Summer Pics

We found the camera! It turns out it was one of the first things that we unpacked so that we could take pictures. Where was it you ask? On top of the fridge! Ugh! So anyway, here are some pictures of the landing Reese and I put together on Saturday and a slide show of some summer fun that we have been having. Enjoy!

We're In!!

Well, we are officially moved in. We moved in all of our things last weekend with the help of the Schroeder Clan and our neighbor Bryan and Jess watched Mason, but now we are officially in because our house is clean, we have already started home improvement projects, and we have the internet!

That's right, we have already started little projects around the house. Today, Reese and I laid a little landing of stones from the front yard to the back. Mason helped. It looks pretty good and I would post pictures for all of you to see but I have no idea where the camera is. I know I packed it but where? WHERE!?! I'll find it in the last box I unpack I just know it. Since there are no pictures to show you, just close your eyes and imagine a quaint, little rock landing at the side of our house. Now this will be easier for those of you who have actually seen our house and for those of you who have not, come on over! We'd love to have you! You can help us paint :)

So Much Stuff!!

You really don't know how much stuff you have until you have to pack it all up! That is our project this week at the Hulbert house...we are packing and moving! We will be moving back into our house this Saturday, yay. It is only a few blocks South of where we are living now but it's still a pain to get everything boxed just to move it a stone's throw away and then unpack it.

So far, we have only packed the things that we only use maybe once a month and those boxes alone almost fill our extra bedroom. I would post pictures of our boxes but everyone knows what a big brown box looks like. So I thought I would put some pictures of Mason along with this post. Enjoy!

Rambo getting ready for Bear Lake

"Bry Dog", Jess, Jake, and Kate invited Reese, Mason and I to spend a day up at Bear Lake with them. We took up some sand toys for the kids and they hardly stopped to eat lunch because they were having so much fun. The water was a little cool for my taste but that didn't stop the four adults from swimming out to the distant buoys. Jessica and I counted the swim out there to equal about 8,000 steps (4 miles) because of how tired it made us.

Mason, Jake, and Kate played in a little pond right next to the lake. It was quite a bit warmer than the lake so we called it the hot tub. The kids, with the help of Reese and Bryan, made a canal from the pond to the lake and Mason loved going back and forth from the warm "hot tub" to the cool lake and back again. He wore himself out and fell asleep right when we started the car to head home.

Pedometer for Step It Up

So my friend Jessica heard from one of her friends that if you go to the Rec Center next to Logan high, you can pay $5 and get a pedometer, a t-shirt, and a walking log. The program is called "Step It Up." Once you walk 100 miles, you take in your walking log and get three 10-punch passes to the Aquatic Center. That's 30 free swim passes! So we signed right up.

Now you may think that 100 miles is a lot...I did, but you would be surprised. After walking from the Rec Center to the Logan library, stopping by Great Harvest for some delicious bread, and back home, Jessica and I had already walked over 5,000 steps. They say that the average step is about 2.5 feet X 2,000 steps equals about 1 mile.

After a morning of walking, an afternoon of chasing and playing with Mason, and doing some housework, I have walked a total of 8,210 steps! And I have only had the pedometer for less than 5 hours.

So if anyone is interested in counting your steps and getting some pool passes, go to the Logan Rec Center right next to Logan High School. It's worth the $5! (I am not getting paid to advertise this, I just think it is a great program.)

(The pedometer pictured is not the one you get from the Rec Center. The one you get is a little more simplified)

Twilight...

So I read Twilight. It was good. The first half of the book I felt like I was in high school, which made me really frustrated. I don't like the way high schoolers act. I never really liked the whole snobby attitude. Anyway, I really liked the second half of the book. It was a very good read.

I am a little nervous about the movie coming out at the end of this year. I saw the trailer for it and got kind of sad. Edward, one of the main characters, isn't as good looking in the trailer as I had imagined in my mind. I guess that's why I don't like reading books sometimes because the movies NEVER live up to them and I like to watch movies a lot. I hope the movie is at least a little better at representing the book than Harry Potter and all those books/movies.

I will start reading the next book in the series of Twilight, New Moon, in about a week. We'll see how it compares to the first one.

Teeth Galore!

Now you can't tell by this photo but Mason is growing some serious teeth right now at his young age of almost 14 months. I was helping him brush his teeth this morning and I found 2 more teeth popping up out of his gums. So, let's count, he has 8 teeth in front, 4 up top and 4 on the bottom; he has a molar coming in on his top left side; and he has 2 more teeth coming in on the upper right side.
This means that Mason currently has 11 teeth!!! And he isn't even 14 months old yet!

Happy Memorial Day!

The Origins of Memorial Day?

In the spring of 1868 John Logan, Commander-In-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), a Union veterans organization, designated May 30th as a memorial day “for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village, and hamlet churchyard in the land.” MG John Logan

A beautiful video of the true meaning of Memorial Day
Please Remember those who fought for our freedom

A Few Things I Would Like to Mention...

• First of all, thank you for all your Happy Birthday wishes yesterday. A big thanks goes out to Reese who gave me a great day. We went shopping. Now your first thought of shopping is probably to a clothing store of some kind or just in the mall somewhere; well, you're wrong. He took me to almost all the bike shops in Logan to find me a spiffy, new road bike. I've been wanting one so bad and today we found one that is going to be great! Then after bike shopping we dropped off Mason with our neighbors and he took me golfing. Now, I didn't hit my best round of golf but I did hit some of my best shots ever! (I need to work on putting...anyone want to play minigolf?) Then we went out to dinner and that topped the day because I didn't have to cook.
• Second, a lot of you fellow bloggers have been talking about your babies getting new teeth and I wanted to join in. That's right Mason is getting a new tooth to add to the 8 teeth he already has. It is way in the back of his mouth and I think it is a 2-year molar, which is crazy because he just turned 1 a month ago!!! Of course, he did get his very first tooth when he was about 4-months old so I think he just gets them quick.
• Third, I am unbelievably excited for by brother Brett and his wife Lynette to be moving to Utah from Virginia. Even if it is for just a little while, it is going to be awesome having them close.
• Last but not least, all you bloggers that check your blog 10 times a day, myself included, maybe we should get together and hang out instead of waiting to see what each other posts. Wouldn't it be more efficient at telling each other what is going on in our lives? And then, after hanging out, we can go home and blog about how much fun we had being with each other. Have you people call my people and we'll set up a time to get together.

Keep it Real!

Nice relaxing weekend

Reese, Mason, and I went down to Salt Lake to visit family and celebrate Mother's Day this past weekend. Friday while Reese was in training for work, my dad, my brother Josh, and I went golfing, which was fun. Friday was also Josh's birthday so that night we went and saw IRON MAN. It was great! It's a movie worth seeing in the theater. Don't wait for Redbox on this one. Mason slept through half of the movie and ate snacks the rest of the time, but once the credits started rolling he was running around everywhere. On Saturday, we were able to hang out with Reese's parents and go out to dinner. It's always fun to be able to see all of your family in one weekend.

We were able to get a family picture out of this weekend too. Thanks Grandpa Hulbert.

Mason playing with Grandma Hulbert's new dog, Bella. He also played with Ruby, which is his Aunt Sara's Corgi puppy.

Lacey teaching Mason how to golf. He usually swings his golf club like a wild man trying to hit the ball, but once you stand behind him and tell him to line up for his shot, he gets real serious and still then hits the ball nice and soft. Once he hits the ball, he runs after the it for his next swing. Maybe Reese and I have a future Tiger Woods on our hands.