4 Year Anniversary

Josh and I celebrated our FOUR year anniversary on AUGUST 11, 2010. We were able to leave Sir Benjamin with my mother. She came all the way from Casper, WY to Logan...we are SO grateful for her. Benjamin loves his Nana!

 Here are me and Josh headed to the George of Saint!

Our first stop when we got to St. George was the temple! We were so excited to get to do a session. Josh had never been to this temple, so it was a new experience for him. It was wonderful and the Spirit was incredible. We are so grateful for those who spent so much time to build this temple!

 Our next stop was to check into our hotel and luckily we spotted Josh's favorite fast food place on our way...Five Guys. He says it's better than In-N-Out - Boo. I think not. It was delicious all the same. We were grateful to finally get lunch at 2 p.m. We sat on our king size bed and watched TV while we ate - it was awesome!

 We hung out for a while and then got ready to go to Tuacahn. We got there pretty early enough for Josh to ponder life. We also got there early enough to hear the Tuacahn school of the arts performers. It's slightly a curse to have studied music - I criticize most singers and I CRINGE at performers who think they're wonderful but in actuality are NOT. These young singers that we saw would be the latter. I had to walk away - I was embarrassed for them, bless their hearts. Sorry if someone out there that has a brother or sister that performed there.

Here are Josh and I so excited to see TARZAN! Josh was mostly excited to see Tarzan in a loin cloth.

Here we are paying tribute to BENJAMIN and pulling our SUPER EXCITED faces!

The steps - too cool

Josh doing one of his Tarzan poses...by the end of the night he only spoke in grunts and beat his chest...when he tried to pull me around by the hair, that's where I had to draw the line.

I'm the LUCKIEST girl alive. SO grateful to be married to such a wonderful husband! Look at how happily cheesy we are!

Here we are pulling our GORILLA faces! 

Before Tarzan started it was announced that Michael - the winner from last season's BIGGEST LOSER - was in the audience. I did get a couple of pictures from far away, but they weren't downloaded onto the computer. Plus, they weren't that great of pictures. He had a million people around him getting pictures - there was no way that I was going to be one of those people. Pretty sure he was there because the Biggest Loser Camp is there in St. George. It was cool all the same.

Here is Kerchak - the Gorilla King. He was AWESOME. Let's be honest, the whole cast was AMAZING! The guy that played Tarzan was a BYU grad - go Cougars! Anyway, it was INCREDIBLE and we HIGHLY recommend it!

The next morning we woke up and worked out - sorry there are no pictures of me on the treadmill - I know, put on your disappointed face, right? I trained for a half marathon and so I needed to run 9 miles that day. Not my favorite on a treadmill, but what can you do? After that we sat in the hot tub for a while - AWESOME. For lunch we went to, my favorite, In-N-Out! It ROCKED. I even got a strawberry shake...mmmmm!

After lunch we went to a movie, Despicable Me. It was good, but we were so tired from our work outs that we both almost fell asleep. THEN, we got to visit my former voice teacher. Don't worry about how INCREDIBLY JUVENILE I look in this picture..it's the braces...or something. My voice teacher moved to St. George about 2 years ago - Nola Collier! I LOVE HER! She's from South Africa and has THE most amazing stories! She told us the story of how President David O. McKay personally invited her to come to the United States for school. It was a great story. We had so much fun visiting with her and her wonderful husband, Grant! Good memories!

For dinner we decided to go to The Brick Oven. Josh had never been. He got the chicken alfredo..here he is taking a taste. He wasn't very impressed - he's an alfredo snob.

Here I am digging into my chicken, broccoli alfredo...thing. I totally just forgot what they are called. It's like a hot pocket, but totally better. Shoot...sorry folks. You know what I mean...I hope. It was delicious!

We went shopping after dinner and Josh finally found a fork big enough to fit his appetite!

Later that night we decided to try this Yogurt joint. It was DELICIOUS! Honestly, it was a lot like Yogurt Bliss...but I love them all the same. New York Cheesecake - my favorite EVERY time! MmmmHmmmm!

After going to Sacrament meeting in a darling ward, Josh and I ate our complimentary breakfast (thank you Marriott) and then had to say goodbye to our king size bed and numerous TV channels. It was a little sad.

