Silly Dog

So last night I was getting ready to go to bed and I started looking for Dixie (I can't sleep without her) So there I am in my house yelling her name in a high pitch voice so she'll come running (she loves her mom) and I couldn't find her. I walked around the whole house looking for her and in our backyard but to no avail I could not find her. Then I walked into our computer room and lo and behold...there she was. Apparently she was playing hide and seek.

she was hiding in our closet full of sweaters and refused to come out

Hutchisons Easter Fun

On easter we went to my parents for an easter egg hunt and dinner. It's always lots of fun to go to my parents...but I mean come on, my family is fun. Well in true Hutchison Holiday fashion my mom spruced up the place to the 9's. It was very festive. Here's a picture of the table

each of our places had a chocolate egg from Mrs. Cavanaughs (spelling?)....yum!

My mom got the little boys an easter basket (which I was greatly offended that she didn't get me one). She's moved on from children to grandchildren. She could care less if her own kids are there just as long as her grandbabies are...what a gip!

Brennen got a tool set from the easter bunny and he was pretty excited for about two seconds before he found the candy and after he saw the peeps it was off to grandpa to get him to open it

Brennen scored from the easter bunny. He got all sorts of stuff...again me, jealous

Here's Brennen after he successfully suckered grandpa into giving him candy before dinner. He was pretty pleased with himself

Bennett made it out pretty good too, he's just more quite about it.

So before the grown up had their easter egg hunt we let the boys go first. We wanted to save the bloodshed until the end. It was hillarious to watch the Brennen go for the eggs. He was very meticulous about picking up each egg.

Brennen would pick up an egg and immediately hand it to Marcia to open to see what was inside. He would have been happy with just one egg but Marcia and Kurt made him keep going.

Here's Marcia informing her child that he needs to pick up the egg. Christy and Robert on the other hand had a different approach

Bennett made a killing in the easter egg hunt. He found 7 dollars. Once Marcia found out there was money in the eggs for the little boys she abandoned her child and went racing for the remaining eggs, but all the money eggs had been found.

As you can see there are no pictures of the adult easter egg hunt. It was far too competetive. I was in too big of a hurry to find the bonus eggs ($5) to give someone my camera and explain to them how to take pictures. Not to worry, we all survived the hunt and live to see another day.

Happy Easter Everyone!

Happy Birthday Natalie!

Us Hutchisons are very efficient. We like to optimize our time together. On Easter we also celebrated Natalie's 22 birthday. She's getting old! Well, in lue of the easter theme (holidays are big for us if you haven't noticed yet) This is Natalie's cake.

Marcia even made this lovely card. Ask her about it...she's tell you herself that she's amazing!

Here are some pictures of Nate getting all her presents.

She's examining what size...

This her finally getting what someone was telling her...Although we are great fun...some of us aren't the brightest!

Happy Birthday Nate! Hope it was a good one!

The Roses Happy Easter

So to start the Easter weekend off, Les and I went up to his parents house. It was good to see him and spend some time away. We played a mean game of cards. Boys vs. Girls. Sheila and I were triumphant much to the dismay of the boys but that's what they get for calling us out. Sheila sent us this really cute edible arrangment for easter. It was delic! I ate the whole thing because Les doesn't do fruit...oh well his loss.

There is still a lot of snow up at the cabin and so it doesn't feel like spring...quite yet. So even though it was Easter weekend I was bundled up like it was the dead of winter. This summer my family is going on our annual backpacking trip and this year I want Dixie to go. I had to buy her hiking shoes because we will be hiking 5 miles a day and that's tortue on her little paws. So this weekend we were trying to break them in

Here's a picture of her refusing to go any further until I took off the boots. They're a work in progress.

Sorry that the video gets a little shakey at the end. I was walking her down the road. I apologize.

Spring Is In The Air

So I'm so excited that spring is just around the corner. I was so happy to see that darn snow melt. I hate the winter. If it was up to me it would be a cool 85 degrees year around. I love the heat. Everyone thinks I'm crazy but I love it in St. George when you walk outside and you can just taste the heat. Its my favorite. I would rather be freaking hot than cold. I hate being cold.

Anyway, a few weeks ago I was so excited when I came home from school and I saw these little flowers poping up in my front year. I jumped for joy because it was so good to see something other than the color brown

I'm so lucky because the lady who owned the house before us did an awesome job at planting perennials. Every few weeks something new is popping up and another is in full bloom. So I just love to brag about my garden even though I can't take any credit for it.

Spring Break

This week is my spring break and man am I glad! I was in need of a serious break. To start the week off, Les and I went to Mesquite with some of his friends for a weekend of golf. I, of course, headed to St. George while they golfed and hung out with my family. We stayed at the Oasis Resort and Spa.

Don't let this picture fool you the room wasn't that great. I was actually afraid to walk on the floor without my shoes. Needless to say, Les and I will pick a newer hotel next time we go.

