Carlile Family

We're Moving To...

2011-11-12T19:41:00.004-07:00

Tokyo, Japan! We will be moving there the first week in January, and we will be there for two years. Steve is pretty excited because that is where he served his mission. He will still be working for Nu Skin but in the Tokyo offices instead of the Provo offices. So family and friends save up and visit us.

4 months old

2011-11-10T16:26:00.011-07:00

It's hard to believe my adorable little boy is already 4 months old.

He is a big boy too here are his stats:

17 lbs 7 oz 90.53 percentile

27 inches tall 97.14 percentile

So this explains my back and shoulder stiffness from holding him all the time.

Heather came over and took these pictures of Beckham and our family she is so talented!

Here's Beckham in his Halloween costume. Steve wore this 30 years ago Beckham is a skiier for Halloween

Beckham is getting much better at rolling over, he still doesn't do it too often but he will every few days. He loves being talked to, he loves smiling and snuggling but lately he hates sleeping through the night so we will work on that!

3 months old

2011-11-10T10:22:00.005-07:00

On October 5th Beckham turned 3 months old.

He weighed about 15 lbs then.

Still loving the bath he always calms right down.

Watching sports with the daddy is still one of his favorite things.

All ready for church.

He loves to do his kicking exercises.

Playing with Isla

We thought it was funny that we were both matching our babies.

Snuggling aunt Katie during General Conference.

Two Months Old

2011-11-09T16:02:00.008-07:00

Here are some two month old pictures of Beckham my sister Heather took them.

He was 14 lbs and 2 oz 93.94%

24.5 inches 93.06%

His two month birthday also fell on Steve and my 3 year anniversary so we went to PF Changs while the Buells watched the Beckster.

Here are some other fun pictures for the month Isla and Beckham matching with the cute things Heather made for them.

Steve also had his 30th Birthday as well.

Dad and Baby on his 30th birthday.

Beckham sure misses his snuggles with his aunt Katie.

Grandma squeezing in some loves.

Grandpa watching sports with Beckham.

The BYU game just wore him out.

We brought him to work and he looked like such a big boy.

Beckham misses napping with Grandma.

Little BYU twins.

Beckham's Baby Blessing

2011-11-09T15:48:00.005-07:00

Beckham's baby blessing was on September 4th. It was such a beautiful day we had Hawaiian haystacks before church since our church is at 1. Also I was teaching the Relief Society lesson that day so we couldn't do it after the sacrament. Here is Beckham with both sets of Grandparents.

Grandma and Grandpa Carlile

Grandma and Grandpa Bagley

Steve gave a really beautiful blessing and here are all the men that helped with the blessing and his cousin Drew.

Carlile family

Bagley family

And some of his cute cousins as you can see Beckham wasn't thrilled about taking pictures. I am sure he will get better at it though.

1 Month Old

2011-08-05T23:17:00.008-06:00

Our little boy is 1 month old as of yesterday! I can't believe how fast this month has gone by and how much older he has gotten.

Here is his cousin Katelyn holding him for the first time. She told me that she was really sad at first that I was pregnant with a boy instead of a girl but then when she saw how cute he was she was really excited that he was a boy.

His cousin Brooke holding him

Cousin Aubrey

Here he is at two weeks old with his grandma matching him.

My parents came and stayed with us for two weeks. My mom did all of the cooking and cleaning and they both stayed up with Beckham during the night. I definitely couldn't have done it with out them.

My friend Ashley holding him

He always sleeps with his arms above his head and I think it is so darling!

Uncle Bryan giving him his first bottle feeding.

Beckham is such a good boy. He loves to snuggle with everyone, he sleeps much better when he is in someones arms. He rolled over for the first time at 19 days old, he did it twice on that day but has not done it since so we'll have to see when he starts doing it again. His eyes have really lightened up, and he definitely has started laughing and smiling more. I just can't wait until he smiles at me but I heard that doesn't happen until they are two months old. I love this little boy to pieces and I am so glad he is a part of our family.

Beckham Hyde Carlile

2011-08-05T22:54:00.005-06:00

Beckham was born on July 5th at 5:42 PM. He was 8 lbs 4 oz. and 20 and a half inches long.

Our first family photo. Thanks Heather for taking it.

The morning after he was born Bella photography came in and took pictures of him. We weren't going to buy any of them but he looked so darn cute we had to get the disk. Here is just a few of him. One of the first things that Steve and I noticed about Beckham was how big his hands and feet were. The Dr. said he should be a piano player with those fingers. Steve thinks he should be a basketball player.

Steve and I went into the Hospital at 4pm on the the 4th of July to see if I had a Bishop score of a ten. Unfortunately I was only at a nine so they had to keep me at the hospital over night to start me on a cervical cream before they would induce me the next morning. At 5:30 they started me on the cervical cream, a few hours later my contractions were 2-3 min. apart and pretty uncomfortable I didn't get a wink of sleep. After all of that the next morning they checked me at 6:30 and I was only dialated to a two. So at 7 they induced me after an hour my contractions were only a min apart and really painful in fact I was having major back labor. The nurses kept on checking me and saying that I was a trouper for not getting an epidural yet. Finally at 11:30 I had a nurse check me and I was only dialated to a three. Her and the Dr. thought that I wouldn't dialate very quickly if they didn't break my water. So I decided to get an epidural at 12:30 and then they broke my water within an hour I was at a 10 so I am glad I decided to do that. But the Dr. had an emergency c section so I had to hold on a few hours before I could start pushing. At around 4:30 I started to push but Beckham wouldn't budge so they did an ultra sound and found out that he was posterior and that is why I was having so much back labor. So the Dr. got forceps and had me push and he turned Beckham around as I pushed and then finally at 5:42 he came! Steve and I were so thrilled. I thought he was so adorable the moment I saw him. And I just love being a mom!

Pregnancy Pictures

2011-08-05T22:50:00.004-06:00

Here are some pictures of me during the pregnancy. I was not the best at taking pictures. Here is 21 weeks pregnant.

25 weeks pregnant

And 41 weeks pregnant. And this is my 100th post!

Baby Shower

2011-08-05T22:31:00.005-06:00

Since my sister Esther and I were only 10 weeks apart in our pregnancies our family decided to throw us a joint Baby Shower. It was so much fun and we had a huge turnout people barely fit in my house.

My Sister-in-law Katie did all of the decorations and they looked awesome people kept asking her where she bought them but she made all of them they looked so good!

My Mom did the food.

Heather did the games and Cindy made the announcements.

Thanks again for throwing us such a wonderful shower!

Las Vegas

2011-08-05T22:17:00.005-06:00

I have a few months of catching up to do that is for sure. At the end of January Steve and I went to Vegas for a work convention that Steve went to. We thought it would be fun to do a getaway before we have our baby and before I got too big. They gave bumped us up to a really nice room and we had a ton of fun and it was nice to relax.

I did not know that they had serendipity in Las Vegas but I was so pleased that they did. I got two frozen hot chocolates in Vegas and I loved them. I got the Double Hot Chocolate and the Peanut Butter one. Right here I am about 18 or 19 weeks pregnant and I just started showing it felt like while we were on the trip.

Since this would be the last vacation before we have kids Steve got us tickets to the Phantom and the Donny and Marie show it was a lot of fun. He got really close tickets too. I am pretty sure we were 5th row and center at the Phantom it was awesome.

Our room had a great view it's too bad it was too cold to go swimming in the pools, caesars palace has really nice pools. We had a ton of fun that is for sure!

We're having a...

2011-02-08T18:09:00.003-07:00

And we are super thrilled! I am excited to pick out all of the boy things for the bedroom and his clothes. Now we just need to come up with names.

Are we having a boy or a girl?

