I found time

So I found enough time to post some pics, enjoy!

Rob, Will and Walker at Lava

Tytan and Gracie at Lava, these two love each other so much!

I went to Jackson Hole with my parents for a little trip to see my Grandparents.  On our way to Yellowstone we stopped for some breakfast.

Old Faithful

My Mom, Me, Grandma at some of the falls

My dad and I at the park

This is Keaton at my birthday party.  This kid cracks me up!

Keaton took this of my dad.  He said "Ted..smile at the camera...smile Ted" We were laughing so hard!

My cake

My cute grandparents

This is before Keaton told him to smile.

Syd, Gracie, Rob, Will and Walker

Carin was in town so we all went to dinner at Cheesecake Factory!  Yum!

Another one by Keaton with Tiff

Rob at the Freshman/Sophmore Purple and White game!  He loves coaching!

Rob and his UPS truck-he's still driving a couple Saturdays.

There you go.

Time?

Our life has been so crazy lately!  A post is coming, I just need to find time.  Thanks for all the love on my new hair...sometimes I miss my long hair, but I'm definitely used to the short now.  Anyhow, I've got pictures of Jackson Hole/Yellowstone, my birthday, Rob coaching and more...coming soon, I just need to find the time!  All I want to do is watch the Olympics!

Sorry to keep you waiting!

It's been crazy at our house.  I'm sorry to keep everyone in great suspense as to what I look like now, but here's a picture, sorry I didn't get it up sooner.  We've seriously been gone all last week and then we forgot the camera at Rob's mother's house.  So here I am, sorry I have no makeup! :0

And our garden is doing great-at least the tomatoes are.  This is our first tomato.  We had tomato sandwiches for the first time this summer on Sunday.  We love them!

I'm chopping

Okay, so here's the deal, Rob loves me with long hair, it is for this purpose that I have not cut it more then 1 inch for a long time, well actually, I've had it long since high school, but then I cut it a couple months after we were married, and then never again, because when I got home Rob said.  I..I..I..I like it... Do you like it?  My thought process was; Well hon, with that reaction, how could I not!  Anyhow, needless to say I did regret my decision.  But it grows back right?  And now it is to that length again-it has been for a while- but it's starting to drive me nuts.  So, I've decided to throw Rob's caution into the wind and go for it again.  

I love that I can throw it in a ponytail, and I'll still keep it long enough to do so, but maybe not a high ponytail.  I love that I've gotten faster at doing it, I'm down to 50 minutes to get ready. :)  Truthfully it doesn't take me much less time, even if it's shorter.  I've also loved running my flat iron through to do ringlet type things w/ my hair, it takes me like 5 minutes to do my hair when I do it like that.  And I love love love that!  But alas, it's time for a change.  So tomorrow I head to my dear friend April to give me a much needed change.  Wish me luck!

Crazy July!

Wow, these first few weeks in July have been crazy this year.  I have a lot to update, so I hope that I can get through everything.  Here we go...

June 30 my family threw a bridal shower for my cousin's fiance Katie.  She is such a cutie pie and we're so glad that she's part of our family now!  It was a crazy day getting there, and on our way out the door my mom remembered she was supposed to take dinner to someone, so we hurried a and threw something together and then headed off to Bountiful only 45 min late. :) Most of the girls from my family were there and we had a great time at Robintino's.  

On the 4th of July I started off the day by running the Freedom 5K in Perry with my sister and the dentist from my office.  Here we are: my sister, Tiff, Dr. Wahlen's wife Hillary, Dr. C. Wahlen, Dr. J. Wahlen and I.  

After the race we had a nice big breakfast and rode 4 wheelers in the parade for Wahlen Dentistry.  Here's Tiff and I

As far as fireworks on the 4th of July, Rob and I have differing opinions.  I grew up going to the Brigham fireworks,  so I love love love going to those.  Rob grew up doing their own firework show, so he love love loves going to his mom's for that.  So, we take turns.  :)  This year it was Rob's turn, so we headed up to Garland to meet up with the family.  

Rob gets so excited for fireworks!  They do a few crazy things that I tell Rob our kids will NEVER do (like strap fireworks to the scooter and drive it around while it goes off).  We stopped by a tent and decided that we would take the grand finale firework.  Rob is holding the massive thing.  It went off for like 4 whole minutes.

They also strapped a firework to this little tractor, not while I rode it.  This used to be Rob's when he was little and he insisted that I ride it for a while.

Matt had the best seat in the house.

July 5th was my cousin's wedding in Logan.  Tagg and Katie make the cutest couple and the ceremony was beautiful!  Congrats you two!

Between the temple and the reception, some of us cousin's went to Fredrico's pizza for lunch, it was fun to be with family so much that day.

