You Blink And It's Over...

This past weekend we took a blink-and-you-miss-it kind of vacation to Hemet, California to go to our baby nephew's blessing. We left Friday after work and picked up Sara and Clark in Provo before really setting out on the road. I was nervous about driving through the night since we had all had a busy day and we all would be tired. We all took three hour shifts driving to help break up the 10ish hour drive. We made a few stops for gas and potty breaks, but other than that it was smooth sailing all the way. We arrived in California at about 5 AM checked into our Super 8 motel that Adam's mother had so nicely reserved for us. We were all beyond exhausted by then and were out like a light. We set an alarm for 10AM in order to not sleep our short vacation away. Sara and I woke first and headed down without the men to grab breakfast before they stopped serving it. We gathered food for the guys since that would be a bad idea to not feed them. Adam had started getting a cold on the Thursday night before we left, which was not good timing as he would be suffering the whole trip. We called Kellie (sis-in-law) and let her know that Adam was ill and if he should just stay at the motel as to not get anyone else sick. She kindly agreed to let him come but he had to hangout on the back patio. He was super bummed he did not get to hold baby Jude. We met up with Adam's siblings and parents at Kellie's parents house. They were so nice to let the crazy Collet's invade their home for the weekend. I got to meet Jude for the first time and boy is he as cute as a button! 

We hung around the house and visited for a few hours. Adam got to see Jude from a distance and loved him to pieces. We headed to a Mexican food place for lunch. I am not a big Mexican food lover but the Collet's are so I went along for the ride and great company. Kellie and Chad had a baptism to go to so the rest of the gang headed back to the motel where some napped, some went to the pool, I went to the pool and then did a little shopping for a blessing present for Jude. We went back to Kellie's parents house that night and continued our visit. Kellie got the stomach flu and was not feeling well so we did not see her that night but we got to play with baby Jude some more. We left and went to Quizno's for dinner and had Cold Stone for dessert. We headed back the motel and crashed. We got up bright and early to pack up and get ready for the blessing. We drove to the church and got our seats, boy did Jude look adorable in his white tux. He slept through the blessing and after Kellie left since she was still not feeling that great. We went back the Kellie's parents for a great brunch and more family time. We enjoyed our last few hours all together soaking up the California sun. We packed up the car and got a later start than we had wanted but it all worked out. We had a smooth ride home and were in bed by 2 AM. It was a quick trip but crammed full of family time and sun. You can't go wrong with any of that!

Climbing High..

This year for Valentine's Day, we gave each other ideas on what to get each other. I know how lame that sounds and that we have to give each other ideas since we have been married for 3 and 1/2 years we must know what the other person likes right??? Well we do know each other pretty darn well but when it comes to gifts we usually end up asking each other for ideas and then work from that. Don't ask me why we do this we just do. We do surprises here and there but..we usually figure it out before we can surprise each other. 

Anyway back to what this post is really about...

I got a list from Adam which included for me to plan a creative date. So as part of my gift I printed out a little gift certificate for us to go to this place:

and do indoor rock climbing. Adam loves the outdoors and since it's hard to do real rock climbing in February I decided this was the best I could do. Well the place is in Ogden and we live about and hour and a half away from there. Everyone asked why are you going clear up there and the answer is that I wanted it to feel like we were actually going somewhere rather than just around the corner. It was a little get-a-way of sorts. It was such a nice drive down and when we arrived we got harnessed up and was given a quick tutorial on what to do and we were on our own. It was a pretty small place only about 2000 square feet. Big enough for our needs. We had a great time and we both decided we are VERY out of shape. We stayed about an hour and that was plenty. There were a lot of little kids so I was constantly watching making sure I wasn't going to run into them. I was kind of jealous of them since they seemed to just fly up the walls. I don't think I saw one adult go more than 20 feet up the wall just way to hard. I found that there holds were not that great. There were a lot of them but they seemed to be just for looks. They were hard to grab on to and some you couldn't even grab because of the shape and size which I found to be a reason why it was hard to climb very high. If I were to rate the place I would give it a 4. I don't think I would ever go there again just in the fact that is so far from us but it was a fun and different and we both enjoyed it. It was great exercise as well and I am sure we will feel the pains of it all tomorrow. Oh and the cost..it was 10 dollars a person and then if you want to rent climbing shoes those are 4 dollars. Total it was 24 dollars. We were able to snap a few pics of both of us looking very athletic climbing the walls but don't be fooled we are both far from it. Overall a great experience and one that I would do again just not there.

