Mt. Graham & Rodeo

Denver and I got to hang out with Madi this weekend and Madi knows how to party! We woke up Saturday morning and did a little bit of yard selling (which we were unsuccessfull) then we got ready and headed up the mountain to the Layton Cabin. When Madi and I were young before we moved to Eagar, we would spend at least a couple of weeks up at the cabin to escape from the hot desert weather. Denver and I have been married over a year now and he had not seen it yet so I was excited to show Denver where a lot of my summer childhood memories were. These next couple of pictures are taken just above where the cabin is and you can see a good portion of the valley below.



Madison loves car rides and she would rather sit and wait than to get out and enjoy the scenery. She didn't want to stop!



Then Denver got a call from his sister Brooklyn telling us that they were on their way to the Gila Valley to go to a rodeo! We were so excited! So we met up with Brooklyn and her family and Ethan and Jessica Eagar and went to the rodeo to watch Dallas compete. Here are a few pictures of all of us enjoying the rodeo!

Maternity Pictures

This past weekend, Denver and I got to go and spend time with his sister Brook and her sweet little family! I had to take a test to be able to be placed in the middle school for my student teaching on Saturday morning for 4 hours! The first hour was the longest; somewhere around 10:00 I decided I was really hungry; somewhere around 10:30, Daley decided she was really hungry and stretched her leg out as far as she could which didn't feel very good, so I had to stop what i was doing and lean back and push her foot back where it was suppose to go. Then around 11:30 at question #100 I was thinking I only had one more question to go (which I did) but it was an essay question that I had no idea about. I was devistated! So I had to spend another 45 min working on my essay. I did survive and Denver came and rescued me!

The rest of the day was spent shopping...for things that were desperately needed!

Then on Sunday afternoon, Brook offered to take prego pictures of me. They turned out so well! I have quite a few of them and I wouldn't mind showing all of them because they all look so great!Thank you so much Brook! I'm at 30 weeks in these pictures.

Memorial Day and the Gila Box

This Memorial Day this year Denver and I got to go to the Gila Box and tube down the rapids! Well considering that we were on the Gila River...the rapids weren't too rough....don't worry! Denver and I were really excited to get to go and see the place where the Gila Valley Temple's mural was painted from. It is gorgeous down there! When we got there we found the perfect spot for the family to set up camp for the day. The water was a little chili at first but once you got in it was really nice and it kept you cool during the summer heat. We even got to go tubing a little bit. My dad dropped us off a little ways up stream and we floated down. It wasn't too bad except at the very beginning. Denver, my mom, and I got down to the river and saw that it looked a little dangerous for a prego girl to be floating down, so we decided to try it a little further downstream. Long story short...Denver and my mom got swept away by the current and my mom lost her shoes and Denver got a big bruise but they were just fine. I was the lucky one! We had a blast being able to spend time with the family!

Happy Mother's Day

I don't think anyone could have gotten luckier that Denver and I. Not only did we get the best moms in the world...we got the best mother-in-laws too!





Our Mother's still love us even after we...
1. Stuck a peeled off fingernail in Mom's soda straw....right before she drank it.
2. Let our brother think it was my toes he was smashing with a bamboo stick when really it was Mom's.
3. Jump off the back of a moving stationwagon going 45 mph.
4. Scare her to the point of wetting her pants.
5. Watched her get smashed in between the van and the swimming pool building even when we didn't touch anything.
6. Actually touched the gears and wrecked the suburban.

Things we learned from our mother's...
1. Being humble enough to ask how to stop a refrigerator water dispenser from overflowing your cup.
2. You won't get a ticket if you drive 5 mph over the speed limit.
3. How to be the best damn driver.
4. If it doesn't taste just right...put a little butter on it.
5. Instead of calling the police department...call your dad.
6. The best soda...is a stolen soda.
7. Paint it black!
8. If the Angel Moroni waves to you when you come out of the temple...your girlfriend will wait for you.
9. You'll wet your pants if you don't cross your legs when you sneeze or cough.
10. Love your enemies and kill them with kindness.

