Easter Weekend

Easter weekend was very eventful for Kaden and I. We drove down to the Valley Wednesday after class so that Thursday we could try and trade the King Ranch in. After a very stressful and hectic day at a Hyundai dealership in Henderson we decided we weren't going to trade in the truck after all and that we would do a nice little trade with Penn and Nancy. Yes we are now King Ranch free, Woo Hoo! (Penn and Nancy are as well, ask them about their amazing new car ) Then, Thursday night i went out with Whitney, Sarany, and Lauren for Whits 21st Birthday! It was a lot of fun, we ate sushi and road around in the Jeep ha. Then Easter weekend really began Friday when Kaden headed back to work and My Uncle and his family came out to the Valley. My Dad decided we needed to start our Friday off right with a nice off roading trip. It was so much fun! We took the boys (my cousins) in the Rzr, Rhino and Jeep out to Red Rock and hiked to Meadow that Sarah knew about it. We also hauled Tiffany out there with us and she did great. It was a beautiful day and everything was green from all of the rain the Valley has been blessed with this year. Then Saturday was a lot more low key, Sarah and I took the the boys and Hannah and Katie to see Alice and Wonderland, not my favorite movie by the way. Then Saturday night Kaden came back down for the family dinner and we played Apples to Apples with everyone. Sunday we spent the morning watching the boys have a huge Easter egg hunt and then we went out with the Leavitt family to see some petrogliphs Penn had found. The hike we went on was great and I got to take a ton of pictures which was really fun for me. I loved carrying Alayna around and I think Kaden enjoyed having Grace on his shoulders the entire day. We love actually feeling like we are an aunt and uncle. Also i got a lot of neat picture of Ron (Kaden's Grandpa) if anyone from the Leavitt family would like some. I am not sure how many pictures there are of him but i do know he is a huge example to all of his grandchildren. I thought they would be neat to have.

you know you live in a trailor park...

When your neighbors hang a disco ball in their tree. Classy, no?

Oh Sarah

Me: Hey Sarah you should bring Whit with you to Cedar tonight.

Sarah: What!? I cant haul Whit by myself, i don't even know how to pull a trailer, and whose truck am i supposed to take?

Me: Oh My Goodness Sarah Whitney Bowerman...not your stinckin horse. Why in the world would i want you to bring your horse?

Sarah: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I guess i was just thinking about my horse.

Clark County Rodeo Queen

Wohoo Sarah Won! She did so amazing, and we are all so very proud of her. Her hard work certainly paid off. Although she doesn't have a horse, she won not only the title, but a saddle, chaps, all sorts of pretty things and an 8,000 dollar scholarship. Congratulations Sarah!

* ill post pictures soon.

Nordstroms Flavors

My mother gave me the most amazing cook book for Christmas, it is the Nordstroms Flavors book. Nordstroms is not only one of my favorite places to shop, but it is also one of my favorite places to eat, especially their bistro in San Francisco. So last night for dinner Kaden decided we needed to eat something good and he whipped out the pretty cook book. We decided to make grilled shrimp with asparagus and risotto. Honestly it was probably the best meal we have ever made.

The Things My Mother Says

So i have decided to start keeping track of the funny things my mom says, because admittedly Sarah and I say the same exact things, and if it is something we don't really say but just think and my mom says it we will make it a family joke for the rest of time.

This weeks best one was- "Well Sarah how bout you just starve your self for the rest of the week, then maybe your hips will shrink and the dress will look really good for the pageant."

Yes she was totally serious. Poor Sarah, or you could just go with a different dress.

Time to Myslef

I love my husband dearly and i miss him when he is gone, but it was really nice this weekend to have a few experiences to myself. Kaden had to work Friday and Saturday up in Cedar while i stayed in Logandale so i could go to the temple while my Grandma went through for the first time. That experience was so amazing. I don't even know how to describe it. I had never felt the spirit that way before while at the temple or ever imagined i would get such clear answers from the Lord like i did. I had the opportunity while my Grandma was preparing to take out her endowments to do some temple work on my own. It was a first for me, Kaden and I always go together. That time alone though doing work for several women who were waiting for it to be done was so perfect, i felt such a sense of comfort as i relearned of blessings that have been promised to me. I am so excited to go back and serve some more. It was also great to see my Grandma go through, a few years ago i had jotted down a list of goals, mostly spiritual ones, like read my scriptures everyday, say my prayers, fast each month, be married in the temple, help reactivate some people, be an example to my sisters, seal my grandparents, and the last one was help get grandma Karla baptized. In the past year i was married in the temple, we sealed my grandparents, and grandma was baptized, and now she has gone through the temple. I am so grateful to have been a part of that and to see the changes in her life and to witness her growth and know that she will now be with us for eternity.

The rest of the weekend was just as amazing for me. The weather was beautiful, i got to sleep in, and i got to spend quite a bit of time with my sister and with Whitney. It was so great to catch up and kind of reconect and i am so excited to have her back and hang out more. We tanned for quite awhile on Friday and Saturday and now i am probably going to have cancer because of it. Seriously i am so red and i swear i can feel the freckles multiplying.