Family and California

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?

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

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

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