As we wrote this...we realize just how similar our mothers really are. We are so grateful for everything they have taught us and sacrificed for us. We love you! And we know you'll love this picture!

Madison & Miracles

(Isn't Madison just Beautiful?)



I just wanted to post about my dear sister, Madi. She is such a joy in our lives and we love getting to spend time with her and seeing her sweet smile and hearing her laugh. This past Wednesday, our family got the surprise of our lifetime. It all started when our cousin Alex invited us to attend the Young Women Recognition Fireside because there was going to be a spotlight on Madi. We were thrilled to be invited knowing Madi was going to be spotlighted. We just thought she was going be spotlighted for turning 18 and graduating from Young Women's or something small like that, but were we wrong!

After the meeting got started, it was time for Alex to get up and present her spotlight on Madi. She started by telling the touching story of the day Madison was born and how things ended up with finding out her diagnosis of Autism. Our whole family was in tears. Then Alex goes on and tells how she thought about Madison while she was doing her Personal Progress and felt a great need to help Madison with hers because she could not do it on her own. After getting special permission from the Stake Presidency, Alex's wish was granted. She involved the young women and YW leaders of her ward and together they completed Madison's Young Women Recognition award which is a difficult and time consuming task that takes most young women a few years to do. It only took them a few months which is a miracle in itself.

Our family was completely surprised and so grateful that there were so many people who love Madison enough to do such a wonderful act as service as this. After Alex's touching talk, Madison was presented her Young Women Medallion with a book of all of her values and 10 hour projects signed off and the experiences the Young Women and leaders had with it. My parents went up with Madi in complete shock and tears streaming down there faces with great gratitude. Then we got to watch a beautiful video of Madison when she was a baby up until today. This whole fireside was so touching. The whole time, Denver and I had a hard time keeping the tears from falling on our laps.

We want to thank everyone who was involved in this wonderful act of service, it meant more than you will ever know.

Denver and I are so grateful to be able to be sealed together for Time and All Eternity not only to each other but also to our wonderful families! This wonderful act of service done for our family was such a great reminder of the importance of temples. In temples, families can be sealed together not only for time in this life, but also in the next life for eternity. Temples are also a place where family members who have passed away without receiving these great blessings also have the opportunity to be sealed to their families. What a wonderful feeling to know these things! Denver and I are so excited to have a temple just 3 minutes away from our home! We can actually see it from a distance from our own front porch (well it's really an old cotton haulin' trailer). We are already planning our weekly schedule to attend often! I couldn't really find a picture of it that I loved. All of the good ones are copyrighted....so I decided to use this beautiful one of the Mesa Temple where Denver and I got married. It is also gorgeous!

23 Weeks

Denver and I have been so crazy busy lately that we haven't had time to take any prego pictures. We finally remembered Sunday! I can't believe that it has taken us 7 weeks to remember.

Just for a little update... Denver and I only have a few weeks left of school! We can't wait for this summer to start so we can put more effort to keeping our weeds under control, planting some grass in our yards, and doing more fun things rather than homework. We also bought a new car! We haven't taken any pictures of it but I will post them as soon as we do. It is a navy blue Ford Explorer '04. It is very baby friendly and Denver and I love it.

Last a couple of weekends ago, Denver and I also were able to go and see some old friends! Crystal just got home off of her mission from Peru and was speaking in Sanders. While living in Flagstaff, Denver and I got really close to this family and we just love them all to death! Crystal, Danelle, and Sterling! We had so much fun in the little bit of time we were there!

Possible Daley Look Alikes

Can you tell which one is Denver and which one is Blake??? Good Luck! Haha....

I think in this picture...Denver is on the right.

I think he is on the left on this one.....

I have no clue....

Denver and I have fun trying to decide which one is which....especially with the baby pictures. He still isn't positive which one he is in this one either.

Either way, I think Daley is going to be one cute baby girl! We can't wait!