Randall Family Reunion

So every 2 years the entire Randall Family get together for a reunion. This year the location was in Saratoga Springs, Utah. It was nice for us because it was about a 10 min. drive to get there. We did a lot of fun things, and just had fun spending time with one another and catching up. Here are some of the highlights...





We started by doing a little sight seeing. We went to "This is the place Monument." It was a beautiful view of the Salt Lake City Valley and the Great Salt Lake.



Garrett was so sick of pics. by this point, this is the only pose he would do.




There is so much history with our church here in Utah. I feel bad that I haven't taken advantage of it and have learned more. I am grateful for the pioneers and for their huge sacrifice they made. (There is my 2 cents about pioneers for the night)

Izzy and Marissa always were posing so I could take their picture. Isn't Izzy such a little Julie.

Oh, Lucy in Box. At least she is so happy in that box.

My Aunt Julie and her whole family were there. I haven't seen her for like 6 years. It was fun seeing her and getting to know all her kids.

Grandpa Randall with Clara.

Zack loved making Bruno pose. . .

Lauren and Mckay all grown up.

Taylor, Ashley and Paisley. Last Sunday they blessed Paisley, so the whole family could be there. She is so cute.

Katie and Hailey.

We went to Scott and McCall's pool for a family swim day.

Jake, Izzy, Marissa, and Lucas

Abbie & Hailey

We also went to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple, open house. This temple is so gorgeous inside. It is tall and skinny so there is alot of stairs on either side. It was fun going with all the kids and seeing their reaction to everything.

This isn't really part of the reunion, but it happened the night before. So Duke likes to dig through or trash when we aren't home. We thought we were smart and put child locks on our garbage but I guess we put them on wrong because he still got in. In the trash I had just thrown out some old meat. Yeah, Duke eat the old gross meat. He obviously got sick. That day he was sick and kept throwing up. We just thought he needed to get it out of his system and he will be fine. Well he kept throwing up all day and night. So at 1 am we took him to the vet. So, $200 later they gave him a little shot and sent us on or way. Why do dogs cost that much? Anyways, we had to watch him the rest of the night so we decided to order pizza at about 2 am and chow down.

Sick Duke.

The Bees Game

This past Monday night Garrett and I finally went to a Utah Bees game. That is one thing I have been missing since moving from Cali. We would go to Dodger and Angel games all the time. We tried going to a Bees game a couple weeks ago with Mick and Rachel but it was so crowed. We thought for a AAA game it wasn't worth standing in all the lines. This time we came prepared, we had tickets!! So we went with one of my friends Liz from school. We stopped at walmart and got a ton of candy to eat, and we were on our way. When I told Garrett I had gotten tickets he was excited because a player on the other team grew up with Garrett in Valencia. They played football together in high school and then he switched and is now playing baseball. Small world eh.


My friend Liz.

Garrett's claim to fame high school buddy, Jerry Owens.

Happy 4th July

These past two weeks have been so much fun. The first week my sister and Davis came into town and stayed with me. Then my mom came mid-week. They all left last Sunday and then after that all of Garrett's family came into town. I am working backwards because I didn't really take to many pics while Jenna was here. I'm waiting for her to email them to me and then I post all about Jenna's visit.

So the fourth...

We went up to Heber where Garrett's Aunt lives. They have a pond in their community so we all went down and fished.

Garrett caught a fish. He also has the patience required to do so.

Me on the to her hand...

I was excited at the begining. Didn't catch anything.

Was getting a little bored so I had a seat. Then after about 15 min. of being out there I was over it.

The nieces and nephews lasted about 2 min until they started jumping in the pond and swimming around.


We also went up to Kamas. I know where the heck is Kamas? It is about 20 min. above or to the side of Heber. They have this indoor water park. The water was about 85 degrees. It was like swimming in bath water. They had a huge slide, diving boards, and a lazy river. It was so much fun.

Tyler, Kacee , and Peyton in the lazy river.

Maycee coming down the slide.

Us girls before going down the side.

Every time I would say "cheese" to Brook this is the face she would make.

The morning of the 4th we went down to Provo and watched the parade. We met up with Halladay family. They have a house on center street and have a tradition of bringing about 40 boxes of Krispy Kreme donuts and watching the parade. So we ate donuts all morning and watched the parade. Its sad because in all my years of living in Provo I have never once went to the parade on the 4th. It is a big deal down in Provo. I have never seen so many people on center street.

We did our own fireworks in Heber and them when it got later we watched the Heber show from the house.

