EnTeRtAiNeR's

Well this past weekend Shea and I made a trip down to Utah. My brother is coming to visit so we picked him up at the airport, and we decided to visit with my Grandpa and Aunt Nola near Salt Lake and go to Lagoon. Since my brother is going to be preparing for a mission soon (he turns 19 in December), I wanted to make his trip to visit us memorable. So we are going to be having a lot of fun, this week as Shea and I become Ryan's personal entertainers!

Saturday at Lagoon: It took us a while to get there since 15N was shut down, but we finally made it. We had fun riding roller coasters, getting wet on water rides, laughing and being silly, and eating lots of sugar! After spending the day at the park we stopped by Chili's for dinner. For dessert we all shared a chocolate lava cake and ice cream... it was yummy!

(All Dry...)

(Then All Wet.)

(We Match!)

(Shea was a little scared of the rides...haha)

Sunday at Grandpa's: Sunday was full of time to visit and share stories. Ryan and I went to church with Grandpa Kotter and Shea visited a missionary companion in Salt Lake. Grandpa told us all about how grateful he was for his many blessings; he shared stories from when he got his mission, when he was on his mission, and when he was deciding on a career. Ryan and I shared stories from our childhood, that included Grandpa's frequent visits. Then we all enjoyed the dinner Grandpa made for everyone.

Shea and I now have a great start on a library, since Grandpa gave us any books that we wanted (three full boxes)! Then Aunt Nola offered an old kitchen table, which is great because it can replace the table we found for free...

(Old Table)

(New Table)

After all the visiting we got the car packed up and ready to go. We were sad to leave but excited to show Ryan the fun of Rexburg.

From Birthdays to Boise

Well this past week has definitely been a whirlwind. Shea's birthday was on the 12th, and he turned 24. He's getting pretty old. I tried to make his birthday very special, I love making a big deal about holidays and birthdays. He woke up to breakfast in bed, eggs and bacon, and then I gave him a card I made. When we were getting ready for the day Shea kept bugging me about what the surprise was and since it was his birthday I finally gave in, I told him the plan was to go to the arcade and then Sizzler for dinner. He loved the idea and we had tons of fun goofing around. When we got back we went over to his parents for cake, his favorite mousse cake. We had a blast!

(The Birthday Boy)

We left for Boise the next day with Shea's family. Shea's Grandpa Stanger was turning 80 and family was all gathering to celebrate. The family all got together at the park for dinner, to play games, and to visit with each other. Meeting so many new people was kinda crazy but everyone was so friendly and welcoming that they made it easy for me. Then we had birthday cake and sang a special Happy Birthday to Shea's Grandpa. We spent about 4 days in Boise counting the days we arrived and left. Being in Boise was a nice break away from quiet Rexburg. I got to go shopping a lot which has been a bad hobby of mine that I am completely deprived of while living in Rexburg. And we couldn't pass up another arcade run, so we went to PoJo's. Shea won a ton of tickets and showed off his video gaming skills. Relaxing and simply being silly together was the best part of the vacation.

(Look at all the tickets Shea won, it was 530ish in total!)

(The prize that Shea won me- Snapper the Turtle)

(I thought this waterfountain at PoJo's was pretty awesome)

Now that were back home it just feels too quiet, but it wont be that way for long since kids will be coming up for school in a couple weeks. Not to mention that my brother, Ryan is coming for a visit in just two weeks!!

Learning to Breath

Even though our lives are not all that exciting Shea and I decided to dive into the blogging world.

After just finishing up this summer semester of school at BYUI Shea and I finally have the time to relax. Our lives have been so go, go, go lately that its nice to have the chance to cool down and learn to breath again. I'm excited for this coming semester of school, only because it will be my last. I can't believe that I will be graduating in December. It's crazy to think that so much time has flown past.

We have both been enjoying the nice weather, and took advantage of it when we decided to go camping with some friends. It was beautiful, we got really lucky since the weather forecast predicted lots of rain.

(Shea's face got all scruffy when we went camping. I got a whole new appreciation for Shea's shaving mess on the bathroom counter every morning.)

This summer we have had a lot of fun, with family and friends. Not to mention that we both have summer birthdays. Mine in June, Shea's in August. My birthday was a little difficult since I was still recovering from my knee surgery, which was a few days before. But Shea's family made it special and Shea took me out to eat at Outback after I was well enough to start walking. Shea's birthday is coming up and I have something special planned that I know he is going to like!

(Shea and I at Outback, for my birthday dinner)