2011-02-04T22:59:00.003-07:00

I am having my second ultra sound on Tuesday, and so as long as the baby is in a good position we should be able to find out if we are having a boy or a girl. Please vote by leaving a comment, I am curious to see if people think we are having a boy or a girl. I am really excited to find out! I'll keep you all posted on Tuesday but until then VOTE!

We're...

2011-01-19T21:47:00.002-07:00

Pregnant! So I thought I would answer some of the questions that I thought people would be curious about. I am 16 and a half weeks pregnant. We are due on July 3rd. I don't know if the baby is a boy or girl yet but we find out on February 8th. I have only thrown up once at 14 and a half weeks, but I have felt a lot of nausea. I feel like my stomach has doubled in size but most can't tell that I am pregnant yet. I'll have to take pictures. Let me know if I missed any important questions.

Out With the Old in With the New

2011-01-16T18:32:00.004-07:00

I got my hair cut from Katie, I forgot to take a picture before hand but anyone that has seen me since I have been home from my mission knows that I have had really long hair for a very long time. If you scroll down to the Christamas pictures below you will see a picture of me kissing Brooke, and you can see just how long my hair was right before I cut it. I think Katie measured 13 inches on my pony tail that I am holding up and then from there she cut off 1 or 2 more inches in the back to style it. It is an A-line cut and I think she did a great job, I just need to learn how to style it as well as she does!

Christmas

2011-01-16T18:20:00.004-07:00

My Brother Elliot was able to find and cabin for Christmas so my parents decided to rent it for a few days and it was so much fun. One of the highlights is that it had Ms. Pacman which all of the Bagley's are a huge fan of!

Even Sophie got to come, I love this picture of Brooke.

Esther and Bryan put together minute to win it for us all to play and we had a blast.

Even the Merris's came we wish the Dane and Karen Bagley family could have been there too!

On Christmas morning Esther and Bryan opened up a very special envelope discovering that they are having a little baby girl! Christmas was so much fun. JJ was so cute Christmas morning Cindy had asked him do you think Santa came to bring you gifts. He was standing right in front of me and we were standing in a place where you couldn't see the presents so he turned around to me and said, "no, I don't think Santa came," in a disappointed voice he was thrilled to find out that he did come!

Thanksgiving

2011-01-16T14:17:00.002-07:00

I need to be much better at taking pictures. I swear the only pictures I have are the ones I still from my sibblings blogs. We had Thanksgiving at Grandma Carlile's house it was so much fun and the food was really good! It was a super nice relaxed day. We spent the night at Steve's parents house that night, Steve was going to go shopping at mid-night for Black Friday, but I hate shopping especially with crowds of people, plus I had finished all my shopping for Christmas except for what I was getting Steve. But, Steve last minute decided he didn't want to get out of bed and slept in. That was the last time we stayed the night at Steve's parents house before they bought their new house.

Halloween Festivities

2011-01-16T14:05:00.005-07:00

Before Halloween Heather and Jeff invited us to their house to decorate pumpkins, Steve couldn't go and I can't remember why but it was a ton of fun.

Then on the 30th which is when Utah celebrated Halloween, we went to Steve's old roommates house and we had a halloween party with really great food. Then we went to Heather and Jeffs for treats. Aubrey showed her aunts how smart she is with all of her computer games.

Then we played cuties let's just say I either stink at this game or have terrible luck!

Here's the gang!

On Halloween we went to Katie's house she hosts the coolest parties. We did a murder mystery game it was so much fun and the food was great! Fidel and Nancy were there too but they are not in this pic.

As you can see she is an awesome decorator the menu is above and the decorated table is below.

St. George and Mesquite

2010-12-28T15:06:00.004-07:00

In late September Elliot and Katie invited us the Mesquite so the boys could go golfing and the girls could enjoy the spa. So Steve and I decided to kind of make it our late second anniversary trip. We went to St. George first for a couple of days. Steve got us the suite.

We went to the Tuacahn theater while we were there and watched a play

We forgot to take any pictures while in Mesquite but we had a ton of fun. Katie and I loved the spa. We got a message, they have a quite room and a body temperature pool which was probably my favorite part and a sauna.

Bees Game

2010-12-28T15:01:00.003-07:00

For Steve's 29th Birthday I got him front row tickets to the Salt Lake Bees game. We had the best seats in the house. Elliot, Katie, Esther and Bryan decided to join in the fun as well so they bought tickets when they got up there. It was the perfect weather. Salt Lake played against Sacramento which is right by where I grew up. I cheered for the Bees and they won!

Yosemite

2010-12-28T14:26:00.009-07:00

In June we had our first Bagley family reunion in Yosemite. I think this is the first time we have all been together since Cindy left on her mission 7 years ago. It was so much fun and Karen took these wonderful pictures that we will all cherish forever. Here is a picture of the whole group grandkids and all.

This is all of my parents kids and their spouses.

Steve and Me

The immediate Bagley Family

All 6 of my parents kids from oldest to youngest

Steve took a bunch of scenic pictures while we were in yosemite

Here is the cabin that my parents rented

On our last day we walked up to the falls it was so beautiful up there. Everyone had a really good time. It was a great start for family reunions!

A little behind!

2010-12-28T14:09:00.005-07:00

I am really, really behind on this blog so I thought I would do a little updating. Back in March Steve and I scored second row tickets to the Jazz game. You can tell from some of these pics just how close we were. It was so much fun!

In this picture Deron Williams wife and son are right behind us. It was really cute because during time outs he would wave to his son.

Happy 29th!

2010-08-17T08:00:00.001-06:00

Today my husband turns 29! I feel like the luckiest girl in the world to be married to such a wonderful man. He is so good to me and is always so helpful. He always lends a listening ear when I need advice. He is a very hard worker and he is always striving to be better. Happy Birthday I love you so much!

2010-03-01T20:58:00.000-07:00

Sorry week 8 and 9 ended up on the next page below the Draper Temple post some how and those are the best pictures so go to the next page to see that post.

We've Been Busy!

2010-03-01T19:43:00.008-07:00

Two days- December 22

This might not look like much but this is what Steve and I will be calling home as of March 6th. I think a lot of you may not know that we have been building a house. So prepare yourself there are a ton of pictures. So for those of you that like pictures you will like these posts. I have broken it up into 5 posts. This post is of the first week. These first two pictures are of the first two days into the building of the house and all of the other pics are of the end of the first week.

End of week one-December 26th:

I love our gorgeous views that we will be having!

Sorry if there is a repeat of pictures. I started doing this late last night. I am super excited to move into this house. I have always dreamed of getting to pick out the wall colors the floors and counter tops of a house. So I feel super blessed to be able to do this. It has been crazy busy and stressful but oh so fun all at the same time. Enjoy the posts below you will be able to see the progress of our house.

Week 2 and 3

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Week 2-December 31st

Week 3-January 10th

Look below for week 4 and 5!

Week 4 & 5

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Week 4-January 16th:

My parents got to come out and see the progress of the house this week because they came out to say good-bye to John and Cindy. John got to come and walk through the house as well.

It was so fun to see the house at this point because most of the framework was done.

Week 5-January 24th:

At week 5 all of the framework was done. Scroll down to see week 6 and 7

Week 6 & 7

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Week 6-January 31st:

This is our living room I am so excited about having a fire place. I have always wanted one in my future house.

And here is another thing that I am super excited about the jetted tub in the Master Bathroom.

Week 7-February 7th

Scroll to see week 8 and 9 don't worry that is my last post.

Draper Temple

2010-02-28T23:40:00.000-07:00

On Saturday, February 20th we were up in Salt Lake running errands so on the way back home we thought that it would be a good idea to do a session in the Draper Temple since we never had before. It was so beautiful and such a great experience. I love visiting temples that I have never been to before.

