Milroys

Autumn Adventure

2011-10-07T06:41:00.000-07:00

I love our friends. We have only been in Minnesota 3 months, but our friends already know how to win us over! I'm always busy with school (residency is more difficult and time consuming than anything else I have ever done in my life) so its sometimes hard to give up large amounts of time to spend with friends. But how can you say no when someone has printed out an agenda for you. Let me explain.....
We went to out to grab a quick bite to eat with the Castanedas Friday night. I thought that was our fun night for the weekend (Tyler gets one night a week, sad I know!) I went home to study and Tyler went over to their house to watch foot ball. When he came home he had this....

I couldn't say no and I've never known Tyler to say no to a round of golf. So Sat we spent the day out and about. First up, golf.

It was a terrible round of golf: Liz through her club, Jose hit a sign, and Tyler lost too many balls to count. They all blame my presence as reason for their poor preformance which is fine with me because it means i don't have to sit through golf again.

Next we were off to Stillwater (cute little town on the wisconson border). We stopped at Aamodt's Apple Farm. Delicious apples. We picked up some amazing apple butter (notice how it's already been opened before I could even get a picture)

Dinner and then a beautiful walk along the river. Ended the night back at the Castanedas for dessert and movies~

Minnesota State Fair

2011-10-02T20:35:00.000-07:00

I am super late at posting this, but better late than never! One thing we have learned about Minnesotans is they LOVE their state fair. I have actually never been to a state fair before. Labor day weekend we spend a day at the fair with our friends Liz and Jose. They couldn't believe we had never been before. They had lots of cute farm animals. My favorite part were the baby pigs, Tylers was all the cute cowgirls...

Fair food is nothing like anything I have ever seen before. Any food you can think of they have it either fried, or on a stick, or both. We enjoyed fried pickles, mini doughnute, mini chocolate chip cookies and a host of other foods

Golf anyone?...no thank you

2011-10-02T20:16:00.000-07:00

My residency is 26 months so this means that for 2 months there is an overlap of 3 classes (Classes of 2011, 2012,& 2013). This also means we get to attend the graduation of the class of 2011. The day consisted of a golf outing followed by lunch and a ceremony that night. It would have been a really fun time except for the fact that I have never been golfing in my entire life! But I wasn't the only one...none of my co-residents in my year had any clue how to golf. SO basically it was 18 holes of racing in the golf carts, putting, and trying to entertain ourselves for 4 hours.

Me and my fellow first year residents

Dave and his family. Dave might be the weirdest guy I've ever met. He has a child with his girlfriend and she is 8 months pregnant with their 2nd, but he refuses to get married. Yet he tells me all the time he's pretty much Mormon except for the fact that he drinks. Somehow I don't think he really understands the principles of the church at all. Looks like it'll be a good missionary opportunity....

Letting the kid crawl all over the golf course...who brings a kid to the golf course. Seriously!

Graduation dinner.

Can't wait til it's my turn in less than 2 years. Only 23 more months!

Goodbye Friends!

2011-08-28T19:18:00.000-07:00

Just as we are getting to Minneapolis and getting settled in the ward and making friends we have to say goodbye to some great people. Our friends the Morses and the Fischers interned with Best Buy here for the summer and are now moving back to finish their MBAs. We sure enjoyed getting to know them and hope we'll get to see them next summer if they accept permanent positions here! But for now best of luck to finishing their MBAs!!

2011-07-12T10:41:00.000-07:00

What do you do when you are at school for an average of 14 hours a day?.....Sleep when ever you can!!! (Don't worry this wasn't important...just OSHA training)

Minnesota

2011-07-03T08:10:00.000-07:00

Well we made it safely to Minneapolis. Despite unpacking in the pouring rain, wet boxes, a broken mirror, 100 degree weather with crazy humidity, we seem to be hanging in there! Pictures to come soon....

2011-05-30T16:01:00.000-07:00

Hello blog. oh how I've missed updating you. About a month ago Tyler and I went with some friends up to Ogden for a day of indoor skydiving and indoor surfing. We had a blast (except for a few wardrobe malfunctions by me). The videos speak for themselves.

Tyler missed the instructions that you are supposed to fall in..NOT jump ;)

Surprise!!

2010-11-11T18:09:00.000-08:00

Today is Tyler's 30th birthday! That's right the big 3-0. To celebrate I threw him a surprise party 2 nights ago. I must say I was pretty proud of myself....it's extremely difficult to plan a party for someone who stays home during the day. To make the invitations I had to get up early in the morning before Tyler was awake and had to do most of the planning at work or after work when Tyler thought I was at the gym. It was a lot of work but totally worth every minute!

THE INVITATIONS:

THE BIG SURPRISE:

THE GAMES:

THE CAKE:

THE PRIZE:

THE CONTENTS:

Moving to Minnesota

2010-09-19T20:13:00.000-07:00

That's right we're moving again! We've only been in Salt Lake City a few months but I just accepted a position at the University of Minnesota in their endodontic residency. I'll finish my residency here in UT mid-June and start in Minneapolis the 1st of July. For those of you who don't speak dental...this means I will be a specialist in root canals. That's right....root canals all day every day. Who wants to come see me in the office now ;)

I've already got plans to stock up on long johns, space heaters, and down comforters!

Donut Falls

2010-08-14T09:06:00.001-07:00

The great thing about UT is the mountains are so close. You only have to drive 30 minutes and you're in the mountains. We took a great little hike up to Donut Falls last weekend. It's name is appropriate as the water falls through a hole in the mountain and down into a cave before it continues down the mountain. We highly recommend it if you've never done it. Just be careful climbing up all the wet boulders to the top!

4th of July

2010-07-10T12:57:00.000-07:00

I found out last February that Carrie Underwood would be headlining the Stadium of Fire this year. Since we'd be in UT and I know how much my sweetie LOVES her, I just had to get us there. So I bought tickets for Tyler and kept them a secret for 4 months. He was super excited to see one of his favorite singers in person.

