Saturday, November 8, 2008
Carrie Underwood Concert For My Birthday!
Ryan took me to the Carrie Underwood concert for my birthday. The show was amazing! I'm such a huge fan! Here are a few pics...
Saphire!!
Most of you know my love for dogs. We got a female siberian husky and named her Saphire! She is so pretty. Her and Rambo get along really well.
Kids Fall Break From School!
Last month for the kids fall break we took them on a cruise and even went to Disney Land for day. We had a great time! Here are some pics...
Salt River Tubing!!!
For Labor Day the whole family packed up and headed out to the Salt River here is Arizona. We tubed down the river for a few hours. Here are some pics...
Jake & Jenna's Big Bad Birthday Party...
Ryan, Gary, Jake and Jenna came to Arizona in August to celebrate Jake and Jenna's birthdays. We had a blast. The kids played nonstop for hours on the water slide. Here are some pics...
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Happy Birthday Muv!!!!!
To the most beautiful woman I know...Happy Birthday Muv...this post is for you!! Love you always!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Porter Family Utah Quad trip
Every year Ryan's family meets in Blanding, Utah to go on a big bad quad trip. We had a wonderful time; Ryan has an amazing family...even some of my family made it up.
Meteor Crater
We took the kids to Meteor Crater on our way to Utah. Austin really wanted to see it. It was created 50,000 years ago by a giant meteor. It was really hot outside so we didnt stay to long...heres a few pics...
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Happy 7th Birthday Felicity!
Felicity's 7th birthday was this past Wed. We took her to her favorite place to eat Red Robin, Happy Birthday Fiss!!!!
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Friday, June 6, 2008
2 Weddings in 1 Weekend
Ryan and I went to Georgia the last weekend in May for two very special weddings...my best childhood friends Laura Linton and Kristel Clements. I was a bridesmaid in both wedding parties!!! We had a great time!!
Thursday, May 15, 2008
From Phoenix to Kingman and the new Incinolet
I’ve had some note worthy changes in my life I thought I would share. Sorry if this gets a bit long but I promise it has some humor in…just wait till I tell you about something called the “Incinolet”
Through a series of several events (its way to long to get into) Ryan and I will be buying a Dental Practice in Kingman, AZ. In Phoenix dental practices have become so saturated that its become pretty difficult for newer dentist to start up a thriving practice…so Ryan has sold his practice in Gilbert and we are off to Kingman. Kingman is about 4 hours northwest of Phoenix. I am no longer with Murad…I’d love to say that I quit but I actually got fired at the beginning of April! Basically for not making sales goals and not opening up enough new accounts…and I have to add I got a new boss in February and me and him never hit it off so I think he was looking to get rid of me. Anyway, I was going to quit if we moved to Kingman so it worked out pretty well.
So these are some of the challenges we have had over the past few weeks….
How do we move to Kingman and still see the kids?
How do we stay consistent in a ward when it looks like we will be going down to Phoenix every other weekend to see the kids?
Do we keep a place in Phoenix?
Do we really need a place in Kingman & Phoenix? Keeping up two houses will be a lot right now…
It’s been a bit stressful to say the least...so this is where we are at. We are going to rent a place in Kingman for awhile and stay at Muv’s and Chris every other weekend when we go down to Phoenix to see the kids. Felicity and Austin love my Mom and Chris so we are going to try it out for awhile staying at there place. If it seems like to much we might look into renting a small apartment down in Phoenix…but we will see.
Oh where do we live in Kingman?!?!?!
So Kingman is down in a valley and backs up against the Hualapai Mountains. Two weeks ago when Ryan was up in Kingman working he went exploring up in the Hualapai Mountains to see if there were any small homes or cabins for rent. He went by the ranger station and met a lady that owned a few cabin homes on the mountain. She had a small 890 sq. feet cabin available to rent. Ryan was ecstatic! I on the other hand was a bit nervous about this 890 sq. foot…so last week we both came to Kingman to take a look at it. Well…it was not exactly what I was expecting….but Ryan just loved it. So let me give you a small glimpse of my new home…first you must climb the treacherous dirt road to the cabin; 4 wheel drive vehicles are recommended…lol. This cabin is old school, no dishwasher, no central heat or air, no regular trash service, and lastly…wait for it…NO SEPTIC TANK!!! I’m sure asking your self by now…well Les, what does that mean? It means you have an Incinorator Toilet!!! What is an Incinorator toilet you ask? Well, let me enlighten you…it is a toilet that burns your poop and pee!!!! You do your business in the “Incinolet” then close the metal lid; hit the burn button and yes, for the next hour your poop and pee is burned to ashes! I am not joking! This is for real ladies…then once a week you have to empty the poopy pee ashes…this will be officially be Ryan’s job!!
