly. Happy birthday to a dear sweet friend.
Love,
Crystal

SUPERBOWL XLIII BABY!

2009-01-18T16:18:00.000-07:00

Cardinals defeat the Philidelphia Eagles 32-25. Which means... the Cardinals are the 2008 NFC Champions! Which means... the Cardinals go to the superbowl baby!!! Here we come superbowl forty-three! The Cardinals have NEVER in their franchise history been to a superbowl. I have never ever seen Gary so pumped up! Him and Rusty Bingham went running out into the street yelling and screaming, "Go Cardinals and We're going to the SUPERBOWL." We can't wait till February 1st. As of right now we don't know if we play the Ravens or the Steelers in the superbowl. (I hope we play the Steelers, so we can kick their trash! I hate the Steelers.)So go Cardinals, baby!

Girls Night!

2009-01-15T13:15:00.000-07:00

Wednesday Gary and I went to Brandi and Jason Mitchell's house to blog and have dinner. Brandi I ended up staying up till midnight blogging, watching movies, and watching the office. We had sooo much fun. It was so late I ended up staying the night and we turned it into a girls night. The next morning we resumed blogging. I am totally hooked now that she has shown me all her secrets. Thanks Brandi!

Cardinals Do It Again!

2009-01-10T21:33:00.000-07:00

The Cardinals played in Charlotte against the Carolina Panthers and WIN 33-13. Rusty and Macki Bingham got a new HD TV so of course we went over there to watch the game. We had so much fun watching it together. The game was AWESOME! The Cardinals totally dominated the game. Go Cardinals!!!

Cardinals WIN!

2009-01-10T17:45:00.000-07:00

The Cardinals had their first home playoff game since 1947 on Sat. the 3rd. Gary is such a huge fan that when he heard the game might not be televised he freaked out and bought tickets. Rusty & Macki Bingham along with Rusty's dad Allen went with us to the game. We had a blast. Go Cardinals!

New to blogging

2009-01-06T16:10:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone! Well, we are going to try this blogging thing. I hope that it helps us to keep more in touch with family and friends, cause we miss you guys.