Happy 5 year anniversary to us!

Wow! I can't believe it's been 5 years! When I look at these pictures, it seems like we were taking them yesterday, but at the same time, a lot has happened since then! Last year I posted pics from our actual wedding day, so I posted pics from our second reception a week later this year! Don't we look young!



I think I surprised Craig when I put the cake in his face. He didn't even see it coming!
awwww . . .

This is my brother Justin!
Craigs dad, Bill, his mom, Carol, Craig, Me, My mom, Joy, my dad, Dennis.

For our anniversary we decided to try something new, so we went to a nice sushi restaurant in Park City. I was a little nervous to try sushi, but it was actually really good! We also went to a bed and breakfast that was a ways past Park City. It was nice to get away for a while and celebrate. Hopefully the next 5 years will be just as enjoyable as the last. With Craig as my husband I'm sure they will be!

What is there to do in Utah?

Go to Grandma and Grandpa Clegg's house in Midway and enjoy the beautiful views! You could also feed the cows while you are there!

Or partake of some of the endless supply of ice cream that is always there. This is always more fun with friends of course! (Cade, Macey, Sydney, and Ambree)

There is also a farm in Salt Lake called Wheeler Farm, which is a lot of fun to take kids to. They let the kids milk cows, feed chickens, and go on wagon rides.
Eating, of course, is always at the top of the list of things to do, especially without utensils. There is Park City, which is a big tourist attraction around here. Our friend Jeff Clark came and visited with us for a few days, so we decided to take him there, and we just had to ride the Alpine Slide! It's a little pricey, but it was fun.
Cade loved the slide, which is on a luge-like track and you control your own speed. You do need to be careful, though, because people have been known to fly off . . . my brother-in-law actually did last year. Luckily he just ended up with a few scrapes on his arms and legs . . . nothing too serious.

And then there is Ambree who was just barely too young for the slide (you have to be two), so she played in the mud puddles instead! A few minutes after this picture, she ended up doing a belly flop in this mud puddle! Yeah, that was fun . . . luckily we were about to leave and I did have a change of clothes for her.
Also, while we were at Park City, Cade picked a bears nose! LOL!

There are a few water parks close to us that have water that shoots out of the ground and out of toys, etc. Too bad my kids would rather play in the mud . . . what is it with them and mud?
Oh, and you can't forget all the great places to camp in Utah, even if it does snow while you are camping in June! This was at the Father's and Son's Camp out a couple weeks ago. Looks fun, huh!

There are lots of malls . . . we especially like the Gateway outdoor mall, which is also where the Discovery Children's Museum is! We went there a couple weeks ago, and my kids begged me for ice cream. They were sick of me shopping, so I figured it would keep them quiet for a while. It worked, but boy were they messy . . . especially Ambree. It's a good thing I'm not OCD about my kids getting messy! Last weekend we went to a Miller Motor Sports Park in Tooele with Craig's co-workers. I didn't think there was anything out there, but there was! It was a cross between real car racing and bumper cars, but we were not supposed to hit the person in front of us. We weren't on tracks, which was a little scary. I almost skidded out a few times, but overall we had a good time!

Start your engines . . . And they're off!

So, Utah may not have the beach, but I have discovered that there are some fun things to do here! I'm on a mission to find even more!

Happy Fathers day!

In honor of Father's Day, I decided to ask Cade a few questions about fathers and a few others. This was the result:

Me: What's Father's Day?
Cade: Father's Day is when you give fathers prizes.
Me: Why?
Cade: Because they're special!
Me: Who is your father?
Cade: Daddy . . . to you it's father, but to me it's Daddy!
Me: Do you have another father besides Daddy?
Cade: Yeah, Heavenly Father.
Me: Who is Heavenly Father?
Cade: Heavenly Father lives on a big rock and Heavenly Father's daddy is Jesus!
Me: Um, actually, Jesus is Heavenly Father's son, just like you.
Cade: Oh.
Me: How do you talk to Heavenly Father?
Cade: We say prayers?
Me: How do you talk to your Daddy?
Cade: We talk.
Me: What do you like to talk about with Daddy?
Cade: Lots of stuff. . . if he wants to play with me or color with me.
Me: What are your favorite things to do with Daddy?
Cade: Go and play with my friends and we like to go to the park and play hop scotch.
Me: So, you've played hop scotch with Daddy before?
Cade: No, but I like playing with him.
Me: Do you know what Daddy does for his job?
Cade: Going to school.
Me: Well, he used to do that, but do you know what he does now?
Cade: Works at work . . . he's an eye doctor.
Me: What do eye doctors do?
Cade: They check people's eyes so they can be healthy.
Me: Do they do anything else?
Cade: They run!
Me: Oh really?
Cade: yeah.
Me: Do you know where Mommy and Daddy got married?
Cade: In your tummy.
Me: I think your getting confused with where babies come from.
Cade: Oh.
Me: Can you tell me what a prophet is?
Cade: President Hinckley.
Me: Well, it used to be President Hinckley, but it's someone else now. Do you know who?
Cade: President Beuford! He He He!
Me: Your silly . . . It's President Monson now.
Cade: Oh.
Me: Do you want to say anything special to Daddy?
Cade: I love him!

Here are a few pics from Father's Day . . .

