Labor Day weekend!

We had such a great weekend! We went to Bear Lake with Josh's uncle James and his family. The lake was beautiful, clear blue and really warm. We had fun tubing and some of James friends brought jet ski's which were a blast. Alyssah had fun playing with Carson and Payton and ignored us most of the weekend. She said we were boring so she spent most of her time over at the Farnsworth's RV. We went into town on Sunday for shakes and food. It is a cute little town. We were able to spend about an hour on the lake before the storm hit. We knew the storm was coming so we made sure that everything was packed up. It was amazing to watch the storm move across the lake. We had put our tents away and stayed in the RV with the rest of the family. It was nice to relax and listen to the rain. It was a beautiful view. There was snow on the mountains and the lake was steaming. I am the worst at remembering our camera so of course we don't have any pics. I am really lucky to have such great in-laws. We always have so much fun hanging out with James, Heidi and their friends.

MARCUS! HILARIOUS!

So if any of you watched the last session of Last Comic Standing then you will know that Marcus is the funniest guy I have ever seen in stand up comedy. I am not usually a big fan of stand up because not there are many of them that I think our funny enough to really make me laugh. For those of you that don't know, Marcus is a comedian from Josh hometown of West Jordan (Taylorsville, close enough right?) He was on this last session of Last Comic Standing. He was in the final two and lost to the only girl in the competition (which is why I think she won or maybe I am just playing favorites). We had the chance to see him at Wiseguys this weekend and I have never laughed so hard in my life. Josh was so excited and is Marcus's biggest fan :) If any of you haven't had the chance to see him, even on TV, you need too. He will be taping a new DVD here in Salt Lake Sept 9. We are trying to get a group together. Unfortunately, there wasn't alot of news coverage (like David Archuletta got) here in Salt Lake. Probably, because he is a comedian and has tattoos (that is Utah for you). But any way he is hilarious. So check him out! You can check some of his comedy at myspace
http://www.myspace.com/marcuscomedy

Why???

So I mention before that we are selling out duplex. We love Bountiful but we don't love being landlords or old homes. The day before we were suppose to put the place on the market disaster srikes. The water heater in the lower unit busted so we had a bit of a flood which has taken about a week to get cleaned up and still isn't done. At the same time the sprinkler pipe on the side of the house and front broke causing little lakes at our house. Of course the dogs love it. And to top it all off out swamp cooler went out. So needless to say we won't be putting the place on the market until next week. Keep your fingers crossed that nothing else will happen.

That is what is happening in out life. I will try to post more often were just crazy busy. Keep your fingures crossed that we will sell this place fast and without any more disasters. Also, our prayers go out to my cousin Leah, Ryan and Gabe asn Ryan goes into surgery. We hope everything goes well and Ryan has a quick and easy recovery.

Wow!

Wow! It has been awhile since I wrote a post. So much has been going on. Most exciting is the new addition to the Russell Michael Jarvis. Josh's sister gave birth the this adorable little boy on July 21st. The Anderson clan met in Grand Junction and spent the weekend hanging with family and passing around Russell.

Derek will graduate from boot camp in Aug 16. We just found out he will be stationed in Lake Tahoe which lucky for us is only 6 hours away.

We have decided to sell our duplex so mom came down for a week to help us get everything ready. Thanks mom!!!! We were busting butt and the day before we were suppose to put it on the market the water heater in our lower unit broke causing a bit of a flood. After all that hard work we are now going to have to wait another week before we can put it up for sale. Our place looks pretty good but man it was hard work. Jack (our little jack russell) is staying with grandma for a couple weeks so we can show the house. Funny story about Jack. He is only about 12 lbs. and this weekend he thought that he could take on a 200 lb. saint bernard. Of course the bernard just sat there staring at him. Guess you had to be there!

Well I think that is about it. Alyssah is getting taller everyday. I swear she went from 6 to 16 overnight but she is still fun. Megan will be moving her on Aug 22. I am so excited. She is going to school at Weber State. It will be so nice to have her around.

