My Alabama Family

The other night I couldn't sleep and so I started thinking about my family in Alabama. I miss them so much and I wish that I could see them more often, so I would like to tell you about some of the great things about the Bagley's.

This is my oldest brother Dane. We are ten years apart and although for most of my growing up life we have lived far away from each other, I have always felt a special bond with Dane. He is an amazing person who is very close to the spirit, I can always look up to him as anexample. He is the reason that when I was 12 I quit doing homework on Sundays, and I am grateful to him for that.

Karen is more like a sister to me than a sister-in-law. I met her when I was 11 and Dane married her when I was 12. I remember the first time Dane brought her to our house in Thousand Oaks for a date, Esther and I admired her so much and we couldn't stop talking to her. We thought she was so cool and so pretty. I never forget the shirt she wore the day we met her it had little mirrors on it and we thought it was the coolest thing. She is so much fun, you know when you go to Alabama you are always in for a good laugh and a great time filled with games and fun!

This is my nephew Thomas he is 13 years old, and I can't believe how grown up he is! He is the one who gave me the title Aunt Summer, I was 12 almost 13 when he was born, and I was so excited to be an aunt. I remember taking pictures to my school and showing my friends how cute my nephew was. All of my friends were jealous that I was an aunt. He has always been very sweet natured. I remember when they came for Christmas when he was 3 and I was cutting the design for the ginger bread houses and he just watched me for a long time, and then he said in the sweetest most sincere voice, aunt Summer you are really good at that! He has always wanted to make people feel good about themselves. He also has such a strong testimony of the gospel, I know he will be a great missionary in a few years.

Kaylyn just turned 10, and she is my first neice. I remember when I went out to Alabama when she was 2 and Thomas came running up to me all excited and she was a lot more shy. But as soon as we got in the car and Thomas was chatting my ear off I guess she decided that I was okay so she decided to chat my ear off too! When they came out for Elliot and Katie's wedding I had an extra bed at my apartment and I was really hopeing that Kaylyn would stay the night with me, and when she told her parents that she wanted to I was really excited. We stayed up probably until 1 talking and laughing and playing games, she is so much fun, and she is very mature and a great help around the house which I am sure her parents love!

The word to describe Tyler is FUN! Tyler warmed up to me right away when I came home from my mission, which I was so glad about because I knew that Thomas and Kaylyn would remember me but I didn't know how Tyler would feel about me. But right away he wanted all my attention. My funniest moment with Tyler was when I was visiting in Alabama for his 4th birthday and I was pushing him in a swing in their back yard and he said Aunt Summer are you a boy or a girl? I about died of laughter. Karen's posts about Tyler always make me laugh harder than any other posts and I just love him to pieces.

Katie is a cutie-pie as you can see. I got to meet Katie when she was about 7 or 8 months old, and I fell in love with her right away. She had the cutest chubby cheeks and the longest eye lashes I have ever seen. The last time I saw Katie she was really scared of me, it was on my wedding day and she was really tired from her trip and she cried every time I got close to her. I guess she thought I was Cinderella and it was kind of scary to see cinderella in real life. I think out of all of my nieces and nephews she is the only one that looks a little like me, so I think that is pretty fun. I am glad that now when i call them on the phone she wants to talk to me and she has the cutest high pitch voice, last time I talked to her she said I want to play with you Aunt Summer, I wish I could play with them right now too.

I could go on for hours about the Bagley's and how much I love and miss them! I hope to see them soon, and I hope that Steve can meet Karen, Thomas and Tyler soon. I bet everyone out there reading this blog is jealous and wishes they had an Alabama family too!

Wasatch High School Hall of Fame

On Thursday, Septembe 17th, Steve and I drove up to Heber after work, to go to the Wasatch High School Hall of Fame. Steve and his dad have been on the committee for this and they have worked very hard.

My sister-in-law Ali received recognition at this event, because she designed the logo for the new high school. There was a lot of people that turned in logo's but hers was the best! She received a Wasatch High School blanket.

My father-in-law Ron was conducting the meeting. They inducted 4 individuals into the Hall of Fame this year. One of them is Lethe in that church movie the mail box, I love that film so that was pretty exciting. Great job Ron and Steve on the Hall of Fame!

One Year Anniversary & Labor Day Weekend

On September 5th it was Steve and my One Year Anniversay! I feel like the luckiest woman in the world to be married to such an amazing man. He is so sweet and caring to me, and always listens to me. We have so much fun together and we are always laughing. I can't believe we have been married for a year, it literally feels like yesterday and yet I feel like I have known him forever. I don't even want to know what life would be like without Steve.

