I really thought my husband was joking when he casually mentioned he was going down the street to wash his truck with the neighborhood fire hydrant!

But he wasn't joking...I hope the neighbors got a kick out of watching Spencer drive back and forth to clean off our truck. Who can blame him though? These are tough economic times and when the city flushes out it's water supply--why let it go to waste?!!

If you ever get a chance to go to Thanksgiving Point they have an incredible Dinosaur Museum worth touring! We forgot our camera but managed to get a few good shots on our phone-camera. Lori, Brooke and kids have been visiting the past week and Ali, Jill and Tevya all came along for the adventure. I will never remember even 1/2 the names of any of the dinosaurs because I spent the entire time wondering how I could get a job designing the displays, wall murals, children activities and overall museum lay-out. Is that Strange? Spencer sure seemed to think so. But I believe I found my dream job! Things to do before I die: Design a hands-on museum.

Look--I don't have any excuses. Or maybe I have a million excuses but none of them are a good reason why I stopped blogging. I can't make any promises but I will try to update our blog more frequently than every 7 or 8 months. Most importantly, I don't blame any of you who have lost all hope in this blog! But we are all alive and kicking! Thankfully too, because our first trip to Moab Utah was a weekend to remember. We almost lost tucker over a cliff much like this one (you have to be a dog-owner to understand the fear and heart ache you experience seeing your little guy jump over the edge and disappear)! The only thing stopping him from falling over a thousand foot cliff was a small ledge sticking out which he landed on!
Lucky Tucky. And here we are stuck in the middle of February waiting for the snow to melt :)

Saturday was one of my favorite days ever! Spencer planned a hike for us around the canyons of Alpine Utah and it was amazing! It looks like a cold place to be, but actually the weather was perfect for hiking. When we got to the top--we found a really quick way to get down:

I made him go first to make sure it was safe :)

(Tucker came of course, and loved it just as much--or even more than we did)

After a few hours hiking off the main trail we ended up at our destination--Horse Tail Falls (and no I'm not wearing a fanny pack...it's our camera case!)

I'm sure everyone has already forgotten about Easter by now...but we are a bit behind--to sum up our day these pictures say it all:

Three Years

Today we are celebrating our third anniversary! I can't believe I still haven't finished putting together our wedding album...(I am a master at starting projects and not finishing them) but anyway here are 5 reasons why I love being married to my best friend Spencer:

1-Spencer isn't picky! Even though I am still learning how to cook, and our dinners don't always turn out great...spencer will eat them and he doesn't complain!

2-Spencer is a morning person! Almost every morning he wakes up in a good mood! Although he might be tired, he still sings funny made-up songs and goofs around. It makes every day better.

3-Spencer is so smart! He can fix things around the house, he can build anything, and he knows the answer to every question I ask--or he makes up an answer that sounds so good I believe it!

4-Spencer cracks me up! I take life too seriously most of the time and he really doesn't--even though I complian and tell him to be more serious I do appreciate his humor and how much fun we can have on all of our adventures!

5-Spencer is such a hard worker! He will work all day and then come home and start on different projects! I am so proud of his business skills--I've watched him accomplish amazing things over the past few years. He never ceases to amaze me as a worker and a business man.

It pays to strip

That's right, I've spent almost all of my free time this week stripping and loving it! I found this wire in conduits going to some little portable classrooms. I think the electrician may have ripped off the school district when he installed these because I haven't seen wire this big in buildings five times the size. when this stuff is stripped it's worth about $2.50 per foot at the recycling place. I found about one thousand pounds of this and to tell the truth I have started to think of myself as a pirate and I call this 'me copper booty'. I have to say that I can see why pirates liked plundering ships and things, it's awesome. All I need now is a fearsome name.