The Wilson's

Island Park & Yellowstone

2009-08-08T13:20:00.001-07:00

Our trip to Yellowstone, July 30th to August 3rd... My sister Jenny and her family decided to go to Yellowstone this year so me, Brandon, my cousin Julie & her little family tagged along. We stayed at Brandon's Parent's cabin in Island Park, Jenny & her family stayed in West Yellowstone but we would meet up with them everyday. It was so much fun to get away to somewhere a little more cool and relax.

Our 4th Anniversary

2009-08-08T13:06:00.000-07:00

We went to Las Vegas for our fourth anniversary. It was a nice getaway, we stayed at the Luxor and went to Mystere, a Cirque du Soeli show at Treasure Island, it was such a good show. Once you see a Cirque du Soeli it makes you want to see them all!

At the cabin for the 4th of July weekend

2009-08-07T18:24:00.000-07:00

We went up to my parents cabin for the 4th of July weekend in Fairview. On the way up me & Brandon decided to go check out the Fairview golf course, kind of po dunk but it was still fun! We had so much fun hanging out with the family, but it is always nice to come home!

Supercross April 25,2009

2009-08-07T18:07:00.000-07:00

It was so cold & rainy but the rain cleared out just in time for the start of the races.

www.sewsimply.etsy.com

2009-03-19T16:31:00.000-07:00

Me and my mom started an etsy account to sell our home made products. My mom is so good at sewing and me and my sisters always tell her that she needs to start selling it so here it is....

Anyone can click on the link and look through our shop, if there is something you would like to purchase you can buy it online or you can email us ( sewsimply@live.com ) if you live near by then we can take off a few dollars and shipping cost and you can pick it up directly from us and save some money.
We are still under construction of the shop so keep checking because we are still frequently adding products.
ENJOY!

The Twins:

2009-02-06T14:12:00.001-08:00

Of course I had to take the opportunity to make their Birth Announcement, they are way too fun! My cousin Julie did their pictures, she did an awesome job! Thanks a ton Julie, they loved them! If any one is interested in Julies Photography there is a link to her under my blog list ( Julie Harris Photo Also if anyone is interested in cards my link is to the right. (Simply Announcing)

Lewis & Lyndon are here!

2009-02-06T13:43:00.000-08:00

Anyone who knows me knows my feeling on these two new babies! I LOVE them, and I can't get enough of them! I have always wanted to have twins and instead of me getting them, My brother and his wife did instead. (I guess you actually have to try to get pregnant to really even come close to getting twins let alone one baby, maybe that is what I am lacking!) I am so glad they are here, they were 6 weeks early and only 4 pounds 9 ounces. Everything went well and they only had to stay in the hospital for 5 days. Nice work Sam & Hillary, Two is better than one!

Proud new parents!

Finally.........

2008-12-04T08:18:00.000-08:00

I finally have my blog done for "Simply Announcing". I have some of my Christmas cards on there if any of you are interested. I put a link to that blog to the right, you can click on the logo and it will take you there.

The BIG Hunt:

2008-10-06T19:59:00.000-07:00

If you look below you will see the new all time Wilson world record for the biggest mountain goat ever shot ( keep in mind it is the only mountain goat shot by a Wilson) Exibit A:

The Hunt is on!
So it all began back in April when Brandon found out that he drew a once in a life time mountain goat hunt! He has been so excited for months to finally go on this hunt, unfortunately as in my previous posts he does have the Wilson dark cloud over his head and it was just a few weeks before this hunt that he tore his ACL, and only two and a half weeks before the hunt that he had the surgery to repair his knee.... talk about bad timing! But his luck was good enough to draw the tag and be successful the opening morning of the hunt!

