Morgano

Sometimes you bring the peanut butter and the jelly just shows up...

2012-01-10T23:35:00.002-07:00

So here two girls sit in Ogden Utah ready to turn their dream of being snow bums into reality. With "The Best Snow on Earth" at our fingertips and mountains that call your name, we knew this was a dream that was achievable. Many people laughed, said it wouldn't happen. I guess they didn't know us. There are always those moments in life where things just start falling in to place. This is one of those times. We brought the peanut butter and out of nowhere came the jelly. The decision was made our B'Dassness would be revealed at our first annual women's rail jam. BAM. That's right, women's rail jam. We started putting together some of the details, then some of the details started putting us together. This was real, and it started getting really epic! It turned out it was a lot of work, but work that makes you smile. You learn new things, meet new people, and find cool new groups. It's not every day that you stumble upon one of the coolest groups created. SheJumps.org is a group organized to help encourage women to try new outdoor activities and start a supportive community of women trying the same things. WOW. Anyhow, this website does a lot better job explaining the SheJumps mission better than I ever could, so check it out.

shejumps.org

Turns out She Jumps thinks our rail jam is pretty cool too. We continue to stumble upon people excited about our ideas and willing to help us make them a reality. I am loving this process and watching it all come together. So hold on to your chinos my friends, this is gonna be wicked awesome.

The Lady and the Tramp...

2011-08-07T10:10:00.001-06:00

I have a best human friend and I am only in the market for regular friends. However,sometimes you have the CUTEST puppy in the west...and she turns into a best friend.

Molly knows she is smokin' hot and knows how to pose.

This pooch really knows how to keep you entertained. Always gives you something to look forward to, and helps pull you out of slumps that seem everlasting. I might be turning into one of those crazy pet owners that spoils their dog rotten, but she deserves it.

Mosquitos suck...

2011-08-01T15:32:00.001-06:00

Sometimes your best friend decides to move to Iowa. Then you are forced to hash through her bucket list for Utah. The Notch hike in the Uinta's just so happened to be on that list. So we packed up the car and headed there first thing in the morning. The dogs were so excited they couldn't stand it.

We finally got unloaded and headed up the trail. With perfect temps, indescribable beauty, two of the best dogs in the world, and your best friend, it was a guaranteed recipe for epicness. Today was the day we were going to be daring...we were going to allow Molly to be off leash. Those of you who know Molly know what kind of a risk I was taking. You see, Molly has endless amounts of energy, and she loves running. However, much to my surprise, Molly did UH-mazing! I couldn't have been more pleased. I think I had the same feeling that a mom would have when their kid quits peeing the bed.

The hike was long, but worth it. We saw and played by multiple lakes. Watched the dogs run and play. Listened to Kenai bark while herding Molly. Really the only thing that could have made this day better was...well...nothing.

10,020 ft. in elevation...No Joke.

at 10,000 ft. there is still snow...and at 10,000 feet we are still klutzy.

Sometimes it was hard to get EVERYONE posing at the same time.

Most people drive days to see stuff like this, not me. People say my BFF and I are crazy to do some of the things we do. Seriously, the response I usually get is "your crazy". The way I see it, is you only live once. Peace out Bitties.

Mammoth Mountain or bust bitties...part 2

2011-04-17T13:39:00.002-06:00

Mammoth mountain or bust bitties...part 1

2011-03-26T19:39:00.010-06:00

It all began on a Thursday afternoon we decided to leave the state of powder-hounds and make our way to laid back Cali. We kicked off the road trip with a delicious meal to get ourselves fueled and ready for all that awaited us at Mammoth Mountain a.k.a heaven. You see Mammoth mountain has had a record amount of snowfall this year. I didn't really understand what this would be like. However, I knew it was going to be pretty amazing. There are no words that can properly describe this experience. So here it goes.

Getting there was a process...at times it was painful. But we new what was waiting for us so we pressed forward. Somewhere around the 5th hour we started to get a little loopy. It involved a lot of licorice, peanut butter eggs, and alien talk. The cows began to look like lions, and the tractors looked like UFO's. Everything was uphill from here. Yes, uphill.

There was a lot of singing, video diaries, attempts at homework, but most of all laughing. So we thought it was very fitting to fill up at Giggle Springs gas station every time we had the chance. How could you not?

