One Year!

Well, we made it through our first year of marriage! To celebrate we went to Branson together for the weekend. It was extra crowded because there was a car show there that weekend. We went to white water and there were lines to get the tubes so that you could go stand in line to ride the rides, but the weather was nice and we still had fun despite the crowds. Then we went on the Branson Belle, which is a showboat that goes out on Tablerock Lake. They feed you dinner and then there's a show and it was really fun. The food was really good and the show was really fun too. Unfortunately, I forgot to charge the battery in my camera before we went, so we didn't get any pictures :( Sadly, we did not even realize there was no battery until we tried to have someone take our picture. Oh well. We also went to the outlets, but just weren't that impressed this time. Then Quentin took me to get some ice cream at Maggie Moo's which is my FAVORITE! Unfortunately it traffic was horrible, so it took forever to get back to the hotel (we really are not patient people when it comes to traffic). We were both so tired from our busy day that we just layed around the hotel for the rest of the night. Sunday morning was our actual anniversary, so we saved our cake for then. Yes, we packed our frozen cake and took it with us! It was sitting in an ice chest all day, so the water and ice had soaked through the plastic wrap and the box to the cake, which did not look appetizing. Oh well, we really weren't expecting much from a one year old cake right? So we fed it to each other anyway (just a small bite) and then threw the rest away. It was a fun little trip and it's hard to believe it's already been a year. We have both grown a lot and I feel so blessed to have Quentin for a husband. He treats me so well and is very patient with me. I love him more and more every day and look forward to spending eternity with him! (Sorry, a little mushy I know).

4th of July

John's sister, Sarah, was kind enough to let everyone invade her home for a 4th of July bbq and fireworks. The food was great and we all had fun. The fireworks were amazing...I didn't even know you could buy fireworks like that. It was like our own little professional show (with the added perk of having to dodge the shrapnel). Quentin and I getting ready to watch fireworks

Trying to get all the grandkids to cooperate is not an easy task


Quentin roasting marshmallows for my s'more :) This was taken before the grill melted through the plastic table. Just an FYI...grills should not be placed on plastic surfaces. Sparklers! Ashlyn loved it. Cora was not a huge fan and Nick ended up burning a little hole through his shirt.

Sarah has two yorkies! This is my new friend Gunther. He has the same coloring as Butters, but is much skinnier (No Sarah, not smellier). He was so sweet and loved the attention he got from me.

Meeting Baby Addison

The best part of our three day weekend was that we got to meet our new niece, Addison Bell Hufford, for the first time. She was four weeks old I think and soooo precious! What a great baby! She hardly cried and she was so alert. She loved looking at the lights and I really just could not hold her enough. Quentin was so cute with her and it was fun to watch them together.

The main reason we went to visit was for Addison's blessing. Her dress was beautiful and she did such a good job. I think she slept the whole way through the blessing. She looked so cute! We are so happy to welcome her into our family. Thanks John and Shannon for letting us stay with you, we look forward to coming again sometime!

Branson

Friday was my paid holiday for 4th of July, and since we were heading down to Arkansas for Addison's blessing we decided to leave Thursday night to get some extra fun in. We stayed with Mooma in Willard Thursday night along with everyone else but John and Shannon. Then Friday we headed to Branson. We spent a few hours at Silver Dollar City and then decided we needed to cool down, so we went to White Water for a while. We had lots of fun! Here's a picturte of Quentin and I in front of the Great American Plunge (I think). Quentin and I definitely got most of the water, but it felt pretty good on such a hot day!

Happy Father's Day!

Well this can't compete with Shannon's Father's Day Post (sorry, we just aren't as cute as Addison). For Father's Day Butters was kind enough to get Daddy a present. He knows how much Daddy loves Family Guy so he wanted to give him one of the seasons for Father's Day to show his appreciation for Daddy. He really is a thoughtful dog. So Sunday morning he helped me give it to Quentin. Here's the picture!

Vacation

Well I know this is long over due, but I just thought we would put some pictures up of our Utah/Vegas vacation. We had a lot of fun and it was great to spend time with Randy and Marchelle and visit my Grandmas. We also got to see some other family too, which is always nice.

We started out in Lehi for a few days staying with Dad and Marchelle. We flew into Salt Lake so we stopped by the temple and saw the conference center.Then we drove down to St. George to stay with my Grandma. Luckily, we were able to get Dad's AC fixed before the trip because it would have been pretty miserable without it. We ate tons of good food (Cafe Rio, In N Out, Pizza Factory, etc). I got to hit up the fabric stores and pick out way cute fabric for the baby blankets I make.
Then we drove to Vegas and walked around the strip for a day. There is a lot to take in and it's impossible to see everything in the amount of time we had but we tried to squeeze in as much as we could. We stayed at Circus Circus, which was a huge mistake. They had the most uncomfortable beds that had wires that dug into my ribs so I hardly slept and it's really far from everything else so Quentin got blisters walking to the rest of the strip (which was not enjoyable for anyone). Then we ended up missing all of the free shows (water show, volcano, pirate show). We waited for almost an hour for the pirate show at Treasure Island and then it was canceled due to high winds. So it was pretty disappointing! The day we left we went to the Rainforest Cafe and it was fun. We had a good time, but we were definitely ready to come home at the end. With the Coca Cola bear (who proceeded to stick Dad's head in his mouth) Quentin with one of the many fancy cars we saw...a Ferrari (I think this was Quentin's highlight of the trip. In front of one of the fountains at the Venitian

Graduation!

Well the time has finally come! Natalie finally graduated at the top of her class. We were happy to have lots of family to share this with. It was fun to see everyone. Thank you all for your support. Sorry this post is not going to be as long as all the others. We are leaving for vacation tomorrow so we will write more later. We will leave you with some pictures