J n J Foster

JnJ is officially JnJ with baby NOVA!

2011-10-20T10:10:00.000-07:00

This post is for those of you begging me to blog....this could be the one and only of the year so enjoy!!

On Oct. 3, 2011 our sweet little Novalee Foster was born at 6:51 pm, weighing in at 6lb 14oz and 19 inches long. She has dark curly hair and cute long feet and fingers. When she smiles she just melts Jeff and I. She is such a good happy baby and is already sleeping pretty well at nights. My due date was Oct. 12 so Nova came a bit early but in perfect timing for dad to not miss any important tests or even any classes. We are enjoying being parents to this sweet little girl and love her so much!

Nova had her first photo shoot last Saturday. My friend Jaime in St. George took some great photos and Nova was so good the entire time. We can't wait to get the rest of the pictures back because there are so many good ones!

Nova loves her rubber ducky and will stare at it the whole time contently while we bath her!
Lindsey Torres: You wanted to see my pregnant belly and I never posted any so here they are: This picture was taken on our anniversary at 30 weeks pregnant. Jeff and I road biked 45 miles at the north rim grand canyon. It was so much fun and celebrating our fifth anniversary that way was a blast!
I need to take blogging 101 or else need to get more patience because I couldn't get this picture to the top, but this is our first family photo. I think Jeffs smile says it all of how happy we are!
This is the baby shower just a week and a half before Nova was born. I was terrible and didn't take any official belly pictures but here is the best picture I could find of the pregnant belly.
Its amazing that from to look at this photo and think that in just nine months Nova developed healthy and is here in our arms. We are so thankful for this new addition to our family and love her to pieces!

Cedar City Half Marathon

2010-09-19T10:55:00.001-07:00

This weekend was the first annual Cedar City half marathon. Erin and I have been running all summer in the mornings and decided to challenge ourselves by this course! The course was beautiful and I loved/hated the downhill. It started 10 miles up Cedar canyon and we ran a lot of downhill. I wish I would have trained more for this race but I have to admit this summer has been more dedicated to biking. Carrie took a gold medal for her age group and had an amazing pace. Erin did awesome for her first half marathon and I finished. My total time was 1:50 and my pace was 8:29. I love being outdoors and running with friends. Thanks Erin and Carrie for being those friends! And most of all, thanks Jeff for being the biggest fan there. Love ya!

Labor Day/Lake Powell

2010-09-06T18:34:00.000-07:00

For the Labor Day weekend I got to go with the Hunt family to Lake Powell. Jeff is taking some pretty serious classes so he stayed home and studied. Lake Powell was awesome and I even learned how to jump the wake. As I sit here writing this I still feel like I am on a boat though! We missed the Ware family reunion and missed being with family. Thanks to the Hunts for the fun vacation, I had such a god time and love boating/skiing/Lake Powell.

Jeff's brother biking

2010-08-28T10:59:00.000-07:00

Jeff is posting this so Albert can use this as his profile pic on Fantasy Football. To the rest of the world, you can view this jump with amazement, or, ignore this post.

Summer

2010-08-25T07:51:00.000-07:00

I can't believe how fast the summer has gone by! The past few weeks we have been very busy with Jeffs sisters wedding, 7 peaks, family reunions, Jack Johnson and just this past week the Desperado Duel!

Jennifer got married on Aug. 11 in the Salt Lake Temple to Micah Gogan. We are so excited to have Micah in our family. Her wedding was beautiful and so was she!

. We went to the Jack Johnson concert with our friends Nicole and Tyler. The concert was awesome but I have to say it attracted a different group! Almost everyone around us were drinking their boos and as soon as the lights went off everyone started smokin...somethin that smelled sweet.?! We had such a good time with Tyler and Nicole and is always nice to have such good friends to be with.

We have a FHE group that we are part of and last Monday was our friends Lou Swanks birthday. Jeff made her some pizza cakes...isn't he such a good baker?!

This past weekend was the desperado duel in Panguitch. It was a 106 mile bike ride that went from Panguitch, to Bryce, to Kingston, Circleville, and back into Panguitch. Unfortunately I don't have any good pictures but...I promise it was a good time! My brother in law also rode in the race and helped me get my bike new lubed and ready to go. (Thanks Kirk!) The bike ride was beautiful until the last 30 miles when the wind was blazing and there was a slight uphill grade. I finished the race and am still pretty sore as I sit to write this ;) Jeff went hiking Kannarraville falls while I rode b/c it is not a good spectators sport!

School has started but I just wanted to post some of the fun things we have done in the past month.

Fathers Day/Couponing

2010-06-23T07:01:00.000-07:00

For Fathers day we went to Monroe b/c it was my Dads birthday, fathers day and my cousin Jason returned from his mission. We had a good time in Monroe with a bbq, tennis matches and dutch oven. I am so thankful for my husband who is my best friend. I know that he isn't a "father" yet but I know as soon as we have kids he is going to be such a good daddy. As for my dad, I am so happy to have such a great home, church and life leader as a father. Dad has been such a great loving example in so many ways. Jeffs dad, my father in law is also one of the best father in laws you could ask for. He has so many good qualities and I am thankful to add him to my father list! Jeff, Dad, Papa Fos I love you, hope you had a great day!

As for the couponing, I am an official addict!! I LOVE IT! My husband thinks I'm nuts but I get a high off this and its like a game!!! For example: The first picture was purchased at walgreens for 3$ + they gave me 11 dollars in walgreen dollars. The picture below was from Smiths, the total was 140$ and I got it all for 40$. This purchase from Smiths is exciting b/c most of the stuff I got was all "NEEDS" or staples like butter, sugar, paper towels, etc.

Moab

2010-06-04T20:21:00.000-07:00

For memorial day we went to Moab with Jeffs brother and his wife Albert and Alisha. We went hiking, mtn biking, hiking, golfing and ate awesome food that Albert and Alisha made. It was our first time mountain biking and I must say I pretty much loved it! (Although I still like road biking more) Albert took us to the petrified forest where petrified trees are layered in the rock. It was so much fun going with people who knew Moab so well, especially b/c it was my first time experiencing Moab. We had such a good time and will for sure be going back to have more fun sometime! Thanks Albert and Alisha for the fun trip!

Jazz & Mothers Day

2010-05-26T15:56:00.000-07:00

We went to game 3 vs the Lakers jazz game. It was a blast! Earlier that day were all able to be with my mom and have lunch at one of her favorite places, the macaroni grill. Unfortunately the Jazz lost, but we still had a great time and got free t-shirts! We then got to spend mothers day in Monroe with my mom. I am so thankful for a good mom and someone who is so patient, outgoing and loving. I am also excited to become a mother some day! Happy late mothers day post mom! I love you! The last picture shows how we all have Ware genes in us...yes even Jeff somehow!

Master Foster

2010-05-02T20:51:00.001-07:00

Jeff graduated from SUU this weekend with his Masters in Business Administration. My family and Jeffs family came down to celebrate this occasion with us. I am so proud of his hard work and determination. Congrats Sid/Jeff/Master!

2010-03-26T18:21:00.000-07:00

Jeff made this cake for me for my 24th birthday! He is the best cake maker ever!

Catch Up!!

