Just Enjoying Life

The End of Another Year

2012-01-05T19:31:00.006-07:00

Wow; a whole month has flown by since my last post. December was packed full of things happening; both good and bad.

-I survived my first semester at BYU, and actually did alright.

-My family and I had to make an unexpected trip to Seattle the week before Christmas to attend my Grandpa's funeral (a cough that he had turned out to be a lung disease, and after a week in the hospital he passed away. But we're making it through).

-Brandon and Diana surprised the family and showed up for Christmas.

-Grandma Horne fell on Christmas Eve and broke her hip. So we spent some time visiting her in the hospital; and now in a physical therapy rehab center up in Bountiful.

-I spent New Year's Eve with Nicole, Jeffery, Kate, and some friends.

-I spend lots of time in Bountiful with a handful of my favorite people ;). (Kate is so adorable and we are discovering that she has such a fun personality. While in Seattle she began talking to herself, all the time, its awesome. I love her.)

-Did some wedding luncheon fun with Marcus and Janalyn.

-Work, work, and more work.

-And I have now begun Winter semester; so I might disappear from the world again...

But for pure enjoyment, pictures from this past month:

This pretty much sums up exactly how we are at 6 o'clock in the morning; the missionaries are still surprised we are this awake...

The fantastic quilt that I made Kate for Christmas. (Ignore the bad quality of the picture; it is from my old phone)

Merry Christmas to you from baby Kate.

She began holding on to her toys.

Kate learned how to drive on her way to Seattle?

Kate did awesome for the car ride. Towards the end she started getting a little fussy; we discovered that the TV calms her down, hmmm.

My old stomping grounds. Good old Everett.

Dad with all his girls.

I saw mommy kissing Santa Clause.

Kate got a visit from Santa.

Her face is priceless.

Smiley girl.

Growing up way too fast.

Pro.

Happy New Year to all!

Happy Thursday!

2011-12-01T22:44:00.002-07:00

What made this Thursday such a happy one? Brandon had a layover in Salt Lake, so we went up and visited him after having dinner with the Keller clan. I miss Brandon and Diana. Looks like there is a much needed trip to San Fransisco :).

So happy!

A Very Cute Baby

2011-11-15T17:25:00.003-07:00

Last week was Kate's baby blessing. Gorgeous little girl. It was such a wonderful day, and there were a ton of people there in support. This girl is loved so much it is insane.

Mom and I joined Nicole, Kim, Mark, and kids up at Thanksgiving Point to check out the farm. I love my time with the cutest little girl, she is so much fun to watch.

This has now become one of my most favorite pictures

Baby Time

2011-10-16T10:22:00.005-06:00

School is keeping me busy, busy, busy. Not too much fun. Thankfully, I can take some time away from the craziness and go up to Woods Cross to spend time with the Kellers. For Conference weekend, Erin came down and we hung out up there. And then last week since Mom and Dad were gone, Nicole convinced me to come up, so I wasn't alone (honestly, it doesn't take much convincing to get me up there). It was a blast to hang out with my sister, and the oh so adorable baby Kate.

We went out to eat to celebrate Erin's Birthday a little early. (Ignore the forced smile on my face...I don't know what happened)

Kate is absolutely gorgeous! She is so much fun to watch, and she is growing up way too fast!

And of course, Nicole and I can't get together without making some sort of dessert. So we made Halloween sugar cookies this time. After making the dough, Nicole realized that she did not have the appropriate sprinkles for the spooky holiday, hence the red and green sprinkles and icing.

Welcome to the World!

2011-09-04T12:04:00.005-06:00

We are all a little excited (okay, maybe more than a little) around here right now. Because, on Wednesday August 31 at 1:32 pm this gorgeous little girl joined the world. She was 8 days early, and that was fine with us.

Baby Kate weighed in at 6 pounds 11 ounces and 19 inches long. She is absolutely perfect! She is such a precious little girl and we are all so excited to spoil her and show her how much we love her. Welcome to the family Kate!

Look at how happy Grandpa is!

And yes, I will be her favorite Aunt. I've already started spoiling her and she doesn't even know it! :)

Josh Groban

2011-08-14T11:10:00.002-06:00

Friday night, while driving home from a ward activity, a friend of ours mentioned that her sister had Josh Groban tickets and couldn't go anymore and she needed to sell them. Well, since Erin is completely obsessed with Josh, we bought the tickets and spent our Saturday night in Salt Lake exploring Gateway and then enjoying one of the best singers of all time. Totally spontaneous. And so worth the money. It was a fantastic concert!

Family, Isn't It About...Time?

2011-08-14T10:54:00.005-06:00

This past week we were up in Idaho for the Call Family Reunion. It was a blast. We had a bunch of cabins for everyone to stay in, and had dinner together every night next to the lake. We spent our time hanging out, playing games, swimming, and spending time as family. One of the highlights was Monday night. It was decided that each family was to perform a skit. Well, us being Horne's and the "over-achievers" as we were called. Put together a video beforehand that we could show. Thanks to Diana's amazing video skills, we pulled off the greatest family skit video of all time. Blew everyone's mind. So I guess that makes us pretty cool?

I didn't take a whole lot of pictures. Slacking, I know. But here are the couple that I did manage to get when I remembered to pull the camera out.

Right before we hit the road.
Love this little girl. She was eating watermelon the whole night.
Hanging out on the beach.
Seriously, isn't she adorable?!

I love our family!

Life With One Less Organ

2011-07-11T15:32:00.008-06:00

So, as you can guess from the post title, I am now down one organ in my body. But don't worry, it's for the better.

(This story is detailed so that I can have it for documentation sake).

For about the last 2 years I was having these pains in my abdominal area. The past couple of months they were getting increasingly worse, to the point that it was getting hard to breathe. Well, it was time to go to the Doctor. His guess was that I was having problems with my gallbladder and he wanted to get some tests done. The ultrasound of my abdominal area showed that my organs were working fine and that there were no gallstones in my gallbladder. Well, something was obviously wrong so they decided to have me do another test. This test was a HIDA scan; a.k.a. they shoot some radioactive material in my system to see if it can get a reaction out of my organs. Well that test came back telling me that my gallbladder wasn't functioning properly. Hooray, the problem was figured out and it was time to go in for surgery to get it removed. As I met with the surgeon he decided to give me more details. To keep your gallbladder in your body it has to be working at least 35%. Well folks, mine was working at 3.9%, he wanted it out of me as soon as possible. 2 days later, at 5:45 in the morning I was at the hospital getting prepped for surgery. They did it laparoscopic; meaning they cut me in 4 different places and went in through the incisions. It all went okay, and now I've just been in the recovery process. I'm feeling much better than I did before, but there's still the whole fact of my body getting used to not having the gallbladder inside of me. I had my check-up appointment and my Doctor gave me the clear to start gradually getting back into all my daily activities.

So what have I been doing while I've been recovering? Taking it easy :).

Nicole is due in 2 months. Which means the time has come for Baby Showers! I have been making invitations, getting things ready, wrapping presents, and attending the showers. So much fun!

To celebrate the 4th of July, we went boating (of course). But sadly, since I had surgery, all I was allowed to do was sit on the boat and work on my tan. But everyone else did fantastic wake-boarding and surfing.