But then we thought about how we got to see our BENJAMIN, and we got really excited. Who knew that we would love our little guy so much? Anyway, we had a lot of fun and were SO grateful that we were able to go. I sure do LOVE JOSHUA AARON. He's so very patient with me and my imperfections. What a lucky girl I am to have such a wonderful husband!

Summer Lovin'

We love to try new things...especially if it's food and ESPECIALLY if it's a dessert. Our friends Scott and Janae Laycock introduced us to YOGURT BLISS in American Fork. The New York Cheesecake was incredibly AMAZING! This is one of our loves of the summer.

Another summer love ----our Benjamin! He loves to try on mom and dad's shoes. I love this picture. It was very funny when he tried to walk in his daddy's size 13 shoes!

Benjamin's summer love - POPSICLES! No matter the time of day, he wants a Popsicle and he always wants more!

Benjamin's other summer love? Not the camera! "Come on mom, let me eat this rockin' popsicle in peace!" Look at those beautiful blue eyes! Man we love this kid!


Next up...anniversary in St. George - first time without Benjamin!

Summer 2010 - 4th of JULY

For the 4th of July we got to go to the PROMISED LAND - AKA Casper, WY.  I'm going to explain the pictures, so read on if you want to know what the pictures are about. If not...just click on the picture to make it larger.

While on our journey there we ran into sheep - almost literally. Josh got to herd sheep for the first time, while in a car. We were honking the horn to get them to move out of the way, and it worked!
Next up is Benjamin hanging out in our room.
Then you see Damen's birthday cake made up of rice krispie treats - it was delicious!
Happy (and very good lookin') Josh!
Damen has such a hard head that his dad could break a golf club over his head - amazing!
(Next row down) Brett rippin' up the competition in our hillbilly golf game.
Ashlee-o and Trip - the Schnoodle!
Damen opening up birthday presents. My favorite was when he opened up his sleeping bag and said that he could use that for his dates! I'll never forget that - especially when he turns 16!
Conner is up next with an awesome rocker face!
We had a talent show and Addison and Heather busted out some awesome dance moves!
Conner spinning a pillow on his finger - the kid has talent.
Melanie favoring us with her violin playing skills - awesome job Mel!
Perhaps my favorite picture is this one of Kara - I call it her kung fu pose. I think she was getting ready to show us how well she can fight.
Sean's up next with his handstand followed by Brett's break dancing moves - you go guys!
Then you have me (Terra) pulling a face while NOT showing off my braces
Next row you see one of the 10 fireworks that Casper let off for the 4th...okay, there were more, but it was pretty lame.
EVAN AND ASHLEE - Love these guys!
Damen and the Ben-Jammin watchin' a show - probably on the day they both woke up at 5:30 a.m.
Oh....widdle brudder. My cute little brother, Evan Christopher AKA TOPHER!
Cute Addison striking a pose at the firework show.
Saving the best for last - me smooching the hottest man in the world. Lucky me!

We hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July - thank you to all who serve our country!

Summer 2010 - SummerFest

We went to SummerFest 2010 basically to go and get a CHURRO! As you can tell, Russton and Benjamin loved them! It was a great summerfest. We'll probably be going next year - to get a CHURRO.

Summer 2010 - Benjamin FUN

Benjamin in his new favorite spot - standing on top of the coffee table. His next favorite place - flying off the coffee table onto the couch. That's our boy! Can't resist that dimpled smile!

I introduced Benjamin to the ONLY way to eat a PB&J - dipped in milk! He instantly loved it.

This is how it ended - apparently it was way more fun to just leave the sandwich floating in the milk.

Benjamin thought it would be fun to lay in the basket of blankets...he was right, he loved it - at least for the 5 minutes that he laid there.

