AAAAAAAHHHH The BIGGEST Charlotte EVER.

I thought I'd try and clear up my garden today. My garden this year has been a bit of a joke. I planted too much and it has had some extra fertilization from the chickens and become very overgrown. I have had more peas and cucumbers than I could imagine. My carrots are just about mature and I'm starting to get my peppers. I have several green pumpkins and corn I don't know when to pick. Danyka was outside with me while I was trimming the pumpkin plants back.

The mess I cut back. So I now know why pumpkins and spiders go together for Halloween because as I was inspecting my newly growing pumpkins this varmint caught my attention, just in time, before I put my unprotected hand right through its home.

It's hiding spot.Needless to say I screamed so loud I'm surprised all the neighbors didn't come running to see what was the matter. After I took the picture the venomous monster vanished. I couldn't see it anymore, so I was officially done clearing out my garden. I didn't want to accidentally run into it again. Bleah!!

Happy 28 David D.

David had his 28th Birthday on the 21st. We went out to lunch for his birthday at Los Hermonos.

Here is my Birthday Boy. He had to go to work after so we didn't get to spend much time with him. Danyka loves ice at any time but she became a quick fan of the pebbled ice at Los.

David absolutely loves peanut butter treats so I tried a new recipe for his birthday. I made chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting. Danyka enjoyed blowing out the candles.

Happy Birthday. We love you.

The Crater

To finish up our scuba certification we went up to the Crater at the Homestead. It was a beautiful day. I have been up to midway countless times but I have never been to the Crater before. It really is pretty cool. If you look closely you can see me at the end of the tunnel.Dave before we jumped in.Each of those buoy's has a rope attached to it so you can hang on as you dive down. You aren't allowed to go all the way to the bottom because it is covered with silt and they don't want you to stir it up. This makes the visibility awesome. The water is extremely warm. The day we went at the bottom the highest temp was 98 degrees. It was like being in a nice hot tub. It was so relaxing. David and I wanted to make it and every morning trip, we had so much fun. This is the opening of the crater. Isn't water architecture cool?!

Jason and Katie and Pierce

The first Sunday in August we had to get up early and drive to Kaysville for a baby blessing. Poor Danee was still sleeping and I hated to wake her. She watch Stitch all the way up to Kaysville and was such a good little girl.Danee and I after the blessing.Us with the Polands. Jason and Katie met at the Hill Camorah Pageant like David and I did and we have all been friends ever since. Jason used to come spend the weekends with us when we were first married. Since he moved to Kaysville we haven't seen him very much so we were excited to be together again. We were sad we had to leave to make it to teach our primary class.

Pierce is such a sweet little guy. I'm so glad we finally got to meet him.

Shark Diving?!!--- In Utah?

I bought David Scuba certification lessons 3 years ago for Christmas. We took our first class, and then I got pregnant with Danee and wasn't allowed to continue. Since then Davids and my schedule has been so crazy we haven't been able to finish the classes. Well, Our teacher said he was going to Sea Base for diving on the 1st of August. So we put it together, Danyka had her first sleep over at Aunt Rachel's house and we left at 6 AM to get there in time for the shark feeding.
The Sharks were about 8 feet long. Still babies according to the employee's. Yummy frozen fish!! The nurse sharks made this creepy sucking sound when they came out of the water to eat.Oh yeah, that's me petting the shark.

We had a blast swimming with the fish. The water is really murky so it was a little creepy because you didn't know what you were going to run into. I screamed under water a few times, which everyone could hear. I can't wait to go again and get our certification finished up.

David's fun with guns.

David's cousin/surrogate brother, Seth moved back to Utah and David couldn't be more excited. Now he has someone with which he gets to do boy stuff. So David, Seth, Seth's friend Dave, and David's Uncle Coleman went shooting. They had way too much fun.

A Very Harry Potter Day.

July 14/15th was a special day for me. The opening of The Half Blood Prince came with much anticipation. A group of people at work were getting together in AF to see the movie. I was afraid David wouldn't be able to get off work in time to make it to the midnight showing in AF so we got tickets at the Scera. My Sister-in-law and her husband came with us so I wouldn't have to wait in line alone. I was very grateful.
I dropped Danyka off at her Aunt Lacey's. I was grateful Lacey was willing to take her so late, so I could go to the special event. She was kind enough to take this picture before I went to the theater.This is me waiting in line at the theater. I got to wear my official tie for the first time. I wore my handmade HP scarf. Yes, that's as "bushy" as my hair gets. Can you see Hermione's necklace? I was so excited to be Hermione. I haven't gotten to be her since before I got pregnant with Danyka. There were mosquitoes EVERYWHERE. I got bit 5 times in the first few minutes. I was glad I brought a sweater so I could cover my legs.The line was crazy. There were tons of people. Some selling knock off wands. Others dressed as Umbridge, (pictured) Lucious, or Bellatrix. However, the crowd wasn't as fun as other HP events. As you can see a fairly normal crowd which was unusual for the event.This is my sis-in-law Melanie and her hubby Merlin. I was so glad they were there. Thanks for coming guys!!

Me in line again.We finally got in the theater. It was a packed house. We chose a seat in the back. I saved a seat for David and you would have thought I committed a Felony.I was right not to get tickets at the AF theater. David as you can see, sat down just as the previews started. David wouldn't even take his eyes off the screen for a quick picture. Back home after the movie, David took another picture. The movie, as usual, was a bit of a let down. There are always things that frustrate me, especially the first time through. The 2nd time I see the movie I wont get so frustrated and I can appreciate it for a movie. I had a really good time, and I'm glad I went. I love the energy of the Midnight crowd. Here's to number 7 Part A and Part B.

Photo shoot

Before my sister left to go back to Arizona we got together for Sunday dinner. The girls had dresses a like so I wanted pictures. Danyka wasn't being very cooperative but these were my favorite. Reflection

Kissy face.

Happy Girls.

I know Danee isn't looking, but I like her little tongue.

I like Danee's expression.

I love this. I think it is so sweet. Kinzie is such a little mother to Danee.

Telling stories.

Sweet kisses.

Hugs.