So enough about the “Incinolet”. I do have to say it is really beautiful up here on the mountains. It’s nice to be up in the pines and out of the hot hot dessert. The elevation is 6,500 feet and it is about 30 degrees cooler up here than down in Phoenix. We signed a six month lease to see how we like it. If we love it; we are thinking about buying a house up here…but we will see. My only request is a normal toilet and a dishwasher!!!
So ladies…next time you flush your toilet…think of me and how I long for a normal toilet again..lol!!!
Below is a few pics of my new residence for the next six months, I even included a pic of the Incinolet!!!!
Through a series of several events (its way to long to get into) Ryan and I will be buying a Dental Practice in Kingman, AZ. In Phoenix dental practices have become so saturated that its become pretty difficult for newer dentist to start up a thriving practice…so Ryan has sold his practice in Gilbert and we are off to Kingman. Kingman is about 4 hours northwest of Phoenix. I am no longer with Murad…I’d love to say that I quit but I actually got fired at the beginning of April! Basically for not making sales goals and not opening up enough new accounts…and I have to add I got a new boss in February and me and him never hit it off so I think he was looking to get rid of me. Anyway, I was going to quit if we moved to Kingman so it worked out pretty well.
So these are some of the challenges we have had over the past few weeks….
How do we move to Kingman and still see the kids?
How do we stay consistent in a ward when it looks like we will be going down to Phoenix every other weekend to see the kids?
Do we keep a place in Phoenix?
Do we really need a place in Kingman & Phoenix? Keeping up two houses will be a lot right now…
It’s been a bit stressful to say the least...so this is where we are at. We are going to rent a place in Kingman for awhile and stay at Muv’s and Chris every other weekend when we go down to Phoenix to see the kids. Felicity and Austin love my Mom and Chris so we are going to try it out for awhile staying at there place. If it seems like to much we might look into renting a small apartment down in Phoenix…but we will see.
Oh where do we live in Kingman?!?!?!
So Kingman is down in a valley and backs up against the Hualapai Mountains. Two weeks ago when Ryan was up in Kingman working he went exploring up in the Hualapai Mountains to see if there were any small homes or cabins for rent. He went by the ranger station and met a lady that owned a few cabin homes on the mountain. She had a small 890 sq. feet cabin available to rent. Ryan was ecstatic! I on the other hand was a bit nervous about this 890 sq. foot…so last week we both came to Kingman to take a look at it. Well…it was not exactly what I was expecting….but Ryan just loved it. So let me give you a small glimpse of my new home…first you must climb the treacherous dirt road to the cabin; 4 wheel drive vehicles are recommended…lol. This cabin is old school, no dishwasher, no central heat or air, no regular trash service, and lastly…wait for it…NO SEPTIC TANK!!! I’m sure asking your self by now…well Les, what does that mean? It means you have an Incinorator Toilet!!! What is an Incinorator toilet you ask? Well, let me enlighten you…it is a toilet that burns your poop and pee!!!! You do your business in the “Incinolet” then close the metal lid; hit the burn button and yes, for the next hour your poop and pee is burned to ashes! I am not joking! This is for real ladies…then once a week you have to empty the poopy pee ashes…this will be officially be Ryan’s job!!
So enough about the “Incinolet”. I do have to say it is really beautiful up here on the mountains. It’s nice to be up in the pines and out of the hot hot dessert. The elevation is 6,500 feet and it is about 30 degrees cooler up here than down in Phoenix. We signed a six month lease to see how we like it. If we love it; we are thinking about buying a house up here…but we will see. My only request is a normal toilet and a dishwasher!!!
So ladies…next time you flush your toilet…think of me and how I long for a normal toilet again..lol!!!
Below is a few pics of my new residence for the next six months, I even included a pic of the Incinolet!!!!
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Big Birthday Weekend for Austin!
We had a fun filled time this past weekend. Austin's 9th birthday was on Saturday. We took the kids up to Payson to go camping and ride quads. The kids had a blast and our new puppy Rambo provided endless entertainment! See the slide show below for more pics...
Friday, March 28, 2008
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Matching Sweatshirts
So Felicity loves these Roxy sweatshirts that I buy that have thumb holes in them. So I surprised her and bought her one (they don’t come in little girl sizes so it’s a little big). Anyway I tried to get a picture with her but she got real upset that she could not find the missing piece to her McDonold’s happy meal toy that she was not in a “picture taking mood”. Ryan snapped this pic as I was trying to negotiate with her to take a picture with me and let me tell you negotiating with a 6 year old is not as easy as one might think. Anyway…here is the best I could do with the matching sweatshirts.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Austin & Felicity
These are Ryan's two beautiful children Austin and Felicity! They are so amazing and I am so proud to be their step mother!
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