Updates coming soon

Sorry, I know you all are probably so sick of seeing how amazing I am STILL posted on our blog. Let's be honest, pictures of Benjamin are way more entertaining. Anyway, we have done a lot of fun things this summer and I will share all about them soon. Just know that we're doing well. So far this summer we've gone to Newdale, ID for Grandma Howard's birthday, Hogle Zoo, 5 Guys Burger and Fries, In-n-Out, Casper, WY, Yogurt Bliss, Sub Zero, Clearfield, UT, Springville, UT, Crumb Brothers, Pleasant Grove, UT, swimming at the Malad swimming pool, said good-bye to the Sandbergs (boo), met with a home loan officer - Stan the Man, Josh is getting good grades, and I've cut a minute off of my mile! Upcoming events include 4 year anniversary in St. George (first time without Benjamin), me running a 1/2 marathon next month, Josh baptizing his nephew in Indiana in September, and we may possibly be moving in November. Those are all of our forthcoming big new events. Stay tuned!

I'm Pretty Amazing

Hi, this is Terra.
Sometimes....okay, a lot of times, I want to be like someone else. I want to be super-woman and have it all and do it all.  I realize that I'm not. And honestly, I'm so blessed with what I have. One day....or month or so, I came up with a list of things that make me who I am. Read this if you want, but I won't be offended if you don't. I've decided that as imperfect and horrible as I am...I'm still pretty amazing. So here's part of me in list form and in no particular order.

• I love chocolate
• I love the color pink - SO much!
• I now have braces and am highly embarrassed by them
• I love talking to my Heavenly Father
• I wake up early to jog - like 5:30 a.m. early
• My goal is to run a half marathon - August 28th
  
• I need to shed some pounds
• I do NOT like trend diets, pills, shots, or drinks that are supposed to make you lose weight fast
  
• I believe in losing weight with hard work - a balanced diet and daily exercise
• If there are treats to be had - I lose self control - hence the overweight part, but I'm getting better
• I LOVE my husband with all my heart. He is my FAVORITE person in the world!
• I LOVE my son with all of my heart. He is my second favorite person in the world!
• I have a testimony of daily scripture study
• I love sleeping on my stomach
• I have eczema and it makes my hands look like old lady hands
  
• I've had 3 knee surgeries on my right knee
• I love to sing
• My mom is one of my best friends
• I have an insanely good memory with most things - especially birthdays
  
• I'm excited for the day I get to be a stay at home mother
• I speed
• I like sports
• Jessie Hylton inspires me and is one of my best friends
• I'm embarrassed by the fact that sometimes I put a movie on for Benjamin so I can get dinner made because Josh works nights
  
• I love it when Benjamin goes to bed
• I love it when Benjamin wakes up
• I love talking to Josh - he's my BFF
• I love Hondas
• I'm proud to be from Wyoming
• I'm usually cold - even when I was super pregnant in the summer with no AC
  
• I hate it when people say, "You just wait till...." followed by something negative, when talking about my marriage or about my child
• I love Logan - never thought I'd say that
• I LOVE nursery and Benjamin's nursery leaders
• I love that Jesus Christ knows me personally and I can complain to Him about anything and He completely understands
• I rely on the Spirit every day
• I feel completely inadequate as a wife and mother
  
• I LOVE ice water
• I love Harry Potter
• I love High School Musical - all of them
• I have a strong foundation of the gospel of Jesus Christ thanks to great parents, siblings, and leaders
• I think that USU's administration is a joke
• I graduated from RICKS College before Josh graduated High School
  
• I'm 30 - it kills me to say that mostly because Josh is 27
• I'm immature - I act more like I'm 20
• I loved my mission - for many reasons
• I love a clean home
• Dirty toilets make me sick
  
• My home is cleanest after Benjamin goes to bed - when few people see it
  
• I've never been to Yellowstone
• I admire my brothers because of the amazing women they married
• I love my sister - she's awesome
• I like the New York Yankees
• I care too much about what people think of me
• I miss Beth Bernards
  
• I think my mother-in-law is an amazing woman
• I love the Book of Mormon
• I think bumper stickers are tacky
• I think family is SO important
• I miss all my friends that I don't see everyday - seriously I do
• I hate conflict
• I try to please everyone
• There are very few people that I've gotten to know that I don't like
• I may not be perfect, but I have a lot of determination
• Every day I am aware of my imperfections, but I know that with the Lord I can make weak things become strong
• I am pretty amazing!!!!!