A ribbon winning County Fair

The Washington County Fair was just over a week ago. Brian and I entered projects last year and did fairly well so I thought I would try again this year. I enter two photographs and the quilt I made for Tommy (with Brian's urging). Brian could have entered some photographs as well but didn't like any of his pictures enough to try. I actually did better then I had thought I would. One of my photos earned a blue and the other a red. I was really surprised at the red I earned for the quilt (it's really pretty shoddy work in my opinion). We had fun going over one night while the fair was here to see all the entries and tour the vendor booths. Brian loved the Navajo tacos. We could have gone on some of the carnival rides but chose not to due to expense and lateness in the day (I had to work the next morning). It was fun to get out and enjoy the festivities.

A relaxing Fourth of July

Our Fourth of July was pretty uneventful. So uneventful in fact that we don't even have pictures. Brian had the day off from classes and chose to spend the time in Hurricane with his family. Russell had come down from Salt Lake to visit for the holiday which meant Brian had someone to play games with and discuss strategy for the online game he is currently addicted to. I spent the day working at the hospital lab. The Emergency room was nice to us and didn't send much work our way. I actually had time to do maintenance on the six machines I'm responsible for because of the low workload. After I got off from work, Brian came back to St George and we went to watch the fireworks. Near our house is a ridge that overlooks the city called Foremaster Ridge. We thought it would be a perfect place to see the fireworks from and we were right. Everyone else in town had the same idea though so finding a place was a little tricky. One of the local radio stations played patriotic music to go with the fireworks which was really nice. The city actually set off fireworks from two places, Dixie rock and the Sunbowl. It was quite the show.

What a trip!

Brian and I decided to visit Mom and Dad for a week a couple of weeks ago. We picked a week when I was off work and durning the break between spring and summer classes. Brian tallked his parents into joining us. It was a good chance for them to see the state and for us to visit with my parents. We had all sorts of adventures.

First stop: The Zoo





A train ride to remember









What a face!









You can't forget Bandolier








A quick stop to see a painted desert and petrified wood

We Are Offical!

After more then one year, we have finally made it official! We can now become adoptive parents!!! Our profile was reviewed by the adoption committee and approved! They liked our pictures, our letter, and apparently think we are suitable to be parents. Now we wait. The anxiety and worry now shifts to wonder if anyone is looking at our profile and whether they like what they see. Wish us Luck!

More pictures

Here are just a few other pictures that we used in our adoption profile

Its done!

We needed new pictures for our adoption profile. Brian had the fabulous idea of going to Zions for the pictures. It was cold and I was tired after working a 10 hour shift but the picture really turned out well. Ronald was good enough to help us out with all the new photos for our profile by being our photographer. We got some really nice pictures and our caseworker says that with the changes we should be approved on Wednesday. Wish us luck!

Simon's best friend

Simom was caught hanging out on the bathroom mirror enjoying his reflexion. He was even talking to himself. We thought it was pretty funny to watch.
It was Spring Break last week. We hadn't planned much which was a good thing because I ended up getting sick. Brian was wonderful and took good care of me. The interviews with Family Services we had scheduled this week were rescheduled for the second week of April. What a lovely lazy week.