Swimming at the WV Pool

We've made it over to the WV pool a few times this summer. It is always fun going with Zoey. She loves to swim and loves when "Kimmie and Steve" come with her. Here are a few pics from an earlier trip in July.

Swimming with the Nieces & Nephew

Friday night was Steve's Summer work party. We borrowed Zoey for the night (it worked out since Ben was at Youth Conference and Jenn had to work). Steve's niece Emily met us there with her son Maxwell and daughter Lexi. Steve's work does a Summer party, including a BBQ and free time at the AF city pool. The weather wasn't the best on Friday night but it lasted long enough for us to get an hour in at the pool. We had fun with the kids!

We've Been Married 9 Months

Steve and I celebrated being married 9 months on the 19th. It is CRAZY that we've been married that long. Time has gone so fast and I am still as happy today as I was on our wedding day. I came home from work to some beautiful Gerber Daisies. I love every time he gets me flowers...I never get tired of it.

I LOVE my Family!

This past week has been somewhat insightful on how important our relationships with family are. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful family and I love them more than anything. My sister Jenn, her husband Ben and my cute little niece Zoey were involved in a horrible rollover accident last Friday night. They were headed to the sand dunes for the weekend with some friends. They had bought a trailer a few days before and were so excited to get out and use it. They headed out of town on Friday night. About 8 o'clock Friday night I had a call on my cell phone...since I wasn't familiar with the number I ignored it. The person calling had left a message and so I listened to it immediately after they called. I hear Sherice's voice on my message (Jenn's BFF and Sand Dunes traveling buddy) and I immediately got scared to death. She proceeds to tell me that Jenn & Ben rolled their truck and were in the process of being transported to a hospital in Nephi...as I'm listening to this message my knees are shaking and I'm absolutely freaking out! Sherice calls back while I'm listening to her message and tells me to calm down, that they seemed to be ok but they were all being taken to the hospital. Steve and I jumped in the car, picked up my mom and headed to Nephi. When we got to about Draper, Ben called and said they had just got to the hospital and that him and Zoey were fine but Jenn had some injuries and was being tested. When we arrived at the hospital it was such a relief to see Ben and Zoey sitting up in their hospital beds - Zoey was coloring. We went to the next room where Jenny was just getting back from CT - she was still strapped to the backboard and was covered in shattered glass. I helped try to remove some of the glass from her chest, face and hair but it was all over. Time went on and Jenn started feeling better.

As I think about that night, I am SO thankful for a loving Heavenly Father who was watching over them. The accident was horrible and something we don't want to ever think of being involved in, but the outcome was truly miraculous. When you think of what could have been I get completely choked up. Even though this was such a scary accident, they have so much to be grateful for. All of them were in seatbelts, as they rolled there was no oncoming traffic, they had friends close by to help and call for help and they have insurance that will help them recover financially.

Jenn, Ben & Zoey - I love you guys so much and am so grateful you are in our lives. Situations such as this make you realize how important Family is. You are truly my life and I am so thankful for you.

Here are some pictures Sherice took of the accident site:

Zoey on the Wii

We had family over the other night for dinner and Wii! It was so much fun and Zoey had a blast. She kicked all of our butts Bowling...really she did...not even joking! I grabbed my camera and took a little video of her because she was doing so good and got so excited. She actually got 4 strikes in a row!

Macey's 1st Haircut (for real)

Macey has had 2 puppy trims but this time we had her really get cut. They shaved her down to 1/2 inch. When Steve and I went to pick her up we couldn't believe she was our dog. But now, we just love her and think she is darling. Whenever we take her to be groomed they put cute bows in her hair. They normally only last about 2 hours but this time they lasted several days. She is our sweet little girl and we really adore her!

Macey Gets SICK

A few weeks ago we had to experience our little Macey getting sick. Can I just say, I'm SO glad she is better. In the middle of it...I'm thinking, what did I get myself into! Let me just say I never thought I'd be cleaning up so much poop, YUCK! Poor thing. It was so sad watching her. We left her in this tiled area for a good majority of a 2-day span because she just couldn't stop going. We had our fair share of clean-up and hope to not have to do that again for a LONG time. She had her 1st visit to the Vet - they said she had a nasty GI infection and gave her some antibiotics. We took a few pictures of her when we tried her in puppy diapers - they didn't really help though...after cleaning her several times we decided it was time to get her hair cut (I'll blog about that next.) We are SO glad her bodily functions are all back to normal!!

