I could listen to this 100 times in a row and still tear up.
And then would listen to it again.



Happy Sunday.
Hope its as nice and sunny as it is here for you.

Its a... Great day to stay home and be lazy.

This morning I woke up with every intentions of being the best wife ever and getting a lot done.
Cody came in after moving water begging for pancakes.
At 6:50 A.M.
Poor helpless husband doesn't know how to make them.
He thinks I am amazing because I can make pancakes.
 They were delicious!
After he left for work I started out the morning by catching up on everything, like blog stalking, new netflix movies. You know, the usual important stuff.
I decided that I would make cinnamon rolls first because I knew I didn't have a choice in making cookies or not. (We are supposed to bring some to a ward service project tomorrow, which I will not even be attending due to work)
I used a new recipe that I found.
COMPLETE FAILURE.
It was so heavy and dense. So I did what any one with common sense would do.
Called mom and ask for any tricks.

As we were on the phone she informed me that I can buy my ticket!!!!
Did I mention that I am going to Alaska in less than a week and a half?!??!
It has pretty much been one of the only things on my mind for the past few months.
It will be the first time since my wedding that all of us kids will be together.
Minus husbands and kids of course.
We are calling this the baby trip to because both my sisters are pregnant and have bellies.
So of course we have to play before they get even more tied town.

After we discuss travel plans and I come to the conclusion that there is no hope for the rock of flour and yeast, I decided to make the cookies before Cody came home. I like to let him think that I am actual productive during the daytime and not just always napping or reading.
Well at least the cookies turned out great!
The rest of the afternoon consisted of "window shopping" online, a nap, and a nice relaxing bath.
The real cinnamon rolls (I had to make a trip to my mother in laws to get a REAL recipe) will come out to play in the dark of night and keep me company while Cody is out working late.

Speaking of being domestic, making dinner every night is completely exhausting, but worth it. Its not the cooking that takes all my energy at the end of the night but the pile of dishes that seem to come play on our counters when we make an amazing dinner. I will admit though, mashed potatoes and gravy done the right way is well worth the extra time to wash.

If any one is actually reading thing, I hope you have a great weekend.
I will be enjoying cinnamon rolls and cookies.

Love. Love. Love.

I LOVE being able to play. And play with best friends that I haven't been able to in a long time.
A few weeks ago I was able to sit and just talk and hang out with Li-Sha, I miss that cute girl.
And yesterday Allie & Laura came to play! I took Laura's senior pictures and we were able to play.
 

They turned out amazing!
I will post them later though!

Did I mention that Burley has THE coolest park ever?!
Its called Storybook Park
And it is amazing.

Allie showed me the most amazing video ever.
It makes my day.

Dear Bachelorette Ashley,
You have no one to blame but yourself.
You were warned about Bentley.
He is a complete jerk.
You should have listened.

In other news,
the weather has finally turned out to be nice.
It is sunny with blue skies

& Only light, fluffy clouds.

LOVE IT! Please stay Mr. Sun.

Cutest. Video. Ever.

I want one! 
I love videography! It is just so cute! Even though I love photography and the emotion it captures, it doesn't capture the movement of people. This video is just so very sweet.
Not to mention that people in love are pretty much my favorite.


Enjoy!!!!



Amy + Dan from Ryan Southwell on Vimeo.

June... and it is still only 55 degrees.

BUT I am not complaining. It is better than tornadoes, hurricanes, and tsunamis.

Our life isn't full of any kind of big adventures but ones that suite us just fine. 

Like living in a house, which is so much better than an apartment.
 

OH! And having things actually work out! Which is a NICE change.

Cody was able to get a pick up.
He has been wanting one of years.
And has been in need of one for work.
It finally all worked out and he got one.
Not only one just for work but it is also one that he wanted and loves the way it looks and drives.
Sometimes I tell him that he is spoiled but he deserves the best.

Memorial Day was wonderful!
Growing up in Alaska no one really has family buried there.
It was great to be able to visit 5 different cemeteries in the area.
The pictures don't do it justice but literally EVERY grave, no matter how long ago the person had passed away, had some kind of flower on it.
Every one is remembered here.
You are not forgotten.

It was amazing.

The roads were packed with cars the whole way around.
This isn't even a fourth of each of the cemeteries.

We also went with Cody's parents and brother's family to Shoshone Falls.
The river has been flooding.
There was sooo much water!
And so many people!
It took 45 minutes just to get to the parking lot.
But it was worth the wait.

This is looking away from the falls
But it reminds me of Pride & Prejudice :)
Also, we have new neighbors.
There are four of them.

And they are beautiful.

ALSO! This is our little Devil!

I feed this little stinker EVERY DAY.
Do I get anything in return?
Lots & Lots of hissing!
Don't let this cute little thing trick you.

Some things never change. No matter how old you are.
  When I was little I hated going to sleep early on Friday and Saturday nights. I would stay up late in my bedroom, sometimes cleaning but most of the time reading books or watching a movie or two. Even as a teenager my favorite night time movies were Disney. Mulan and Hercules are still two of my favorites.
   Well last night I got into one of these moods. We have given in to the Netflix temptation and so far we love it. As we were watching Psych last night Cody fell asleep on the couch. I forgot to mention the late night snacks I would eat to. When I was younger I would drink a whole gallon of Raspberry Lemonade. I would sneak into the kitchen at about 11:30 when every one else was just about asleep and make an entire pitcher of the stuff, put it into a water bottle and creep back up the stairs. Sometimes I would make popcorn or taquitos, basically anything that sounded delicious in the middle of the night.
   Back to last night, as I was sitting on the couch I felt like it was one of these midnight snack times. As I was making a chip dip Cody woke up and asked what time it was and what could I possibly be thinking. Well, needless to say, when I brought the warm, delicious dip in the living room he shot right up. 




I've decided that you just never grow out of some things. I don't think I will ever grow out of late nights watching movies just to stay up late with good snacks.

Dinner... The Complete Disaster


So tonight as we were watering our garden, which is huge by the way and will produce wonderfully delicious foods, I decided that steak and potatoes would be a great dinner.

As we were waiting for the steaks to do its magic on the grill, Cody's stomach started not feeling so well. He put me in charge of watching the steak. Well... the thing about asking me to do something like that is that I don't always remember and I get distracted easily. 

Needless to say, one side looks perfect and smells amazing.
While the other looks like a giant lump of charcoal.

We also have a smart cat friend who decided that it (because I am not sure if it is a boy or a girl cat) wanted to join us for dinner. After I saw flames over a foot high I decided my pathetic little fork was no match for these monsters. I left the door open and by the time I walked back outside with tongs our little feline friend was just about inside the bag of cat food. Tricky little bugger.