Professional Passenger...

It's a rare occasion when I am able to experience what Brett does day in and day out. Though I have been more fortunate than other pilot wives, I'm up to about 18 or so flights in a helicopter in 4 years. 4 of which have been just Brett and I.

I think I love flying just as much as my husband. I have been telling him for years now, that for a  Bday present I want an Intro Flight, ( to learn more about one of those thing-a-ma-bobs click here ) . I have yet to enjoy one of those, though 2 years ago on my birthday, I did get to fly with him for the first time by ourselves. 

The view from above amazes me every time. I feel like a kid again playing city with my hot-wheels and micro-machines; and building miniature cities with legos. That's what is feels like. Nothing compares to flying in a helicopter. No runways, still being able to see detail on buildings and people swimming in their pools because of the ability to fly lower than everyone else, no tiny windows that only allow you to see a square foot of the outside world. I love it and I couldn't be more enthusiastic and proud about what my man does for a living! 

Well enough of that gushy stuff; back to this weekend...

Brett called me Friday afternoon and told me to find a sitter so that I could go with him on a flight over to Dallas Love. He had a firework tour and was to pick up his passengers there. So I got to go along (probably the only opportunity I will get here in the Big State) so of course I did all I could so that I could go!

The Hunk, pre-flighting

Why am I always the one looking dumb, and he is never paying attention!

So EXCITED!!!!

#1 Rule of living in Texas: Own a pool!!

Not the best pic, but the dome in the distance is Cowboys stadium
and the bright stadium lights to the right of it is Rangers Stadium.
There was a Rangers game that night so there was a TFR
(temporary flight restriction), so this was as close as we could get.

This was the first time I thought it was weird that there were no mountains, I miss my Wellsville's

Object in camera lens is closer than they appear! This dude was on top of us,
at a safe distance of course.

Downtown Dallas

Awesome Date Night!!!!

We're not in Kansas anymore, Toto...

So for the 1st two months we have been gone, our house in Logan has sat there quietly empty. Thankfully this last week our renters have finally moved in. I hope they love my house as much as I did do. I miss that house. As much of a pain, a house that was built in the 1920's is, I love it!!

For many reasons, I wanted to share the pictures of our house as we left it. #1  This was the house that made us 1st time homeowners #2 This house was Azure's 1st home #3 We will never forget the precious moments, friendships and feelings that were made here.

We put so much time, sweat and tears and most of all $$ into it in the short 2 years we lived there; and we had so many more hopes and dreams for this house and feel it came along way since we bought it.

Sorry they are random, and I didn't take any of the basement which I should have. Oh well, such is life when the time period in which there is a job opportunity, job interview, packing and moving cross country is within a 20 day period! Whew don't EVER make me do that again.

Oh I miss my pantry, where I could actually stock up at the store and have a food storage!

Sorry for some reason I could not get this picture to rotate. So it remains awkward, just like the picture portraits with that part of the kitchen.

Awww our tiny one person bathroom. How I don't miss trying to brush my teeth while Brett was using the bathroom. And this is after we remodeled the bathroom and gained more room between the bathroom and the toilet!


Oh and at one point, this 1 bathroom had to service 3 grown men, 1 newborn and 1 mommy! (In the almost 5 years of marriage I had lived with more than 1 man under my roof). Good thing I always got along with boys so much more than girls growing up, I even asked my Dad when I went off to college if I could live with a bunch of guys over girls cause I didn't know if I would survive. I did, miracle have it. But that is a whole different story.
Let's just say I have had many roommates in my day!

 I miss having a fenced yard of my own, and the patio... oh the patio... and the garden... and the firepit.

Our firepit that we dug the first summer, then Brett revamped it with a stone bench connecting the garden. Not amazing or glorious. But we loved it and it was perfect.

This house was not our dream house, nor was it a jaw dropper. But it was MY house and that made me love it that much more. Kinda like a kid and a toy. Just any old toy is just that, any old toy; but if its your toy... you don't want to share it nor get rid of it. *sigh

HELLO my name is.... I'm really bad at this!

I know, I know!!   I am horrible at this blogging regularly thing. However, now that I have the opportunity to be a Full-Time, Unpaid, Overworked, Under-Rested, No breaks allowed Mommy; AND since I now live 1,300 miles away from BOTH our families. I figure it is about time I join the rest of the online world in keeping everyone up to date with our day to day lives.