Here is a picture of the goat still alive, this is a picture of it through the spotting scope:

This is were Brandon was sitting when he shot the goat. If it makes any of you feel better, Brandon only needed one shot and the goat was down... Thats my boy! So what i mean by that he is an ethical hunter! Brandon knew I was bummed that i wasn't there so lucky for me they had phone service from where he had shot it and Brock had called me and had me on the phone as Brandon took his shot.
Poor Brandon was in so much pain throughout this hunt. He called me before he had shot the goat to get my opinion on which one he should shoot and I told him he should wait till I could be up there with him and he said there is no way he could get back up there again because of how bad his knee was hurting him... I felt so bad. (He was so nice to try to include me even though I wasn't up there with him) These are some pictures of him making his way down the mountain to the goat after he had shot it. (check out the walking sticks he was using for crutches) He had to come down the mountain on his butt and his pants were so torn up after! ouch!

It takes a lot of hard work to skin a goat and pack it out. They had to do a full skin out because Brandon wanted to do a full body mount, so these boys worked extra hard! Thanks a ton to Brock and Byron for helping Brandon in this hunt, there is no way he could do it alone! Sorry if these next pictures are too graphic for some of you.

This picture is kind of funny.... Brandon didn't get home until late so we had to find a place to keep the goat cold and fresh through the night because we couldn't get it to the taxidermist until the next day. What a great idea the boys had.... They could fit it in their parents extra fridge. ( I still don't think Brandon's mom knows about this, but now she will) Debbie you might want to clean that ;)

Since I had to work and was unable to go on the hunt, I had to find something to do while Brandon was up on the mountain packing out the goat. I had the greatest plan: Make a huge sign! I had to find some way to welcome Brandon and Billy home, ha ha ha you should have seen Brandon's face when he saw this sign, it was so funny! The best part was that we had left it up through the night and since we live in windy Spanish Fork, It blew off in the night and we could not find it any where the next morning! Sorry to what ever neighbor it was that had to unwrap their house the next morning.
Here is the crew: Yep just the three of them. When everyone first found out Brandon had drawn this tag he had a ton of people that were willing to go, but once it came down to the hunt these are the two who stuck with him, and thank goodness, Brandon definitely needed the help, this is a hard hunt to do. You are hiking and shooting on cliffs, (because for some reason the goats can't find anywhere better to call home?!?!) So thanks so much to Brock and Byron for putting in your time and effort to help Brandon we appreciate it a lot! I have to let all of you know how excited I was for Brandon too, First of all who can say that they have even shot a mountain goat or even been on a goat hunt? Then, who can say they have been up hiking cliffs and shot a mountain goat with a torn ACL? Not many or even any at all, so it may not be a world record but it meant so much for Brandon to accomplish this! Nice Job hubby! I am proud of your sweet hunting capabilities! ha ha ha

My new little business:

2008-09-09T18:53:00.000-07:00

I have started a new little business called Simply Announcing. I design all types of invitations/ cards: baby/ wedding shower invitations, birthday invitations, holiday cards, baby announcement, and hopefully soon wedding and graduation announcements. If you are interested in having one made for you email me at: simplyannouncing@live.com, If you see any idea you like I can usually produce something similar. I can also change these to boy themes/colors and vise versa for girls.
Take a look at some of the work I have already done, ENJOY......

Boy Birth Announcments:

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Girl Birth Announcments:

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Birthday Invitations:

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Holiday Cards:

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Still in process, will publish more as the holidays get closer.

Shower Invitations:

