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Summer 2009

Ok....the next 3 post (maybe 4!) are all about this summer! I took a lot of pictures but never posted any of them. So beware! It is a lot!
I don't know why all my typing got messed up! You'll see what I mean!

Grandma turned 90!

My Grandma Roos turned 90 this summer! As you can see she is stylin! We had a family reunion in Salt Lake where she grew up! It was really fun!

Midnight 5k & Falls

I ran a midnight 5k. I'm glad it was at midnight, cause it was about 85 degrees. Scott was keeping me happy by slammin waters and making me laugh. People that lived in the neighborhood were spraying us with water! It was fun!

We took a trip to Toqerville Falls. It is a cool place about 45 mins away. It was really fun! We went in the jeep and it was an adventure to get there! We were the only ones there! It was a lot of fun!

My get-a-way, a birthday, and a buzz!

My really good friend Dianna invited me to stay with her for a few days! We had so much fun! We went to Seven Peaks and the petting zoo at Thanksgiving Point!!

Dane had his first pony ride!! He was terrified!! But it only lasted for about 2 mins! I was glad that he did it!

Dane's favorite thing in the whole world is tractors!!! We figure he says the word tractor at least 200 times a day. So we bought him a couple tractors for his birthday. They were a hit!! Still are!!

We decided that we didn't want cake and Dane loves cookies, (he calls them tookies)...he loved them!

I buzzed both of my best guy's hair!! They are so handsome! Don't they look alike!!

Running

I was looking through all of my pictures that I have taken over the summer and realized I have done a lot that I haven't blogged about!! Shame on me!!! Two of the coolest things that I did were the Top of Utah Half Marathon with my dad, and the Las Vegas Ragnar relay! I love running!!
Below is a picture of my team (half of my team) at the Ragnar Relay and a picture of me and my dad crossing the finish line at the Top of Utah.

We ran 171 miles in 26 hours!! We ROCK!!

Our team got a flat tire!!!! About 10 hours later our other team got a flat tire too!! WHAT!!??

We ran in the Valley of Fire! It was on fire!!(not literally) it was SO SO HOT!!

One of my very best buds Emily!!

Krafty Kara!!

Sometimes I tune into the crafty side of myself.
The other day Scott and I were garage sailing (I know! It is sale. I'm trying to be clever!) and we found this chest for $4. I saw some major potential.









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TA DAAAA!!!!!

Here it is IN USE!!!

The side table next to it use to be white.

Dane is 2!

Our little baby is a little boy! We have been so blessed to have him in our lives!

Here are a few things that are new with him:

-He LOVES tractors. He pronounces it "Sactors". This is alse his favorite word/thing and says it a hundred times a day looking everywhere we go for one.

-He knows all of his letters, numbers, colors, and animals. (Amazing!) (Well...not ALL the animals, that WOULD be amazing!)

-He is at the cute stage where when he wants something he will grab my hand and take me to what he wants. I love the feeling of his soft, chubby, warm hand in mine.

-He is a rebel. If I say "diaper" he says "no Diaper" if I say "don't throw your food on the floor!", he throws his food in the floor.

-He loves Scott's Jeep. Whenever Scott gets home he says, "Jip, in?" and Scott will let him sit in his Jeep for a while. When it is time to come inside he will say "Bye bye Jip, la lou" (Bye bye Jeep, Love you)

-He pronounces cookie "tookie"

-When he goes to bed he says "song, mama?" and I will hold him and sing a song. During the song he pats my back.

-He runs. And runs.....and runs....and runs!! The second the door opens to go outside, he is gone! We are pretty sure he has no idea how to walk.

-He loves all things boy. Cars, trucks, Tractors (his favorite), balls, trains,drums, dirt, burps, and all other forms of gas.

-When he is "fake crying" to get something he wants, he will put his arms out with a sad look and say "cryyyy mama! Cryyyy"

We love this little guy so much! I can't even imagine what life was like without him!!

Happy Birthday Booga!!

Booga! Push The BUTTON!!!!!

This morning I decided to clean out my car. This is one of Dane's favorite things to "help" me with. I let him sit in the car with me and push all the neat buttons in the car. He is usually most interested in the hazard lights and the interior lights buttons. Not today!!

