Summer in St. George

Wow I finally figured out again how to fix the background and text of my blog. I just looked at it for the first time since my last post and saw everything was messed up and I haven't posted anything about our summer. I am a horrible blogger! So here is our summer in St. George quick version. We moved to St. George end of June from Vernal and things have been great. Colton started school end of August and is working hard in his classes. He works for a handicap home called Danville where he works 10 hours shifts 3 nights a week. He has a lot of time to do homework since he can't sleep. I'm working full time at Advanced Physical Therapy and love it. A lot of fun people and a lot to learn being there. We are living with my dad right now in his basement in Hurricane so we travel back and forth a lot but saving money which we need. I believe that is about it. I like my pictures to explain things more than me cause I don't like to make an effort to read very often so I won't make you :).

This was our moving crew when we moved down. Bailey drove my dad's truck and trailer up to vernal and helped load all our stuff up and clean my house. Colton's family helped us load while there which was very helpful, all those big strong boys. Bailey and I cleaned my whole house and finished up the packing all day Saturday while Colton had to work. It was a lot of work getting out of there. We borrowed Ben's dad's huge horse trailer from Roosevelt to haul down too. So we left with two trailers full of our stuff and my car. Kirsten, Colton's sister, came along for the ride too from Roosevelt. We picked up Ben and Kallie in Orem to help in St. George. We got to St. George and unloaded half our stuff the next morning then headed to the lake, Sand Hollow where this picture was taken. It was a long drive, a lot of gas money and lots of laughs. The lake sure paid off in the end. In the picture we have Kirsten, Ben, Kallie, me, Colton, Rachel, Bailey and Jenna.

Next we had the fourth of July at my mom's house. We had a few activities and good homemade ice cream.

Stef and Trev eating some homemade ice cream made by Dale

A little bit of laso golf.

And of course the fire works which I'm sure nothing good could have come of this firework being lit and made by Bailey and Trevor. They are not a good combination to be doing things.

We were just the audience for all of it.

When we moved down I was the only one with a job. The plan was for Colton to stay in Roosevelt working until we found him a job or school started which ever came first. Well he lasted a week and called and said I don't want to be here anymore. So we decided to have him quit and come down hoping all would work out and he would find a job. The second week he was here Bailey took him to California with him to work installing synthetic grass for the week. They stayed with Bailey's girlfriend Rachel's family. Rachel and I drove down Friday night to meet them and bring them home. So we went to the beach Saturday!

This is at Laguna Beach with Shaun, Summer, Bailey, and us at the beach. Rachel was doing hair stuff that day with her mom.

There was a spot on the rocks where water was shooting out so I sent the boys out for a picture, then they got in trouble with the lifeguard cause it wasn't safe.

This is us. I love the beach and laying out. My favorite summer activity.

We decided to buy earwax candles and clean out our ears of ear wax. Not sure if they really work but it was fun to do anyways. This is Bay and me getting our ears cleaned.

This is how they came out in the end. Don't think that it is really wax from our ears but well pretend.

Now it's Colton and Rachel's turn.

We had a park night with my mom and fam. We played a little football, played on the big kids play ground, as they call it, and some wooffle ball. Chris and Colton headed back to the vehicles.

Our wooffle ball game. I'm sure my team won. My mom bought a wooffle ball pitching machine. It works pretty well when there isn't a lot of wind. Sometimes we had a few problems hitting off it.

Stef Westbrooke, Trevor's girlfriend, had a birthday. We went to lazer tag and had some birthday cake to celebrate. All the fam and a few friends.

Stef and her birthday cake.

Rachel and Chris also had birthday's this summer. We celebrated by going to the batting cages and a little fiesta fun, fun. We had Sunday dinner at my dad's for Rachel's birthday. My dad works Sundays normally so it was even better it was on her birthday to have Sunday dinner with him and Deanne. She turned 20 and Chris turned 24.

I forgot the candles so we used matches. I don't recommend them. They really don't work well if you have a lot of them to light.

My two friends I grew up with on my street got married the same weekend this summer. I don't have the pictures of Jessie Wegkamp yet but here is Danielle Brown. Her husband's name is Matt. I'm a bad friend and don't know their last name.

Two of my best friends at Dan's reception. Morgan and Whitnie.

The Washington county fair was in August so we went and checked it out. None of us wanted to really ride cause those rides are nasty and too spinny, but it was still fun to walk around. Let me tell you the fair is what brings out the white trash of the city. You find many interesting people there. Maybe we are white trash cause we were there but hey nothin wrong with joining in right?

Our last event was the Dixie Round Up! I haven't been to this since before high school. We use to go every year when I was young. I always had three dreams of rodeos: to ride in the mutton bust, be a rodeo queen and a barrel racer. Ya as you can see none of them ever come true but they were good dreams. We had a lot of fun even though the seating was horrible on the hard cement stairs squished in with tons of people. Bad on the back but good on the heart :)

Rachel, me and Colton. Don't worry we got our Rodeo hot dogs and candy while there.

Dad and Jenna. Bay couldn't make it due to work in Escalante.

Great night!

This sums up the way my mom and Dale felt at the end of almost every weekend and day this summer. This was a sunday afternoon I believe.

When we moved into my dad's we didn't realize we would be gaining two new children too. My dad isn't home much so we get the responsibility of his two dogs. We love them but they can sure be a lot of work sometimes. Guess it is preparing us for kids one day and hopefully our own puppy soon.

