About Me and My Loves

About Me and My Loves
Howdy Y'all and Welcome! I have been married to my studly hubby for almost 5 years now; who is an energetic, outgoing, handyman helicopter pilot. We recently made our first big move cross country from Utah to Texas with our now 20mo. old "Rae of Sunshine" Azure. We love experiencing anything and everything and holding nothing back. We love dreaming and creating things of all kinds together. I hope that this blog will help our families back home keep up with our busy life, and maybe inspire some along the way...from family to home, money to food, holidays, travel, photography and crafts. this... this is my life!.... Enjoy.

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Summertime...

Brett had to study all weekend so we decided to go for a picnic up the canyon. So we took some lunch, our hammock and his books. We had a nice relaxing time by the river... I slept and got sunburned and he studied. Love It!

Thursday, June 25, 2009

and the golden gates will ring... HEEERRREEESSS...... Ed... and Farrah....and Michael.



I cant believe that MJ is gone! You wouldnt guess by this picture but I actually love michael jackson for his music and his dancing. He was so talented, crazy, but talented. But I came across this pic in high school and about peed my pants in laughter.

Farrah was just beautiful! I watched a primetime on her battle with cancer just a couple weeks ago and it was very sad.

And late night shows will never have another ed.

Hollywood will never be the same.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Mackley Designer Portraiture...

I know its been a long time since we have blogged about our life....

Well since March I have been working part time at Mackley Designer Portraiture here in Logan on Main street, and fortunately I was recently given the opportunity to work there Full-Time. I LOVE MY JOB!!! Seriously, I have always had an itch for photography. I started out my journey with Photoshop and other amazing programs about a year and a half ago and along the way I have learned so much and gone leaps and bounds. I have taken classes but mostly just learned by first hand experience. I am so privileged to be working for and along side the KING of photography! He is amazing and I'm grateful that he found the trust in me to let me work for him. He seriously is the best photographer I have ever seen! In his 19 year career he has been awarded 9 photographer of the year awards! THANKS STEVE!!

Check out our website at www.mackleyphoto.com
from there you can see some of our work and also click on the visit blog link to see more.

Saturday, June 6, 2009

Boating

First day of the year at Newton reservoir. Sun was out for most of the time. We are so excited for the summer! Woot Woot

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Remember that song...

Isn't she beautiful, isn't she lovely, isn't she wonderful, the song goes something like that!

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

uh you know Kevin

Tiara and I were just thinking of Brian Regan tonight and just thought of our favorite quote from him.

"One of our activities was making bike ramps out in the street. Cuz that’s where all the cars are. Put a cement block out in the middle of the road and you angle a piece of wood up to it, and the object was for one kid to get on his bike, and ride as fast as he could and see how high he could go. And that’s as far as we planned. It wasn’t until the first kid was like flipping in the air, “What happens now?! We don’t know!”

He hit a mailbox. We had a bunch of nine-year-old paramedics running up–we didn’t know what to do. Get up there “Aaahhhrraaaah! Get some leaves!” (You do what you can.)

Hey that was the easy part. THe hard part was being the kid that got sent in first to calm mom down before you dragged in the actual banged up brother.

You’d have to be the point man, ya know, “Go tell mom.”
“Uh-Uh-no-no.”
“It’s your turn.”
“Uh”

So you’d have to run in, “Hey, hey mom, uh OK, uh, uh, everthing’s fine.”

Ya know she bought that–yeah.

“Everything’s fine, I just wanted run in, at full speed. And uh, ya know, say hi, and uh, and uh, OK, so . . . Oh! You know Kevin? Uh OK, of course, OK. Well ya know like how his right arm, usually, usually, it bends, usually it would bend like that? OK, it’s now bendin’ like that right now. And it’s no big deal cuz we already looked at it but we were thinkin’ since you said that you had to go get milk later, anyway. So we were thinkin since you had to go anyway, ANYWAY, then we were all thinkin’ if when you go, if you just might wanna take him to the hospital.”

“And if you get peanut butter, get SMOOTH!”"

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Us cute farm kids

Just enjoying the Reeder ranch!