As we crossed the California border there was an agricultural inspection. It was mandatory for all vehicles to pull over. We knew this had to be serious. So serious in fact they just waved us through. On the other side of the inspection building we found this gem. Thank you California .

We finally arrived to our hotel. We crashed as soon as we got there. We had 9 hours of an exciting drive to sleep off. The next morning we both woke up before our alarms went off. We quickly got ready and began our short trek to Mammoth Mountain. This was our view on our way up. We were stoked beyond belief. The whole drive I couldn't help but hear a song from The Weepies play in my head

"All this beauty;

You might have to close your eyes
And slowly open wide
All this beauty;
We traveled all night"

For some reason The Weepies have a song for everything. So perfect and so fitting. It was seriously amazing. Just when I think it can't get any better is when we pull into Mammoth Lakes. You see, earlier that morning I received a message on my phone saying Mammoth Mountain received 44 new inches of snow. This was hard for me to picture, until we got to town. It soon became the only thing you could see. The stores were buried, and bus stops were tunneled into.

The next step in life...

2011-03-19T21:57:00.005-06:00

Well...I know many people in my life were wondering when I was going to finally take the next step in my life. Most of my peers have already taken the plunge into growing up. I however, have chosen to remain as carefree as possible. But now my friends it is time. Most of you would think i'm talking about marriage...bahahahahahaha, WRONG....I have now joined a dodgeball league. It's true, I did it...judge me.

El Presidente...

2011-01-31T16:44:00.004-07:00

It all started with a little conversation. It ended with an awesome club. So awesome in fact, its B'Dass...seriously...the B'Dasslers. I'm just glad I have people in my life that not only listen to my crazy ideas...but act them out. I probably have the coolest V.P. and Treasurer in town. There are still titles and positions yet to be determined. This is unstoppable.

Another day at the office...

2011-01-20T22:19:00.001-07:00

I had a dream...

2010-11-28T18:39:00.003-07:00

I had a dream that I spent some epic time with some epic people. Matt The Electrician, The Weepies, my BFF...

I think i'll go to sleep again and hope I dream the same dream.

I couldn't have said it better Matt...

2010-11-10T10:00:00.004-07:00

I owe $35 to the Library at Humbolt State University, but I dropped out 15 years ago. So I never paid it and I'm still not gonna. I never got my report card but i didnt go to class and I didnt work hard so I didnt wanna know how bad I did. But I know I never made the deans list

College is a waste of time

If you wanna be a baker or a candlestick maker you still have to wait in line at the bank drive through and the train tracks too behind people like me with no degree cuz I know the conductor and he knows me .You might have a nicer car, but I've traveled pretty far

and all I have is an old guitar. Fourty bucks for a bag of weed in the summer of 1993

Fourty Dollars is all I have, and it isn't mine it belongs to my parents. 500 points for a roll of cookie dough in the cafeteria they got sloppy joes and the sloppy joes cost 3 points, I wont eat in the spring but hey cookie dough.

College is a waste of time

if you wanna be a diver or a big rig driver you still have to go to the store you share the road with the wide load. It's taking up all three lanes and you can't get around it it's a big pain. and the driver hasn't slept in three whole days but he knows one thing and thats freeways. He's got a gatorade bottle where he goes pee, and your behind him with your college degree.

Matt the Electrician

College

Due to the recession I had to let my tap dancer go...

2010-10-25T10:13:00.008-06:00

The weepies came to town. The excitement was out of control. If I only knew what my weekend had in store for me. The night was young, so was Braymee Allen. We were ready to go out and paint the town. So we did. Weepies style. We were in line early(good move). We were sure to get t-shirt buying, potty breaks, and such out of the way.

Then it all began. Our lives changed, and so did our priorities. Meeting The Weepies outside was probably one of the best things that could have happened. It was meant to be.

The decision was made. We, Braymee Allen in full, were going to Denver. ENDLESS amounts of fun. 16 hours of driving time in el Jeep, 8 epic hours in the sumptuous town of Denver

This trip couldn't have gone any better if we had planned it. Because we really didn't. That is what made it so perfect. Arriving in Denver we changed, made some necessary pit stops. Arrived at the beautiful venue and once again got in line early(good call). Upon arrival we picked up our tickets. The excitement was unmeasurable. Unexplainable.

Once inside the excitement built again. I thought it might not be as exciting the second time. I was wrong. It was more exciting. I knew what I was in for, I knew it was good. Meeting them outside for the second time was even better. The hugs and genuine conversation we had with them made them even more amazing.