Week 8 & 9

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Week 8-February 14th:

I know it is really unique but I really love how well the dark stucco that we picked turned out.

Dan and Ali and their two kids came out with us this week and it was so fun because I think that Katelyn is going to be a really great designer like her mom, because she kept asking all sorts of questions and was trying to figure out everything and she is only 3. We walked through 2 other houses that our builder is building and she was like let's walk through another house.

Week 9-February 21st

Okay so I will try to tell you all about the house. It is 3 stories it has a daylight basement which Steve's brother Rob and his wife Breanna are going to live in. On the main floor is our living room, formal dinning room, kitchen breakfast nook and family room, and half bath, laundry room/mudroom. Upstairs is our master bedroom and bathroom, there are three other bedrooms and a bath, one of the rooms is pretty large so we will make that our gym. And then in the basement is a kitchen, family room, two bedrooms, a bathroom, cold storage and a laundry room.

This room is going to be our gym

This is going one of the bedrooms

This will be the kids bath

This is another one of the bedrooms upstairs I told Steve it will be the girls rooms someday because there is a walk in closet, and boys don't need walk in closets.

This is the master bedroom

This is the master bath

This is the dinner room the floors are super dirty but I love them. They are dark old world oak and they are handscraped which I love!

Living Room

Laundry room-Mud room

Hopefully that gives everyone a pretty good picture. We still have not taken pictures this week. It is done for the most part they just need to put up the bathroom mirrors and clean it. We are closing on Friday and moving in on Saturday. Our builder is awesome and finished 3 weeks early which is unheard of I guess.

Happy Valentine's

2010-02-28T22:18:00.003-07:00

My wonderful sister-in-law Katie made a Valentine's dinner for a bunch of us Bagley kids. She did all of the work and decorated her house so cute it was so fun! The food was delishes, it was a fondue party and we enjoyed every minute. She is a fabulous cook.

Her beautifully decorated table.

Esther and Bryan

Steve and Me

Katie and Elliot

Heather and Jeff

And the gang!

Christmas!

2010-02-07T19:52:00.004-07:00

Sorry I know that this is super late, I have been trying to get Steve to write about Japan on the blog since that happened before Christmas. But he hasn't made the time to do it. Granted he has been super busy lately. We spent Christmas with the Carlile's it was super fun. As you can see Steve and I are wearing matching shirts Christmas morning.

This is Steve's little brother Rob with some of his Christmas gifts.

Here are Steve's parents opening their gifts.

And best of all Steve's parents got us the Wii for Christmas. We love it. We bought the Wii Fit and it is awesome! I have already lost some weight, I still have more to go but at least I am making an improvement.

And Steve's Dad got Rock Band for Kathy my mother-in-law and we had a ton of fun playing it. It was a super fun Christmas, and it was my first Christmas spent with the Carlile's and it was fantastic!

Then Christmas evening we decided to visit the Buells since they were in Utah too, and it was so much fun seeing them and all of the fun toys that Brooke and Aubrey received.

Nu Skin

2010-01-07T21:36:00.000-07:00

On Wednesday, December 9th I interviewed for a job at Nu Skin. On Thursday the 10th we went to the Nu Skin Christmas Party, while there they had said that Nu Skin won best company in Utah to work for. I totally believe it. They also said that they have made more money as a company this year than any other year so the bad economy is not really effecting them. While there they said for Christmas everyone is getting two weeks extra of pay for their Christmas bonus. Also everyone will get an extra vacation day paid for. Everyone got an ipod, $100 costco card, and then 12 days of Christmas which was some free nu skin products. I mean seriously what company does this for all of their employees.

Well the next day on the 11th I was offered the job! I was so thrilled to be working for the best company in Utah. It is a big pay bump for me, and I get to use my exercise science degree which is awesome. I am a product support specialist which means I answer questions about the products and so I get to explain the science behind it. I started on Monday, December 14th and I felt bad because I couldn't give two weeks notice to the company that I currently work for, but I was still thrilled about the job. See I told you guys that we have been busy.

Well anyway Steve left on Saturday the 12th to Japan that was paid for via Nu Skin since he was going for business, but he also got to visit some people that he worked with on his mission and he got to revisit the places he saw on his mission so that is pretty cool. And maybe if you guys request it he can tell you about his trip.

Well the first day I work there we are getting emails from the company saying is there a 13th day of Christmas? Pretty much saying that they have another Christmas gift to offer. So on Wednesday the 16th I go to a meeting where Blake Roney the founder of Nu Skin was and Scott Schwerdt the President of the company were attending to tell us what the 13th day of Christmas was. So they had the part timers raise their hands and they told them that they would each on top of everything else the company already gave them would receive $500 for Christmas. And that the full timers would receive $1000. And on the spot they gave everyone live checks. Isn't that awesome? They prorated the money so since I was a new employee I wouldn't get any money but Steve was getting the extra $1000 so I was not complaining. Well then Scott Schwert comes back to peoples desks to shake peoples hands and my husband has worked with him quite a bit. So anyway he is walking down my aisle with another man named Dan and Dan was asking what I was working on. So I told him that I just got hired so I was studying the products, as I was talking to him Scott walks up to my desk so I tell him that I am Steve Carlile's wife. And he said well I bet you are glad about getting the $1000 bonus, so I said well I just got hired on Monday so I won't be getting it. Well he pulls out his wallet and puts a 100 dollar bill on my desk. I couldn't believe it. I had only been working there for 2 1/2 days and I was already getting a Christmas bonus!

Anyway sorry that this post is so long but basically Nu Skin is awesome and I am so glad that I am working there. I love, love, love my job and I love the people on the product support team that I work with all of them are so great!

From Nose Bleed to Box Seats

2010-01-05T17:00:00.000-07:00

Here's another reason why I love Nu Skin:

Two days after we got home from Vegas, I get a phone call from Steve about two hours before I got off of work, saying that Nu Skin gave him two tickets to the Jazz game that night and they were box seats, so he wanted to know if I wanted to go. You bet your bottom dollar I wanted to go. I have only been to one other Jazz game in my life, and the tickets were given to me from my Bishop which was super nice of him to give his ward members these tickets but they were nose bleeds. I didn't care I was just excited to go to an NBA game.

I have decided Suite side is the way to go!

Here's Steve eating our catered dinner.

And I know you can't see this super well but this is President Monson at the game as well. So Steve and I joked that we had FHE with President Monson since it was a Monday night and he was at the game too! It goes to show people should plan fun FHE's.

And the most fun part is is was a super close game and we won in the last 1.5 seconds by like one point or something, sorry I was too excited to remember.

Are any of you starting to understand how great Nu Skin is? Well just wait for the next post. It even gets better well at least for me it does.

What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas!

2010-01-03T17:00:00.000-07:00

I just want to take a second and give a big shout out to Nu Skin. I seriously think they rock! And from this post and the next 3 that I will right, you will know that they rock as well.

Steve was invited to a marketing summit in Las Vegas, and since he was going to stay in a big fancy hotel all by himself we thought I should come and bring him company. We stayed in the JW Marriott, and all we had to pay for was my flight, my food, and of course our little shopping sprees!

Here is our walk in closet

Here is the nicest jetted tub that I have ever been in. I literally took a bath twice a day I loved it so much!

Here are some pictures of the outside of the Hotel at night.

And here are some pictures of the temple.

I had such a blast! We left on Wednesday, December 2nd and then flew back on the 5th. I slept in which is one of favorite things to do, we shopped, ate great food, and relaxed. There is just something about Las Vegas that I absolutely love. I don't know why I love it so much since, I don't gamble, drink, and I obey the law of chastity, but I just think it is so fun even when you keep things clean.

