Adam loved riding around on the quad!
Thursday, March 10, 2016
A weekend in Snowflake
Matt's mom directs the high school musical in Snowflake every spring. Now, I'm not a huge live performance fan-- honestly, I would rather see a movie. However, the musicals that I've been able to attend these last few years in Snowflake have really been entertaining! We missed Cinderella last year because I was 38 weeks pregnant, but we saw Hello Dolly!, Anything Goes, and this year we saw Little Abner. The sets are really well done, the singing is fun, and the acting is actually pretty good. And it's been so fun to watch Matt's siblings all participate. His whole family puts so much work into the plays each year, and it's a treat for us to go down and watch. Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures from the play, but here are a bunch of other pictures from our weekend.
Adam is over the age where he slept peacefully in the car during long road trips, unfortunately. And when Adam isn't happy in the car, ain't nobody happy in the car. Luckily, there are all kinds of fun gas stations/rest stops on the drive down to Arizona. It makes the trip take longer, but it's nice for us to have a chance to stretch our legs and explore.
Matt's brothers just bought this old sandrail and are working to restore it. We got it running and took it for a spin!
Adam loved riding around on the quad!
We don't mess around.
And I can't end this post without mentioning how awesome it was to see Judy after her mission to Mexico!! We're so happy to have you home!
Adam loved riding around on the quad!
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
February Reads
One book ahead for my yearly reading goal!
Austenland
by Shannon Hale
A few weeks ago, Delicious Reads posted this article on their blog about clean romances, and I dove right in. I love romance novels, but it's hard to find ones that aren't well,... that don't make me blush and feel like I'm reading something that I should hide from Matt. SO, I was really excited about this list and started with Austenland. Jane is a 30-something-year-old single woman who is secretly obsessed with finding her own Mr. Darcy. When her great-aunt finds out and later passes away, she leaves Jane tickets to experience "Austenland"-- basically a theme park for Regency-obsessed woman that guarantees a regal romance with a fine gentleman. And I mean, this place is the real deal-- no electronics, the actors all speak, dress, and act in time-period manner. Jane has a hard time realizing when she is acting and when she is being herself. Are all of the others acting all the time as well? Things get confusing when she starts to have feelings for one of the gentleman. Could this be her Mr. Darcy or is it all just a game? This book definitely won't change your life, but it's a feel-good 200 page read. And there is a movie! Has anyone seen it?
Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles #2), Cress (The Lunar Chronicles #3)
by Marissa Meyer
Ok, to say that I'm obsessed with this serious would be an understatement. I cannot say enough good things. These book are so clever-- I mean, not quite Harry Potter clever, but definitely up there. The stories weave together so seamlessly and I love the characters and the plot and just everything about them. I've been listening to all of them on audio book, and like I said before, I really, really love the reader. She does such a great job with the accents and different characters. I don't want to give too much of the plot away for those who haven't read the first one, and I have to be honest, it sounds silly if I try to explain it. I was telling my mom about them today and she looked at me like, "These sound weird... Why are you reading them?" So, you'll just have to take my word for it and go and read them. I promise you won't regret it... even if you're up reading into the early hours of the morning!
Fairest (The Lunar Chronicles #3.5)
by Marissa Meyer
This is the backstory of the evil Queen Levana from The Lunar Chronicles. I have to admit, I didn't really like this book. It was just... evil. I don't know-- I didn't like the relationship between Levana and her sister. And Levana is seriously psycho and possessive and the book just kind of gave me the creeps. I felt that this book gave me a better understanding of Levana a person, but it isn't necessary to the plot of the other books.
Austenland
by Shannon Hale
A few weeks ago, Delicious Reads posted this article on their blog about clean romances, and I dove right in. I love romance novels, but it's hard to find ones that aren't well,... that don't make me blush and feel like I'm reading something that I should hide from Matt. SO, I was really excited about this list and started with Austenland. Jane is a 30-something-year-old single woman who is secretly obsessed with finding her own Mr. Darcy. When her great-aunt finds out and later passes away, she leaves Jane tickets to experience "Austenland"-- basically a theme park for Regency-obsessed woman that guarantees a regal romance with a fine gentleman. And I mean, this place is the real deal-- no electronics, the actors all speak, dress, and act in time-period manner. Jane has a hard time realizing when she is acting and when she is being herself. Are all of the others acting all the time as well? Things get confusing when she starts to have feelings for one of the gentleman. Could this be her Mr. Darcy or is it all just a game? This book definitely won't change your life, but it's a feel-good 200 page read. And there is a movie! Has anyone seen it?
Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles #2), Cress (The Lunar Chronicles #3)
by Marissa Meyer
Ok, to say that I'm obsessed with this serious would be an understatement. I cannot say enough good things. These book are so clever-- I mean, not quite Harry Potter clever, but definitely up there. The stories weave together so seamlessly and I love the characters and the plot and just everything about them. I've been listening to all of them on audio book, and like I said before, I really, really love the reader. She does such a great job with the accents and different characters. I don't want to give too much of the plot away for those who haven't read the first one, and I have to be honest, it sounds silly if I try to explain it. I was telling my mom about them today and she looked at me like, "These sound weird... Why are you reading them?" So, you'll just have to take my word for it and go and read them. I promise you won't regret it... even if you're up reading into the early hours of the morning!
Fairest (The Lunar Chronicles #3.5)
by Marissa Meyer
This is the backstory of the evil Queen Levana from The Lunar Chronicles. I have to admit, I didn't really like this book. It was just... evil. I don't know-- I didn't like the relationship between Levana and her sister. And Levana is seriously psycho and possessive and the book just kind of gave me the creeps. I felt that this book gave me a better understanding of Levana a person, but it isn't necessary to the plot of the other books.
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