And she was worth every penny. She was absolutely fabulous in person. Not to mention the Stadium of Fire in general was awesome. From the jet flyover to the fireworks I don't think there is a more patriotic celebration. If you've never been it's worth spending the 4th in Provo for one year to see the Stadium of Fire.

I thought I was really patriotic, but I learned I'm in the minor leagues compared to Tyler. We are so grateful for the dedication and service of our troops. It has really been hitting home as I get to work with veterans everyday and hear their war stories. Our thoughts and prayers are always with those who have sacrificed so much so that we may enjoy the freedoms we have today.

Banquet Dinner

2010-06-15T09:53:00.000-07:00

Estes Park was immediately followed by our Awards Dinner/Banquet on Thursday night. This is basically an expensive dinner where they give out awards and is our last chance to mingle with our professors and classmates before graduation. It was hosted at the Brown palace. My parents and Tyler all came to support me. What a great hubby and parents I have!!

Yours truly received 3 awards:

American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Award
American Association of Oral Biology Award
Quintessence Award for Clinical Achievement in Restorative Dentistry

They don't call me smarty pants for nothing ;)

We all agreed that for $50 a plate they better be serving us gold for dinner. It wasn't so.

The Girls

The Boys

One last hurrah

2010-06-13T13:00:00.000-07:00

We got back from Grand Lake on Sunday. I spent a few days packing and then Wednesday headed up to the YMCA in Estes Park for the bishops youth trip. I was planning on staying the night and leaving Thursday morning, but found out my TB test for working at the VA had to be read Thursday morning. So I left late Wed night. I had a great time with the youth of our ward. We made jewlery, played volleyball, ate lots of food, sang songs around the camp fire, and had a great time!

They youth saying goodbye to me. If you look close you can see me in the middle of everyone.

I'm going to miss each and everyone of these special girls!

Grand Lake

2010-06-12T09:00:00.000-07:00

My birthday was immediately followed by a trip to Grand Lake with some of our really great friends. All of us (Buttshaws, McEwens, Cooks, and Milroys) stayed in a big house/cabin.

The boys spent a lot of time fishing

I went with them once, but because I didn't have a license I had to sit out on the sidelines and read...oh darn.
The girls spent lots of time watching movies.....

......And playing games.

I learned how to play Settlers. I don't quite understand why people like it so much, but I think I need to play it a couple more times to really enjoy it. I learned Becky is a freakin' awesome gamer. Really-she was incredible at ever game we played. It's now my goal to beat her when we go back to CO at X-Mas:)

Of course we had to celebrate my birthday again. The kiddos were allowed to pick out a gift for me at the local drug store. They got me a whoppee cushion. They thought it was pretty great....and to be honest, so did I! :)

The Beginning of the End

2010-06-11T10:54:00.001-07:00

Warning...you are about to be bombarded with a series of blog posts. So much has happened in the last month and I have hardly had time to breathe let along post about it. The craziness started a little less than a month ago when I had my birthday. It just so happens that another wonderful, beautiful and talented person shares a birthday with me....Emily! So our sweet husbands (kuddos to Zach and Tyler) pulled together a little get together to celebrate our special day. I hear 28 and 29 are both fabulous years so yeah to us.

Bittersweet

2010-05-23T19:42:00.000-07:00

As the time for us to move on in our lives quickly approaches I have had very mixed feelings. I'm very excited to move on to Salt Lake City and further my career and education but am sad to leave Colorado. We have developed life long friendships here and the realization that we will be leaving them has been hard to grasp. I am extremely grateful for my calling in YW. I have grown to love the girls and the leaders and will miss them tremendously. At my last YW mutal night they presented me with a quilt Jeni Allen made for me with all the girls names and a notebook filled with comments from everyone.

Thanks to all my girls and the leaders/friends for a wonderful couple of years (and thanks Jeni for letting me steal pics from your blog!)

Easter 2010

2010-05-02T16:16:00.000-07:00

I have been meaning to post this for the last month or so. Made some cute bunny cupcakes for Easter. They sure were cute AND delicious!

YW Missionary Lesson

2010-05-02T15:46:00.000-07:00

Sad day...today was the last time I'll get to teach the YW before we move. It was actually a really great lesson on missionary work. We talked a lot about questions that they get asked at school and how to answer them. It just reminded me how special these girls are. I really love them and am going to miss these sweet girls! So for the lesson I made each of them a sister missionary name tag (it's really a sugar cookie).

Spring Break-Family Style

2010-04-28T17:41:00.000-07:00

While in CA we also had the chance to visit with my grandma as well as Tyler's 2 sisters and their families.

The Smiths, Bachs, & Milroys at dinner

Katlyn kept trying to catch this HUGE kite.

Garrett was really excited he got to help with the kite too!

A quick 4 hour trip :) over to visit my grandma.

Milroys and Grandma Jo (JoEllen Chorak)

Spring Break

2010-04-28T15:00:00.000-07:00

I am sooo far behind on posting! But here's a quick catch up...after 3 years of Tyler and me being in school and having spring breaks that do NOT coincide, for our last and final spring break we had the same week off! Wahoo! We went to see our good friends the Hendersons in San Diego CA.

Here's what we were up to in the golden state:

Had a BBQ in the park...which was all fun and games for Tyler-as usual :)

Fed the ducks-these scary geese were nipping at poor Finn's toes

Went to La Jolla beach/cove:

Went to the San Diego Zoo:

Don't ask--

These little monkeys were my favorite!

2010-04-02T18:05:00.000-07:00

What do you do with a bunch of teenage girls who sometimes bicker and say caddy things to each other? Make them say nice things about each other of course! For activity last month the theme was Individual worth. I made these cute booklets for the girls and made them write anonymous nice things about each other. I think they are really going to love them!

Tyler's Valentine's Day

2010-03-07T13:10:00.000-08:00

I know this is late, but I wanted to post my reciprocation for Tyler's sweet gift for Valentine's Day. Thank goodness I had been working with the girls to make a great Valentine's Day surprise for our men. I really needed to live up to what Tyler got me (see post below if you haven't already)

So we told the boys we had plans as a group for Valeninte's Day, but we weren't going to tell them what they were until that night. let me tell you, I've never met such a big bunch of stinkers. They were seriously such babies trying to con out of us what we were doing.