Calli Danielle's Blessing

2010-01-01T17:00:00.000-07:00

On Sunday, November 29th Calli was blessed.

Cindy and Calli

Big brother kissing sister

Daddy and Calli

Calli and some of her Aunts

Calli with the Ladies

Calli and the men who blessed her minus my hubz because he had church meetings.

The Group

Merris Family

Calli and her Grandparents

Thanksgiving

2009-12-30T17:00:00.000-07:00

We had a really great thanksgiving, my mom and dad were able to come out and here my mom is making the turkey Steve and I brought.

Heather taught a bunch of us girls how to crochet this super cute headband that Aubrey is wearing and if you look below it is my finished headband, I made it cream and brown. I liked the neutral colors so that I can wear it more often.

Here's mom and pops with Brooke

Here are the girlies crocheting our headbands, Heather is a great teacher!

Steve and Brooke

I am a slacker and never take pictures so I stole these from Heather's blog but I think this is the cutest picture!

The next day we were able to go up and see my moms family, and have a Thanksgiving dinnerwith my Grandma Wilkerson. It was really good to see her again.

And here we are at the church the day after thanksgiving eating and playing with some really cute nieces!

Gift Receipts: Who Wins and Who Loses?

2009-12-28T13:21:00.002-07:00

I know that this is sort of a long post but please read it anyway because I think people should be aware of this scheme that I think some stores do. So I am super far behind in blogging, but I think what happened to me on Saturday people need to be aware of. I have always heard that when you give someone a gift receipt, they will get back the price you paid for it. I no longer think that this is the case everywhere. Stores know that you don't know how much someone paid for you, so they know they can bank on it. So before Christmas I bought a shirt for my husband Steve at Express, and when they asked if I wanted a gift receipt I said yes, because I figured that way I can put it on top of the shirt when I wrap it, then my husband will know that he can return it and I won't be offended or anything. So we decide to bring the shirt and the gift receipt to the mall the day after Christmas just to see if there is another shirt that he would like better. We go to Express, and he liked the shirt I got him best, but he said how much did you spend on it because I don't really need a new shirt. I said I think it is about $35, so he decides that he wants to return it. We go to return it and pull out the gift receipt, then the cashier asks for some help from the manager and the manager says before January 1st we can only give store credit or exchange, and I overheard something about $25 dollars. So Steve said he wants store credit even though there was nothing else he wanted to buy. So I ask the girl how much are we getting for our store credit and she says $25, so then I ask, is that how much it was purchased for? She replies yes. So we are walking out of the store and I am totally questioning the price, so I look through my wallet hoping that I kept my receipt. Fortunately I had, I check the price and it was $38. Express was about to make $13 off of us. Now that I would not stand for. So I go up to the manager and I show her the actual receipt and I said this is how much it was purchased for, and I want cash back since I have the actual receipt, and they did. They seemed really embarrassed and they should be. Does anyone else have an experience like this? Please share if you do. I kind of want to test this out at other stores now. I now question if when I have given gift receipts if people only get a portion back of what I actually paid for them. I now think I might want to give them the actual receipt for a possible return instead of a gift receipt.

The Best Sleep Ever!

2009-11-24T11:35:00.003-07:00

So my husband got me this pillow for Christmas and he has been telling me for the last two weeks to open it early and start using it. I think it is because he wants to see if he wants one too! Well anyway I finally consented last night and it was awesome. I highly recommend it. I have had neck problems ever since junior high because I was less than 100 pounds and they wouldn't give us lockers so I had to carry a heavy backpack all day even during lunch isn't that crazy? And then when I was nineteen I got rearended by a teenager who didn't have a license so I got whiplash fortunately I worked at I chiropractic office at the time and so I got adjusted 15 minutes after the accident. Anyway so typically by the middle of work my neck hurts. And it is nice to have a pillow that finally gets rid of the pain and makes me feel relieved. The one downside to the pillow is that it feels so good that it is even harder to get out of the bed in the morning, which is why I went to work with wet hair that I put up in a bun because I didn't have time to blow dry it. But I think the pillow is worth it!

BYU vs. Wyoming

2009-11-15T14:55:00.001-07:00

On Saturday, November 7th we had Steve's family over for the BYU game. It was so much fun to have them over and to finally just have a relaxed Saturday. Kathy made this wonderful cheese potato soup in soup bowls that was delicious, and then we had 4 types of dip, 7 layer, creamy salsa, Uncle Joe's dip and salsa. And we had brownie's and ice cream. We were all very full by the end of the day. If BYU is always going to win 52 to zip while we have a game day party then I think we should always have a game day party!

Steve and his dad wore matching shirts they looked like little twins, they even sit the same way check out their hands in this pic.

Kimber and Me

Rob and Kathy

Halloween!

2009-11-13T15:25:00.002-07:00

We had a super fun Halloween this year. It was really nice having it on a Saturday. We had a relaxed morning, then we made visits to all of the nieces and nephews. First stop was to see JJ as a bumble bee. He looked really cute. And Cindy was so nice to feed our husbands dinner that evening.

Then we went to the Buells, and these 50's girls looked darling. My sister heather made these costumes isn't she incredible. Unfortunately I was not blessed with this talent like my sister. We even got to go trick-or-treating to a few doors with these cuties.

Then we headed over to Steve's brother Dan's house to see Katelyn and Drew dressed up as dora and boots. They looked really cute.

Then we headed over with Steve's parents and sister over to his brother Rob's new house, Rob just got married last night. And then they all came over to our place to watch the Dark Knight. All in all it was a good Halloween.

Grandma's Funeral

2009-11-11T14:55:00.006-07:00

On Monday October 26th was my Grandma's funeral. It was a beautiful service. My dad had the idea to have the granddaughters to all of the talks and prayers since only the grandsons participated in my grandpa's funeral last year. Everyone did so well. It was so great being able to remember all of the great memories of my grandmother. And all of the girls did such a job on their talks.

This is my Dad (my grandma's only son placeing a flower on her coffin).

Here is all three of her daughters

Afterwards we had a luncheon with some great mexican food, and we watched videos of grandma's life. I am so grateful to have had such a wonderful example in my life.

Here is all of the granddaughters and some great granddaughters that came to the funeral, she had way more granddaughters than grandsons.

Minnie Hamilton Bagley

2009-10-20T20:08:00.006-06:00

My Grandma Bagley peacefully past away this morning. She has always been such a wonderful example to me. She has always been very talented, she had a beautiful voice, she could play the piano, she could sew, and she was a wonderful cook, but most importantly she was the most loving virtueous woman. I have never heard a negative word come out of her mouth. She never criticized any of her grandkids but loved us with all her heart. Just on Monday night I was thinking about my weaknesses and how I need to be a better person, and I thought about my Grandma Bagley as an example of how I need to be better. And I told Steve that night I need to be more like my Grandma Bagley. I hope that when I am her age I can be at least half the woman she was. I hope that my Grandma and Grandpa had a sweet reunion this morning as they greeted each other in Heaven.

This is the last time I saw my Grandma before she past away, but I know that we will see each other again some day.

Calli Danielle Merris

2009-10-20T14:00:00.003-06:00

October 10th was an eventful day because not only did Rob and Breanna get married but also Calli Danielle was born at the exact same time as their sealing. She is a beautiful little girl and we are glad to have her be apart of the family. I got to meet her on Sunday since we were up in Idaho for the wedding, Steve unfortunately was sick so I went to the hospital on Sunday afternoon and got to hold and meet her for the first time.