Mothers day cake

My wife made this cute cake and I just had to take a picture and show off her talent! I love my wife and she is so amazing!

Sweet heli

Yesterday we had our open house at the heli school I work at. Tiara and I organized the event and worked our butts off and was rewarded with an awesome turn out. This is a picture of our heli that won the race against the motorcycle. What an awesome day. And I am so thankful for all my wifes support and help!

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Family Photos for Mothers Day!!!



We took these pictures for Bretts mom for Mothers Day. I just wish I had a nice camera so that they weren't so low quality. 

Sunday, May 3, 2009

6 weeks of missing church...doesn't that put us on the inactive list?!

So We did our usual Sunday routine: slept in, relaxed, started getting ready for our 1:30 church time at 1:00, left at 1:26... but when we pulled into view the parking lot was EMPTY! Apparently it was stake conference today, and we were not aware of it. The last few weeks have been spent with families... the week before conference I don't remember why we missed but we did, then General Conference, Easter, My little brothers farewell, his farewell in our home ward in Hooper... and now this week. And next week is Mothers Day. I think people have started to think that we have moved because they have stopped trying to contact us. ;)

Friday, May 1, 2009

50 dollar dinner!

But we only paid probally a couple of bucks! We love steak! And grilling!

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

For rent!

Anyone looking for a nice place to rent we have it! Our upstairs neighbors are moving out and we want some good people to move in above us. It has two car garage, three bedroom huge nice back yard and it is a newer home. We will share internet and cable with anyone.
Let us know if you are interested. My phone is 4357646623

Monday, April 20, 2009

Called to Serve...







My little brother Landon had his Farewell yesterday. He will be serving in the New York, New York North Mission Spanish Speaking Mission. We are so excited and proud of him! He is the first of my siblings to serve a mission and I know that He will be an amazing Instrument in the Lords Hands.
This is the first time that all my siblings have been all together since August!
My family is not the affectionate type so I enjoy making my little brother squirm by hugging him!
Brett and my brother-in-law think they are men in black.
My nephew loves the camera!

Monday, March 30, 2009

Second Phase in Our First Anniversary















So this was the second part of our celebration...Friday we went to the Temple and then we headed up to Oakley to relax in the mountains and have some fun!! Don't ask but we did find some fun masks so of course we modeled them, oh and the dragon that is hanging on the wall was our good friend Mr. A...although we did cover him with a sheet in the middle of the night because we couldn't sleep with him starring at us. We also went snowmobiling. That was a BLAST!! But boy were we sore for a very long time!! And every night we challenged each other to a dual of scrabble! Brett won...I'm not good with big words. Maybe thats because I teach 3 YEAR OLDS!!
But everyone watch the video of Brett showing off on the sled!! Its great!

After our Oasis in the Mountains we headed to my sisters house for my birthday party!!

First Phase of our First Anniversary...










So we celebrated our First Anniversary on February 19th, and we had a BLAST!!! So it all started on the day of our Anniversary it was a Thursday. We drove down to Salt Lake where we stayed at my moms cousin's Bed and Breakfast (www.armstrongmanor.com). This is our room. It was called February Interlude. This whole place is antique and Victorian looking. And each room represents a month. Ours was the best because it had a spiral staircase leading up to a romantic loft with a jetted tub with a round vaulted roof. We enjoyed ourselves and relaxed.

Ride of a Lifetime...








So we are not good at this blogging lately... But here it is. So ever since Brett and I started on the journey of Helicopters, I told him that I was to be the first one he gets to take up in the air! So for my Valentines Day Gift Brett took me up in the R44 (the 4 seater helicopter). P.S. This was also the VERY FIRST TIME Brett flew the R44!

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Patrick this is for you!

I took a little flight to Soda Springs, ID and I got to fly over the lovely Barrington Dairy! 

Saturday, January 31, 2009

Official pilot!

Today I flew this lovely banana... Uh I mean yellow helicopter in Caldwell, ID and I passed my test to get my privates license! My wife is an official pilots wife!

I will now start my instrument and commercial rating.