We brought them over to the Cooks, loaded them in one car and us girls in another car, then told them they were going on a scavenger hunt, gave them a clue, then drove off.

Here's some of the places the went and things they had to do.
-Go to 24 hour fitness, do push ups, sit ups, and ride the bike before receiving the next clue
-Go to Jimmy Johns-Make your wife a flower out of materials provided (see below)

-Go to Embassy Suites, make a card for your wife out of supplies provided
-Go to Golf Galaxy and make a hole in one before getting the next clue
-Go to Red Robin, pick out a balloon in your wife's favorite color
-Text your wife something sweet after clues 2 and 5

So when they returned home they had hand-made car, flowers, and a balloon for their wife. Fun!

They filmed the whole thing and it was a blast to watch! The best part was they went to Archivers (a scrap-booking store) instead of Embassy Suites. They were asking everyone there if they had a clue but no one knew what they were talking about. The look on their faces when they realized they were at the wrong spot was priceless!

it was also fun to get texts as they went. Tyler's text: "Did you wash your pants with windex cause I can see myself in them?" and "You taste better than my salami torpedo" (that's a jimmy john's sub for all of you who have your mind in the gutter!)

When they got back to the house we had cheese fondue and heart shaped pizza. YUMMY! Dessert? Chocolate fondue with lots of goodies!! Ended the night watching Couples Retreat. We had a great time. Love you baby!

Junior Detective

2010-02-27T10:36:00.001-08:00

That's what we are calling Tyler these days. Our excitement for the week (other than me trying to pass yet another set of written boards for licensing) was Tyler helped catch a felon!! Tyler works at the Fitness Center on campus. For the last several weeks someone has been using bolt cutters to break locks and steal valuables including lap tops and other stuff out of the lockers. They had a picture of the suspect posted. Tyler saw a guy that had the same jacket in the picture walking around the locker room acting funny. Tyler called the campus police. They arrested the guy and he confessed to everything! Tyler had to go over to the station and give a statement and identify the guy. Now the people of Metropolitan State College of Denver Recreation Center can rest easy thanks to Ty! Way to go babe!

The Little Red Hen

2010-02-23T20:02:00.000-08:00

I taught the combined lesson for YW this month. The topic was...brace yourself...HOMEMAKING. Okay please stop laughing. Really-you can stop now. I know it it's pretty funny. Well that was my reaction as well. I giggled as I read the lesson manual-"Make your classroom as attractive as possible for this lesson. Cover the table with a cloth and place a centerpiece on it." Thank goodness Christiann (the YW president) let me combine it with another lesson-Sharing the Work at Home. It actually turned out to be a fun lesson and of course I had to come up with a cute treat to go along with it. I told the story of THe Little Red Hen who couldn't get anyone on the farm to help her do the work. Then as the treat I made farm animal sugar cookies. They turned out cute but unfortunately I didnt get a chance to take a picture of them before church so these are the leftovers from the bottom of the basket that are a little squished-still cute though!

There was also a bunny, but I didn't have any of them left to take a picture of. :( On a side note this was the first time I've made fondant (marshmellow fontant to be exact). The pink turned out perfect but the yellow and orange were a little dry. Guess I'lll have to do a little more baking to practice!

Happy Valentine's Day....to ME!

2010-02-12T13:18:00.000-08:00

I have the best husband in the entire world. And here's why...

Yesterday I got home early from school. I walked in the door and heard what sounded like someone rubbing against the front door. I opened the door and no one was there, but I could hear footsteps in the gravel around the side of our complex. I ran over to check it out, but no one was there. However, I did see Tyler sitting in the car by the mailboxes. I waved and went back inside. When Tyler drove into the garage he said he was getting the mail but realized he forgot the key. While talking to Tyler I saw a box in the car that Tyler refused to acknowledge was there.

I found out later that night that this is what had actually happened...

Tyler had ordered something for me for Valentine's Day and he saw online that it was delivered that day. He did not know I was going to be home early but was just pulling up as I was shutting the garage door. He parked the car and ran to the front door to get the box because he knew I would be taking Boomer out and then ran as fast as he could around the corner and into the car. And how do I know all this before Valentine's Day? Well I saw the box, but also poor Tyler pulled his hip flexor sprinting and is a hurtin' unit!

Tyler says "At that moment in time I was the fastest person in the world." I told him he needs to start running with me so he doesn't pull things :)

So in desperation last night, Tyler gave me my presentS early. For those of you who don't know I have a huge shoe fetish. I LOVE them!!! So what did Tyler get me? Feast your eyes....

Yes, that's right 7 pairs of shoes! The store was having their winter clearance sale and tyler knew I had been dying for a pair of gladiator shoes for awhile so he bought them and some others as well.

Stay tuned for what I'm doing for him for Valentine's day......

In case you hadn't heard...

2010-01-31T20:44:00.000-08:00

Just in case you haven't heard...

Laura will officially be a doctor in 117 days
Tyler will graduate in 112 days
Laura got in to Salt Lake City's VA residency program (her #1 choice!)
We'll be moving to UT the first week of June.

This year is going to hold a lot of changes for us. We're excited for change but sad to be leaving our home and all the friends we have made here!

Colorado Christmas

2010-01-24T18:11:00.000-08:00

I know it's been a month since Christmas but I feel like I am just barely getting back into the swing of things so you will have to pardon my tardiness in posting this. We had one day between Mexico and leaving for Oklahoma. We spent the day in Fort Collins for by little brother's mission farewell. He did a great job on his talk and is going to be a GREAT missionary!

Because it was our year to spend Christmas in Oklahoma with Tyler's parents we took the opportunity to do a quick Christmas with my family. Nobody ever complains about having 2 Christmases!

A new shirt and tie for Tyler...

A new cookbook for Laura... (which Tyler looks like he is going to enjoy!)

A Snuggie for Laura....well not really, it was just in a Snuggie box. But I acted so excited when I saw the box that my mom felt bad and gave me the actual zebra print Snuggie...don't hate on me cause I know you're all jealous!