2010-01-10T20:53:00.001-08:00

For Thanksgiving we were at my house. We had all the Ware cousins over and had a wonderful dinner! After Thanksgiving dinner the boys played some football and then we drove down with my family to Las Vegas to stay the weekend in our time share.
Whenever we are at my house Daisy LOVES Jeff! (probably b/c Jeff gives her all the attention and lets her sleep with him)
This is pic is really random so let me explain: In Vegas we stayed at the Jockey club (which is on the strip right by the belagio) The first night we were there there was a major leak in the cealing above the shower. We all hoped somebody above us wasn't dead in the shower with the shower still on!! The second night the alarm in our building went off at about 3am. Over the bldg intercom it kept saying "there is an alarm in the building, please stand by" We all woke up and did not know what to do but we could smell smoke! So we all got changed, and got our shoes on. The alarm went off for about 10 minutes and then just stopped but the smoke was still in the hall. We called down to the front desk and they said that somebody in a room next to us just burnt the toast! After going to bed at 12 and then rudely awakened at 3 am by the fire alarm this is what we all looked like...impressive, I know!!
We had a great Thanksgiving! I am so thankful for so many things. My wonderful husband,my religion, my fun family and friends, my job and many other things!

Elder Ware

2009-11-08T19:23:00.000-08:00

The night before the guys went hunting, the news showed tips on what to do if you encounter a mountain lion. This is Jeff practicing: Showing his teeth, yelling loud and acting big. Personally, my best tip would be to grab that gun on his hip!!
The guys went hiking/hunting. Hiking b/c they were unsuccessful :(
While on their hike they found this tree with my name on it from 99'
The night before we dropped Kortney off at the MTC we all slept on the floor together.
Mom wanted a final cleaning done for Kort so we cleaned them in the car on the way up...thankfully it was smooth roads!
We figured it would be too cold in Alaska to really want ice cream badly so our last stop was BR...in case you wanted to know Jeff is telling me in the pix: "don't act like a 2 yr old"

We dropped Kort off at the mtc and as he walked off he had a grin from ear to ear. We are so excited Kort is on a mission and know that he will affect many lives with the light of christ. Way to go Elder Ware!

Tour de St. George

2009-10-19T08:30:00.000-07:00

Last weekend was the Tour de St George. Earlier in the summer I told my brother in law Kirk Thornock that I really wanted to ride in a century bike ride with him (100 miles) Kirk is an awesome bike rider and finished the desperado which is a 200 mile ride in Panguitch.
The race started at 8am and there was about 600 riders. It was awesome to ride in such a huge group. The first 20 miles you are in a big pack of riders that are breaking the wind for you so those first miles at 30mph don't feel like any work at all.
About 3 miles into the race we watched 2 bikers crash HARD. Both wrecks were riders who crashed into orange construction barriers. It was probably two of the worst things I have ever seen in my life.
The ride started in St George, went out to washington fields, sand hallow, hurrican, leeds, st. george, winchester, snow canyon, ivins, santa clara, bloomington and back into st. george. Kirk was great to guide me through and let me draft off him the entire race.
We finished under my goal time so I was excited. Our total time was 6 hours 29 minutes and our total ride time was 6 hours 5 minutes. I am so lucky to have the best cheerleader out there. Jeff took all these pictures and was there at the end to help me walk!! I am aslso so thankful I have an awesome bro-in-law who talked me into doing this ride and helped me finish it! Thanks Kirk

BYU vs UNLV

2009-10-19T08:13:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we went to Vegas with our friends Kyle and Erin to watch the BYU game. The game was a late game so found a frisbee golf course to spend some time at. This course was a good one but nowhere near Idaho Falls course!
We watched BYU play UNLV and it was an awesome game! This was actually my first BYU game and first big time football game (other than Dixie Rebles and SUU) Thankfully BYU scored a bunch of TD's b/c I tried all night and finally got a pix of the ref holding the hands up...not an easy task with a cheap camera!!

Finally, this is Katie who we stayed with. She lives in Vegas so she drove us through town so we did not get lost. Unfortunately, after the game when we got back to her car we realized that it had gotten broken into. Jeffs sunglasses, my treat bag, her CD's and GPS unit got stolen. What a horrible feeling to know someone else was in your car going through your stuff. Overall, we had such a great trip with Kyle and Erin and I loved my first BYU game ever!

Conference with Brother Andersen

2009-10-04T21:00:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I said that I wasn't going to do the blogging anymore but Jenna and I had a pretty cool experience today so I thought I would take over and blog one last time. LaMarr Andersen is fellow from Marysville California that I met when I served my mission. LaMarr was a less-active member who hadn't been to church for over 40 years and one day when riding his bike he was hit by a semi-truck. Somehow, he lived and recovered super fast. He took this accident as a wake up call from God and that it was a second chance to go to church again. He went from a wheelchair to a walker to a cane to walking just fine in less than a year. After I got home I was able to go through the temple with him for his first time and then he came all the way out here for our wedding. I've been home for over 4 years and if a week goes by that I haven't called him, he'll call me. He is such a good guy and good member of the church and this weekend he made the trip out to Utah to come to conference for the first time.

His sister who lives in Emery County and niece that lives in Pleasant Grove also came to conference with us and after conference got over, Jenna packed a bunch of food for us to eat. Since it was raining everywhere, we found some chairs and had lunch in the underground parking! It was nice and warm down there and what are the odds of finding chairs and benches in the underground parking?

Fall!

2009-10-03T09:50:00.000-07:00

This past Sunday we drove up the mountain with some friends to see the leaves. It's Fall and I can't help but hear my mom singing "It's Autumn time, it's autumn time" primary song! The leaves are so amazing to see the change and the beautiful colors. The green,orange,red and yellow reminds me of fruit roll ups!

Last weekend we went to St. George for the opening day of the chuckar bird hunt. When we lived in St. George Tyler Johnson and Jeff would go hunting for these birds every weekend and would usually come back empty handed. This trip was not that way! They got up early in the morning and came back late afternoon with 8 birds! They were like little boys on christmas morning according to their stories of running up hills and shooting their guns! We love the outdoors and being together with friends and each other!

Duchesne

2009-08-28T08:02:00.001-07:00

Last weekend we went to Duchesne to hang out with Jeffs family. We had such a good time golfing, hiking and BBQ ing! The highlight of our trip was as we were driving up we got a phone call (the only time we had service) at about price from our neighbor. (We don't really know our neighbors, all that we know about them is that we have a mutual friend). He asked if we were okay and then told me the police wanted to talk to me. Apparently our neighbor got a new gun and was showing it to his friend and it accidentally went off and through the wall through our living room! The cops, search and rescue and fire dpt were about to break down our door b/c nobody was answering and they were worried we were dead inside! This first picture is of the first hole in the wall. (Jeff was bummed that it didn't hit our tv)!

This pix is looking from the first bullet hole to the second hole. (inbetween the door and stair rail) As you can see, this is probably the best shot possible. It missed our couch, chair, bike and stairs! We were sure lucky (as well as the guy who shot it)!

This is the final destination before it hit a stud in the wall! We were so lucky that the neighbors were able to get a hold of us before they broke our door down!! What a good weekend to leave town and visit the family!!

Grand Canyon 09'

2009-08-28T07:45:00.001-07:00

A couple of weeks ago we went to the North Rim Grand Canyon with Tyler and Nicole and their friends Haylee, Lindsey and Michael. We had such a good time cooking dutch oven, hiking and enjoying the view! It was so fun enjoying good company and beautiful country!

There were fires on the South rim as well as close to where we were at. On Sunday the canyon was so full of smoke I felt bad for those tourists who saved their life to see the canyon and just saw smoked filled hills!

