Helping Hand

Today while I was walking into the hospital were I work I noticed an older lady in a wheel chair strugeling to push her self into the building. She had a brace on her leg from what looked to be a broken leg. I could not see anyone with her that was helping and she was obvously having a hard time pushing herself. I walked up along side her and asked if she would like some help. She was very greatful and accepted gladly. She had stated she was having a hard time manuvering the wheel chair on her own and had even lost traction on the wheels when trying to get up the low curb.

We chit chatted a bit and I helped her into the elevator and then to the doctors office she was trying to find. She was very greatful for the assistance and that I helped her all the way to the doctors office even though it was not on the floor I was headed too.

I must say that too many times I would have just walked by and I am greatful that I was intuned enough with what was going on around me that I could see she needed help. Much of the time I am busy in my own thoughts and with what I need to get done and were I am going to notice.

My mom is great with noticing those things around her and taking action. I remember when she and I were waiting in line at Costco to get gas. In one of the cars ahead of us a lady was sitting in her car while filling it with gas when the gas tank started to overflowed and spill out, while the woman in the car did not notice. My mom acted quickly and got out of the car and ran over to take out the hose and turn off the gas. While many people honked their horm to get the womans attention my mom actually acted. That is one thing I truly admire about my mother and what she has been able to teach her children.

I hope that we can all notice those around us not just strangers but those we love most and take action to help them feel loved and appreciated. I know I need to do better with this.

The Utah State Fair!

So this week we went to the Utah State Fair. This is the first time EVER that I have been to a fair. It was awesome!

First we wondered around and checked out all the diffrent booths. We ended up getting Zanders name done with water colors. It turned out really nice but I did not get a picture. I want to get it framed so maybe then I will post a pic

Here are Abe and Zander possing with a cool old Utah police car. I love how Zander is all into it in the first pic and then laid back in the second:)



Sorry my blogger is being retarded so it won't let me write above the other pics. One of our most favorite parts was seeing all the animals. Zander loved them! In one of the pics above it is really hard to tell because of my flash but it was the biggest bull I have ever seen in my life. His legs were HUGE! I also must say that I had never been that close up to a cow before.

Our favorite was this sheep that was very friendly

Next I needed to get some carni food! I had a funnel cake for the first time with buvarian cream and strawberries and it was delish. Then I had a fried snickers! It was amazing. Luckely my brother-in-law was also their and he and I split it so I did not consume all the calories myself.

It was a very fun night and I hope to go again next year! I think I will give the fried twinkies and oreos a try at the next one.

Flaming Gorg 2011!

A few weeks ago we went on our yearly vacation to Flaming Gorg. For those who are not familiar with were it is its in north east Utah on the boarder of Utah and Wyoming. We love going to the lake!

We go with Abe's family and it's always great time. We had tons of fun boating, fishing, eating, and playing. Although we did not catch many fish:) Also the food was fantastic. My favorite was when Abe made pizza in the dutch oven. I will have to do a post sometime with instructions. It really was fabulous. That night Kenzee and I made a peach raspberry cobbler that was the best thing ever!

Here is Zander getting ready for the trip on his Grandpa Fitch's boat

Zander absolutely LOVED the water. He would wake up and the first thing he would say is water! water! He wanted to go right out and get into the water and play. We camped right on the beach. The water was the highest we have ever seen it. It came up 10 feet while we were there so we had to move our camp site back after a few days. That was even knowing the water would come up and trying to plan enough space so we would not have to move.
I must say it was nice to get home were I did not have to make sure Zander was not eating sand, getting into something, crawling under things or running into the water.

We also took our little motor bikes. Abe took Zander on a little ride around our camp and the look on Zanders face was priceless. He felt so big being on the bike with his dad. He kept wanting to take the handle bars and steer. I think we may be in trouble with this kid:)

Here is Zander with his Uncle Andy and cousin Briggs. Andy took the boys out on a walk and had them running waving their arms! It was hilarious.


 And here are the boys just chillen at camp.


 




Here is Zander with his Grandpa Fitch . We got the boys this little boat that has a mesh bottom. They loved to float around and splash.




We took a boat ride up to the dam to see if the cosway was open letting a bunch of water into the river but it was closed, which was kind of a bummer. You can see how high the water is up the dam! It's nuts how much water they are getting and you could still see snow in the mountains.

Abe also took Zander out with him on a jet ski ride. Which again Zander loved. I think he fell asleep on one of the little rides. Abe had him steer a little and the next day Zander figured out which button started the jet ski by watching Abe do it.

The evenings were perfect and I loved the light! This is Abe's sister Kenzee and her family walking behind were we camped. I like that this pic is not totally sharp I think it gives it a dreamy look and I love the sun flair at the bottom.

Here I am with Zander looking out over the water. Two days after we took this picture the road we are on was covered by the water.

Here we are as a family. Zander always wants to swing when we both hold his hands so it was hard to get a picture of him walking:)

Vacations go by way to fast! We had a great week being away from work and just being together as a family!

Also check out the Komondor blog! The puppies are a week old and getting cuter and cuter

We have puppies!

Nessie had her pups this morning. We just got back from vacation yesterday so we were very happy she decided to wait until we were all home. When we woke up she had already had 7 of them. She ended up having two more but one did not make it. So we have a total of 8 puppies 3 female and 5 male. I am so proud of how well she is doing and what a great job she did!

You can see more pics on the komondor blog

Big News!