Last picture with John before the leaving for the MTC :(

That's Why God Made Mexico

2010-01-02T10:52:00.000-08:00

WARNING: Super long blog post to follow. We spent the first week of our Christmas break in Mexico. Seeing as I am not good at keeping a vacation journal and heaven knows I won't get around to scrapbooking it anytime soon, I have to blog to document our adventures. Anyway, feel free to skip all the text and just look at the pictures and don't say I didn't warn you about it's length!

6 couples + 7 days/6 nights + Mexico = TONS OF FUN!!!

All 6 couples (minus Colt who had an interview and came a day later)

SNORKELING:

Sweet Ashley suprised us all with red shirts with sayings specific to each person on them. We were known as The Red Family to everyone at the resort. Tyler and I are missing from the picture because "Colt couldn't find us" Suuuure....;)

So we here we are in our shirts--the sayings were perfect! The back of my shirt said "LITERALLY" It's a long story... for another day.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Julie lathering TJay up with tons of sunscreen. What a conscious wife! :)

TJay carrying Grant up the stairs at Tulum ignoring the sign next to them

8 of us squishing into a cabana (7+Lasca taking the picture)

Night time card games featuring Egyptian Rat Slap and Scum

Lots & lots & lots of food and desserts

Almost a clean sweep by our group of the Tequila game. We won 3 of the 4 prizes including this shirt.

Everyone guaking at Grant everywhere we went. Including Ivan the tour guide who took a particular interest in Grant.

Quotes:

I don't think that has alcohol in it. I've never tasted alcohol but I don't imagine that it would taste like that.

-Kelsey

Is that all yours? Can I borrow it for the weekend?

-Ivan the tour guide referring to Grant in a harness

After the 5th day of Mexican buffet food-TJay: Grant are you ok? Grant bent over his only 1/2 eaten plate: Ugh....

Tyler: Can I get a side order of TUMS? Waiter: I'm sorry we don't serve those here.

Spending time with my sweetheart and friends for a week-I couldn't have asked for anything more!

HELP!!!

2009-11-23T13:48:00.000-08:00

I have looked everywhere for a cute apron pattern but I can't find one anywhere. They are all fuddy duddy and grandma looking. Anyone have a cute pattern they could share?

Happy Belated Birthday-Broncos game

2009-11-15T18:56:00.000-08:00

Bundles of Joy from California

2009-11-13T19:57:00.000-08:00

Angela and Brielle came from CA to visit Colorado and all their friends here. It was great to have them stay with us for a couple of days.

Boomer loves, loves, loves this little girl! He was constantly following her around and trying to cuddle with her.

We couldn't turn our back for one second as he was always trying to steal kisses from her!

What do you think? Do we look like naturals when it comes to parenting?

Or just a couple of kids playing around?

Arrgggg!

2009-10-25T19:26:00.000-07:00

It's time for one of my favorite holidays...HALLOWEEN! I love, love, love to dress up. (just ask my poor YWs leaders...I always had great outfits for girls camp) That means when it comes to my halloween costume I pull out all the stops. We had our ward Halloween party/Chili cookoff last night. I'm spoiling the surprise of our costumes by posting this a week early, but the pictures were too great to keep to myself.

I wish I had a picture to show all the detail of the costumes...the dangly earrings, the fake eyelashes, and Tyler's pirate ring that he made the kiddos kiss. Tyler looked fantastic complete with eyeliner and brown eyeshadow all over his face to make him look dirty.

This picture doesn't even do him justice, but it's the best we could get. Unfortunately I was so busy running the kids Halloween booth that I didn't get any pictures of the other great costumes or any of my young women girls. We had to leave before the awards were given out but we won best costume and were awarded a golden ladle.

We had long been anticipating the Robinson family costumes (literally 2 months at least). Boy was it worth the wait! They looked great. A disco family, complete with tie-dye socks and all. Too cute!

Paige striking a pose! Dancing queen!

Mission call

2009-10-25T14:18:00.000-07:00

My brother got his mission call to Tucson, AZ -Spanish speaking a couple of weeks ago. We are all very excited for him. I can't believe my little John-boy who I babysat for so many years is all grown up. We were able to go with him when he went to the temple for the first time. It was great to be there with my family as the youngest of the siblings went through the temple.

I can hardly believe this boy will be living on his own for 2 years serving a mission!

Of course we had to snap a quick pic in front of the fountain. Can't believe we were married here more than 3 years ago! i love my honey!!

Cake pops

2009-10-03T21:30:00.000-07:00

I was in charge of activity a couple weeks ago and the value for the month was knowledge. I wanted to teach them something fun to make. Halloween cake pops is what we ended up making. I got the idea from Bakerella.com

These were my examples...I wish the pic had turned out better but it's a mummy, spider, pumpkin, cat, and ghost. The girls did a great job and were very creative.

Just be sure you don't make your cake pops too big otherwise they might end up like this...

Best Buds

2009-09-12T07:21:00.000-07:00

We are watching Colt and Ashley's dog Louie this weekend. We are learning lots of things about Louie in the little time we have had him:

-Boomer and Louie are already best buds

-Louie has just as much energy as Boomer. They have bee running around the house literally all day.

-Louie loves to snuggle. We connected their kennels so they could go back and forth between them, but Louie just wanted to lay next to Boomer.

-Louie's legs are much shorter than Boomer's. This is quite hilarious when Boomer books it up the stairs and Louie is only 4 steps up. Or when Boomer gets up on our bed and Louie tries to get up and join him but just ends up running straight into the bed.

Boomer is going to miss Louie when he has to go home tomorrow!

B.E.A.R.S.

2009-08-03T21:55:00.000-07:00

With the week off you may be wondering how I have been spending my time...cleaning the house, finishing applications, studying for boards. Well all of those would be productive things, but certainly not fun. I have been baking like crazy. For example, I only get to teach every 3-4 months in young women and it was my turn this last Sunday. I decided to make a really cute treat and it only took me all day (really, all day, but so worth it). The lesson was on scripture study so i turned to Sugardoodle.com to get the creative juices flowing. I found this really cute handout:

Then I decided to make bear cupcakes. I got the idea online and made some modifications of my own. What do you think?

