Happy Birthday Alan!!

This week we were able to celebrate Alan's birthday. On monday night we were able to go to my sisters and have dinner and birthday cake with my side of the family. My mom and dad were in town so they wanted to wish him a happy birthday before they left. Then on Thursday which was his actually birthday I got him a new pair of church/work shoes and we went out to dinner. Alan's dad treated us to Black Angus!! Yummy! Then tonight we are going to Peter Pipper Pizza to celebrate his and his brother in laws birthday. I guess in this family we celebrate birthdays all week long :)

Here are a few pictures of Alan when he was younger.....

His mom wrote in one of his books that he was one of her sweetest babies. He still is a sweetheart!

Alan loves to play basketball. Any chance he gets to play he is there! He played since he was a little boy. He started out playing for the YMCA and then played through high school.

Alan served his mission in the New England States ( Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Mass.)

Just a few days after Alan got home from his mission we started dating... ever since we have been together. We dated from November got engaged in March and married in June.

I just wanted to Say Happy Birthday!!! Love you!!

Alan has always wanted to put granite countertops in our kitchen so we finally did it, only because we found someone that gave us a very good deal. So this saturdy we got the granite countertops put into our house. It makes our kitchen look so much nicer and we made the island a little bigger.

Old

New

Utah Trip

On Thursday right after Alan got off of work we were able to leave for utah. My sister just had her baby and they were blessing her in church on sunday so we needed to be up there for her blessing. When we left on thursday it was Alan and I and my niece and nephew and my two sisters in the car. We drove up to my parents house who live 6 and 1/2 hours away and slept for the night and then in the morning Alan and I left early to go see his Aunt and Uncle who lived 41/2 hours away from my parents in the Provo area and then hang out with one of his mission buddies who lives by Brigham City area.

When we arrived at Alan's aunt and uncles house on Friday we went on a picnic. We went and got Alan's uncle from work and then headed to a park that was only a few minutes away. It was really nice to see Alan's aunt, uncle and his three cousins. The cousins are getting bigger and bigger every time we see them. We aren't able to see them very often so it was nice to have a picnic with them, and enjoy talking with them.

At the park : Uncle Robert, Timothy, Spencer, Emma, Tasha, Alan, and Lena

After we left the picnic we headed to my sisters house who lives near Ogden. We stopped at her house to see the new baby and to drop off our stuff. After we unloaded we headed to the brigham city area to see Alan's mission buddy. We went out to a little mexican food place and went back to their house and hung out for a while and then went to his parents house for a little game of volleyball. We really had a fun time hanging out with him and his wife.

On saturday morning we woke up and went shooting. My brother in law and his brother have a few guns, and my dad and brother and some too so we all went out shooting. It was really fun! It had been a while since I had been out shooting. We shot a .22, .17, 45m and a 357. My brother, dad, brother in law, and Alan's mission buddy enjoyed shooting clay pigeons with their shot guns while the rest of us shot the other guns. We also drove my brother in laws quad around. The best part about shooting guns is that my brother kept shooting dragon flies as they would pass by the fields. It was really funny!

Alan and Tasha

Thomas

Lindsey

Clint and Kristy Dad

Steve (Alan's mission buddy)

Lindsey and Crystal

Alan

Tasha

Saturday night we went out to dinner with my sisters husband's family. We went to some mexican food place and it wasn't too bad. Then when we got home we had a little birthday party for my nephew who just turned 1. It was really fun to see him eat his cake and open presents. Then we played some cards and went to bed.

Triston looking at his cake. What do I do with this?

Yummy!!

Kelly and Tasha

Thomas and Tasha

Sunday morning we woke up and started getting stuff ready for luncheon that would happen after my niece's blessing. We went to church and my brother-in-law blessed Taylynn. My dad, brother and Alan were able to stand in the circle. It was so nice to hear Clint (my brother in law) give his daughter a blessing. Then after church we went back to my sister house and had a luncheon and then after the luncheon we drove back to my parents house who lived 5 hours toward our house and then monday morning we woke up bright and early and came back home!! Kristy and Clint and Taylynn

Baby Taylynn

Lindsey, Kelly, Triston, Thomas, Kristy, Taylynn, Clint, Dad, Annabelle, Mom, Tasha Annabelle Triston and Annabelle

"Escape Together World Tour"

On July 25th Alan and I were able to go to the Keith Urban concert with his sister and her husband. Keith Urban came to town so we bought tickets to go see him. He was suppose to come with Sugarland but the doctor put Jennifer Nettles on vocal rest so she was not able to perform at the concert. I was kinda mad because I really wanted to see Sugarland in concert but instead we got to see Sarah Buxton. That's what I thought at first too "Who is that?" The concert was really good. Keith Urban did an amazing job! He interacts with the audience and keeps you wanting to more. We really had a fun time at the concert!!

Alan and I watching the concert

Sarah Buxton Performing... she actually did a really good job, however, you could tell she was a little nervous, but who wouldn't be with all those thousands of people watching you up on stage.Keith Urban rockin' out.... He really puts on good concerts!Ronnelle and I standing next to Keith Urban :)