Vacation Time

Brad and I took a little vacation out to see Brad's family in Minnesota. While we were out there we went to the family cabin in Wisconsin. I think it's one of the most relaxing places on earth. Here are some pictures of all the fun we had.

It rained a lot while we were out there, but it cleared up long enough for us to go out for a little ride on the jet skis.

We went into Hayward one morning and had a lot of fun. We started off with the Norske Nook for breakfast. I recommend the potato pancakes and the jam. So good!

After breakfast we went to main street. We stopped by the polka players for the Beer Barrel Polka. You can't say you've been to Wisconsin until you have heard polka.

A trip into Hayward also wouldn't be complete without going to Tremblays's. They have so many different candies. It's a little overwhelming to see all the candy. But you really go to Tremblay's for the amazing fudge.

A trip to the cabin also wouldn't be complete without going to the original Famous Dave's.

Look at all the pretty flowers.

Enjoying the lake while waiting for Famous Dave's.

We even got to go play a round of mini-golf at the blue water course.

We had lots of fun in Minnesota and Wisconsin. It was a nice break from life here in Utah. I always love hearing the accent and I even caught myself saying O's like the humble folk out there.

Mission Reunion

Brad had his first mission reunion last night and it was a lot of fun. Brad got to see one of his mission companions, Paul Montagna, and his wife who have been living out in Virginia, so it was great to see them again. We also got to here a few stories from his mission president which were hilarious.

Bryan and Brad

Everyone at the reunion

President and Sister Montague

Happy Independence Day!

We had a great day. We went to the Provo parade and saw Abe Lincoln, a giant tank, and the bag pipe players (my favorite part).

We also saw the fireworks from Stadium of Fire. We just went up to the top of our street and had great seats to view the fireworks. They were really cool, but too short. Last year they had a short pause in the fireworks, so when they stopped this year we thought that they were doing the same. We were sorely disappointed when they never started back up. I think next year we'll brave the crowds and try to sit by the stadium. This year was cool, but a little too far away. It's so exciting to be sitting right there and to feel the fireworks as they go off.

Hope everyone had a happy 4th!

Water Fun

We went boating last week on Utah Lake with my family. We had lots of fun on the tubes and waterskiing. We even got Byron to give waterskiing a try.

Look mom, no hands!

The water was glassy enough to get me to go slalom. I had a few good runs, but I paid for it the next day.

Byron is a good little skier. He didn't want to go, but he couldn't resist the offer of a frosty if he would waterski.

Mini-Golf

Brad's dad was out in Utah last weekend. We had lots of fun and even got to go play some mini-golf.

Bargain Buys

Brad and I have been in need of chairs for our kitchen table. Luckily enough, I found a table and chairs listed on Craigslist being sold right down the street from where we live. Since we don't have a truck this was a plus because we literally carried the table home. Even though we already had a table, for four chairs and a table $100 wasn't a bad price at all. And now, I use the new table as a desk in our office.


I got so excited about having chairs that I decided we should get two more chairs, so we have enough seating for when people come over. We found two more chairs (this time on KSL). However, these chairs had to be assembled. We should have known. We already had a build-it-yourself bookcase that has to be in the corner, against 2 walls so it doesn't fall over. The chairs look great, but we'll just warn you now, don't lean back in them.


I found this last bargain since Alissa posted that the DownEast Tent Sale was going on. I found this cool hanging frame for $5. I got it home to find that it didn't come with the hardware to hang it up. So, I found some small curtain rod brackets. Perfect.

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day everyone! We especially wanted to wish our dads a Happy Father's day. They are great dads, even if they are big teases. So, for Father's Day we decided we'd let them see what their grandson could look like. Hopefully they'll look better than this ugly baby.

Little Arnie

I think these websites are designed to make the kids look bad. Hope this gave you as good a laugh as it gave us.

Disclaimer: This is in no way an announcement.