Felix the Cat

So, randomly we had the most adorable kitten show up in our backyard today. Apparently he has been there for a few days (according to our little Mexican neighbor kids), but today is the first I have seen or heard of him. Anyway, he is the cutest black kitten ever, and yes, I named him Felix! I wish we could keep him (even though I don't like cats), but he is so super cute! However, I am calling the pound Monday to take him unless we can find his owners first. Until then, he is living the high life in our back yard eating all the kitten chow he can eat (in hopes he doesn't puke on our patio...). Here are some pictures of the cute guy!

This picture makes him look a little crazy...and not very cute. :)

Ok, so these pictures don't do the kitty justice. But he is really cute. I especially love that he has one green eye and one brown. He's super cute... :)

Happy 4th of July!

I hope everyone had as wonderful of fourth of July as we did. As shown on our previous post, we did not have the traditional Independence Day celebration this year with the fireworks and BBQ, etc. Instead, we celebrated our freedoms by going to one of the most beautiful places I have seen in a long time. I am grateful for these freedoms that we enjoy, for the country that we live in, and for the beauty of this wonderful world that was created for us by a loving God. I am especially grateful for the men and women who have in the past and to this day risk their lives so we can keep these freedoms! I am grateful for the opportunity that we have to worship freely, and for the many things that I have been blessed with in my life.

God bless the U.S.A.!!!

We love Summer!

This weekend, because of the three day holiday weekend, we decided to go camping! We love camping, and the time away from people, work, and school was greatly needed for both of us. We went up to a place called Mirror lake up past Kamas, Utah. It was absolutely gorgeous up there. We were at about 10,200 feet, so breathing and walking up hills was slightly tricky, the weather couldn't make up its mind, and I swear that place has the mosquito's from hell...otherwise the trip was very enjoyable, and we were really glad that we went.

These are a few of my favorite scenic pictures of where we were camping! However, pictures don't do this place justice! It is absolutely beautiful there!

The rest of the pictures are just favorites from the overall trip!

Curtis & Me

Us on a beautiful scenic cliff! Kinda scary, but great picture!

This picture makes me laugh every time I see it. This is my brother-in-law Tyler, who wanted to catch a fish with his bare hands. He was close on several occasions, and would have done it if he had waited it out a while, but I love this picture because of the effort and determination he put into it. :)

Friends Russ & Brie Schaeffer, and Tyler & Jenn Fenn

Last but not least... There was a lot of down time during our trip. The days felt unusually long, so to kill time, Curtis & his brother James made up a game to entertain us. They filled water balloons with a tiny bit of water and small pieces of dry ice. The dry ice would keep expanding the balloon, causing it to blow itself up and pop. Once they put the dry ice in the balloon, we would play "hot potatoe" with it, until it popped on someone. This is a cool picture of the balloon popping on Curtis. If you look close, you can see the water spraying him and his awesome face! :)