Dad wake-boarding

I love Brandon's face in this

Just hanging out on the boat

We went to the Stadium of Fire; which was absolutely fantastic! And we did fireworks and a barbeque with family and friends.

Excited to see David Archuleta

This lovely sunshine of July brings time to do some swimming.

Jaxon looks too innocent to be playing chicken

Victorious!

Chris, Becky, and Aimee Jackson came home from Brazil; so to celebrate we had a barbeque up in the park with family.

Family time is fantastic!

Happy Birthday Nicole!

2011-06-14T16:31:00.003-06:00

I'd like to give a Birthday shout out to this lovely lady:

Nicole is 23 today! She is such an amazing woman. I'm glad I have her for an older sister. I don't know what I would ever do without her!

Best Buds:

Not So Little

2011-05-14T11:20:00.003-06:00

In my eyes, Erin is still this little 14 year old girl. But she is 18, and will be graduating from High School in just under 2 weeks. I'm kind of in denial about this. She isn't allowed to grow up, she needs to stay as my little sister. Last night was her Senior Ball. And just looking at these pictures, you will agree that she is definitely not so little anymore. So sad.

Before the day date:
After getting ready:
Both so good looking:

Road Trip

2011-05-01T14:56:00.003-06:00

Chelsea and I took a Road Trip down to Ephraim for the weekend to see my old roommates and watch them graduate. It was a ton of fun, even if we didn't get any sleep :).

We went a little crazy once it hit about 1 o'clock.

It was so good to see these girls again!

We also probably ate too much candy. But a road trip without snacks would equal no fun.

And yes, I did get a haircut. I risked it and got full bangs. It's still weird seeing myself with them.

Birthday and Spring

2011-04-18T12:01:00.005-06:00

At the beginning of this month I turned 20! So strange. I am now no longer a teenager and it's a little hard to wrap my head around it. To celebrate, along with Brandon and Jeffery's Birthdays, we went to Fat Cats after the Priesthood session of Conference and did some bowling.

We've gotten some spring weather here between the rain and/or snow storms. We took advantage of it and did some yard work. Both Erin and Koda enjoyed the warm weather.

One of my favorite parts of spring is the flowers blooming.

Game Day

2011-03-24T16:50:00.003-06:00

This is how I got ready for BYU Basketball today:

A cake and some cupcakes shaped as Basketballs.

An older photo:

We celebrated BYU's win against New Mexico in the MWC Championship by making JimmerJacks (flapjacks shaped as Js).

Happy Game Day!

GO COUGARS!

A Couple Fun Pictures

2011-03-08T18:00:00.006-07:00

This time of year brings a lot of random snow fall. It can get annoying, but Koda seems to be enjoying it.

Erin would be very happy if she got a "pillow pet." ;)

And of course, I hung out with this little guy.

I was also informed of something pretty big that has determined what I will be doing in the fall.
That's right. I was accepted to Brigham Young University for Fall of 2011. It's going to be an adventure.

I am also now allowed to post this picture. I am going to be an Aunt! We are all so excited for Nicole and Jeffery. Just look at the glow on the Grandparent's faces.

Birthdays and Fun

2011-02-11T14:56:00.006-07:00

The past couple of weeks haven't been too eventful; just partying with Birthdays and babysitting.

The Birthdays:

Surprising Chelsea and taking her out to dinner for her Birthday

We had the whole family together for Mom's Birthday

Spent a weekend with Grandpa and Grandma Call:

Babysitting:

Meet my Valentine for this year: Hyrum McCune. He is such a cutie!
For a Relief Society activity we learned how to make boutonnieres and do some flower arranging. This is the awesome one my friend Alicia and I made:

From Christmas to New Years

2011-01-07T13:54:00.010-07:00

From Christmas to New Years there was a lot of family in town so we spent most of our time hanging out and spending time together. I took tons of pictures of the family so this post will be documented in those pictures.

We went and saw the movie Tangled on Christmas Day:

We stopped by Kaysville to see the Hansen cousins and play with some nurf guns:

We went and saw the lights on Temple Square:

We did some painting around the house:

Jon and Cristina Wise and their boys showed up on New Year's Eve to spend a week with us:

We spent lots of time playing together:

On the bed-
Smiling and Making faces-
Running errands- (these boys look a little too happy about going through my purse)

And celebrated Austin's 5th Birthday-
And hung out with Morgan for a last time for the time being:

Chicago

2010-12-02T13:18:00.004-07:00

In the middle of November I went with Dad to the Greenbuild Conference in Chicago. We stayed busy running registration and other sections that Active Network was in charge of. It was a lot of fun being with Dad. We went out to late dinners, spent one day doing a little exploration of the town, rode in a limo on the way to dinner one night, and I even got to experience the bus and train systems. I only have a couple of pictures from the one day that did some walking around the town, because we were busy working the rest of the time :).

Dad talking to Mom at our Hotel

Chicago

Dad by Lake Michigan. (my camera doesn't do too well when it gets dark)

Gazebo

The Joys of Fall

2010-10-31T11:30:00.006-06:00

Fall means it's time for Halloween. But what came before Halloween this year was a little frightening. Erin's 18th Birthday. The little baby of the family is now 18 years old. This year we celebrated by having a family dinner and then going up to Thanksgiving Point to do the corn maze. It was a lot of fun.

Erin made her Birthday cake this year
All the sisters
We are strange, it is true
Going to school
The Birthday Girl

Of course the week of Halloween gets really really cold and it almost always snows. And this year, it snowed through a night and into the next day. It was beautiful, and then it left as quickly as it came.

The weather warmed up a tiny bit and we got some rain yesterday during Trick-Or-Treating. Which happens every year.

Before heading out

Fall is Here

2010-10-10T10:21:00.007-06:00

Once again, a month has flown by. It is now October and fall is here! September was spent doing a lot of wedding stuff. Nicole and I threw Toni a Bridal Shower. We had a Bachelorette Party. And then of course the wedding!

The beautiful cupcakes Diana and I made
Diana with her masterpiece
The beautiful bride
Bachelorette Party!
No longer considered the newlyweds of the family
With the bride and groom
So happy
With my new sister
Sister In-laws

Since fall is here, and its chilly outside, my friends and I decided to make some sugar cookies. It was so fun spending the night in the kitchen cooking.
While the cookies were baking

I can't believe fall is here, but I am loving it. The Halloween decorations are out. And Erin and I have already pulled out the Hot Chocolate.

Family and California

2010-08-24T10:32:00.009-06:00

At the beginning of August the Hansen family came in town for a baby blessing and a reunion, lucky for us, we were able to see them and spend some time with them.
Mom and Erin holding Amy's baby
I pulled out my camera to take a picture of Cannon, and he immediately gave me this adorable smile
I love my cousins!

