Happy Birthday Marian Rose Pugh!

Marian turned 1 last Sunday and as cliche as it is to say...I can't believe how fast time has gone! It is hard to believe that a year ago we brought home a tiny 4 pound 7 ounce helpless little baby girl, and now we have a beautiful, energetic, little 1 year old!
At the ripe old age of 1 she has mastered the ability to:

1. climb onto toilets
2. empty cupboards
3. eat sand
4. say Duck, mama, and dada
5. remove her own clothes (Jack can't even do that)
6. steal toys from Jack and get away wit it
7. eat steak, french fries, and whole apples
8. launch toys from her crib
9. knock over floor lamps
10. and win the hearts of everyone she meets!

Happy birthday Mares! We love you!

A year in the life of Marian Rose

If you click on the little quote box at the bottom of the slide show you can read some captions

How to camp...Lindsay women style

Step 1: Set up proper shelter (or be sure Kate is with you because she's the only one who actually knew how to do it...way to go Skates!)

Step 2: "Sqwa! Gett'em fire wood" Mom was very skilled at getting the kindling. She and "fire Kate" had the fire roaring in no time.

Step 3. Enjoy a DELICIOUS tinfoil dinner in a fine dining atmosphere. Notice the floral table cloth and glass salt and pepper shakers.

Step 4: Be sure to bring a 2-3 man tent so that all 4 women can really enjoy being together...closer than they ever imagined (my bad) IT wasn't so bad was it?

Step 5: Have a FABULOUS time with mom and sisters and prove to Chad that yes, women can camp, and camp well. Seriously you should have seen his face when I told him I was planning this trip. These are perhaps two of the things I miss most about living outside of Utah, my girls and my mountains!

My "Fictitious" Father

Just look at my dad...is he cute or what? He looks SO happy in this picture because he was recording his stories for a CD that was just released called "The Hometown Weekly". His fictional stories are about people who live in a small town in Utah called "Parley Grove". If you know Garrison Keillor, it's like Lake Woebegone...small town Utah style. Apparently my dad has been writing these stories for years...without anyone knowing it. I guess my mom must have known...but no one...not even my mom had read or heard the stories until just a few years ago. Biased I may be, but the stories are great! Funny...very funny and sentimental too. If you get the chance, my favorite story is "Beautiful Women". It's a story about this woman who as a young girl started out beautiful charming and adored...but then she grew into a very plain, and unattractive girl. Her mother died when she was young so she had to work hard to take care of her brothers and father. When she finally is able to move away on her own she works as a hotel clerk during WWII and nobody pays attention to her. But one day she meets this soldier...just passing through who notices her, and seems to like her, even takes her to the movies. She is elated! He leaves for war the next day but leaves her his address and tells her to write. She does, and then waits and waits and waits...and (SPOILER ALERT) she never hears anything! And you never find out why...Dad, I'll be honest I love your stories...but tell me, why didn't the soldier ever write? Was he playing her? Did he die? Anyway, I've already asked my dad, he says he "doesn't know" I hate that answer. Anyway the stories are fabulous and I'm super proud of my dad for following his dream.

Go Cougs

 

Marian was busy making her own calls during the game

 

Does this guys look happy or what?

 

Future Cougars Taede, Jack, Talmage, and Truman

 

I really did make more than 2 cookies, but by the time I got out my camera, this is all that was left.

Being the great football wife that I am (notice the hand decorated sugar cookies), I've decided that before I blog about our 6 week vacation, I would pay tribute to the BYU Cougars who beat UCLA 59 to 0 yesterday. That's right, a shut out! Chad was a happy happy man! Our friends the Stuki's were kind enough to let us invite ourselves over (since we didn't get the channel that carried the game). We all had a great time, particularly Jack. He had a blast wrestling with the three Stuki boys, Taede, Talmage, and Truman. By the end of the night I'm pretty sure he wished he was a Stuki...or at the very least wished that Marian was a boy! All in all it was a great afternoon. Thank you Bronco!