To celebrate we decided to leave work early on Thursday and take Friday off and take a trip to Salt Lake since that was where we were married. On the 3rd we drove up to Salt Lake and at the Cheese Cake Factory. It was yummy! We ate their key lime pie cheese cake which was amazing. Then the first night we stayed in the Romeo and Juliet sweet at the Anniversary Inn unfortunately Steve got really sick after we ate, with a fever and he was shaking intensely so I had to go to the store and get him some medicine.

The bed was upstairs which was kind of fun.

I love King size beds Steve and I wish we would have bought a King Size bed for our house instead of our Queen. But we do love our memory foam mattress! Steve barely slept at all that night because he was so sick.

The next day he still was pretty weak, but since we were switching rooms at the Anniversary Inn we had to leave for awhile, so they could clean our next room. So we decided to take a tour of the Capital Building.

It was just redone on the inside and it is really pretty. Appearantly it is ranked the second nicest capital building, pretty cool huh?

This is the view when you first walk in they have these stairs on both ends of the building.

I thought that this room was beautiful this is where they meet with important people.

Then we checked into the Italian Gondola room, for the next night. Steve was feeling a little better, so we also took a tour at the Daughters of Utah Museum. And we went to temple square, where I got to see a sister I taught in the MTC, and we got to watch the Joseph Smith movie. I love that movie.

Then on Saturday we drove back to Utah, to see my parents who were in town and we went to Cindy's to watch the BYU game in her theater room. The boys loved that, and especially because BYU won!

On Sunday the 6th, Dan and Ali's baby Drew was blessed, and then we went to a luncheon at Ali's Aunt's house.

Then we went to Heather's house to hang out with my family. It was a fun and busy weekend, we were glad to just relax on Monday. Steve is feeling better now, luckily he didn't have the flu like we thought, he had some kind of virus that was going around.

Steve's 10 year High School Reunion

On Saturday August 29th we went to Steve's 10 year reunion. We had a lot of fun! It was really enjoyable to meet some of Steve's friends. And we even got to have Cafe Rio for dinner (one of my favs).

Thanks Mimi for putting on such a great reunion!

Pirate's Island

Some member's in our ward started up this fun restaurant by the university mall. Everything is decorated really nicely, you feel like you are on a pirate's ship! On August 22, most of my sibblings and I went to check it out.

Aubrey had fun playing the games.

This pic cracks me up because I don't know what Katie said but Steve, Esther and I look shocked. And Elliot looks tired.

Elliot teasing Aubrey

Brookie and Me

Esther and Brooke

Aubrey is sliding down the ship

Steve's 28th B-day!

On August 17th it was Steve's 28th birthday. Kimber, Rob and I tried to surprise him in the morning with breakfast, but neither Steve nor I could sleep the night before for some reason so he heard me get up at 5:50 am, which was crazy because he never wakes up when I get out of bed to get ready for work. But, surprise or not we made him breakfast non-the-less with sweedish pancakes (a fam fave), eggs, bacon, hot chocolate and juice!

He looks so cute bright and early in the morning.

Yes that is an aggies blanket covering up our window. We are too cheap to buy curtains for an apartment we are renting.

Then after work we went out to dinner at Typanyoki's (I know I spelled that wrong) because that is where he chose to have dinner. And the rest of the evening was very chill. I hope he had a good birthday though!

Andrew Dan Carlile

Andrew Dan Carlile was born on August 7th, and as you can see he is as cute as can be. He came out with perfect dark brown eyes. And he currently has beautiful blue eyes but we'll have to see if those stay!

Fair Days!

On July 30th the Heber fair days began. We got to see Kimber (Steve's Sister) helping out with the cattle competitions. She was wearing a got milk shirt, because she is the Dairy Princess I thought that was funny.

Then on Saturday August 1st, Steve and I went up to the Parade in Heber. Here is Kimber before the parade.

Katelyn and Kimber

Kimber in the Parade

Steve and me enjoying the Parade!

Journal Writing

I know that it has been awhile since I posted, and this post is now old! But on July 23rd I caught up in my journal. I was very excited, it took me months since I was about two years behind. This was a new years resolution of mine. And I have been very good at staying caught up by writing in it every Sunday. So hopefully I won't have to make another resolution this year to get caught up again!