4th of July in Idaho...

Finally after like 6 years I got to go back to Idaho for the 4th of July!! I have been looking forward to this day for like 6 years now :) I am such a sucker for fireworks & Idaho Fall's fireworks will always be instilled in my heart as "The Best of the West of the Mississippi"!! I have shared this belief with Mike for 4 years now & he finally got to enjoy them with me, but besides just the fireworks we had a really great time in Idaho this weekend.

First, it started with lunch w/ my dear friend Nicole Stucki & her sis Lindsey. It was so great seeing you again Nicole!! If I had a blog when we lived together it would have been filled with lots of random things & lots of stories of all the FREE stuff we got. We definately had a great summer together :) Then we headed off to the Menan parade. And let me tell ya Mike & Josh (Amber's husband) were extremely impressed! Ok, so maybe they totally laughed at it but it was so fun being there & the carnival afterwards brought so many memories back...well mostly because I ran into so many great friends that I hadn't seen in way too long. I totally goofed and didn't take pictures with anyone but I did get a pic of me w/ the Jones! I love that I can still talk to them like we had never been apart! They are such a great family :) Below is a little scrap page of some of the fun pics we took there (the baby in the pic is my adorable niece, Paige - they were too cute not to post & the cowboy is a great representation of what you will find in Menan - haha - ok he was in the parade but by looking at him you had no way of knowing what he was suppose to be sponsoring):

Then of course it was time for the fireworks! We got there at like 5 so there was plently of time to take the boys for a walk around the Greenbelt (I wanted Mike to experience EVERYTHING)! Again saw some good friends & then it was time to experience the infamous fireworks!! Of course they were awesome & Mike even admited they were pretty darn good, except he said that it wasn't the fireworks that stole the show, it was just the whole atomosphere which I would totally have to agree with. Although we took lots of pics of the fireworks below is a scrap page of pics w/ the fam since we got to spend a lot of time with the family this weekend. The only people missing were my parents & Steve & his family - hopefully we'll all be together next year!

Saturday we started off the day golfing. I, of course, just drove the cart but it was fun watching Mike, Josh & Amber play! And Mike won - Go Mike!! Then we had a long needed nap before we headed off to the Snell's for dinner. We can always rely on the Snell's for some good ol' cookin'!! (For those that don't know they Snell's they are long time family friends of ours that will never get rid of us) Afterwards we just played around & then a fun little football game developed & below are some pics of that fun!! In the pics w/ us are Nate & Becca Stander (Snell)

Then we made our journey back home on Sunday. It was a great trip!! Hopefully Mike will let us go back for the 4th many more years to come :) Sorry for such the long post w/ all the pics and pretty much an itinerary of our weekend but I wanted you to get a feel of what a great time we had!! also if you want to see more pics and explanations of pretty much the same thing you can visit my sister's blog (Amber Hammond)! She's much better than me at putting up cute posts quickly!! Thanks Amber, Josh & of course Paige for coming with us & Jennie for letting us stay with you!! I hope you all had a wonderful 4th as well!!! I LOVE our Freedom!!!

A Beautiful Idaho Sunset

In Laws Versus In Laws...

Ok maybe it wasn't so much like that, but the other weekend we got the privilege of hanging out with both our parents :) This doesn't happen very often since Mike's family lives in Logan & my parents are in St. George but my family was coming to town for some golf tournaments & Mike's parents were coming down for the REAL soccer game & before you knew it we were all going to the game together. We had a really good time. We met up for dinner then rode Trax to the game. I even think my family enjoyed the game. For those of you that don't know my family they are Golf Fanatics & soccer is low on their radar but I think by the end of the game they were understanding what was happening and we even Won! Go REAL!! Here are some of the highlights of the day :)

Here we all are at the game - Left to Right: Mike's parents-us-Tyson-My Parents

Go REAL!!

Mike enjoying a yummy pretzel while Tyson cools off w/ a slushy (it sure was warm)

Tyson & I showing off some of his cool Tom Cruise look-a-like sunglasses he got that day at the Gateway!

We had a great weekend and we always love when family comes to visit!! My family was actually here for 5 days! Which is a record since we always tease them that we are just a pit stop from one golf course to the next :) We Love Ya!! Come back and visit again Real Soon!!