Wordless Wednesday

Orange Sky...

Yesterday morning I woke up to Nala whining about 7:30AM wanting to be let out and when I opened my tired eyes I noticed that the light streaming through our blinds was orange and since that is not normally the color streaming though, I got out of bed to investigate and this is what I found.. it was breath taking. I had never seen the whole sky so orange with a hint of red before. I stood there for a moment knowing that soon this would pass. I knew that I would not have time to get my good camera so I took this with my phone. Thank you precious Nala for waking me up to witness this miraculous sight. I got back in bed and when I looked at the window before I dozed off to sleep again it was gone. I wished I could have frozen time so that Adam could have witnessed this sight with me. The world is an amazing place and seeing this only amplifies that. Each day is such a gift!

His Wrath...

This is what happens when Jett decides he wants to take his wrath out on my shoe....

A Monster Can Be Sweet To...

I usually portray Jett as being a little monster and it's not that I mean too it's just most of the time he is usually destroying something or being out of control hyper but....last night I had a very sweet moment that come every now and then and since I usually forget to write them down I promised myself that I would write this one down. 

We were getting ready for bed and I was kind of propped up in bed just chilling talking to Adam. 

Jett once settled down from a hyper spurt climbed on the bed and crawled up and laid by be and I was wearing a short sleeve shirt, he began licking my arm and when he does he always closes his eyes like its a calming thing for him. As he was licking my arm softly the licks got fewer and fewer and I realized he was falling asleep. He stopped licking me and was just sleeping on my arm. When he realized he wasn't licking my arm anymore he woke up and restarted licking my arm almost immediately falling back asleep. He laid there for a few minutes with a small lick here and there just making sure I was still there. He fell back asleep and laid there for awhile fast asleep. It almost seemed as though my arm was like a pacifier for him calming him down and relaxing him to the point of sleep. Although this seems like a weird thing especially for those who don't have pets or dogs but it was such a sweet thing. He needed me for comfort just like I need him for comfort sometimes. I sometimes forget he is just a baby in aspects of his age since he is just a crazy boy but when he settles down and becomes vulnerable he is like a little baby. I love those moments of bonding and being there when he needs his Momma. I love being a mother to Nala and Jett. I find that I bond with both of them in such different ways and give them love in different ways as well. They make up my world and even if they aren't able to speak with words and tell me how much they need or love me they do in there actions and that speaks even louder.

Our January

Our January has been very busy hence the lack of posting and January is ending in 2 two days.

Adam started school on the 6th and he taking 2 classes. Chemistry and Geology both have labs he has to be there for as well. He loves the Geology but hates the Chemistry. I would too. Jett turned 7 months old on the 16th and I remembered to snap some pictures of him.

  they are BFFs

  Jett is the most active little guy who loves to play and is just happy all the time.

He is getting to be more of a cuddle bug and loves ears. He hardly ever wines and rarely barks.

He loves his sister more than ever.

He loves to chase anything and is constantly following me around.

He loves to sleep against something with is legs in the air.

He is very competitive and wants anything Nala has no matter if it's the same thing or not.

He is the cutest thing and he is getting better at  licking and not biting.

We love him!!

Adam left town for business on the 14th and was gone for 7 days to Wyoming.

He worked like a crazy person and was exhausted when he returned.

Jett was neutered on the 27th and has to wear his new accessory for 7-10 days but we take it off so he won't go insane. He forgets he has it on sometimes and runs into things. Poor guy!

We found out he weighs 35.7lbs

Our dogs sitter who usually comes over during the day to play with the pups quit and her last day was the 20th so we have been putting the dogs in daycare twice a week. They both love it to pieces and it gives them a lot more exercise and fun. 

I finished reading this book:

and I'm going start this one soon:

We've been to these movies this month

LOVED THEM ALL

The weather so far this winter has not been to shabby!!

January has been a great month for the Collet Clan..now on to February..