Last week we went to California and it was a blast! We drove Tuesday afternoon and arrived in San Diego late that night. Wednesday Dad had to go into the San Diego office for work so Mom, Erin, and I went to the temple and did some shopping at a mall. Then we drove to a hotel just outside of Glendale and Brandon and Diana came over for a swim. On Thursday we went to Universal Studios and then went to Hollywood Blvd and saw the Stars. We spent the night at Bryant and Marynell's and then Friday morning Dad drove back to San Diego to do some more work while Mom, Erin, and I helped Brandon finish packing up and cleaning their apartment while Diana also went to work. We stayed in a hotel in San Diego and went to Sea World on Saturday. Sadly the fun had to end and we spent Sunday driving home, only to come home to a house with no power. The big wind storm knocked out the power line for part of our neighborhood and so we didn't have power for about 4 hours. But it's okay because now we have Brandon and Diana home which I am so happy for. I missed them.
Erin and Mom outside the Temple
On Temple grounds
We were really excited
Meet the new Vanna White
At Sea World we saw a dolphin show
And saw Shamu!
Mom was able to see her Polar bears

Where has July gone?

2010-07-28T16:07:00.006-06:00

July has flown by. I can't believe the month is almost over. Over the 4th Dad, Mom, Erin, and I went up to Yellowstone and went camping. We saw quite a few bears, a ton of buffalo, and of course saw Old Faithful. It was a really fun trip and I'm glad we were able to go again.
Dad with his buffalo fur/hair
Erin next to one of the million of buffalo that we saw
The brown spot is a mommy grizzly, and following her were two cubs

Last week I went and spent the week with Nicole up in Bountiful. It was so much fun! I love spending time with her. We had lots of fun hanging out with each other in the evenings when she got back from work. And I was able to join her and the rest of Jeffery's family in Bear Lake for the weekend. We had a lot of fun playing at the beach, swimming at the pool, and spending time as family and friends. I didn't really take any pictures, so eventually I will have to get some from Nicole.
Nicole and I partying in the car
Isn't Bear Lake so pretty?
On our way to Bear Lake. I miss you Nicole!

And today is Toni's Birthday! Yay! Happy 22nd Birthday! I love her! :)

Summer Brings Time to Play

2010-06-30T13:28:00.001-06:00

This summer I have had multiple chances to play and hang out with my friends. I love it when I can get together with my friends because we have the greatest times. We always have a blast and really enjoy spending time together.

We spent some time playing at the park...

hiking the Y...
taking pictures in the car after swimming...seeing some movies, first Last Song...
and then Eclipse!!
We were really excited about the movie, it was amazing!

Enjoying Nature

2010-06-02T11:39:00.000-06:00

What better way to enjoy the Memorial Day weekend then to go camping? We left Friday to go down to Mt. Carmel to spend the weekend enjoying some National Parks. Dad, Mom, Devin, and Erin left early Friday afternoon, and not too long after they left did the tire on the trailer blow out. So what do they do? Put on the spare and start going again. Not too long after that, the spare blew. So Dad and Mom ditched Devin and Erin with the trailer to go into town and buy some new tires. Thankfully after that they didn't have any more problems and they got to the campsite about an hour before Jeffery, Nikki, Toni, and I got there; and we left at about 7. Saturday we drove to the Grand Canyon and Sunday we went to Zions. We did some hiking in both parks and had tons of fun. It was great to go back because we hadn't been to those places in years. On Monday Jeff, Nikki, Devin, and Toni came back home so Dad, Mom, Erin, and I took the day easy with some touring around the towns and seeing some fun historical places. The weekend was fantastic and it was great to get in some time having fun with the family.

Brace yourself, there are a lot of pictures! This is because I was the one who was taking most of the pictures so I need to share them with those who didn't have their cameras.

Toni, Devin, and Koda in the trailer
Dad, Devin, and Toni at the Grand Canyon
Erin, Nikki, and Toni
Trying to get Jeffery to smile is so difficult...
The Grand Canyon
Isn't it beautiful?
Dad and Mom
On our hike that we did at the Grand Canyon
Me and Toni
Dad took this picture, sorry its a little blurry
On our way to Zions we climbed this mountain; Devin is at the top, and in the bunch is Erin, Toni, and Nikki
Toni and Koda
On the hike we did at Zions before we drove through the tunnel
Devin climbed over to the little ledge over by one of the windows of the tunnel; if you look closely you can see him in his light blue shirt
Nikki and Jeff by what I guess is the Star Trek rock?
There was a river on one of the hikes
Mom, Nikki, and Dad
This is one of my favorite pictures
Koda did some climbing of his own and made friends with this buffalo
Dad with his good pal John Wayne
We stopped at the place where a lot of western movies are made

Could this be right???
Riding in our covered wagon
They were supposed to be acting old...
Now what did Erin do to get put in jail?
Dad looks like he fits in perfectly
We look so small compared to this huge chair
Drinking their...beer?
We ran out of firewood, so Erin had to be a super hero and climb down the mountain to get some wood
Cutting some wood
Me pulling her up

Hellos and Goodbyes

2010-05-21T13:12:00.000-06:00

Since I am home I was able to go to Timpview's last choir concert for the year. It was a lot of fun and they sang some pretty amazing songs. It was great to say hello again (for good this time) to a bunch of my friends. And I have loved being able to hang out with them all again!
Me with my two best friends Chelsea and Michon

Today I had to say goodbye to Brandon and Diana as they left for California for Brandon's internship with Disney. They were living with us for this past week before they left and today we packed up their car and they headed out. They have now been gone for about 30 minutes and I miss them already! It is going to be weird to not have them around this summer but they are going to have so much fun in California. Good luck you guys! I love you!!
Packing up their car
They have a small car so sadly they had to leave some things behind
I love my sister in-law!
Right before they left :'(

Schools Out!

2010-05-06T11:41:00.000-06:00

I have been done with school for about a week, so now I am back home which means I actually have some time to do an update. This will not be a long update though because honestly I don't remember a lot of the things that happened these past two months. In the middle of March I had a week off for spring break so I came home and spent my time hanging out with the family and doing some cleaning. I went up to Bountiful with Nikki and Jeff for a weekend and spent a lot of time hanging out with Nikki during my whole break. At the beginning of April I surprised Mom and showed up at home on April Fools Day and spent the weekend at home celebrating my Birthday and Easter while enjoying Conference. I also got visits from Mom, Erin, Brandon, and Diana while down at school over a couple of weekends. That covers the real big events, the pictures that are included in this post will include some from those activities and also other ones that have happened these past two months.
Nikki and I up in Bountiful
Jen, Erin, and Mom when they came down for the weekend
Diana and Brandon
I was so happy that they came down and saw me :)
My roommates and I went to a little park and took some pictures
My building!
Before we left for the Easter weekend we colored eggs
We were sick of packing and cleaning so we took a break to do some mattress surfing
All of us roommates outside our apartment (#10)
Me and Lauren in our bedroom
Me and Jen saying our goodbyes
Nikki and I went to a play Monday night and after we had some fun dancing in her car with the windows rolled down and the sunroof open

Happy Birthday Dad!

2010-02-27T18:31:00.000-07:00

This post is dedicated to my Dad. Today is his birthday and he turned 50. Half a century! (I keep saying that, but it is so fun)

My Dad is the greatest Father in the world. He is so understanding, forgiving, loving, smart, religious, and a great friend. He has so much knowledge and wisdom, I can turn to him for anything. He has always been such a great example to me in everything. I feel so privileged to be his daughter. He will always be there when I need him.

Happy Birthday Dad! I love you so much!

