Something New and Something to Confess.....

It's been ages since I have blogged and I am sorry for that, especially because I'm slightly embarrassed that this is what I have been up too... Entertaining myself with pictures of me!! I start getting bored when I'm home alone while Brad is at work so out comes the camera, most get deleted and never spoken about... (not even Brad knows I sit home and do this) But I'm coming clean and giving you a peek! I really liked my hair this day... that was the last day I have.. I really miss my long hair and hope I can be back to that by next summer! So enjoy me...enjoying me!

I love the fishy face... It's one of my favorites to make. Little kids at work like this one too!

I was confessing my picture taking to Brad and decided he needed to join in the guilty pleasure! Luckily he just thought it was funny that I didn't tell him about these pictures for weeks, I liked them but I felt so shallow! ha.. But I've accepted it now, I looked good that day!

My new project is making my room my luxurious jungle themed room! I have a fun rug that is fancy and jungly? Anyways, mom helped me make my head board but we discovered my sewing machine doesn't work so I'm in the process of finding a place to get me a new one! So he is the first part of the project. I still have a lot of ideas and if you have any suggestions please let me know... but remember.. I'm on a budget.. a very cheap one! ha

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!!!

So all the girls met down in St. George for some shopping, eating and a lot of talking!! It was so fun to have just the girls all together in one hotel room!! We did a lot of shopping, I was proud of myself for doing mostly window shopping...(well Brad was, I just couldn't find anything I really wanted! ha) Here's all the sisters doing some shopping outside of Zion, it was a lot of fun! Mom has a some pretty stone dishes but some of them have a few chips so we went up to the shop she got them at and picked up some more. This was the waiting process during that little shopping time! ha

Mom needed a few things from the Walgreen's so we popped in.... and get what we found?!?!?......BUBBLE TEE SHIRTS!!!! Wow... I hadn't seen one of those since like middle school and don't understand why they are still being sold!! haha But they do make for a good laugh!! haha

Shannon is the best sister, and let me tell you why... 2 words... BANANA GRAMS!!! I could not get enough of this game!! I never won, and I don't even care because it was so much fun!! Never ever got old!

Luckily St. George is the last stop for an IN N' OUT!!!!! I love in n' out, growing up in California it just becomes a norm, but being away has made it a treat! And it definately was! And we were lucky enough to get a table! haha

Ha Ha Ha I love this... Some stores just have the most random things! I sent a picture of this card to brad and told him it was going to be his anniversary card this next year! haha Really who would see that card and say, "Wow, this is so romantic, I have to have it! haha" So funny!

All and all this was such a fun trip! It was so nice to see all of my sisters and my mom. We got to swim together and hang out! I was definately not ready to go home but Shannon's car took care of that wish. On the morning we went to leave we got 15 mins out and the car's radiator cracked... So we got towed at about 1030, and didn't leave St. George til about 630 that night... I guess in a round about way my wish! Ha It was such an adventure and I'm glad we were all together!! ps. My new e-mail address is bradandmel2008@yahoo.com make the change friends!

Lions and Tigers and Sloth Bears!

The other day someone Brad works with told him that there was a fun new exhibit of Sloth Bears at the zoo in Idaho Falls. So since we had the day off together we decided it would be fun to go check it out. It's just a small local zoo and it was only $5 to get in! Who can pass that up? Not us! This is me in front of the flamingos. There was one in there that was gray instead of pink and the other pink flamingos were not too happy he was in there with them. It looked a little discriminatory. Who knew the story of the ugly duckling would come to pass in the flamingo pen.

This is one of the two very entertaining sloth bears. When we got to the zoo they said it would be closed, and we were bummed we probably wouldn't be able to see them since that was the reason we went. But low and behold, they were back in their pen when we got there! They were a lot of fun to watch because they played in the water, climbed on their tree, and just ran around being active. They look kind of funny too because they have really long, skinny arms and legs compared to normal bears and also have wild hair around their faces.

It was exciting for us to see the lion because we both haven't seen one since we were little since the Portland Zoo doesn't have lions and I haven't been to the zoo since the San Diego Zoo years ago.

This is a kucaburra. They are from Australia and Brad was very excited to see one for some reason. I think because he has never seen one before. But hey, it looks cool! When Brad went to take a picture of it, it struck this pose from it's normal sitting position. It's almost as if he knew....

Here's the peacock. I was really excited to see this because I had never seen one with it's feathers up in real life. It was fun watching it turn around in circles every once in awhile and strut around. Brad had seen this before because he got too close to one on a zoo field trip in high school, haha!

This baby camel is only 6 weeks old. They were training it walk around with its leash so we got to watch it stumble around. It was the cutest thing!

This one is a red panda. It's not nearly as big as the panda you would normally think of. We loved this close up picture because you can see its cute face. Further away you can tell it's in the panda family by its body shape.

The penguins were one of the first exhibits we saw. It was a lot of fun because they just keep them outside next to their pool and they can come right up next to the fence. Brad got a picture of one that was pretty close to us, but the bushes covered most of its body. We stood around and watched for awhile because we thought this one would jump into the water any moment, but alas, it did not.

This was one of Brad's favorite spots. He loved seeing the pelicans and all the different diving ducks.

We did get to see the monkeys and they were a lot of fun and very interactive, but our camera was dead by the time we got to them. It was fun seeing their human-like mannerisms like relaxing on the grass, window gazing, and nervous nail-biting.

All in all it was a really fun time at the zoo. We can't wait to go back again.....

Maybe with Shannon and the boys.... Hmmmm???

I'm A True Olson Now!!!

I have finally made my own Grandma Olson Sour Cream Sugar Cookies!!! They were so much fun, but me being silly made a double batch because I thought there wouldn't been enough...oh boy was I wrong. It took me two days to do!! The first half of the double batch was for the 4 of us to decorate and eat for fun!
Then the next day I made the second batch and made them fun and cute and gave out a bunch to a bunch of friends! It was so fun to go and deliver the cookies... It brought back memories from delivering A LOT of chocolate bread! But it was fun to visit with friends since we haven't really had anyone over in the last well.. month and a half. We did big and small hearts and small stars! Since it was the day after Memorial Day... it works!

Here is some of the done ones, we did yellow, blue and red!

This is me decorating! It was a lot of fun. Josh and Kristal had never done it before so I think they enjoyed it as well.

Fun New Thing!!

Brad and I finally got our couches!!! This is a picture from the stairs! They are super nice and we love them and they really tie the room together and makes it a lot more homey... which is what I've been wanting for a long time! The sectional fits perfect against that wall and I couldn't be happier! It's super comfortable and can fit more than 4 people! Hurray!!

The only way I could get Brad to agree with the sectional was if he got a recliner, I had no problem agreeing to that one! So this is Brad's little nooke! He really enjoys it and I love it when he's not home!

In other news we have a new addition to the house! Our friend Kristal has been living with us and now her husband is moved in, so we've doubled! It's a tight squeeze and who new going from 2 to 4 mouths to feed would be such a difference!! So wish us luck!

Babysitting

Brad, Kristal, and I got to babysit a very Happy London a few days ago! She's so cute and absolutely loves Brad! She giggles and loves the faces he makes! Her new trick is sitting up almost all by herself like a big girl! Here are a few pictures of her watching Brad but more distracted by the camera! ha

Easter!!

Brad and I had a fun Easter! After Sunday we decided to decorate eggs and give each other our easter baskets! This is Bradley doing his eggs! We had a lot of fun doing eggs since the year before we were working on moving into our apartment! (This is my hair parted down the middle! For those that were asking!)

This is our finished products!! How cute are they?! We had such a good time, and glad we had the time to decorate them this year.