Hillbillies in a Big City

We took a trip to Seattle last weekend. It was really fun. Ted's Uncle lives in that area and hooked us up with a place to stay, food, and circus tickets. We are the kind of bums that will take advantage of relatives!

Our first stop was pikes market place. It was really crowded, but with lots of neat little shops. Troy enjoyed chasing the pigeons. It was quite the eye-opener when we got off the freeway downtown. Wow, we are not used to big cities. Finding a parking spot was a bit of a challenge.


We then went to the Seattle Aquarium. We got to see some neat looking fish, an octopus, and touch some starfish.


On Saturday Troy and I went to the Zoo, while Ted went to the BYU vs. University of Washington football game with Kirk and Michael. It was quite the game. Luckily the Cougs won or Ted would have been in a bad mood the rest of the trip. Troy and I had a good time at the zoo. We saw hippos, gorillas, a tiger, toucans, snakes, and komodo dragons.


That evening we went to the circus with Ted's Uncle Jay and Cousin Stefanie. Troy loved it. He was so fun to watch. He was clapping and bumping his head along with the music. His favorite was the elephants. The next morning he woke up still talking about the elephants.

We finished up our trip with brunch at the Everett Bay with Jay and Suzanne. Troy liked the boats and wanted so badly to go on a ride. It was a great little trip!

This is Troy, exhausted, on our trip home!

Labor Day

For labor day we went fishing at a little reservoir and then had a BBQ with some friends. It was nice to have a three day weekend.

Troy was very interested in his Daddy putting a worm on his hook and the worms in general.

potty training

Do you think we are ready for potty training?

catching up 2

This is my mom and Troy with a hedgehog. My Aunt and cousins have a couple of hedgehogs. We went to see them before we came home. Troy was interested but really didn't want to touch them.

Troy at the pool.

Troy, my sister Melissa, and Me at the pool.

catching up

So summer is almost over. Here are some things that I missed blogging about while we were away from home.

I love Troy's tan line from his sandals. We have worn them every single day. I should include a picture of them because they are so disgusting. They are going to hit the dumpster when there is no more warm weather.

Shoshone Falls

Troy liked the water. I thought he might be scared because we were up so high, but no way.

Twin Falls Temple Open House

This picture is kinda funny because Troy is looking at his feet. He really just wanted to run on the rocks and not stop for a picture. I hope we didn't disturb the spirit too much by taking a two year old through. He wasn't as reverent as everyone else!

Troys Second Birthday
I made him a train cake. We celebrated with aunts, uncles, and grandparents. He enjoyed the presents, and I can tell that Christmas will be really fun this year. I can't believe he is two! His vocabulary is growing and we really have to watch what we say. He likes to say 'Do it' meaning-I will do it. He is becoming very independent.

Husband Tag

Mindy tagged me with this great opportunity to post about Ted! He is a wonderful husband and father and it was good for me to think about some of these questions! I really take him for granted. I love you, Ted!

1. What is his name?
Theodore Roy Larsen

2. Who eats more?
I'm pregnant soooo, I think I could beat him.

3. Who said "I love you" first?
I really think it was Ted. He moved faster then me.

4. Who is taller?
Ted by 7 inches.

5. Who is smarter?
Ted, but he is nice enough to say that I am smart too.

6. Who is more sensitive?
I'm pregnant, soooo hands down I win this one. Although it would be me anyways.

7. Who does the laundry?
Usually me, but embarrassingly enough my mom has this summer.

8. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed?
Me

9. Who pays the bills?
Me

10. Who cooks more?
Me

11. Who is more stubborn?
Me

12. Who is the first to admit that they are wrong?
Luckily Ted is the bigger man here, I'm too stubborn.

13. Who has more siblings?
I do, 1 sister and 3 brothers. Ted has 2 brothers.

14. Who wears the pants in the family?
I think it depends on the subject at hand.

15. What do you like to do together?
Bike rides and picnics at the park. If Troy will let us, we like to crash in front of the TV. That hardly ever happens though.

16. Who eats more sweets?
mmm, I don't know. We are probably tied. If one of us is eating something, its hard for the other one not too.

17. Guilty pleasures?
I can't think of any.

18. How did you meet?
We met at an institute class over the summer of 2003. An eternal marriage institute class.

19. Who proposed?
Ted

20. What is his best features?
He tells me how great I am, even when I'm cranky. I love it when he holds me and tells me how good I am doing, with Troy, with the home, etc. Somehow he sees the best in me, even when I'm not my best.

21. What are his greatest quailities?
I love Teds ability to 'go with the flow'. I don't have this quailty. Ted is very easy going with a silly sense of humor. It is actually really hard to make him mad. He is also a very hard worker. A quailty that I have definately seen more of in law school.

4th of July

On the 4th of July, Ted's dad and Ted decided to go on a day trip up Copper Basin, north of Sun Valley, and 4-wheel into Round Lake. Only they forgot how long of a trip it was. After we were in the truck for 3 hours, we finally made it to the trail. We unloaded the 4-wheelers, had lunch, and drove for another hour into the lake. We finally made it though, as you can see from the pictures. We were so far up by the tree line that there was snow for Troy to play in. So he enjoyed playing with snow on the 4th of July! We were so tired by the time we got back we didn't even stay up for fire works.



On the saturday after the 4th we went boating up at Alturas Lake. Thankfully not quite the trip as the day before. We got in the water even though it was freezing! Troy enjoyed the boat, and playing the sand. It is so beautiful up there!

He was so tired at the end of the day!