Me & Dad when they dropped me off for college
Me & Dad at Bryce Canyon
Me & Dad in Mexico
Me, Dad, & Erin after Brandon & Diana's reception
Koda, Mom, & Dad hiking the Y
Dad fixing the flat tire, he is such a handy man!

Partying!

2010-02-21T10:56:00.000-07:00

The past month I have pretty much just been partying. After long weeks of school I spend the weekends having a blast. :) At the end of January I came home for my best friends farewell. It was sad to see him go, but it was great to hang out with him one last time.

Jared and I

Over President Day's weekend I was home once again. Friday night we had a girls night. We made pizzas, cupcakes, watched a chick flick, and painted nails. It was so fun to hang with just the girls. Then the boys crashed and the girl time ended. ;)

Nicole as we were making cupcakes
Diana, Erin, and Mom after dinner
Diana, Mom, and Koda watching the movie

This weekend we threw a surprise party for Dad. His birthday isn't until the 27th, but of course we had to do it the week before so he wouldn't have any idea. He was so surprised and the party turned out great. We had a lovely cake done by Costco, balloons, rock band, and a little presentation for him. We had made him a slide show with a bunch of pictures and then Mom and all of the kids got up and told everyone why we love Dad and some fun stories. Overall I say the party was a great success!

The room
The lovely cake
Brandon and Diana
Diana, Nicole, and Me
The Birthday Boy!

Fun Times

2010-01-17T12:28:00.000-07:00

Be prepared, this is a lengthy post.

Just before Thanksgiving break I came up with my roommates and with some friends here we went and saw New Moon. It was a ton of fun and was a way good movie.
Chelsea, Me, and Erin waiting for the movie to start

Thanksgiving break was awesome. The semester was coming to a close and I was ready for a relaxing break. We spent the week hanging out, playing games, and seeing/watching movies. On Thanksgiving morning Dad, Erin, Devin, Brandon, and I went up to the shooting range and we shot guns. It was my first time and I didn't do too bad. I will admit however, that I was scared with all the shooting going on, it was loud and I thought I might get hurt.
Dad shooting the clay pidgins

I don't know about you, but Brandon looks a little to happy to be holding a gun
Erin looks a little frightened to me
My first time shooting a gun, and if you look closely at the red circle, I got a bulls-eye
Erin with her target
Brandon looks like he belongs to the mafia

That Saturday of Thanksgiving break was the BYU vs Utah game. The Holy War. It was intense and ended very well.
Just hanging out at the game
Mom and Dad. And yes, Dad did paint his entire face
We won! Go Cougars!

I finished up the semester of school the second week of December and started my Christmas vacation with Timpview's A Cappella Christmas concert. This concert is special because at the end of the concert all the alumni join the choir on stage for two numbers.
Erin, Diana, Me, Mr. Larson, and Nicole

I was out of school a week before anyone else so while they were finishing up, I helped Mom get everything ready for our Cruise. Yes its true, we went on a cruise over Christmas to the Mexican Rivera. It was for our Call family reunion and it was a blast to see everyone again. Friday the 18th, we went to Nicole's graduation from Nursing school (Wahoo!) and then drove all night to California. We got to the port and did all the checking in, and after waiting a while we were able to board the ship. Saturday was spent just relaxing, eating, and exploring the ship.

Sunday we woke up and had a church service in one of their theaters. We opened it up for anyone on the ship who wanting to come, and we had from about 160-180 people show up. It was amazing. Since it was Sunday and we were at sea we spent the rest of the day playing games, eating (of course), and some more exploring of the ship. Monday we got to Cabo San Lucas, our first stop. We split different ways to do different activities. Including, whale watching, scuba diving, golfing, shopping, and playing at the beach. I went whale watching and it was fun. You never really know how big whales really are until you see them right next to your boat.

Tuesday we were in Mazatlan. The activities our family did there were an ATV exploration around the island, shopping, and playing at the beach. Our family, along with some of the Calls, did the ATVs. It was fantastic! We rode through a town, on the beach, and just around the island to explore. It was so much fun and we had a blast racing each other. Wednesdays activities in Puerto Vallarta included more shopping and playing on the beach, and swimming at a water park and with dolphins. Dad, Mom, Grandma Call, Marcus, Erin, and I all went to the water park on the island. Dad, Grandma, Erin, and I swam with dolphins there inside the park. It was the best thing in the world! It has always been my dream to swim with dolphins and I was finally able to accomplish it.

Thursday and Friday we were at sea on our way back to California so our time was spent laying out, swimming, relaxing, playing games, and eating on the ship. It was so nice to have things to do and a variety and unlimited supply of food to eat. Almost every night we did Family Karaoke in one of the lounges and it was awesome. We went to lots of show/performances and enjoyed being able to be carefree. Saturday morning, the 26th, we got back to California and began our drive back to Utah. We spent the night in St. George and then continued the drive Sunday morning.

For New Years lots of family showed up in town so along with them we had the family that was already in town come over for a party at our house. It was so nice this season to not only spend a lot of time with the Call family, but since a lot of the Horne family was in town we got to see a lot of them as well. Now after the holidays, I am just trying to get back in the swing of school and waiting for the day when I can relax when this semester is over. (And sadly the semester just started).
Erin and I after Nicole's graduation
The beautiful sunset
Levi and Aubrey
Erin and Andrew. The housekeepers would make us towel animals almost every day

Dinner Time at the Restaurants:
Shawn, Yuan, Bob, Julie, Mike, and Devin
Andrew, Erin, Peter, Darren, Me, and Kayleen
Brandon, Diana, Renae, Nicole, and Jeffery
Stephanie, Aubrey, Levi, and Me
Nicole, Jeffery, Mom, Dad, and Devin
Nicole and Jeffery. He is so weird
Erin with her dinner. Even though we went to the restaurants, they were still somewhat buffet style
Nicole, Brandon, Diana, Dad, Mom, and Jeffery at the midnight chocolate buffet

Family Karaoke:
Dad singing 'Achy Breaky Heart'
Erin and I singing 'Teardrops On My Guitar'
Devin, Shawn, and Mike singing 'Last Christmas'
Stephanie, Brandon, Diana, and Aubrey hanging out at one of the shows
The huge gingerbread house that became our meeting place whenever we left the ship
Erin and I in our room after getting ready for dinner
Cabo San Lucas
Diana, Me, Erin, and Mom after whale watching
Dad and Brandon
Jeffery, Marcus, Nicole, Diana, Brandon, Erin, Wade, Devin, Me, Dad, Mom, Renae, Susan, Peter, Andrew, and Darren during our ATV excursion
The Posse: Andrew, Me, Erin, Wade, and Renae
Erin, Me, Dad, and Grandma in the water with the dolphins. (More pictures to come of this adventure)
The dolphin show
Me and Erin outside the water park
Erin, Diana, and Nicole shopping in Puerto Vallarta
Dad and Mom shopping
Stephanie and Hannah. It was so hard to say goodbye to all of our cousins on Saturday morning

Brandon and Diana

It was a very fun and relaxing trip!

