Buckskin Gulch!

This past Friday and Saturday we hiked down Buckskin Gulch and the upper section of Paria Canyon with some of our friends. It was 20-something miles of awesome, and I took a LOT of pictures! We probably could have arrived at our campsite at least an hour earlier on Friday afternoon if I hadn't stopped every 5 feet (okay... maybe that is a slight exaggeration :P) to take a picture during the 14 miles we hiked the first day. ;) Here's just a few of my favorites.

One of my very favorites. Isn't it gorgeous in there? 

Also my favorite... ;)

Dinner at our camp!

Hiking out Paria the next morning. Isn't this formation crazy? I'm glad I wasn't around when this fell!

We made it! :)

We stopped by Horseshoe Bend on the way home. 

This weekend's adventures

To start off the weekend, Dallin got up early on Saturday morning and surprised

 me with a delicious omelet for breakfast. :) Yep, I am spoiled. It was so good! 

See the green onion heart? I'm SURE he did that on purpose... :P

Some of the adorable nieces and nephews I gained when we got married came up on Saturday. It was fun to see them! We went to a wildlife fair at the park with the crew. Cy liked watching this snake shed it's skin.

I like his face.

We also hiked Christopher Creek on Saturday. It was beautiful weather and such a pretty canyon. :)

A little slide 

Ryan and Dallin being manly

We were starving afterward so we went and got an Alfonso's burrito to share.
Yes, that is one burrito... isn't it huge?!

I bought myself a cute little tomato plant! 

I also FINALLY got some basil! I love being able to pick fresh basil from my own plants. And it smells SO good. 

I got to use some of my basil for the pizza margherita that we made

 yesterday for Dallin's parents to celebrate Mother's Day! Yum. :)

Look at this sweet present my husband got me for Mother's Day! It's a Lladró figurine. :) 

It's not a great picture but that's the best I could do. It looks so much prettier in real life!

If you don't know what Lladró is (I didn't until I was dating Dallin), it's a Spanish company that makes these beautiful porcelain figurines. Dallin brought some back from Spain, which is where he served his mission. We found this one at a thrift store for MUCH less than they usually cost and he tricked me into thinking it was for his mom. It worked... I was very pleasantly surprised when he gave it to me. :)

Also, speaking of Mother's Day presents, one of the perks of being married is getting a share of the treats they pass out to the mothers (or future mothers) in the ward. ;) Cha-ching!

(P.S. I am not pregnant... :P)

Well, that's pretty much it... have a lovely day! :)

Три месяца! (Three months!)

It's been three months since this happened:

This was such a happy day. It was also very stressful, busy, long, and exhausting... but so good. I know I was really happy then, but it just gets better every day. I sure got lucky. :)

Happy anniversary, Weeber! You're the best. :)

Blow guns, monkey bread, and clean windows

Last night we had some fun with the awesome blow guns that someone gave us for our wedding.
These things are addicting! I've been playing with mine all morning.

I like that the shadow above his head kind of looks like an afro. :)

Household items immediately became targets... naturally. At least for Dallin. ;)

Also, when he shot this tack it ricocheted off the candle on the left 

(see that little nick where it hit?) before sticking into the candle on the right. 

He was pretty proud of himself. :)

After a few minutes of goofing around with the tack, we set up a target and got serious.

Part of the reason we set up the target was the fact that we lost the tack somewhere, and also because I knew I had a much higher chance of hitting the target (or at least the box... haha) than a candle. ;) 

I definitely need to practice... haha. At least I did get that beaver on this round! 

(Mine are the orange/red darts, by the way)

Nicely done, babe!

We go on one planned date every week, but I love evenings like this where we start doing really random and spontaneous and have such a good time just being weirdos together. I'm still not sure how I got so lucky. I really, really like this guy. :) I love having fun with him every day. 

It seems like every post has something food related... I wouldn't want to break that streak today, would I? ;) I made some delicious monkey bread yesterday. Here's the recipe I used. It takes a looooong time to make since it has to rise twice, but it's worth it. Cream cheese frosting on top makes it ever better! 

Then again, cream cheese frosting makes everything better...

Plus, it is completely FAT FREE!

(Except the opposite... :P)

Last but not least, this video is awesome and you should watch it. :) It's really funny, but also makes some very good points. I know I need to work on always "keeping my windows clean". 

It's based on a story that President Thomas S. Monson, the president of my church, told in October 2010. You can find the whole talk here.  Here's one of my favorite parts:

"Charity is having patience with someone who has let us down. It is resisting the impulse to become offended easily. It is accepting weaknesses and shortcomings. It is accepting people as they truly are. It is looking beyond physical appearances to attributes that will not dim through time. It is resisting the impulse to categorize others."

-President Thomas S. Monson 

Happy a happy day! :)

-M