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Lake Powell

2008-08-26T19:58:00.000-07:00

Ahhhhhhh! This is what I want to scream sometimes since being a Wilson, I swear the Wilson family has some of the worst karma! Unfortunately, this does include Me & Brandon in our trip to Lake Powell. I will try to make it short... First we were out boating & Brandon was sitting on the back of the boat being the "rope boy" when we noticed that an important little object we call "wedding ring" was missing from his finger, we had noticed it that morning so we knew it had been since on the ski boat we looked around & quickly realized it was a gonner. The next morning the boys decided to go out early and go wake boarding while the water was still smooth, Brandon wasn't going to go, then at the last second he ran down the stairs, threw on his swimsuit & jumped on the boat... BIG mistake. He was out on the wake board & of course starts jumping the wakes & his last jump he jumps too far & lands on flat water & he said he felt his knee twist and bend in ways it shouldn't. It was all over from there. I was on the house boat waiting for them to come back, the next thing I see is Brandon limping up the hall in pain, he told me the story and said he would be OK to finish out our trip and wait until we went home to see a Dr. Once we got home we went to the Dr. and had an MRI that shows he has completely torn & detached his ACL, fractured the top of his Tibia, and torn cartliage in his L knee, so tomorrow morning he goes in for his third surgery to his left leg in less than a year & a half! Oh yeah, I almost forgot, I checked my bank account once we got home and noticed that we had over $200 in debit card fraud while we were gone too! I know it could be alot worse but, HOLY CRAP all within a week give us a freaking break! Regardless of the bad luck we had a blast in Powell! Thanks Shelley & Joel!
Hanging out on the back of the Boat, getting ready for our Lake Bath! Who really needs a clean shower anyways?

Shaving in the lake. Good thing we brought his razor... has anyone ever seen a Wilson that hasn't shaved in a few days? Nope, cause you had mistaken them for a werewolf!

My poor little POO POO! Brandon was pretty bummed about injuring his knee! (Under the towel he is holding a bag of frozen hash browns, trying to bring the swelling down)

Is something missing here? If you look close at the ring finger you will see there is a white tan line where Brandon's wedding ring should be. If you take a closer look to the bottom of Lake Powell you will find his wedding ring there... Good Luck with that!

Brandon is such a sport! I wanted some pictures taken of us while we were in Powell together, so Brandon actually hobbled out to a spot & did it! I felt bad cause I knew he was in pain with his knee but he didn't complain much. ( This is him hobbling slowly back to the boat, he is laughing cause I went to grab the camera & make fun of him!)

Lake Powell Slide:

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My first set of stitches!

2008-08-09T19:12:00.000-07:00

Check out my sweet set of stitches! I made it this long in life until I finally did it good enough to have to get sewn up! Let me tell you... it hurts worse when the needle goes in your fingertip to numb than the pain of the actual cut. OUCH!

So here is the glorious story: As some of you know I am a medical assistant, self explanatory... I assist the doctor with all of his procedures, which includes vasectomies. (if you don't know what a vasectomy is, lets just say it is pretty much neutering a male... I know, isn't my job great) The doctor couldn't get the blade cover off the razor to prep the patient, so he held it toward me to remove it and right as the cover came off my finger ran across the razor edge and bingo, I ended up with a fantastic fountain of red out of my fingertip (good thing the patient was on Valium & sedated enough to not notice a single thing) So there is my story, no great heroic injury, but I am sure this is a one of a kind! ;)

Fly Fishing!

2008-08-06T23:34:00.000-07:00

Brandon & Layne testing out their fly fishing skills

Me & B-dub, of course you always have to post a picture together even if
the picture turns out as terrible as this one did.

Brandon & his rod... He is very proud.

I am sorry to disappoint some of you but you can't

find his sweet fishing boots anywhere,
they have been discontinued since 1972

Julie & little Mylee poo poo

Brandon getting ready to knock the fish dead!

James making love to his Subway

Melissa really knows how to show her food who is boss

You can't even lie & say see is not cute! This is my cousin Julie's little girl Mylee, she is so fun, her personality is hilarious!

Which Disney princess are you?

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Headstrong and fiesty. You have a mind of your own that's full of romantic dreams about the world around you. Exploring exotic places is your ultimate dream, and although you can be a little naive you'll realize that there is something to be gained from your family's wisdom.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

Me & my baywatch HUNK!

2008-07-08T21:59:00.000-07:00

Notice Brandon's face in this picture... He is telling everyone to watch because this picture was taken right before he threw me in! I should have known better, he can't resist a good shot!

Wakeboarding Queen!