Anniversary #3

2009-08-06T10:21:00.000-07:00

Aug. 4th was our 3 year anniversary! I am so lucky to be married to Jeff. He is a great husband and friend. After work we loaded up the four wheeler and rode up cedar mountain to make hobo dinners. We had a great time and as always had a blast together!Our new favorite is tin foiled vegetables! We wrapped corn on the cob in tin foil and then threw it on the coals. We also tin foiled all of the veggies from our garden. It was delish and highly recommended!

Summer 09'

2009-08-06T09:27:00.000-07:00

Wow this summer has flown by. Jeff has been so busy with summer school but already has two classes done with for his masters degree. We absolutely love Cedar city (only one thing...the wind) Our summer has been full of adventures so here are all of the pix:

Mid-July Jeff and I ran in the Bryce Canyon race along with my family and our friends Nicole and Tyler. Jeff ran the 5K and got second place (make that number 2 for the summer)! I ran the half marathon and finished in my goal time so I was excited considering the little amount of training I did for it.

We watched the Angels play the Orioles...baseball is the worse sport to watch on TV but in live it wasn't too bad! I was absolutely amazed by the amount of people this stadium held. Not even comparable to the Bees stadium. And nothing beats a hot dog and churro at a game! Thanks JR and Emily for coming with us, we had a blast with you guys!

For the 4th of July we went to Huntington beach. The water was cold but the weather was nice. We played on the beach the 3 and 4th. The 3rd was not too crowded with people but the 4th was crawling with people...we were lucky to find a parking place a mile away from the pier.

We watched the fireworks from off the pier. It was awesome to watch them over the ocean with teh sound of the waves and fireworks blasting. It made it worth beating the crowd all day!

Ragnar Relay=Insane

2009-06-27T10:56:00.000-07:00

My wife and sister-in-law are officially nuts. This is the 2nd time they have done this race. Here is Jenna doing her first leg of the race. It was 3.5 miles at 2:00 PM.

Here is Jenna running her 2nd leg, 10 miles at 2:00 AM. That's right...I was asleep and Jenna was working on her fitness at 2 am.

This leg is the hardest leg in the race. It's pretty much like running up Monroe Mountain. 4 miles, 2:00 PM, pretty much straight uphill and on just a few hours of sleep.

Jenna showing the mountain she just climbed. Pretty amazing.

It started to rain so naturally Jenna got a little muddy...

Not really sure what is going on here but I think Jenna and Alisha are both pretty happy there is only a mile left.

And here's the gang of crazy women and one dude that are nuts enough to do this race. All for a little medal! But good job Jenna and Alisha!! You both ran way good!!

Utah Summer Games 5k

2009-06-13T07:49:00.000-07:00

This was my first race since running at state cross country over 7 years ago so I was pretty nervous and a LOT slower. I didn't have much expectiations other than to just finish the race. Now Jenna is a way good runner so this was just a walk in the park for her. But lucky for me, I just keep getting older so I was in the 25-29 group and Jenna was in the 19-24 group. I finished the race 2nd in my age group! I'm a Utahn Olympian!

Poor Jenna had a bunch of college runners in her group but she still did way good and got 5th in her age group and 13th overall. And when I wanted to stop or go slower she kept pushing me.

I'd say for our first race together we did pretty good. It's a way good course to run because it's pretty much all downhill. We finished the race at the same time but the way they do a the timing system there are no ties so the tie goes to the best looking person. We had a good time running and hope to do it again next year!

The Start Of Our Garden!!

2009-05-20T09:49:00.001-07:00

Our ward does the coolest thing! Our Bishop knows that most of us are just renting and don't have a place to put a garden. So he has some land that he tills up and some water that we can have our own little garden. This is our first garden and we don't know what we're doing so who knows if anything will even grow but we are hopeful that something will! We planted tomatoes, jalapenos, bell peppers, anaheim peppers, onions, beets, beans, carrots, artichokes, squash, zucchini, and cucumbers so hopefully something will grow!

Tour Of Our New Place

2009-05-12T13:03:00.000-07:00

We got our camera from Idaho so I thought I would take you on a virtual tour of our house!

Our rat, Joel, made it down to Cedar and really enjoys being out of the cold

The first room in our humble abode is our living room.

Then we walk down the hall where there is a bathroom in the left door and a closet on the right. Don't confuse them or you might have an embarrassing moment.

After you walk down the hall, on the left is our little dining room

If you turn to your right you'll see our kitchen

We even have a basketball court in our kitchen.

By the fridge, there is a door that takes you to our washer and dryers...and a bunch of other junk

Now we'll go up stairs

The first room is where we hide the rest of all our junk since we don't have a garage anymore. We also do P90X in this room

Then next room to the right is where we would like you to stay. I'll even let you use my Jazz pillow but you have to ask Jenna if you can ride the bike.

To the right would be your very own private bathroom while you stay with us. We promise to put a shower curtain up before you get here.

Now we are walking to our bedroom.

We have a walk-in in closet that we love!

This is where we sleep!

And lastly on our tour, is our bathroom. Jenna sleeps on the left side and loves being so close to the potty.

I hope you enjoyed your tour of our new place. Now we would like you to come visit in person!

Moved!

2009-04-20T14:50:00.001-07:00

Ok so we are officially in Cedar City but we have no pictures to post yet because we left our camera in George & Rachael's car in Idaho Falls. But I promise as soon as we get it we'll post some new pics!

Highlight Of Moving To Idaho

2009-03-22T09:24:00.000-07:00

I was so happy to have the weekend finally get here!! I got to see my BFF, my in-laws, and David Archuleta!

This picture doesn't do much justice for how long the line really was. I swear it was a mile long but Jenna, Nancy, JR, & Emily went and got in line at 9:30 in the morning to secure us a good seat. They were pretty close to the front of the line and brought a table, chairs, and games to keep them entertained. They even made it on the news!

Here we are in line!

And the main event!!

He did such a good job! He sounded just as good live in concert as he does on cd. When he came out on the stage for the first time, it was the loudest thing I have ever heard. 1700 little 14 year olds can really belt it out. I recorded a little bit of the concert but 1) I don't know how to upload it on the computer and 2) its hard to hear David with everyone screaming in the audience.

We had the best seats in the house. We were on the front row of the balcony. We had a perfect view and nobody standing up in front of us. It was the best concert I've ever been to.

The next day we treated ourselves to some Hot Diggity Dog, one of our most favorite places in Idaho Falls; and played some frisbee golf. What an excellent weekend. Thanks to Jenna, Nancy, JR, & Emily for making the long trip, waiting in line all day, and making my weekend so enjoyable! I love you guys!

I'm really looking forward to April 15th cause this working 55-60 hours a week and only seeing Jenna on the weekends is getting really old. I find myself counting the days down like my mom did when I was on a mission: Only 21 more working days, 3 more Saturday and Sundays, and only 1 more fast Sunday! :)

Happy St. Patty's Day!!

2009-03-16T07:11:00.000-07:00

Finally a new post from us!! Yay!! Well, as many of you know, we are moving to Cedar City so I can get my MBA. Jenna is leaving Idaho a little early to start her new job so we had her last supper and celebrated St Patty's Day on Saturday night. It included the tradish corned beef & cabbage, green grapes, green kool-aid, apple beer, and green cups and plates.

Oh and everyone wore green

After the delish dinner, we went old school and broke out the very first Nintendo and Power Pad. We had a St. Patty's Olympics. This is Matt & Sara Svedin in the 100 M dash.

This is George and Rachael Garner doing the hurdles.

I believe Jenna was the overall champion. She has only been gone one day and we all miss her guts! Hurry up weekends!!