The Awaited Pictures

2009-11-08T17:20:00.000-07:00

The first snow fall in Ephraim

Erin at Bryce Canyon
Dad, Erin, & Mom

Me & my Daddy

Sisters!!
Devin & Me
Devin

Playing With Family & Friends

2009-10-28T09:25:00.000-06:00

During the Fall Break in Provo my Grandparents came into town. So on the 16th and 17th my family came and picked me up and we went down to Bryce Canyon. It was perfect weather. The sun was out and it was warm. It was so fun hiking and spending the weekend with family. The next week of school wasn't too bad. And Friday the 23rd was a pretty exciting day. My best friend opened his mission call and is going to the Montreal, Canada French speaking mission. I'm so excited for him.

Since there's really nothing to do here in Ephraim, my roommates and I went up to Provo for Saturday. We stopped by my house and spent a little bit of time with my family then went to do some shopping. We were also able to get midnight tickets to see New Moon when it comes out. That is going to be way fun. My roommates have a friend who is going to BYU so we went and saw her apartment and then we all went to Denny's to eat dinner and wait for the traffic to die down after the depressing BYU game.

Since Halloween is just right around the corner, for our ward on Monday night we carved pumpkins. Sadly I don't have a picture of it but it was fun to carve it together for our apartment. Last night our apartment complex had a little mini Halloween party and we watched "The Ring" at our clubhouse. And what is Halloween without it getting cold? It snowed yesterday but it did not stick. However, when I woke up this morning and was going to classes I was greeted at my front door with about 3 inches of snow. The entire campus is covered in snow and it is still snowing!

(Sadly I cannot put pictures up because I have to do it on my home computer. But they will come soon!)

An awaited update

2009-10-08T12:32:00.000-06:00

So I thought I was going to do really well at updating often. Sadly, that hasn't happened recently. So now its time for an update. During the week I just go to school, come home and do homework until late at night and then go to bed. All my homework that I get usually takes up all my time except on the weekends. I have gone home the past weekends and spent time there hanging out with my family and friends. And of course going to BYU Football games. Last week was my Fall Break so I went home Wednesday afternoon and was home until Sunday night. Thursday I hung out with Mom and worked on some service projects. Friday mom and I made lunch and dessert and Erin and I had some friends over during their lunch break from school. Friday night Dad, Mom, Erin, and I went to the BYU Football game. It was cold but so fun.

Saturday for the first session of Conference we went up to the mountains and listened to it on the radio while having a camp fire. Then we cooked hot dogs and roasted marshmallows. Erin and I spent the afternoon session cleaning her room. And then while the boys went to the Priesthood session we just hung out at our house. Sunday we had family come over for the sessions and of course had our brunch with egg casserole and cinnamon rolls. This week of school has now been crazy. There are a bunch of stuff my teachers have given us. And to top it off, yesterday morning I woke up with a cold. And today its even worse. I just hate being sick.

Labor Day Weekend

2009-09-07T16:08:00.000-06:00

I came home for Labor Day Weekend and it was so fun. Friday I hung out with a bunch of my friends that I haven't seen in forever. Saturday we went boating in the morning and then spent the day at 7 peaks. I love going and playing there and I definitely miss working there with all my friends, so I was able to see them again. That night I hung out with some of my girl friends. Sunday we went to church and spent the day as a family. Monday we went mini golfing and did some other activities at Trafalga. And now I have uploaded all the pictures that I have on the computer finally. So some of them are random and don't really go with this post exactly, but oh well.
Erin and Nikki. Driving up to Seattle we stopped to get gas and saw this in the parking lot
Erin and I outside the Temple
Mom at the zoo
Erin and I packing up my room
Moving me in at my apartment
We finally finished unpacking
Me and Dad saying goodbye
Mom, Me, and Dad
Me and Erin
Dad and Mom at the Luau
Toni and Devin mini golfing
Dad getting ready to hit the ball
Erin and I
Diana showing us her sweet skills
Brandon got second place
Mom looking pro

Down Here In No Mans Land

2009-09-01T13:39:00.000-06:00

I have now been down here at school for two weeks. I'm still not totally adjusted to living away from home but it is getting better. Classes are going good. I'm not making this semester hard on me, which is good because that means I won't get too stressed. My roommates are all very nice and we have been hanging out quite a bit and getting comfortable with each other. My first weekend I went home. It was nice because even though I was only away for a few days it made me feel comfortable and gave me some strength to be able to come back for two weeks before I go home again for Labor Day weekend.

This past weekend though we all stayed here and hung out as roommates. Which brings me to the title of this post. There is seriously almost nothing to do down here. There is only like one movie theater and I think it only has like two screens. And they aren't playing any movies that interest any of us. So, Friday night we walked to the Malt Shop for dinner and got a movie to watch from Redbox. One of my roommates had never made cookies from scratch, so using my amazing cookie cooking skills, I taught her how to make some. They were delicious! Saturday we all kind of slept in and did some homework. When Saturday night rolled around what else do you do down here besides go to a County Fair? So we drove to Manti and enjoyed all the lovely smelly farm animals there. We came home and watched another movie and made a cake in honor of Michael Jackson's birthday. Weird for me to celebrate that I know, but I got cake out of it. :)Last night we had an opening Ward Social and made some welcome signs.

Pictures are still coming, I need to get them from Erin and put mine still on the computer at home. Hopefully I will get some on here this weekend when I go home. Nothing else really exciting has happened down here in no mans land...

Time For School

2009-08-18T21:35:00.001-06:00

Today was the day that I moved down to Ephraim to go to school at Snow College. We did most of the packing last night, took a boating trip this morning on perfect water, came home to finish packing, and then drove down to the college. Dad, Mom, Erin, and I arrived here and got all the loose ends tied up and then we moved me in. I am living in an apartment called Park Place (like a little town house) with 5 other girls who are all very nice. The four of us went out to dinner and they just left to drive home leaving me sad and already missing them. School starts tomorrow so we will see how that adventure goes. The pictures we took today are on Erin's camera so they will be posted later.

The Last Few Months

2009-06-06T13:26:00.000-06:00

2 months is a long time, so instead of going through all of the boring details I will just highlight some of the main events that happened. April was kind of a slow month with just my Birthday, School, Friends, Region for A Cappella, and a few other random things. The beginning of May Dad had two mini conferences in Florida. So to help fill in the time in between them, Mom, Erin, and I joined him for a week to spend the days in the Disney World Parks. It was so nice to get away from school (even though it was almost over) and just relax in one of the happiest places on earth. My friend moved to Florida a year ago and so we had him join us on Friday when we went to Magic Kingdom.

When we came back time was spent catching back up in school as the end of the school year was approaching. How else do you end the school year but to go to a dance? I went to Senior Ball with my boyfriend, Kai. We went power tumbling, had a picnic, went to the dance and dinner at a nice Reception Center, and then finished the night at my friends house playing games and eating ice cream. I graduated last Friday from High School. It is both terribly exciting and frighting. But I'm surviving. And on Wednesday I went up to Salt Lake with Grandma to pick up Amanda and Aimee from the airport. It was so fun just spending the day with them.