Then the drive home began. I wasn't much help. But it was scary. The first snow storm of the season. It slowed us down, but it didn't take away any excitement we had for the weekend. We have all agreed it is next to impossible to describe the concert and the entire weekend. Mind-blowing, jaw dropping, awesome, awe-inspiring, sensational, remarkable, spectacular, stupendous, phenomenal, incredible. EPIC! God bless The Weepies.

Montage of the summer

2010-10-23T12:23:00.004-06:00

I feel my summer can be summed up with this picture.

Thats right. That is the look of awe! So much happened this summer I can't even begin to cover it all. However, feel safe to know I had this look on my face the entire summer.

home-made sharpie t-shirts

geysers

bears

heads carved in stone

desert death trips

quaint little camp grounds

all you can eat pancake breakfasts

bikes

mopeds

cabins

animal sanctuaries

4 wheelers

molly mo

awesome people

bikers (like the biker biker type)

Kranky franks

creative little ladies that help us make kranky frank signs

geysers

Some of the coolest people in the world

Pretty much sums up one of the best summers of my life.

"Dear God, I'm a big fan of your work."

2010-10-23T11:39:00.004-06:00

Something has changed...i'm not sure what it is. Something. I expect more to come. Sometimes bad news motivates you. You so badly want to do something to help, but there isn't always something you CAN do. I will find something.

A Night At The Movies

2010-02-03T10:34:00.002-07:00

It was a nice Monday evening, lots of excitement in the air. You see, this was my first evening out on the town since I had been all cooped up thank to my dear friend Mr. Bronchitis. The plan was to meet my BFF at a Sundance film showing at 9:00. Oh I was so excited! I put on my new favorite blue hat (thank you Jonna) so I could be looking my finest, and I strutted out the door. Upon Arrival parking was a little full...so I did it Idaho style and created my own parking space. Ran across the street and met Brooke with my ticket and she showed me to our seats. I was giddy like a little school girl as I took my seat thinking what a fun crowd! Well not long after the lights were dimmed and the movie began. Now I was feeling a little self conscious about my cough...mostly because I was the ONLY one in the room coughing, and this seemed to be a very quiet movie. This apparently wasn't going to be the issue of the night. A couple minutes into the movie I received a text message concerning a work issue. Now...I understand this isn't something that you should do during a movie as it could be very distracting to others. So to try and avoid any rudeness I tuck my phone under my arm and answer my text very discretely. Not long after this the lady to my right kicked my foot...yes KICKED my foot and leaned over and said in a very stern 2nd grade teacher voice "that is very rude!" in shock I said "oh...I'm sorry..." and put my phone away. It took a while for things to set in for me...but once it did, I had many choice comebacks to say to her...which I never worked up enough guts to say to her, and the timing wasn't right anyways. Lady to the right...I have one thing to say to you...If I knew where you lived I would most definitely toilet paper your house!

Blackfoot News...

2009-07-15T10:10:00.003-06:00

I was sitting here this morning eating my breakfast with my niece and reading The Morning News. The newspaper for Blackfoot. When I found the what I was reading so funny, I began choking on my cereal. This is word for word...and yes it is real.

Police Log

July 8-13

IN THE RIVER: A

woman said a man came into her yard wearing only shredded underclothing and asked her if she "accepted Jesus Christ as her savior" and then took one of her yard benches and jumped in the river.

KIDS FIGHTING: A

caller said two brothers are fighting and one is chasing the other down the road and has a large sickle and trying to hit the other.

RIP: A man said he saw

marijuana plants growing along the driveway of a house in Springfield. He also said there are "RIP" signs stating that dogs will be shot if they come on the lawn.

Oh the joy the blackfoot news brings me...

Choose your friends wisely...

2009-06-27T21:37:00.004-06:00

I have discovered that in choosing your friends many things come into play. Same interest, sense of humor, and most importantly maturity level. While spending the summers in Idaho I am sometimes away from some of my nearest and dearest friends. With those friends either living in Utah, or Rexburg. This could give me a reason to stay home and mope, but I refuse to be bored all summer, but I am also sick of DRAMA! So I am shedding some people (only 2 reallly) and keeping my checklist. Sometimes this narrows down my list of friends, but its quality not quanity right? I usually don't struggle finding friends that like things I do, or like to laugh...but it is the maturity thing that always gets me. It's not that i'm immature...it's just that everyone that is my age is TOO mature. (haha, right?) So alot of times this leaves me hanging out with people all under the age of 12! I'm tellin ya...the fun is endless!