A shout out to Gary

2009-02-02T16:35:00.001-08:00

After a group discussion and popular vote, we have decided to name our snowman Gary. Only Gary has sweet curves akin to our snowman so it is with great pleasure we name our snowman after you Gary.

We are trying to come up with a name for our pet rat. Please let us know if there is anyone out there that would like to have our rat named after you.

Happy Groundhog's Day!

2009-02-02T11:51:00.001-08:00

My boss feels bad for the little groundhog that people forget about him so my boss always celebrates groundhogs day. When I was on my mission all the other missionaries would be so jealous because at the beginning of February I always got a huge package in the mail. The great groundhog must have known that we are LeBron James fans because we got matching jerseys! Thanks Bob and Sheri and Happy Groundhogs Day!!

P.S. I look like a chubby checker around the mid section. I'm not getting fat yet, I threw the jersey on for a quick pic over my shirt and sweater and it looks like I have a spare tire.

P.P.S. Also, I still love the Jazz the most but LeBron is the freakin man.

Snow!

2009-01-23T13:35:00.000-08:00

Last night it snowed about a foot of snow! Today Jeff came home for lunch and we made a snow man as well as had a great snow ball fight! It's great to have a best friend who will act like a kid with ya!

This picture is of a field next to our house. The city uses this empty lot to dump loads and loads of snow from roads and parking lots. I've never seen so much snow!Jeff wanted to make sure that everyone knows we are not animal abusers, so we let our pet rat indoors. ;)

Christmas Break

2009-01-06T15:27:00.000-08:00

Before Christmas I flew to Las Vegas to vacation with my family to their time share. We went to the strip, old fremont street, shopping at flea markets and toured Hoover Dam. It was amazing to see how much work went into building that dam. The dam tour guide did a great job!

Me and my sisters Kimberly and Emily in Vegas.

Christmas was spent in Monroe at my family's house. This is Christmas eve with Santa. All of my extended family gets together and eats, plays out the nativity scene and receives presents from santa.
This Christmas eve instead of opening up the usual pj's we got "ghetto slippers" purchased 3 for 10$ at the flea market in Vegas...if you haven't been there, its highly recommended!!! Grandpa Tucker stayed with us over Christmas break, it was great to have his company.

Christmas morning was a little unusual. Usually the kids all wake up about 5:30 and go wake up mom and dad before we can all see the tree and open presents. This year was unusual b/c mom and dad came and woke us up at 5 am. We opened presents and were back in bed at 6:30...we like it this way b/c we are still kids and can't sleep that night anyways so earlier the better!!!
Jeff got tons of Jazz gear, I got running, biking gear, and a new kitchenaid hand mixer. We got a shotgun from my parents and these hiking backpacks full of necessities for a 72 hour pack. We were really excited about this gift b/c living so far from family and not really knowing a lot of people in Idaho to rely on in case of emergency, we have to really be prepared for the unknown.

Jeff, my dad, and brother JR got their share of service for the rest of the year by shoveling snow for widows in the ward and helping a man get his truck unstuck out of the snow.
On the 29th we drove to Salt Lake to watch the Jazz play the 76ers. The best part is if you go to the game 2 hours earlier, you can watch the players warm up and then they give autographs...We got about 7 autographs so watch for our stuff on ebay! j/k
For a little bit of the night I completely ignored Jeff....wonder why???!!

At the game the whole fam supported the Jazz by wearing all of Jeffs christmas jazz clothes! During the 4th quarter my brother and sister Kortney and Emily went and talked to a nice usher and she put them on the third row behind the hoop. Jeff, JR, and I were jealous and spotted some empty seats behind the 76ers. Its a huge difference to go from the very top row to the third row. (But not necessarily 250$ difference)!
After the game we walked around and looked at the lights on temple square. They are always so amazing and as you walk around they help you to remember the true meaning of Christmas and the holidays.
The next morning we toured the capital building. This picture is of Philo Farnsworth. He is the inventor of television, was born in Beaver Utah but actually invented the tv in a small town of Rigby Idaho (close to Idaho Falls) so I thought I would post this randomly!

Capital building
The 31st was my birthday! Jeff was so thoughtful to make me an M&M cake that not only looked awesome but tasted great too! Jeffs sisters family, the Thornocks came and helped to celebrate Jennas birthday.
We shot our new gun and went sledding. Later that day we drove to Saint George to stay with Nicole and Tyler. We brought in the New Year by going to Red Lobster, making strawberry pina coladas, and watching some football. On new years day we woke up and went chucker hunting. We went to Jeffs favorite, Inn-n-out for lunch and then hung out with our old-time friends at Wingers. It was great to spend some time in Saint George to try and unthaw from the freezing Idaho weather!
We had such a great time over Christmas break spending time with my family and some time with Jeff's family. Happy New Years!

I Told You So...

2008-12-15T07:46:00.001-08:00

So about 6-8 months ago when we would tell people that we were moving to Idaho Falls their first reaction was, "Ewww, it's cold up there." We probably heard it from everyone we told. Now in the back of our heads Jenna and I knew it was going to be cold but we just kept it in the back of our minds. I mean, I grew up in the Uintah Basin where it is one of the coldest places in Utah and lets just say that Monroe isn't sunny St. George either. So we thought we would be able to withstand the bitter cold.

Saturday was the first day of "real" snow so we are into it 2 days and everyone who told us Idaho is cold, you are EXACTLY right! Yesterday it was 7 degrees and as I am typing this it is 1 degree outside. It's going to be a long winter....

Christmas Tag

2008-12-08T11:07:00.000-08:00

Tagged again by my sis-n-law Becky

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot Chocolate...usually never drink it though b/c Saint George did not need any extra warmth. I'm sure I'll be drinking my fair share in Idaho!

2. Do you wrap presents or bag them? Wrap presents...probably b/c I know that if mine were bagged, I would definataly peek!

3. Colored lights or White? White on my tree, colored on the rooftop

4. Do you hang mistletoe? No. Never had any.

5. When do you decorate? Typically the day after Thanksgiving.

6. Favorite holiday dish? Mom's bear claws (pretzel, caramel, chocolate drizzled with white chocolate.

7. When & how did you learn about Santa? Not quite sure, my parents always did a good job at hiding the secret by warning us that they would call Santa and tell him I was being a bad kid etc.!

8. How do you decorate your tree? See previous blog

9. Snow...love it or dread it? Absolutely dread it. Today was our first snow since October...I almost slid into another car in a parking lot and cursed..Key word almost! It's pretty but I would rather no snow and just look at pictures of it!

10. Can you ice skate? Never in my life have I been ice skating!

11. Do you remember your favorite gift? When I was in 8th grade I got my first iPod. It was the first iPod ever released. It was the size of 3 decks of cards but was amazing at the time! Its amazing how technology has changed in just 8 years.

12. What is the most important part of the holidays? Of course remembering Christ, and doing things for others. I love Christmas, and how people seem more cheerful...and my Birthday!

13. Favorite holiday dessert? Mom's bear claws, apple cider

14. Favorite memory? I remember having my Wisdom Teeth out just two days before christmas, my cheeks were so puffy! I really like playing dodge ball with my family and Jeff's family at christmas time in the High School gym!

15. Do you have a special ornament? No, I don't even own any! My mom always made our ornaments like one year she made care bears, another was cows. Now we take it easy without sewing and make gingerbread cookies decorated by everyone so it adds personality.