Me and Erin at the airport in FloridaMe and Erin in a seashell
Dad, Mom, and Erin at EpcotMe and Erin after an extremely fast roller coaster that ended you in a car shop
Me and Erin in my carErin and her HummerMe and Erin in Germany in EpcotMe and Erin in Hollywood StudiosMe, Erin, and Joe with Minnie and Mickey
Me and Kai when he picked me up that night
Me and my best friend Chelsea at Graduation
Cherri, Mary Elizabeth, Jared, Me, and Ariel at GraduationMe and Amanda at the airport
Me and Aimee at the airportAimee, Amanda, and Me

Morp

2009-03-16T13:18:00.000-06:00

Friday night was Morp. It was a blast! The theme was Disco Fever. We made shirts to go along with the theme, and they turned out amazing. We went mini-golfing at Trafalga, had a barbecue at my house, Dad took our pictures outside, went to the dance, and then went to my friend's house for cake, ice cream, and games. It was Brian's (my date) birthday, so we had a big birthday cake and made him blow out candles. He was so surprised, which made me happy because I thought he would have figured it out by then, since everyone else knew.
The Group: Michon, Sean, Me, Brian, Erin, Ryan, Quincie, Clinton, Ellen, Taylor, Liz, Eric, Chelsea, and Kai
Me and Brian
Ryan and Erin
Chelsea and Koda....he just had to get a picture with her :)

Tour

2009-02-16T10:34:00.000-07:00

Wednesday morning, I left for California for
A Cappella/Orchestra Tour. We spent all day driving and arrived at the hotel late at night. Thursday we went to Disneyland and was able to play around the park for a while and also hop over to California Adventure. We also did a workshop back stage at Disney. Friday we went to the Aquarium, had a workshop at Long Beach University, and then went to go see Phantom of the Opera. It was amazing! Saturday we went back to Disneyland where we performed in Toon Town and spent the rest of the day playing around again. We hopped on the bus Sunday morning after a wonderful morning side and arrived back at the school at about 10:30 pm. It was so much fun and it was so great to get a break from school and play with all of my friends!
Chelsea and I at the Aquarium
Me, Chelsea, Mary Elizabeth, and Mischon at the Aquarium on a shark...
Me and Brian waiting on Toon Town Bridge

Happy Birthday Mom!

2009-01-26T17:49:00.000-07:00

This post is dedicated to my Mom. It was her Birthday yesterday and it was so much fun to spend the weekend celebrating it. We had a big Birthday dinner Friday night where we celebrated my Uncle's Birthday as well and then last night we had dinner with the 4 of us left at home and had cake and ice cream. I love you Mom and Happy Birthday!

Brandon and Diana's Wedding

2008-12-30T15:20:00.000-07:00

On Saturday, December 27, my brother Brandon married one of the most wonderful girls ever, Diana. They got married in the Mount Timpanogos Temple and then we had a Luncheon at Thanksgiving Point. It was such a fun day and it was great to celebrate this occasion with so many friends and family. I am so grateful that Diana joined our family. She is so amazing and I absolutely love her!
Abby
Abby and Nicole
Brandon and Diana coming out of the TempleBrandon and Diana kissing
Aren't they just so cute?
Me and DianaMe, Diana, and Brandon
Erin, Me, Brandon, Nicole, and Devin
Dad and Brandon
James, Josh, Brandon, and Jon
:) Need I say more?
Diana and Brandon cutting the cake
Diana and Brandon kissing after feeding each other cake

Temple Square

2008-12-18T20:44:00.000-07:00

Being in A Cappella, we do a lot of fun and creative things. Today, in joy of the Christmas spirit, we went up to Temple Square to sing in the Joseph Smith Building and in the Assembly Hall. It was a blast! One of the best parts of
A Cappella is that I get to be in a class with almost all my friends, so when we're all together, it's crazy. On the bus ride up, we discovered that it was International Answer the Phone like Buddy the Elf Day. So we had a lot of fun calling each other and saying different quotes from the movie. It was awesome!
I love when we sing our Christmas songs because you can just feel the joy of Christmas spreading throughout the crowd as we sing. We were able to walk around Temple Square and see the Lights and Manger scene. I love going and seeing it all! It's one of my favorite parts of Christmas. Dad was kind enough to come and listen to us after he was done with work and then he drove Chelsea and I home so we wouldn't have to drive on the bus. I love you Dad! It was such a fun day. If you haven't seen the Lights on Temple Square yet, I suggest you go. They are beautiful!
Me and Chelsea on Temple Square

Twilight!

2008-11-22T14:41:00.000-07:00

This morning, Erin, Chelsea, Karli, Nikki, Mom, Dad, and I all went to go see Twilight. It was so amazing! Of course it wasn't going to be exactly like the book, but they did an amazing job. If you haven't seen it already, I suggest you go. It's worth it. :D Last night we went out and bought Twilight shirts so we could wear them. And they are awesome! Erin, Karli, Chelsea, and I even went early this morning and waited in line for a little over an hour before we were let in. We are crazy and we love it!
Erin, Karli, and Chelsea waiting for the movie to start
Chelsea and Me

Sadies

2008-11-14T16:21:00.000-07:00

Last Friday was Sadies. It was so much fun. We went to Fazoli's for dinner, then went and met Dad and Mom for pictures at the Provo Library. When we were finished with that we went to the dance and then to one of the girl's in our groups house for hot chocolate and games. It was Erin's first date. It's so weird to think that she is 16 now...The theme was Jungle, so we ty-died shirts :)
Me and Eric
Brian and Erin
Our group
Our funny picture
The guys
The girls

Another Update...

2008-10-13T16:21:00.001-06:00

Wow, I'm getting pretty bad at keeping this updated when school is going on. So I will just highlight some of the things that have happened this past month.
A month ago, Erin and I didn't have school on a Friday, so we went along with our Mom to a trip to Salt Lake. We dropped off Dad at work, which is near Draper, and decided while we were there to see the new Temple that they are building. It is just beautiful! We continued on to Salt Lake and walked around Temple Square, went to the Beehive House, ate at the Lion House restaurant, and ended the trip by seeing the Joseph Smith movie. It was so much fun. Since then up til about a week ago, nothing really exciting has happened. School just keeps me busy.
Last Wednesday night, was just amazing. I had my first A Capella Concert and it was just wonderful. But something way more exciting happened that night as well. Brandon proposed to Diana! Yes it is now official, I am going to be getting a new sister in-law. We are all so very excited!
And this weekend, Todd, Joy, and Zackary came down for a visit!! Wahoo! I was so excited because I haven't seen them in forever and I finally got to meet Zackary! He is just the cutest thing ever!
Well that's my update...please enjoy the pictures below :)
The new Draper Temple being built
Mom and Erin in the Visitor Center at Temple Square
Erin eating at the Lion House, once again.......Erin strikes again with an interesting photo!
Little Zackary sleeping. Isn't he just adorable?
Dad, Zackary, and Koda. We all loved having him here, but I think Dad enjoy it the most :)

Handbags

2008-10-12T21:51:00.001-06:00

Hey everyone, there is this new handbag website that is opening on Wednesday, October 15. Go to this website www.handbagplanet.com to enter in a chance to win a free handbag!