Yes...adults CAN play in this!

What have I been up to lately?

2009-06-22T22:52:00.006-06:00

Having a blast mountain biking down some wicked awesome trails!

Playing with

Watching

And last but not least riding my new toy

1st Annual Morgan Family Kickball Game!

2009-05-09T21:19:00.003-06:00

Today was the 1st Annual Morgan Family Kickball Game. Well our own version of kickball. For some reason we thought we needed a bat. But this made it very fun. It took a while for us to get things organized as you can tell. But once we did it was a blast!
Everyone got a chance to play. Even little Cambria.

Unfortunatly I showed no mercy...even for the 3 year olds...it's KICKBALL!

And I don't mean to top my own potatoe...but I hit it over everyone's heads!

This is my "I'm the Shiznit" run.

It was a super fun day, and we all had tons of fun making t-shirts and then playing kickball in them.

Mothers Day

2009-05-09T20:40:00.004-06:00

Today we had our Mothers day party. It was so much fun! We had dinner then we started the party by making t-shirts.
This is the back of everyone's shirts. We all put numbers on them because we were all due for the 1st annual Morgan family kickball party later that afternoon.

This is the front of our shirts. This was seriously super fun!

When Jaymee is in charge...

2009-05-07T23:18:00.004-06:00

Idaho Entertainment

2009-04-29T21:13:00.007-06:00

When you think of Idaho you think of Flashing lights, tons of people, parties every night, and much more right? Well thats exactly what it is...

Okay, so maybe a little more like this...
Now don't get me wrong, there is PLENTY to do here. But from time to time you find yourself on a major boredom streak. Today was one of those days.

To keep myself entertained today I played with Fiona and Elvis. Both proved very entertaining.

Today we realized that Elvis chases a laser light...yes this entertained me ALL day long. At one point I was making him go around in circles and I got him so dizzy when I switched directions he fell flat on his face! I sat in the house for hours making this poor dog chase this laser pointer around, it was HILARIOUS! Needless to say he is now passed out at my feet.

Now to the Fiona entertainment. I know kids come up with some pretty interesting things to say, but I seriously don't know where the kids in my family come up with some of this stuff!

Fiona has been entertained lately by watching The Lord of The Rings cartoons, evidence of this came about yesterday.

Fiona was playing around the house when all the sudden you could hear her little feet run down the hallway. Curious as to what she was doing J.P. went and checked on her. He found her with a little picture of Jesus, and when he tried to see what it was she pulled it away quickly saying "MY HOBBIT!"

Traveling with your Parents...

2009-04-23T20:57:00.001-06:00

Traveling with your parents...? Let me give you a couple of pointers.
#1 Make sure your mother has removed ALL pocket knifes from her purse before you reach airport security.
#2 Remind your Dad that he probably shouldn't make immigration jokes in front of a REAL Mexican
#3 Never ride in a van with a woman that looks like Chris Farley...dad's not a good whisperer.
#4Don't take your mom to a restaurant where they only speak spanish and let her be the speaker for the group...poor waiter.
#5 Don't ever piss off an old Mexican grandma in a Toyota Camry...

Thats all I have for Parental traveling right now...but i'm sure there are more to come...

NEW BOYFRIENDS HAIR

2009-04-17T09:50:00.002-06:00

HOT PAPA!

MY NEW BOYFRIEND!

2009-04-17T09:44:00.003-06:00

I'm starting to wonder if anyone really reads my blog, since my updates are very spread out...so I think I will start posting really random things to see if anyone says anything...

Winter is the BESTEST!

2009-04-12T22:00:00.010-06:00

Today was one of the best ski days ever! The weather was perfect the company was stellar, it was all around just a good day. We started the day out with setting up an Easter egg hunt for the little chitlins at snowbasin.

This was hectic, but very fun. We set it up in a little meadow outside the ski school. We set up wooden animals and all sorts of little gadgets for the kids. We also set up another Easter egg hunt up on one of the beginner runs. This was fun, cuz I got to snowboard around to hide the eggs.

After all the egg fun, we thought we would finish off the day with a few runs to practice our sweet jumping skills! This is me going off a cat track, this is my new favorite jump at Snowbasin, mostly because it makes me look good.

