Just Wachin a Movie...

The other night, my parents were babysitting these two little guys. Mom walked into the living room and found Takoda sitting in Nahoa's lap both watching a movie;) For the next month or so John and his familia are here while he's on a semester break from Dental School. I'm so happy that Takoda will have some cousins to play with!

Girls Camp '10

We had the best time at Girls Camp this year! We went to Camp Heaton, it's right behind Cedar City about an hour over the Mt.

Gratefully the leaders were able to bring up their own trailers, so Ros and I totally took advantage by staying in a pop up trailer:) The girls loved staying in their tent!
There were so many fun activities. Zip line, Repelling, Shooting, Fishing and Horseback riding!
We had the leaders go on a ride while the girls were doing their SOLO time. The Wrangler said, if you want to go fast go in this group, if you want to go slow go with the other group. Only 5 of us joined the adventurous group:)
Being around the YW for a week was such a breath of fresh air. They are always so positive, hilarious and just fun to be around! (p.s. Megan thought we were doing a serious picture...I swear she's a happy camper:)

I made our shirts. Our Theme was Rock Solid in the Gospel. Each ward had a value color, ours as you can see was Faith. On the back are the girls name our theme and a scripture:)

And to add frosting to the cake, Our friends Alli and Chrissy were the stk camp cooks! We loved hanging out with them on our down time:)

Thanks for the good time GIRLS!!!

Do you hate me yet?

I haven't been able to post pics of takoda or the results of the backyard finally being finished.

My camera is broken, and so I pulled out my other camera from a couple of years ago...and that one died, literally. So...now what...

Marriage...

The other day I was thinking and realized I needed to change...I'm only 26, have been married only 6 years and already I find myself feeling too comfortable as a wife and friend to my husband.

I remember in college while we were dating we took an eternal marriage class. Todd and I had the best time in that class together. We would listen to the insane questions a lot of the students had about their spouse or dating person and we would look at each other and think...glad that's not us. Or there were days during the lecture we would think, I know that "whatever situation" will occur sometime in our marriage, but how will it go down? Who will be the first to say I'm sorry? Or I hope that never happens to us. I can honestly say I couldn't have chosen a better spouse to support me and put up with me. This guy is one understanding man. Nuf said:)

We all know any advice on marriage from the first presidency is GREAT advice. From my text book for this class there is this quote given by President Faust:
Marriage relationships can be enriched by better communication. One important way is to pray together. This will resolve many of your differences, if there are any, before the couple goes to sleep. I do not mean to overemphasize differences, but they are real, and do make things interesting. I believe our differences are the little pinches of salt that can make the marriage seem more flavorful. We communicate in thousand of ways, such as a smile, brush of the hair, a gentle touch, we should remember each day to say "i love you", The husband should say to his wife, "You are beautiful". Some other important words for both husband and wife to say when appropriate are "I'm sorry". Listening is also an excellent form of communication.

Marriage has taught me a lot about myself. I'm constantly trying to improve myself, but I'm needing to find that balance of improving as a wife. I know I do a good job, I know I'm a great best friend, but sometimes I need to realize I can do better. I can become the best!

Isn't' It Nice...

...to be able to live only a few hours away from California! We always love to get away and visit the ocean and have fun with Adam and Rachel.

Takoda loved the ride down, He couldn't stop saying, "mamma, mamma, mamma" until I would turn around for the 100th time and say yes Takoda and then just smile or tell me a short story:) Secretly i just think he loved all the attention while being in the car. p.s. these are my old sunglasses he loves to put on during our rides.

We first stopped at Adam's and Rachel's, loaded up in his HUGE truck and drove off...I loved that Takoda had a partner in crime.... They got along great as you can see;)Friday night we stayed in a sweet hotel in Newport, we found a great deal on Hotwire.com. Saturday we headed to heaven...i mean the beach.... Takoda loved the water, almost more than playing in the sand. But really that's no surprise...But he sure loved standing in the freezing cold water, running and splashing!

It's almost Summer!!! Yay!!!

I'm 25 right?...

...I have this problem of... lets say for example, I just turned 23yrs old. In my head i stay 23 for a couple of months and then move onto the idea, that soon I'll be 24. Until about 6 months from my birthday I've almost convinced myself that I am 24. This happens every year.

So the other night, Todd was like "Yay! You'll be 27 soon...Can you believe it 27!" (He was dead serious) I paused...thought for a second... I was totally about to agree w/ him and say Yeah I can't believe it I'm so old! But I paused, thought for a bit and said, ummmmm no I'll be 26! He was like Ohhh...

Yeah so much for trying to stay young around this house we'll age you real quick:)

p.s My "26th" Bday is May 15th...Just puttin it out there ya know:)

SIX YEARS! 04/24/04
Happy Anniversary to Us! On this day every year I wake up and think... the sun is out, the weather is perfect...I had the perfect wedding day. I know a lot of brides say that, but I truly felt like everyone there at the wedding was so kind and supportive. The whole day i couldn't stop smiling and thinking...I can't believe this is me...I'm married and it couldn't have been to a more perfect guy! Us dating...I got flowers for our anniversary...(as i do every anniversary). Us in rexburg on the train tracks. Classic i know:)