Rob and Breanna's Wedding

2009-10-20T13:44:00.005-06:00

On Friday, October 9th Steve and I drove up to Idaho Falls for Steve's brother Rob's wedding. The night before his fiance Breanna went through the temple for the first time and Steve and I had the opportunity to attend. That was a really neat experience. The Idaho Falls Temple is beautiful. I was grateful to go do an endowment session because Steve and I didn't get to go through it three months ago when we were in Idaho because it was closed for cleaning.

On Saturday we got up and got ready and headed over to the temple for their sealing. The sealing was really beautiful, the sealers last name was Hinckley which I thought was really cool!

This is the happy couple when they first got out of the temple.

Here is Steve with all of his sibblings.

After the wedding Steve's parents did a luncheon, and then we went to their reception. I thought Breanna's mom did such a great job at decorating the cultural hall.

And then they were off on their honeymoon. Congratulations Rob and Breanna!

Joseph Smith: Campaign for President of the United States

2009-10-06T15:25:00.002-06:00

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I thought that this was a really cool article in the Ensign. I never realized that Joseph Smith came pretty close to becoming the President (or at least his enemies thought that he would become the President), and that was a huge reason why he was martyred. I would love to hear what all of you think of this article.

BYU vs. Utah State

2009-10-06T13:54:00.002-06:00

I got to go to the Football game on Friday and it was so much fun. I hadn't been to a football game since 2007 for BYU. I decided going with Steve is the best way to go because he has bleacher chairs that are all cushioned and with a back, so that was nice. Sitting outside of the student section is also great because you don't have to stand the whole time. And last but not least, Steve brings binoculars and it is so cool to see the game up close like that. And the best part of it was BYU won but did we ever have any doubt? Oh and I got to see my Aunt Susan.

My Alabama Family

2009-09-22T17:00:00.001-06:00

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

2009-09-21T17:00:00.000-06:00

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

2009-09-18T17:00:00.000-06:00

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

2009-09-17T17:00:00.000-06:00

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

2009-09-16T17:00:00.001-06:00

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!

2009-09-15T13:17:00.002-06:00

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

2009-09-15T13:08:00.002-06:00

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!

2009-09-11T09:57:00.002-06:00

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

2009-09-10T17:29:00.002-06:00

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!

Newman's Homecoming!

2009-08-12T19:50:00.004-06:00

On July 12th my mission President, President Newman and his wife and kids had their homecoming. It was so good to see them. I only served with them for the last 6 months of my mission but they were incredible! I only got to see them for a few minutes because there were so many people there to see them and Steve had to be back at meetings, but I was so glad that Steve got to meet them. And then a few weeks later my mission companion had a bridal shower so I got to see Sister Newman again and catch up. We are all so glad you are home! Hopefully you don't mind Sister Newman but I stole this picture from your facebook page.

The Fourth & Brooke's Baby Blessing!

2009-08-10T18:09:00.004-06:00

We had a fun 4th of July weekend. I especially loved that we got the third off of work because the fourth was on a Saturday. On the 3rd we went up to Steve's parents for a 4th bbq. Unfortunately I am really bad about ever bringing my camera and taking pictures, so all of these pictures I stole from my sister Heather. Then on the fourth we had a breakfast at Cindy's that really hit the spot. She made Sweedish pancakes, a family favorite, even the in-laws are realizing it is the best breakfast food ever! Then we had a party at Heather's.

Here is Steve and Bryan playing with their neice and nephew

And here is Esther holding Aubrey, I am holding JJ, and Katie holding Brooke. That evening Steve and I were so wiped out that we didn't even stay up for the fireworks we just went to bed. But we made up for it because on the 24th we watched fireworks. And last weekend we went to a rodeo and saw fireworks, so it's probably okay that I missed it.

Then on Sunday, July 5th we went to Brooke's baby blessing. Jeff gave a really Sweet blessing. And isn't Brooke just beautiful?

Here is the Buell family I think Brooke is a little tuckered out.

These are the men that participated in the blessing, minus my husband Steve who had to be at church meetings.

Grandpa and Grandma Bagley with the sleeping beauty.

Brooke's aunts excluding Karen who we wish we could see more often. Esther, Cindy, me holding Brooke, Katie and Tammy.

And of course we needed to take a picture with uncle Steve since he missed the previous pictures, but by then they were both out of their church clothes.

Then me holding Brooke, I love this little girl she is so sweet. I have loved her since the moment I saw her for the first time.

Happy Birthday to Me!

2009-08-09T18:17:00.010-06:00

About a month and a half ago it was my 26th birthday. My work lets you get your birthday off , and since my birthday was on a Friday Steve and I decided to do a trip. We didn't want to go super far because we didn't want to buy plane tickets. So we were deciding between Rexburg, Idaho where we both went to BYU Idaho or St. George. Since the weather is not so hot in Idaho we decided to do that instead. We drove up after work on Thursday and headed up to Idaho Falls. I was actually pretty excited to do a road trip because it has been awhile, and we used to do road trips all the time as a family. We got to Idaho Falls around nine and checked in, we then walked around the falls and temple it was really pretty

Then on June 26th it was my B-day we got up and had breakfast at the hotel's resturant. I had Eggs Benedict and it was super good. Then we headed up to Rexburg. We walked around campus and the first building we went into I think is called the Spori, it had an art gallery and this was the first statue I saw. It melted my heart because this is the Winter Quarters statue, which is where I served my mission and it is about a couple burrying their child. I used to show this statue all the time to people when they came into the visitor and tell them about it.

Here are some pictures of us walking around the gardens on campus they are so beautiful!

And you can't forget about Mr. Viking the school mascot!

Here is the track that Steve would run on every day!

The gym, I went to one basketball game before they quit doing sports, but I did go every week to the devotionals in here.

Afterwards we went and did a session in the temple. It is so beautiful, in fact the set up on the inside is very similar to the winter quarters temple.

Then on Saturday the 27th we stayed in Idaho Falls. Steve went golfing and I went Birthday shopping at the mall. Then we went and watched Transformers at the movie theater. It was pretty good considering I had never seen the first movie, so I was a little confused. We also went to the Idaho Falls visitor center since the temple was closed for cleaning. I was pretty bummed about that because I wanted to see the Idaho Falls Temple too. I hear it is beautiful on the inside. The good thing is that Steven's brother Rob is getting married their in two months so I am hoping to do a session there the day before he gets married, but we will see.

Here are the amazing Idaho Falls, falls.

Then on Sunday Steve and I took pictures around Idaho Falls and went home it was a fun Birthday Trip!

Isn't this an absolutely gorgeous view of the temple?

The Zermatt

2009-06-22T13:15:00.005-06:00

On June 11th, Steve got two rooms for free up in Midway at the Zermatt which is a nice resort up in Midway with a swiss feel to it. Steve and I stayed in the Suite and we invited Elliot and Katie up to stay in the other room.

This was the beautiful view from our balcony.

This was our Kitchen table.

This was our King size bed.

Our family room area.

And the jetted tub!

Fire place and plasma screen tv.

We went out and ate with Elliot and Katie when they got there. Then they came over and we talked and laughed for a long time, Elliot is super funny. Then Steve and I ate breakfast at the Zermatt in the morning, it was good but a little over priced. We had a ton of fun and we hope that Elliot and Katie did too!

Kimber's Graduation!

2009-06-19T20:17:00.004-06:00

My sister-in-law Kimberlee graduated from high school on May 29th. She was a starter on the basketball team and volleyball team this year, and her basketball team took State. She made the first team All State in basketball, she won who's who in FBLA this year which I don't know exactly what that means but it pretty much means that she is like the best FBLA person ever! She also is the Dairy princess for Wasatch County, but we won't know if she is the State Dairy Princess until next year. And she graduated from high school with high honors. So pretty much she is smart, pretty, and talented so watch out Provo boys here she comes!

