St. George

Many thanks to Jeff & Lindsay for letting us stay at the condo & to Derek & Chelsea for driving with us to St. George. We had fun soaking in the sun, golfing, & playing tennis.

This is hard to see but the guys in it are Jared, Ryan, Nick & Derek. They went golfing in the morning then Jared & Derek went again with the rest of us.

Conference Weekend

For Conference Weekend we went to Logan & stayed with Casey & Melanie. Melanie took us to a fun miniature golf course one night which was decorated really cute for Halloween.

On Saturday we went (without Jared) to the last day of the Farmer's Market & got an adorable wreath for only $10, & some earings for $5. It was great!

Fall time

Here is a little Halloween decor that I made the other day thanks to Country Home Magazine & my mom for providing the great magazine each month. I saw it in there & happened to have 3 vases (thanks Jared) that were the perfect size so I made good use of them, finally.

Jared & I decided to drive the Nebo loop on Saturday & it was quite pretty. I was super tired & wanted to sleep the whole drive but did my best to stay awake.

Somewhere in the Uintas

We had a great weekend at Lindsay's family cabin last weekend. (we really missed you Hunter family) We rode the ATVs, played a funny game of balderdash. Someone, I won't mention who, but someone laughed so hard he was crying through the whole game......Alex. Jared & I set up the tent on the deck one night & found out the next morning we were lucky since there were crying babies most of the night. We played horseshoes & with some coaching from Lindsay I kind of got the hang of it. Hopefully this will become an annual tradition!

LOGAN

Jared & I decided to spend our Labor Day weekend in Logan at Casey & Mel's. After a fun game of golf with Derek & Chelsea we headed north & babysat Wyatt. The next morning we went rock climbing in the Canyon & we ran out of time so I was really the only one that got to climb. Jared started to lead for his first time but it was too hard so he only went part way.

After a lot of muscle & time I made it to the very top.
I love this picture of Wyatt & his double chin!

4 Year Anniversary

I'm late posting this but our 4 year anniversary was August 20. Jared planned a night's stay at Hotel Park City which I've been wanting to do for awhile. After we checked into our room we went on the coaster & Alpine Slide. The coaster is the best & you get to go together.

Then we ate dinner & went swimming at the hotel. We saw President Uchtdorf & Jared almost got to shake his hand. The next morning we had to get up extra early to make our 7:15 tee time. We were grouped with another twosome which I wasn't happy about but they ended up being nice older guys. We hadn't had breakfast so I could only do 9 holes but it was a beautiful & very fun course! I'm excited to spend another 4 years & more with my super husband!

After golfing & taking a quick swim at the pool before checking out, we headed to the SL Temple to do a session & remember our excitement & nerves 4 years ago. It was a great experience!

Jack Johnson

We went to see Jared's FAVORITE singer, Jack Johnson on the 18th & had a great time. Neil Halstead & Rogue Wave opened for him. Jack's music is great & I love all he's doing for the Earth! Even though we got home after midnight & had to go to work the next morning I have to say it was worth it!

Jack coming onto stage!

Look out Vanessa Hudgens, here comes zoe!

Zoe turned 5 this month & wanted a High School Musical B-day Party. Troy & Gabriella are the dolls sitting on the table. Zoe is great at Karaoke & did a great job entertaining the guests!

Bear Lake

Here are the brave souls that decided to try out the water weenie first!

Wyatt just lovin' his toes at the lake.

We had a fun time picking huckleberries (even though they were still small) & roasted s'mores afterward....yum!
By the time we went home we were all tuckered out. Megan & Bailey tried to get some shut eye on the bumpy ride home.

What do you call a rapper, opera singer, & hippie?

Answer: Austen.

Don't mind Jared's outfit. Austen invited us to a dance party that night & said we had to dress crazy.

For the love of Golf!

It has been a great year for golf. Last year we weren't able to go much but this year we've played a total of 45 holes! We golfed at Gladstan golf course in Payson with Jeff & Lindsay awhile ago & had a great time even though I did awful & Jared wasn't so great himself. Thanks Gardners, can't wait for the next tee time!

