To Grandma's house we go...

This last weekend Stu and I decided to take a visit to Grandma and Grandpa's house...with Blue. This would be his 1st road trip and 1st time to Grandma's and Grandpa's who live in St. George. We left Saturday morning and Blue who loves the car got super excited to take a ride. Surprisingly Blue did really well in the car. We only had to stop once for a potty and get rid of wiggles break and he was ready to push on.

Upon arriving at G & G house, Blue was a little hesitant at first to meet them. He stayed close to mom and dad but by the end of the trip he warmed up to G & G. G & G have a big back yard and we put him back there and he pretty much stayed in the back yard the whole time. Blue was very interested in the birds that visit the back yard. He would just sit and watch them. He was very good and never barked at them to scare them away.

When we got ready to leave on Monday St. Patrick's Day, I think Blue was excited to get to home. He was a good travel buddy who slept most of the way home. I hope our kids will be just like that too.

*Use sound. Here is Blue doing some of his tricks. Shaking hands with G & G and rolling over.

We have a new baby!!

Got your attention didn't I?? Well Stu and I don't have a new baby, but my best friend Kristie and her husband Sean do so that makes me an aunt again and Stu an uncle.

THE PRINCE HAS ARRIVED

Jacob David Marshall was born on March 12, 2008 at 3:39 PM. He was 2 weeks early, however Krisite is known for going early so they were prepared. Jacob weighted in at 7 lbs and 15 oz. The nurse told Krisite if he hadn't peed right before they weighted him he probably would have weighted 8 lbs. He was 19 1/2 inches long and had quite a bit of hair. He was so alert the whole time we were there, just looking around and probably wondering 'what have I gotten myself into'.
Jacob's sisters McKenna (age 6) and London (almost 2) were both excited to see the new prince. After Jacob got his feet inked for the baby certificate, one of the nurses put Jacob's inked foot on Sean's arm to 'mark him'. It was the cutest thing I have seen!! McKenna asked her dad how he got that foot print on his arm and he told her "Jacob Kon-Foo kicked me when he came out" McKenna replied with amazement "How did he do that??"
Because Jacob was the first grandson on Sean's side, Jacob got Sean's dad's name as his middle name-David. On Kristie's side, Jacob is the 4 grandson, however March 12th was Kristie's dad's birthday, so both grandpa's are a significant part of Jacob's life.
Kristie looked absolutely beautiful, having that mother glow, and will have her hands full with 3 kids. Thank goodness McKenna will be a big help with Jacob like she was with London

Congradulations Marshalls on your little prince

Doggie Parks

There really are doggie parks out there. Parks made especially for dogs. The park is gated, full of grass and they have big concrete pipes for the dogs to run through, and yes...a fire hydrant. Stu and I didn't know they existed until our trainer mentioned to us to take Blue to one. We did just that yesterday. Sunday brought warm weather and clear sky's and perfect time to take Blue to meet other dogs.

Let me set the setting. Blue in the back seat with the window down getting excited as we pull up into the parking stall. As Stu gets his leash ready to go on his collar, it takes about everything Stu has to get Blue to sit. As we walk towards the gate Blue is pulling Stu to the point where Stu is almost in a run. As we approach the park I observe the amount of dogs running around in the gated community. There are about 100 dogs and when I say 100 I don't mean there were a lot of dogs..I mean there were over 100 dogs running EVERYWHERE. Blue was a little overwhelmed by the number of dogs coming up to sniff is private area and to be honest, I would be nervous too. He struggled with the amount of dogs and people at first so we just kept Blue close to us and went to our own little patch of grass and had him sit and watch for a bit. As Blue is sitting by Stu and watching the dogs, some dogs have come over to say hi to Blue (hi= smelling Blue) and one dog named Spike comes over to say "hi" and proceeds to lift his leg and pee on our dog. Is that how dogs say Hi to the new kid on the block? After about 20 min Blue got use to the dogs running around and seemed to enjoy running after his tennis ball Stu was throwing at him. We had quite a few other dogs bring the ball back thinking the ball was there's and gross..it was covered in other dogs foamy spit.

Overall through we had a good day at the doggie park.

Tagged...