Watch Out Disneyland Here We Come...

I was so fortunate to get to take a Girl's weekend with my sweet Girlfriends to the place where ALL your dreams come true...Disneyland!!! My dearest friend Brittany Gerard decided a few months ago that it would be fun to go to Disneyland for her 25th Birthday. Well, I couldn't commit then but I was grateful that they still let me come. So Brittany, Janae, Cassie & I set off on a marvelous adventure! We were seriously like little kids running around Disneyland and California Adventure Land. I think we have about 300 pictures to prove how much fun we had :) But our fun definately had its price. Our feet suffered every step of the way!! Between Brittany and I we probably had like 15 bandaids on our feet and tape wrapped around to keep them on. It was not a pretty site - haha!!
We meet some pretty interesting people but I think Collin will always stand out in my mind. It was a 2 hour wait to go on Indiana Jones, so in that line we meet 7 yr old Collin. He talked non stop for probably an hour straight and we learned a little bit about everything. He even did a dance for us which he named the "ChaDaDa" He was so cute & definately helped the line go by much faster.


Then because it was Brittany's birthday we were determined to find her a guy or 2 (Cassie, Janae & I are all married so we thought we would do our sisterly duty and find her a guy). Well, the park really wasn't swarming with single attractive guys our age but we did end up in line next to a couple of 21 yr olds which turned out to be really nice guys. Except for the fact that when we all first saw eachother we thought they were much older and they thought we were fresh out of High School - man times never seem to change no matter how old I get. Anyways we got them to sing Happy Birthday to Brittany and the whole crowd cheered for her. It was really funny and I think deep down she Loved it even though she swore that we would never be forgiven.

The rest of the trip was just filled with a lot of screaming, laughing, and groaning (due to our painful feet) but all in all I am so glad I went on this trip! Well, I'm especially glad that Mike let me go. He is such a great husband!!! So if you ever get the chance to take a girl's weekend you MUST, you will be forever sad that you didn't!! Here's a slide show of about an 18th of the pics we took! but hopefully you can get a feel of how much fun we had!!

Happy Father's Day...

Happy Father's Day Dad & Dad!! You truly bring a light into our lives :) And we are happy to call you our Dad! Thanks for everything!!!

A Visit from Friends...

Brittany and I met at Massage Therapy school and quickly became real close :) We were both dating guys we totally knew we would marry (which we did) and were just enjoying the life. Well 4 years later, I'm glad to say that we have still stayed close even though they have lived in California for last three years. They have the cutest little boy Carson & it was soo much fun seeing them. And since 99.9% of our friends have kids, Mike & I always find ourselves doing more "family" like activies when we hang with friends & this time was no different. We went to the Museum of Ancient Life at Thanksgiving Point so Carson could be awed at all the neat Dinosour skeletons, but I would have to admit we were the real kids there. Here are some pics of the Highlights (or atleast some of the pics we took before my camera died)

This was too cute!! Mylo's not use to having someone to play with his own size :)

I just thought this was cool

Mike begged me to take a picture w/ him in the cave! Ok, the truth is I pulled him in but look at how cute he looks :)

Brittany & I made this 2 headed 2 tailed dinosour - We called it "PurLowe" (I think Carson was pretty impressed)

Brittany, Carson, Chad (sorry I had no pics of you chad) Thanks for visiting!!

Come back Real Soon!!

One Word Tag...

1. Where is your cell phone?..........Table
2. Your significant other?...............Lucky (that I have him)
3. Your hair color?...........................Blonde
4. Your mother?..............................Loving
5. Your father?................................Funny
6. Your favorite thing?...................Laughter
7. Your dream last night?..............Weird
8. Your favorite drink?..................Sprite (w/ lime)
9. Your dream/goal?......................Mom (To be)
10. The room you're in?.................Cluttered
11. Your hobby?..............................Cards
12. Your fear?..................................Losing
13. Where do you want to be in six years?...........Home
14. Where were you last night?..............................Cuddling
15. What you're not?........................Patient
16. Muffins?.......................................Blueberry
17. One of your wish list items?......Children
18. Where you grew up?...................Rigby
19. The last thing you did?................Dinner
20. What are you wearing?...............Comfy
21. Your tv?.........................................Noisy
22. Your pets?.....................................Playing
23. Your computer?............................Working
24. Your life?........................................Busy
25. Your mood?....................................Sleepy
26. Missing someone?..........................Family
27. Your car?.........................................Mine - just pd it off :)
28. Something your not wearing?.......Shoes
29. Favorite store?................................Crafty
30. Your summer?................................Beginning
31. Like someone? ................................Mike
32. Your favorite color?........................Depends
33. When was the last time you laughed?...........Moments
34. Last time you cried?......................Seconds (just watched the music video on Liza's blog - it is definately a tear jerker)
35. Who will do this?..............................You!

