Happy Anniversary!

Can you believe today is our 6th wedding anniversary. We can't either, it seems like yesterday. Time goes by way to quickly when your having fun. I was feeling nostalgic and looking through all our wedding pictures. I had to share some of my favorites.

We are heading back to Depoe Bay to celebrate later in July. We got kinda hooked when went there on our Honeymoon. We go back every chance we get. It has to be the most perfect place on earth. To us anyway...

Happy Anniversary Honey!. I love you.

What happens when your bored...

You've probably noticed I've had a little too much time on my hands and added some "extras" to the blog. This is what happens when you get stuck at the airport for 5 hours with nothing to do. Have fun playing fetch with the puppy! It makes me laugh every time (I'm very easily amused:) I finally have a dog that plays fetch the "right way". Anyone who has played fetch with Jayda knows what I'm talking about.

Also, I apologize for the additions to the playlist...Well not really. There is something about Summer and my need for 80's music. It reminds me of High School (ya I know it wasn't in the 80's, but I listened to then too). My first and ever lasting crush is Bon Jovi. So, enjoy rocking out with me. There is also some ACDC and Ozzy mixed in for you die hards. Sorry Mom! I know how much you love OZZY.

Happys Father's Day.

To all of our Dads and Grandpa's

Thank you for all your love and support...and for being you. Hope you have a great day.

We love you!!

(Grampy Kim)

(Grampy Farrell)

(Grandpa Schvaneveldt giving Bryli some luvs)

"My Daddy"

My favorite Jayda pic ever. No one messes with her daddy or her back-hoe

This Father's day was extra special since we got to spend it with all of our Dads this year. We started the day off in Westin and got to spend time with Grandpa Schvaneveldt and Farrell (that would be Buzz's Dad Brent...don't ask:) We got to see everyone and eat tons of yummy food. Then we went to a cook out at my Mom and Dad's house with Mindy and the kids. We kind of watched them eat since we were so stuffed, but we had room for Key Lime Pie. We ended the night off with a grass fight and game of Phase 10. It was a lot of fun...except for the part when Christian fed me a hand full of grass with mud still attached. Thanks bunches Boo! or was it Kassidy? I couldn't tell from the bottom of the doggie pile. And a special thanks to my dear, sweet husband who inspired this torture. And to Jayda too. My own sweet dog who took me down line-backer style so I could be viciously attacked by family. I love you all so very much!

There is one person we didn't get to see yesterday. We miss him very much, but he is forever in our hearts.

I love you Gramps!

(Grandpa Dallas. Halloween Cookies 07)

"Because someone we love is in heaven, there is always a little heaven in our home"

Fishing Trip! (sorry no pix)

Buzz has been going through withdrawal from fishing since the steel head run has shutdown for the season. So, Saturday he and Jayda decided to pack-up and head to the lake. Since it was free-fishing day in Idaho, he asked me to go with him. It must be love as I'm sure there is some law about taking your wife fishing. We had tons of fun! and it only rained a little! Jayda isn't much of a fishin' dog though. She kept knocking the poles over and whined non-stop. My husband has declared himself "king of the lake" with the best catch of the day. It was a massive catch. It had to be-at most- 5 inches long. He is so proud ;) You gotta love Buzz's sense of humor. But at least he caught something. I got nadda...except for the weeds a couple dozen times. Buzz was sweet for putting up with me. I still think he only took me so he had an excuse to buy a new fishing pole ;) JK!

We finished off the day with dinner back at camp with Brent, Charlene,Jackie, and John. Brent made the best pork chops ever. Jackie scones weren't too bad either. Yum-O!!

Joys of home coming...

I love to come home to find Jayda waiting in the window. Then she meets at the door and jumps around doing her little "wiggly butt" dance (think full body wag) and howling. Then after I put my bags down I get the full body tackle with kisses. It's almost worth being gone for a few days just to get the joy of homecoming.

