Picture Catch Up

Here are some pictures from activities we have done this past month. Note: Pictures are not in order that they happened.
Over the 4th we stayed at my parents for some much needed R&R. This was one night right before bed. Spencer wanted a snack so he and Nanny sat on the kitchen floor eating fruit.
These two beautiful women are my mother and her mother (my Grams). Grams birthday is on the 3, Mom's birthday is on the 5 and so we have 3 days of celebration. How I love these two women and the wonderful examples they are to me.
Spencer loves playing with his cousins, Ashlynn, Matt and Carter in Nanny and Papa's backyard. This is a new pool my mom found for $4 on clearance last year (great find mom). P.S. I don't know why all of us mothers are holding our faces in the backround but I think it is funny.
On the 4th we went to North Ogden for Cherry Days and the Parade. We got to go with Tom and Melissa and Heidi and the kids came to the parade. It was a blast! This is Tom, Logan, Mark and Spencer at Grandpa Miller's grave in North Ogden. Spencer was basically asleep when we took the picture but I still love the three generations picture.
Here we are at the parade: Tom, Logan, Me, Ashlynn, Carter and Spencer. The kids were so good to stay back from the parade so they wouldn't get hurt. I think my favorite part was the parachuters at the beginning.
I had the chance to go to Girls Camp for the entire camp this year. It was so fun being with the girls. Our theme was "Righteous Ranch" and this is the horse I rode up and down the awful hill! I am shocked I didn't go into labor climbing that hill 10 times a day.
These are my beautiful girls at the horseshoe pit. Bet you can't find me (just kidding, I stick out, or rather Baby Girl sticks out, like a sore thumb)!
The weekend before Girls Camp Mark, Spencer and I took the camper out for a test run. Spencer loved picking all of the dandelions for me. I just loved this picture.
This is our family that same trip waiting for the fire to die down to roast marshmellows. Don't worry, we all got nice and sticky.

Our Family Vacation Next Year

So, I have been really bummed the last two weeks because I had to miss Close To My Heart Convention 2010 in Washington DC. They announced that next year Convention will be at Disneyland and we are SO GOING!!! I am so excited I have already started looking at hotels, cheap park tickets, etc. I hope I can sell enough product between now and then to pay for most of the trip :) I am coming up with some fun ideas on what to sell, but I need some help with where. Anyone want to have a party? Let me know. I will travel anywhere in Utah to do a party and I can do parties online. Hope to hear from you soon! This will be the Millers one year from now!

Goodie Box

Today on my online website for Close To My Heart get over $200 for only $80 plus a great rate on shipping. This offer is good until tomorrow morning at 9a.m.!!! This is a great way to jump start your creativity by getting new products to scrapbook with!

Daily Thoughts

I love that my third job is showing others how to scrapbook! I love showing them how easy and fun it can be. I also love to share good deals that I can offer and today is one of those days. On my website today only you can get $250 of product for $100!!! Plus you get an awesome deal on shipping! Each Goodie Box will have a few different products in them so it is really fun to compare with others what you get. Just click on the link to the right that says Carrie's Scrapbooking.

Second, today is my five year anniversary. It is amazing to see how much has happened in the last five years. I love Mark so much and can't believe how happy he makes me.

Here is a Small Scoop

Hi Everyone!
Here is a small scoop of what we have been up to. During April we were extrememly busy fixing our apartment, packing, packing, working, doing church callings, packing, playing in the sun/snow/whatever else happened outside, and got ready for a trip to Mark's mission. We really didn't have a house to live in for a week before we left for our trip but luckily Mark's mom let us stay with her. Thanks again Grandma! We also found out that our new little one will be a girl! We are so excited and no, we don't have a name picked out yet. She is getting bigger by the day it feels like. September 15 is coming faster than I thought it would.
We loved our trip to Germany! We were there for just over two weeks. Spencer loved the food, did great on the flights, and loved his Oma! It rained almost everyday we were there but it made everything such a great green! Not the dark green of Utah. A bright minty green.

When we got home we moved back out to our house only this time we are in the basement. We are still working on getting everything exactly where we want it but the pile of boxes is gone so I finally feel at home. Spencer loves being close to so many family and friends there. I have enjoyed having a yard again. Mark is enjoying working on landscaping/gardening. Our fruit trees are doing really good so we are excited about that.
Our church callings are still keeping us super duper busy. In April I had the chance to go to the temple with the Young Women. It was wonderful! Girls Camp is at the end of the month so I am frantically getting ready for that. Elder's Quorum is having an activity this Saturday so Mark is preparing for that and trying to keep all of the elder callings full.
Work has been slow and crazy at the same time. I sold my biggest order ever last week! Mark is working on another big cabin this week so we feel like we are so blessed to still have good jobs coming in.
Spencer is growing up so fast! A couple of weeks ago he came to me and counted to 10 all by himself! I hadn't even really worked on numbers with him so I was shocked! His favorite movie right now is Dumbo and he loves marching band music. He has gone to nursery twice without any problems so we are hoping this trend continues.
Well, that is a small scoop. I promise more pictures and to be better about posting.

I LOVE Spring!

Isn't spring the best? Well, not the crazy it snows one day and then is warm enough to go to the park the next. But everything else. The fresh air, the new growth, the sunshine. I love it!

Last week Mark and I decided to plant some fruit trees. We got ten trees: 2 apple, 2 peach, 2 apricot, 2 cherry and 2 plum. We also planted some grapes, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries. I am excited to see how well we do with these trees and bushes. They aren't supposed to produce fruit for a year or two so hopefully we will be eased into having great produce. The best part was all of the help we got from these little guys.

Moving Again

Well, we just can't seem to sit still around here. We found out the renters in our basement are moving for work and school around May 1. We are sad that they are leaving because they are such good friends. We will miss them dearly. Because they are moving out we have decided to move into our basement out at our house. I have mixed emotions about moving back. Here are a list of some of the emotions:

1. I am excited to be back in my home.

2. I am sad because it has been so convenient to live in town and at work.

3. I HATE packing! To quote my friend Josh "If anyone has potion to make your stuff pack itself and unpack it where it should go in your new place let me know and I will buy it."

4. I really want to garden and there is no space where we work, but there is plenty of space at our house. In fact, we just planted 10 fruit trees and are going to plant berry bushes this weekend.

5. Moving at 5 months pregant. Enough said.

6. The extra rent money for the apartment in town will be greatly appreciated! (If anyone is looking for a 2 Bedroom 1 Bath apartment in Cedar let me know).

7. To pack less stuff back to the house we are trying to eat as much food storage that we have as possible. We are eating a lot of beans, rice, spaghetti, hamburger helper, and more beans! This means not complaining about the same food to frequently. Mind you I am pregnant. Enough said again.


In other news, Spencer just got his passport! I can't believe our trip to Germany is in 5 weeks. Lots to do before then so the vacation will be much needed. Hope everyone who reads this has a great weekend!