Summe time!

It's summer time! It's here and it's hot! The last couple of days, summer has for sure shown up! I have always loved summer time. My favorite holiday, the 4th is coming up, and my birthday! Woo!

My apartment has a pool...not too big, but it's better then nothing! I have gone in it a couple times but....small pool + lots of apartments= CROWDED which...I hate more then anything. Being crowded is not pleasent for me at all. Cannon balls always seem to happen right by you as well..why do people HAVE to cannon ball right next to where you are peacfully minding your own buisness? Annoying.

The pool at my apartment, there is also a hot tub :-)

My AC.....of course decided to stop working...good times and right when it's getting so hot! I told the people in the office, and they said they would send someone over. Well...they replaced the thermostat but....still no AC. "Hey thanks for the new thermostat...but now can you fix the AC? Thanks"

Drive-ins have always been one of my most favorite things! I haven't been to any for a few years, but I recently went to one and forgot how much I love them! Summer nights are my favorite thing about summer, so this was soo nice to enjoy movies and the summer night. Two of my favorite things!

Making Choices

Making choices...no matter what it is, is not easy...at least for me. It's how I have always been in life about everything. It takes me a long time to first of all even accept the fact that I have choices that I need to start making. Once I face up to reality, I have a hard time dealing with it. I won't go into  detail of exactly WHAT I have been confused about, but I just want my blog to be real about what it is that I am really doing in my life. I have been so stressed about what is a GOOD choice verses a BAD one...that i have allowed my self to kind of get lost in a sort of limbo land. It's hard to make choices as well without taking into consideration others in your life who have opinions on what you should be doing...people who love you, people who judge you, and even people who don't like you very much. Everyone has their 2 cents...and that also makes it hard to realize what it is that YOU want. I am ready to start making choices, and move on with my life. I feel like it's just around the corner for me.

Hiking Adventures

Hiking in southern Utah is one of my favorite things to do! While in Cedar, we all went on a way beautiful long hike...towards the end of it, I was pretty tired! It ended up being a total of about 4 hours of hiking, but it was a great way to spend the day!



Ali and Matt's serious pose by the old cabin

 Our serious pose by the cabin...

having some issues being serious haha

Ali was sooo excited that she got to hold a little froggy. It was her first time, and she thought it was the most amazing thing lol

Graduation!

 Ali just graduated from SUU! I got to go down and see her, and am so proud of her! It was a lot of fun too! Spending the whole weekend with my family was exactly what I needed, and I can't believe how grown up still my little sister is.

We stopped and took a picture of this on main street.

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach gave an incredible speech at their graduation. He is a very well known guy around the world, and took the time to come out and talk to these guys at their graduatioin. From the second he started speaking, he had everyone's attention. He was so entertaining to listen to, and gave a great message.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg9f2jtPGiM
^ here is his speach

Right after Ali bears walked and got her diploma!

 Ali and Matt who also graduated and got his diploma last year!

 Ali and Nicole :-)

The whole crew!



 Ali bears giving her feet a break, and enjoying some candy. Love ya Als!

Cedar Adventures

 This last weekend I went to see my sister Ali graduate college! Her and Matt live in Cedar City. It's a small tiny tiny town in southern Utah. She went to SUU (Souther utah university) and she was so excited to finally be graduated! I went down and spent the whole weekend with her, Matt, and our dad also came as well! It was so neat to get to watch her walk and ger her diploma, so proud of her!



That lighthouse is in the middle of cedar...not really sure why it's there but once Ali had me convinced that there used to be water covering where Cedar is now and...yes I believed her! Not one of my brightest moments....

 This is a cool little coffee shop on main street, you walk in and the smell is AMAZING! So is the coffee :-) Me and my dad went one morning to go and get something to wake us up.

 You walk in, and see everyone just hanging out in lounge chairs, and couches...not a bad way to spend some time relaxing.

If you are ever in Cedar, and want some good coffee...I HIGHLY recommend this place!

Believe it or not...Cedar has an airport! There it is...I thought it was a joke when we pulled up...wait.. really?? THIS is NOT an airport....but nope it was haha I thought for sure that the plane might brake apart a couple times during the flight but...nope, just a close call!





Peikia

 Peikia is me and Ali's little baby sister. She is the most beautiful smart little girl I have ever seen. She takes your breath away when you meet her for the first time. She LOVES to be outside playing at the beach, or playing with her friends at the park. She loves you to read her books, and loves to go to her music class. She is growing up so fast, and we love her very much! Here is a picture of her and her beautiful mommy Christina.  

 Relaxing, and enjoying the view

She takes up after her big sisters, we are a swinging family!

Pei loves playing with her Grandma's kitty

 Ali and Pei when she was still a tiny thing at the beach

Me, Ali, and Pei having some bonding sister time 

Spencer

 Spencer is the baby boy! I remember holding him in the hospital with Ali. He was so tiny! He is still and always be so stinkin cute, and little. He has such a big heart though! You will ususally find spencer watching tv with Nate and Cass, riding his bike outside, and playing some kind of a sport. He takes up after his big brother and loves to play football as well as baseball.

 Spencer being adorable

 Proud of you bud

From time to time, Spencer can show who's boss

Spencer and Nathan a few years ago. They are both bigger then this now, but it's still one of my favorite pictures of them. 

Nathan

 Nathan, who we actually usually call Nate, is the big brother! He is gowing up into such a stud. It's going to be crazy one day when he is taller then me. He is one of those brothers who will tease ya...like brothers do, but still loves his brother and sisters and would do anyting for them.

 Nate is the football star, and it's always so fun to watch him play games.

Me and Nate thanksgiving one year

Nate and Spencer doing what they do best...lol

Nate and Ali at the park hangin out and having fun one year when Ali came to visit for christmas.