Good Doggy!!

We found a dog. An awesome dog.

He wandered into Garretts work Saturday starving and thirsty.

We have dedicated a lot of time with him. He now knows sit and stay and is probably 50% potty trained.

Kaden named him Chase, because he chases him and he chases his tail! How creative!!

We have fallen in love with him, and he is just perfect for our family. We put an ad on craigslist in 2 different places, and hadn't heard anything. So Garrett took him to the vet to get checked for a chip. On the 4th try, they found one. We finally got ahold of the manufacturer who called the owner, with no answer. Garrett even went to their house. Nobody home

Finally a couple hours later, the owners son called, saying that they lost them on Tuesday (?) and that his dad is in Mexico. Yes, they are hispanic.

I guess there were 2 of them, male and female, and the female is with animal control. Garrett said the yard was horrible, and not a place for animals. We found Chase Saturday, and the son claims they went missing Tuesday. I wonder how long these little puppies were all alone before they escaped! We are hoping that when everything is said and done, these 2 adorable puppies will not be allowed back home. We have now had him for 5 days, and we hope to have him for many more! Everybody keep your fingers crossed!

This puppy needed saving, and hopefully animal control does the right thing, where the owner is out of country, and takes these cuties away!!

Darby Canyon

Today I got a wild hair to go for a hike. Both Garrett and I had the day off. So we quickly got dressed, grabbed a few things at Maverik, and headed out for Darby Canyon. This was Kadens 1st EVER hiking experience.

Darby Canyon is beautiful! It is about 2.5 miles to the Caves.

I can't remember what they call this rock, but I remember it from when I hiked with the YW.

He had lost his energy, so we sat on some rocks and he ate a snickers bar. It worked. He was able to walk almost the rest of the way to the caves.

Apparently it had just snowed there about a week before. And there was quite a bit of snow!

I honestly have no idea what his face is for! He is getting ready to throw a rock into the waterfall, that you can't really see because my cameraphone is crap!

The windcave. Kaden and I didn't actually hike into it because 1: It was supposed to be closed for some disease that bats have been dying from. Apparently they are doing some studies on the bats and the caves have been closed since the 27th of Aug. 2: The trek up this far was snowy, muddy, and slippery. It was scary enough getting this far, and it only took us probably 30 minutes to get down 100 feet!

Overall, we had a wonderful time. It was nice to get out of the house. In fact, Kaden asked if he could watch TV when we get home...looks like we need to get out a bit more!!

Cinnabun anyone?

So, I made my first batch of cinnamon rolls. That is, after trying it 4 times with no success!!!

These are the before cooked pictures.

...and these are the after! I sent them off to my moms to be taste tested by my sisters and step family. So hopefully they taste as good as they look huh! I am pretty proud of myself!