I started freaking out when I couldn't figure out how to package them. Everytime I used Saran Wrap, the faces got smudged. After racking my brain for an hour, I tried putting them in on cardboard and then in a gallon size bag and cutting off the top. It worked and I was elated!

The final product.

I think the girls really enjoyed them, but next time I think I'll try something a little less time consuming.

While I was preparing the lesson, I could see Boomer doing something fishy out of the corner of my eye. I looked over and this is what I saw:

I guess he thought there was a treat dropped in the couch or something. i don't know how he managed to fit his entire head and one arm in there. It was hilarious!

YW Olympics

2009-07-26T21:46:00.000-07:00

Last week the Miamaids (which in translation means me) were in charge of the combined YW activity. The Miamaid presidency gave me this input- "We want a fun outdoor activity." What better to do in the summertime than YW Summer Olympic Games!

EVENTS

Event 1: Swimming

Each girl had a tissue paper fish she had to fan across the finish line using only a paper plate.

Event 2: "Holy" Gymnastics
A blindfolded girl fed a powdered donut via string to her teammate laying on the ground below

EVENT 3:Javalin throw
The girls attempted to throw their straw the furthest

EVENT 4: "Poppin" Relay
Teams of 2 or 3. Girls had to fill a cup attached to their shoe/foot via rubberband with popcorn, run across the field, empty their cup in a bucket, and crab walk back to tag their teammate who would then proceed to do the same thing.

EVENT 5: Archery

How many marshmallows can the girls shoot through the hoop with the marshmallow gun?

Even the leaders joined in.

EVENT 6: Shot Put

Teams of 2 toss a water balloon between each other, taking a step back with each toss.

Just 3 teams left:

Amber trying to soak me with an extra water balloon, too bad it bounced right off me!

This was my reaction when Alyssa was successful at soaking my backside!

THE PRIZE: Gold medals for all the girls
My first piping and glazing experience with sugar cookies-I thought they turned out well!

It's a tough life...

2009-07-22T21:19:00.001-07:00

Tyler's doing his internship at the Parker Fieldhouse this summer. It's a tough job, but somebody has to do it. For example today he HAD to go to the Rockies games. All while I'm stuck treating screaming kids in Healthy Smiles. I'd trade him any day.

Nice seats

A few of the kiddos he had to supervise

Batters up

Fun From OK

2009-07-13T20:35:00.000-07:00

Tylers parents came to visit this last week. We spent some time Saturday and Sunday with them and went to their ward with them. Some Sunday pics......

My man is H-O-T!!!!

Some junk in the trunk

Cute mom and son pic

They brought their chocolate lab Belle with them and Sweetpea, (my new sister-in-law's dog). Boomer didn't know what to do with all these dogs!

Boomer and SweetPea played all night long...seriously all night. I couldn't believe how they just kept going. Guess they are best buds now.

Yummy yummy in my tummy

2009-07-11T07:15:00.000-07:00

Well here it is....my first fruit pizza. I borrowed Julie's yummy recipe and made it to take to our fourth of July party. I thought it turned out quite lovely for my first one.

But I have to be honest here...this is actually the 2nd one I made. The first one for the 4th lasted about 2 seconds so this was the only shot I got of it.

For the first one I used store bought sugar cookie dough, but for the second one Tyler made homemade sugar cookie crust and it was de-figerlickin-licious! Way to go babe!

Random Happenings

2009-07-02T21:18:00.000-07:00

So I really am going to do better at blogging. At least that's what I tell myself. Now that we are in clinic and not in classes surfing the net I just can't seem to find the time to blog regularly. So here's a quick update of what we've been up to.

This summer Tyler is doing his internship (for his Recreation Management degree) at the Parker Fieldhouse. This week they are hosting the Chauncey Billups Basketball camp. This means that Chauncey from the Denver Nuggets has been hanging out with Tyler all week. Needless to say Tyler thinks it is just awesome.

We made an ad! This family picture (Tyler's side of the family) taken 2 December's ago was used by the photographer in an ad. What a good looking family!

Our sad news for the week is our good friends the Hendersons moved away. We are so sad and are going to miss them so much. Here are some of our favorite times with them!!
WICKED the musical with Kendria and Angela, both pregnant with Baby #1 at the time. Seems so long ago now!

Tyler with the Henderson babies.

Game night at the Hendersons!

Pumpkin carving

Tyler and Aaron's birthday surprise from their sweet, sweet wives!

We will miss you Aaron, Angela, Finn, Brielle, Sheamus, and Jazmin!!!!

Chicago....and all that jazz!

2009-05-14T18:17:00.000-07:00

Last month I got to go to Chicago to present my research for a couple of days. Tyler came with me and we had a great time. My best friend from high school who now lives in Chicago took us to a yummy mexican restaurant, Frontera Grill which is one of Rick Bayless' restaurants and voted one of the best in Chicago. We also got to see her sweet baby boy. Thanks Debra!

Chicago skyline from Lake Michigan

We took an architectural boat tour down the Chicago River and out on Lake Michigan. Chicago is a very diverse city full of culture and amazing architecture. Denver seriously pales in comparison.

This building is so large that it has its own zip code!

Parking Garage on bottom...apartments on top!

The new Trump building

We ate at a fabulous and very popular pizzeria called Gino's pizza. We had an early dinner and didn't have to wait more than 30 minutes to be seated, but when we left there was a huge line. It went all the way down the ally. Glad we got there early!

Thuggin' it on the train. This is how we got around Chicago without a car.

Unfortunately it was raining the day we went to Millennium Park, but we still had a good time.

The giant bean in the middle of the park.

Our reflection in the bean.

Changing faces fountain

Hey Julie...Tyler said he found your husband's side job. :)

We're alive!

2009-04-05T19:28:00.000-07:00

Wow! It has been a long time since my last post. Life has been way too busy lately. These last 4 months have flown by. Where to even begin?