Bountiful Temple

2009-06-19T12:02:00.003-06:00

Steve's really good friend from high school Dave got married on May 9th, we were invited to their luncheon, it was really nice it was on a golf course. Anyway it was up in Bountiful so Steve and I decided to go to a session afterwards at the temple since neither of us had been before, and I have a goal to go to as many temples as I can before I start having kids. It is really pretty on the outside, And they have this glass case around a garden when you walk in. On the inside it has a bunch of earthy tones, which isn't exactly my style but that's okay!

Wicked!

2009-06-19T11:59:00.002-06:00

On April 18th, I got to go to Wicked, because my wonderful sister Esther and her husband Bryan waited outside in line all night for us so that we could all go. Isn't she the best ever. Anyway I thought I took pictures but I can't find them so I will have to ask my husband when he gets home. We went to Octavio's first to eat and it was super good. Then we headed up to Salt Lake, I got to sit with my mom and my husband. We all really liked it. I had no idea how funny it would be. Esther, Bryan, Elliot and Katie sat by each other. Then we went to the cheese cake factory afterwards for the sweetest, richest cheese cake ever. I had a ton of fun.

Manti Temple

2009-06-19T11:52:00.003-06:00

Then weekend of April 11-12 Steve and I and his family stayed the night in Manti and then we went to a session that next day. It was really neat to do a session the day before Easter, it really helps me remember everything the Savior did for us. The Manti Temple is gorgeous on the inside, it might even be my favorite, I don't know though it is up there with the Salt Lake Temple. If you haven't gone you totally should it is only a little over an hour away from Orem and Provo

Brooke Emma Buell

2009-06-19T11:42:00.003-06:00

So it is time for me to play a little catch-up. It has been a while since I have posted, but my defense I have been sick lately, the Dr. thinks that I passed a Kidney Stone, so I feel like that is a pretty good excuse.

On to a better subject though on April 9th my sister Heather had a beautiful baby girl named Brooke Emma Buell. She was born a month early so she was so cute and tiny. And she is such a precious baby, she is so sweet and I love holding her!

Happy 6 Months Baby!

2009-03-10T18:40:00.008-06:00

So on March 5th Steve and I celebrated being married for 6 months. We went out to eat at Sakura a Japanese Tenpayaki style where they entertain you and cook the food in front of you. We had a blast! These are some of the pictures that my cousin Libby took at our open house in California.

Fun with Good Friends!

2009-03-08T15:55:00.003-06:00

On Monday I went out with my wonderful Roommates Kirsti, Ashley, & Alex to Zupas to eat. It was so good seeing them again, it had been a long time since we have seen each other so it was good to catch up again. I didn't take any pictures while we were there but I stole this one off of Ashley's facebook account.

Then on Tuesday I went to TGI Friday's with Sheri and Ashley to get brownie obession. It is probably the best dessert on the planet. We started this tradition like a year ago it used to be Sheri, Shelly and I and occasionally Ashley.

This is Sheri, Shelly and Ashley, we miss having Shelly around she now lives in Georgia. This picture was taken the day I went wedding dress shoping.

Fun with the Haymonds!

2009-03-02T12:06:00.003-07:00

I didn't bring my camera with me, but yesterday Steve and I went up to Salt Lake and had dinner with my good friend Holly and her husband Ben. We had a blast with them. Holly made a wonderful dinner and then we played games and talked. Thanks for inviting us up!

Drum roll please...

2009-02-28T20:22:00.002-07:00

I feel like a winner today not only because my sister-in-law took state today but also because of mine and Steve's competition for worst color comboinations. Well the ballots have been counted and here are the results...

Popular Vote goes to:

Village Inn with 12 votes

McDonald's with 2 votes

Electoral College:

Village Inn McDonald's

Utah (5) Utah (0)

SC (8) SC (0)

MD (10) MD (0)

NV (5) NV (0)

WA (11) WA (0)

CA (55) CA (0)

Texas (34) Texas (0)

128 vs. 0

Village Inn wins the debate making me very happy and because it won Steve and I went to eat there last night. And Steve thought he was going to cream me in this competition luckily my family and friends pulled me through on this won. And Aunt Ann your vote definitely counts you gave me 55 points!

Congrats Kimber!

2009-02-28T20:09:00.002-07:00

My sister-in-law Kimberly Carlile has been playing in the Utah's high school basketball tournaments this week. And today was the championship game Kimber's team won 32-31 against Emery. All I can say is gooooo Wasatch. This is there second year in a row taking state.

It's time to vote!

2009-02-25T19:47:00.002-07:00

So my husband and I are having a little debate tonight about which restaurant has the worst color scheme. I am not going to say who thinks which is worse because my husband thinks that you will all vote for mine. This was his idea for you guys to vote by the way. So there is McDonald's with the Red and Yellow or...

Village Inn with the Teal and Orange.

We can't wait to hear what you think!

Sheri Dew Fireside

2009-02-19T20:18:00.003-07:00

This evening my stake put on a fireside and Sheri Dew was the speaker. She did an excellent job and she focused on staying connected to the Lord, by knowing who we are, and by knowing what the atonement can do for us, and receiving personal revelation. It was a great fireside and I am glad that I had the opportunity to go.

Costa Vida Nachos!

2009-02-18T17:02:00.004-07:00

Anyone who knows me really well knows that I am in love with Cafe Rio and that Costa Vida just doesn't do it for. No matter what anyone says the Salads at Cafe Rio are tons better than those at Costa Vida. The other day Steve took me Costa Vida and I am always disappointed when I go because I am expecting Cafe Rio and it just doesn't make the cuts. Well I saw on their menu that they have nachos so I decided to try it out and it is super super good! So if there are any other people like me who get disappointed in the salads try out the nachos and I promise you will not be disappointed!

Kimber's Last Home Game

2009-02-15T23:41:00.005-07:00

Friday night Steve and I went to his little sister Kimber's last home game. They are tied for first place in the league and so we are really excited for her. They played against Park City that night (their rival school) and beat them by 25 points. Kimber scored 12 points in that game and she is ranked 3rd in the state for the most 3 point shots go Kimber!

2009-02-12T15:46:00.001-07:00

I just got some pictures from my mom so I went back in time and posted some blogs. I also added two pictures to my week of Christmas post in December. And I added serveral new things to my trip to California post so enjoy!

Grandpa Bagley's Funeral

2009-02-12T15:29:00.003-07:00

On June 28th my Grandpa Bagley passed away. It was pretty emotional for me because I love him so much. From this experience I gained a greater appreciation for the knowlegde we have that we can be with our families forever. I went to California for the services.

The Funeral was held on July 3rd

My Grandma Bagley she looked so beautiful that day.

The next day was the fourth of July so we went to the park. And had a fun relaxed day.

Graduation, Wilkerson Family Reunion, & Steve's Birthday

2009-02-12T15:07:00.006-07:00

This was Esther and my Graduation. This was right after the commencement at the Marriot it was August 14th. That day I took my Bridals in the morning. It was fun because my mom got to come. I took them at Thanksgiving point. Then we had to rush to get to commencement.

The next day on the 15th of August Esther and I walked in the Smith Field house and then that night the girls all went to a play.

Then the next day on the 16th of August we had a family reunion here in Orem. It pretty much was a Wilkerson Bagley reunion because we were the only ones that came except for my awesome cousin Tiffany.

Then the next day was Steve's Birthday and so we had a dinner at Cindy's house to celebrate it. Steve's parents were out of town that weekend because they were picking up Steve's brother Rob from his mission. So you can see how busy that week was.