16. What do you do on Christmas Eve? Last year at Jeffs house we had fondue dinner of steak and special cheeses. (Thanks Alisha for the name!) We played christmas games then all went to sleep downstairs, it was a fun night. When it is Christmas with the Wares, all of the extended family get together and eat appetizers, then the younger kids put on a nativity play. Then Santa comes and gives each grandkid a present. We all go home, open a present (usually pj's) then go to bed in the same bedroom so santa can come!

17. If you could have anything for Christmas this year what would it be? Saint George weather in Idaho Falls! (Is that asking too much?)

18. What do you do for neighbors and friends for Christmas? This year I am stealing my Mom's idea...wrapping up a few magic erasers (used for cleaning) with ribbon and writing something to the effect of "Don't wash away the magic of christmas" Or something to that fact.

This is an easy tag and fun to read different ideas of others traditions so I tag whoever wants to do it!

Photag

2008-12-06T07:51:00.000-08:00

Tagged by Alisha (Sis-n-law) who changed up the tag to 8th pix in 8th folder. Unfortunately my computer is getting really old so I took ALL of my pictures off my computer by burning them all onto CD's...but on the other hand I have been scanning all of my families pictures onto my computer so this was REALLY random!
This is my brother Kortney. I am not completely sure but I think this picture was taken in 2005 at the Piute reservoir. Kortney is now 18 and a Senior in High School...wow I am getting old! My family always uses my Grandma & Grandpa Wares boat and we would always go to Lake Powell once or twice a year. It was the highllight of the summer. We usually had to spend the first half of day at Powell trying to get the boat to work! Once we found out the hard way that the fuel meter did not work and we got stuck in the middle of the lake! We paddled back close to shore where the other boat we were with saw us and towed us to get fuel. One of my best memories of this boat is when we would stop at the Subway in Kanab to eat and we would walk out and everybody would be staring and gawking at our boat like an antique show had just pulled up!! We all learned to ski at a very young age, I remember when I was first learning, I told my Dad to hit it but he didn't hear me, so I just stood up...My mom looked back and saw me somehow standing up so she told my dad "I guess you better go she's already up!" Spending time with family are some good memories and thankfully there are a few pictures to share those memories!

Photag whoever wants to do it...it's quite interesting the random pictures you may have!

Christmas Traditions

2008-12-03T18:13:00.000-08:00

A couple years ago Jenna's family started this tradition where they bake gingerbread men, decorate them, and hang them from the tree as the ornaments. At first I wasn't so hot on this new tradition but as the years have gone by, I like it more and more. We had our friends Rachael and George come over to help with the festivities. Most of the ones I made were Jazz players, but everyone else came up with really creative ornaments

And here's the finished product!

Turkey Day Holiday

2008-12-03T17:58:00.000-08:00

This year we were in Duchesne for Thanksgiving and we had a ball being with my family. My dad cooked this sweet turkey in the dutch oven and it tasted so good! It wasn't dry at all! I think my dad just keeps getting better and better every year at cooking the turkey.

The day after Thanksgiving we went out to Provo to shop and celebrate Jayson and Joe's birthday. We met up with the Thornocks and had a party at Chucky Cheese. It was awesome. In case any of you don't know, Jenna is THE BEST at scoring tickets. It doesn't matter if it is Fiesta Fun, Chucky Cheese, or Trafalga; she'll only put in a dollar but have over 400 tickets.

The next day I helped put up Christmas lights. Now, some have asked, "Jeff, why are you on the roof?" Since I was putting up the lights this year, I was going to do it how I wanted. And I spelt "GO JAZZ" on the roof. Something happened when I got down though because my "J" didn't light up. No Jayson will have to fix it so it doesn't say "GO AZZ." While I was hanging lights, Jenna was bffs with the 2nd twilight book and could never put it down.

Husband Tag

2008-11-25T08:56:00.000-08:00

Husband Tag
Tagged by Melissa Giles

1.Where did you meet?
Jeffs sister was my neighbor in my home town Monroe. I was going to college and she set me up with Jeff when he got home from his mission and we first met at her house.

2. How long did you date before you got married?
Approx. 8 months

3. How long have you been married?
2 years, 4 months

4. What is your favorite feature of his?
At first it was his six pack! Now its his smile...I love when he is happy.

5. What is your favorite quality of his?
Jeff has so many qualities that its tough to list just one but one of my favorites is how thoughtful he is. He writes me random love notes and leaves them in random places, will come home randomly with little gifts that are super thoughtful. I love that he is my best friend and he treats me like I am his as well! To put it in a couple of words Jeff is VERY giving and always thinking of others rather than himself. He is also very good with his callings and priesthood duties.

6. Does he have a nickname for you?
Sporty-Spice, Babe

7. What is his favorite color?
Any color to do with the Jazz...I think right now baby blue

8. What is his favorite food?
Anything that has cheese or chips.

9. What is his favorite sport?
Jeff loves football and basketball...its a toss up. I think his favorite fantasy sport is Football but actual favorite sport to play and watch would be basketball. (Jeffs got hops and I love it!)

10. When and where was your first kiss?
Kind of lame but we were picking up his brother from work at TJ MAX in the parking lot.

11. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple?
Jeff and I love doing anything together. That is why we go together like PB&J, Salt n peppa! We love to play sports together, frisbee golf, golf, hunt, shoot, LOVE road trips together and most especially watching the office together!

12. Do you have any kids?
not yet

13. Does he have a hidden talent?
Jeff is the best rapper...I think under his white skin he is really black b/c he can rap and has serious hops! I love standing next to the bathroom door when he showers b/c he just raps away and is so good at it!

14. How old is he?
He is 24

15. Who said "I love you" first?
Probably he did...I can't remember right now to be honest! When Jeff reminds me I'll update my post!

16. What is his favorite type of music?
Rap and hip hop. But he really listens to a lot of different types. Jeff is the best at listening to a song and knowing all the words. He always catches me singing along and I just say random words to the tune. He laughs at me b/c he is so good at catching onto the words and knowing them.

17. What do you admire most about him?
Gosh, he just has so many great qualities that I love. I've always admired how proper and polite he is with everyone. He always knows just what to say and how to say it. Jeff is an amazing people-person. He is so good at speaking to anybody in any situation and is everybody's friend. He is just incredibly smart in so many aspects. He is way smart in school. And extremely talented and hard working for his job. Love ya Jeff!

Tag whoever wants to secretly tell their husband how much they love him...or change it up to wife!

A Long Time Waiting

2008-11-11T06:48:00.000-08:00

You knew this was coming and we are so excited! Today we woke up early and ran to the store to pick up the newest and best cd on the market, that's right Archie's cd came out today and we LOVE it!! We definitely recommend it!

New Toy

2008-11-05T18:58:00.000-08:00

Last Saturday we went down to Utah and bought a new toy! I LOVE it. At first we didn't love the color but it has really grown on us and we love it. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles but it is perfect for us. Don't mind the snow on the truck, we do live in Idaho.

Big Judds Burger

2008-11-05T18:46:00.000-08:00

Today I ate at Big Judds. If you eat this monster of a burger you get your picture on the wall. That's a pound of meat, a big huge bun, lots of cheese, pickles, and lettuce.

A before picture. I swear it was as big as my head.

So fat I thought I was going to have to be rolled out. I couldn't finish it though...

Tag-O-Rama

2008-11-05T10:44:00.000-08:00

8 Shows I like to watch...

1. The Office - don't call me on Thursday nights 8-9 b/c I won't answer!
2. CSI- (even though it makes me a scaredy pants and gives Jeff bad nightmares!)
3. SVU-I always mix it up and call it SUV...drives Jeff crazy!
4. Studio 5 KSL- I know lame but I love the new recipes and screaming deals!
5. Sports Center-Does this count? Especially love this time of year (Baseball over, football wrapping up and basketball beginning)!
6. So You Think You Can Dance - Twitch made the show worth watching!
7. KSL News-Again, does this count? We live in Idaho but still catch the Utah news-its great!
8. Biggest Loser-this is probably higher on the list but I love the tips they give out
and the motivation.

