Oops- Busy Busy Busy

Well, Its been awhile but march has been crazy and I have too! I keep forgetting my camera, but its good to know I'm not the only one- of course they didn't forget theirs for the entire month! Okay, so I have no pictures, I'll just recap. The first weekend of March, the one including the 1st, Dale, Dad and I went on another trail ride to Short's Canyon :) and looked at the petroglyphs (A.K.A indian writings). It was way fun. Then on the weekend of the seventh Dale and I made our way up to Manti to witness two of my best friends in the world get their endowment- Dee and her husband Ammon. It was wonderful, and I can't wait to be there to see them sealed together with their adorable son Tyler this next month! Then, the next week was spring break so Dale and I headed to Logan to see Mary in Joseph and the Technicolor Dream Coat. And she did great!!! I had the songs stuck in my head for a week :D We had so much fun. Between two two year olds, the play, the good food, the shopping trips, the peppridge farm cookies :) and the trip to the temple, there was never a dull moment. Then it was down to Salt Lake for the rest of the spring break where we had tons of fun! Dale is getting really gungho about doing falconry again so the whole trip was pretty much spent aquiring the neccesary materials and ALOT of leather sewing (seriously, I have a blister). But we went and saw Bride Wars at the dollar theatre and ate at the Macaroni Grill-YUM! And we even did a little shopping. Oh, by the way, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (One of the things we shopped for was her present.) And that's about it for now, I promise to be more diligent in my picture taking in the future :)

Back on the Trail Again - Finally!!!

It's that time of year again! That blessed time of year. The time of year when the Peacock's, Flink's and Bingham's hit the trail! The weather's just right and the bugs haven't come out yet, and its the perfect time of year to go out on the desert! Dale, Dad and I went on the first trail ride of the year on saturday. We went out to Little Goblin Valley to show Dale one of San Rafael's sites that he hadn't yet had the privelage of seeing. It was as beautiful as ever, though we didn't end up going the usual route. We got turned around and ended up on the North side of the valley with the bird's eye view. It was okay though, it's still beautiful, no matter what angle you see it at.

At one point, we were on that ridge that's to the left of the valley in the background if you can see it.

Dad even road Crazy here (Can you tell she's an expecting mommy?), and she did really really well... on the ride. It was a different story however when we got back to the trailer. She decieded that she wasn't getting in the trailer for love or money, and after an hour's worth of failed attempts and rearing fits, she pulled back hard enough to break the two inch thick lead rope. This of course was after she broke both of the tail lights on the trailor. She then proceeded to take of across the wide open desert like a bat out of hell. I had to chase her sorry butt down on Durango-twice! Dad literally had to lift her two front feet into the trailer before we could get her in. And then, she kicked him twice in the legs while we were trying to make her make room to load Durango in behind her. Needless to say, we're bringing the mule halter next time we take her anywhere. We all had tons of fun though! I'd have to say for me, the funnest part was chasing Crazy across the desert on trusty ole Durango :)

Picture Tag

Well... I've never done a tag before, but this seemed so appropriate. Everyone else seems to have a picture of their child, and since I don't have an actual child, the 6th picture in my 6th folder was of MY baby.

Peacocks, Flinks, and Binghams are Home on the Range!

Monday afternoon, we decided to get off our kesters and go shoot some guns!

We are armed and dangerous!

Mom and Dad did some shooting too, and Mom even pulled our her pistol :)

And we shot the shotguns and clay pigeons, and when they turned out to be too brittle, we shot a couple pillows that someone had left at the range :) They exloded, and it turned out to be really fun!

You can see the clay pigeons down range, they made great targets for the handguns, which i'm pretty sure every shot.

Here is a shot of everyone... except me of course... I'm behind the camera :)

Valentines Day/ President's Day Weekend

Sorry it took so long to blog about this last weekend, but I have been sick these past few days with that really bad stomach flu that's going around. So, this weekend started with a trip to Salt Lake for Valentine's Day where we got to see Angela's play Tartuffe. Sadly, I forgot my camera so we didn't get any picture with her at the show, but she did great! Then, we had a Valentine's Day dinner, cooked by the men (mostly Dave I think) of Steak and Lobster with Artichokes and sauteed mushrooms. It was DELICIOUS! We also got to hang out with the grandbabies. I didn't get a picture of Taylor and Cole, but they were there too, as cute as ever. Kayla and Elijah... I'm still not sure I'm spelling that right... anyway... Kayla and Elijah both showed off their dancing skills and I discovered that Elijah is quite the little ham. Taylor and Cole shared playing rights with their new puppy Jasper, a minature pincher who is so cute! :) Dale and I kept poor Chris and Ashley up til the wee hours of the night chatting.

