Dinner at Oreganos

Saturday night we went to dinner with my sister Natalie and her husband Dallas. We had a really good time. The wait was about 50 minutes but we didn't mind because it was sooooo nice outside. I was actually saying that it felt good to be outside and I am in Mesa Arizona in July! Amazing. Anyway we enjoyed our meal and of course we couldn't leave without having a pazooki! Caleb was dying to try it so we gave him a few bites. He was making me laugh so hard so I grabbed the camera. It's really loud in the restaurant but the best part is the faces he makes!!! Enjoy!

Caleb turned one year old!

Thursday July 26th was such a special day for our family. Caleb turned one year old, his Aunt Stephanie turned 24, and he had a cousin (Taryn) that was born that day! So much to celebrate!!! By request from Stephanie we went to Gecko Grill for dinner that night. Caleb got a glow worm from Grandma Gunnell and he was quite fascinated by it!
Caleb also got some really fun books from Grandma Pearce, and a card with money from Great Grandma Gunnell! He has loved playing with his new toys.

We also decided to throw a little party with cake and ice cream for him tonight. We had a few friends and family over to celebrate. I made him a Lego cake. It didn't turn out quite like I wanted it to (I am a perfectionist) but it was still fun.


He got his own piece of cake and he LOVED it! At first he wasn't sure what to do with that blue frosting but he got the hang of it as soon as he realized how good it was...

All gone!!!

Our Camping Adventures

Our camping adventure began Friday night at 6:00 when we finally managed to get everything packed in the cars and we drove away from our house. Natalie and Dallas rode with Karli and Jared, while Jared and I followed behind in our little car. All was going well until 20 minutes out of Payson traffic came to a complete stop! There was a bad accident and they shut down the road. We were completely stuck! We all got out of our cars and sat around talking.

Finally 2 1/2 hours later (about 9:30) we were on our way again. Of course we hadn't eaten dinner yet so we had to stop in Payson somewhere along with the other thousands of people who were stuck in the traffic jam! We finally got our dinner around 10:30. Let's just say it wasn't very appetizing so late at night.

We FINALLY arrived at our campsite around 12:30 and we set up camp. Once we finally got to bed I was so tired I couldn't go to sleep. Of course as soon as it was light outside (5:00 AM) the babies were wide awake and there was no more sleeping. The boys left to go fishing while the girls stayed at camp to watch the babies. A couple of hours later the boys returned with very little luck fishing.

Sometime around noon everyone decided it was time for a nap! Just as we were all laying down we heard the first signs of the storm. We got back out of tents and put everything away. It rained for about two hours but it was quite nice because Caleb enjoyed the sound of the rain and slept the whole storm!


Once it was over we were able to enjoy some nice weather for a few hours. Jared and Dallas decided it was time for a campfire to cook dinner on. Jared found a dead tree for Dallas to break up with his big rock. Lets just say these boy scouts used all of their resources to get this fire going. (and then we went and bought firewood for $5 from the ranger:)


We cooked dinner, (foil dinners, one of my favorite camping foods!) and sat around the fire talking. I really was looking forward to cooking marshmellows and making smores on that fire but then around 6:00 the rain began again and we were in the tents for the night!

We packed and cleaned up Sunday morning to go home. Caleb enjoyed playing around in his playpen while we were packing up.


Once we finally made it home we enjoyed our wonderful showers and went to sacrament meeting together. Our last event of our journey was eating a spagetti dinner at Natalie's house together.

Looking back I think we all had a good time. It never fails that we have some kind of adventure when we go camping.

Thirty seconds of snuggle time

Caleb has never been much of a snuggly baby. He has never been one to fall asleep in my arms. Sometimes I just really want to snuggle and hold him while he is sleeping but that rarely happens! Well, yesterday was one of those days where I just wanted to hold him and love him. He didn't want anything to do with it, but I kept trying. Finally I got him to lay his head down on me and Jared grabbed the camera. Don't be fooled though it lasted for about 30 seconds (no exaggeration) and he was down playing with his toys again!

Caleb is almost a year old!

Caleb is going to be a year old in just two weeks! I know everyone says this, but it really is amazing how much they change in their first year. It has been so much fun for me to watch. It is a special thing for parents to be able to experience all of their child's "firsts." His first smile, the first time he rolled over, the first time he sat up, and so on... This video is fun because it shows a lot of Caleb's personality. He has learned how to clap when he is excited and we have been teaching him how to play patty cake. He is just so much fun!

