Ryan's quick visit - June 7-9

Ryan came to visit for a couple of days. It was a lot of fun. We picked him up at the airport Monday morning and drove to Logan to visit Grandpa Nelson and whoever else could drop by. We visited there for most of the afternoon and then headed back down to the Fallows' for a BBQ and visit. Brandon, Marie, the kiddies, and Grandma Jensen all came up Monday night too so I had a houseful! It was so much fun!...and noisy! i LOVED it! On Tuesday I had my friend Natalie come and do family photos and then we all just hung out and played for the rest of the day. We played on all the jungle gyms, went swimming, watched movies, and chatted. That night we had another BBQ and then Brandon, Marie, the kiddies, and Grandma had to go home. The next day, Wednesday, Ryan went to visit with Deanna and then we took him back to the airport. It was a lot of fun to be together and to spend time hanging. y'all come back now y'hear?! :)

San Diego Road Trip - April 8-12

I took a weekend roap trip to San Diego with my friend Alex in April. We left on Thursday morning and drove straight to our hotel just outside the city. Unfortunately, Thursday was the nicest day weather wise and we spent the whole day in the car. Boo. We didn't get to go swimming or soak up some sun on the beach but we definately kept ourselves entertained! On Saturday we went to Sea World. I hadn't ever been there (I actually did go when I was 18 months old but that doesn't count because I don't remember any of it!) so it was a lot of fun to finally see Shamo! On Saturday we went shopping and to a movie. Sunday we decided to drive up to LA and went to Universal Studios where we went on all the rides and did some shopping. We ended up with season passes because it was the same price as a day ticket so we will for sure have to go back later this summer. Overall, it was a great trip - lots of fun and laughs!

I'm a homeowner!!

Well I finally took the plunge and signed my life away for the next 30 years - I bought a condo! Yeah me! It's a 3 bedroom 2 bath and it's out in Eagle Mountain. I love it! I found out that it is a very stressful process to buy a place. Every time I got a phone call or email from the bank or realtor I had a mini anxiety attack. I thought for sure they were calling to tell me bad news; that I didn't qualify after all or to cancel my closing (that occured 3 times before it finally happened. Grr...). But it all worked out and they approved me and let me have the keys! So, here are some pictures of my new place. You will all have to come and see it sometime when you are in the neighborhood!

the front door/entry

living room -

behind the curtains are sliding glass doors that lead out to the small patio

kitchen/dining room

hallway leading down to master bedroom.

the first door on the right is the coat closet, next 2 doors on the right are the bedrooms and on the left is the bathroom which has the door to the laundry room inside.

master bedroom-

to the left is the master bathroom and the door inside on the right is the walk in closet (yeah!)

master bedroom

Thanks again to all of you who helped me load all my stuff and move it to my new place. You guys are awesome and I love ya!

Toby Keith concert

I went to see Toby Keith last night! It was awesome! Trailer Choir opened first followed by Trace Adkins and then Toby. It was a lot of fun! The best was the encore when he sang American Soldier and then Courtesy of the Red, White, & Blue.

Ruby, Alex, me, Dana

Alex, me. Dana

Trailer Choir

Trace Adkins

Toby Keith

Family Camp

We went camping this past weekend and had tons of fun! We worked, played, laughed, rode

4-wheelers, and got really, really dirty

we made the kids do the work this year. Sawyer was awesome at sawing while Tal & Laine helped measure and drag

cute little family

4-wheeler ride to Lost Springs

Brandon trying to climb the trees like the little kids

Sawyer inspecting everything

family picture

treasure hunting

Mom pulling a prank on Dad while he was taking a nap. He looks so pretty with red fingernails!

It was a great week and we had tons of fun!

boating on Willard Bay

On Saturday the Fallows and Coulter family invited me to go boating with them out to Willard Bay. It was the perfect day for it and the water was great. We rode the tube and the water Jeep for the kiddies and Kelliann wake boarded.

Tim, Jackson, Kandice, & Kelliann

The Coulter Family

Jennae & Tyler watching the action going on behind the boat

me going for a ride on the tube

Ray driving and Kelliann wakeboarding

Kelliann wakeboarding

Jackson driving the boat with Ray

me and Kelliann riding along

Thanks guys for inviting me along. It was super fun!