We had a very busy weekend! I entered Lindsay into the cute baby contest at the fair and they called me and told me that she was a finalist! We brought her to the fair on Saturday to show her off on the stage and then the Washington County princesses judged each group. She didn't win, unfortunately (although we all know she was robbed!) but we had a lot of fun dressing her up and showing just how cute she really is. Grandma and Grandpa came to see her and she even tried a pina colada snow cone!

After the contest Lindsay and I drove up to Delta to meet Daddy to go to the Talbot family reunion. Lindsay was able to see her cousin Gracie Lee Talbot, Aunt Laura, Uncle Tony, and Grandma & Grandpa Talbot. Gracie and Lindsay had lots of fun playing with Gracie's toys and getting to know each other. It was so fun to watch them play together. It will be nice for them to grow up with cousins so close in age!

We also had a fun breakfast where Lindsay got to get her first taste of Orange juice. We got a cute video of her trying to adjust to the new flavor - it's really cute! All in all, it was a busy but very fun weekend!

We just got some more family pictures done by FunnyFace Photography and they did a phenomen al job! My little girl looked like a model! And her blue eyes were so bright! Even I looked good, and I'm usually not that photogenic! Here are a few pics (there were over 150) - but feel free to view our gallery at

http://funnyfacephoto.smugmug.com/gallery/5589726_Xdc9h#342905658_Vf5UA
Password - shannon

So I was going through all my pictures - and believe me, I have a billion - and I started laughing at all the cute and funny pictures I have of my crazy, wacky, nutty, annoying, irritating, lovable, can't-live-without 'em puppies - Baxter & Willie. So I thought I would give you all a picture showcase of my silly pups and their crazy personalities!

My little lass got started on some rice cereal recently! I'm hoping it will help her to sleep through the night - so far, no go :( She REALLY loves it though. She tries to get every last morsel off of the spoon and even tries to grab it and feed herself! She's just getting so big I can't believe how small she was when she was born compared to her chubbiness now! She's probably about 16 pounds now. I'm thinking I must be producing whole-milk with my mammaries!

She sure loves her puppies too! She loves to let Baxter lick her hands and toes and laughs when he licks her face. She loves Will most though (probably because Will actually sits still for her to pet). She grabs his ears and collar and pets his back! She a pup lover already!

And she loves to be strolled around the house (she's a heavy girl - and my back is not happy about it). She just relaxes and kicks her feet up on the foot rest and plays with her toys - one day she will learn that throwing them on the floor for the pups to play with will only help them end up chewed in the backyard faster :)

We're heading to the Payson Scottish Festival this weekend for a little R&R. Jeremy's been working non-stop on a project and will finally be done with it so he deserves a little relaxation. Hopefully we'll get to stop in Delta and see LJ's little cousin Gracie Lee and maybe hit up the zoo in SLC!

(Countdown to summer semester ending - 1 Month; It has been killer! So much work in so little time - I barely have time to breathe)

Joys:
My wee lass
My husband
My family
My air conditioner - The St. George summer is upon us :)

3 Fears
Drowning
Something happening to my wee lass
That my mammaries will forever be the size of small countries

3 Goals:
Finish school
Be able to see my ab muscles - Not just know they're there under my skin :(
Get my child to nap without being nursed or forced

Current Obsessions/Collections
P90X - It's a killer but I love it!
Cookies
I can't think of anything else

3 Random Surprising Facts About Yourself:
I can name all the stars of Full House - both their show names and real names (this is sad
and not really something to brag about)
It takes me at least 2 hours to fall asleep at night - even if I'm dead tired
I hate the Jonas Brothers

Sorry it took so long for me to complete my tag :) Sometimes my days end just as the next one beings and I dont' have time to even take a breath!

If you could go back and tell your teenage self one thing, what would it be?
Don't marry the first guy who comes along - it won't end well.

Did you do any extra curricular activities in high school? Spanish club president :)

What did you do with your free time? I mostly worked at RadioShack to save for summer trips to New York and Cancun. "You've got questions, we've got answers!"

What was the craziest thing you did in high school? Ditched a lot - enough to warrant excessive amounts of restitution - Am I the only one who thought restitution was the stupidest thing on the face of this earth?

Did you have a boyfriend in high school? Kenny in senior year. Post-break up he was known as pajaro grande...(big bird) due to his large yellow jacket that he constantly wore.

Songs that come to mind? Time of My Life - Green Day; Today is the Greatest - Smashing Pumpkins; Macarana (unfortunately)

If you could change one thing, what would it be? I would have graduated as soon as possible and gone to away to college - somewhere back east

What did you want to be when you grew up? Psychiatrist

Picture of self... ..............right................

I tag Brittany, Carie, Solinda

Alyshia and I decided to hike Angel's Landing last week - my thigh muscles were not appreciative afterwards :) We left really early so we were the only one on the trail and I won't lie, we were a bit freaked out for a while. But once we got to the top a lot more people came up so we felt a little better. But some cute little squirrels hung out with us while we rested at the top. We figure they must be used to seeing people all the time because they came and ate little pieces of food right out of our hands - please be aware that if we were caught feeding them we would have been fined $100 - but it's not like we were giving them a Zone bar or anything, just little bits of dried apple and cranberry. I'm sure it's a welcome relief from dead insects and random bits of plants here and there!