Last November Tyler's car died. We looked for a long time before we finally decided on getting a 2008 Mercury Mountaineer. We love it. It's the perfect car for the Colorado family complete with 4WD, 3rd row seating, and a DVD player. Now we just need to get some little ones to fill it :)

So what has been keeping us so busy these days? Well, one of our New Year's Resolution was to eat healthier. We starting getting all our produce at Sunflower Market, are eating a lot more chicken and ground turkey rather than ground beef, and have switched all our pasta and bread to strictly whole wheat. (Kendria you would be so proud) Needless to say it takes a lot more time to cook a healthy meal every night, but somehow I've been pulling it off. Here are some of my newest creations:

Grilled Chicken with Garlic Tomato Salsa

Curry Chicken Paella

Citrus Salad

Roasted Red Pepper Pizza

School has also been keeping me extremely busy. We are now seeing patients pretty much every day from 8-5. I've presented my research at a couple of symposiums. In fact we will be heading to Chicago in 2 weeks to present there. There is still a lot to work to do before we get published, but we've got a good start.

Spring Break was 2 weeks ago and I spent it in San Antonio at the dental school doing an endodontic externship. I was able to stay with my friend Tara who I know from BYU. She is also a 3rd year dental student. The externship was good, but I have to admit the best part was getting to see another LDS female going through the same things as I am. Thanks Tara for letting me crash for the week!

Tara and her finance Jared hangin' in the kitchen

My best "Vanna" pose at the Alamo

Unfortunately all our pictures at the River Walk turned out blurry :(

Tyler has been keeping super busy as well. He is working on setting up his internship for the summer and is as busy as ever with work and school. This semester he is taking a rock climbing course. He seems to like it, but it takes him away from me on Saturdays which I hate.

Well that's it for the longest post ever. Maybe I won't wait 4 months for the next one.

One day...

2009-02-04T09:30:00.000-08:00

One day I'll create a new post and update you on our lives.

One day between school, research, YW, being a wife, and trying to keep my sanity I'll post it.

But don't count on it too soon :)

Christmas Review

2008-12-28T03:35:00.000-08:00

We had a great Christmas in Fort Collins visiting my family. Here are some of the highlights!

Santa came to visit and brought us lots of nice things.

He brought Boomer some toys, a bed, a brush, and some nail clippers.

He brought Tyler a coat. Ho Ho Ho!

My sweetheart got me some VS perfume Mmmm...smells so good!

Dad couldn't believe all the treats Tyler got.

Cute!

We had Christmas dinner with some friends of my parents. It was delicious! We spent the rest of the night playing games and of course the Milroys dominated!

Boomer had fun playing with their dog Sparky. He had to take a break and keep his tush warm by the fire.

WELCOME HOME KT!

2008-12-15T19:56:00.000-08:00

My younger sister Katie came home from her mission not too long ago and gave her home-coming talk in sacrament last Sunday. She served a successful mission in the Baltics-Russian speaking. We are so proud of her. She has a wonderful personality and is a joy to those around her.

All of us kids were able to be here in Fort Collins for Katie's talk. My brother Adam and his wife Marie and their son Weston came up from New Mexico. Weston loved his Uncle Tyler and even asked him to come play with his toys in Albuquerque. He also liked to tell Uncle Tyler how he went poo poo in his pooper and got smarties as a reward. Tyler finally found someone who likes to talk about poop as much as he does! ;)

Aunt Laura, Weston, Uncle Tyler

Boomer was jealous and kept trying to climb into our laps while we were taking the picture so we let him in on one. We knew we were asking too much for a 3-year old and a dog to both look at the camera at the same time.

Poor Boomer

2008-12-15T19:35:00.000-08:00

Boomer is the best dog ever. We've had him for a little over a year now and he is GREAT! He never barks, is very obedient, and loves to cuddle. He only has one little problem....he tinkles when he gets too excited. Whenever we go to my parents' house he spends most of the time in his kennel because he gets really excited with all the people. So over Thanksgiving we bought him a diaper. We call it his potty guard. When we first put it on him he didn't know what to do. He started walking with his legs straight and stiff as a board. It was hilarious! I wish we had gotten it on video He has now gotten used to it and it is nice to be able to have him out of the kennel.

Dental School Prom

2008-12-14T18:11:00.000-08:00

This past weekend we had dental school prom. We'll it's really our holiday party but we all call it prom. This year a bunch of the girls from my class decided to go 80s style. Tyler thought they were international students when they first walked in! (for those of you who know what that means, it was hilarious) We had a great time and even though we had to leave early we left and definitely got some good time in on the Dance floor. Tyler is known throughout the dental school for his crazy dance moves and everyone was sad we had to leave early, but there's always next year!

The girls looked AWESOME!!

Everyone wanted to slide into a picture with the Milroys.

Me and my great clinic partner

Twilight

2008-11-17T14:00:00.000-08:00

It's funny how a simple book series can take you back and make you feel like a giddy teenage girl. With less than a week before the movie comes out I thought I should start getting back into the Twilight mania. I took this quiz and turns out I'm most like Bella. The funny thing is I made Tyler start reading the book so he can see the movie with me and when he finished the first chapter last night and told me "Laura, you're a lot like Bella....akward, afraid to talk to people. She reminds me of you." Somehow I don't think that was a compliment. I just hope he can finish the book in a week!

Take the Quiz and Share Your Results!

I think the description fits me pretty well... especially the impatient, stubborn, and head strong part :)

You are observant, diplomatic and often aim to please. You are unaware of your
attractiveness and despite being uncomfortable with any form of attention, people enjoy your company. You can be impatient, stubborn and headstrong, but you are true to your word and mature for your age, often taking care of your family and enjoying a good book over chatting with girlfriends on the phone

Tribute to Tyler

2008-11-12T20:28:00.000-08:00

Today is Tyler's birthday and although he can drive me crazy at times, he is my everything and I couldn't live without him. Since he is turning 28 today I thought I would share 8 reasons why I love him so much.

1. He has the best fashion sense of any man I know. Most of my cute outfits he has picked out for me. His most recent purchase for me....red purse for church. Super cute!