WASHINGTON

Jared & I were able to spend 12 days in Washington & here is a LONG post of our adventures.

We drove to Boise Tues. after work & stayed the night at Jared's favorite hotel (because of the yummy continental breakfast.) Wed. we stopped in the tri-cities to visit his Grandma, Aunts, Uncle, & a cousin. We drove the scenic route that takes you pretty close to Mt. Rainier. It was funny starting out a summer vacation by seeing snow!

Jared decided to surprise me with a plan to visit Forks (where Twilight takes place) & 1st Beach in La Push. We listened to twilight on disc on our drive to WA & ended up finishing right as we were driving into Forks. It wasn't even planned that way.

Even though the movie wasn't filmed here, the people are enjoying the attention & trying to make it as real as they can for visitors.

Since this was a bit out of our way we planned on staying at a place called Mats Mats Bay where his Grandparents have a little place to stay. Too bad we forgot the key & ended up taking a ferry at 11:30 p.m. to Seattle & getting home very late!

They had this sign at the hospital, a house "pegged" to be Charlie's, & a Bed & Breakfast they say is where the Cullens would've lived.

Jared enjoyed Twilight but got REALLY SICK of how she describes Edward & Bella's love for each other over & over. He wanted some action which is why he enjoyed listening to New Moon on our way home much better. He is currently reading Eclipse, which I told him had a lot more action & killing in it.

We went to the place where she first visits with Jacob & it was beautiful!! We froze! There were about 6 surfers in full body wetsuits from head to toe in the freezing cold water.

Another reason we decided to drive up this way was to see the Olympic National Forest & we also walked through the Hoh Rainforest! The funny thing was it was sunny everywhere outside of Forks but whenever we drove back into Forks it was overcast!
Jared & I went to a Mariners vs. Indians game & they were doing a "turn back the clock" day so the first 20,000 fans got a free hat from the 1980's. Jared was VERY excited & wore his almost every day. The players wore uniforms from 1989 I believe.
Yes it was sunny but we were in the shade most of the time & it was sooo cold.

We had so much fun at this game we went to another one to see them get beat by the Red Sox. Before the game we walked around Seattle & saw more Red Sox fans than Mariner fans. I guess it helps if you win some games.


You can see the Red Sox fans watching the Red Sox warm up. This was 2 hours before the game even began!
Jared almost got as high as Mt. Rainier ;)
DEREK & CHELSEA arrived Wed. night & boy did we have a lot planned for the next few days! We had a 7:30 am tee time Thursday morning, then we had Ryan's famous Cottage Cheese pancakes (sort of), went sea kayaking on the sound, then ate a yummy dinner at the Ram (a tradition.) We also love that Chelsea's birthday is near so we get their free birthday dessert!

That night we went to Batman. Jared & I had already watched it on this trip but Derek & Chelsea wanted to see it & Jared was begging me the whole time to go see it again so we did.

The next day, Chelsea's birthday, we had planned to take the boat from Lake Washington, through the locks into Puget Sound, & dock the boat & hang out in Seattle. We were VERY prepared but after about 10 min. of cruising on Lake Washington the boat lost power & the brand new belt broke :( So we had some nice boaters pull us over to a public dock, then called $Vessel $Assist$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ to tow us back to the Marina. It was very relaxing & Jared enjoyed not having to drive. There are soooo many beautiful homes on the lake.

We took Chelsea to a nice restaurant with a GORGEOUS view of a marina & watched the sun set. It was delicious! (yes Derek & Chelsea, I still tease Jared about the waitress)
Hope you had a fun Birthday Chels, thanks for spending it with us.....again!
We walked out on the pier where there were tons of people crabbing, it was filthy but fun to watch.

Just some extra large Rhuebarb from Phyllis's garden next door.

OK, so Jared & Derek went to find golf balls on the old jet ski. It was quite the sight!
Here they are getting on....................
and here they are falling off! You can see Chelsea out in the water, we were all laughing our heads off!

It was another fun time in Washington!!