First off I would like to add that I am not going to even attempt to go back in time and try to catch the blog up on things missed. That would be asinine, and no one deserves that kind of torture (not to mention the nights I have cried myself to sleep because of our hard drive dying on us and our whole lives spent together have been washed away!! *sniff *sniff.) Hopefully soon we will come to our senses and fork over the $1,000 dollars or so to get them back. So for now, don't even think about getting your hopes up unless you are willing to donate to the cause... My life in bloggland starts here.

Pictures of Baby Reeder

6 week ultrasound pics:

11 week ultrasound pics:

19 week ultrasound pics:

That's right! IT'S A GIRL!!!

ITS A .........

Ok people so we know what our baby is!!! We went in yesterday to the Doc and as clear as daylight! Unfortunately none of you get to find out for a couple more weeks, because we haven't told our families yet. So once we announce it, we will let you know!! Other than that exciting tidbit, our baby is healthy and very active and VERY stubborn! While measuring the babies anatomy, at one point it was relaxing as if my uterus was a hammock on the beach. It was lying on its back with both hands behind its head with its legs sprawled out and ankles crossed, (my nephew sawyer sleeps like this every night so we thought that was ironic) It was so CUTE! Then once the doc started poking and prodding trying to get a frontal photo of the babies face, it rolled over on its stomach in the fetal position and covered its face with its hands! Its as camera shy as I am! So we were only able to get profile pics of the face. But it did cooperate very nicely for when the doc took a picture of its bum! So there was no mistaking! We are super excited for the rest of the journey and cant wait to meet our little one!

Pictures to come soon!

BOY or GIRL?

2 days people!... 2 DAYS!!! Til we find out what we are having! I'm so excited I think I just peed a little!

But we won't be telling anyone what we are having for a few more days. We are wanting to do something fun and special since we really didn't get the chance to tell them we were pregnant in a fun way.

But we will keep you all posted!!!!

What do You think we are having?!

Baby Bump @ 13 weeks

It's True!! We are having a Baby! And we couldn't be more excited! These are some (not that great) pictures of the bump at 13 weeks, ultrasound pics coming soon. If I could only get my scanner to work!

We are going in Oct. 6th for the unveiling of the this child's gender!! Don't care what it is, as long as its healthy (love how everyone says that but never really means it).

I am currently 18 1/2 weeks and a couple weeks ago in sacrament meeting I finally felt for the first time the difference between gas and the baby; and the baby is a Goer! Anytime its quiet or Im relaxing, or even at work on the computer that thing is kicking up a storm! Brett loves feeling it move around and we love watching for my stomach to Pop like Popcorn!

Such an amazing thing.

But more to come soon... the gender.... more belly photos.... lots...lots...more!

2yr Anniversary on the 19th!!!

I can't believe that its been 2 years already, but at the same time I can't remember my life without Brett.

So to count the miles we have gone this year in hopes that the years to come will keep getting better and better:

February 2009

We celebrated our 1st year anniversary, and my 22nd Birthday.

Brett had just received his private helicopter pilots licence the month before and started training for his instrument licence.

He also started working part time as the Marketing Director for Mountain Ridge Helicopters as well as working full time for Thermo Fischer.

March 2009

What a whirl wind this month was! We discovered that we were pregnant and the very night that I told Brett I landed myself in the ER with a freaking Kidney Stone (not recommended for anyone to experience). But after 32 hours in the Hospital bed that little (and when I say little I really mean a size of a rock, that was pure black!) sucker finally mad its way out.

I also started to work part time for Mackley Designer Portraiture as the Photo Editor/Graphic Designer

April 2009

Nothing too exciting happened in April I guess. I started doing some graphic design work for Mountain Ridge Helicopters.

May 2009

Started the month of with a miscarriage at 12 weeks. Not recommended for anyone either.

Brett then started to work full time for Mountain Ridge and quit Thermo Fischer.

We also pulled off a very successful open house for the Heli School. Brett worked very hard in planning it and it was awesome!!

June 2009

I "quit" working at little wonders and started working full time at Mackley.

I also started working part time for Mountain Ridge. I clean the offices and the bathrooms because face it...men are disgusting!! And they need someone to clean up after them.

July 2009

We went to Yellowstone with my sister Sevana and her family. It was great! We saw tons of Buffalo, a moose, and a mama and baby black bear!