My Best Friend

2008-09-06T11:54:00.000-06:00

On May 10, 1992, a little kitten was born in Everett, Washington. 5 1/2 months later on Halloween, a family going trick or treating saw this adorable kitten on their friend's, the Nelsons, front porch. They loved her instantly. One week later the Hornes receive a call from the Nelsons and ask if they would like their kitten because their daughter could not take care of her anymore. This kitten became a part of the Horne family. Her name was Blueberry, because she was born in a blueberry patch. However, her name was changed to Sasha. The little Horne children loved having a pet and a new friend. She had a liter of kittens in Washington on our cousin's, Shawn Call, bed. Sasha moved with us to Provo, Utah in the summer of 1994 and had another litter of kittens in our laundry room.
Sasha was no ordinary cat. She could tell when someone was feeling down and would come right over and begin to comfort you. There were many times when I would be sad and she would come and jump on my bed, lick and cuddle with me. She was always my best friend and I could always count on her to keep me company whenever I felt distant from my siblings.
Most cats don't live beyond their 'Nine Lives.' Sasha had many experiences where we thought she should have knocked off a few of those lives. She had been stuck in the shed without food or water for three days, stuck in between the garage door and house, stuck in our van in 100 degree weather, battled dogs, been on the roof, lost in horse patches where she would be gone for hours or a day, and go some days without eating food and loose all strength and then suddenly have all her energy back a few days later.
For the past few months, Sasha started loosing her energy again, her hair started clumping up in patches, and she was loosing weight. She was so tired that she would just lie around the house all day in areas where she could just relax. Even when the dog would come and try to play with her, she would not fight him anymore, she would just sit and take him jumping on her.
This morning, on September 6, 2008, Sasha was hidden behind the washer and dryer. Dad thought for sure that she had died in her sleep last night, but then he saw her move. He picked her up along with her pillow and moved her into the backyard in the area near the shed where she could lie in the old dog house. Once I was up and awake, I went out and sat on the dog house holding her for about 30-45 minutes. I knew this would probably be my last time to show her that I loved her. I just sat holding, cuddling, and kissing her. After Devin and Erin had come out to check on me and tell Sasha that they loved her and petted her, it was only a few more minutes until my hand couldn't feel her heartbeat anymore. She lived for 16 years and 4 months. Much longer than most cats live. I am so grateful that Heavenly Father had sent us such a wonderful cat that could be such a big part of our lives. Even though I lost my best friend this morning, the part that she played in our lives will forever stay with me. I love you Sasha.

Trip to Washington

2008-08-20T14:34:00.000-06:00

Erin and I got to have one more vacation before school started. We left on the 9th with our Uncle Marcus and cousin Kayleen, and headed off for Seattle, Washington. We spent all Saturday driving and got at my Grandparent's house at about midnight. We went to church with them in the morning, relaxed, and watched a little bit of Monk. Monday we watched some more Monk, played tennis, and went swimming with some of our cousins. Tuesday, along with other family, was spent up at Birch Bay. Wednesday Erin and I went with our Grandparents and Uncle Marcus to the Aquarium, relaxed some more, and then went back and played at the pool. Thursday we went over to spend the rest of the week with my Mom's other brother, Darren, and his family. We have a cousin who is between Erin and I so we hung out with him and also his younger brother. Friday night we had a big dinner with all the family and had a little bridal shower for the bride. Saturday was the wonderful wedding. It was really nice to see a lot of our family and spend some time with them. We left after the reception and drove Saturday night, and Sunday. Now school has started, but it was so nice to get in that last vacation!
Erin and Kayleen at the Beach
Levi and Hannah
Erin, and cousins Abby, Kayleen, Rachel, Levi, and Hannah
We finally got Erin to hold the little crab
Stephanie and Rachel
Erin played some tennis...I honestly didn't know she knew how :)
This became one of my favorite signs...No Hitchiking
At the Aquarium there was a little pond where you could touch the starfish and other plants and animals that are in the ocean...it took a lot of effort to finally get Erin to touch them. Her face explains how she felt, don't you think?
Erin and the freaking sweet Octopus
Erin has the best facial expressions....need I say more?
Andrew and Abby
Rachel and Hannah
Abby and Hannah...the beautiful flower girls
Shawn and Yuan
Erin and Abby dancing

Youth Conference

2008-07-25T09:16:00.000-06:00

2 weeks ago we had our Ward Youth Conference. Friday we drove to Vernal and had a little devotional outside the Temple then headed to a meadow another hour away for lunch and to play games. We then went to the lake and skipped rocks and just played around for a little bit. Then we continued on our drive over the Flaming Gorge Dam towards our campsite. We spent the evening just hanging out as a ward and having a blast. We split into tents for the night and my friends and I stayed up talking for the longest time, when we finally went to sleep the next thing we realized was our leaders waking us up to pack up, eat breakfast and hit the road. We drove over near the Dam where we picked up some rafts and we rafted down the river twice. The second time not all the leaders wanted to go again, so my raft was without a leader. It was all but 2 of the guys, me, Casey, Nina, Ali, and Emily. It was fun, except for the part where all the guys wanted to hit every single rock they could see. We got stuck a couple of times and almost flipped over in the middle of a rapid. When we were finished we ate some dinner (left over sandwiches from lunch) and started the drive home. We made a couple of stops at gas stations so we could stretch and what not, and finally made it home a little after ten. We were all very tired but it was so much fun!
Eric, Nina, Emily, and Andrea at the Vernal Temple
Erin at the Vernal Temple
Erin and Nina at the meadow where we at lunch and played games
Liz, Eric, and Kim. It was Eric's Birthday that Friday so this was his Birthday picture
Caitlin drawing on the table cloth. It is tradition in our ward that we have plastic table cloths so we can draw on them with sharpies :)
There were a bunch of antelope right next to our campsite
Nina, Kim, and Emily were surprised at how close the antelope were
The sunset was so Beautiful!
There were so many fire ants and we kept getting bit by them. Nina got the worse bite on her leg
Nina on our way to the river to go rafting

The Past Few Weeks...

2008-07-02T17:58:00.000-06:00

The past few weeks have been pretty eventful. 3 weeks ago Mom, Nikki, and I went up to Bountiful to help the Jacksons clean their house and help make sure everything was ready for them to leave. Aunt Becky and Uncle Chris went into the MTC on the 21st then they left for Brazil on the 27th along with Amanda and Aimee. While everyone cleaned Amanda and I were the girls running the errands. It was so nice to just be together since it would be our last time for 10 months or so.
We washed Amanda's car
We did lots of shopping
Amanda getting pizza out of the oven
Nikki, Amanda, and I
Amanda in her lovely room
Amanda with her lovely clean car...Stella!

Then Mom, Erin, and I headed off to Girls Camp...Wahoo! We went up to Camp Mia Shalom in the Wilderness Area. It was my last year of camp :(. But it was so much fun! I love the girls in our ward, they are some of my best friends!
Erin, Kaylee, Courtney, Kim, and Wendy on the bus ride there
Erin doing the trust-fall
Kim and Erin...I have no idea what they are doing......
Me and Erin before she left for the 4th year over-night hike
Erin when she arrived home from her over-night hike...she crashed
Erin and Kassidy on the wooden Teeter-toter
Kassidy is just so cute!
Me and Kassidy on the last day...waiting for the buses....
Daddy packing up the truck wearing his sweet 'Rock Solid' hat
Courtney and Erin on the ride home...its scary how much they look alike...
Kimmy fell asleep and fell off her seat and onto the floor
Erin was brave and used the bathroom on the bus
Does this place look familiar? It's the 5 Star Ranch, Wahoo!

