September, 2008

September is our Anniversary month

We have a favorite restaurant that we go to once a year on our annaversary. We enjoy spending the evening together laughing and talking about the things that we have done during the last year. It's fun to look forward to this night out each year. The view is definitely beautiful.


We decided to take some pictures of our own. No one was around to help, so we did it our selves!

August, 2008

Bayea and her cousin BellaNate's dad built a cabin a few years ago. It is one of our favorite places to vacation. This August, we took Bayea with us for the first time. She loved the open space and the ability to run and play with another dog. Bella belongs to Nate's sister. She is about a year older than Bayea but they enjoyed running around together and eating each other's food. The other bowl is always better than their own. Usually, we could find the dogs running around. This was a rare moment when they would hold still.

Nate and Jennifer with the dog's

On a Sunday afternoon, Bayea and I sat down for a little snooze. We love being together and snuggling. Even now, we snuggle together before we both go to sleep. Nate caught Bella in a rare moment of calm. She stopped running long enough to pose for the picture.

Yard work!!!

We have lived in our house for just over 2 years. Our front yard has been done for a while, but the back yard needed to be finished, especially with Bayea. Nate's mom and dad came down for a week to help us get the yard in. Here they are standing on the side of the house while they water the dirt. Now we have grass for Bayea to play on.

Bayea is tired after a hard day's work

Bayea loves her bed, especially during the day when she needs her "cat" nap. She just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Hopefully she's done growing. We love her just the size that she is.

July, 2008

Fourth of July, 2008

July was a busy month. At the start of the month, we celebrated the fourth of July with family. Each year, my aunt hosts a fourth of July party in her back yard. We swim, play volleyball, have dinner and share stories of things going on in other family members lives. Many of the cousins live out of state, but we all seem to get together during this time of year. Allison and I were enjoying some together time. She was really tired after swimming.

Family Reunion, 2008

Each year in July, my mom's side of the family has a reunion. Nate and I took Bayea to the reunion to "show her off". She is so cute and everyone loved her.

Annual Bear Lake weekend

One of our families favorite activities is to go to Bear Lake for a weekend. We usually head up in July and spend the weekend on the lake. We pack up food, water toys, chairs, towels, a canopy, and anything else we might need at the lake. As the family gets bigger and more grandchildren come along, it gets more and more fun to watch the kids playing in the water. The big boys like to play on the wave runners and see who can come out of the lake having caught the most water and waves. Nate took a time out to relax and Allison jumped into the water float with him. Complete with the life jacket, she was ready for a swim.

Allison didn't get enough of the relaxation, so she jumped up with me on the lounge chair. She wasn't ready to get rid of the life jacket. Maybe she thought she needed to be extra safe on the beach!

June, 2008

A New Puppy!

In June, we got a new puppy. Her name is Bayea. She has been so fun and great company. We found her out in front of the local Wal-mart. We weren't even looking for a puppy. She is a Shiba Inu, which is a Japanese breed, and really rare in our area. Her coloring is rare also because most of them are cinnamin colored. She is a very loyal puppy and loves to be with us. We have enjoyed going on walks, taking her to the park, and playing fetch with her. We finished the back yard so she would have a place to play. Here Nate is with her one of the first nights that we had her.

May 2008

The first full day that Nate was home, we spent the early evening with family. We were celebrating Mother's Day and Ryan's birthday. It was fun for Nate to see everyone, especially Allison and Michael. Even after 4 months away, Allison remember Uncle Nate. The kids were really excited to spend time with Uncle Nate.

What a busy summer!

The summer just flew by! Nate got home and the fun began. I'm going to try and catch up on all the fun things we did this summer. Watch for each months post.