A Night Out with the Girls!

Q. What Do You Get When You Take Five Good Friends and Set Them Free in Park City?

A. A Night Full of Great Memories and Lots of Laughs.


Cathy, Melinda, Annika, Ashley and I headed up to Park City for what needs to be an annual "Girls Night Out." Ashley had to jet back to reality after dinner to be with her darling newborn. She probably got more sleep than the rest of us. After catching the late showing of the "Proposal", we stayed up talking in our Hotel Room until 5:15 in the morning!!!


The man taking the picture requested a "Charlie's Angel Pose"...Who can say no to that?!


Melinda and I doing what we do best...Posing! :)


Good times at dinner. I think my favorite part was when Ashley spilled on herself and then dipped her napkin into Annika's water to clean it up thinking it was her drink. We love you Ashley! Wait no...another tie for "favorite" was the guy who came up to Cathy at dinner and said, "You probably didn't know this - but I'm a really big deal." Most likely a dare...well let's hope so!


Here I am with my short friends...and then there was Annika!


And who could overlook the "outlets" when in Park City. We made a definite stop to do some shopping...but found ourselves more intrigued with the glorious and fashionable (might I add) styles at some of the stores. From the picture, you may think we were preparing for Halloween or showcasing items from the D.I...NOPE! That purple skirt I'm wearing had a price tag of 30 bucks. Thanks Annika for rocking out with me in our neon leggings! :)


This was such a fun trip! All laughter aside, these women are inspiring and admirable examples. They have been there for me through the good times and the tears too. Thanks ladies for being so supportive and such wonderful friends.

Smoke in my Eyes...

For those of you who don't watch 2news regularly...here's one of my latest stories. On Friday, I covered the Big Pole fire - the biggest wildfire in the state this summer.

The blog can only handle one video story on a page at a time. I'll delete this one later on and add others. If the video does not pop up immediately...just refresh the page. Enjoy! (By the end of this day...you can only imagine how nice I smelled!)

An Eruption of FUN!

That's right ladies...my husband made this for my birthday! It not only tasted superb - but give this guy a hand for his creativity skills! Nice.


For my 28th Birthday, we celebrated with a Pool Party and BBQ. It was lots of fun to share my birthday with such remarkable friends.



Gracie enjoyed relaxing in Izaac's boat.


Amelia * Me * Janelle * Tracy


Gracie chowing down on some "Birthday Watermelon".


Thanks Josh for being the photographer in the Janelle/Brittany Photo-Shoot. Next time remind me to look at the camera! :)


I really am blessed to have the greatest friends in the world...people who really inspire me. I'm glad I was able to celebrate with many of you!

Sand In Between Your Toes!

This past weekend, we got together with some friends Jody has known for years. We had a picnic by the Lake at Daybreak. The babies loved playing in the sand. Here Gracie and Maycee are chatting it up!


Jodes, KC, and Jeff


Whistle while you work!


Don't let their faces fool you...They really were LOVING this!


It was a gorgeous sunset behind the lake.

Some Cheese with those Cherries...

This has been the ONLY happy story I have covered while at 2news. Now I understand that unfortunately the news is merely educational most generally by using tragic stories to prove points and give reminders. So I feel terrible posting such horrific stories where people have lost their lives...just so you can see me reporting.

Therefore - you get the "Cherry Story." Needless to say - it was a slow news day. And I was thrilled to be doing a story where everyone was living and no one was hospitalized. So it may seem I'm a little cheesy...truth is...I was just grateful it was a story with a happy ending.

Some of My Favorite Things...

Walks with No Particular Destination...



Baby's Blue Eyes...


Forever Families...


Watching Gracie Discover Life...


Knowing Gracie Knows Who to Come to When She Needs Help...


Jodelicious! :)


We had our Family Pictures taken last month, and these are some of my favorites!

Lehi Baby Contest!

Since it's our first year for the "Round-Up" here in Lehi, we entered Gracie in the Baby Contest. The theme was "Old Hollywood"! Needless to say she made a fantastic Marilyn Monroe.


She is always so good to let me curl her hair. And she does so well with accessories. She left her gloves on for hours! The Lehi Police Department sponsors the Baby Contest, and the judges awarded Gracie 1st Place for babies 13-18 months!


Waiting with Grandma Wiscombe for the results.


They gave a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prize for boys and girls in each age category...and Gracie took home the Gold!



They gave all the babies a cute little T-shirt!




Winning granted us a place in the Friday night Parade. A good chance for Gracie to showcase all this waving and kiss-blowing she does around our house. Thanks to everyone who came to cheer her on! Here's a video of her waving in the parade.

Cowboy Birthday!

In honor of Michael's Birthday, we found our Western Wear and Boots and celebrated with a big Yee Haw! So anyone who knows Michael...KNOWS that he LOVES country music...specifically George Strait. So what better gift for Jody and I to give him than a George Strait Fan Club Membership. (Mom, you can thank me later for the oodles and oodles of G.S. pictures and newsletters you'll be getting in the mail!) Michael turned 25...and that is quite the accomplishment to both him and my parents for taking such outstanding care of him. Michael, in your 25 years, you have touched more people for good than many will in a lifetime. I love you and feel so lucky to have you as my brother!


Michael wanted everyone to "dress the part" and come prepared to sing a George Strait song. This is HOW MUCH we love you Michael!




Aunt LaMae was the most theatrical to watch as she lip-synched to a George Strait Hit!


I love this picture. Gracie looks stunning in her pink boots. Gracie won 1st Place in the Lehi Baby Contest earlier this week. She gets to ride in the Lehi City Days Round-Up parade Friday night. More pictures on that to come...


And Happy Father's Day Jody! You are an excellent father to Gracie. I'm so thankful for all of the "Dads" in my life!

News Story!

Here's my live shot from the 5:00 show earlier today. I broke the story at noon and also went live again for our 6:00 p.m. show. Due to the overload of stories on our website, I'm not sure how many days this story will stay current. The story is called "Woman Washed Down Creek After Dog" if it doesn't play immediately. 2news has been a wonderful experience thus far.

Monkeying Around...

We took a trip to the Hogle Zoo with some good friends! I was roommates with both Melissa & Christina back in my UVU days. It's wonderful that we are still such great friends, and now we can continue making memories with our kids.

Gracie and Savannah showing their "wild" side. We had a hard time dragging them off of these statues...


This picture is such a crack-up. Christina's little boy Nathan is making the Choo-Choo noise on the train. Very Enthusiastic...


If only Nathan's energy could rub off on Gracie! :)
Did someone say "Naptime"?





We could have spent hours at this water-feature.


Little Miss Polka-Dot!


And it was a fun-filled & jam-packed Summer Day. Jody and I ended the night with a Salt Lake Bees Baseball Game.