Memorial Day Weekend

Steve and I spent Memorial Day Weekend in St. George, Utah. It was a nice and relaxing vacation. We had the urge to get out of town but didn't want to spend too much money so it was nice to head down South. We left on Friday afternoon after dropping our Macey off at Little Dog Resorts. I was so sad leaving her...didn't know I would ever feel that way! But she had so much fun playing with the other dogs while we were gone. We checked into our hotel that evening and went straight for the pool! Afterwards we had dinner at a Mexican restaurant - Poncho and Lefty's - it was pretty good. I had to have Nielsens Frozen Custard that night - a must when going to St. George! It was AWESOME - although I dont' think Steve will be having it anytime soon...he got really sick that night.

On Saturday, we woke up and drove to Zions National Park. It was so beautiful...it's been several years since I had been and we thought it would be fun to drive in and walk around. Well, I guess we weren't really thinking - Saturday of Memorial weekend - not the best time to want to go into Zions. It was packed and there wasn't any parking. Needless to say, we made it a driving trip only. We stopped at a Trading Post in Virgin on our way back. Steve saw the "Wild Ass Saloon" on the way in and said he had to get his picture in front of that sign. We paid $1 to go into the mini-petting zoo. On our way back to St. George we saw the mileage post to Colorado City...we were both curious and since it was only 20 miles away we took a little jaunt to Colorado City...let's just say it was interesting. The folks there live a completely different life-style than I am used to but to each is own...right?! Saturday night we drove into Mesquite Nevada and had dinner at the Casablanca hotel and casino. We hung out for awhile and played a few games then headed back to St. George.

We spent Sunday being lazy, hanginig out at our hotel, going to the pool and having some yummy dinner at Texas Roadhouse! We headed home on Monday...we were so excited to see our little Macey. We missed her the whole time but it was so nice to get away and enjoy time together.

Macey Update

Macey is getting so big. She's up to 5.5 pounds now. She had another round of shots last week. She also had her hair cut again - still just getting the puppy trim because I love all of her fluff! Macey had her 1st experience staying in doggy boarding - props to "Little Dog Resorts" who took such good care of her. She has seemed to be much more comfortable being around other people and pets now. She starts puppy preschool next week which should be good - we are having some struggles lately with the potty training...she was doing so good for awhile and she has seemed to think that going outside isn't the best thing anymore. Other than the occasional bathroom incident she is so great and fun to have around.

SOCCER!!

Zoey started Soccer this Spring. She has been so fun to watch. I've been able to go to a few of her games and it just cracks me up evertime. She's in the 2-4 age group and some of the kids are hilarious...including Zoey. Some of the time she was dancing on the field. Some of the time she was pouting cause the other kids wouldn't let her kick it. Regardless of her devotion to the game she sure gets excited when she has people cheering her on!

Macey's Haircut

Macey had her hair cut last week. They just did a quick puppy cut. They really shaved around her eyes so we could see them so much better. She came home with 2 cute pink bows in her hair...she had torn them out 2 hours later.

Mother's Day

We had GOOD times with FAMILY on Mother's Day!

I must say that I truly believe I have the best mom in the world. I feel very blessed to have the relationship that I do with her. As much as she doesn't believe it, she is a great role-model and has taught me so much about being a good person. She is such a great support to all of her kids.

I also have an AMAZING grandma. Grandma Lewis (or as Zoey would say Grama Wewis) has always been such a great example and so supportive of all her kids and grandkids. She has always been so service-oriented. There isn't anything she wouldn't do for pracitally anyone she knows...and some that she doesn't know. I'm so lucky to have such wonderful grandparents.

And here is my cute Macey with Steve. We've had Macey for over a month now and we are still in love with her. She is growing and getting so much bigger.