Sunny I loved your blog that talked about Jason so I have tagged myself, allowing me to tell everyone a little bit about my husband - My favorite person

What is his name? Stuart Owen (Stuart after his uncle and Owen is after his dad)

How long have you been together? It will be 2 years the end of April

How long did you date? Stu and I started to date the 2nd week of May and got engaged the 1st week of August..so 3 months, then married 5 months later

Who eats more? I would have to say Stu eats more or can eat more. I can't eat as much since my surgery, or else it gets stuck.

Who said "I love you" first? Stu did on my birthday about 3 weeks after we started dating. It took me off guard and the only thing I could say back to him was "Thank you". It took me a couple more weeks before I could tell him myself that I loved him.

Who is taller? When I wear heels I am, but with no heels... I still am :)

Who is smarter? Stu is by a long shot. He is witty and can think of things to say in a moments notice. He does much better in school then I ever did. I however keep useless trivia stored up in my brain. IE Candles will last a lot longer if placed in the freezer for at least 3hours prior to burning.

Who does the laundry? Most of the time it is me, but Stu is great about helping to fold the laundry once it is done.

Who does the dishes? It is really a joint effort

Who sleeps on the right? Me, I use to sleep in the middle but Stu has moved me over to the right side.

Who cooks dinner? Um from a box? Me. Home cooking is done by Stu. His mama taught him well.

Who drives when you are together? Stu and he always opens the door for me

Who is more stubborn? Alas..we both are

Who kissed who first? I am pretty sure it was me. I go after what I want and I wanted a kiss

Who asked who out first? Stu asked me out on our first 'official' date.

Who proposed? Stu did of course. He took me to the spot where his dad proposed to his mom. It was in the hill above the B in Bountiful and it over looked the valley.

Who has more siblings? We are even. 4 kids on each side. 2 boys and 2 girls. We are both the oldest which is why we are both so stubborn

Valentine's Day

Love is in the air--

This is why I love Valentine's Day. For one day out of the year, everybody loves each other. I would have to say that Valentine's Day is my favorite holiday. I even loved this holiday when I was single. It is another day to give presents (also my favorite thing to do). Stu humors me when I comes to this day, he just doesn't understand the big deal.

Just remember one thing this Valentine's Day. Tell 1 person you love them. Just 1, it will make their day!

One year down..

Stu and I celebrated our one year anniversary on the 3rd of January. It was strange really to think we have been married a full year. It is true what they say...the older you get the faster time goes by.
For our anniversary and for Stu's birthday we flew into Reno, Nevada and rented a car to Lake Tahoe. Since Stu was in charge of the honeymoon I decided to take the first year. And since we could not travel over Stu's birthday in Oct. we combined them. The plan was to snowboard in Lake Tahoe and enjoy the beautiful scenery. Mother nature however had different plans. If you watched the news this last week, California and parts of Nevada were expecting blizzard conditions. Yep..we were caught in a blizzard. Lake Tahoe got about 6-8 FEET of snow. Needless to say we had to spend a day indoors (Which is not as glamorous as you might think considering the power went out and the TV didn't work), but only one day was wasted indoors. The others were spent outside. We went snowmobiling on our anniversary. And we went snowboarding in knee deep powder. I have never had so much fun in the snow. As Stu kept saying "It was Epic". I told Stu I spent a lot of money getting that snow there, but for my honey..I would do anything :) He found that funny.
Overall we had a great anniversary. Sad to say we are not newleyweds anymore. I told Stu maybe we could be newleyweds till we have kids..can you still be a newleywed at your 5 year anniversary???

New Year's Resolutions

Everyone has got one.. or two. What is yours? I have one of my own and I know Stu does too (at least I think he does :) )

New Year's Resolution for Stu and Sarah
*Get in shape. (Isn't this everyone's??) We have a trip to Hawaii planned in June and if it takes the Biggest Looser 4 months to get into that great of shape..I know I have at least another month to procrastinate :)
*Run another 1/2 marathon

New Year's Resolution for Stu
*Survive nursing school (after this year just one more semester to go)

New Year's Resolution for Sarah
*Get caught up on scrapbooking (or else stop taking pictures that I will have to scrapbook)

Of course there are plenty more we can put on there, but why have a ton of resolutions and not fulfill them. With a few resolutions you will for sure keep them.