the 4th and stuff

The 4th of July!

We had a little different 4th this year. We didn't do any fireworks of our own...weird right? But we did do a BBQ up in the mountains and were able to watch EVERYONE'S FIREWORK SHOWS!!! We drove up to inspiration point and were going to hike to Ben Lommond, but we didn't quite make it. We stopped at a little out cropping between and sat in our camp chairs and watched magic happen. These pictures don't do it justice. I recommend everyone trying this at least once. It was way cool to see all the shows and everyone's little neighborhood fireworks. There were fireworks going off all over the place. It was hard to decide where to really look. It was just plain Awesome!

Flash in her spot. She really loves this spot.

Flash in our pretty backyard.

 Cow Appreciation Day!

 I got to dress up like a cow a few weeks ago and get a free meal from Chick-Fil-A. I went with the Atwoods. It was lots of fun and who doesn't like free food. Matt sadly had to work late and missed out.

 The New Kitchen. Most of you probably won't appreciate these pictures as much as those that were able to see our last kitchen. This is a definite upgrade.

My Color Obsession!

I am absolutely in love with turquoise and red together. I still love orange, but for some reason I am digging this combination. :)

 I spray painted these old chairs that I found at Savers. I got them both for 5 bucks. I already had the table and decided to make a cute patio set. I really really like it!

 I painted this awhile ago... I suppose that it was the start of my color obsession. I hope one day to decorate a little girls room in these colors. I already have some fun ideas.

I was super excited to find some bright skinny jeans for pretty cheap... and yes I went for the red and turquoise although I can't wear them together.

the haps

Well I haven't blogged for a bit. We are and have been in Ogden now for over a month. We are all moved in and loving our new basement. I especially love our kitchen. I feel like I am cooking more and keeping it clean better and I just like it. 

 Flash is adjusting well too. She has found a kind of funny spot to sit for a bunny. She sits for hours on one of our chairs under the  kitchen table. If I can't seem to find her she is usually on that chair. (pictures to come in another blog) 

We really like our new ward. Everyone has been super friendly and nice. I already have a calling. I am a primary teacher for the 7-8 year old kids. I actually taught them for the first time today and it was pretty fun. It's nice to teach so simply. I feel like I even learn more. Matt sort of kind of might have a calling... They asked him about one, but they hadn't released the other person so we will see. 

Work is going good for both of us. Matt is still enjoying his job. I actually had one job and now have a different one. For the first month I worked at a day care with Elementary aged kids in a summer program. It was fun at times and at other times it was not. I felt like I was constantly nagging and raising my voice, because kids can be mean sometimes.  I actually started losing my voice, because I wasn't used to talking to so loud. They just couldn't seem to stop hitting each other or saying mean things. So one day after work I decided I couldn't take it much longer so I started looking for something else and somehow I found something within about a week. I got a new job working with 1 little girl with autism. I started last week and I absolutely love it. It's just for the rest of the summer, so I will eventually need to find something else, but for now it is great! Oh and it pays much better, which is another bonus. 

Other then that not much is new with us. We have gone to Matt's Families cabin 2 times now, which has been fun. I like getting out and being in the mountains and not having a TV. It's very relaxing. We hope to go on a few little adventures through out the rest of the summer, but we haven't decided on what for sure yet. So we are kind of boring right now, but life is good.