2. He loves to cuddle with me. And his chest and shoulder make a great pillow.

3.He has gorgeous eyes...if you have ever looked at them you will know what I mean. Sunburst is what they are called. Plus he has awesome calves. All the gay guys love them. Seriously....it's funny.

4. He'll watch chick flicks with me, and he actually enjoys them most of the time. The notebook is one of our favorites.

5. He does random acts of romance. He'll surprise me and stop by school to have lunch, or buy my my favorite candy because I had a bad day, or I'll come home to flowers....just because.

6. He makes me laugh. Even when I am so mad at him I want to scream he makes me crack a smile and has won me over. All who know him, know what I mean.

7. He loves his family. Any man who talks to his mom several times a week is bound to be super sweet.

8. Last of all, but certainly not least, he loves me more than any man has ever loved a woman. He would die for me, he would live for me, he would walk to the end of the earth for me.

I could go on and on, but 8 will have to cut it for now.

Happy Birthday Baby!! I LOVE you!

Halloween Fun!

2008-10-30T19:00:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday our ward had a chili cook-off and Trunk or Treating for the kids. Those of you who know me well know I LOVE to dress up. So Ty, Boomer, and I put on our costumes and headed out. Boomer was a big hit with all the kids (he was a great sport. He hated the hat and sulked everytime I put it on him) We had so much fun we had to take some pictures at home too. Here are a few of our favorites. Enjoy!

My FAVORITE:

Caught him and cuffed him!!
We know who is the law around here!

Of course of friends in the ward gave us a hard time about the costumes ....kinky was the word they kept using. I don't know where they got that idea. :)

Pumpkin carving

2008-10-26T19:44:00.001-07:00

Well it's that time again. Time when for fall and the start of the holiday season. We kicked off this Halloween by carving pumpkins with Bonnie and Wes last weekend. We got to take Boomer over to play with their dog Nala and meet their new boxer, Nicodemus. It really made me want to get another dog for Boomer to play with. I'll have to keep working on convincing Tyler.

Working hard on making our pumpkins perfect!

Not the best picture, but here are the finished pumpkins.
I did the ghost on the far left and Ty did the skull next to it. Bonnie and Wes did the pirate and RIP gravestone.

Here's a little taste of what we dressing up as for Halloween. Stay tuned for more!

3 birthday parties, 3 BBQs, & 33lbs later...

2008-09-02T07:04:00.000-07:00

What a busy Labor Day weekend! It started out with a birthday party of one of the girls in our primary class followed by two of our favorite babies turning one! Little Deacon and Finn both had great birthday parties and made a great big mess out of their cakes. Yummy!

We had a great time at some super fun BBQs. The Robinsons had us all over for a night of good food and fun. What a cute little family!

All the kids (including Tyler) had a good time despite the a bleeding lip and bumped heads.

We then went to the ward Labor Day picnic and finished off the weekend with a BBQ with Bonnie and Wes. We are so lucky to have so many wonderful friends! We had a fabulous time with everyone. There was so much good food to eat we'll have to hit the gym hard this week!

Going private...

2008-08-19T18:05:00.000-07:00

We will be going private in about a month so I want you all to send me your e-mail addresses so you can still see what is going on in our lives (even if the posts are few and far between). Leave it in a comment or if you prefer send your address to laurac82@yahoo.com

Summer Break!

2008-08-02T21:37:00.000-07:00

It's nice to finally have a break from school (even if it is only 3 weeks). Tyler's parents came up from OK to visit for a couple of weeks. We got to spend some time with them here in Denver and then a couple days up in Estes Park and Rockie Mountain National Park.

We saw lots of elk and other critters up close and personal. Sometimes the elk were a little too close for my comfort!

We spent a day in Georgetown where we rode the train and toured a mine. We learned a lot about Colorado history and got to wear some seriously cool hard hats. The mountains were absolutely gorgeous. It's always nice to be reminded why Colorado is definitely the best state!

Estes Park

2008-06-22T13:59:00.000-07:00

This weekend we were able to go up to Estes Park with our friends Wes and Bonnie. It was a much needed day trip out of the city, away from work and school. It was Tyler's first trip to the cute little town and my first time back in many years. We walked the streets downtown and checked out all the cute mountain shops.

Later in the afternoon we went horseback riding through Rocky Mountain National Park. Tyler decided he wanted to ride the biggest horse they had, Willie. I stuck with a smaller horse named Penny. It was a beautiful 2 hour ride, but our back ends were feeling it when we woke up this morning! We ended the day with some delicious BBQ at one of the local restaurants. Mmm mmm good! Thanks Bonnie and Wes for a GREAT day!

Yee haw! Ride 'em cowboy!

ROCKIES games

2008-06-19T06:57:00.000-07:00

After living in Colorado for almost 2 full years, Tyler finally got to go to his first Rockies game. His friend from high school Matt Mills and his wife stopped in Denver for a few days on their way back to Oklahoma from Danen and Michelle's wedding in Nebraska. We met up with them and Jon Lindblom and his wife for a night of fun at Coors field. We rode the light rail from Aurora to downtown, a first for me (Tyler rides it everyday to school). I think it is definitely worth the money to avoid traffic and parking.

The best part of the night....the Rockies won!!

2 great years

2008-06-12T10:34:00.000-07:00

Last Monday Tyler and I celebrated our second anniversary. It's amazing how quickly the time has flown. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful man in my life and enjoy every second that we spend together. I couldn't have asked for anyone more perfect for me. I love you Ty!

I thought it would be fun to post some pictures from when we were dating. Boy do we look young! Enjoy!

2008-06-12T10:09:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we were able to fly back to OK. Tyler was in his good friend's wedding. And boy did he look handsome in that tux!

It was great to spend some time with his family, even though the flight to and from there ended up being horrible. It's getting so ridiculous to fly these days.

It was fun to get to know some of Tyler's friends from high school a little better.

Simple Indulgences

2008-05-27T17:33:00.000-07:00

It is so easy to get caught up in the chaos of everyday life. The last few days off of school have reminded me that it's the simple things that truly make life great.
First, I had forgtton how much I love to read. I hadn't read anything for fun since I started dental school 2 years ago. I borrowed this wonderful book from my friend and absolutely loved it. I'm sure most of you have already read it but in case you are slow to jump on the bandwagon like me, I highly recommend it. I can't wait for the movie to come out! (or to start the sequel!)