2008-07-08T21:53:00.000-07:00

I thought I was so awesome, i finally am able to cut back & forth the wake. Anyone who has wakeboarded before will know that that is pretty basic and no problem but i thought i was pretty cool cause i can now do it and keep my balance! Just wait until I get back from Lake Powell in August I will be doing flips! ha ha ha

Brandon Surfing...

2008-07-08T21:49:00.000-07:00

Anyone that hasn't tried surfing off the back of a boat before has got to try it! It was so much fun. In this picture Brandon hasn't let go of the rope yet but after you get going pretty good you throw the rope onto the boat and just surf the wake, but it takes some practice!

The Girlies...

2008-07-08T21:41:00.000-07:00

Me & two of my favorite people! My friend Melissa, and my cousin Julie. We are a bunch of nerds when we get together but it is always a blast!

Happy Birthday...

2008-06-24T22:01:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Chad! How lucky to get your first baby on your birthday! Congrats to Heather & Chad now you have two birthdays to celebrate on June 24th! What will you give him next year Heather?

Baby Bentley is here!

2008-06-24T21:56:00.001-07:00

Welcoming baby Bentley....

2008-06-24T21:18:00.000-07:00

Brandon's sister Heather delivered her first baby today, she is beautiful and hairy! (having Wilson in your blood it's kind of inevitable... you're doomed for some serious hair) So there are some pictures that some of you have been waiting for... clearly I am pretty excited about baby Bentley if I am actually blogging the same day an event happened, those of you who know how well @ keeping up on my blog will understand this never happens!

2008-06-07T16:59:00.000-07:00

As some of you may know me and Brandon were proud owners of two little ducklings, but as you will see it did not last long! This is the story: It was the night before mothers day and no child was screaming not even a mouse in the Wilson house.... Me and Brandon were over at my cousin Julie's house and she needed to go get something from Cal ranch so just the girls went and the boys stayed. As we were walking through Cal ranch i spotted these cute little ducklings & thought it would be funny to buy one to see what Brandon would say, so I picked out the runt of the group & thought i was done, then the guy at Cal ranch told me it is better to buy two cause they do better that way, so I just had to get one more. I sent Brandon a text message before we left asking if he got me anything for mother's day and he replied "No cause you are not a mother" Well I showed him...We loaded them up & drove home, I wish I could have had a picture of Brandon' s face when i walked in with two baby ducks! It was pretty funny! He was kind of mad so i told him he could at least name them & I will completely take care of them. He named the runt Peabody & the other one Cletus. A couple weeks went by & we returned from our weekend in Island Park & the ducks had grown enough to be able to get out of the little swimming pool that they were living in our garage, thats when we decided that the ducks had to go before our garage started to smell like a pond. A couple of days later we loaded them up & dropped them off at a pond! I have been back to the pond to check on them since dropping them off & they are still alive & doing well! Let me just state the obvious.... ducks do much better & are much happier at a pond rather than a garage, and so are me & Brandon!

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Me and the gang getting ready for the big release! ( Lydia, me, Sara, and Danner)

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Breaking up some bread so they had some food they were used to before the learned how to eat being in the wild

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This is how small they were when i first bought them, i think they were just a few days old.

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This is how big they were when we released them... they grew so fast!

Memorial Day weekend in Island Park

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Brandon's parents own a cabin in Island Park, ID. that is where we spent our memorial day weekend it was pretty fun although cold.... hence the reason we are dressed in coveralls and look like complete dorks, but at least we stayed warm!

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Going on a 4-wheeler ride

Look at Brandon's huge fish!

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I thought the fish i caught was big... then we compared it to the one Brandon caught, no comparison really.

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A day on Henry's Lake

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Don't let any man fool ya.... they don't really dare gut fish! I had to gut the fish that we caught cause nobody else really wanted to.... But, I am not going to lie for some sick reason I like to do it!

Funnest trip ever!

