Schools Out For The Summer then Alaska

Summer semester is OFFICIALLY over!!! I passed with a 4.0 (yes I am bragging). School has started again for Fall semester but this post is dedicated to my 3 week summer break :)
First thing I did was travel to Saint George with my mom to see my sister and Aladdin at Tuacahn.

After we got home from Saint George I tried to get things organized around the house......did it work?? Not really but at least I tried. I spent as much time as I could just enjoying the freedom of no school. I did accomplish alot of planning for the wedding though.

 Next was the demolitian derby in Spanish Fork.


I love all the time I get to spend with the BFF because life lately is so busy for both of us so to get to go enjoy the night with her was amazing. We always have too mcuh fun together!!

Mike is as much entertainment as the actual dem derby because if anyone knows this kid it's that his one true passion and hobby is TRUCKS, and anything to do with them. Everytime someone would smash into eachother his face LIT up with excitment and laughter. I am so thankful that I get to watch him in these moments cause there is nothing better then seeing this kid happy.

 The next day we were off to ALASKA!!! Here are some pics


  

 Mike and I took a canoe ride at his uncles house. Worked out for me cause he just paddled the whole time cause he said I sucked at it :)



I am convinced there is no better place than sitting out on the river enjoying nature and the good people around ya





Pay back is a bitch you two :) Just trying to get a cute picture
 and then there's you two

Girls will be girls

Alaska is always such a fun vacation. I love the way it feels like home, without all the stress ofcourse. This year I couldn't help but think about me and Mike's future and how fun it will be one day to take our kids up there and let them experience all the fun adventures we've got to in the last 3 years.

On this trip I got to:

-Take fun engagements

-Fly fish for the first time

-Walk down to the pond/lake right behind the cabin

-Go on a canoe ride with mike (he never has gone with me before)

-Wear my cute blue waders

-Not gain weight while up there (trust me when I say that is hard!!)

-Walk to the lodge with all the girls while Tahsh looked hardcore with a gun on her hip

-Went to the Alasla state fair

-Got to go with Grandpa and Russ (Mike's Uncle). They were alot of fun

-Got to play and get closer to Molly and Briana

-Watch Vampire Diaries with a true finatic :)

 What a great trip!! Can't wait till next year

Bears Surgery

Bear got surgery today
*Warning* pictures are graphic
So about 2 months ago Mike and I noticed yet another tumor on Bear (Yes he has many) on is right side at the base of the last rib. We make note of them and check them often just to make sure they aren't getting bigger or that they are causing him pain.
This one started out at about the size of a quarter and about every 2 weeks we could just see it inching its way to biggness. I had contacted my veterinarian before we left to Alaska about it because the tumor had got to about 2 inches big, which I knew wasn't good. It was growing so rapidly.
Mike and I got home from Alaska 10 days later and this is what we came home to.....

See the lovely mass portuding from his side. Pretty huh??
I couldn't believe that this tumor had grown so much in so little time. I knew something needed to be done and Mike and I agreed we needed to have him seen.
So here came today and I decided I was going to conquer this tumor and the bad news I knew it probably had.
Under the microscope we looked and saw the cells were growing right before our eyes...no wonder it was getting so big!!
I made the decision to have it operated on because I knew it would just keep growing and potentially cause BIG problems internally.

And there it is popping out of his side during surgery. The surgery went quite well and Bear was amazing. He is such a tolerant dog and as long as I didn't leave his side he obeyed everything. How lucky am I to have such a wonderful dog :) no words could express how much I love him.

Here's the tumor when it was finally out!!! Big right?? Don't worry that the mass itself was pulsating on the table, just saying.

Bear is now home and sleeping quite comfortably with all his pain meds on board.

Here is his poor side now.
I hope we never have to go through that again. I hate seeing either one of my boys hurt. I expect Bear to make a full recovery.
We'll find out next week what type of tumor it was when the results come back from the lab.
Love you Bear dog!!!

Mike is going to be shocked when he sees this (he's gone for the weekend with no cell service).