Today when I got home I got extra special treatment. I got a good 10 minutes of love and attention from Jayda. When she finally let me up off the floor, she made a bee-line for the door. I thought she needed to potty, but she was making a get away. I went into the kitchen and found the surprise Jayda had left me. She must of got bored of watching Food Network on TV and decided to try her hand at cooking on her own. Cuz I had stuff everywhere!! A bag of hot dog buns, loaf a bread, chips, and croutons where relocated to the floor along with the entire contents of the recycle bin. Her deluxe doggy feeder had been moved to the center of the room and its contents had been thrown around. A toppled chair and vacuum finished off the chaos. I closed my eyes and walked down the hall to the bathroom. It was more like waded because she also decided to help rearrange the laundry I had separated in the hall way. Once I actually made it to the bathroom I found a empty Gatorade bottle in the bath tub.

I managed to get Jayda back inside and put her in time-out while I cleaned the mess up. I then sat down at my computer to catch up on emails. Jayda decided it was time to make a truce so she hopped up on the love seat and stuck her head over for me to pet her from where I sat in the computer chair. At the first sign of forgiveness she leaped off the love seat and into my lap. Jayda not being a good size to be a lap dog knocked me and the chair off-balance and all three of us went over backwards. As I was laying there on my back staring at the ceiling, Jayda (who managed to land on her feet) walked over and gave me kisses. I just busted out laughing. You can't stay mad at Jayda for long. It's good to me home!!

Horsey Ride....

Yesterday was tons of fun because we got to help Mindy babysit Mary Katherine...aka "Baby Cakes". Mary Katherine is the daughter of one of Mindy's friends from work and is one of the cutest, happiest babies ever. Mindy and the kids get to babysit on occasion. It is so much fun having a baby around to play with....unless your Jayda.

You would think of the size difference would be a little scary for Mary Katherine, but its not. Jayda was by far the funnest toy in the room. Buzz was giving her horsey rides on Jayda around the living room. Mary Katherine would giggle and bounce up and down. Jayda would just walk around with a very annoyed look on her face.

The funniest of the day was when Mindy was holding her up so she could pet Jayda and play with her ears. This kid wasn't happy unless Jayda was in reach. Mary Katherine just leaned over and laid a big, droolly, kiss on Jayda and of course Jayda tried to return the favor (I intervened before Jayda could lay one on her). This kid is fearless! Sorry to all you Moms who are cringing at this photo. The baby was properly sanitized after taking the photo.

Sorry the pics aren't that great. They were taken with Mindy's camera phone.

Expert Traveler...or Not!

Just when I think I've become an expert traveler, I do something kinda stupid. For those of you who have traveled with me know that I used to be an over-packer. Not anymore! With every mile traveled, I've learned to downsize. One of my favorite possessions is my 20 Inch roller-board suitcase with interlocking carry-on pieces. My lunch bag, flight bag, and computer case all hook on and off for easy airport navigation. Best of all there isn't an overhead bin it doesn't fit in. It is Awesome! And I refuse to go anywhere with out it. If it doesn't fit it in my suit case, it doesn't go. Which is the set up for my stupidity on my latest adventure as a road warrior.

I started the week off flying a 2-day trip and flowed into 2 days in my SGU office. So I had to pack for 4 days total: 2 days as a pilot and 2 days as corporate dweller. By the time I got all required items for both, my suitcase was a little full. It was a little hot once I got SGU which inspired a trip to the outlet mall in search of some summer office attire. Well, my hunt was successful...I"m also an excellent shopper ;) Buzz even got some new Polo's. This caused a dilemma because I had to fit it all in my suitcase. After much struggle I managed to get it all into my suitcase...except for one gym shoe. No problem, I had plenty of room in my computer case for it. Off I went to the airport to catch my flight to SLC. Everything was going great, I had my bag checked (which I never do), ID, boarding pass, computer and liquids out and ready, and shoes off all ready to go through a screener. I even made it through the metal detector without beeping on the first try. Victory was mine. That is when I noticed all the TSA agents gathering around the screen on the x-ray machine. What had I forgot now.? Then I saw them pull my one shoe from my bag. Gulp! I'm an idiot. Do you remember why we have to take our shoes off to go through security. Someone tried to bring down an airliner post 9-11 with explosives in their shoes. Now, here I'm going through security plus one shoe in a computer case and no suitcase. This appears to be a little strange. Luckily, after explaining the story to TSA they re-screened my shoe separately gave it a swab test and sent me on my way. I know this doesn't sound all that embarrassing to you guys, but it was mortifying for me. These people know me and I'm supposed to be a little smarter than this when it comes to air travel.