August 2009

Brett and I moved from our basement 1bed 1bath apartment in Logan to a 4bed 3bath home in Smithfield on the golf course. We live on the main level and Brett's brother Ty lives on the bottom level. Its great!

September 2009

Brett turned 29 this month.

Brett also became a Commercial Helicopter Pilot!

October 2009

We went to Torrance, California for a Robinson Heli Training Course. We went down with some friends of ours, Jeremy also goes to Mountain Ridge. So while the boys were flying over the ocean. Me and Kinta shopped, and we shopped and we shopped!! They had a 3 level inside and outside huge mall. It was like the gateway, fashion place and southtowne malls combined!

November 2009

We went to California again this time with my Aunt and Uncle Alan and JoAnn their kids and grandkids and my sister and her kids. We stayed in a beach house and went to Disneyland!!! Brett's first time! It was great! We also were able to go and do sealings in the San Diego Temple.

December 2009

This month was filled with family and holiday parties... busy!

January 2010

We rang in the new year

February 2010

We will be celebrating our 2nd year of marriage as well as our 3rd year being together on the 19th. Then the week after that we will be celebrating my 23rd Birthday!

Our love has grown and deepened I look forward to many more years with my Brett! I love you B and can't imagine life without you! You are my best friend, and the only one I share my soul with!

landing and taking off at Hamilton's Dec, 11, 12, 18, 28, and 29th. Resecations @ 435.752.3828 or mountainridgeheli.com Please pass this along!

Deluxe dinner tours with Mountain Ridge Helicopters and Hamiltons... $139 package includes flight for up to three people and a $50 gc for dinner. We are

Commercial Helicopter pilot!!!

Today I passed my helicopter checkride! Thanks to Tiara and all of her love and support. I am lucky to have her.

"Rooster one day, feather duster the next"...

These little beasts are what lurk in the bushes and on fence posts waiting for my blue car to come by. Why I have had such luck in the past 6 months hitting these random species, no one knows.

Bambi twins

We just moved into our new house we rent and we have new friends that are here everyday. They are little babies and they still have all there little spots! We live just off the first hole of the birch creek golf course. Too bad I don't golf.

My 4th of July as a Pilots Wife...

So For the 4th Brett and I were in charge of the Float for the Hyrum parade for Mountain Ridge Helicopters (Brett's work and school). I of course was in charge of the decorations, and it turned out pretty cute. But unfortunately the pictures don't do it any justice.
This is a picture of the smoke ball that Mark lit so that we in the helicopter could tell which way the wind was blowing...great idea mark!


This is us making a flyover to inspect that nothing is in our way of landing.

No one would believe that we landed the helicopter on this tiny 16foot trailer but we did!

Brett and Trevor were the amazing pilots that made the awesome touch down. And it only took two tries! I thought it was going to be more. That is me in the back, I was videoing our land onto the trailer. It was intense!! It was also my first time flying with the doors off and it was so awesome!!! I would recommend it to anyone!!

Mark was guiding us onto the trailer and making sure that we were straight and in the middle so that when we touched down the trailer didn't tip. If you look close you will notice that we are in a hover above the trailer about a foot off of it while we are chatting away with mark! I FREAKIN LOVE HELICOPTERS!!

And...WE DID IT!!

We had to wait forever in the parking lot for the parade to start, but we turned alot of heads and made people interested.

The Crew that helped us decorate! Thanks everyone.

We were the grand finally of the parade!

You see the cute decorations, we used quilting stuffing to make cute puffy clouds as if the heli was flying thru them.

We could not believe how many people there were at this small town parade!

Ya we ran out of candy pretty quickly

Here is the booth that we had at the park afterwards.

And here we are taking off to go home. All in all it was a great day.









Once I get a chance I will post more pictures and the video of Landing on the trailer. But in the meantime checkout the schools website... mountainridgeheli.com

2007 Chevy Cobalt LT

So this isn't our exact car but it is its twin until I can get our cars beautiful face up. But we are selling our car to help pay for our school loans. Its a 2007 Chevy Cobalt LT. 36,000 miles 30 to 40 mpg. Power windows and locks, a/c and heat, cd and MP3 auxillary input, like new interior. And we just put new tires on it last month and got its oil changed. Its a great car and we hate to sell it but sacrifices are a part of life. So if anyone is or knows someone who is looking for a great economical car give us a call.