Les played golf at The Caynons Golf Course which was gorgeous. One of these days I'm going to learn how to golf so I can go with "the boys" but I told Les I wouldn't learn to golf until I got some pink golf clubs. If I'm going to golf I'm going to look great while doing it. That's my moto for any sport/hobby I do. If I'm going to pretend I do something I'm going to only have the best stuff. Anyway, there is more to come...but I'm at Les's cabin and I don't have any of my pictures so stay tuned.

Husband Tag

Okay so I haven't checked my blog for a while and I didn't even realize that Megan tagged me. I always avoid the tagging thing but since I have nothing else to blog about I'll do this...

How long have you been together?
We have been together 3 1/2 years. In July it will be 4 years. I think we've been together as long as Kurt and Marcia have been...if not, pretty close.
How long did you date?
Les and I dated 3 years before we go engaged and have only been married 5 months...ohhh
How old is he?
Les is old! He's freaking 30. We need to get the show on the road so that my kids won't have a grandpa dad!
Who Eats More?
Les definately eats more. I forget to eat most days...it happens when you chase around a 5 year-old all day plus carrying around a baby.
Who said "I Love You" first?
Ya know I'm not really sure, but I think it was Les. We were laying around one night and we started talking about the whole "relationship" thing and I don't remember why but I started crying (ya I'm a baby now) and he told me he loved me (which made me cry harder) but I didn't say it back so he had to ask me if I loved him and I just said "yeah". I have a hard time expressing my feelings. (ask my sisters)
Who is taller?
Oh Les is definatley taller....are you kidding me I'm like 5'3'' barely! Les isn't really tall. He's only 5'9" but that's enough for me. I can wear high heels and he's still taller.
Who is smarter?
I would have to go with I'm book smart (ya know I have been going to college for 5 years now with no degree) but Les know everything about the most random things. He likes to watch the science channel late at night where they talk about string theory or the universe and he just eats it up. Don't ever challenge him to a game of Trival Pursuit or Battle of the Sexes cuz if you're not on his team he will spank your butt!
Who does the laundry?
Well, when the laundry actually gets done I do it. Les doesn't have a clue how to do laundry. I don't know how he survived before I came around....and if you ever saw Les fold clothes you would die! He thinks folding clothes is folding it in half and then rolling it around his arms until it's done. I dont' know if that explains it well. I'd have to give you a demonstration.
Who does the dishes?
I made a deal with Les that if I cleaned the whole house he would only have to do the dishes and mop the floors. Les is anal about how the dishes should get done (like proper dish loading and proper rinsing) I just let him handle it and I just provide him with something to wash.
Who sleeps on the right side of the Bed?
We don't have "assigned" spots. Our thing is whoever has to wake up the earliest has to sleep by the alarm clock. The alarm clock is on the right side of the bed so I usually do since I get up at 6 and he's doesn't have to get up at 7:30 but it tends to vary.
Who pays the bills?
I do. Are you kidding me?! If I didn't pay the bills they wouldn't get paid. Les has no concept for paying things on time. He says he'll pay them but then two days after they are due I ask him if he's paid the bills and he's like "oh yeah...I'll do it right now." Needless to say I pay the bills now.
Who mows the lawn?
Les owns a landscaping business.....need I say more?
Who cooks dinner?
I would say its 50/50. I have school everynight until 9pm so basically we fend for ourselves. I try and make a nice dinner every sunday but we are usually at our family's so I get off the hook a lot. Sometimes Les tries to make my night less stressful so he has dinner ready when I get home from school which is sweet.
Who is more stubborn?
This is like the battle of the wills. We are both so stubborn it's ridiculous! If we are trying to decide which side of the family we should go to and if each of us want to go to our family's we usually end up going seperate because the other won't give in, but we are working on this and I must say we are getting better at it.
Who asked who out?
We didn't really ask each other out. We hung out a lot before we started dating so and it kind of just evolved to dating.
Who proposed?
Les proposed but not after a lot of prodding from me and my family. I knew he was going to ask me but I am very impatient and so he knew he wasn't going to be able to surprise me like he wanted to, but last year we were taking some christmas photos for a christmas card and we were posing in front of our tree and Les went to set the camera up but without me knowing it turned it to video (cuz my camera does both...ya pretty cool) and as I was staring at the camera getting my hair ready for the photo I saw out of the corner of my eye Les kneeling down so I started kneeling down thinking he wanted a shot with us on our knees but then I turned and he had the ring. I was pretty surprised but he complains it wasn't like he wanted.
Who is more sensitive?
Um...I'm not sure. I feel like I'm pretty sensitive these days but Les is the type of guy who you can hurt his feeling but you'll never know cuz he wont' tell you so yeah...I'm not sure.
Who has more friends?
Les definately has more friends. I think I still only talk to about three people I knew in high school (Chelsie, Megan, and....okay maybe two!). I wasn't really down with the whole high school (as most of you might remember) and I didn't make a lot of lifetime friends, but Les has like 5 different groups of friends that don't know each other at all so we are always hanging out with different people. He's just a likeable guy!
Who has more sibling?
Hello...I'm a Hutchison! 4 sisters and 1 crazy brother. Les only has 2 brothers.
Who are you tagging?
Marcia, Christy, Whitney, and Dancia