Brooke actually got alot higher than it looks in this picture. This was the funnest day! Thanks to Trevor he took some pretty awesome pictures that made us look good!

Thinks I like and things I don't like...

2009-04-02T10:26:00.003-06:00

Things I like
The mountains
My Jobs- I'm pretty lucky I have fun jobs
Snowboarding and Skiing- The feeling I have while on the mountain can't be matched!
Longboarding
Having friends (true friends, not those fakes)
Family
Summer nights
Funny people
Drive inn movies- even if they are the makeshift movies on the side of the house
The smell of a fireplace in the winter
Boating
Wakeboarding
Birthdays
My snowboard
BBQ's
Nice people

Things I don't like
being called something i'm not!
people who don't let me finish my sentance- how do they know what I was going to say?
again, being called something i'm not
Telling people where the restrooms are all day
People who are always right- and that is definatly NOT ME!
people who accuse others for their crappy life-own up to it, your life sucks because you do. My life rocks because I do.

Looks like my list of things I like is longer than the things I don't like...lucky me.

Big Sky!

2009-01-20T20:33:00.008-07:00

This past weekend we went to Big Sky to go skiing, it was soooooo much fun! We spent the weekend in Island Park at my parents condo. This is up at the top of one of the runs with the old volcano in the background. This was seriously one of the best weekends ever!

We lost Jp and Aaron for a while, but they finally showed up to the top and met up with us.
We all took a break and ate some lunch so we could go and ski the rest of the day. We had hot dogs they were soooooo good!
After lunch we all headed up to the top on the tram to ski down the back of the volcano, I'm not going to lie I was pretty scared!
I think Kory was a little more excited than scared!
I'm not exactly sure how Jp was feeling about the whole ordeal, it was seriously one of the scariest mountains I've ever boarded down. Talk about steep! But toooooo much fun!
This is me clear on the top of the volcano! I felt like I was on the top of the world! It was all fun and games till I walked to the edge to see what I would be snowboarding down! We seriously had so much fun! It was the best ski trip EVER!

What a good sport!

2009-01-13T13:01:00.003-07:00

This Christmas my dad was the best sport! After opening all of his gifts we wanted him to show them off. His new things included his new one piece long john suite and his new shotgun. My mom and I were so excited about his new longjohns we begged him to wear them...he painfully put them on and wore them all chritmas morning. However, the first chance he had he ran downstairs and put a pair of jeans on over his longjohns. When my Mom and I noticed this we were curious as to why he did that. Then he finally admitted that when he was wearing the longjohns he felt naked! Poor guy, he was a good sport though and wore them for quite some time for us! Your the best Dad!

2009-01-10T10:24:00.004-07:00

I have decided that I am one lucky girl! This is the view that I get to see every morning that I drive to work! Who can beat this, really who can?

My good friend Cassie came to visit us down in Utah and take advantage of all this snow we have been getting. This is us up in the gondola! Yay for Cassie coming and being tough and sticking through! Devin and I didn't exactly make the wisest run choice...thanks Cassie for not killing us!

I'm Back!

2008-12-15T15:43:00.007-07:00

Yeah, i'm back! To Utah and back to updating my blog! I haven't updated it in such a long time. Not because I haven't had any good news or anything fun going on, cuz there has been plenty of that. I just have been so busy and pretty absent minded.

This weekend was so much fun! My singles ward came down from Idaho and spent the day down in Salt Lake. We started the day off by eating at Rodizio's, it was sooooooo good!

Darci and Sheena even ate a chicken heart...yuck!
After Rodizio''s we went to the matinee and saw the movie 4 Christmases, it was super funny!

After the movie we still had some time before we had to be to the Jazz game so we went and got some frozen yogurt at Spoon Me downtown. Partly because the name was so funny. They made the coolest little things of frozen yogurt and had the best toppings. Some of the options were fruity pebbles or cap'n cruch cereal! Sheena got alot of fruit put on hers, look how cool they looked. It was pretty good too.

The time came for us to make our way to the Jazz game. Luckily some people didn't show up so Brooke was able to come down and meet up with us for the game. So it was a pretty awesome night all toghether, I think I have the coolest singles ward ever!

My new hair!

