Pineview Ward Trip!

So this year our singles ward went back to Pineview!!  It was AMAZING!!!  Just the right temperature, and so so so beautiful!!  The only time to get out on the boat was 6:30 AM.. which is obviously the time that I am the nicest... haha but I was proud of myself for actually waking up and not making anyone on the boat cry!

 GORGEOUS VIEW!!!

 Cody wakeboarding.. and he did some really cool tricks.. unfortunately I am not that great at taking pictures...

 Callie did the slolam ski... definately not spelled right..

 hehe look at my face... this is how I always look and why I scare people off!!

 More of Cody's tricks... totally a show off!

 Joni actually got in the water.. and never stopped smiling!! (seriously.. she got up on the wakeboards and just smiled and screamed..)

 Callie was sure to be our baywatch lifeguard!

 Audrey's first time on a wakeboard and she did AWESOME!!

 Our driver Bro. Fulsome (not sure if that is spelled right) he was also doing some awesome dance moves showing Audrey how to move her hips to the side!!

I promise Kara and Brittany were not fighting in this picture.. although that is what it looks like.. Brittany was pretty awesome at the Ukelele that she stole from somebody else on the beach.. awesome!

 

 I have a thing for waves.. but seriously it was all worth it for the sunrise that morning!!

Allyson, Callie and uhh me!

 

We had soo much fun, and got to know some of the newer peeps in the ward, and a different side of some.  Seriously how cool is our Bishopric for taking time off work in the middle of the week to take us up boating.. and be patient with all of us goofs on the boat!  Best part was.. out of everyone there.. only like 2 guys could drive the boat or back the trucks down the ramp.. lets just say that launching the boats... was very exciting!!  Joni, Callie and I got to ride on Bro. Massey's temporary boat and see how surfing is done..  maybe next time we'll try..hehehe!!  All in all we had a GREAT time!!



Avery is here!!

Avery Baby, as she is more commonly know as, was born June 24, 2012!!  Only a week later than when we all thought Amy was in labor!!  Poor girl!  However, I think Avery's cuteness has made up for the late appearance!!  We all love her already and she is such a sweet baby!!  Poor Amy got tonsillitis about a week after, which then turned into an abcess that she had to have drained... poor girl!! Other than that she is doing great!! She is such a cute mom, and it is fun to see this other side of Amy and Justin!

 Happy new Grandpa!

 Has absolutely nothing to do with Avery except I took it at my mom's house when we got home from visiting her... Pretty good picture right!!

 So Amy's power was out the other day... meaning NO AC!!  So they spent the day at my mom's.. where I usually hang out too..  so we were trying to take some cute pictures... Poor girl... she should shoot us for trying to making her pose... hehehe!!

 This is pretty cute.. she was listening to Amy talking to her!!

 I think she caught on to us at this point..

Bike Parade!

 Since we missed the 4th of July parade I was feeling a little sad... But all of that changed when my neighborhood decided to do the first annual bike parade!! This is cool because the neighborhood that I grew up in did a bike parade every July for Pioneer day... and we all dressed up in pioneer outfits and rode our bikes all over.  I also LOVE that I live so close to Mel and Cody!! Luckily this happened to be a day that Melanie had off so she brought Alana and Ellie to come be in the parade too!!  It was so fun to watch all the chaos!!  Somebody brought a ATV pulling a trailer.. hahaha it looks like the most dangerous idea ever!!!  Nobody did get hurt that I know of..

 Alana and her bike!!

 Joni, Mel and Ellie

 This girl had a really cool set up with the jar lids on the back of her scooter!

 And they are off!!

 This was a cool picture of the ATV trailer... not dangerous at all..

 Ellie found one of those grass flags....

 Mel and Ellie picking up some candy!

 Ellie was mad that we were waiting for the big kids to come back and said "I hate being a kid and waiting!"  Haha she is getting to talk sooo much!

 Haha these kids were fun to watch!!

 Alana was doing tricks!

 The was the end result, someone set up lemonade for the kids after.

 Ellie is talking on her phone/rock

 More tricks..

It was so fun!!  I am so glad they are still in Utah so I can go hang out with them whenever!!!

July the Fourth!!

This 4th of July was different than it has been... It was an off year.. but I think it was almost more fun!! We had all planned on going to the AMAZING Kaysville Water Parade... but Amy ended up getting a tonsil abcess.. yes one week after her baby was born.. :(  So they weren't really in the mood for a crazy parade..  Brent and Cindy went golfing.. ? Melanie and Cody decided to stay and go to the North Salt Lake events.. and Kris and Abby were at Lake Powell.. So that leaves Joni and I who slept through the 5k.. we aren't lazy or anything.  So nobody ended up going to the parade because lets face it.. you look creepy grabbing candy from kids.. that is why we take Alana!!  So instead we went down to put tile in my uncles house!!  YEA!! It actually was a lot of fun!!  I can't say that me or Joni helped out a ton.. but we did stand and encourage the efforts and hand them tiles.. Then we went to Uncle Phillip and Aunt Diane's for swimming!! This is becoming an annual thing and we all look forward to it!!  After that we had dinner and set off fireworks!!  It was a really laid back and casual year.. which was just perfect!!

 Brian... they got pretty creative..

 Yeah don't you want us helping!!  At least we look good doing it!

 My dad thought it would be easiest to sit inside the shower.. no idea how he got back out...

 Grandpa

 Ellie has NO FEAR of the water... she is really a FISH!!  Her and Alana could swim all day and never be bored!

 Apparently Brent doesn't want to get a bad tan line... :)

Cute new parents!!

 Apparently Cody has been making Ellie eat at the table... well it worked because she couldn't fathom eating just at a chair.. so she got herself all set up at the serving table.

When I say she set herself up... I mean with the luxury of having your feet up of course!

 Ellie just really wanted to hold "Avery baby" (that's what she calls her)  So grandma helped her... and she wouldn't put her down.  It was pretty cute!!  She just held and held her.. and would lean down and whisper to her!!

 Alana was REALLY excited to launch off the fireworks!!

 Brent got roped into chalk drawing with Ellie!!

This was the set up for the firework show..  We did it at Cindy's house.. so we wouldn't have to clean up.. haha just kidding!  Alana was in charge of picking the line up for the show and let everyone pick out a firework to set off and then she would walk it up to Grandpa to set off!!  It was definitely a 4th to remember!  I am so grateful to live in a country where we are free!!  And I am so grateful that everyone still lives so close.. so glad that Cody got into the UofU, otherwise they would probably be moving over the 4th!!