8 Restaurants I Like...
1. Benjas thai and sushi-miss it!
2. Cafe Rio- Pork salad or burrito must have the house dressing!
3. Red Lobster- Even though I worked there I still know the goods and love it!
4. Ruby Tuesday- Love sharing with Jeff the salad bar and chicken pot pie. mmm
5. Hot Digity Dog- Its a requirement to eat this when you are not busy b/c you could quite possibly die that night from a heart attack!
6. Wingers- (Really Jeff loves this place so it makes me happy to go there too even though it always gives me the bad belly)
7. Pier 49 Pizza-The only kind of pizza I like
8. Ruby River-Love the bread and steak
This isn't part of my 8 it is a negative...Olive Garden (Woof)...As Jeff and I put it we would rather eat Kraft mac & Cheese!

8 Things that happened yesterday...

1. Woke up, turned on the heaters, made Jeffs lunch, turned on the truck so it could heat up. (In case you didn't catch on its freezing up here)!
2. Cleaned the house
3. Went Swimming at the aquatic center
4. Ate lunch-apples and peanut butter-honey-sprinkles sandwich
5. Went to work at Dr. Heningers office...love it!
6. Got paid!!! Woot Woot love pay day
7. Made mac & cheese for dinner...we were in a hurry to get to #8
8. Went to the temple with my sweet husband to do a session

8 I things I'm looking forward to...

1. The weekend...as always!
2. The office tomorrow
3. Thanksgiving-this year at Duchesne
4. Christmas-this year in Monroe
5. Going to Utah in a couple of weeks!!!
6. I'm copying Alisha on this one... EVENTUALLY... SOMEDAY... having a baby.
#6 is NOT an announcement.
7. Starting my new job on Mondays at Dr. Talls office
8. Possibly doing a triathlon in Nov.

8 things on my wish list...

1. A new road bike - not a need but a want along with almost all items on my list!
2. A Bosch mixer
3. A smaller arse.(sorry Alisha I copied you on 3&4)!
4. A smaller gut - are we seeing a pattern here?
5. 4 Wheeler, along with somewhere fun to ride it!
6. A bed set
7. A house.
8. I wish it was warm year round-not hot but warm and 20 hours of light outside instead of 12 hours...I could get so much more done with warm all the time and more sunlight!

Tag, tag, bo bag. Banana fana fo fag. Me my mo mag. TA-AG!
Merridee, Megs, Nicole, Natalie, John, Patty

Urban Dictionary=Many Laughs

2008-10-30T14:38:00.000-07:00

I stole this off Brooke's blog but you have to go to this website and give it a try. The website is: http://www.urbandictionary.com/. At the top put in your name and it will give you the definition of your name. Some of them can be kind of PG-17 but it is really funny. Here is what it says for us:

Jeff: a fabulous name, anyone who has it should be proud, spontaneous (good in bed) ;) usually very sexy tall & thin (except for the few UNLUCKY Jeff's out there)

: a really cool kid who everyone loves. Someone with a fantastic everything. Everyone's best friend. A Jeff will most likely often be cheerful and can always put their friends in the best of moods. This person can make British Guard People giggle in about 3.7 milli seconds. Jeff's have awesome dance skills and great hair.

: vomit. As in: Pass the pail, I'm totally going to Jeff

: The correct spelling of Geoff.

: Refering to or pertaining to "Jeff", whose very name is a vulgarity in the real sense of the word. As in: Go jeff yourself. Jeff off. You're such a jeffer. You guys are a bunch of jeffers. I can't jeffing believe this!

Jenna: so cool, has tons of friends, likes the wrong guys, loves to go shopping, smart

: A little girl that you can carry in your pocket or in your purse because she is awesome.

: an amazing person who's really smart and totally crazy at the same time.

: The most spectacular butt anyone has ever seen. Large but not to an excessive degree and tight but not overly muscular.

Ok, now that you have enjoyed our names, go look yours up!!

I heart Halloween

2008-10-25T17:02:00.000-07:00

There is one thing that I love about Jenna. She absolutely loves Halloween. She is prolly going to kill me be but I dug deep in the archives and broke out some of Jenna's Halloween pics. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

This is Jenna as Rainbow Brite. Classic.

Jenna as a fairy

One of my favorites, a Pizza

I know, it's tough to see her but she is the tree in the middle! Jenna is so creative, who thinks about being a tree? I think she pulled it off very nicely.

For the past 2 years I have been Spiderman and she has been Snow White.

And this year....She went to the Trunk-or-Treat as Elder Foster!

We went as companions.

Jenna Crocker

2008-10-24T20:15:00.000-07:00

Jenna has always been a good cook but ever since we moved to Idaho, she has had this cooking/canning/drying bug in her.

I had never seen an apple core like this before but Jenna used this to help her dry apples

I even helped out

Jenna is showing off our food storage. So Jenna has canned peaches, made salsa, dried apples, and started storing water.

Jenna had one of the ladies in the relief society show her how to make bread, rolls, cinnamon rolls, pizza dough, breadsticks, and a danish pastry. I really like being on the receiving end of all these tasty treats but it's been to watch because I can tell she's going to be such a good mommy someday (not an announcement at all).

Guests Welcome!!

2008-10-20T18:54:00.000-07:00

This weekend Jeff's parents brought us up a bed for our spare bedroom. What that means for everyone else is that you are more than welcome to come and visit us! Well, it's not like you weren't welcome before, but now you will have a bed to sleep on. So come on up and lets party!!

Pumpkin Carving Time

2008-10-15T22:17:00.000-07:00

We went out and bought pumkins so we could carve them up to make our place a little more festive. We had lots of fun!

Jeff wanted to carve a David Archuleta pumpkin but after hours of searching on the internet, he couldn't find a cut out so he went with Spongebob Spookypants.

BOOOO!!!!

2008-10-12T08:56:00.001-07:00

BOOO!! Yesterday was the 11th of October. If you were to go back to a post in June, you would see that we had snow on our Sidekick on June 11th. That's only 4 months of summer!! We are use to having only 4 months of winter and NO snow!! BOO! The snow is pretty and all but we hate it! Last night we went to Pocatello to eat at Red Lobster and the roads were just fine until about 10 miles from Pocatello and then they were snow packed. Cars we were sliding all over the road and one had even flipped over. Driving home the roads were only bad around Pocatello, the roads were clear in Idaho Falls, but this is what we woke up to. We can't believe it is only October and there is snow already.

This is a plant Jenna's sister gave us when we moved up here. We did a good job watering it every day, pretty sure it's dead now.

This is a rat that Jenna's mom gave us. We keep it on our doorstep to scare people when they come to our house.

We almost couldn't see him this morning! Poor guy!

Now You See Them Now You Don't

2008-10-01T11:28:00.000-07:00

It's been two weeks since my surgery! I'm finally back to work and eating somewhat solid foods! There were so many thoughtful texts, calls, flowers and cards. Thanks to my wonderful husband who took such good care of me for example: holding my hair up while I lost it at least 6 or 7 times after sedation, eating on my type of diet (soup, soup and soup)! Thanks to my mom who came up for a few days to keep me company while Jeff was at work all day and to make delicious soups. She even taught me how to knit dish rags! (A great activity when you can't really talk!)