2008-05-15T16:57:00.002-07:00

Yes.. We did it we loaded up and went to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico all alone ABSOLUTELY NO HUSBANDS!!! and not to mention had the time of our lives! It all started when Jenny my oldest sister's husband (Bert) decided to leave her and go to Chile for two weeks for a motorcycle race. In the mean time, she decided that if he was going to leave her then she could leave and go on a vacation without him as well. That is when the plan came into effect. We talked and decided on Mexico in the Spring well as we all know Spring came and we were VIVA LA MEXICO! We went and stayed in a 5 star hotel and ate like there was no tomorrow (cause after all we only have to pay for ourselves so why the heck not) I recommend to any female to go on at least one vacation with girls only it is such a different world! you totally get catered to! we felt like celebrities! We got drinks and meals bought for us by the guys cause I swear they are all on the prowl for the group of girls, and the hotel employees definately watch out for you so we luckily never felt like we were in danger... Needless to say it was a vacation well worth it!

Various Pics of our Vacation

2008-05-15T16:57:00.001-07:00

Crapy Blogger!

2008-04-14T19:51:00.000-07:00

OK... so I am terrible at keeping up my blog I have heard it from probably everyone who reads my blog (all three of ya) But just so you know Brandon was the who started the damn thing in the first place so shouldn't he really be the one getting all the crap when it doesn't stay updated? Hopefully now that I have updated it (since Christmas) this will keep all of you happy until Halloween ha ha just kidding I will hopefully have something to blog about throughout the summer but I will probably be too lazy to blog it so we will see. Thanks to all of you who kept checking by blog and having faith in me thinking that I might eventually up date it... this ones for you (Josh and Julie)

Trip to Texas

2008-04-14T19:44:00.000-07:00

Brandon's sister just had a baby so all the girls went down for the weekend to see the new baby. He is too cute. He looks just like his dad I guess they knew what they were doing by naming him after Josh. Good Job Britt and Josh for producing a beautiful baby!

Baby Joshua James

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Old Glory

2008-04-13T22:44:00.000-07:00

This picture was taken at the place where JFK was shot, It was a perfect time to get the sun setting behind the flag, this is one of my favorite pictures from the trip.

Check out my Slide Show!

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Check out these pictures!

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This guy was just sitting on the street at the stockyards painting these pictures free hand with spray paint it was so awesome his work was amazing and he could get one done within ten minutes

Sights at the Stockyards

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Fort Worth Stockyards

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This is the beautiful Betsy the cow herself (the one in the back)

TEXAS

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Yes..... this is really my body, I was just dressed for the Texas occasion!

Things I LOVE about Christmas...

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The Christmas trees...

I love that everyone decorates them so different, it is what make it so fun.
This is me & Brandon's third Christmas together being married, he grew up having a real tree, and I grew up having mainly fake trees. So our first year married we had the big debate of real or fake tree... Brandon won! Now, I will never have a fake tree I absolutely LOVE real trees.

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The Nativity Scenes...

I also love nativities because like Christmas trees, they all come so different.
I love having a nativity in my house because it reminds us of what Christmas is really about.

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The Christmas decorations...

This is one of my own favorite decorations, I get to switch it with every season.

Pumpkin Preview

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My family witches party!

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Harvest Time!

2007-10-28T08:49:00.001-07:00

I Figure it is about time to update my blog, since it has now been about two months!!!
This picture was taken by my cousin Julie up Provo canyon near sundance. Me and Brandon have not really had pictures taken of just us since our wedding two years ago so we finally went and had them done.

We have a new nephew, baby William!

2007-09-13T21:36:00.001-07:00

My sister Jenny just had another little boy. His name is William. We now have three nephews and four nieces. They are so much fun to have around.

Brandon getting pretty banged up!

2007-09-13T21:31:00.001-07:00

We have had a pretty interesting last couple of months. Brandon wrecked his bike in a motorcycle race and broke his femur, pelvis, and wrist. He has been limping around now for about five months. Luckily he is alright though and gets better everyday. The hard thing was he was out in the desert and had to get life flighted to the hospital, and it took the chopper three hours to get to him. Well maybe he'll quit racing (I doubt it)!