Blessing of Jackson Lewis

We went up north to see/participate in the blessing of Jackson Lewis - Adam & Sabrina's new baby boy. He is so darling! He's a really good baby, too. My camera wasn't working very well, so the first few pictures I took of the gathering afterward didn't turn out. But here are the pictures that did.

Belle & Jackson in their car seats

Terrel & Janet (Papa & Mimi) with Belle

Sabrina, Adam, and Jackson
(he was asleep, so I didn't want to have to wake him up just for a picture...)

On our way up we stopped and visited Rachel and Emily & Christian. Emily & her husband live north of Provo in Lehi and they were kind enough to let us stay the night there. They make excellent hosts! :) Rachel and her date, Darrin, Emily and Christian, and Jesse and I went to Macaroni Grill Friday night... We had a good time there and then we went to Emily's house to play games. We played "Ticket to Ride" which was really fun - Jesse wants to get it now.

The next day we went the rest of the way to Ogden, where Adam and Sabrina live. It was beautiful weather - a little sprinkle but perfect temperature. Terrel, Janet, and McKay were already there and we talked and hung out at Adam's house. Sunday, we went to church for the blessing and then Adam & Sabrina made lunch/dinner for those that came. A lot of Sabrina's family was there that I met, and also Sarah & Steele and their family. I am really glad we were able to come - we had a really good time. You have a cute little family, Adam!

Jackson Lewis - 8/24/2008

Congratulations, Adam & Sabrina! They had their 2nd baby - a boy - on August 24th named Jackson Lewis. He is darling! Visit Sabrina's blog to see pictures. :) We're going up to visit them this weekend for the blessing on Sunday. We're excited to come see your family!

Zion National Park

Jesse and I went to Zion on Saturday and hiked Angel's Landing. They say it is a "very strenuous hike - don't go if you are afraid of heights" which I now understand very well. Not only is it steep almost the entire way, there are parts you need to hold onto chains in case you slip. There are sheer cliffs to both sides in some parts!! Since hiking for the spa, I have become more accustomed to heights... but Angel's Landing is far more scary than any hike I am used to! But it was beautiful!!! I would definitely recommend this hike to anyone that doesn't have a big fear of heights (you could do it if you have a small fear like me).

Jesse was a little tired
and fell asleep on the way...

A couple from France took our picture near the top

Here we are at the top!
We packed a lunch to eat and
this is where we enjoyed it.

Amazing views everywhere you look (view from top)

Jesse

Shopping Trip to Vegas

Labor Day was a pretty fun day.. bike ride in the morning and then a few of us went to Las Vegas to get some shopping in. (Jesse hates shopping, so it's fun to get shopping in with people that like it!)  I went with Lindsay, Audrey, and Cody.  We picked up Becky from the airport, so she was with us for dinner and a little bit of the shopping.

Cody holding some clothes for Lindsay

We went to an outlet mall (they had True Religion, Banana Republic... and others) where I found some good deals.  Then we went to Fashion Show Place mall - they call it that because a fashion show literally comes out of the floors on some days (I haven't seen it yet, but it sounds cool).  (They had Forever 21... but by this time we were all tired and thirsty, so we left after this one store.) Then we went to the mall that is kitty-corner from the airport and went to H&M.  After we picked up Becky from the airport, we went to Forum Shops and ate at The Cheesecake Factory - yum!... My first experience at a Cheesecake Factory was completely different... and on our way out we stopped at Express.  

Becky & Lindsay in front of Express

Overall it was really fun and I got some really cute clothes, but it was also a long day and we didn't get back til almost 2am.  Thanks guys for shopping with me! You all have really good taste - thanks for the help.  :)

Here we are... ready to go home!

Labor Day Bike Ride

I took Berlyn on The Loop this morning - fun ride. She is much more brave than me! I need to work on getting over my fears in time for my mountain biking class that starts in October (yes, I said mountain biking class - pretty sweet, huh?)

Me & Berlyn - the trailhead behind us and to the left

I backed up and started over a couple times... but I made it down!

Berlyn scoping out the hill...

She made it look too easy!

Thanks, Ber. I had a good time!

Bag Tag

Lindsay tagged me. Show your purse and its contents... here it is.

small white purse from Kohls

No matter how big your purse, you fill it up. Here are its contents:

4 chapstick/lip gloss (if you know me, this won't surprise you), receipt, cards (library, health ins., Hollywood, etc), DSC parking pass that I'm supposed to have on my car, house key, both sets of car keys (found them!), Tylenol, gum, fizzy candy, wallet, Crystal Light 'on the go', change, Mexican money, flattened penny from Tillamook cheese factory (if you want to get me a souvenier... I will love one of these! Or foreign money - I collect both. Dorky, I know.), and earring posts.

Wow that was a lot of stuff in such a small bag. I should never get a big bag or I will fill it up completely! I now tag Angela, Bekah, Becca, Jackie.