Camping on the 4th of July

Grandma helped all the kids make 4th of July hats.

We camped at Warm Springs and there is a natural hot spring and there is a little pool to swim in.
Playing horseshoes

You Gotta Have Friends!

The gang from the branch.  We went up to Yellowstone and hiked and saw the sights.

Every year my friends Jessie, Marissa, and I get together and have lunch and pedicures.  We started our first year teaching together at Grovecrest.  We just hit it off and have been friends since.  We love our little reunions.  We just pick right up where we left off and laugh and have so much fun!
This is from the 3rd annual Kebob night at my house.  Love a good BBQ!

Aruba!

My three friends and I took off to Aruba for a week.  I have to admit when we decided to go, I didn't even know where Aruba was.  All I knew was that the Beach Boys sang about it.  It is a little island about 11 miles about Venezuela.  It was so beautiful and so relaxing.  Just what the doctor ordered!

The beautiful sunset on our last night.
Relaxing and reading by the pool.
Our Jeep tour group.  It was so fun.  We snorkeled, saw the national park, visited an ostrich farm and did some serious off roading.  
California lighthouse.
Dinner at the Iguana Cantina.  It overlooked a water show that was choreographed to music.
Aruba from the plane
The jeep that picked us up at the hotel for our tour.  Giddy-up!
Our last day.  Sniff, sniff.
Getting ready to make the all night flight to New York before heading to Aruba.  
Feeding the ostriches on our jeep tour.  I thought I got grabby when I am hungry!
I loved their license plates.  
There were lizards all over!  We also saw lots of iguanas around the pool.
This is the view from our hotel room.  Amazing!
This is one of my favorite shots. 

Colton and Kaylee's Wedding

This was a great day.  The weather was beautiful and the wedding was really special.  It was so neat to have so much family make the effort to be there.  I am so happy for Colt and Kaylee.  I don't think I could have hand picked a more perfect girl for Colton and our family.  

My House

My little house in Idaho Falls

Kitchen Before
Kitchen After
Living Room Before
Living Room After
My Bedroom Before
My Bedroom After
Upstairs Bathroom
Bedroom that I made my office before
Office After
Downstairs Storage Room that became a family room before

After

Dad's birthday

I love my daddy-o and we've been buds forever. He's the best ever. I'm so lucky to have him and the rest of my crazy family isn't so bad either. I don't know what I did to get such a great family! We celebrated with, of course, delish food and cake and ice cream, then easter egg hunts for all ages. The adult one was fun-who doesn't love having an excuse to be silly and act like a kid again?

Spring Break

We went to see Ben and Layani in Iowa, then headed down to Nashville to see my aunt Annie. This is her house. It was beautiful! We went and toured some civil war plantation houses. It was great! We spent lots of time with Ben and his family and saw some cousins we haven't seen in a while. I loved catching up with my Tennessee cousins. Then we hurried home for Jamison's baptism. It has been such a great and relaxing week. I really needed it!

Jamison's Baptism
Baby Tatum aka "Tato Tot"
Me with my little cuties Alyssa and Pierce