Birthday

It was Michelle's birthday Sunday. We a great time celebrating. We started the party out with a little lunch at the Japanese steak house and yes, it was delicious. Then back to the ranch for a little cake a presents. I know you are all wondering what I got her. It was a Wii. Yeah, I know I'm the greatest husband in the world.

Wow Nice Cake! I wonder who baked it.

Unfortunately our party was cut short because Michelle's sister had a little accident while four wheeling and Michelle had to go to the hospital with her. Amber had to have surgery on two finger tips but is doing good now.

I post this picture only to show off my jet powered bendy lighter. I can feel your jealousy already. It's a man lighter.

A Walk in the Park

We went to the park today. Bicentennial Park is right down the road from our house and has some nice walking trails. We like to get out on nice days to enjoy the sunshine and stretch the legs. There's a big field in the back for Harv to run around. He loves the outdoors, especially when he can run around without the leash.

Status Update:

Michelle continues to look for a job. She has had several good leads but nothing has come through yet. In the mean time, she busies herself with her latest crafty project, scrapbooking.

It's her birthday sunday. I got her a ...... Well, I'll tell you later. She might read this. I even made a birthday cake.

Harv is just about over the whole itchy eyes, cone wearing thing and it full of energy.

Me, I'm just the same. I still working for TG and I am still ruggedly handsome. (Once you got you never lose it!)

The Cone

This week our dog, Harvey, had bite of trouble with his eyes. Both eyes were scratched probably by sand from the beach. Because he would not stop scratching at them they became swollen and we had to take him to the vet. After a few days of eye drops and benadryl, his eyes are pretty much back to normal. He had to wear " the cone" so he wouldn't scratch his eyes. It looked pretty silly. Harv's eyes are still a little itchy so he still has the cone on, but he will be done with that soon.

Day to Day

Since Michelle finished school at the end of march, she has been looking for a job. However, she has yet to find one yet, not for lack of trying. In the mean time she has taken on many new craft projects, most of them having to do with decorating our apartment. Almost everyday I come home to a new idea and project she is working on. I must say that most of them are pretty cool. She likes to stay busy. Her latest project, that she was very excited about, was a shadow box with keep sakes in it to hang on the wall. All's I can say is it look good and I'm glad she has cool ideas like that because I sure don't.

Our Western Experience

Going out west three weeks ago was AMAZING. We tried a lot of new things. One of the most incredible things we did was go hiking in Zion National Park. The four of us (Michelle & I, and Dustin & Cassidy) did a five mile hike up the canyon the first day. After returning to our car we drove about 45minutes up into the mountains outside the park and camped 7000 ft above sea level next to a mountain reservoir. There was no camp ground, we just pitched our camp next to the lake and started a fire. It was cold! The next day we stuck to low trails and took it easy.

The Perfect Day

Monday morning my life changed. Dustin and I decided to go back to the Zion for one last hike. It was an advanced hike 5miles long, 1500ft up to the top of a mountain, Angel's Landing. It was one of the most crazy and amazing things I have ever done. After two mile of hike steep inclines and switch back trails the ridge. The ridge was had an amazing view with shear cliff on one side, but it wasn't the end of the trail. There was another half mile to the top on a trail that can best be described as mountain climb with chains. Dustin and I took our first look at the trail and said, "Are you kidding me!" The ledges in some places were just wide enough for your shoes with a sharp drop off of over 1000ft on one side and chain staked in the sand stone wall on the other. We were so scared but amazed at the same time. At one point the ridge became very narrow, about a foot and half with 1000 plus foot drop on either side. You want to talk about a rush. One wrong step and it was goodnight sally. The thrill of the climb and view was just an experience I will remember for the rest of my life. I know now why they call it Angel's Landing.

The angel's landing hike was just in the morning. After the hike we rushed back to meet the girls and spend the rest of the day on the lake. The sun was shine, it always does out there, it was hot, 104, and the water cold. We tubed and wake boarded with Dustin's famly and even did a little jet skiing. It was a blast. After all that fun we went and Dustin's dad grilled some of the best steak and shrimp Michelle and I had ever eaten. It truly was the perfect day!

New Bloggers!

Israel and I have decided to start a blog in order to keep all of our family and friends up to date with our new life together. We are super busy this summer with several vacations and many adventures, but we are looking forward it since last summer was extremely busy with wedding plans and moving. We have already been out west to Las Vegas to see some friends where we walked the strip (of course), hiked at Zion National Park, and spent a day on the water! It was a blast! In about a month we will be going out East to go white water rafting with some friends from church and we are very excited about that trip as well. We will be posting some pictures soon from our trip to Vegas so be on the lookout!

As many of you may know we have recently (well in February) gotten a puppy! He's a shih tzu and his name is Harvey! He was only six weeks old when we got him but is now 6 months old! We love him to death and he certainly has his very own personality. He makes us laugh all the time with his quirky attitude and sassy little bark. Here are a few pictures of him! Israel used a Mt. Dew can the very first day we got him as a scale. Harvey was tiny!! The other two pictures are more recent so he's a little bigger. Currently he is about 7 pounds.