Sunday, October 28, 2012

State Volleyball

I had the great opportunity to go watch my niece play at the state volleyball tournament. Their volleyball team is awesome! They work so well together and it is fun to watch them play. They truly are a great example of an efficient team who is great at teamwork.  They didn't win state this year, but gave it their all. 







 Go Trojans!

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Fall Biking

  I love the fall (especially in Utah)! The colors have been so rich this year!
The best time of year for mountain biking is definitely in the fall. My friend Nikki and I took advantage of the time of year and headed out on the bikes!



 

 So gorgeous!

Monday, October 1, 2012

M's Baptism

Last weekend, my beautiful niece decided to take one of the steps to become a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She was baptized.....
It was a beautiful service and it was so neat to see the sweet smile on her face as she came out of the water!
 It was also great to have a lot of family there to support her in her decision. Everyone was there but one of my brothers and his family.


 Afterward, we celebrated at her house with awesome treats and snacks!










 The babies were fun to have around as well!
  


I am so grateful to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints! I am also very grateful that M made the decision to follow the example of Jesus Christ.

Saturday, September 29, 2012

Star Valley Fishing Trip

My dad grew up in Star Valley Wyoming. I have always loved visiting up there! I had an opportunity to go with my dad, two of my brothers, and some nieces and nephews up to Star Valley to go fishing! We stayed in my Grandma's old house on the family farm. We had a lot of fun going for walks, fishing, playing in the water, playing games, and eating delicious food! It was a beautiful time of year as well.

My dad and I got there on Thursday evening and cleaned up the place to get it ready. Jeff and his family arrived late Thursday evening. Friday morning, we headed out to start the fishing! 
(The air quality was terrible due to the fires in Idaho. Makes for awesome pictures though!)
The first fish of the day!








 The barn...













 The making of the dam...
 This tree was where I used to play when I came here as a kid! I introduced my nieces and nephews to it and they loved it! It was fun to watch them play!
 Friday night, my dad, brothers, and I went to the Salt River and fished the evening away! It was cool to be out in nature and to learn from the pros about fishing!

Saturday morning:
 The first fish of the day!

 My brother (the pro-angler :) ) and his daughter...
 My family, the weirdos...
 On Saturday, we headed home. We stopped on the way to do a little more fishing.

It was such a great weekend! I only caught two fish, but it was great to hang with all the peeps!