Last week we went camping up the Alpine Loop in a campground. Tuesday night Uncle David and Jeana came up and had dinner with us then just played around. Wednesday we had to come back home for Young Women's because we had a Camp Re-cap. Thursday Nikki, Jeff, and Brandon came up and on Friday Grandma came. We packed up Saturday morning, went for a little hike and then came home and went swimming in our little blow-up pool. It felt so good! Then that night we went over the the Jacksons and had dinner. Yay for friends!
Erin with all the caterpillar cu-coons. There were so many caterpillars up there
Koda and Daddy sitting by the fire
Mama!
Erin climbing the tree at the stage
Dad and Mom playing and kissing....Ooh La La!
Where's Koda?
Dad eating a smore
Jeffery is the professional wood chopper
Mama with her adorable puppy
Me and Nikki on the hike
Nikki and Erin
Koda and Erin in the horse tree
Jeffery and Nikki...ahhh how cute! Except Jeffery needs to learn to smile and open his eyes :)
She's just so cute!!!! Don't you just love her?
Koda had the best time camping and hiking...he got so dirty

Tribute to the Jacksons

2008-06-15T17:52:00.000-06:00

Last weekend we went up to Bountiful for two things; Saturday was Joy's baby shower and Sunday was Greg, Uncle Chris, Aunt Becky, Amanda, and Aimee's farewell. Greg went into the MTC on Wednesday, and in a few weeks he will leave for Spain where he will serve in the Spain Madrid Mission. Uncle Chris and Aunt Becky have been called as Mission Presidents in the Brazil Interlagos Mission and they will enter the MTC on Saturday. Their farewell was amazing. Greg, Uncle Chris, and Aunt Becky spoke and then Amanda and Aimee sang and played the flute. We spent the rest of the day hanging out at their house and eating food. It was so nice to just relax and talk with each other.
Nikki and Joy
Nikki, Joy, and Amy
Todd playing with the Lego ship
Look...Jeffery is actually smiling! :)
Diana and Erin
Me and Greg
Me and Amanda
My bestest friend....Amanda!

Amanda playing 'Tear Drops On My Guitar' by Taylor Swift...She is amazing!

End of School!

2008-05-29T12:04:00.001-06:00

School ended yesterday! Wahoo! I can finally say that I am a senior. Weird, but extremely cool! It is now time to relax, enjoy the time away from school work, and enjoy life!
Erin, Mr. Larsen, and I. Choir was so much fun this year! He says hello Nicole.
Erin, Erin, and I. :) We love Erin McGibbon! ASL was just amazing this year, and she is the best teacher ever!

Last night to celebrate the end of school all my friends and I went over to Megan's house and watched Batman Begins and just played around. Then we went to Kaal's house for a fire and just talked. It felt so good to think that we didn't have to go back to school in the morning!

This morning Casey, Michelle, and I went and babysat the cutest kids while there was a Book of Mormon class.
Casey and Michelle on the little slide thingy.
This is Finn. He and his family moved here not too long ago from Australia, he is the cutest ever!
Finn and Casey.
Michelle and Cindy.
Casey went out the window and started playing peak-a-boo with the kids.
Michelle, Eliza, and Cindy.
Eliza, Finn, and Jacob.

The kids were so cute and good the entire time!

Hiking the Y

2008-05-24T12:32:00.000-06:00

On Monday for family night, we went and hiked the Y. Or as my friend calls it, the mountain of death! Haha. My cousins were in town to visit and my cousin's BYU ward was going, so we joined them. It was so much fun, and we made it all the way; some just went to the bottom of the Y but for the others we climbed all the way to the top.
Erin and Dad at the start of the journey.
Erin and I.
The beautiful view...I can see our car and Nikki & Jeff's house...
The fam....
Jeffery with the trail marker.
Look at all the people sitting on the Y. Almost there, haha.
The pretty sunset...
Dad at the top of the Y.

Tagged: 6 Unimportant Things

2008-05-13T19:39:00.000-06:00

I was tagged by my lovely sister Nicole...Thanks a lot! Haha, here goes nothing...

Tag rules:
1. You link back to the person who tagged you.
2. post these rules on your blog.
3. share six unimportant things about yourself.
4. tag six random people at the end of your entry
5. let the tagged people know by leaving a comment on their blogs.
6. enjoy the results.

Drum Roll Please............

1. Normally if I am thinking about something before I fall asleep I end up dreaming about that thought.

2. Erin and I have 2 episodes left of the TV series, Wildfire, that we have been watching.

3. The less sleep I get the more hyper I am in the morning...but then the fact that I didn't get sleep catches up with me later.

4. No matter how many times I read one of my favorite books (Twilight or Harry Potter series) I am always entertained and so into the book.

5. I am such a clean freak...I don't think my room has been left dirty since I was like 5.

6. I don't cry in any of the cute romance movies like everyone else I know does...
I tag... Erin, Aubry, & Mom. Good luck!

Girls Getaway!

2008-04-21T15:15:00.000-06:00

On Friday we had a girls getaway, it was so much fun! We started off by going to South Towne Mall and just spent the day shopping. We had lunch in the food court, and a funny thing that happened is while Erin was trying to reach over and grab her sandwich she knocked over Mom's glass of water and it went everywhere. Also later that night while watching the movie she spilled Mom's water again.....If you want to keep your glass of water, keep it away from Erin (Love you!!). We had dinner at Mimi's Cafe (so good!) and then went back to the mall and got pedicures. It felt amazing! We went back to the hotel and was getting ready to watch No Reservations. But we ran into a slight problem. Nikki brought the cables to hook up her computer to the TV, however she only brought the one for audio, not video. So Erin called the front desk and asked them where the closest computer store would be. On our way to find Best Buy we saw Target, we figure that they should have the cable, no luck. We found Best Buy and was able to get the cable we needed. We went back to the hotel and watched the movie. It was so cute and so good! We woke up kind of early got ready and headed back down to Provo because Nikki had a jewelry party to go to that Diana was hosting. It was so fun and a well deserved break. Thanks Mom!
Nikki on our way up to Sandy
Erin & Mom at the food court
Nikki & I at the food court
Erin & Nikki in the dressing room
Mom getting a pedicure
Us girls waiting for our toes to dry
This is Nikki and the TV at the hotel. See Jeffery, hotels can have good TV's and not just old crapy ones that don't work at all. :)
You would think because it says Super Target they would have everything....but uh no, they don't. Not even a cable to hook a computer to a TV :D
Yay for Best BUY!
Nikki & the TV when she got it working...oh and the box that the cable came in that the kind boys helped us find so we could hook up the computer to the TV so we could actually watch the movie
Erin eating breakfast in the morning....donuts and juice, yum.....

The Princess Side of Me

2008-04-14T15:40:00.000-06:00

You Are Ariel!

Headstrong and fiesty. You have a mind of your own that's full of romantic dreams about the world around you. Exploring exotic places is your ultimate dream, and although you can be a little naive you'll realize that there is something to be gained from your family's wisdom.

Which Disney Princess Are You?