Saturday, May 5, 2012

Shaggy to Chic

Riding Shotgun

"Before" Shaggy Sheepdogs

Beautiful Mapleton!

Mapleton- Like the Swiss Alps But Closer

Otis "After"- A Lovely Gentleman

Sweet Charlie boy
These boys had not been sheared for over 5 months, but now thanks to groomer Chelsea they are looking good! She lives in Mapleton and every time I drive out there I'm struck by how gorgeous it is.

Thursday, May 3, 2012

North Dakota Trip

A couple pretty photos from Pinterest before getting to my less exciting ones:


I did see some abandoned churches
from afar, they are so neat!

A photo on my way out of town, the countryside was prettier than I expected!
 (I wrote most of this post after we got back but didn't finish so it's a few weeks old).
We left on Easter evening around 8:30 p.m. Jason's ride back was having car trouble and we had to get him back in time for work Tuesday morning, so before I knew what was coming out of my mouth I said "I'll just drive you up"! Since Jason's been there I've been wanting to see it, and this seemed like a good time because Wyatt was out of preschool this week for spring break. It was so spur of the moment, I stuck a basket of dirty clothes in the car and grabbed whatever I could and left. Luckily, I thought to grab some ramen and other food that would travel, which was great because we were eating in 90% of the time.
Our first day there I met another Mom with young kids at Walmart who kindly offered to show me one of the local parks. There happened to be an Easter egg hunt going on and face painting with this group called Mothers of Preschoolers (Minot MOPS). Wyatt had a shark face painted on, cute.
Sunset from Jason's apartment balcony
The rest of the week, we went to the local library, bowling alley, Mcdonalds (huge, massive playland), mall, and cooked dinner every night in the little kitchenette in the hotel room. It felt like a luxury to see Jason at lunch and after work each night! Wyatt had a lot of fun, but also missed home and kept asking when we were going back.
Scandinavian Heritage Park, I wanted to
see this but the weather got too cold and windy.
(Photo from Pinterest).
All in all, I'm so glad we went. The drive home was really hard, we didn't stop other than gas and potty breaks, and then when it got late I slept in the car for an hour or so.
Driving back into Utah, it seemed much bigger and more cosmopolitan than I ever would've thought! It's good to be back home.

Cinnamon Baby

I admit I picked up this book at the library more for me than for Wyatt. I read it to him even though he protested. But tonight, he requested it again and so, one small victory for Mom!
Wyatt has been playing soccer twice a week and has loved it. Tomorrow is his last game though, and preschool ends May 15th, so I'm scrambling to find something else for him to do.
Briana has her own apartment now and a new job! This is so great.
Jason is currently in Oklahoma for training. Yesterday was his birthday and we didn't have a chance to talk, but we'll make it up on his next visit home. I hope!
Me, just enjoying the beautiful weather and taking Wyatt and the dogs out as much as I can. Tomorrow I'm going to post the North Dakota trip.

Some recent photos:
Wyatt in his soccer gear
Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Grandma Wall's

Wyatt and cousin Amelia.
Cousin James helping Wyatt hunt for eggs.

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