My new Niece

Brooke Taylor Olsen
November 7, 2008

6 lbs. 4 oz. and 19 inches long

I think she looks just like Barb!

Aunt Kelli!

Barb had her baby today! More info & pictures to come!

Brooke Taylor Olsen - She is adorable, I just love her!

Much needed Update!

Sorry for the lack of posts the last month or so. Jordan and I have been crazy busy with work and school that I have not had time! So here is the rundown of what has been happening:

Birthday- Jordan had a Birthday! He turned 25 on September 24th! I made him his favorite cake and we have a few friends and Family over! I am so grateful for him and all the he does for me! I couldnt ask for better. He is so loving, patient and funny and super good looking!! Love you Jord!

Fall Sales Meeting – Each year I plan Easton’s Fall Sales Meeting. We bring in 21 reps from all over the country. We have meetings all day and wine and dine them at nights. It was a lot of work, staying up till 3:30am doing the presentations. But it all turned out really well. And I am happy that it is over! (so is Jordan) 80 hour work weeks are the worst! We had the meetings at the Ogden Eccles Conference center, had dinner at some really great places in Ogden (Bistro 258, Sonora Grill & Earls Lodge at Snowbasin)

Elder Roberto - As most of you know my younger brother is serving a mission in New Jersey. He was playing basketball on his P day and took an elbow to the nose. Here is a picture that he sent to us. It makes my eyes water and makes me so sad just looking at it. When he broke it, it was too swollen to straighten so they had to go back and surgically straighten it. OUCH!

It didn’t slow him down at all. Here is picture of him the next week at his first baptism. We are so proud of him! Love you Rob!

Craft Night- We got together at Katie Hammonds for pizza and a craft! We made these cute boxes, I didn’t like mine very much but it is kind of growing on me. Don’t worry girls, I know it’s my turn next and I am working on the plans for November’s Craft night.

Barb & The Unnamed Baby- My sister Barb is due in the next few weeks. We are so excited for little “Brooke Maree” or “Pyper Jo” to come! Lane told me this weekend that Barb made up her mind that she is ready for this baby to come. She is due on the 17th, but she is dilated to a 3! We can’t wait to have her here for Thanksgiving. I think she has 3 bibs for that one day!

Primary Program- Our ward has been working hard on a primary program. When we lived at the University I was always a little nervous for the primary program. We moved before it happened. But that ward had 20 kids and this one has 100. I don’t know what one is harder? But it will happen this Sunday whether we are ready or not! Wish us good luck; I think we will need it!

Scrapbooking Prize- I just wanted to show you this cute prize that I won at work. We did a bake sale and a raffle to raise money for our festival of tree submission. I have always loved the festival of trees and I am excited that our work is taking part. It gets me excited for the Holiday season!

Utes! - And last but not least, Jordan and I and Trevor & Michelle are going to the Utah game this Thursday against TCU! Jordan and I had season tickets last year, and he has been bummed that we didn’t get them again this year. But we are excited for the Blackout!

“The Utah Utes (9-0, 5-0) are calling for a blackout of TCU, a gimmick planned months ago to sell black merchandise to fans and to create a unique atmosphere for the night game. Thursday's showdown is arguably the biggest game the 10th-ranked Utes have played at home in many seasons.” – The Salt Lake Tribune
GO UTES!

It's Red!

Guess who got her way!

(After 2 months...)

Update!!

When Jordan and I moved into our new house we went to our ward for the first time and we were one of 8-9 new couples that week. Well that is the way it is every week! I guess that is what happens when you move into a new development. I was hoping that since there were so many people in the ward that it would take them 6-12 months to give me a calling. Wrong! It didn’t take them long to get be back into the primary. Jordan says he thinks our Bishop up at the U of U must have called them and told them that I wasn’t done, put her in Primary. I am the new 2nd Counselor! I really am excited, and the ladies that I am serving with are amazing! It’s also a totally different atmosphere, going from a primary of 14 at the most, to 100 kids in Junior and Senior Primary. I didn’t my first Sharing time on Sunday, I was ready for a nap after doing it twice!


We put in our backyard! It looks so great. We have worked so hard for the last couple of weeks to get it all put together. Jordan’s idea was sod and a tree. Mine was more like sod, a tree, some pavers, some more pavers and then some flowers. It took a little longer than expected, but we are really happy with the way it turned out. When we bought the townhome we were really surprised at how big the backyards were. (we were not expecting much!) Here is a picture of right before we moved in and then right after we put sod in. I will have to take an updated picture because it looks so much better that this! P.S. North Salt Lake Dirt/Clay Sucks!

This last Friday we have a much needed Girls Night Out! We made the trek down to Provo and did a craft night at Katie Nelson’s lovely home. She made us pizza and we made Fall Wreaths. Look how cute they turned out. I can’t wait for the next one!

San Diego

We just got back from San Diego with Jordan's Family! We stayed in this really nice home in La Jolla and spent the whole week playing. We went to Seaworld, Catalina Island and the Beach. Here are some of the pictures from the trip.

The view from our house

The Swimming pool

"Shamu Rocks!" The night show

Catalina Island

Catalina Harbor

The ferry ride back to San Diego

The Sharks

Mr. Shark

Baby Ryker getting ready for the 4-D movie

David & Alisa
Getting Ready for the Water Ride

Dolphin Show

We had so much fun. Thanks Kirk & Renee. Jordan is ready to move there as soon as he Graduates! We will see.

Our New House!

We are still alive! Sorry it has been so long since my last post. Things have been so crazy busy! But we finally moved at the beginning of July. We love our families so much for helping us. We have moved way to many times in our 2 years of marriage. Here are some pictures of the house. Its still hard to see everything! Everyone will just have to come over to see it! We have painted 4 rooms since we have been there, and I have kept Jordan busy hanging things on the wall. We love having a place of our own, and even better our first payment isnt until September 1st! Home Sweet Home

The Living Room

Our Bedroom

The Office

The Kitchen..dont mind the dirty dishes, my family was just over for dinner!

Jordan thought he was funny and jumped in front of the camera! Love ya Jord.
The Living Room

The Red Chair! I am so glad that I bought it. Thanks to everyone who voted. Jordan was the worst when it came to buying this chair. He did not want it. So I ended up saving for it and buying it with my own money. Now that we have it, he thinks it is his! Men! Go Figure...