Sneak Peak...

Just a little Sneak Peak, more pictures to come(actually TONS of pictures to come)

Jason and I in front of the Artic Roadrunner Burger Joint

Hello All...

Well Jason and I have arrived safe and sound back in AZ after our whirlwind of a vacation. We had an amazing time visiting family and friends in Alaska, although as always our vacation was not long enough. Sorry to those of you that we were unable to catch up with...even though this trip went by so fast, we managed to make it a productive one. Jason successfully passed his Commercial Drivers License testing!!!(HUGE accomplishment) We also were there to see Jason's younger brother get married, and also meant Jason's new niece (beautiful by the way). Don't worry I will post pictures soon. We also had the chance to hang out in Big Lake, which little Makayla thoroughly enjoyed! One of my favorite parts was of course....FISHING!!! I was able to spend some time up in Kenai with my mom and our dear friend Cheryl. Jasons family came down and joined in on all the fun too. We did some line fishing on the Kenai, some dipnetting accompanied by tons of laughter and good times!! So to say the least...Jason and I had a total BLAST!!!!! Thanks to everyone who made this trip possible, and all of you who went out of your way to come out to see us...I will post more soon. Hope all is well...Lots of love, Denise

Crazy Busy!!!!

Hello there everyone...

Sorry it has been so long since a little update here...Jason and I have been surprisingly busy. But hope you all had a great 4th and hope this update finds you happy and healthy...Here are a few things that we have been up too.

Jason's adorable cousin Deanna was in town from Seattle. This was the first time that I had the chance to meet her, and boy was I glad I did. She was so much FUN!!!!! Here she is with Jason These two were a total crack up!!! Definitely related!!!

And of course the three of us:)

We went out to Schnepft Farms to watch some fireworks with my sister Maggie and her cute little family. Here is a nice group shot!!

Me and Jason hanging out waiting for the fireworks

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS PICTURE!!!!

and this one too...Mason and Jason are such HAMS!!!

I think this one is precious...Megan hanging out with Marcell watching the fireworks:)

Jason and I have a new fun hobby...HOMEMADE PIZZAS!!!!

This particular one was a replica of one that we like in Alaska at the Moose's Tooth Restaurant...it came out SOOOO good!

Here we are with our final work of art!And the end result! YUMMO!!!

Well that's all I have time for now...tons more pictures to post...but not enough time(story of my life) We are heading off to ALASKA for vacation tomorrow!!!!!!! YAHOO!!!! I will post with lots of pictures soon. Lots of love-Denise

Some pictures from our weekend...

Hey there, hope everyone had a great weekend! Jason and I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, we had a busy, productive weekend. Spent allot of time with the family, had a really fun date night which included the movie The Proposal(which I loved), and lots of running around!!! We started off our weekend with a little homemade treat...I made these for Jason just before he come home on Friday, these are one of his favorite snackies.

Here he is with the famous chocolate covered strawberries-made with love from the wifey! He loved them...

No weekend is ever complete without spending some time with these two-Mason and Megan!Jason spent some time this weekend doing some reading and studying...as you can see he had a little study buddy...Makayla
On Friday night Jason and I had a great dinner/movie date together. We started out with dinner at the Cheesecake Factory!!! YUM-O!
Had some great weather this weekend and a little dust tornado to go right along with it! Megan is So camera ready...bring it on! So cute! Jess, Megan , and me out at Mom and Dad's house for a great Father's Day BBQ!
Maggie, Megan, and BJ out at the BBQ
Megan smiling at B.J, she is such a happy little baby!
Mason and Jason hanging out together playing the Wii.
Mason jumping to me in the pool. He is a little fish!
Jason and I brought out a pinata to the BBQ and it was a huge hit...no pun intented:) haha!
To wrap up our weekend Jason and I went to one of our favorite place for some good ol wings...Hooters. Yes he ate all of these too...the guy can eat some wings.. Well that kinda sums it up for us...hope you all have a great week.:)

Funny guy...

So I went to go pick Jason up from work and while I was sitting in the car reading my book, patiently waiting for him, I suddenly got blasted with a huge spray of water! Someone came racing by the car in this huge machine(aka-water pool) and sprayed water at my car. This was no cute sprinkle, this was force so hard that the car shook, and I had a mild heart attack as well. At first I was thinking to myself who in the hell just did that and then after a cleaned the windshield off I saw it was this guy...Then we just started cracking up about it...he kept telling me "you should have seen the look on your face" haha! Jason thought it was hilarious...I was still trying to catch my breath. Funny guy!!

This water pool was HUGE...like a big semi...I couldn't believe how BIG these tires were...I kept telling Jason..."Are you kidding me"! I guess these tires are pretty expensive too...I cant imagine why:)

So here it is guys...the sign that they put up for Jason at his work. This is the first thing that you see when you drive into the landfill. This was a pretty big deal when Jason won this. He beat out guys twice his age and people who have been running heavy equipment for as long as he has been alive. All the competing operators had to run a dozer through a VERY difficult/slightly impossible obstacle course...this was no easy task! Jason was by far the youngest guy and one of the most liked. Everyone at the competition was really glad when Jason won, when they announced his name they all cheered for him. It was really neat, I'm really proud of him. So now Jason has the opportunity to compete on a national level. His work is sending us to Florida in September to for the National Tournament that Jason will compete in!!!! Yahoo! Don't worry I will be sure to blog about it!!:) Way to go babe!!!