The Open House in California

2009-02-12T14:57:00.002-07:00

On September 24th Steve and I flew to California for our Open House in California the Open house was on the 26th and we stayed until the 28th. Steve's parents and his little sister Kimber came out as well. It was a good evening with nice weather. Unfortunately though I didn't have my sister-in-law Katie there to do my hair. So my hair did struggle. My cousin Libby Tolman took some pictures so I will have to upload those later.

Here is the table next to our sign in book with some pictures our photographer took.

And this is the delicious food that my mom made with some help of some ladies of the stake. It was fun to see people that I had not seen in a long time.

2009-02-07T19:04:00.002-07:00

I got to go opening night to see the movie He's just not that into you. I have been excited for months to see this movie because I knew that it would be funny. It wasn't quite as good as I thought it would be. But it is still one of the best movies I have seen in a while. My favorite characters and story line would be Jennifer Aniston and Ben Afflick. My least favorite characters were Scarlett Johansson and Bradley Cooper. In fact I probably would have liked the movie better if they weren't in it.

Visit to California!

2009-02-07T18:47:00.004-07:00

From Janury 14th to the 21st I got to go back and hang out with my parents in Yuba City. My Husband was on a business trip in Florida so we thought that it was perfect timing. We had a fun and relaxed week. I got to go through all of my old stuff and throw a bunch of things away. I have all of my stuff narrowed down to 4 boxes. And maybe the next time I go through it I can narrow it down to 3! We went to Sacramento on Saturday and so I had the chance to go to the Sacramento Temple. It is so beautiful and this is a picture of my parents and I in front of it.

This is the house that we lived in until I was 5 and then we moved to Thousand Oaks. It was fun to see the outside of it. It is different looking then I remember it. We had a pea garden in the back.

I have a strangely good memory of my childhood. When we were driving around I asked my dad which overcross my sibblings and I would walk over to get treats at the store. They were surprised that I remembered.

Then we went to Monterey where we went to the hospital that I was born in. It was awesome looking. I think it is because there are rich and famous people that go here. It looked more like a resort than a hospital. I hope you enjoy this Cindy and Esther because you were born here too.

They had a beautiful fountain in side of the hospital and below are some picture of the fish in it.

There were huge windows all around so no matter what room you are in you have a great view. The hospital is right off of the 17 mile drive so it is a beautiful view of the forrest.

This was the children's unit where the babies are born but they didn't make this until after I was born. But, they did have it when Esther was born.

Then we went to Carmeal Beach where they have the beautiful white sands.

Then we ate lunch off of the harbor.

Then on the way back to Yuba City we dropped by my Aunt Marlene's house and saw her and my Grandma Bagley

Thanks for the fun trip mom and dad. I had a blast!

Slumber Party with the Edwards!

2009-01-16T14:24:00.002-07:00

Last weekend Steve was out of town so I invited my cousin Mindy's kids over for a sleepover. We had a lot of fun. We ate pizza and doughnuts, played games and once Brody went home Shae and Charlee and I decided to pamper ourselves with good Nu Skin product. We did masks for our faces, put this good gel and lotion on our arms and legs to soften them, sole solution on our feet to make them smooth, and last we gave each other massages with this muscle relaxation cream it felt so good. Oh how I love Nu Skin it is honestly the best product I have ever used.

New Years Resolution Completed!

2009-01-16T14:12:00.002-07:00

So anyone who has worked at the MTC knows that you get a ton of letters from missionaries that you have taught. Well, at times in my life I have been known to be a procrastinator; and when it came to writing the missionaries back I was a big time procrastinator. I hadn't written any in 16 months. Oopsies huh? Well on January 1st I started writing them back. And I think by January 6th I had written them all back. I actually didn't make any new years resolutions but my sister Heather said I should count it as one. So my new years resolutions are completed I guess.

Happy New Years!

2009-01-01T15:52:00.002-07:00

I remember last year Steve and I had only been dating exclusively for a little over a month. We went to three parties and Steve had said to me,"next year we will just be with each other for new years." That is when I knew that Steve was starting to think more seriously about us. Well he guessed right. Yesterday we went and saw the movie The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button. I liked it I thought it was interesting. Then we ran a bunch of errands and came home a little after 10. We watched the ball drop and watched two movies at home Patriot Games and First Daughter. All in all it was a great way to bring in the New Years.

Christmas Day!

2008-12-30T23:32:00.004-07:00

Christmas morning Steve and I got up and opened up gifts from each other. Then we headed over the Elliot and Katie's for a wonderful breakfast.

Then we exchanged gifts. Thank you so much Karen for the Carlile sign and the towels. We hung up the sign in our house and it looks great I have already received complements for it. Then we spent the rest of the day just hanging out with the family playing games and watching movies. I love Christmas Day because it is okay to be lazy.

Then on the 26th Steve and I drove up to his parents house to stay the night. There was crazy snow in Heber so we weren't able to see them on Christmas day. We did a gift exchange there and again just hung out, had fun, and played games.

The Week of Christmas

2008-12-30T23:16:00.006-07:00

On Monday, the 22nd Steve and I went to Elliot and Katie's house and we were able to see my parents. We had a great Mexican dinner and then chatted with the fam until pretty late.

On Tuesday, the 23rd I got to go the the temple with my dad in the morning and then Steve and I headed up to the Carlile Christmas party. It was a lot of fun.

On Christmas Eve we got together again at Elliot and Katie's and we did the Nativity Scene a family tradition. Aubrey and JJ were Mary and Joseph.

As you can see JJ really like the gifts that the wisemen brough baby Jesus.

Dad reading us a Christmas Story.

Buell Family

JJ and me

Merris's and Attridge's

The Bagley's

Then we had a wonderful Ham dinner together that night. Then it was time to go home so that Santa could come to visit.

Ginger Bread Houses

2008-12-30T22:59:00.005-07:00

On December 20th Steve and I got together with the Bagley's and the Buell's to make gingerbread houses.

Aubrey helping out her Daddy.

Elliot and Katie

Heather and Jeff

The front of all three houses Carlile's on the left, Bagley's in the middle and Buell's on the right

Back of the houses do you like the S on our house representing Steve and Summer that was Steve's idea.

Cash & Dash & Wisdom Teeth

2008-12-30T22:33:00.003-07:00

On December 10 Steve and I got up super early for the Cash & Dash at Costco. Steve wanted to have a chance to scope out what he would want to purchace. So in five min he was able to pick out the new star wars triligy and a surround sound system for our new television. Then after all the excitement Steve dropped me off to the dentist to get my wisdom teeth removed.

If you think I was swollen in these pictures you should have seen me on Friday I think my cheeks were double this sight. It was not a pretty sight. I also got huge bruises on my face that three weeks later you can still see but they are at least really tiny now. I also got really sick from the pain medication and my teeth would not stop bleeding for hours after they were taken out. So what I learned from this is that people should take their wisdom teeth out at a younger age. I think our bodies handle things better when we are older. 25 is too old to take them out!

The next day Heather and Aubrey came over to visit Steve and me and to see how I was doing. Steve took the day off of work since I was so sick. Aubrey was being so cute and friendly and even let Steve hold her and play with her. She is definitely warming up to Uncle Steve and Me.

Then when they were leaving she gave Steve and me a big hug and here is the evidence of the hug.

Nu Skin Christmas Party!

2008-12-30T22:29:00.002-07:00

On December 9th Steve and I went to the Nu Skin Christmas party. It was pretty fun especially since Steve won the Platinum Award which is the award for the best project of the year! And then his name was picked for the Cash and Dash which means that at 8 am Steve would run through costco in 5 min and pick out items there that were just under $250 and if he could do it he would keep the prizes that he picked out.