Gimme a kiss!
From the time Ambree was very young, she struggles and grunts, while trying to get out of her car seat. . . Here she is attempting to get out!

And this is what we found when we reached our destination . . . looks safe huh! Crazy girl!Happy Father's Day to my wonderful dad, my father in law, my hubby, and all you other great dad's out there!

Happy Birthday to my Hubby . . . a little late . . .

On June 3, 1980, Craig decided to surprise his mother, by coming into this world 5 weeks earlier than she expected him to arrive. Because he was so early, his lungs and heart weren't fully developed, which caused some complications. Because of these complications he had to stay in the NICU for 8 days. After his release, there were no further complications and he was a healthy baby boy! While looking through his scrapbook from his childhood I came across his pseudo birth certificate. After admiring his cute little baby picture, I read the bottom of the certificate and had to laugh at what it says. It may be too small for you to read, so, here is the interpretation: " In Witness Whereof First Foto and said Hospital certify that this Baby is uniquely wonderful and will become an outstanding individual". Well, in Craig's case, I believe that he is uniquely wonderful and an outstanding individual, but do you think there have been any babies born at that hospital that weren't . . . hmmmmm. . . I wonder. . . :)

In honor of Craig's birthday and his recent graduation from Optometry School, we had a little celebration a his parents' home. His sister made him a cute cake . . .

After cake and ice cream, my kids discovered the mud! I knew I shouldn't have left their church clothes on them . . . oh well, they sure had fun!

A few days later, on Craig's actual birthday, we played "Pin the Glasses on Daddy". Cade really enjoyed this game and wanted to play it over and over again!

All in all, I think Craig had a pretty good birthday! Happy Birthday Honey!

What happens when we take a road trip to California for a week and a half?

-We remembered how much we LOVE our portable DVD Player and Dora!
-We get to stay the night in St. George at my cousin Lyndi's beautiful home, for which we are grateful.
-Our kids enjoyed visiting with cousins Madison and Max and playing with their toys.



-We get to go to Craig's cousin, Kacey's wedding at the St. George temple.


-Craig tries to take a little nap while waiting for the bride and groom to come out of the temple. The kids just have to join him . . . too bad they didn't really fall asleep!


-After chasing the kids around at the church for almost an hour, trying to keep them out of the water cups, butter, centerpieces, utensils, etc. at nap time, we left before the luncheon was even served and went to Cafe Rio! We then came home and everyone had a nap!
-My wonderful cousin babysat our children while we went to the reception that evening! Thank you Lyndi!
-We were able to relax and enjoy adult conversation at the reception, while watching everyone else with children trying to keep them out of the three pools, the stream, and the waterfall!

(Craig and I with Craig's cousin, Denett)

-We went to Disneyland and actually had good weather!

-We chased kids around, put them in and out of the stroller, gave them snacks, changed diapers, tried to keep them in line, and were exhausted by the end of the day!
-The kids had fun with this huge ball with water on it. Ambree thought it looked like the perfect thing to lick! Yuck!


-We met up with my brother Justin and his family, and our boys had so much fun together!

-We watched the Pixar parade at California Adventure and Cade LOVED it!




-We even practiced our letters! "A" is for Ambree and "C" is for Cade!

-Cade got a picture with Buzz.


-And went on the "Buzz Ride" three times!

-We got to spend many nights at my parents house, in my sister, Jenny's room! Thanks for the sacrifice Jenn!
-Pro to that . . . we saved money not needing to get a hotel and got to visit with my family.-Negative to that . . .we had to sleep in the same room as our children.
-We got to visit with our friends from our time in California!

-I locked my keys in my car twice in one day! If that doesn't tell you anything about my state of mind that day, I don't know what will!

-We got to go on a dinner cruise for Craig's end of the year banquet without children! Thanks for watching them Mom!

(The Girls: Jennie Barney, Lindsay Palmer, Me)

(The Boys: Weston Barney, Jeff Clark, Craig Poulter, Matt Palmer . . . It was an all white or tropical theme . . . kind of looks like a baptism to me).

-We had a yummy meal and time to reflect on the last 4 years!-My husband's title changed from Student to Doctor in a matter of hours!

-Craig gave a great inspirational message at his graduation and was even asked by leaders of the California Optometric Association if they could publish it in their magazine!

-I was planning on warm weather, so that's how I packed . . . needless to say I was very cold during the ceremony, due to cold, rainy weather!

(The SCCO class of 2008)!

(Our Little Family)

(All the family that attended the graduation ceremonies . . . Bill Poulter (Craig's Dad), Carol Poulter(Craig's Mom), Craig, Cade, Ambree, Me, Joy Williams (my mom), Dennis Williams (my dad).

-We went out to eat at the Cheese Cake Factory the night before graduation and to Souplantation the day of graduation. . . yummy!

-We made it to the beach . . . it was a little cold, so we didn't go swimming, but we still had fun playing in the sand!

-We got to visit with my Grandma Andreason in St. George on the way home and stay the night at her house.

-Cade threw up partly in the car and on Grandma's drive way right before we were going to leave. . . luckily that was the only time . . . I was kind of worried.

-We now have sick kids and I feel it coming on too! Blahh. . . oh well, we had fun, but it's good to be home!