Vista Turns One!!!

That's right folks!!! Today our littel 28lb. hairball turned one. We had planned on taking her to the dog park for the first time, but Donny was so tired from his hike this morning that he slept until 7pm. Poor Vista-she was really looking forward to it. No worries, she still had a great time because I played with her a ton!! All she wanted to do was play catch, so we did. I took some funny pics of her in her new purple bows and her favorite feathered boa. (Noticed the pics of her giving the death glare to the boa as it lays on the ground.) There is also a video of her doing her "new trick". We taught her how to put her toys in her basket-it's very helpful. As well, there is also a pic of her with her ASU football. She claimed it when she was 2 months old, and it's the only toy she has not destroyed to this day. Happy Birthday Pooch!

Yard Update

So, the yard is being worked on-it's just going very slowly :( The guys can only work on Saturdays because it's the one day out of the week they both have off. So far they have done quite a bit for only working a total of 4 days on it. They've cleared all the rock out of the way, poured some concrete on the side of the house, layed pavers for a small sitting area and built a retaining wall for a planter. I just can't wait until it's all done.....so we'll update you then! And there will be beautiful pictures ;)

They're ENGAGED!!!!!

Our friends Aaron and Casey are officially engaged!! We are so excited for them. We have known them since... FOREVER!! We can't wait for the planning to begin. Congrats you two, yay!yay!yay!

Renaissance Festival

On Sunday we took our yearly trip to the Renaissance Festival. We went with all of the Grace side. It was the first time we've gone with all the kids together and it was fun to see how excited they were about little things like the Chinese bubble lady. Of course, we're always excited to share the famous giant Turkey legs-definitely worth the $20 to get in :)

Jackson staring at the bubble lady

Donny and Ella at the pig pens

Avery checking out the pig
Donny and Ella

Donny's head is small enough to fit in a kids helmet...

....Jackson's is too small....

...and Mike's is too big!!

Siphon Draw Hiking

Last weekend Donny and I went hiking in the Superstitions with his sister and our brother-in-law. It's a pretty tough hike and we've done it before, but this time I got real dizzy, couldn't catch my breath and thought I was going to pass out and throw up at all at the same time. Besides the uncomfortable moment I had, we really did have a great time. The weather was absolutey perfect and it felt real nice to just go hiking like we used to do.

At the steepest area

Donny and his "Sr." yearbook picture :)

Donny's cool photo editing


After I nearly died....I needed a break