Menomonie, WI

Just got back from a sweet reunion packed with "Mixa's". It was so nice to see some of my family that i have not seen in almost 12 years! Here are a few pictures i will treasure.






Thanks Beth for all the great pics! You did an amazing job, as always.

Happy Belated 24th!

(2004)


I love this guy so much. Some of his greatest qualities are his sense of humor, enthusiasm for life, genuine heart and most important his LOVE of the gospel. Fish, you make the BEST, best friend! Not to mention, he makes the cutest babies!!

5 Yummy Months

Thanks for the sweet photos Hill

Pool time!

Van Clan Reunion

Last week was a BLAST! It was so fun to spend time with almost all of my family on my Mom's side. Love you Vans!

F is for Friends!

We have been having so much fun in Colorado. More fun than I ever imagined it could be! Here we are having a BBQ with everyone in the office...

Love that Riley..


My friends Kelley, Hannah, Dena and Randi...
"Rollin in the Dough" incentive..


Playing Mafia!!..


I am so grateful for the opportunity I have to live in Colorado for this summer. We feel so blessed for the miracles we have seen come our way, and for the success we see in our labors. We have so much to be thankful for.

Carianne Nethercott

Last night was a BIG night for the newest Nethercott's. Congrats guys! We love you and are so excited for August 1st.

Bumbo

New Trick

Warning: turn volume off to avoid EXTREME baby talk by me.

Mothers Day

Mothers Day was perfect: Church, a long talk, a long walk to the park, phone calls to both Moms, and an AMAZING dinner.

Brandon and Hill had us over for a Birthday dinner and it was delicious! They made SALMON, chicken, asparagus, red potatoes, home made salad dressing, salad, bread, and some of the yummy cup cake cakes!

The Date

Saturday night at 7 i came home to a spotless house. The kitchen was perfect and the bed was made. Then i found my sweet little husband hiding in the closet waiting to SURPRISE me. He had taken the night off work (this is a VERY big deal between the months of April and August) to celebrate my birthday one day early so that we could go out to dinner. Brandon and Hill were so sweet to watch Grace. He made a reservation for us at PF Changs .....


And then a quick trip to Wal Mart to get some ice cream and groceries...
And he topped the night off with a HUGE surprise...


I love this guy.

Grace's best friend "Mona"

CO not OC

Last summer we were living in OC for the summer for work. It was so warm and beautiful there. This year we are in Co. Highlands Ranch to be exact. So far Colorado seems very similar to Utah. As far as the weather, it snowed on Saturday after Friday was about 78 degrees. Just as unpredictable as Utah. Our ward was loud and enormous. Tons of cute little blonde kiddos and lots of chairs in both sections of the overflow. And not to mention, a packed "mothers room". Just like our ward in Utah.

Co.
At the apartment complex we are living in they allow dogs. I have never seen so many dogs in one place in my entire life. They are EVERYWHERE! I went to the grocery store and there was 2 entire rows of dog stuff. At the grocery store?? Yep. And then i go to Costco and there was an entire back wall with 50 different kinds of dog food. A little wierd if you ask me.
This morning I went to drop off some of our working friends at the airport and on my way back i had to stop to pay $2 at a toll booth. No big deal. Then 8 miles later another pesky $2. I thought "$4 just to get home?!" taking the same freeway the entire way home and 2 different toll booths! Spoke too soon, another $1.75 please. Who would have thought?
I really am excited to be here. I was very surprised at how green it is. Trees disguise all of the buildings and canopy over beautiful jogging paths. Speaking of green, everything here is 'organic'. Another 2 entire iles at the grocery store of pure organic-ness. I am excited about this.

Come see for yourself! And if you are coming in through the airport, just remind me to bring my piggy bank.

Hill

My sister in law Hill (Hillary) is always full of all kinds of fun ideas! I called her the other night (when i was supposed to be somewhere in 30 min with an appetizer for 12 people) in a panic... I had just walked in the door and nothing planned. She quickly skimmed through her internal recipes and came up with the perfect one! It saved me and everyone at our dinner loved it.
Hill came up with all of the cute and fun ideas for our wedding(double) reception like a cute "Happily Ever After" sign and tons of cake platters which i LOVED! She also knows the correct words/wording for EVERYTHING. Like "cording" "vellum" and lots lots more.
Anyway, what im trying to say is she is GREAT! and i wanted all of you to see one of her latest great ideas:

Sweet Deal!!

Right now @ Smith's they have a sale on all kinds of things like:
Goldfish crackers
Gatorade
Cake Mixes
ALL are only $.50!
Peanut Butter is $1.00 and all kinds of other yummy things. Go check it out! Thanks for the tip Miss.

I bought 4 cases of gatorade 6 cake mixes( Hill these are to add to my collection) and 10 packages of goldfish and i only spent like $30!!

Dr.

11.5lbs 23inches