New Background

So I decided it was time for a change of scenery and found some very very cute backgrounds to choose from.  I found them from Cori Carpenter (Jones).  She has created an entire blog devoted to her designs of them,  if you to click here you can choose from some yourself.  She gives instructions on how to adapt the backgrounds to your blog.  

Thanks Cori for taking time to put these together they are all so cute it was hard to decide which one to choose.

Just call me a Red Neck?

Ok so maybe this is crazy but I love demolition derbies.  I had never been to one until last year here and Richfield and it was surprisingly really fun and since then have been to a few more.  You have never seen so many displays of the most awesome mullets rocking, beer drinking, 5 pack a day smoker Red Necks in your life.  It is quite a show.  But the actual derby is real exciting.  Check out the few pictures and video to see some of the damage done at the First Annual Spanish Fork Demolition Derby.

All About Me

UGH, I just filled out a whole "All About Me" tag and when i posted it somehow it was all erased and I can't find it anywhere.  So frustrating.....maybe I will take the time later to fill it out again.

Ute Stampede

Since the first year Dallin and I have been in Richfield we have gone to Nephi the weekend after the 4th of July to the Ute Stampede (It is a rodeo).  We started this tradition 3 years ago.  We went just for something to do and we really enjoyed it and decided we would go each year.  The rodeo goes on for 3 different nights.  Each day they ahve a parade before the rodeo.  The first year we went we happened to hit what the call the "Bathing Beauties" parade.   It is a bunch of high school girls in swim suits being paraded down their main street on either big nice trucks or classic old cars.  Can you imagine how well something like that would go over in Blanding.  I honestly could not believe that they were doing it, but as we got asking some people they said they do it ever year.  Kinda Crazy. 

 

This year was no different.  We hit up the Bathing Beauties parade, then we went up to Spansih Fork for some Bajio.  Then that night the Rodeo.  Every year they have a man sky dive into the Arena with a huge America Flag attached to him, it is pretty cool, then right before the end event they do a bunch of fireworks.  We decided this year that as long as we are living in Utah we will try and make it to the Ute Stampede as a family tradition. 

Fireworks

Here are some Pics of the Fireworks on the 4th.

4th of July

I know it has been almost 2 weeks now since we celebrated the 4th but I thought I would still post a little about it.  I just LOVE the 4th in Blanding.  In fact I even went so far as to tell Dallin I thought it was "The best celebration in the nation"  Maybe I am a little bias and it is the only 4th celebration that I have ever known but there is nothing like a small town celebration.  

Our Independence Day weekend started on Thursday when we left Richfield for Blanding.  When we got there we just kinda hung out.  That night we went down to Blanding Family Practice to help Cathy with the UNHS float.  

The morning of the 4th we woke up and went to the parade.  It was a typical Blanding parade.  The kids loved it and kept coming back and showing us all the candy they were getting.  As always I was thoroughly embarrassed about the Gadianton Band.  I say this every year and so this year my dad decided to be real funny and force me onto the float.  He stopped the band in front of Redd's true value where we always sit.  He came over to where I was sitting.  I didn't really think much of it I just thought he was oging to ask me something.  He asked to see my Camera, then when I gave it to him he handed it over to Dallin and that is when I realized what he was doing so I took of running.  Obviously my dad being bigger, stronger, and faster than me ended up catching me and putting me into the truck with him to ride for the rest of the parade.  Now Kendra hates the float as much as me so when we drove past her I forced her in with as well.  

After the parade I played sand volleyball.  Me and Kendra typically play with my dad and Justin Moon but we decided they were getting to old so we booted them for some younger guys, We opted to play with Steve Snyder, Jordon, and Lant.  Well it didn't really help us much, we were still out of the tournament early.  Which I won't lie I don't mind, it is fun to play but nice to get done early and relax a little before the evening events.

That night we headed down to the centennial park to enjoy music, food, and fireworks.  I must say that this years fireworks were some of the best I have seen.  What a great 4th of July!!!

TAG

20 Years ago...
1. I was 4 1/2 years old, doing who knows what? Probably playing with all the cousins

2. Alway sporting a long pony tail done in a braid. That was my classic look as a kid. My mom would alway make my pony way way to tight.

3. Lived over by the football field and played with Jennifer Richmond every day. (with her "chunk of barbies" *Remember Noelle? Ha ha

10 Years ago...

1. It was summer before freshmen year in high school, I think.

2. All my time was spent with Noelle, Tiff F. and Tiff F. We went to the dam, played some volleyball, camping, rollerblading, making commercials. (ha ha those were the best) and tons of other things. (Great times. I always say if I could go back to any time in my life it would be my 7th and 8th grade years!!) Funny to think that my boyfriend at the time is now married to my best friend at the time. Funny how life works out.

5 Years ago...

1. Farley (Who I was dating at the time) had just left on his mission to North Carolina.

2. I most likey worked at CB's this summer.

3. Went off to Virgina to Southern Virginia University with Noelle to play Volleyball. Great time in my life. =)

3 Years ago...

1. Devan got home from Brazil.

2. I was going on 1 year of being married to Dallin Redd. Again funny how things work out. We had went on a date 4 years earlier and it was the strangest date of my whole life. Ask and I can tell you the story. In a nutshell, I swore he was the weirdest person I knew and had someone told me i would marry him 4 years later I would have told them there was NO WAY!!

3. Moved to Richfield Utah.

4. Was working like crazy at our business.

5. No kids yet

1 Year ago...

1. Still living in Richfield.

2. Just bought our second house in Richfield. We love it!!

3. Still no kids.

So far this year I...

1. Continued to work on a Coding Course so taht I can stay at home with kids.

2. Have finally stopped working full time at the business. I still work there but the new situation is great.

3. My sister was married. Yay! =)

4. Planted several trees in our yard, flowers, etc.

5. We got our bulldog Bowden and have now had him amost 6 months.

Yesterday I...

1. Did some school work

2. Went to the office and worked.

3. Went on a walk with my dog.

Today I...

1. Will clean, do some coding, work,

2. Construct a Shade tent for Bowden

3. Maybe get a Red Box and enjoy the night

Tomorrow I...

1. Do some yard work.

2. Play with Bowden.

3. Take a nap

4. Play Tennis with Dallin

5. Have Date Night.

In the next year I...

1. Hopefully be pregnant and have a baby

2. Move from Richfield

3. Go back to school to finish my degree.

I now tag: Kendra, Rachel L. , Ginger, Noelle, Amanda, And really whoever else wants to do it.