Here are my cute grandparents at the reception.  I love them so much!  They are so great together, they have taught me so much both individually and together.  Love them!

This past week has been a very busy one too.  Rob and I went to Girls camp for one night on Wednesday.  We went up to Bear Lake, but Minetonka caves, but had to leave before they all went to the cave.  Aside from me waking up with a tick on my leg (I was thought I was going to die!), we had a fun time and are so blessed with the opportunity to serve these fantastic Y.W.

When we got back from camp, we took a little nap and went over to my mom's the help get dinner ready for the 1st annual Talbott family reunion.  My mom is from Honduras and is very close with her extended family, however, since they've all grown up, they've moved to different areas of America, and some are still in Honduras.  We've never had a family reunion and last winter, my mom and her sister decided it was time we did.  It was quite a few months in the making and with rising gas prices, it was a little hard for some to make it, but all in all the reunion was a success.  We only had about 20 there, but we had such a great time getting to know each other better.  We had good food and some good laughs, stories and tears.  We've decided we will have one next year in Honduras, which I'm really excited for because I've been wanting to go down there again for a few years.   Friday some of my cousins and us went to Fat Cat's in Ogden to watch iFly, check out the arcade.  Here's Tiff, me and Rob checking out the Flowrider.

We also did the bumper cars and had a blast!

To end our arcade adventure Rob and I went on the Virtual Reality roller coaster.  It was fun for sure, and I was glad I was able to get Rob on any type of roller coaster, but honestly, our chest and back hurt the next day, how sad is that!  I think we're getting old.  

So there you have it, we've been quite busy so far this month.  

Manti Pageant

Rob and I went down to the Manti Pageant Saturday night w/ our friends Kenny and his fiance Krista.  We have so much fun w/ them and are so happy that Kenny found a super cute girl that we love to have around!  I've been to the pageant before, many years ago, and it was raining, so I don't remember much from it.  This time was better though.  It was good.  The temple is beautiful and it was fun to be there and watch the beautiful stories!  

Kenny, Krista, Rob and I

Also, an update on our little garden.  It's coming along fabulously.  We have 3 cute little tomatoes growing,  here's one
and one little pepper, when this one grows up it will turn yellow, yummy!  I'm so excited to eat these little guys, but it will be kind of sad because I've been helping them grow.  

Father's Day

Happy Father's Day Dad!  I love my dad so so much!  Yesterday we had stake conference, and our stake president did a tribute to all father's and I just cried through it all as I was thinking of my dad.  I really want to get a copy of it.  My dad is such a good man and I'm so blessed to have him as a dad.  Him and my mom are tripping in Oregon/Washington/Canada right now, so we weren't able to see him, but they are having fun.  My dad always expected a lot of us, but I'm so glad because he's a big hand in how we've turned out.  My favorite is that he would always tease us that he was excited for when we would get married and leave, but now he gets so excited when any of us come home.  I'm glad to know he really does like us kids. :)

Love you Dad!

My Have dones

I found this list on an amazing woman's blog and thought I'd post it on mine, here are some of the crazy and not so crazy things I've done.

All you have to do is copy the list and bold what you have done.
This is a great thing for kids to have their grandparents do.

200 Have and Have nots!

1. Touched an iceberg

2. Slept under the stars

3. Been a part of a hockey fight

4. Changed a baby's diaper

5. Watched a meteor shower

6. Given more than you can afford to charity

7. Swam with wild dolphins

8. Climbed a mountain

9. Held a tarantula

10. Said "I love you" and meant it

11. Bungee jumped

12. Visited Paris

13. Watched a lightning storm at sea (how about a lake?)

14. Stayed up all night long and watched the sun rise

15. Seen the Northern Lights

16. Gone to a huge sports game

17. Walked the stairs to the top of the Statue of Liberty

18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables

19. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope

20. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment

21. Had a pillow fight

22. Bet on a winning horse

23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill

24. Built a snow fort

25. Held a lamb

26. Gone skinny dipping

27. Taken an ice cold bath (In Honduras, a lot of people just have cold water for their showers)

28. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar

29. Seen a total eclipse

30. Ridden a roller coaster

31. Hit a home run

32. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking (More than once, on the hood of a car)

33. Adopted an accent for fun

34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors (Honduras)

