HaLoWeEn 2009!!!

Well here they are! I really dressed up three times, but I only have pictures of 2 costumes. Monday I was the tooth fairy, then I was a sailor on Friday for work, and Cruella for on Saturday! Yay I love dressing up!

I was trying to be serious, but it wasn't working!

Our fun friends! We love Halloween!

I was sick of looking mean in all the pictures so I had to have a smiling one!

RiKelle and I. She was Mother Nature, complete with a birds nest in her hair. Look at that serious face! It's a lot harder to do than you would think.

Take a look at that ride! (PS that was also my Cruella Devil car!)

We totally had the best costumes at FHE....hands down.

This Year's Book...

Hi family. Christmas is fast approaching, and Sam and I have been given the task of choosing the book we read this year. We have chosen Shepherds Why This Jubilee? by Jeffrey R. Holland. It is a Christmas book and is a little on the shorter side for those of you with limited reading time (or abilities - Justin). Would you please be so kind as to comment and let us know that you read this? Otherwise we will personally call and invite you to read with the rest of the family :) We are super excited to see you all! Love you all!

FYI

Our play day has been set for Thursday the 30th. We plan on going to Bear Lake and have reserved 2 jet skiis/skis? for 4 hours, starting at 10:00. Everyone is invited. Also, we have a couch, a spare bed and bedroom, plus ample floor space for anyone interested. Our home is also equipped with 2 toilets and AC, for our/your convenience. The downstairs toilet has a history of being incapable of handling large man loads. (all FYI) So please feel free to grace us with your presence and if you don't we will hate you for a very long time. That's all.

Happy Anniversary!

I know this is a few days late, but I want to wish Mom and Dad "Happy Anniversary!" I can't believe you've actually been married 32 years! I'm so thankful that you married and had a beautiful baby girl almost a year later :) Thank you for being such great parents and for being good examples of a husband and wife. I have always known that you love each other. You treat each other well and are best friends. I think I've taken it for granted that I have parents who love and honor each other...and are married! I love you and hope the next 32 years are even better!

Just a little update

Our blog is so boring these days. I feel like I am the only one who ever posts anything. But now that school is out I find myself with nothing to do.....I guess I could finish unpacking, organizing my new house, all that fun stuff, but that sounds so unappealing to me. So to further delay I guess I will make an update on our blog. School ended with a bang. Finals week was the worst yet, but I say that every semester. I am so glad it's finally over. ONE MORE CHEMISTRY CLASS! That's right family, I only have one more and then I will be done with chemistry forever. If you couldn't tell, I'm a little excited about this fact. I really do love the things I learn in them, but it's so fast my little brain has a hard time keeping up. Next semester isn't going to be very fun though. I am finishing up my minor in business management. Being the incredibly intelligent person that I am, I decided to get my minor in business management, despite the fact that I have absolutely hated every single business class I've taken. Doesn't make much sense does it? But hopefully it will be nice when I am a registered dietician and can work for myself....that's the plan anyway. 

I moved into my new house for the summer, and I LOVE IT! It's so cute, nice and big, and I GET MY OWN ROOM!! It's so great! I haven't minded sharing because I really liked the girl I shared with, but it's just glorious to have my very own room. I remember when Heidi and I got our own rooms and I was so scared.....what was I thinking!? Anyway, I am inviting any and all to come and stay at my house. We have a spare bedroom, so come on up! 

Other than that things are great. I got a new job at the Wellness Center on campus! It's great! I like working somewhere that is semi related to my major. I still work at the billing company too, but it's summer now so I have time to work 2 jobs. It keeps me busy, but that's exactly what I wanted. I was informed by the second counselor in the bishopric that they have a new calling for me, but he couldn't tell me what it was because apparently they hadn't "prayed" about it yet. Ha ha it was pretty funny. I kind of wondered why he mentioned it to me in the first place if it wasn't a done deal, but oh well. I expect I will find out this Sunday what that calling is, providing that Heavenly Father gives permission. Tami's wedding is this weekend, so tonight I am leaving for Mesa. It's going to be a fast trip, but it will be nice to be in the warmth and to see most of you guys. I can't believe she is getting married. Blows me away! Don't worry, I will take many pictures so you can all see!

Well fam, that's about all for my life as of now. Here are some pictures for your viewing pleasure. Love  you all!

Here are some pictures from Easter! I know, I'm a little slow, but better late then never!

Oh aren't Grandpa and Grandma so cute!

I love the look on their faces! Makes me laugh every time I see it!

He's so ferocious! 

I don't think they know what to think about each other!

He's so smiley! I just love him!

No Boys Allowed

So Heather, Hilary and I have been talking about going on a trip every year together for awhile now...but this is the first year we are actually doing it. We are going to Denver, CO in July (15-18) and we are going to go white water rafting, among other things. All girls in this family are invited. Even if you can't come the whole time, if you want to come for even part of it you are more than welcome. We would love to make it a tradition for all of us, but we know how crazy summer can get so we understand if you can't make it. Anyway, think about it. Let us know so we can plan for hotel rooms and the rafting and stuff. It will be super fun. The only thing set in stone right now are the dates, so if you have any ideas, or any requests that the rafting be on a certain day, just let us know. Hopefully everyone can come. Oh and obviously this post is meant for mom, Jen and Sherrie. For any questions about that, please refer to the title.

Spring Break '09!!!!!!

Hey family!

Well, spring break came and went and it was so fun! A bunch of friends and I loaded up in the car and went to Moab. One of my friends had a jeep, and my roommate brought her 4-wheeler and we just partied the whole week long. It was so great! The jeep trails are so great! I couldn't believe the things that we were going over. It's a rush. I think we should all go sometime. We also hiked the arches one day, and that was a lot of fun too. Mostly it was just great to be out in the sunshine! On Monday morning I woke up to a whole foot of new snow! It was terrible! I was really depressed about it! I also got to see Heidi and Jacob for a few minutes. It was good to see them. And that was pretty much my entire spring break. It was really great. I am not looking forward to going back to school, but I guess we all have to do stuff we don't like to, right? Well, I miss all of you guys and hope everyone is doing great!

This was the group. Me, RiKelle, Josh, Trevor, and Dustin. It was so so so fun!

Oh the beauty of moab! 

Oh my gosh jeeping is so fun! I was in the back and it was GREAT! Believe it or not it's scarier to be outside of the jeep watching them go then it is to be inside. Both are WAY FUN THOUGH!!!

Just a little nook we found, I'm pretty sure I was in there with some mice, but hey, it's spring break!

Scalin' the mountain. It really was a pretty intense climb, I was proud of myself!

Yay for Moab!