Here is a picture of my throat after my tonsils are gone. My tongue looks nasty cause I just got done eating a red popsicle.

While my mom was up here, we took her to Hot Diggity Dog. It is the best place to eat a hot dog!! I was so jealous!

Jenna's Surgery

2008-09-17T10:44:00.000-07:00

All of you that know Jenna, know that she has the biggest tonsils you have ever seen. They have always given her problems but she has never had the time to get them taken out. The colder it gets, the more she gets sick cause of these huge things. So we finally set apart some time for her to get them out. These are her huge tonsils before they came out.

This is before going into surgery. Although she wasn't drugged in this picture, she sure looks happy. And when she was on drugs, she sure was happy. Before going into surgery they were doping her up and she is so funny on drugs! When they were getting her ready to go into surgery they were asking her a bunch of questions and she had funny answers for all of them. And when they were wheeling her off the the surgery room, she sat up in the bed and looked back at me and said "I just love that guy!" It was hilarious

The surgery was successful and she is a champ. Her pain is low, she's still got a smile on her face (she might still be feeling the drugs lol), and she's cute as a button.
We are so thankful to have doctors who are so capable, time to heal, bosses that will give time off, and friends and family to support us.

We don't have any "after" shot of her tonsil-less throat yet. I thought I would give her some time to heal.

It Finally Happened

2008-09-10T15:30:00.000-07:00

The bishopric finally got a hold of Jeff and gave him a calling. He's now the 1st counselor in the Sunday School presidency. He's hoping all he has to do is ring the bell but it's shouldn't be that hard of a calling for him.

Fair Time!!

2008-09-06T15:16:00.001-07:00

Last night we hit up the East Idaho State Fair. We went with our friends Briant and Melissa and had a way fun time! We ate great fair food, saw a hilarious hypnotist, and took lots of mullet pics.

Like two dogs fighting over a bone. This turkey leg was huge!

This is called a tigers ear. Sooo good.

Now, here are some of the mullet pictures Jenna took last night. We can't post them all because she took about a million. This one was great because after Jenna took the picture, a person in the group said "Dude, I think they just took a picture of your mullet." Instant classic.

This guy has inspired Jeff into a new look.

The photo didn't really turn out but this one was really nappy. You gotta love the fair!

Labor Day with the Wares!

2008-09-02T08:53:00.001-07:00

This weekend we went to Maple Grove (outside of Scipio) for the annual Labor Day get together with the Ware family. We had tons of fun!! This is us on the way down rocking out to Backstreet Boys. Let's just say it was a LONG drive...

This is everyone in the family

This is our cousin Treven. Him and Jeff are best friends. Every year Treven looks forward to this weekend so he can go fishing with Jeff. This year, Treven brought his bow and arrow and Jeff tied fishing line to it and they went down to the creek and shot fish. Trev shot this fish on the first shot!

Everyone eating

Jenna and Kim loving corn

Jeff and Treven eating dinner together

Jenna's family got a new puppy a couple months ago and she just loved Jeff

There was some badminton action going on

Jenna bought this little pan at DI for a dollar and we cooked popcorn over it. It tasted just as good as the movie theater Jeff said

Lastly, after eating some delicious Cafe Rio in Ogden, some idiot backed up into us and gave our Ion a black eye. Could have been worse but it's no fun to have our car in the shop

Camping Weekend Again

2008-08-25T20:44:00.000-07:00

We packed up sidekick again and recruited our friends Ken and Patty and headed east to our favorite camping spot.

We cooked hobo dinners which tasted absolutely amazing.

Don't worry, Jenna isn't on fire, for some reason Jeff's camera took some weird pictures around the campfire.

And lastly, we fished on Saturday and that's right...Jeff is fishing with a Spongebob Squarepants fishing pole. It's a cool pole but didn't have bring much luck because we couldn't catch anything with it. Patty caught 3 fish, Ken caught 1, and the Fosters ended up with 0. Stay posted because we found a sweet waterfall and we are going up again in a couple weeks and will take pics to post!

What A Mission Can Do For You

2008-08-19T07:08:00.001-07:00

These twins were Jeff's best friends at college before we got married. It was very hard to separate the 3 of these guys. They both went on missions and this is the before shot....

And look at what a mission can do for you. Jordan looks soo good!! In case you can't tell, he's the really skinny one next to Brandt on the right. He looks like a total different person. We are so happy for Jordan, we are so proud of you!!

Call for the Weekend

2008-08-17T07:46:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone, this weekend we found the best place to go camping in Southeastern Idaho! It's about 60 miles away from Jackson and about 8 miles from Palisades reservoir. We would have taken pictures of the occasion but Jeff forgot to put the memory card in the camera. We are planning on going again this weekend so if you're interested in having fun in the outdoors, let us know!!

Weekend Fun

2008-08-11T08:26:00.000-07:00

This weekend we did a variety of fun things. Yesterday was our friend Patty's Birthday. She wanted a bike cake so Jeff was more than happy to make it for her.

Then it was the annual Quacker Backer Duck race here in Idaho Falls. Thousands of folks buy little ducks and they place them in this huge dumpster and drop them in the snake river.

This is what they look like when they down the river

Then they go over the falls and they have a gate downstream a little bit and the first duck in it wins a brand new car. Our odds weren't good enough to win so we didn't put in but Jeff loves ducks so there was no way we were going to miss it.

The night before the big duck race there is an executive duck race where it's a little bit more expensive to get a duck, there aren't as many applicants, and the prizes are better. So we were involved with this one. Also, they give you a duck decoy to decorate and then there are prizes for the best duck. This is the before shot....

And this is the after shot. It turns out that the other ducks in the competition were WAY fancier than ours so we didn't win anything. But we are using the duck as our center piece on our table.

2nd Anniversary

2008-08-04T20:06:00.000-07:00

Today was our 2nd Anniversary!! It's the best feeling to know that everyday you wake up to your bff. We love each other so much and we love spending time together. Thanks to everyone that has helped us and been a friend along the way. We love you all!!

This is on our way to the Blue Hashi, one of the best places to eat sushi here in Idaho Falls.

This is the Zebra Roll, pretty good.

This is the Crunch Roll. It was kinda weird. It had fish eggs and they popped like zits in your mouth, but they didn't taste nasty, it was just weird.

2008-08-03T14:34:00.000-07:00

When Jenna went down to Utah she brought some goodness home. That's right, she brought 6 Cafe Rio burritos home and boy do they taste good.

And in other good news, Jenna received a calling today....Young Womans Secretary!!

It's been a while!

2008-08-02T13:32:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we went to Duchesne and saw Jeff's family. We played board games and floated down the river with Meyer, Albert & Alisha. Jenna's dental office was closed so she went down to Monroe and spent the week with her fam while Jeff went back to Idaho to work. It was fun being with the fam again! While in Utah, Jenna heard David Archuleta's first single. It's called Crush and it is so good!! So stop reading this blog and go download it!!

The Dark Knight

2008-07-18T22:25:00.000-07:00

SOOO GOOD!!! This is a must see!! Jeff gives it a 10 out of 10 and Jenna gives it a 9.5 out of 10 because it kinda drags on at the end. But she stayed awake the whole time so that says a lot! Don't wait for this one to come out on video.

2008-07-06T20:07:00.000-07:00

They say that the fireworks in Idaho Falls are the best this side of the Mississippi and we all agreed it's true. About 100,000 people all gathered around the Snake river to watch about 32 minutes of constant fireworks. We enjoyed spending the evening with the Hunts, JR & Emily, and Kenny & Patty. We were glad to have lots of visitors in our little abode to enjoy the 4th of July with us, we had a blast!!

