Steve's Wedding

Steve and Megan were married on Friday, May 3rd in the Rexburg temple and Doug and I had been invited to the sealing. It was a beautiful temple and we had a great time with them as well as Steve's family & friends.



David leading the way to the luncheon.

My mom and her girls. She is an amazing lady.


Steve, Tiffany, Andrew & I used to spend many hours together in high school back in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Andrew flew out for the wedding. I hadn't seen him in almost a decade! It was so fun to catch up.


David single-handedly took home the leftovers from the luncheon.

This is David's girlfriend, Chelsea. We had a lot of fun with her.

Hey Baby Let's Go To Vegas

We had a great time soaking up the sun. We left Utah on Thursday morning and packed up the car while it was hailing and snowing. After driving a few hours south, we had sunshine and went camping at "Valley of Fire" State Park in Nevada.


Some anciant characters engraved in rock.

We took a late afternoon hike climbing around some red rock--it was beautiful.




We pulled into Vegas and stayed at the Meridian Resort. I felt like a movie star. Doug is excellent at finding deals on the internet and he got 10 points for this one. We hung out by the pool and played a bit of tennis.


Doug had never seen the Bellagio fountains so he was pretty fascinated.




We went through the MGM Grand on our LONG walk back to our resort from the Tropicana (where the Bodies exhibit was) and saw these real, live lions that we could walk under them in their habitat. They were gorgeous.


We were glad to be off the strip for a moment, even if it was still smoke-filled inside the MGM. It was a wake-up call to both Doug and I. I didn't think one city could have so much evil in it and they flaunt it as "Sin City". It was pretty awful and quite sad. After having countless people try to hand us pronography as we walked, I felt so frustrated. Here Doug and I are holding hands, and we are still having photos of naked women shoved at us. There was a lot of cigarette smoke and a lot of alcohol. It took my lungs a few days to recover. It was a reality check and next time, I would rather pay for a taxi then walk along the strip.

Paying to Look at Dead Bodies

Doug was out of school for 4 days and we planned a trip for me to see "Bodies The Exhibition" as part of my birthday present. Doug found a great resort with NO CASINOS! It was amazing and so fun. I loved the exhibit. I just finished my anatomy and physiology course through Clayton College and this was my "Anatomy Lab". I highly recommend it--Doug didn't even pass out, so it's Doug proof.

Night Snowboarding

Doug and I went night skiing at Brighton Friday night and had a blast. I should have taken a photo of my new snow pants--they are purple/pink plaid and I love them. We found them on sale otherwise, they would've been way too expensive because they're Burton brand. Doug was super patient with me (as usual) because I was pretty nervous to get on the mountain again. It was my first time since last season and I felt a bit rusty getting onto the lift. There are two things I cannot seem to do...go toe-side and get off the chair lift!! Every time Doug has to grab me and hold me up so I don't spill. The main problem with spilling is that they stop the lift and everyone is waiting just for you to get up. It's pretty funny. I had a great time. I am grateful for a very kind Doug...if it wasn't for his persistence, I wouldn't have gone at all.

Back Porch with Dave and Bob

After being denied a job because I am a "public figure" or CELEBRITY, I thought I would take a few photos during one of our live shows. Here are Dave and Bob where they normally sit on the Back Porch with the microphones in their faces. We have a great time. In fact, I hosted my own show on February 22nd on my Favorite Things (copying Oprah). You can listen to it at: www.mymontrasbackporch.com and click on Listen Now and then the show on Feb 22nd. It was pretty scary and fun at the same time. I couldn't breathe in the first few minutes so you'll notice my voice is a bit shaky. The interviews were awsome though. I loved talking to them!

Dave and Bob reading their questions for the guests.

Matt to the MTC

My littlest brother, Matthew, became Elder Beckstrand on February 20th. We drove to the Provo Missionary Training Center with Matt saying that he wasn't nervous, just his stomach was. He was so cute. There is a movie that they play at the MTC and just before it started, Matt moved from sitting next to me and went and sat between my parents. He is a tender-hearted kid.
We took some photos outside the MTC before we entered. I had great memories being there. It seemed like forever ago that I was there, but when I walked in the buildings, I realized it was pretty recent.


Apparently the sun was pretty bright--my eyes are barely open.


He looks so grown up wearing that badge.

Matt with my neices and nephews--Emmeli, Matt, Natalie, Derek, and Shelly (Katie's kids). They came all the way from Idaho that morning to see Matthew off.

Happy 2008

We went to some top secret hot pots near Park City just before New Years and had so much fun. They were hotter than the last time I went and we found ourselves getting in and out over and over.

There was a family that showed up and were trying to get their little kids in the hot pots and the kids were screaming about how hot it was and crying and the dad was telling the kids to stop crying. It was crazy...I wanted to tell them that I could barely handle it and a 4 year old may have a hard time with it. It was hotter than a hot tub, no question.

My friend Kayla came with us and so did my brother David. It was great. David wore his speedo from his mission in Brazil (again) and we were glad it was dark outside. But, he does look naked in some of our photos. Yikes!



This is a Heather tradition every New Years. We take a photo chugging Sparkling Cider...I think I've done this since I was 12 and it still makes me laugh. We basically mock people getting drunk and think we are so funny. Some things seem to stick. :)


My New Years kiss (one of them) from Doug. He is my favorite person to spend New Years with.

David had the idea to run outside and roll around in the snow just after midnight with no shoes or jackets. Here Doug is doing a summersault (wow--that is the first time I have ever typed that word). My mom was great--she was covered in snow! David had even taken his shirt off. I ran out and then back in really fast!

In fact, my grandpa locked us out of the house and I was banging on the door so angrily. Pretty funny looking back on it. My feet were starting to stick to the front steps. Crazy Beckstrand family moment.

After the rolling around, we had to take a photo. It was so great.