Yes we have matching shirts. If anyone knows me they would expect something like this. I have this weird thing were I feel like every holiday you should get a new shirt.

I hope everyone had a Happy Fourth!!

Michael Jackson

As we all are aware Micheal Jackson died Thursday June 25th 2009. That day MTV had an all day tribute to MJ by playing his videos. I TIVO'D the entire day and have been watching his videos non stop. I love his videos. I had forgotten so many great hits. He was an amazing dancer and wrote some amazing songs! Here is my favorite video of them all. Enjoy!!!!

I'm Famous!!

Well not really. For one of my final school projects I had to make a "no sew" project. Here it is on an actual model. My straw dress held together with dental floss. And yes my name is recognized as the designer in the article. Just thought I would brag a little. ;-)

Check out the article, the other designers created the most amazing things out of trash bags, and coffee filters. http://www.inthisweek.com/view.php?id=416675

We Moved AGAIN

So we have moved once more. We have been married 2 years and 2 months and have moved 4 times. I hate moving. This time it wasn't across a couple states but just down the freeway to South Jordan. I really love South Jordan. Last night Duke and I went on a run along the Jordan River. It was so pretty. There were parks along side of it, and some man made little lake/ponds. It was really pretty. Anyways, we needed to move closer to Salt Lake for my work and school and found this place in the middle. We will be here at least a year. Maybe by that time we can get into a house. :-)

Thank you to all our friends and family who helped us. Our place is on the third floor and it sucked getting everything up there. Here are some pics of the whole experience.



Old Place


New Place

Old place

This pic was taken and 1 am the night before move in day.

Duke wanted to help build the table!

New Place

I will post some more once I get everything settled and looking fabulous!

UPDATE PLEASE . . .

I know. I really need to update. Here it goes.

A couple of weekends ago was one of the first weekends where it was warm and it stayed warm. So we decided to BBQ. Here is what we found...





A bird had made a nest in our BBQ. The interesting part was that the lid was shut. This little birdie must have taken a week of bringing in a little twig through this little hole in the back. I kinda felt bad when we were cleaning it up but them I got over it.


On Mother's Day weekend I went home and spent some time with my mom. We had so much fun. We went shopping, stayed at a fun resort with a lazy river, and just hung out together. I don't have the resort pics but one of the nights Rachel and I got together. Look how freakin' cute her little boy is.



Don't get any ideas. Not ready yet!! :-)

Cute little Parker. He was such a happy and good baby too.

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So in Utah I got a little desperate on wanting to be tan. So I went and got self tanning spray. Big mistake. This is what I looked like on my whole body. Very Spotty. My mom was making fun of me so bad!!!

I finished my first semester in my program. It was so fun. It really kept me so busy. Everything has a huge project instead of a test at the end. This is one of my projects. I had to create something without sewing it. Here is my dress made out of straws. It actually was in a fashion show and a model wore this. Crazy huh.

Another highlight was taking family pictures. I think the last time we took family pics was when Brad left on his mission. We all have changed just a little I would say.

Garrett and I went to Vegas for a weekend to hang out with family. We went to Danny Gans. He was truly amazing. He could do anything from Micheal Jackson, to Phantom of the Opera.

The Ladies of the Fuller Family. We are missing two though. We missed you Angela and Carrie.



This was funny. When we were in Vegas Garrett had fallen asleep with the dogs. So cute.

Snowboarding was a big part of our winter this year. I really love it. I don't know why I didn't get into it before. It would have made past winters so much better.

Now you are all updated on my life. This summer I am doing a little bit of school, and working. I work for a company called, Gowns By Pamela. I have learned how to alter wedding dresses. I love my job. Working with brides is really fun. I am also doing an internship with a shoe lady. I will learn how to make shoes. Pretty sweet!!! Garrett is still working with Stores Online. He is loving his job as well. He still travels but he is only gone now a week at a time. Much better!!!

Raw Couture- The Fashion Show

The Salt Lake Community College Fashion Institute presents its annual fashion show, Raw Couture, April 10, 2009. This event showcases the skills and the talents of the Institute’s own fashion students. This year marks the 60th Anniversary of the Salt Lake Community College with designs inspired by fashion throughout the decades.

The fashion show has seen steady growth since its first year, now drawing sell-out crowds. Raw Couture will be presented in the Jeanné Wagner Theatre at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center at 138 West Broadway in Salt Lake City. The doors open at 7:00 p.m., the show begins at 7:30. Tickets are $19 and can be purchased through ArtTix or at the box office the day of the show. Student ticket prices $10, available with student ID.


Come and support us if you can make it!