The United States Coast Guard

Our ward scouts lined our streets with flags for Flag Day on Saturday. As I sat outside watching the dogs and all the flags blowing in the wind I thought of all the brave soldiers over sees and what they are doing for our country. My youngest brother Derek left for coast guard boot camp last week. I am so proud of him. My other brother Dan is already in the Coast Guard and is loving it. He is stationed in Astoria, Oregan. He is specializing in many areas of the coast guard. Most recently he passed his swim and written test for dive rescue. I am sure most of you have seen the movie The Guardian with Ashton Kutcher and Kevin Costner. If not it is a must see good movie. He has also been trained as a police officer and sharp shooter. He spends his off time surfing and fishing so life must not be to rough for him. Hopefully Derek is able to be stationed near Dan. I think it would be a great experience for both of them.

I am very proud of my brothers and also of my cousins. Right now both of my brothers and 2 of my cousins are in the military. My cousin Logan was in the Army, Mike is in the Marines and I hear that my youngest cousin Tim might also be joining the marines. How brave. I think it is great that they are following in my grandpas foot steps and joining the military.

Happy Father's Day!!

Happy father's day to our wonderful fathers Brett, Bruce, and Corey! Also, to the rest of the wonderful fathers in our family, brothers, uncles, grandpas, and cousins. We hope everyone has a great day and we love you! And to my wonderful husband we love you very much and are so thankful for everything you do for us.

Josh has found a new job in the Union. He now works for Positive Power and he loves it. It is a smaller company so he feels a little more valuable. They specialize in UPS and back up power systems. He is a foreman now which means better pay and a truck. Thank goodness! He is much happier now because he gets to work indoors most of the time and doesn't have to drive to Park City anymore. Since he has a company truck we don't have to worry about gas prices which is a great relief. I have been taking the bus and trax to work so we have been saving a couple hundred bucks a month on gas. I am sure that it is hard for Justin and Tiff not to have a car in Italy but it is great compared to the alternative right now. We just happened to buy Bretts truck at the perfect time. Unfortunately it doesn't get to leave the driveway very often :)

Things are looking up and getting better. Josh is happy with his job which makes him much happier at home also. I just got a raise and am a coordinator at the lab now. Thanks Justin for helping me get a geatnjob at IHC. We are looking at buying a house further North. We love Bountiful but it is way to expensive here. The duplex is just to much for us. It was a great thought at the time but we just don't have the time or money to keep it up. I look forward to living in a house again with our own yard and room for us and our crazy dogs. Thanks mom for all your hard work this past week. It helped out a lot and I really enjoyed spending so much time with you.

Happy Fathers day again and we love you all!

Another Dog Show!

We had another dog show this weekend and again our dogs did great! Leila got second in her age group in confirmation and Trajen got 3rd in his weight group and pulled 10 times his weight. I showed Leila for best black nose. She was so hyper and excited that I couldn't get her to stay still. The whole time she was pulling away from me and trying to get to Trajen. All she wanted to do was play. So of course the judge wouldn't even look at her. At least she was having fun right! Trajen did great in weight pull. I had to pull him once because Josh was showing Leila in confirmation. I was really worried that he wouldn't listen to me because he usually pulls with Josh. Just when I was starting to get him to pull his time was up. I was so excited because I really tought he wouldn't even move for me, then he gets going and his time was up. Oh well, I know that he was really tired. He tried his best. He isn't into it as much as Leigh is. By the end of the day we were all sooo tired. When we got home Leila, Josh and I passed out on the couch watching the movie Juno ( good movie)and Trajen passed out on the floor. He is so funny! We still haven't got our air fixed so the dogs get really hot. So to cool himself down Trajen will sprawl out on the hardwood floor.

The dogs shows are always so much fun and it keeps Josh and I busy. I really do enjoy the dog shows. There are so many great people and everyone is willing to help and love their dogs and others for what they are. It doesn't matter to me if my dogs win first as long as they are having fun because I know they are great dogs.

I know my life is crazy right now having three dogs but I wouldn't give them up for anything. Right now they are my children. I always laugh because all my friends and family blog about their children. My children our my dogs. My dogs, my husband and of course Alyssah are my life and they are what keep me going everyday. Life can be rough but without everyone in my life I am not sure how I could do it. Hopefully someday I will be blessed with children but if not I will still be happy with all the wonderful blessings I have been given!