a read only post

A lack of things going on is not the reason for my lack of updating. We've been busy the past few weeks but I haven't taken any photos so this will be a read only post. Here's what we've been up to ...
three weeks ago
We discovered a delicious restaurant here in Ogden called 'the Warehouse'
{that's about all I can remember from that long ago}

two weeks ago
We started playing coed softball with our ward, then some friends in our ward invited us over for Italian sodas ... I've been wanting to make them ever since
I enjoyed some time at the batting cages {after the first game I decided I needed to freshen up on my skills}
Then my whole back was sore for three days after the batting cages
Layne and Manda {brother and sister} arrived from Nebraska and moved into their house less than a block from ours ... we were quite excited about this
We spent some time in Orem with our friends and had a good time with lots of laughs

one week ago
We helped Layne and Manda paint their new home and move in a fridge {I should say Brad helped with the fridge part, I wasn't there thankfully}
We enjoyed some Mongolian BBQ and bowling with our new found friends

this week
I watched Elizabeth and we had a good time as always
I tried my hand at making sweet pork and we had our family over for a fine fresh Mexican dinner
We've found ourselves at work everyday {not so fun, but part of life}
And we will be playing softball again, having a good weekend, and possibly making Italian sodas

'the truck'

Here is 'the truck' that we went on that nice trek for. I've said it before but it was definitely worth the trip. Brad is happy with it so therefore I am happy with it {except for the loudness factor, but at least I'll hear him when he comes home}

catchup with photos

This is called playing catchup with photos ...

I got to watch Elizabeth again and was entertained the whole time. It's kind of nice because I get to just enjoy and laugh at all the funniness that comes out of her.

And Brad went rock climbing for the first time with some guys in our ward. He had a lot of fun and was quite sore the following day.

four years

Today is our anniversary ... four years and it definitely seems like a lot more {in a good way}. I {kera} get the pleasure of working but we celebrated last weekend with food and a shopping trip.

I just have to say that Brad is a fabulous husband that always goes above and beyond. He is the greatest for many reasons ...

he does the laundry {I can count on both hands how many times I've done it}

he does the dishes, vaccuums, and cleans the bathroom

he makes sure our yard is always mowed and looks nice

he washes the cars

he is a very hard worker and is good at what he does

he is always supporting me in whatever 'project' I've taken on

he is encouraging and only thinks I'm a little crazy

These are just a few of the many things that make him so great. We haven't had a perfect four years but it has been a wonderful four years.

Here is our wedding video ... Brad is going to shake his head at me when he sees that I posted this but I love to watch it so I thought I would share ... enjoy!

day of leisure

Today Kella and I were supposed to head south to Provo and Springville so I could attend my last appointment for my leg and she could go to lunch with her friends. We didn't leave in time for my appointment so I rescheduled and we opted for a day of leisure at the Gateway instead.

We did some birthday shopping for Brooklynn, played in the water and then I introduced Kella and Brooklynn to sushi at Happy Sumo. On our way back to the car I was holding Brooklynn and as we walked passed the water she wanted to get down really bad ... I think she is going to love swimming this summer.

update

So there is a great need for an update. We, as in Brad and I, have been fairly busy these past couple of weeks. Then there is Me that yet to make it home from work before two {in the morning} for the past couple of weeks. So here is some much needed details on previous statements...

The week of April 19-26 we had two visitors from out of town. Our brother and sister {Layne and Manda} from Nebraska, at least that is the address of their current home, but not for long. They will be moving to South Ogden at the end of May. We are really excited about this. We were able to celebrate Manda's birthday while they were here and spent a day in Salt Lake. Well the boys went to the Outdoor Expo and the girls went to Ikea. After each group had their feel of gender appropriate activities we all went to dinner at Taifoon {yummy!} and then to Ben and Jerry's for some desert. Once again we are really excited for Layne and Manda to move here. The best part is that the home they bought is just around the corner ... literally.
Now the reasoning behind all of my late nights. There has just been a lot to do and it doesn't seem like it will slow down anytime soon. I seem to be the dumping ground for things that didn't get done during the day. I did get a new boss this past week so going to days is looking like it might become a reality.

trek for a truck

While the weather was a bit cold here in Utah we headed to Arizona the first weekend of April {the fourth and fifth}. Brad was looking for a welding truck and found one in Flagstaff that was all set up so he wouldn't have to modify anything. I know Flagstaff seems like quite the trek for a truck but it was well worth it. The truck will be perfect for what he needs. Here is how our little journey played out ...

FRIDAY - Brad's Brithday

We flew out at 6:40 a.m. ... acutally I should say that we should have flown out at 6:40 but we missed our flight by about five minutes. We aren't morning people so we should have known better than to book a flight that early. This wasn't a good start to our trip but we managed to get on the 8:40 flight. Once in Phoenix we rented a car and started our two hour drive north to Flagstaff. Despite our delay in the early hours of the day we were still able to make it to Flagstaff by noon to see the truck.

As I mentioned before the truck was just what Brad has been looking for so we grabbed a bite to eat, drove through the town and then headed south towards Gilbert {south-east of Phoenix}.

Brad's great aunt Ann lives in Paridise Valley and we noticed it was on our route so we decided to stop. I've met her several times here in Utah but it was fun to visit her in her element at her beautiful home.

Once we arrived in at Mike and Natalie's {my uncle and aunt} we were welcomed very warmly by an excited little boy named Gabe {cousin} and a grown up Megan {other cousin}. Brad and warned me not to tell them about his birthday so I assured him I wouldn't. As we were headed to dinner they gave us a few options and told Brad that it was his birthday dinner so he could choose. He gave me a dirty look at which point I once again assured him I didn't say anything. Natalie let him know that they have a little thing called the 'family calendar' that has everyone's birthday in it so his look of anger only lasted a few seconds.

We had a fabulous dinner at Carraba's {yummy Italian}. I got the pleasure of sitting by the birthday boy {brad} and the funny boy {gabe}. Gabe kept me laughing throughout most of dinner. At one point he turned to me and asked "are you enjoying your dinner?" At which point I had to swallow my giggle and reply "yes, thank you it's very good" because this five year old was waiting for a serious answer.

The laughter continued in the car and at the Eralie's home as we sang happy birthday to brad and ate some delicious chocolate ice cream cake from Cold Stone. After cake and some more visiting we all went to bed. This was a very long day but we enjoyed every bit of ... except the missing our flight part.

SATURDAY

We woke up early in order to be ready to go to Gabe's basketball game at 7:30. This was really fun to see. Natalie was the coach and was out on the court with the kids to try and herd them from one side to the next. They {the kids} weren't allowed to to take the ball or foul each other. They could put both arms in the air, double-dribble and travel {if it was kept to a minimun}. No one was focused on who was winning ... in fact I think both teams won. Good sportsmanship and having fun was the emphesis which I thought was great and it made watching the game very entertaining. We were able to watch the first session of General Conference before we headed to the airport and then home just in time for Brad to attend the Preisthood session.

We had a wonderful time visiting with Mike, Nat, Megan and Gabe. I'm happy to claim them as family and look forward to seeing them in July.

It was a short trip but that just means we will need to go again and spend some more time.