This is Cody. He is a German Shepard who is about 12 years old. He is a sweet heart and very lovable. He likes to lean on you to get you to pet him and run between your legs. He is not a small dog either. He can't hardly see and can barely walk some days but we love him. You can usually find him in this spot. His favorite spot to hangout.
This is Jake. The fattest Golden Retriever you will probably ever see. He loves to be petted and fed. He is happy when he can just be in the same room as you usually. He loves to come sit in my room with me while I clean and watch tv with us. He has nasty furry toys he plays with that he whips himself in the head with all the time He thinks we should love his toys just as much as he does.

Fisher Family Photos

After 7 years the Fisher family was finally able to get family pictures. There is now three new family members, me, Madison, and Mayci. These are all my favorites that I posted.

Mom and daughter, I love this picture so sweet! This is Stacy and Mayci. Mayci is now 3 weeks old today!

She doesn't seem to be happy about her tutu, but it was so cute. She is so tiny and just precious.

These are my two cute nieces. Madison didn't know what to think of the tiny sleeping baby next to her, as you can see on her face. Madison can't hold still for the life of her so catching these pictures was priceless!

After staring at Mayci for a minute or so Madison finally decided maybe Mayci was ok and she then wanted to touch her. For the rest of the night she wanted to keep looking at her and calling her Jesus after the baby Jesus in one of her books she has.

Grandma Lisa and Grandpa Chandler with the grand babies. Maddy did not want to stay, we had to clap and yell really loud cheering for her then she would scream and clap with us, staying put. Chandler had his work cut out for him keeping a hold.

The boys of the family. Good looking boys, all tall and don't want to mess with them. Colton, Hyrum, Cody and Joe.

The girls of the family, yes I look like I came right out of this family with me long blonde hair just like the three sisters. Jen is our only Brown haired beauty in the family, besides Maddy now. Jen, me, Stacy, Kirsten, and Mallory.

Madison, or Maddy just so cute. We sure love her! First grand baby of the family.

The whole family together. This never happens so these pictures were spur of the moment, decided Friday night and taken Sunday night. Ya imagine trying to get matching clothes for 13 people in Vernal Utah. The girls were lucky to find what we needed.

And here is us! I got a new shirt out of all the work, I'm ok with that.

Christmas Day Fun

On Christmas morning Colton had to get up at 6 to head out to work and check on the ponds, at about 9 Stacy, Joe and I headed to Roosevelt to meet up with the rest of the fam and Colton. We ate some yummy breakfast Lisa made then headed down to open presents. After presents Colton had to head back out to check the Ponds again, I went with him. We relaxed the rest the day and went to Sherlock Holmes that night. Chandler surprised all the boys Hyrum, Joe, Colton and Cody pistols. They opened them at the same time but we got good shots of their surprised faces.

Hyrum

Joe

Colton had the best face, he was very very excited

The boys and their guns, wish Cody could have been there with them for this picture.

They of course had to go out and test their guns out. They had lots of fun even in the freezing snow.

I also had an entertaining present. Hyrum drew my name and had a great time wrapping it. It started with this big bag and torn up newspaper in the bottom. Also in the bottom was an object wrapped in a plastic bag.

I took the plastic bags off and found....

Duct tape! Not just wrapped around a lot but strips ripped and wrapped. Once I got through this I found some more plastic bags. Once I was through those I found....

More duct tape!! I ripped through this and found some more plastic bags which no joke once removed again more duct tape. Under the last layer was a zip lock bag and inside...

My first pair of Jordans!!! Kirsten was so jealous. We always talk about getting ourselves a pair because all the boys give each other Jordans for their birthdays and go on about how comfortable they are, so now its my turn! They are also my favorite color. This Christmas was one for Jordans. I gave Cody some and Colton, Colton gave Joe some and Hyrum gave them to me. It's the Fisher gift to give.

Lisa got a beautiful picture of Christ, it's her favorite one.

Mallory the snow boarder of the fam got her new board and bindings.

Cody gave Hyrum a blanket made by Jen. His favorite football team.

Joe got new shoes exactly like his favorite torn up thrashed pair he wears everywhere. Stacy was very specific to find exactly the same pair so that Joe in agreement in keeping these shoes must throw away his new ones. A month later the old are still lingering.

Chandler got Cabela gift cards from both Colton and I and Joe and Stacy.

Stacy received yummy smelly stuff from Mallory

Kirsten who is 17 years old got her favorite most wanted present of full body pajamas. Love the monkeys on them the best.

Christmas Eve

This year was my first year away from my family. We got the opportunity to spend it Fisher style. I was nervous I would going to have a hard time with being away but turns out I had a harder time building up to the day then on actual Christmas. Colton had to work Christmas Eve and Christmas Day so it was good we weren't trying to go to St. George. My mom sent our presents up early so we could have them to open on Christmas. So before we headed to the parents house we opened presents from Mom and Dale. Then we headed to Roosevelt to start our evening. The Fishers have a unique tradition of eating what they call, "Macho Nachos" They are all the toppings you can imagine for nachos on Doritos with egg nog. It was a glorious, fattening meal. We then played a fun game where we all won a present and watched a movie. We had a fun night and lots of fisherness.

Momma and Papa Fisher eating up

This is all of us, minus Jen, Cody and Maddy, with our presents we won in the dice game.

These three were really enjoying the Nachos, Kirsten, Colton and Hyrum

These are a few gifts from my mom and Dale, Thanks parents!

Most interesting present Colton got, it may look like a meassly baseball bat but nope its actually a pepper grinder. Funny part is Colton doesnt like baseball at all, but its still a great addition to the kitchen.