That's right we are expecting....... puppies!!!
Honestly this is a big surprise to use. We new Nessie could be going into heat soon but over the last week she has gotten huge. I had her into the vet at the end of May asking him what to look for. We did not want to breed her on her first time going into heat. So he went over things and when to separate the dogs. So when I thought she might be going into heat we separated the dogs for 2 weeks. We were really surprised to find out she was expecting. Here is the bigger surprise. We took her into the groomers yesterday and he said based on his experience she will probably have her puppies in the next 2 weeks!!! Unless she is having a really big litter, which komondors usually have 8 to 12 puppies. So she would already have had to be pregnant when I took her into the vet to ask him about what to look for. Really she showed no signs!!!

So I am starting a blog for Crombie and Nessie about everything komondor called Our Crazy Komondors. That way you can follow her through out the remainder of her pregnancy and then once she has the puppies you can follow them and see them grow! I will also be posting our experience in training and raising them and how great they are with Zander! Really these dogs are gentle giants. We are excited to be expecting our first litter and to become breeders. We will be the only breeders of Komondors in Utah. So if you are interested in a puppy or know of anyone who may be interested please send me an email or leave a comment. We will be taking deposits on the pups once they are born and will be able to go to a new loving family 8 weeks after they are born.

Here is the expecting momma! Look at her puppy bump!

After the groomers she looks totally different and her belly looks even bigger! We had them shave her totally down for the summer.
You can also get to the Komondor blog through the link on our sidebar:)

Happy 4th of July!

Hello Everyone I hope you are all having a lovely summer. We have been very busy enjoying the sunshine.

As of late Zander and I are hitting up Lagoon every Monday with my sister Megan, cousin Amanda and their kids. This last week my older sister Mindy and her family came to stay the summer so now they will be joining us! It is great to see Mindy she and her family live in Dubai so we only see them once a year or so. So to have them stay for two months is really exciting. Her husband was able to stay the first week but has to go back to work and will be back their last week to pick them up.

For Fathers Day I had this picture taken in Pioneer Village at Lagoon for Abe. He loved it!

Poor Zander had some allergies this day so his eyes are a little red. We only got 3 pics taken when he decided he was done playing dress up. At least we got a pretty good one. I also gave a copy to my dad and father-in-law.

Here are Abe and Zander at the Kaysville 4th of July paraid. We colored Zans hair for fun, he was very patriotic:) Also notice Abes lack of hair! He buzzed it all off. It was kinda an accident to cut it that short but, it's growing on both of us and he may even just keep it short since he is thinning more and more on top.

The weather was great for most of the paraid. It was overcast which made it nice although it was a bit muggie. Towards the end it started to sprinkle so we packed up and headed for the car which we made just in time before it really started coming down. The paraid was actually the end of our crazy 4th of July weekend. On Sat we had a BBQ at my uncles and swam in his pool with lots and lots of extended family and cousins. Zander had a blast in the pool! We then watched the Riverton Fireworks that night from my grandparents hill. Then on Sunday we celebrated the 4th with Abes family. Abe and his brother Andy took a trip up to Evanston and got some now legal fireworks! It was the best fireworks show I have ever been to. It was crazy to see which fireworks are now legal in Utah. We did get a visit from a very nice police man who said he enjoyed the show.

I am finding it harder and harder to take pictures while out and about so the paraid are the only pictures from the 4th I took. Zander is always on the go and I never have enough time to get a pic!

I hope everyone had a great 4th of July. I truly appreciate this great country which we live in and all the men and women who help to keep it this way.

Memorial Weekend

For Memorial Day weekend we went camping to Lava Hot springs Idaho. It is just a few hours north of us. We went with Abes sister Kenzee and her family. They had just bought a new motor home so this was there first time out with it. Abes younger brother Andy and his girlfriend also came.

We stayed at the Smiths Trout Haven camp grounds.We really loved it there. They have two trout ponds you can fish from and our camping spots were right by the ponds. We also were next to a field with two very friendly horses.

When we got to the camp grounds the weather was okay but as we started to set up it really started to rain! We were so happy that we have a trailer and did not have to tent it!

Here is our camp site. It was nice having the grass but they had just cut it and the clippings were everywere so with the rain it was hard not to track the grass all over the place.

Here is Zan with Abes sister and her family feeding grass to the horses.

Zander LOVED the horses. He would wake up in the morning and see them out the window and say "puppies!" pretty much every animal is a puppy to him.

No family trip would be complete without the puppies:) Nessie is on the left and Crombie is on the right. Nessie is getting bigger than Crombie! They are both so much fun! They loved getting out and being in a new place. This was Nessies first time taking a road trip and she did great!

They have a little park at the camp grounds with these awesome teeter-taughters so we dragged one back to our site. Everyone had a blast on it and no one got hurt which was a miracle considering the stuff they all tried to do.

I did not participate in the standing and trying to balance. I know my limits:)

Abes dad had to work over the weekend so they were not able to camp but they did drive up for dinner one of the nights. Both of these boys love their Grandpa!

It was a bit chilly but on Saturday it was the nicest day so we went swimming. It got a little to cold at the outdoor pool for the little boys so we took them to the indoor pool which was a blast. They have a climbing wall that comes out of the water. We also went for a walk up and down main street and checked out the shops.

On Monday morning Abes brother and girlfriend were nice enough  to watch Zander so Abe and I could hit the hot springs. It was my first time going to the actual hot springs and they were so nice and relaxing. I am glad we waited to go early on Monday. There were not nearly as many people. We had tried to go a few times but the place was packed.

It was a very fun trip!