Summer Get Away

Jeff and I wanted one more fun get away that didn't include a car seat, diaper bag, or stroller. We got the time off for a vacation in July, but soon after Jeff's grandma had a stroke that left her in an unpredictable state, and we couldn't make any plans or reservations.


Things worked out, like they tend to do, and although we were sad when Jeff's grandma passed away, we were able to use one of our vacation days for the funeral services. Then we had to decided what to do with the remaining 3.

Here's what we did..........we went to a cabin in Fruitland, Utah and rented a 14 foot aluminum fishing boat with 8 horse power motor and played on Strawberry. We had a blast!
The proof is in the pictures-


Jeff outside of the cabin with our fishing poles!

We'd never been in a fishing boat before, and Jeff was a little hesitant to steer at first. We had a little motor trouble, but we figured it out.

Talk about the perfect day! Here I am enjoying the ride.

Jeff was preparing the lines. We had fresh worms, salmon eggs, and colorful fishing cheese.

We fished for 5 minutes. Then we realized our attention spans were kind of short. So, we gave up on fishing and found an empty island to dock our rad boat on!

Here's the best part- I found some old sunscreen, which I assumed was waterproof. Who knew they even made non-waterproof sunscreen?
When we jumped into the water it started running down our faces and into our eyes. That's why this pictures so pretty.

After the sunscreen washed off, we both got fried! So much for preparation.

Jeff searching for crustaceans








Here I am steering the boat back to shore. It was a fun, fun get away!

I Did It!

I did it! I figured out how to blog! Who's impressed? It's taken so long for me to jump on the bandwagon and figure out how all of this works.

Let me tell you why....
Once upon a time my digital camera broke, and I didn't have any cool pictures to share with the world. I didn't feel any pressure to buy a new camera because they can be very expensive. However, the pressure was building.

I found out that Jeffrey and I were expecting a little bundle of joy, a boy, which would be a new addition to our family. As we began to share the wonderus news, the unexpected reply was, "Congratulation! Do you have a blog?" At my dismay I reponded, "No. My digital camera is broken."

I went about my daily life and tinkered with the idea of creating a blog of my own, but I didn't have the motivation to follow through. Then one fateful day, August 17, 2008, my family gave me a digital camera for my birthday! That was all the motivation that I needed. And we hope to blog happily every after!

The future

Introducing our little baby boy, Carson Jeffrey (CJ) Wall. His expected date of arrival is sometime between Thanksgivng and the the first day of Hanukah. Jeff and I are very excited!