2008-09-28T20:40:00.001-06:00

Harvest

2008-09-28T20:01:00.008-06:00

Yeah for potato harvest! Kelsey found this potato the other day that grew in the shape of a J for Jaymee! It is always kinda funny seeing the different things potatoes look like. Trust me, they don't all come out like the ones you buy in the store!
This is my little station where I work. This is where we organize all the incoming bins of potatoes that need to be inspected. I stand right by a huge garage door where the fork lift goes in and out.

Right here you see two wooden boxes, the one to the lower right hand corner is on the huge scale. This is where alot of my job comes in is weighing and checking in all the totes. Up in the top of the picture is the bin dumper, up there is a wooden box full of potatoes that gets dumped into the big white thing. then the potatoes go up that belt and into a washer where they all get washed and separated and that is where all the potato inspecting happens. Exciting right! I think the most exciting thing about my job is my hard hat!

The other day Cambria came to visit Kelsey and I at work, and she liked the hard hat too.

So that is about all I got about Harvest. Everyone has been asking what in the world I do, so I thought I would show some pictures of what goes on.

Football

2008-09-13T19:33:00.004-06:00

Fall has come and that means two things harvest and FOOTBALL! Football is pretty much a huge deal in this town and my cute little nephews are tearin up the football field. This is me with Kaylor at his game last week, doesn't he look so stinking cute in all his pads. After the game he thought he was pretty tough and tried to knock me down, so I had to show him who was boss, but it took me a long time to catch him!

Here is little Zac at his game. At his age they have them play flag football, eventhough zac would rather be playing tackle.

What a little stud man eh! Gotta love these cute little kids.

VIVA LA MEXICO

2008-08-18T15:40:00.000-06:00

My most recent vacation was sooooo much fun! It started in Phoenix where I met up DeWitt and Rich and we started our killer road trip to El Paso for Haydee and Franco's wedding. The got married in the Juarez temple in Mexico.
Sister Lewis noticed that my A.D.D. was kicking in while we were waiting outside the temple and thought she should make me an "assistant photographer" ...highly doubtful she was able to use any of my pictures...not too many new couples want silly pictures. This is my "i'm a photographer" stance...I don't know where it came from, but I sure wouldn't stop.

Again DeWitt and I ventured off and took our own pictures...darn that A.D.D.
After the wedding and pictures were done we were on our way to the car when we saw a vendor selling ice cream so we had to get Mexican ice cream! It was sooooooo good!
This was the sign on the border...right before we got harassed by the border patrol...I think it was because I look so Mexican.
After we got back to the U.S. we went to the University and took some pictures in this really cool area on campus. Apparently my A.D.D. was kicking in again because I was put to work as an assistant again...
This was the Mariachi band that was at the reception, I sure do love mariachi bands...but they can be pretty loud.
Franco ended up singing to Haydee with the mariachi band...awww, how cute!
The next day we went shopping and this barrel was in our parking garage telling us if we don't pay that this barrel will be chained to our car! I thought this was funny!
We also found this mural that lets all of us know what race God is...apparently according to this wall he is a mexican.
We went by the border to see this small town called Anapra, so Bethany could take pictures for a report she is doing. It is really sad how the houses are made out of scraps and in this case sheets.
DeWitt is talking to some little kids that came out to talk to us. We gave them some cookies for treats, but they didn't like them.

Lake Powell

2008-07-24T01:14:00.000-06:00

Last week my Dad and I went down to Lake Powell to go and relax with some of our extended family. We got there late that night and hunted down my Uncle Wally's pickup so we could sleep in the back of it.

Then early that morning our "luxurious" house boat came to pick us up at the docks...I know right...It looks like a Winnebago on pontoons. But hey it runs, well...not always, but it is still fun!
I even got to drive the beut! Look out Lake Powell!

This was my favorite spot on the house boat...despite the constant exhaust fumes!

My Dad is so cute when he gets all serious about jet skiing! Note the backwards hat...he isn't messing around!

We found an awesome place to jump of this little cliff thing, it was so much fun!

Isn't Lake Powell beautiful!

GIRLS WEEKEND!

2008-07-23T23:56:00.001-06:00

The other weekend I had some friends come up from Utah to go play at the cabin, this was soooooo much fun! And yes if you look hard, Annaleesa is right behind us...trying to avoid the picture!
We had a blast playing around...we even got muddy (and by we I mean Brooke and I)
Des totally fooled me with her "city girlism's" we were going down a hill and this tree was in our way...she totally did her thing and showed the tree who's boss!

The cowboy or should I say cowgirl came out in Brooke while she tore through the creek!