35. Felt very happy about your life, even for just a moment

36. Loved your job 90% of the time

37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied

38. Watched wild whales

39. Gone rock climbing

40. Gone on a midnight walk on the beach

41. Gone sky diving

42. Visited Ireland

43. Ever bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant

44. Visited India

45. Bench-pressed your own weight

46. Milked a cow (I won the cow milking competition at Fielding Founders day one year!)

47. Alphabetized your personal files

48. Ever worn a superhero costume

49. Sung karaoke

50. Lounged around in bed all day

51. Gone scuba diving

52. Kissed in the rain

53. Played in the mud

54. Gone to a drive-in theater

55. Done something you should regret, but don't

56. Visited the Great Wall of China

57. Started a business

58. Taken a martial arts class

59. Been in a movie

60. Gone without food for 3 days

61. Made cookies from scratch

62. Won first prize in a costume contest

63. Got flowers for no reason

64. Been in a combat zone

65. Spoken more than one language fluently

66. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone

67. Bounced a check

68. Read - and understood - your credit report

69. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy

70. Found out something significant that your ancestors did

71. Called or written your Congress person

72. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over

73. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge

74. Helped an animal give birth

75. Been fired or laid off from a job

76. Won money

77. Broken a bone

78. Ridden a motorcycle

79. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph

80. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon (Havasupi Falls!  I want to go back!)

81. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing 

82. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days

83. Eaten sushi (I didn't actually swallow)

84. Had your picture in the newspaper

85. Read The Bible cover to cover

86. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about

87. Gotten someone fired for their actions

88. Gone back to school

89. Changed your name (just my last one)

90. Caught a fly in the air with your bare hands

91. Eaten fried green tomatoes

92. Read The Iliad

93. Taught yourself an art from scratch

94. Killed and prepared an animal for eating

95. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt

96. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language

97. Been elected to public office 

98. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream

99. Had to put someone you love into hospice care

100. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you

101. Had a booth at a street fair

102. Dyed your hair

103. Been a DJ

104. Rocked a baby to sleep

105. Ever dropped a cat from a high place to see if it really lands on all four (Just from a chair, and I think I squated a little bit too)

106. Raked your carpet

107. Brought out the best in people

108. Brought out the worst in people

109. Worn a mood ring

110. Ridden a horse

111. Carved an animal from a piece of wood or bar of soap

112. Cooked a dish where four people asked for the recipe

113. Buried a child

114. Gone to a Broadway (or equivalent to your country) play

115. Been inside the pyramids

116. Shot a basketball into a basket

117. Danced at a disco

118. Played in a band

119. Shot a bird

120. Gone to an arboretum

121. Tutored someone

122. Ridden a train

123. Brought an old fad back into style

124. Eaten caviar

125. Let a salesman talk you into something you didn’t need

126. Ridden a giraffe or elephant

127. Published a book

128. Pieced a quilt

129. Lived in an historic place

130. Acted in a play or performed on a stage

131. Asked for a raise

132. Made a hole-in-one 

133. Gone deep sea fishing

134. Gone roller skating

135. Run a marathon

136. Learned to surf

137. Invented something

138. Flown first class

139. Spent the night in a 5-star luxury suite

140. Flown in a helicopter

141. Visited Africa

142. Sang a solo

143. Gone spelunking

144. Learned how to take a compliment

145. Written a love-story

146. Seen Michelangelo’s David

147. Had your portrait painted

148. Written a fan letter (Jonathan Taylor Thomas!)

149. Spent the night in something haunted

150. Owned a St. Bernard or Great Dane

151. Ran away (I was 10 and only made it 6 blocks)

152. Learned to juggle

153. Been a boss

154. Sat on a jury

155. Lied about your weight

156. Gone on a diet

157. Found an arrowhead or a gold nugget

158. Written a poem

159. Carried your lunch in a lunchbox

160. Gotten food poisoning

161. Gone on a service, humanitarian or religious mission

162. Hiked the Grand Canyon

163. Sat on a park bench and fed the ducks

164. Gone to the opera

165. Gotten a letter from someone famous

166. Worn knickers

167. Ridden in a limousine

168. Attended the Olympics (I did forget that I've done this, We went to ski jumping at the 2002 Winter Olympics...)

169. Can hula or waltz

170. Read a half dozen Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys books

171. Been stuck in an elevator

172. Had a revelatory dream

173. Thought you might crash in an airplane

174. Had a song dedicated to you on the radio or at a concert

175. Saved someone’s life

176. Eaten raw whale

177. Know how to tat, smock or do needlepoint

178. Laughed till your side hurt

179. Straddled the equator

180. Taken a photograph of something other than people that is worth framing

181. Gone to a Shakespeare Festival

182. Sent a message in a bottle

183. Spent the night in a hostel

184. Been a cashier

185. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt

186. Joined a union

187. Donated blood or plasma

188. Built a campfire

189. Kept a blog

190. Had hives

191. Worn custom made shoes or boots

192. Made a PowerPoint presentation

193. Taken a Hunter’s Safety Course

194. Served at a soup kitchen

195. Conquered the Rubik’s cube

196. Know CPR

197. Ridden in or owned a convertible

198. Found a long lost friend

199. Helped solve a crime

200. Responded to a NJP newsletter