A day at the zoo

2008-07-04T12:18:00.000-07:00

With JR and Emily up in Idaho Falls with us, we decided to go to the local zoo and have some fun. We saw zebra, lions, tigers, penguins, camels, monkeys, llamas, pot-bellied pigs, and flamingoes. It's not a big zoo but it was a lot of fun! Tonight is the firework show and they say it's the biggest one this side of the Mississippi. Don't go too far because there will be more coming shortly!

Happy Birthday Emily!!

2008-07-04T12:12:00.000-07:00

This year Jenna's lil sister Emily came up to Idaho and spent her bday with us. Jeff made her a special American Idol cake cause she'll be there in 2013.

3rd times a charm

2008-07-01T19:55:00.000-07:00

Even though Idaho Falls isn't nearly as hot as St. George, our apartment doesn't have air conditioning and our bedroom is upstairs so it gets really HOT in our room. We went to Walmart and bought an air conditioner to put in our window. We got home, opened the box, and the unit looked like someone had dropped it out the window. We took it back to get another one and that one wouldn't get cold so we had another night of sweating ourselves to sleep. So for the third time, we bought another one but this time at Lowes. This one looks brand new and works awesome. And we lived happily ever after...

So Inspired

2008-06-29T13:13:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, Jeff and I went to the Rexburg temple (because the Idaho Falls temple is closed for cleaning) and did initiatories. After we were done and met back up Jeff said to me, "I had a revelation while doing initiatories." Feeling pretty spiritual myself I couldn't wait to hear what he had to say. He said, "I bet next year for Stadium of Fire they'll ask David Archuleta to be the singer and we are totally going." I just laughed, happy to know that my husband thinks he can tell what's in the future for Archie. We all hope you're right sweety...

It Finally Came

2008-06-25T08:47:00.000-07:00

We are so happy! Our couch finally came and it fits so good in our little apartment. We LOVE it! Anyone out there looking for a couch, make sure you take Jenna cause she does an excellent job finding a good couch for an excellent price.

Smores

2008-06-24T07:37:00.001-07:00

After a fun round of disc golf, we went back to Ken & Patty's and made Smores for FHE. But this time, we tried white chocolate. Jeff likes it but Jenna prefers the regular milk chocolate.

So Beautiful

2008-06-23T18:07:00.001-07:00

We love to see the temple!

Jenna's Run

2008-06-23T17:31:00.000-07:00

This weekend Jenna ran the Wasatch Back, a 180 mile relay marathon, with Alisha and the chix from the stix! Her first leg started in Ogden at 4 pm on Friday. She ran 4 miles, her next leg was at 3:oo in the morning where she ran 6 miles. She was able to sleep for about 3 hours before her last leg started. The last leg was at noon on Saturday where she ran 7 miles and ended in Park City. Her team did it in 29 hours. Way to go Jenna!

Weekend Fun!!

2008-06-15T08:00:00.000-07:00

This weekend we did a couple things that we've never done before! We picked up a new sport, watched an air show, and went to the Rexburg temple. The Rexburg temple is gorgeous!

Jenna and Patty at the airshow

These were some of the airplanes in the air show. It was kinda like the superman game where you try to take a picture of him as you fly by. If you haven't played it before, it's a great way to pass the time. After you play it, these pictures will make more sense. The web address is:

http://campaigns.mykindaplace.com/superman/index.html

This is the new sport that we picked up on Friday night, Frisbee golf! It's a lot of fun but your arm definitely gets sore afterward.

And here we are at Hole 15. 600 feet is a long way to try and throw that little disc. But it sure was fun!

Say hi to Ken and Patty

Excellent News!!

2008-06-12T19:29:00.000-07:00

For all those Archie fans out there, we have some great news!! Today Archie signed a record contract with Jive records. He'll be putting a record out at the end of the year sometime. Woot woot! Here's the link if you want to read the whole thing. (Strongly recommended)

http://www.americanidol.com/news/view/?pid=1360

Our First Big Purchase!

2008-06-12T07:13:00.000-07:00

Our first big purchase as Idahoans was a sofa!! It's being shipped to Idaho Falls right now but this is what it will look like...minus the lady, the plant, and our ottoman is the same color as the cushions. The story is really the best part. We walked into Ashley furniture and the sales manager was showing us around to all the different sofas and this one caught our eye. The price tag said $2,048 and that was WAY more than we wanted to spend so he told us there was a sale on it today for $1,500. Still, we didn't want to pay that much. The manager then said if we would purchase it today, he would knock the price down to $1,198--the couch being $1,098 and giving us a 10 year warranty for $100. We noticed that he kept randomly lowering the price so we wanted to see as low as he would go. In trying to make a decision and sitting on the couch for about 45 minutes, Jenna said to him " We came in today with the price of $1,000 to spend" The manager then said so $1,000 with the $100 warranty? And Jenna (bartering as if she was in Mexico) said, "No, $1,000 total." And he did it. We walked out the door with this big couch, the ottoman, and 11 pillows for half the price when we first walked in. It's so nice to have a wife with such sweet skills!

OMG, WTF, TMTH, LOL, JK

2008-06-11T06:25:00.000-07:00

OMG! This morning when we woke up there was a small blanket of snow on the ground! It's June 11th for crying out loud. WTF is up with that? Sometimes this place is just TMTH. We definitely aren't in Kansas anymore toto. LOL. JK, we really like it up here even with the massive weather mood swings.

Jackson Hole Trip

2008-06-07T07:25:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we went to Jackson Hole with Jeff's boss Bob and we had a really good time. It's a resort town that reminded us of Park City. We had lots of fun but Jenna was really cold the whole time. They have a place there that is famous for making square ice cream cones. People come from all over just to try the square ice cream. The ice cream tastes just the same, after you lick it a couple times, it turns into a circle again, but lots of people go for it. We decided we're going to make square ice cream scoopers and sell them at the store!!

Look at all these Elk horns!!

Jenna was getting really comfortable with the Buffaloes up there.

Our New Abode

2008-06-05T18:00:00.000-07:00

We made it up to Idaho! This is our new place. If you didn't notice, it's a little bit smaller than our last one. But we like having our own little place for a change without hearing weird knocking noises going on. Jenna's work has been going very well. She is the main hygienist. She's licensed and loves to clean teeth! Jeff's work is going good too! They put him in a huge office with plenty of things to work on the very first day. He feels like a greeny again but he's a fast learner and will be just fine. So far we really like the town and just wish it would turn into summer. We're not use to having 4 seasons. We do miss St George and all our friends though!!!

Nasty

2008-05-29T13:22:00.000-07:00

No, we aren't keeping a bug collection. Thanks to Jake these little critters are all dead. As we are cleaning to move and for Gary and Megs to move in, we thought, "Why vacuum all these bugs up, lets see how many we have laying around our house!" We didn't count all the casualties but there are cockroaches, spiders, and crickets in the pile. See what you have to look forward to Gary and Megs!

Sad Night at the Foster Home

2008-05-21T20:36:00.000-07:00

It's a sad night at our house tonight. David Archuleta lost in American Idol and it has made Jeff go into depression. Jeff voted for David everyweek and for an hour and half last night. It's ok Jeff, you'll get his cd when he makes one.

Our First Blog!

2008-05-18T21:06:00.000-07:00

Now that we are both graduated and starting our lives, we better start a blog! All our friends have them so they must be the coolest thing ever.