Sunday, October 14, 2012
Saturday, October 13, 2012
The Dirty Dash and Lake POWELL
After reviewing the calendar and finding out we were loosing our live in Nanny we discovered that we needed to bribe grandma Debbie into staying a few more weeks so Jon and I could go on another vacation. Little Lily just had to give her a kiss and the deal was sealed! She extended her vacation for another two weeks so that Jon and I could attend his well deserved company trip to Lake Powell. This summer they were in a competition for most sells and won the trip! So proud of his hard work! However this isn't to be overshawdowed by our plans to run the dirty dash. We went up to Midway on Saturday and plunged into mudholes and swamps of mud! Jon dove in head first when the first puddle, which was up to my waste, was presented! It was super fun and we were very grateful we took grandma's rental car because this much mud was bound to make a mess!
In preparation for us living on our couples getaway we of course had to get a new T.V. Well, at least that is what Dean thought. Jon was playing the wii with the kids when it was time to be done and go to bed. Well, Dean not realizing took the remote and hurled it at our 50 inch plasma. Yep, it was shattered and then flashed and turned off never to be alive again. Everyone was shocked and I quickly took him up to his room and tried to explain to him what he had done. At first he didn't understand, but after telling him that it was broke and he couldn't watch shows anymore I could see his little heart sink and he felt Terrible! Poor Guy. Thanks to Super Grandma and her Money Bags she promptly gone online and found a great deal for a new T.V. Jon and her went down and picked it up and it is now installed above our fireplace out of the reach of flying wii remotes. HOPEFULLY! It is wonderful and Amazing thank you grandma! The first few days Dean would want to watch a movie, and we would go to put it in on the new t.v. and he said "NO" I want to watch it in your room on the much smaller t.v. I soon discovered he felt so bad he was afraid he would break the new one and didn't want to watch his shows on it...What a tender little guy!
The next few days went by fast. Grandma Egelund came up from St. George and Debbie recruited her to help with the kids while Jon and I took off for the week. She is so sweet and the kids absolutely were thrilled to have her in our home! She helped Makenna with her Piano lessons and Autumn with her reading. It is so wonderful to have these experiences. I LOVE THEM!
Now on to Lake Powell. Jon and I decided to drive to the Cabin and spend a night then drive to Bull Frog Marina. It was so wonderful spending time together yet again. We teased and laughed like we had no cares in the world which felt GREAT! After arriving at the Lake getting the house boat and meeting all the other couples we took off on the Jet Ski's and played hard the entire week. Jumping off cliffs, Battling on Tubes, Wake-boarding, Hiking, and visiting with friends till the wee hours of the night! My favorite was when we told each others most embarrassing moments. Let's just say some crazy stuff happens! It was a vacation to be remembered! A JON AND MARIE FAVORITE! Not to mention when it was all over we were both super sore and Jon had bruises all over his body. I think we are starting to get a little old to act like teenagers, but hey it is good to stay young at heart! My love to Lake Powell.
In preparation for us living on our couples getaway we of course had to get a new T.V. Well, at least that is what Dean thought. Jon was playing the wii with the kids when it was time to be done and go to bed. Well, Dean not realizing took the remote and hurled it at our 50 inch plasma. Yep, it was shattered and then flashed and turned off never to be alive again. Everyone was shocked and I quickly took him up to his room and tried to explain to him what he had done. At first he didn't understand, but after telling him that it was broke and he couldn't watch shows anymore I could see his little heart sink and he felt Terrible! Poor Guy. Thanks to Super Grandma and her Money Bags she promptly gone online and found a great deal for a new T.V. Jon and her went down and picked it up and it is now installed above our fireplace out of the reach of flying wii remotes. HOPEFULLY! It is wonderful and Amazing thank you grandma! The first few days Dean would want to watch a movie, and we would go to put it in on the new t.v. and he said "NO" I want to watch it in your room on the much smaller t.v. I soon discovered he felt so bad he was afraid he would break the new one and didn't want to watch his shows on it...What a tender little guy!
The next few days went by fast. Grandma Egelund came up from St. George and Debbie recruited her to help with the kids while Jon and I took off for the week. She is so sweet and the kids absolutely were thrilled to have her in our home! She helped Makenna with her Piano lessons and Autumn with her reading. It is so wonderful to have these experiences. I LOVE THEM!
Now on to Lake Powell. Jon and I decided to drive to the Cabin and spend a night then drive to Bull Frog Marina. It was so wonderful spending time together yet again. We teased and laughed like we had no cares in the world which felt GREAT! After arriving at the Lake getting the house boat and meeting all the other couples we took off on the Jet Ski's and played hard the entire week. Jumping off cliffs, Battling on Tubes, Wake-boarding, Hiking, and visiting with friends till the wee hours of the night! My favorite was when we told each others most embarrassing moments. Let's just say some crazy stuff happens! It was a vacation to be remembered! A JON AND MARIE FAVORITE! Not to mention when it was all over we were both super sore and Jon had bruises all over his body. I think we are starting to get a little old to act like teenagers, but hey it is good to stay young at heart! My love to Lake Powell.
My Favorite Little Man Turns 3
September 20th is a special day! It is the day the Lord blessed me with my Little BOY! We love him SO much and he has proved to be quite the character and very boy. He loves dressing up as Spider man as you can see as well as Fire Trucks, Ambulances, and running around the house then jumping off the couch yelling, "Super Dean!" He seems to have a smile on his face Just for His MOM! He is growing up quite fast, he's already potty trained, and dresses himself. Although some mornings I have to be careful because he will walk downstairs with his pants on backwards :) This year for his birthday we did a SpiderMan themed party and it turned out exceptional. I enjoyed decorating for it and having the family over! It is always a treat to celebrate another birthday. I LOVE YOU DEAN!
Grandpa Comes to town and State Fair
After arriving home we found everything great! Grandma had taken very good care of the kids and had also purchased them a brand new trampoline which was much needed seeing that our old one had a huge hole in it and was rusting away! The next day Grandpa Cottle came into town to enjoy some R&R from his very stressful job. He has been going down to Columbia to manage the work on the oil refiners and has also had a few very big business things go sour so he needed a break.
It was also a special opportunity to have him here for His birthday! Grandma Debbie and Him decided to go to the temple then visit his mom Grandma Carol. When the kids got out of school we were going to meet them there and then go to the State Fair! It was so wonderful visiting with Grandma and the kids got to enjoy her sweet beautiful spirit! Then off to the Fair. This was the first time we had been to the state fair and was a fun experience for us all! We enjoyed some good BBQ cooking then let the kids fish in a pond that the Fish and Game were hosting, enjoyed the animals and a magic show put on by a pirate. Then, the finale was riding the carnival rides! SO MUCH FUN! We loved spending time with the Cottles :)
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