One Century

Happy birthday, Lincoln County High School!

We went to Panaca last weekend to spend some time with family and celebrate the high school's 100 year birthday! The "L" was lit up during the football game.

If you ask Andlie who won or what happened during the game, she'd tell you that she ate a million rice cakes and drank a lot of grape juice.

Then she'd say, "Who even cares about football anyway? Not me. I'd rather hang out on the ground, play in the dirt, and try to sneak a rock or two in my mouth when Mom's not looking."

We took a quick family photo with the Lincoln Lynx.

After the game, all of the Student Body Presidents and Homecoming Queens got announced as they walked to the field. For those of you who don't know, my husband is a pretty big deal - SBO 2002! Bryan is pictured somewhere in this picture. I swear.

Most of the day on Saturday was spent hanging with family - yay! Andlie and Beau even became quite good friends after Beau realized that Andlie was the boss and he might as well start liking her now.

One of the best parts of the weekend is that we got to see Grandma & Grandpa Allen who we haven't seen since March!
Grandma Allen graduated from LCHS in 1952. Bryan graduated in 2002. If you're doing the math, that's exactly 50 years apart. In this picture, they are pointing to the years they graduated - the dash.

And here is Grandma Allen in her 3-stripe sweater! She was an LCHS cheerleader for three years! Isn't she cute?
Saturday afternoon, there was a program on the football field. Andlie wanted to pose for a picture with the foam.

And then we got jealous, so we did the same thing.

Here we are after the program standing (you got it) right on the very football field of LCHS.

We had a wonderful weekend in Panaca! And, although I love everyone in my phone, it was nice to have a weekend with no cell service to spend with our awesome, spunky, wonderful family. Plus, the celebration was so fun! As Grandma Allen said, "Not many people get to see their high school turn 100 years old." We loved spending the weekend in Panaca with our fam!

See Ya Later, Cast

Bryan's arm is naked again!

The P Word

I'm thinking of making this bad boy private. Thoughts?

Uno Anyone?

Teefs!

What: Someone grew their first tooth (bottom center left)!

When: Thursday, September 17, 2009

The Big 2-5!

Whoa! Remember when you were little and people that were 25 were HUMONGOUS in your eyes? I do. And now. . .I'm one of them!

Thank you, Mandy, for a fun birthday lunch!

I got a brand new bike! Not to mention, it's adorable! It knocked and ran at our door.

Thank you, Bryan! I can't wait to ride it with you!

Thank you, Mom & Andlie, for a fun trip to St. George that night since Bryan was at school for a million hours!

Thank you again, Bryan, for the beautiful roses and DVD that were waiting when I got home!

What a wonderful birthday! I am so grateful for a awesome hubby who, even though he had work and school all day, took the time to make my day special and get me a bike! Eek! I can't wait! I am so grateful for a super wonderful family who celebrated with me through the entire weekend! (Thanks, Mom, for the homemade pizza dinner! And, thanks, Allen parents, for the fun night together!) Also, thank you to anyone who called, sent a text, sent an e-mail, sent a card, or stopped by. It means a million to me that you remembered my special day!

Maybe

Maybe my back hurt.

Maybe I tried to make my own hot pad by putting a dish rag in the microwave on high for 45 seconds.

Maybe I almost burned down the house.

Maybe.

What We've Been Up To

Lately, we've been busy:

Going to football games!

Picking dandelions!

Reading books!

Eating our very own big girl crackers!

Finding ways to play with Daddy even though his arm is broken!

And learning to say, "no!" (We're aware that she doesn't really know what she's doing, but it's funny nonetheless.)

Snap, Crackle, Pop!

Seven Things Chandi is Not Too Fond of Right Now:

1. Church softball

2. Sliding into 2nd base (not that base, tacky)

3. Wrists that are all gooey and misplaced

4. Spending two hours at InstaCare

5. Shots that are bigger than our outdoor hose (unless they are epidurals)

6. The word/action "manipulation"

7. Husbands in casts for 6-8 weeks

Bryan broke his wrist. He is never allowed to play church softball again.

Thursday night, Bryan slid into 2nd base and immediately felt and heard (gag) his wrist break. Me, Mandy, and Andlie pulled up right after it happened and as we were walking over to the field, Bryan came walking towards us and said, "Chandi! I broke my wrist." So, we all got back in the car and headed to InstaCare where Bryan got x-rays, a wrap, and a sling and then sent home for the night.

The next day, we went to the Orthopaedic Surgeon where Bryan got a humongous numbing shot and then his wrist got "manipulated" back into place, which he also heard (gag again). The doctor put him in a cast and told him to come back next week to make sure the bones were healing correctly.

The bad news is that Bryan starts his Master's program on Monday. So, if any of you professors are reading this, please, do your part and give Bryan an "A" right now. The good news is that he doesn't have to have surgery at this point, that he can still function pretty well, and especially that he can still hold his baby girl. (Note: She has enough hair to wear teeny, darling clips now.)
We are so grateful for our wonderful families and friends! What other sister would just take Andlie on a walk so she wouldn't get germs while we were at InstaCare for two hours? What other parents would drive all the way from Panaca to check on their boy at 9:30 PM? What other Daddys (both) would happily give their son beautiful Priesthood blessings? What other friends (many) would call and text to check on Bryan? What other bosses would tell Bryan not to worry about coming in to work on Friday? What other bosses would tell me not to worry about coming in to the office on Friday? What other aunts would bring lunch? What other aunts would make some calls to make sure we saw the doctor early on Friday? We are truly grateful for all of the wonderful people we are surrounded by!

Now, who thinks Andlie looks exactly like me in this pic?

3 Years!

Happy anniversary to us! This year was my year to plan the surprise trip and keep secrets.

First, we ended up at this beauty of a hotel room. Here I am modeling the awesome mirror.

And here, Bryan is modeling the bathroom window sans curtains. Would have paid $4.99 for this hotel. It definitely added giggles to our trip.

First stop: movie night! We had a very sparce selection and choose "Ice Age 3," which was a darling movie.

But, the town that we were in got kinda scary at night. Think lots of spooky, loud drunks with lots of tatoos.

Day 2 began with the launching of a rented jetski! I idled in the water while Bryan parked the truck. That's where these geese got almost too close for comfort. Good thing I wasn't too scared to take a quick pic.

Bryan had one awesome hairdo after getting the jetski up and going!

Got any guesses of where we went?

We had so much fun! Thank you, Goodwin parents, for watching Andlie! It was so fun to just be together and play and laugh and hang out and visit. I love you, Bryan! Here's to a million more anniversary trips together!