Then it was back to Castle Dale so we could catch a chance to visit with Luke, Mary and Tianna while they were in town. Luke, Mary, Chris, Monica, Dale and I all stayed up late playing board and card games. Even Aden stayed up way past his bed time, and was sooo tired!

Tianna and Aden are always so cute together, but Aden was so sad to see Tianna go that he cried and cried! It was so sad:( Tianna wasn't the only one armed and dangerous this weekend. You think she has that evil grin on her face because she knows she isn't suppose to be pointing the gun at me? I got a cute video of her twirling the gun like she was in a western, but I accidently deleted it :(

Grandpa, Grandma and everyone else was so excited to have the babies together, he read them a story right before they had to leave. They love the monkey stories, and they especially love being read the monkey stories by Grandma and Grandpa.

Here are the other pictures I have of Aden's Hair :)

Here Monica, I have more pictures if you want them :)

Happy Birthday Laura!!!

Happy Birthday Laura, we love you so much and miss you tons!!! I plan on adding some pictures to your birthday blog if I'm ever home before in the daylight to take them :)

We went to Grogg's before the show and got to hang out with the grandbabies, who weren't allowed in the show. We all had tons of fun and the food was delicious! I wish a had a picture and Elijah and Kayla playing with the oyster shells- it was so cute!

This last week, Dale was in A Man for All Seasons. He was the Common Man, and he did AWESOME!!! It doesn't sound like it, but its actually a main part, and he rocked it! He was by far my favorite character, not that I'm biased or anything. :) There is also a picture of the wonderful set that Dale was instrumental in the building, painting, and all around constructing of. The picture wasn't very good, but trust me, it was awesome!

And this one I stole from Mary- Thanks guys! :)

Wedding

Here are some pictures I stole from Monica's blog, yes thats right, I still haven't even looked at my wedding photos. It really has been a couple of crazy months. I also haven't finished all my Thank You cards so if you've been wondering, I'm sorry its taking so long but I really am thankful! :)

... Alright Alright I suck

Okay so I am officially the worst blogger in the history of the world. I haven't updated in quite awhile, and there has been quite alot going on. This isn't even a proper update, its just saying, oops, sorry, and more to come, hopefully soon.
I got engaged
Got married
Had Christmas
Had New Years
Started School Again
Dale's in a Play
And much much more
I'll try to be better from now on I promise!

Life at CEU!

Riding Club Meet

Courtney was in a Riding Club Meet on the 16th and did Awesome! She asked that I (Monica) post her pictures and videos to her blog. I couldn't get the video on the post so see the sidebar for that.

Okay...So Its Been Awhile...

Alright I know its been too long since i've posted anything new, but I've just been so darn busy. With all the family events and fun, the family reunion and staying with Luke, Mary, and Tianna for a week, and all my school orientation, loan paperwork, school supply buying, packing, resident hall liasons, and work, things have been crazy! And they are not destined to get easier anytime soon so...I'm sorry in advance for my continued neglegance.

Fourth of July Fun!!!

Fourth of July weekend I had both of my babies together in the same city! It was a blast!

Having my whole family together, even for such a short time, was so wonderful! We didn't waste a minute and had all sorts of fun! We played with horses, which Aden like more than Tianna, and set off fireworks, which Tianna liked more than Aden. But mostly we all just enjoyed being together as a family!

Here I Go! Can't wait to be an Eagle!

I was recently accepted to The College of Eastern Utah (aka CEU) and am totally excited to start! I've applied for a dorm in Sessions Hall, I have my orientation/registration scheduled, and I'll be getting all my financial affairs in order on wednesday, so basically all i have left for now is to wait. I just can't wait to start the newest adventure in my life though! But alas, I have no choice! I just know it is going to be a fun and wonderful experience for me when it finally rolls around!

Last Saturday my dad and I went up on Big Mountain on a trail ride. It was so much fun and it was so beautiful up there! I was so glad to be back! Right as we were heading on top, we noticed a herd of elk bedded down by the tree line. The opportunity was too good to pass up so...we chased 'em! We were so close at one point that i could have reached out and touched an elk cow. She kept trying to reach over and bite my dad's horse so we slowed down and let them go. Still, it was a pretty cool experience, and the elk were no worse for the wear.

Ashley!

And this is Ashley Christensen, my newest best friend. I wish I had a picture of Dee and Tyler, that way I could get all my best friends on this blog, but alas, that day was too frantic to find everyone, but I digress. Ashley pulled me up out of a very dark hole I didn't even know I was in. Let's just say I wasn't very happy having to leave Emery County again. She made my stay in Wyoming one worth remembering!

Skippy, Skippy the Wonder Llama!

And here is my Dory, Skippy the Wonder Llama, We've been best friends since we were knee high to a grass hopper! She's like a sister to me! Truly one of my bestest best friends!