Since we are on the subject....here is Jason excepting his trophy from the Arizona President of SWANA. The big boss!Of course I had to throw this one in...Amiyah and Kristen came out to support Jason in his competition...they are huge fans...especially that little amiyah! Thanks guys! This is at the closing ceremony's. Jason and his dozer(tonka toys)its a beautiful thing:)Me and the dozer...this was a really cool experience, cause I was able to see what it is that Jason does all day....all this time I thought he was just playing in the dirt:)

Thank God for great family friends...

So this week my family had some good friends in town from Texas: The Thomason's. Well not all the Thomason's...we were missing Jessica. We also had the priveledge of meeting Ashlee's boyfriend Ray which was very nice. My dad and Dave were stationed in Alaska together back in the early 90's, and that is essentially what brought our families together. They showed us the ropes when it came to fishing in Alaska, and so much more. I have alot of fond memories of growing up around them. It had been a while since we had all seen eachother, and let me tell you what a reunion!!!!!!! It was as if we never spent any time apart! Here are some pictures from a BBQ out at Mom and Dad's place:

Me and my niece Megan just lounging out by the pool, this never gets old!!

Ashley, Ray, Dad, B.J., Dave, Uncle Rod, Jason, and Jessica just hanging out and catching up...

B.J. and Mason getting a running start and jumping into the pool, this is one of Mason's favorite things to do...I think one of B.J's too.

Little, sweet, precious niece Megan...she is always such a content, happy baby. Cant get enough of her!!!!

Jason, Ashlee, and Ray enjoying good company and beautiful weather.

Me and Ashlee riding Rebel...OK pay close attention to this picture and then the one to follow, they look pretty similar, except for...
B.J. getting flown off of Jasper...Yep that's B.J on the ground...this is what happens when bareback riding goes South, but the good thing is no one got hurt...Bj walked away with a lil bruised backside...and Jasper walked away feeling sorry. Jasper is a an older gentler horse that was a little startled by this whole incident too, this is not his normal behavior.

This was when we were trying to get all of the camera's set for our group shot...gosh b.j is always so serious(j/k)... Ashlee getting a kick out of it. So funny these guys...
And here it is finally the group shot. Back row:Aunt DD, Dad, Ray, Aunt Kathleen, Jeanie, Dave, Ashlee, Me, and Jason. Front Row: Jessica, Maggie, Mason, Mom, Megan, B.J., Jessicca, and Uncle Rod.No night is complete without a campfire and s'mores by the pool...
It was so nice to see you all...thank you guys for making the trip, hopefully we will see you all again soon.

Funny play-by-play

There is never a dull moment at any family function! This particular comical/hilarious moment I just happen to have my camera close by for! So that me set the scene for you...another beautiful day at mom and dad's house, typical family BBQ, lots of laughs, tons of food, and really good times. So here is Dad and Aunt Kathleen(Dad's sister) just enjoying eachothers company and as always laughing it up. Then all of the sudden...

Jason and B.J. come out of now where and swooped her right out of her seat. Then they headed right for the pool. I wish that this picture had audio because the scream that she let out at about this point was hilarious...

I love how you can see Jason and B.J cracking up!

Good thing she is such a good sport...you can never be to sure what could happen when B. J and Jason are around, anything is possible. (see:homemade diving board in previous posts)

To Sonja...

To my dear friend Sonja,
Well I don't really know where to begin with this...there is so much to say! I wanted to let you know how much we all enjoyed your company!! You are such a huge art of this family! It was so nice to have you here for two whole months, WOW!!! I still cant believe how fast it went by but...we all miss you allot!! My life is forever enriched with you in it!! Who would have though that an exchange program could have brought us together, which was ten years ago btw!! Man we are getting old:) Hope you are settling in back in Germany, wish you could still be here with us, but I'm looking forward to hearing all about your pending success!! So here's to you girl, thanks for everything!! All the laughs, tears, productive/compelling conversations, endless venting sessions, and as always thanks for being you!! Love you tons and miss you lots!!!!

Universal studios-Blues Brother's

She thinks my tractors sexy:) (Peach Festival 2009)
Our big fancy dinner date at the Melting Pot! Thanks girl, this was amazing!

Santa Monica Beach

Ahhhh, so sweet!

Dad's 53 mile marathon!! Go Dad!

Santa Monica Pier

BFF's

Yummy peaches, u pick/I eat farm

Bundled up waiting for Dad and Uncle Rod at the finish line!!!

So FUN!!!!

Kristen, Megan and Sonja at one of the many get-together at Mom and Dad's house

Film tribute at Universal Studios

The fan club waiting for Dad at the rest stop

The whole group of us at the beginning of the race!

Family shot

Dinner on the patio

Drinks with Jess

Night out at the casino, oh ya and a all you can eat crab leg buffet!!! YUM!

Little picnic at my family's old stomping grounds

Family fun at Mom and Dad's

Oh ya did I mention VIP at Universal Studios...the perks of having a broken foot!

So happy when we are together...BIG smiles...with the famous grill!

Drinks at Kona

We are SO HOLLYWOOD!!Mason, Megan, and Sonja...preciousWell that's it for know girl...hope you liked your little trip down memory lane! I know I sure did!

Sending you big hugs!!!