One Year Later

This was Raegan one year ago... (we apologize if you think this is too graphic).

This is Raegan today... no conehead and cuter than ever.

And just for fun a few cute pics of Raegan from the last year.

Happy Birthday Raegan! Thanks for being part of our family.

Summertime

Wow, I've missed some great blogging opportunities. Oops. Here's what we've been up to so far this summer. We went home to Fallon over the 4th of July weekend.We went out to Smith Creek with my family including Whit and Cody and G&G Hendrix. Derek learned how to fly fish. He claims he really enjoyed it while Raegan really enjoyed staring at the stuffed deer on the wall.

Raegan and Grandpa Hendrix enjoying corn for dinner (Raegan loves chewing on corn and apple cores). I heart this picture.

We bought Raegan her forward facing car seat for this trip. It was a little rough go at first, but after one hour long crying spell we finally broke her and now she loves it. She never cried once the entire drive home. This pictue was taken right before that crying spell. Can't you see it coming?

And just for kicks a picture of the "Shoe Tree" which you pass on the way to Smith Creek. Derek's exact word: "Gross." I agree.

On the 4th, our entire family (Johnson's and Adams') got together for a BBQ. I loved having everyone together. We must do this more often. Raegan really enjoyed being the center of attention and put on quite the show (with Caylee's help). They were very entertaining. Here's a short video clip.

Hanging out at G&G Johnson's. Raegan's attempt to look just like Aunt Ali (or a gangster).

I celebrated my 25th birthday on July 6th by going to Cafe Rio and having cake and ice cream with Blake and Courtney. I love their Pork Tostada (maybe a little too much).

And of course, since it's 110 degrees here in Vegas, we have spent plenty of time at the pool. Here are a few pool pics. Raegan really loves swimming.

Grandma Adams was just here for a week hanging out (thanks Grandpa A for letting her come). It was so much fun. We played this game (Settlers of Catan) way too much. Mostly because I kept winning. Grandma NEVER won (NEVER). I think my winning streak got up to 8. Raegan is getting closer to walking. As of today she has taken 7 steps, but each day she gets better. She is getting into everything and can reach for things I don't think she can. This has lead to some interesting expereiences which are not blog worthy, sorry. This picture is however. She took all the pans out of the cupboard, crawled in, but couldn't figure out how to get out. So she cried until I could take a picture. P.S. RAEGAN TURNS ONE ON WEDNESDAY. MORE TO COME!

Five

5 years ago Derek and I got married.

Wow, that went by super fast.

June 10, 2005. Reno, NV Temple.

Look how many people came.

One of my favorite photos from our wedding.

An engagement photo.

Doesn't Derek look so young, and my hair used to be so long!

This picture is proof that 5 years is a long time.

Ali and Emily used to be cute little girls.

Now they're beautiful young women.

Just for fun.

Pictures of me and my wonderful hubby.

Thanks for 5 wonderful years, Derek. I love you!

Family Firsts

FIRST ALL GIRLS ROAD TRIP

Last week Raegan and I, with our best friends Jamie and Sammy (they are only 2 days apart), decided to go on a little road trip to Utah, by ourselves. Our experiment went better than planned. The 12 hours in the car actually weren't too bad. They only acted up for the last 30 minutes of the trip, so Jamie and I just turned up some music to drown them out. Worked like a charm.

Raegan and I spent the week at my sister Whitney's house. It was perfect since Whit had the week off. After we made it to SLC Wednesday afternoon, we headed over to my cousin Scott and his wife Heather's house to celebrate Scott's 25th birthday. He was very surprised to see us and we loved seeing them.

Raegan and the Birthday boy.

Raegan was also able to "play" with her 2nd cousin Adeline (my cousin Lisa's daughter). Later on in the week they got back together and that time they crawled after each other all over Brad's house. It was so cute.

Thursday we put together a package of Goodies for Uncle Garrett who is serving a mission in Africa. We sent him lots of great stuff like peanut butter, spam, and ranch dressing. You know, the neccessities of life. Then we went shopping with Aunt Whitney. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures with Whit or Cody. Sorry!

Thursday night we went to dinner with Carly, Kyle, and Alyse. Kyle and Carly were flying out early the next day to Europe, so we didn't get to see them for very long. We loved seeing everyone.

This is Raegan eating rocks at Darren's baseball game. She was literally trying to eat them, something Derek would never approve of, but I thought it was cute how she would "try one" put it back and pick up another one hoping the next rock might taste good. I let her keep trying until I could get a good picture, then I stopped her.

On Saturday we stopped by Grandma and Grandpa Stahle's house and visited with them. I think this picture is so dang funny. I love grandparents! After that we headed to my cousin Brad's for a BBQ with Jeanne's fam. Sorry, but I didn't take any pictures. And that was it for our mini vaca. It was overall relaxing and so much fun to see family I used to see everyday, but now see very rarely. The experiment was a total success.

FIRST BATHROOM DISASTER

It speaks for itself. This is now her favorite room to play in. I swear if I ever accidentally leave the door open she will inevitably find her way there. She can actually flush the toilet now too. Scared me to death the first time. I thought there was someone in the house.

FIRST TRIP TO THE POOL It wasn't much. The weather was 95 degrees, but the water was much colder. We put in for maybe 30 seconds before she started to shiver, so that was it. I felt really bad. This week the weather will be above 100 everyday, so maybe we'll try again. Hopefully she loves the water as much as she loves her baths. We'll see.

DEREK'S FIRST TICKET

And finally, after nearly 12 years of driving Derek got pulled over by a cop for the first time ever. He was going 46 in a 30, what a rebel. My initial reaction: "HA, HA!" (In his defense, I better put that there was no speed limit sign.)

The Wedding

Derek's brother Blake married Courtney Southwick of Henderson a few weeks ago here it town at the Las Vegas temple. The wedding was awesome (except for maybe the wind). The food was amazing and I finally got to see my handsome husband in a tux again. Raegan did great all day and it was fun to see so much family. Welcome to the family, Courtney!

On Saturday we got to hang out with Derek's family including Raegan's cousins Caylee and Coral. We even took Raegan to see her first movie, Shrek 4. Caylee and Coral were on their best behavior, they never moved one muscle. Raegan on the other hand, not so much. Oh well, it was still fun!

The girls in their PJ's all ready for bed.