Our Summer so far....

We visited our friends Ryan and Julie Sauve and Josh and Alli Sine in Portland.
Highlights include:
Camping at the Beach
Mountain Biking
The Tillamook Factory
Dinner and Vodoo Doughnuts with Josh and Alli
Josh and Scott getting hitched as "cowboy" and "snuggles" at the Virtual Church of Elvis
The Saturday market
4th of July firework over the river in Downtown Portland



Girls Camp


Out to lunch with Brittney, Brooke, their girls, Tracie, myself and Mama Brenda



Not pictured....Beach Week
Why you may ask?.....Cause I dropped our camera and broke the lens about 3 days before. Sad times. Luckily it is at the repair shop now getting fixed.



Pictures from our Ultra Sound on Monday! We are expecting a baby girl in January!!

Music Mondays: Peter Gabriel "Mirrorball"

Peter Gabriel has a whole fabulous album of covers.....like this one of Mirrorball!

Enjoy, I know I did! (thanks Scotty)

ABC's...

A - Attached or Single: Definately Attached to my Scotty and Scout
B - Best Friends: You know who you are and I love you!
C - Cake or Pie: Chocolate Cake, rich and moist please. Just give me a torte and I am happy!
D - Day of choice: Birthdays! I always try to drag mine out and make birthday month!
E - Essential Item: Laura Mercier: tinted mousturizer....never leave home without it.
F - Favorite Color: right now it is purple and mustard
G - Gummy Bears or Worms: gummy cinnamon bears
H- Hometown: Salt Lake
I - Indulgences: Frequent Massages
J - January or July: July (Beachweek, fireworks, waterskiing, Hebgen, all loved in July)
K - Kids: are welcome anytime
L - Life is incomplete without: laughter (I take myself way to seriously most days)
M - Marriage Date: Nov 3, 2006
N - Number of Siblings: 5 fabulous sisters
O - Oranges or Apples: Honey crisp apples
P - Phobias or Fears: House fires
Q - Quotes: good land wayyy to many.
R -Reason to smile: my little dancers
S - Season: I like them all for different reasons...I like that they change
T - Tag Three Friends: brittney, jeanette, barb t.
U - Unknown fact about me: I have perishable food paranoia (made the term up myself, but i think it describes the anxiety I get when food goes bad in my fridge or cupboards)
V - Very favorite Store: Walls (1400 S. 700 E.) fabulous wallpaper and more for my house :)
W - Worst habit: hitting snooze
X - X-ray or Ultrasound: Ultrasound (one day i hope)....I have never had either so I don't really know
Y - Your favorite food: sushi or butternut squash soup (but not together please)
Z- Zodiac: Leo

Music Mondays: The Hours

This song is my new battle cry...it has become my theme song for the month. Scott and I were first introduced to the song on this Nike commercial:


Here is the full song:


I recommend adding this to your workout playlist! You will be inspired to do something great, and to be something great!

Music Mondays: Fanfarlo

Thanks to my brother in law Paul, I heard was introduced to Fanfarlo in November while Scott and I rode in his car on the way home from the boys ranch. This is a great song, but I really like most of their music, so pull up a chair, listen and enjoy! Thank you Paul!

Try this....Tuesdays: Cafe Terigo

My favorites:

Appetizer: Baby Onion Rings with berry kethcup

Entrees: Braised Short Ribs with Parmesan Mashed Potatoes

Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Pomegranate Sauce

Dessert: Bread Pudding...the most amazing thing you will ever taste in your life!

This restaurant is pricey, but I highly recommend it for a special event. Anniversaries, birthdays, or any other celebrations are better at Terigo! Thank you Jeanette and Hadley for celebrating the completion of a wild week with us at Terigo! I am dreaming about the bread pudding now, can't wait to get back there!!

Music Mondays: The XX

Love this song...want to do a mash-up with this and Empire State of Mind by Jay-Z. It would be amazing! (Ask Scotty to sing it for you!)

Try this.....Tuesdays: Photo journals

Okay, so I know it is Wednesday morning, but I wanted to share this anyway....A few weeks ago for Young Women's activity we made these fabulous photo journals. Since then I have made like six more just for my own enjoyment. I think it is fair to say that I am just a little obsessed. They make fabulous gifts and are super easy!

Click here for the tutorial

Music Mondays: Lisa Hannigan

Favorite Song for the last 3 months running!

Try this.....Tuesdays: Pizzeria 712

On Wednesday last week my sweet friend Brittney and I tried this fabulous restaurant in Orem.

We shared an appetizer, a salad and a pizza. It was the perfect amount of food for us! The atmosphere, the quality of food, the service, taste and price were exceptional.

We ordered the following:

• Appetizer: ciabatta toast, cannellini beans, arugula and parmesan
• Salad: hand pulled mozzarella, arugula, Moroccan olives, and preserved lemon vinaigrette
• Pizza: house made sausage, carmalized onion, fennel, tomato sauce and mozzarella

Apparrently the same people who own Pizzeria 712 also own Communal (which I have heard amazing things about). I guess the next time I am in Happy Valley I will have to try Communal

Music Mondays: Pomplamoose

Love these guys....

other favorite covers "Favorite Things" "September" and of course "Single Ladies"

Hebgen- President's Day Weekend

We went to Hebgen Lake, Montana over President's Day Weekend with our friends Julie and Ryan Sauve. Scott's parents have a cabin there and we go there a few times each summer, but I have yet to be there in the winter. We X-country skied in with backpacks full of food and clothing for the weekend. It took us about 2 1/2 hours to get to the cabin, but it was worth it. The scenery was beautiful, the temperature was mild (for MT in the winter) and the company was fabulous. Our little dog Scout was too little for some of the snowbanks so we brought a baby carrier and strapped to our bellys. I think we are a little crazy sometimes!! It made for some hilarious photos, for sure!

Some of the pictures are from an early morning that was misty and enchanting...I realized after adding them that they made the weekend look much more cold than it was!

This picture of the pier was sent to us before we left...I don't think the ice has been to kind to it this year!

Frosty Trees

Happy Family!

Julie and Ryan Sauve

The road...well packed by Snowmobile tracks

the south fork (the river that feed into the lake)

Paul Jacobsen and the Madison Arm

Disclaimer: I am related to Mr. Jacobsen (he is my talented brother in law, but I am truly amazed by his talent and skill. I feel that he is someone you should all have on a playlist or two or ten!

Families Helping Families- Christmas 2009

For Christmas this year Scott and I went to Puerto Peñasco to work with a foundation called Families Helping Families. This is the 3rd year that we have been fortunate enough to go and help build homes for hard working families in need. Below are some pictures of the week. I am currently working on a slide show because I have so many photos....I will update this again soon with captions and more details of the week!! But for now, please enjoy some of the photos!