Day 2 of Cruise - Catalina Island

This was by far the best day of our cruise. Both Matt and I have never been to Catalina Island, so it was fun to experience it together. We started the day by renting a golf cart with Eric and Andrea so we could see all the beautiful views. Then we decided to go snorkling in the freezing cold water. But luckily they had wetsuits for us, so it wasn't too bad. In fact, it was tons of fun. Then we headed back to the ship to enjoy the beautiful weather poolside.

Day 2 of Cruise - Midnight Chocolate Buffet

We stayed up late the second night to enjoy the infamous Midnight Chocolate Buffet. The desserts weren't all that great, but the decor was AMAZING. Hopefully you can click on the pictures to make them bigger. There were tons of chocolate carvings and 'flower' arrangements made of only vegetables. Talk about talent!

Day 3 of Cruise - Ensenada

We did a little shopping on the morning of day three in Ensenada and found a really cute dress for Rian. (I'll post a picture of her in it the next time she wears it). But we didn't take any pictures while in Mexico. So the pictures of the day are from the time we spent back on the ship after shopping.

We wanted to try out the rockwall on the ship. As you can see in the first picture, I was way too excited to try this. And check out those calf muscles in the second pic :)

And there I am.....at the top!!!

Matt hopped on so dang fast, I couldn't get a picture until he was already up the wall a few feet. I swear he made it up there in under 13 seconds. I'm talking way fast!

Day 3 of Cruise - Dinner

During dinner on our last night, they had a little dance party. And am I sure glad I remembered my camera :) I got some pretty good shots of everyone dancing!!!

Eric had such great moves!

Zac and Britni getting into it!

Matt even flattered me and did the Macarena. And as some of you might know, Matt does NOT dance, so he might kill me for posting this, but I had to anyways!

Here we are with our waitress and waiter, Maria and Rusbel. They are from Peru. They served us every night, so we thought it was appropriate to get a picture with them.

I guess I should also add that later that night we headed over to "Finish That Lyric" Trivia and almost won first place. That is only after we already won the "Classic Rock - Name That Tune" Trivia the night before! We all received a Royal Caribbean photo album that we should mostly thank Zac for....man that boy knows his classic rock!!!

And we want to give a BIG thanks to Matt's mom and dad and sister, Lauren, for watching Rian all week while we were cruising. We missed her tons, but it was also nice to have some 'alone time'.....if you catch my drift :)

Padres Game

So even though the Padres are having an absolutely horrible season, we couldn't resist taking our friends up on their offer when they invited us to a game. Now that we have many babysitters, aka grandparents, around, we are thinking we might have many more 'date night' opportunities in the near future! Thanks Chris and Lauren for such a fun night!

Graduation 2008

I am so PROUD of Matt! On May 3rd he graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Electrical Engineering! Those of you who may not know, Magna Cum Laude means he graduated with a GPA of 3.80 or higher. Considering the fact that this is an incredibly difficult degree and that he was also helping me raise a baby the last two years of school, this is a HUGE accomplishment! I cannot express the love and appreciation I have for this amazing man.

Many came to help celebrate this wonderful occasion. Both sets of parents flew in from San Diego, his Grandad flew in from Alabama, and his sister came all the way from Norway (well actually she has been out here visiting the states for a little while now, but hey, she is living in Norway, and did come, so that counts right!!!) Not to mention many of his extended family living in Utah or nearby. His cousin Whitney also graduated on Saturday, so unfortunately their extended family had to split between the two ceremonies. Thank you to everyone who joined us in this celebration!

PS Unfortunately we were unable to get a picture of Matt actually accepting his diploma being that this jerk stood up in front of us just as Matt was walking. We were very disappointed and this jerk could have cared less. How rude! But we didn't let that ruin our day and instead headed to old main for some beautiful shots :)

Monkey See, Monkey Do

While I was packing up our home in Logan, Rian kept herself busy by playing on the computer :)

It's Been Too Long....

I know I haven't blogged in forever. We have had so much going on....matt's graduation, our move, baseball games, mother's day, a cruise (just the two of us!), a wedding, swim lessons, matt's mom's birthday, and a trip to the wild animal park. Seeing that we have only been her for 3 weeks, add unpacking to the list and well, you can probably see why I haven't had the time to update the blog. So let me back track just a bit, and as I have a minute here and there, I will let you all see what has been going on with our fam :)

Top Ten

What we'll miss most about Logan....


10. The Beautiful Scenery....especially during the fall
9. Aggies Blue Mint Ice Cream
8. Being able to drive ANYWHERE in only 5 mins or less :)
7. FireHouse Pizzeria
6. No Traffic
5. USU
4. Living closer to Matt's extended family
3. Our Cozy Little Home
2.Cafe Rio
1. And our top pick.......Our awesome friends, of course!

As our move gets closer and closer, it is so bittersweet. It's so exciting to move onto the next phase in our lives, but it is also sad to leave. I warned Matt that I might be getting a little emotional over the next few days :)

Baby Animal Days

We went to Baby Animal Days on Friday afternoon. Rian had such a great time and it was really fun watching her pet the animals. We have been working on the different animal sounds so she really had her practice making the noises to the different animals we saw.

"Neigh, Neigh" to the mini horse.

I helped her hold a little bunny. She was saying "Hop, Hop, Hop" (thanks to Barnnn)!

"Oin, Oin" to the piggies. This one is for you Grandma Lois :)

Daddy putting her helmet on....safety first! She loved her pony ride! Aren't the mountains pretty in the background?

It was nice taking some family time and enjoying what Cache Valley has to offer before we move.