I love to see the Temple...

I've been so bad at this lately-but I had a blast in Utah and will post some pictures within a few days. But I wanted to post Madison's latest saying because it is so cute and I don't want to forget. She LOVES to sing and her new favorite song is "I Love to see the Temple"...and the words she sings along is "For the Temple is a house of God, a place for sleeping beauty. I'll prepare myself while I am young this is my secret duty." I Love this little girl!

Way to go Dad!!!

SLC firm in top 25 companies to work for
The Salt Lake Tribune
Article Last Updated: 07/14/2008 11:34:26 PM MDT


R&R Partners has been recognized by the Society for Human Resource Management as one of best small companies to work for in America.
The Salt Lake City firm was among 25 companies receiving the award during the society's 60th Annual Conference and Exposition in Chicago.
R&R Partners, with its 21 employees, is the creative team behind advertising campaigns for Intermountain Healthcare, Utah Transit Authority and Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
Employees have been guided by their motto "Git'er done!" signifying working hard, playing hard and taking care of one another, company officials said.
For example, when an employee was diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, she received 60 percent of her salary through long-term disability insurance. Co-workers then contributed a portion of their pay to make up the difference.
- Dawn House

Day from Hell!

Today has not been my day...but instead of just going to bed like I wanted too I had to continue my motherly duties. So around 6:30 I went downstairs to cook some dinner for Madison and I. I turned on the oven and was attempting to get a pot out of the drawer when my oven door exploded...





Not knowing exactly what to do I sat on the stairs to console Madison (even though it was me who wanted to scream and cry). Luckly I didn't start cleaning it up immediately because this piece


soon fell out and I would've been on the floor underneath it when it turned into this....

I'm so lucky to have had a brother-in-law in town to help me break the rest of the glass out and get it cleaned up. Thanks Alister!

O Canada

To celebrate Canada Day we had a wonderful family day. We started out having breakfast over at Don & Claudia's with eggs, bacon, baked French toast, pancakes, fruit and hashbrowns. It was the perfect fuel for our trip to Fort Edmonton Park. The weather was perfect (around 75) and it was so much fun to show Madison what it was like in the late 1800's early 1900's. However, I think the petting zoo was her favorite.


Eating Canada Day Cake


Madison learning how to wash socks back in the day. Alls I can say is thank heavens for washing machines!





Check out this bunny that only has 1 ear.


I felt like we were spying on something we shouldn't be, but Madison insisted on seeing where the horsies live.

This weekend

Since it was 90 today and the world comes to a stop when it's so "HOT" up here we decided to go down to the park after dinner. Madison loved to see the little duckies and geese. Luckily she didn't get bit after she ran after them. The playground was a let down-but everything can't be perfect.




Grandma & Madison...she loves to hold hands




Peter didn't realize that once he was up-he had to come down :)


My cute family!

Last Weekend

So last weekend we enjoyed our first really warm day in Canada. It was probably about 80- so we soaked it up. Madison played in the pool & I brushed Ralph. My dog is so weird as you can see....he LOVES to be brushed. I'm glad we enjoyed the day because the next day it was 50 and we had the fire on.




Don't I look beautiful???

No brothers or sisters?!?!?!

Madison was asked the other night by Peter "do you want a new brother?" "No." was her reply. "Well do you want a sister?" "Nope I just want a cousin."

I guess we are off the hook....