New Television and BYU game

2008-12-30T22:21:00.003-07:00

It's been almost a month since my last post so I guess it is time to update on the Holiday season. On December 6th Steve and I went to the Energy Solutions Arena and watch BYU cream Utah State. Well maybe not cream them but they certainly did win.

On December 3rd we received a brand new television. It is a plasma 50" and it is super sweet!

Grandma Carlile's 80th Birthday

2008-12-02T11:56:00.002-07:00

Last night we went up to Heber to Celebrate Steve's Grandma Carlile's 80th Birthday!

Grandma Carlile and her son Niel

Steve's beautiful girl cousins and his sister Kimber on the right end.

Steve's mom holding our niece Katelyn

There's me with the group eating Dairy Keen's delicious pumpkin pie shake. I highly recommend it to anyone. So next time your in Heber go to the Dairy Keen.

Christmas Decorating & Wisdom Teeth

2008-12-01T13:06:00.004-07:00

On Saturday Steve's brother Rob came over and we decorated for Christmas. We don't have a ton of decorations because we are newly weds but we have a Christmas Tree. I will have to take pictures tonight when the tree is lit so the pictures look better.

So this morning Steve and I went to the dentist, the good news is that we don't have any cavities. The bad news is that I have to remove my wisdom teeth because there is no room for my two bottom teeth. And because we are removing the bottom I have to remove the top teeth because they will just keep growing without the bottom teeth there and hit my bottom gums and the side of my mouth. So I have an appointment for December 10th and I am super nervous about it. But at least I'll be better by Christmas.

Thanksgiving

2008-12-01T12:59:00.002-07:00

Thanksgiving was wonderful Steve and I got up and went to my sister Cindy's house for breakfast it was so good she even made pumpkin pancakes with chocolate chips. Then we went up to Farmington because that is where Steve's uncle Todd and aunt Arlene live and we had dinner it was really good and we had a really fun relaxed day. And then we went to heber and spent time at his parents house and played the wii.
Then on Friday we went up to Heber that afternoon and had a second Thanksgiving dinner that Steve's mom Kathy made. Then we set up there Christmas tree it was super fun because Steve's Kimber and I both have the same love for decorating Christmas Trees.

I'm Fabulous

2008-12-01T12:44:00.002-07:00

My Fabulous Sister-in-law Karen granted me the Fabulous blog award!

The rules of this award are:

1. You have to pass it on to 5 other fabulous blogs in a post.

2. You have to list 5 of your fabulous addictions in the post.

3. You must copy and paste the rules and the instructions below in the post.

Instructions: On your post of receiving this award, make sure you include the person that gave you the award and link it back to them. When you post your five winners, make sure you link them as well. To add the award to your post, simply right-click, save image, then "add image" it in your post as a picture so your winners can save it as well. To add it to your sidebar, add the "picture" gadget. Also, don't forget to let your winners know they won an award from you by emailing them or leaving a comment on their blog.

My 5 addictions:

1. Steve

2.Chocolate

3. Making sure there is no dust on the baseboards

4. Plucking my eyebrows (I do it practically every night)

5. Whatever project I am doing the last four weeks was independent study and now that I am done it will be journal keeping since my journal doesn't even know who Steve is.

I now grant the fabulous awards to:

1. Lyndee-she practically writes a blog everyday and has cute backgrounds and great music.

2. Kirsti-she was my roommate before I got married and if you check out her blog you can see all of the service that she did in the DR.

3. Holly-she has always been a great friend to me and has an adorable son named Creed.

4. Emily-is from my hometown Yuba City and she is amazing she has three little boys and they are as cute as can be.

5. My Aunt Ann she is so amazing that she is doing two blogs one for her family and the other is for her son Jordan who is on a mission.

The Apartment

2008-11-30T22:28:00.005-07:00

Hi There!

I know that the title for this post isn't very original, but I thought that I would keep it simple for my debut on the blog. I told Summer that we should post some pictures of our apartment so everyone can see where we're living. Turns out that wasn't such a great idea since I've ended up being the one to get them on here. But the timing is good to post this since we've just finished moving in after getting married three months ago. So with that introduction, check out the pics below.

Here's a picture of the living room/dining room/kitchen looking in from the front door.

Here's the living room looking back to the front door.

This is our small dining room looking from the living room.

A few shots of the kitchen.

The hallway that leads back to the bedrooms and bath.

I'm sure you will all enjoy the obligatory bathroom pics.

Our bedroom.

The office. (no, not the show)

Graduation!!!

2008-11-27T00:28:00.005-07:00

If you look at Heather and Esther's blogs it may look as if I graduated in August with Esther; but the truth is that I still had an internship to complete, and two independent study courses. Esther and I just decided it would be fun to walk together and so I decided to walk with her then because they do not do a graduation ceremony in December at BYU and I did not want to wait until April to walk. Well after a lot of focus and dedication these last few weeks I finished my last final today! Because today is my actually graduation in a sense I decided to post about my graduation that I had three months ago.

This was a really fun but busy day I took my bridal pictures right before I needed to be at Commencement. Elder Scott spoke and it was wonderful!

The next day Esther and I walked in the Smith Field house with my college.

Then afterwards our parents took us out at Carrabas for dinner and Aubrey actually let me hold her.

While Husband's away the wifey will play

2008-11-26T23:59:00.003-07:00

Back at the end of October Steve was gone for a whole week doing the NuSkin covention. And so my friend Shelly invited me up to her cabin for the weekend of October 24 & 25. Sheri, Shelly, and I all had a blast. And I was really grateful to not have to be in an empty house all weekend.

I've been tagged again!

2008-10-21T13:34:00.006-06:00

Sorry I don't have any pictures. I will have to wait until Steve gets back this weekend. We got a new printer and I don't know how to scan our pictures yet. I tag Heather, Cindy, and Esther.

Where did you meet?
My roommate worked with Steve, so I happened to go out to lunch with her and her work friends and I met Steve there.

How long did you date before you were married?
We dated for 10 1/2 months before we were married.

How long have you been married?
Like 6 weeks thus all of the wedding pictures below.

What is your favorite feature of his?
I love all of his features. But if I had to pick one probably his dimples especially the one on his chin.

What is your favorite quality of his?
He is a really hard worker and always on top of things.

Does he have a nickname for you?
Sum bum

What is his favorite color?
Blue

What is his favorite food?
Asian food

What is his favorite sport?
He loves them all. He loves watching BYU football and the Jazz. And he loves playing all sports.

Does he have a hidden talent?
Tons I feel like I learn about a new talent every week. He is a good singer even though he would never admit it. He had his own tv show and radio show in high school. He is a great leader he had practice with that being the oldest kid in his family, being student body president in high school, and an awesome missionary. His talents are never ending.

When and where was your first kiss?
It was the day after Thanksgiving last year at his apartment.

Do you have any children?
Nope

What is your favorite thing to do as a couple?
I love just spending time with him and talking with him.

How old is he?
27

What is his favorite type of music?
Lame music! Whenever we are in his car the weirdest songs come on the radio that I have never heard of that were probably made in the 50s and he knows the words to them. I always try to turn the station but he won't let me. I asked him if he really likes the songs or if he is teasing me, he said a little bit of both.

What do you admire most about him?
He is such a good person and he cares so much about me.

I've been Tagged

2008-10-11T18:35:00.005-06:00

So you pick your fourth picture file, and the fourth picture and then you tag four more people. So because we just got married the only pictures I have are the ones heather took on my wedding week. The fourth file was the day after the wedding so I was no where to be around. But I think that in this pick the family was hanging out. And who could pick a better picture than this one with my two cute neices. So I am glad this was the fourth picture.

I tag Ali, Shannon, Makana and Emily