My "Surprise" birthday party

So last Sunday (July 1st) was my birthday. We traveled back from Show Low that day and had dinner with Jared's parents (which by the way was a very good meal)! Anyway we didn't really get a chance to do anything together that day so Jared decided to celebrate my birthday yesterday. He tried to make it a surprise but that didn't really work! I knew he was going to try to get me back for making him wear that crazy shirt on his birthday when we went to a family reunion. When we got there he made me dress up like a princess:

Don't I look cute? Ha ha...at least I'm a good sport!
For dinner Jared made his famous lasagna that I love. It was so good!

After dinner Jared wanted to make a bigger fool out of me so he made me play the traditional bubble gum game. He asked me a lot of random questions and if I got it wrong I had to eat some gum. Well by the end I had quite the mouthful!!!

Can you believe that piece of gum fit in my mouth! SICK!!!

After that we just played Uno and few other games. We had a good time and all I can say is Jared better watch out for next year :)

Fireworks

From our home we can see some fireworks that aren't too far away. I took Caleb outside and he was mezmorized for quite a while.

Jared started messing around with our camera and he took some pretty cool pictures of the fireworks...

Happy 4th of July!!!

We had a really fun 4th of July. We got together with all of Jared's family for a swim/pizza party and we had a good time. Here are some pictures of the kids!

There's nothing like pizza and a little chlorine water!!!

Hannah was being "a good big sister," as she pulled Caleb around the pool!

I think the kids had a great time playing together.

Just one to keep up with...

Ever since Jared created blogs for our family, I have been trying to keep up with all three blogs he started. I recently have been thinking that I would like to have just one blog to update about our daily activities so I have decided to use this blog. The other blogs are just going to be profiles of each of us that I won't update. I hope everyone will enjoy visiting our blog and getting to know us just a little bit better!

Happy Birthday Jared!!!

Last Saturday, June 30, was Jared's birthday. We spent the day with my family at a reunion. I have always liked to do something crazy and fun to him on his birthday. Well, since we were going to be around a lot of people that day I decided to make him a shirt so everyone would know it was his birthday! When he first opened it, he didn't want to wear it and he was begging me to not make him wear it. When I told him he had to do it he went and got the magic marker and added to the shirt. It originally said on the front "IT'S MY BIRTHDAY" and on the back it said "PINCH ME." Well, he added on the front, "and tomorrow is my wifes," and on the back he crossed out ME and put "PINCH MY WIFE." He was a good sport and ended up wearing it all day. I think he had a good time with it because a lot of people stopped to read his shirt and tell him happy birthday.

I hope he had a good birthday! I enjoyed spending it with him and I love him very much!

My Sweet Baby

When I go in and see my baby sleeping it makes me think about how much I love him. I often wonder why I was blessed to be able to be his mother. He has such a strong spirit and I can often feel how much he is loved by our Savior. I am so grateful to have him in my life. I just can't imagine life without him anymore.

Fish Family Reunion

This last weekend we went to a family reunion for my Great Grandma and Grandpa Fish. It was fun to learn more about my heritage while we were there. Jared and I both come from very strong families who lived the gospel. The reunion was in Lakeside, AZ where my Great Grandparents raised their family. We had a good time getting to know some of our second cousins a little better.
This is a picture right outside of the home my Great Grandparents raised their family in. My Uncle David Fish now lives in that home. He has fixed it up and made it a nice place. It is so beautiful in Lakeside. We love it up there.


One thing I find interesting is the fact that my great great grandfather (John L. Fish) is considered one of the six founders of Lakeside, AZ. I found an article online that talks about him and his life. If you are interested here is the URL: http://www.wmicentral.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16695653&BRD=2264&PAG=461&dept_id=506173&rfi=6

Caleb at the Fish reunion

Caleb seemed to have a good time at the reunion we went to last weekend. We ate outside and it was so beautiful.

My sister Natalie was playing with him and he was laughing and laughing. For some reason he thought that when she put a cup on top of her head and let it fall on him, it was the funniest thing in the world. I think they played this game for a good 15 minutes and he laughed the whole time.


It was funny to sit Caleb down in the grass. It was a little pokey so he when he would try to crawl he didn't like his knees touching the ground so he tried crawling around in this funny position.