I gathered all the trash that was in the front seat of the car, I then had to get out of the car to get into the back seat to clean up. And that is when it all happened!! My leg hit the front door and slammed it shut, in that VERY SECOND Dane decided to find the lock button and lock himself in the car. No problem, I'll just go get the keys. Oh WAIT!! The keys are in the car with him!!! OH NO!!!! Are any of the windows down??? NOPE!! (Don't worry, our car was in the garage which is pretty cool, so no heat problem). I haven't started panicking yet, in fact I think it is kind of funny, Mostly because Dane is having such a good time!!

I call Scott, tell him I'm in a pickle. Tell him what the pickle is!! He laughs but there is an edge of nervousness. He says there is a cop that lives by us, or call a locksmith if Dane won't push the button in 15 minutes.

I run inside and find a hanger...I don't know why! I have seen my brothers grab hangers in these situations and have success, but I never paid enough attention to know what they did. Hanger idea, bad idea!

I start yelling through the car window..."Booga!!! Push the button!!!" I have my finger pressed against the window pointing down at the button. He looks at me, understands me, and presses his cute little finger against my finger on the other side of the glass. Pleased with himself for doing what I said, he moved on to more interesting things. He looks around and finds a pack of gum. He unwraps a piece and shows it to me, smiles and says "YUUUMMMM!" Eats it. Unwraps another piece and another and eats them all until he has eaten the whole pack of gum. 15 pieces!

I keep encouraging him to push the button, (my finger is still pressed against the window. I'm trying to show him where the button is!!!). He starts pushing every button he can see. The eject button to the CD player. A cd comes out and he thinks that is pretty cool! All the interior lights. He finds the Ipod...buttons!!! You can tell that he is proud of himself for pushing all the buttons. Just like Mama said!!

I see the keys in the cup holder. "Booga!! Get the KEYS!!" He finds the mail key. Picks it up and shows it to me! Got it Mom!! "Get the other keys!! With the buttons!!" He looks around, he sees no other keys and shows me the mail key again. "Mail?"

This goes on and on! I'm starting to panic a little. I close the garage door to block out some of the heat. ( And to "close" the pickley situation to any neighbors that might be watching!) I continue to yell about the keys and the button...nothing.

I say a little prayer. Dane finds the keys in the cup holder! "BOOGA!!! PUSH THE BUTTON!!" He pushes the most interesting button the key chain. THE RED ONE!! The ugly alarm goes off and scares him a little. He pushes the red button again to turn it off. Now it is a game. On and off, on and off with the alarm for 5 min!! (It was probably only 1 min). "Push the OTHER BUTTON" I am prepared with my hand on the door handle in Superwoman style! HE PUSHES IT!! I open the door and grab him and say "Good Job!!" He laughs and runs away never knowing that he was trapped!

PHEW!!!

These pictures were taken after the fact.

Oh look!! Buttons!! These are the buttons I was trying to get him to push!!! Now he knows where they are!Running off to the next adventure!

Cheese Man

Anyone who knows Scott knows that he loves cheese!! I mean LOVES cheese!! The other day he went to the Farmers Market and there were some people there selling homemade cheese. That got him thinking...."this is my calling." Right when he got home he sat at the compy until he found what he was looking for, a cheese recipe that he could do RIGHT THEN AND THERE!!! Here is the recipe:
1 qt whole milk
1 cup buttermilk
2 t lemon juice
salt to taste
-Heat milk on low heat to 175 degrees
-Pour in buttermilk and lemon juice
-Remove from heat
-Stir 30 seconds
-Curds should seperate from whey. If not add more lemon juice
-Let stand for 10 min
-Laddle curds into cheesecloth in colander
-Tie off and let hang for 30 min
-Add salt to taste, and whatever else you want!!!
-Refridgerate overnight
-EAT!!! YUM YUM!!!
Mr. Cheesy We made 2 different cheeses. Sage and black pepper and Green olive with red pepper and green onion!Curding process

Draining

This is the sage and blach pepper...it is really good!

P.S. This is a SOFT cheese! Good on crackers!