I tag Amber, Becca, Jennie & Kim (and whoever else would like to do it :)

Nauvoo 103 Reunion

I was Sooo Lucky to get some awesome roommates my first year of college at BYU-Idaho. I mean I had great room mates later as well, but not like these girls! I mean it is 7 years later and we still Love to keep in touch. This past weekend we had a barbeque and we were all able to make it but 2 girls (we missed ya Shami & Jenn) but next time we will all be there! Well Lexie, Carolee, & Sarah I Love that I was able to live with you that year and I will always cherish those memories!

Memorial Weekend Fun

Memorial Weekend was alot of fun! We went to St. George to visit with the fam. The weekend included LOTS of pictures, a birthday extravaganza for Dad, a Baby Blessing for my cousin's baby Olivia, a fun swim at the rec center which included some basketball & rock climbing and Lots of Yummy food! I think that pretty much covered it but all in all we had a really great time. Below are some pics of the highlights :)

This is mom cooking up a storm in her new apron we gave her for Mother's Day. They are called Flirty Aprons and Sooo much cuter than the usual aprons you see. And I just thought the other picture was really cute of my Mom and Mylo

We tested my "Smile" feature on my camera on my adorable little neice Paige.

Looks like it worked :)

Amber and I had a lot of fun taking pictures! Now there has always been the question as to who is the evil sister...Well, I think the picture on the right answers this question...haha!

Mike and I giving my dad his Birthday Present (as you can tell Mike LOVES to take pictures and he is always eager to pose for one...NOT!). Yes, that would be a picture of my butt print on the right...well atleast my pocket. So if the question ever were to raise if I had a big butt...well this would have to answer it! (I don't even know why I am even posting this, but i have to admit it was pretty funny...at least funny enough to take a picture)

This is Mike rock climbing at the Rec Center (dang he's good) & us after playing Basketball. I am choosing not to post pics of us swimming because I would have to admit...They aren't too pretty :)

I hope you can tell we had a really great time!!

Another Year Older...

Happy Birthday To You!!

Happy Birthday To You!!

Happy Birthday Dear Old Daaaddd

Happy Birthday To You!!

Wow 54 years!! Although you are getting old...er & can be a little scary at times (refer to above picture) I still Love ya! You are a great Dad and I wish you the Best on your Special Day! Thanks for all the laughs and fun you have provided in my life. I have many crazy memories of you. Some filled with you embarrassing me or almost losing my lunch from laughing so hard as you wobbled up and down the hallway & through the doors (you know what I'm talking about) You definately added some spice into my life!

Love You & Have a Great Birthday!!

New Job Update...

As many of you know I started a new job 3 weeks ago & I have yet to tell you how it's going. Well, it is definately different then what I have done before but I am enjoying it. I will refrain from going into detail as to what it is I do exactly, because it is kindof hard to explain and it always comes out sounding like I work at a call center, but to sum it up I am pretty much a personal assistant for HP Specialist located out of Arizona & New Mexico for the company Hewlett Packard even though I am employed by a company called Marketstar. Yes, I realize that doesn't really tell you much but I am enjoying it and I love being home by 4:30 and missing all of the traffic!! The people at work with are really laid back and our managers do alot to help us keep that "Team" mentality. Like last Friday we took a long lunch and played Softball (which my team lost) but it was alot of fun & I got some definate lines on my arms from the sun :) And this Wednesday we are going to do some more team building events. Well, I know this post isn't very exciting and there are no pics but I just wanted to keep you updated.