Haws' Adventure

After leaving me for a week to go to Havasupi for scout camp... Haws returned home safely with only a few battle scars. I thought I would get caught up on my blogging... but it turned out I was too busy having fun while "the cat was away" :)
Haws had a great time bonding with the guys. He came home with some fun stories and took some amazing pictures. I was actually a little jealous when I saw the waterfalls and cliffs that they jumped from. I am glad he had the chance to go and I know the kids loved him. When we got back they couldn't stop telling me how much fun my husband was. As if I didn't know that.
Here are some pics from the trip that I thought were awesome. Since I am the poster here... I don't have much narration to go along with it, so enjoy the shots!

Haws all geared up and ready to go

The "men"

Hiking in

Conquering another waterfall

Haws and Baker spent over 10 hours in the car together and built quite the "bromance".

A weeks+ beard growth

This is what came the day after he came back. Why must he torture me this way? I can handle the beard. There is something hot about the "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" look... but the 70's porn stache is something I just can't handle!! Luckily this only lasted for one day.

Dana's Shower #2

Dana's second shower was hosted by The Bendheim girls, the Clawson girls, the Davis girls and myself. Debra decorated the house beautifully and this is the shower that I made the hit White Chocolate Mousse Pie with Joshua. All the girls chipped in to make the day special for Dana and we had a lot of fun!

Joshua somehow always finds his way into the action.The party girls
This is the gift from Kori and myself. Isn't it cute? I thought Chase would like it too :)
Dana showing off her double bouquet. She had a lot of ribbons to work with.


More of the party girls
Davis-Bendheim girls
The "after-party". The day was so much fun, we didn't want it to end.

Dana's Shower #1

The "ward ladies" came together to through an awesome shower for Dana at Marsha's home. Of course it was beautiful!!! The house was decorated with tons of flowers and their was quite the food spread. Not to mention a candy station... which Chelcie and Dana took very good care of :) Some of the women who made it happen...The Davis Ladies
Dana was showered with love and many gifts. I was shocked to see how many gifts we both registered for. Kind of fun to know we have matching home goods.

FOUND FILE

While I was searching for the missing pictures on our computer (which is Haws' laptop). I came across some of Haws' old files. Now some people might be worried about what they might find on their husbands computer... but not me. This was the one thing I found that had me in stitches. It is Haws' graduation announcement from BYU. Check out that photo!!! I love how he looks like he is glowing and the look on his face radiates the confidence of a BYU grad. Now my big question is "was this a joke or did he really send this out to all your family and friends?" Knowing Haws... I almost think it was some sort of a joke, but since I will not be able to talk to him for a whole week(no cell phone reception in Havasupai) , I will have to wait to get my answer. I did not realize that I would not be able to talk to him while he was gone. I thought I would be OK having him gone for a week, but knowing I will not being able to at least talk to him makes me miss him.

Can you blame me???

The reason I have been blog slacking...

My "little" sister Dana married Chase (Trevor) on May 30th. I have been so busy with all the wedding festivities that I have been yet to post any pictures from them.

One of the things I have planned to do this week while Haws is away to scout camp (for a whole week!!!) is to post all about the wedding and the trip we took to New Mexico for the reception Chase's family had out there. So stay tuned... I hope I find the pictures that seem to have disappeared from my computer.

WE MADE IT!

They say that the first year of marriage is the toughest. If that is true... I can't wait to see what the years to come are like! This past year has been the best year of my life. Yes, there have been a lot of changes and adjustments to make and we are still learning how to make it all work.... but I don't think that ever goes away. I love being married to Haws. He is more than I could have ever wished for in a husband. A year flies by fast! My parents just celebrated their 33rd wedding anniversary 2 days before us and they claim the next 32 years will go by even faster! That is hard to imagine.

As Karen Carpenter said, "We've only just begun to live."