*~{Sweet Dreams}~*

This is what I come to bed to every night! A puppy looking at me like I'm trying to take HIS spot & then he just falls asleep next to his daddy right in front of me!

Then I get to squeeze between them & cuddle with them both! I sure do love these two! :)

Can you GQ?!

So yesterday during drills the instructors were pulling people to the side 2 at a time. Marcel wasn't paying attention to why because he was focused but after a while they called him over last. They told him that they were doing a GQ pose contest and that they picked their 2 favorite guys poses out of everyone to go up against him (yes they were being totally serious! If they laugh, they are punished so you can only imagine! Also they were all in their full turnout gear). They asked him where he wanted to go in the order and he chose 2nd so he could see what they were wanting from the 1st guys pose.

The 1st guy was up. He leaned his arm against the fork lift, stuck out his hip, threw his jacket over his shoulder and smoldered at the Instructors/Judges! Now Marcel had an idea of what was expected.

"Okay, Braun, you're up. If you can beat these guys with your pose you'll be the winner of the entire contest."

Without missing a beat, and he claims he has NO idea where the idea came from {insert eye roll}, Marcel took off his turnout coat, slid the suspenders off his shoulders and let them dangle at his sides, unzipped the front of the turnout pants, cocked his hips to the side and gave what I imagine to be a masculine "Come to me" sort of stare/glare.

The instructors all instantly reacted with "wow"s and "Holy [Cow] Braun"s! One instructor made the statement "Holy [Smokes] Braun that almost turned me gay!", another said something to the affect of "I think I need to go have a cigarette now or something, Dang!", another said "You take this stuff home and practice don't you Braun!" (this of course is untrue but I'm not going to lie.....I've imagined it, and it would be AwEsOmE ;) ! Haha!)! All comments were in awe of what a sexy GQ pose he pulled!

Now it was the 3rd guys turn and the instructors dared him to top that. He bravely took an axe, turned sideways, threw the axe over his shoulder flexing his muscles and seductively looked to the instructors for a ruling.

"Not even close!!" was I think the over-all reaction of the "judges"! Marcel ended up winning the contest and was embarrassed when the other guys asked him what the pose was! He was even embarrassed when I tried to get him to show me the pose (which he didn't do *eye roll*)! I guess the instructors have given Marcel the nickname "Phobio"! Lol! Marcel really hopes that dies off FAST! (Small update: His nickname changed from Phobio to GQ! Not so bad ;) !)

{Teehee! Don't tell Marcel I put this picture up! I don't think he would be very happy about it ;)! }

That's just a glimpse at the fun they happen to have once in a while at this Fire Academy!

Marcel is 27!

With Marcel being in Academy we haven't had any extra time for a life so his birthday this year wasn't planned out. We weren't even sure we were going to do anything (Marcel's choosing) but as I've mentioned before we always get our Tucano's birthday cards so we knew we'd at least be going to dinner! We invited Pascal and Suzanna to go to dinner with us and ended up having a blast! After stuffing ourselves with delicious food we ventured to the "Blickenstaff's" which is an awesome vintage toy/candy store! It's a fun place for adults and kids alike!

Once we had our fill of playing dress-up and looking at all the fun toys we wondered over to the "Provo Beach Resort" which is SO MUCH FUN!! It's like a Chucky Cheese for adults (only clean and no dancing/singing puppets)! Everyone needs to go there at least once! There's mini croquet (instead of golf), bowling, golf simulator, laser tag, arcade games, and much more! Everything is decked out so you really feel like your chilling at the beach! We will definitely be going back!

We spent hours playing a bunch of different games and had SO much fun! Thanks Pascal and Suzanna for the fun night!

We also had lunch with Uli and Manuel and Manny made him this scrumptious dessert!

Happy 27th Birthday to one Amazing guy!

I love you tons hun! <3

The EPIC end of Harry Potter

Yes you read that correctly. The "end" of Harry Potter. That statement brings a sadness to my heart. I know that sounds pretty nerdy but for any of you that have ever read a great book or series and became really attached to the characters, you know exactly what I mean. It's like mourning the loss of some good friends. Yes I can read the books again and watch the movies countless times, but no longer with there be that excitement of the events and the anticipation of what is to come.

We ended up getting tickets last minute to see the fantastic ending to a great series. The movie was awesome and stayed pretty true to the book. Loved it!

So in lieu to that wonderful world of Harry Potter, enjoy the following tribute:

And finally:

"Mischief Managed!"

*sniffle, tear*

Demon and Storm turn 7!

Happy Birthday you crazy kiddo's!!

Happy Birthday America!

The actual 4th fell on a Sunday this year. Nephi decided to have their celebration at the park on Sat. the 3rd with the fireworks on Mon. the 5th. Moroni decided to do their whole shebang on Mon. the 5th. This worked out perfect for us! I've never been to the Nephi Park celebration before and have wanted to see what all the fuss was about! Having grown up in Sanpete and going to the Moroni celebration every year, I expected to be partial and not too impressed. I was definitely wrong! I would LOVE to go to the Nephi Park celebration EVERY year! The big old trees provide plenty of shade for everyone from the torturous heat and there is much more room and games! Moroni is alright but the only protection from the sun comes from the one canopy they set up (which we all know doesn't really help), plenty of fun for kids but parents aren't having as much fun. Nephi has an auction for the adults to have fun with while the kids play! I will give Moroni this though, they have way cooler inflatable courses for the kids to go on! Just saying ;)! This Sanpete girl in the Juab world is ever so slowly but surely turning into a Juab girl! Oh the madness!! Okay getting back to the day at the Park, it was tons of fun! Between Marcel's mini study sessions we visited with friends and ate some great food! As mentioned before I'd love to go again!

Sunday, the 4th, I just hung around while Marcel studied so it wasn't anything too special!

On the 5th it was time for Moroni's celebration! Since the holiday fell on a Sunday it was being recognized on Monday so no work for any of us! We headed to Moroni and started off the day with some delicious breakfast and then headed to the parade in time for the Ping-Pong drop!

It was VERY humid and warm but they passed out little hand fans as an advertisement for some business. They were MUCH appreciated! Marcel and I have a funny bone for Alpacas! They are so hilarious to look at! We want to own one someday just so we can laugh every time we look at it! I would name him Kuzco!:)

Our extended family from Salt Lake weren't able to come down this year so we didn't have any of our cute little cousins to gather the candy, therefore the task was designated to the youngest in the group, Austen!!

He didn't do bad at all and he helped us all get our salt water taffy fix!

After the parade we just hung out, had a delicious lunch and then Marcel and I headed back to Nephi. We ended up watching the fireworks with Pascal and Suzanna up at their house so we had a good view, but the fireworks looked tiny and the big BOOMS weren't there. It was nice but not the same. I think we'll be watching them closer next year but it was fun to hang out for a bit with those two!

This 4th of July was a LOT different than our usual tradition but we still had a good time and it's always fun being with family!