Second, shoes are simply amazing. I can't believe how a pair of shoes can make you feel gorgeous. Tyler got me a great set of heels for a wedding we have to go to. These aren't the exact ones but they're pretty close. I don't know how I am going to walk in them, but at least I'll be smokin' HOT! Thanks babe!

Happy Birthday Laura and Boomer

2008-05-19T15:00:00.000-07:00

Saturday was my birthday and I couldn't have asked for a better weekend. Friday night was girls' night at Ashley's house complete with food, pedicures, GREAT company , and of course lots of girl talk. Thanks for a wonderful night girls! Then Saturday started with me awaking to flowers, chocolate and a card from my wonderful husband. My parents were in town and took us out to lunch. We ended the day with a cookout at the Robinsons. Unfortunately our new camera is in the shop getting fixed so I had to steel these pics from Ashley's blog.

Julie made a great hooker birthday cake that was DELICIOUS!

We have such wonderful friends here in Aurora!

Today Boomer turned one year old. I can't believe we have only had him for 6 months. It feels like he has been a part of our little family from the beginning. Yesterday we took him to the dog park with his buddies Sheamus and Jasmine. He had a great time. Today we took him to PetCo to pick out some toys and treats. Tyler thinks I spoil him, but I just can't help it....he's the closest thing to a baby I'm going to have for awhile.

The cutest dog ever (but I might be partial) ;)

Boomer enjoying one of his new toys!

I think he gets sick of his mommy always trying to love on him!!

Happy May Day.

2008-05-01T09:45:00.000-07:00

Yesterday the high was 79 degrees and we woke up this morning to a lovely spring blizzard. This was the view outside our classroom this morning. HUGE snowflakes! Typical Colorado weather. Thank goodness it is supposed to be back in the 70s this weekend. I'm ready for spring!

Daddy In Training

2008-02-26T11:14:00.001-08:00

Angela came over the other day to cut Tyler's hair and baby Finn was not feeling well at all. He was crying and screaming. Tyler picked him up and rocked him to sleep. They were so cute I just had to capture the kodak moment. Tyler is going to make such a great dad someday!

February....What a busy month!

2008-02-24T14:49:00.000-08:00

I have been failing to keep the blog up to date with our lives. February has been a busy month for us. Boomer is now 9 months old and was neutered several weeks ago. He was so calm before the procedure, but now he is getting a little rowdy. He wants lots of attention and always wants to play. The other day I caught him with a toothbrush "brushing his teeth." It was so adorable! I was so proud!

I volunteered at the Children's Hospital for their Valentine's party along with several other girls from my class. Although not a lot of kids showed up it was still fun and I really enjoyed seeing the new hospital. It is really neat.

Tyler and I went to a stake valentine's party. It was a lot of fun. There was an artist who drew cartoon pictures of couples, a photographer, and a live singer. There was a couple who did some Latin dancing and a piano preformance. We had a really fun time with Aaron and Angela and Adam and Michela!

Injection Day!

2008-01-31T13:26:00.000-08:00

Well this has been a really big week for me. I saw my first patient yesterday (which went wonderfully) and today we practiced injections on each other. Our professor said that if we used his technique the shots would be painless. That definately was not true. They weren't painless, but they weren't terrible. We each had to give each other 6 shots. The funny thing is they had us give them to each other right before lunch. It's amazing I was able to eat anything!

Bangs and Brunette

2008-01-29T17:52:00.001-08:00

Tyler always teased me that I should color my hair dark one of these days. I think he never thought I would actually do it but I had been thinking about it for a couple of weeks and my wonderful hairstylist/friend Angela convinced me I should just take the plunge. So about a week or so ago I did it. I absolutely love it. I also had her add some long bangs which is definately taking some getting used to. (I haven't had bangs since I was like 12 so I'm still trying to figure out how to style them). So then I found out that The Makeup Store in Southlands was giving free makeovers on Saturday. I made an appointment to get beautified. It was so fun. The guy that did my makeup did such a good job on my eyes. Simply beautiful.

White coat ceremony

2008-01-20T12:07:00.000-08:00

Well I am officially Dr. Laura. Not really, but we finally had our White Coat Ceremony so I'm getting close. For those of you not familiar with tradition, it's a ceremony that symbolizes our transition from the didactic courses of the classroom into the clinic. Mom came down from Fort Collins and Tyler came too. Everyone in our class got white coats with our names embroidered on them. I ordered a small but mine was about 3 times too big. It will fit perect when I'm 9 months pregnant. (Not that it will be any time soon for all of you who were wondering/hoping that was a little hint :) We can't actually wear our coats in clinic, so for now it will just have sit in the closet. I can't wait to start working on real patients in a few weeks! It's gotta be better than injecting oranges and drilling plastic teeth.

Me and Maddy, my transition clinic partner

All 50 of us

Oklahoma Christmas

2007-12-26T18:01:00.001-08:00

We spent 2 weeks in Oklahoma visiting Tyler's family for Christmas and New Year's. The entire family was there. There were 4 dogs in the house. Tyler's parents' lab, Adam's bulldog, Rhonda's mutt (Adam's girlfriend), and Boomer. Marci and Garrett brought Katlin who is now 10 months old. She is adorable! She's just begining to take her first steps. This was the first time Laura got to meet Tyler's entire extended family. They were all wonderful.

Boomer

2007-12-26T16:32:00.001-08:00

We added a new member to our family......Boomer! He's a toy fox terrier and we got him at the end of November. He was 6 months old. He is soooo good. He likes to play with other dogs, chase his toys, and cuddle with us. Tyler picked out the name Boomer (the Oklahoma University Sooners' mascot is Boomer). It only made sense because Boomer was born in Oklahoma even though we bought him in Colorado. In the video he is playing with Roxy, Adam's bull dog, while Belle "the fun police" trys to regulate them. Boomer is so funny when he plays, he never makes a sound even though Roxy keeps barking at him.