We found a good resting spot and just hung out for a while. This is where Annaleesa was able to get some deep thinking done.
We drove up to the top of one of the trails and there was an awesome view, it felt like we could see forever! Okay...well at least to the Tetons.

4th of July

2008-07-23T23:22:00.001-06:00

We had a the best 4th of July! We went boating during the day and had a party in the backyard later that night with our own fireworks show! Most of the show was put on by my 11 year old nephew and his grandma...I know I know it doesn't sound exciting, but I think you all would have been very surprised! Especially when a bottle rocket flew past your head.

This is us just hanging out int the backyard eating, playing guitar hero on the projector, and throwing fire crackers at each other.
This is where things started to get interesting...and by interesting I mean there was a concern that someone was going to lose a finger or even the whole hand. But it kept things interesting and it was a fun night!
The next day we went and rode motorcycles up by the cabin. Don't I have the cutest family ever!
I believe this was the first time Cambria was de-panced, she didn't really know what to do. Poor girl, but she better get used to it if she want's to survive this family!

Island Park

2008-07-08T14:23:00.000-06:00

The other weekend I went to Island Park with some friends from the singles ward here. It was so much fun! We went and stayed the whole weekend and rode four wheelers every day. The first day there we rode up to the top of this hill, it was really fun.

This was me trying to get a picture of all of us standing on this ridge. Yeah, it didn't work out so well. Word to the wise...don't set your camera on top of an ant pile!

Apparently the sign of the day is a peace sign...cuz I flashed it in like every picture. This was the best view though, you could see over all the trees, it was pretty cool, and we were only about half way to the top!

Then on the 2nd day Matt came up to join the party. We went on a fun ride this day too. We rode to the mafia cabin that is up there. This was pretty cool to see. To think that the mafia was in Idaho...hardly anyone is in Idaho.

This is Tell and Matt getting ready for the ride, and by getting ready I mean waiting for us girls. They were always a bit faster than we were. This is a picture of us when we finally got to the mafia cabin.

On our way home we stopped by Mesa Falls. This was such a pretty place, I had never stopped here before.

This is me right by the falls, you can't really see it but there is a really big drop right behind me. These falls are huge!
Shannon, Darci, and I walking to the falls
This one is in honor of Brooke- Hey moosie moosie

Yeah! I love Idaho!

2008-06-26T20:58:00.000-06:00

A couple of days ago I got to hang out with some of my favorite kids in the world! My nephews Kaylor and Zac, and niece Abby. This was one of my motivating factors to move back to Idaho, I love these kids! They came and spent the night with me and helped me clean the house, so we thought we should go play for the rest of the afternoon. We first went to the park and played on the tire swing for a while.
I don't really know what is so exciting about spinning in circles on an old tire, but we were entertained for quite some time. I think Kaylor spun a little too much, and got a little sick. This called for a much needed break.

After our fun at the tire swing we went and saw the old army tanks at the veterans park. These are pretty cool because you can climb up inside them.

We had a really fun time! I love being around these kids!

Working hard always equals a reward!!!

2008-06-22T22:10:00.001-06:00

This weekend we worked really hard on my grandma's house and thought we deserved a day of boating at Jensen's Grove (an oversized puddle) in Blackfoot. It was the perfect day, with hardly no wind and it was the perfect temperature. The only problem is...there were about 14 boats in the puddle at one time...this makes it very scary at times! We still had a blast and each took our turns having some fun behind the boat. It was our first time out for the year, and that is always pretty fun and interesting. It is almost like you have to learn how to wakeboard all over again. I forget how much fun wakeboarding is during the winter.This picture of when I was getting pulled up, I thought it was pretty funny because I have a weird look on my face! I guess you never realize the different faces you make while you are trying to do something.
Later that night we had another movie night. This time we played guitar hero before we started the movie. This was soooo much fun!

Working

2008-06-20T22:51:00.000-06:00

Today we went and worked on my Grandma's house to get it ready to sell. The way this house looked 3 months ago is completely different. The house is like a totally new house with the few improvements that have been made. Today we put a counter top on, painted the entry way, and mowed the lawn. We worked really hard on painting the entry way, but after about 3 hours in to the project Cambria decided to take a break and Grandma and I followed...this girl knows how to take breaks. Popsicle in one hand and a soda in the other.

We worked pretty hard on the counters. Here is a before and after shot.

