Captain Furr & I

Some awesome friends of us invited us to go here (Thanks Julie & Grant!), the Christa McAuliffe Space Education Center. We didn't really know what to expect, but we loved it. We participated in a Space simulation on a ship similar to ships in Star Trek. It seemed as though everything was Star Trek referenced, It was so totally rad! Justin was elected Captain and I got to be the First Officer. 

 Here we are right before the simulation.

 Waiting in line before the breifing.

 We tried making serious Starship important people faces.

I even found a bomb and someone on my crew detonated it in time to save our crew. Our mission was successful.  We also met a few super cool new friends we now hang out with, who love Star Trek as we love Star Trek. We are still kind of mourning the loss of the Star Trek Experience in Las Vegas, so this made up for it a little. Someday we plan on attending a real Star Trek Convention and hope to meet some of the characters in the Star Trek world. I know this must sound super geeky but yes I am really that into it.

Kiddie Rides! Yay!

Kitty Love

I was scrolling through my pictures and we have A TON of pictures of our cats, and the kids with the cats and me with the cats. We really do love our kitties. Lorenzo "Snowflake" is such a cuddler, and he is very child friendly. Francy chases him around all day long and swings him around, just like in this picture. It is hilarious.

Michael and Wesley likes to take him in the corner and just pet him and give him kisses. He is always saying, "I love Snowflake." Over and over again.
Krishna and Snowflake get along great. Justin calls Snowflake Krishna's son/boyfriend. It's pretty funny.

Mr. Furr Turns 30

Yep, my handsome hubby turned the big 3-0 in January. I threw him a surprise b-day party. It was fun. Sorry I didn't take a whole lot of pictures. In fact this picture isn't even from the party. Friends and family were very supportive.
In other news, we both decided recently to start our own independent businesses. Justin's is called Furr Real Computer Service and mine is called Fields of Gold Floral Design. We are super excited! More info on those coming up.

Christmas 2011 Part Two

 Michael was a big helper this year with snow removal.

 The joys of December grocery shopping with toddlers.

 "The" igloo

 Francy and her cousin Ella.

Francy loved her first teaset.

All in all, it was a fun Christmas. We decided to simplify so we spent a lot less than we usually do for Christmas and it was better. We also were involved with a few charity projects. It was so much better. Oh, yeah.

Christmas 2011 Part One

Me and the kids.

My favorite new ornament.

The carriage ride.

Ta da!!

My entry in the family gingerbread house making contest. It lit up and everything.

Michael loved climbing the snow banks.

Christmas cards are some of my favorite things about the holidays. I love hearing about what other families have been up to, and seeing the pictures.

This is what happens when your newly potty trained child closes the bathroom door

Lorenzo Snowflake

Lorenzo joined our family just before Halloween. He is waaaaaay nicer than Krishna. We love having him.

More Halloween 2011

Grant's Plants

Every fall Justin and I love to go to this place called Vineyard Garden Center. They have a pumpkin patch, petting zoo, and corn maze. We once had an elderly neighbor named Bill, and he always loved to give us gardening advice, including, go to Grants Plants. So, we went to Vineyard Garden Center and right underneath it we noticed it was also called Grants Plants. So we came home and told our neighbor about going to Vineyard Garden Center, AKA Grant's Plants, He was adamant that Vineyard Garden Center was not Grant's Plants. Anyway, it may not sound very funny to you but it struck me and Justin's funny bone. Bill was a character.

Anyway, we met my sister and cousin there in the fall and had a grand old time.

We even met "Grant"!

Rediscovering An Old Passion

 Yes, I am back at the wheel, and I love it! It had been over five years since I had done any pottery! Crazy i know! I loved it back at old Mountain Crest with Jack O'Neill. Then I loved it at UVSC. Then.... I got pregnant, had a baby, got pregnant, had another baby, then got pregnant, and had another baby. Before I knew it five years had passed and I hadn't even thrown at the wheel. Last fall I was extatic to sign up for a class offered just minutes from my house, and with Justin being done with school there was nothing stopping me. After I finished the class I joined a local Pottery Lab and I am loving it! The only problem is I loved the class so much it inspired me to take more classes so my schedule is getting really full so I don't go to the lab as often as I would like. Someday I am going to get my own pottery wheel and kiln. That would be the bomb!

 This is where the Springville Pottery Lab meets. It's small but has the goods.

I took Justin to a pottery show a couple of weeks ago and it was fascinating to see all the different techniques and styles of pottery. I would love to be in a pottery show someday...

I Heart These Girls

Friends Forevaaaaaa!!

Buzz Cuts & First Braids Ever

Pretty Little Darlings

Lisa, Holly, & I tried to make a cute little backdrop for a little photo session for the girls. Sadly, the pics didn't turn out as well as I was hoping. I think I need a new camera.

The Fruits of our Labors:

We canned over 40 quarts of juicy peaches this harvest. We also canned salsa, tomatoes, and strawberry jam. Yay. I can't wait to do even better this year.*

What I really wanted for Christmas

aLL Hallow's EVE 2010

 Supergirl

 Neo & Trinity

CTR Boy!
(MOre to come)