We hired this model to pose with the counter tops...we were hoping this would help us sell the house better. I think it is going to help, at least it better...this model didn't come cheap! After Cambria saw this model at work, she thought she would give her modeling skills a shot. This is her "I'm tired and want to go home" look.

This is her "She did WHAT!?!" look

Bailing Hay

2008-06-19T21:38:00.001-06:00

Last night I participated in a very Idaho type activity, I went and bailed hay with Matt. To his surprise I was very excited and entertained about the whole thing. I never realized there was so much to this whole hay process. It is actually quite the ordeal and you have to be very educated to get the results that you want. Matt is totally up on the hay knowledge and told me how the whole thing works. But you all know how good my listening skills are...so long story short...the hay gets picked up off the ground and put into a bail. I took these pictures, but for those of you who are unfamiliar with the haying world, know that I was bouncing up and down in the tractor. So the pictures didn't turn out so great. But they are still worth showing.
This was my view that I had from my seat
(the tool box). It was dark outside, cuz you have to bail the hay at night...something to do with dew(not Sheri Dew) helping the hay stay together and not fly all over.

This is the bailer that was behind us. The hay was picked up by this and packed into really tight bails. Pretty intense process!

This is Matt watching all his important computer gauge things. There is a lot you have to pay attention to to make sure everything comes out okay. I bet it doesn't help to have a red head sitting there asking a thousand questions.

2008-06-17T09:50:00.001-06:00

I don't really know what being tagged means...but I am just doing what Susette said to do. Hopefully I am doing it right

1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car)-Flash Jetta
2.YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie)-Chocolate Peanut Butter
3. YOUR “FLY Guy/Girl” NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name)-
J-Mor
4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal)-Green Dog
5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born)- Lee Idaho Falls
6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first)-Morja
7. SUPERHERO NAME: (”The” + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink)-Black Pepsi
8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers)-Ralph Elmo
9. STRIPPER NAME: ( the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent, favorite candy)-
Happy Mr. Goodbar
10.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names )-Ellen Alvin
11. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts with the same letter)-Jackson Jacksonville
12. SPY NAME/BOND GIRL: (your favorite season/holiday, flower)-Winter Gerbra
13. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie” or “y”)-Peach Pajama'sf
14. HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree)-Honey bunches of oats oak
15. YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: (”The” + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + “Tour”)-The Snowboarding Snow tour (RAWK on!!!)

The Cabin

2008-06-15T20:48:00.000-06:00

Today we went for an afternoon ride to the cabin. We were excited to see that we were able to drive all the way up to the cabin without having to hike up through any snow. All of the roads were dry except for one spot in the drive way that sits in the shade most of the time, this spot is a pretty good sized mud pit. As we were sitting in the cabin just relaxing, Grandma and Cambria were outside playing in this ginormous mud pit. All the sudden we hear Grandma yell " HEY...HEY...$#!@". We all jumped up and ran outside to see what happened and we found Cambria covered in mud from head to toe.
She was so distraught that she had all this gross mud on her that she was not very happy about the situation. So we all hurried to help clean her up.

After we got her cleaned we all sat around and had some s'mores to finish off the nice relaxing afternoon.

MOVIE NIGHT!

2008-06-15T00:22:00.000-06:00

For Fathers Day we got my Dad a projector so that he can have his much wanted theater room in the basement. Knowing this project wouldn't be in the works until this fall we thought we could get good use out of it still by having our own family drive in!
We had my Mom take my Dad to town so we could set everything up for him and surprise him with his awesome present upon his return. We began by taping a big white sheet on the side of the garage and then we put as much soft comfy furniture as we could outside for the family to pile on for the movie. Then as he pulled in the driveway we were jumping up and down yelling "HAPPY FATHERS DAY!" He was pretty shocked and VERY VERY excited! After we ate dinner Kory, Tarea, and the kids came over and we all sat outside waiting for the sun to go down so we could start the movie. After a long debate and a couple of smores we finally decided to watch Transformers. This was one of the funnest nights EVER! I think we are going to have a movie night every week now.

2008-06-14T15:44:00.000-06:00

Today we went to the snowmobile races across Jensen's grove. It is always so much fun to go and watch these. Unfortunately we didn't get to see anybody sink...

It was flag day so the cops were out handing out flags to everyone. The funny thing is...these flags had a big stamp on them that said "Made in China"...is that odd or is it just me?