4th of July

This 4th of July was fantastic. With the holiday being on a Sunday, we were able to celebrate the entire weekend. Jon and Jenny came into town on Friday and that night we went to dinner and to the movie Toy Story 3. It was great. The next morning we went to the annual Granite parade. Marissa and I went to support Rylee riding her patriotic bike through the street. She was so cute. We headed back to my parents for a day of swimming and roasting hot dogs in the fire pit. We had Grandpa, Grandma, Grammy and lots of our favorite cousins over to celebrate. And, of course, we had to paint our toes in honor of the special day.

That night, my parents took us to Stadium of Fire. Our seats were great. The show included multiple musical performances, the largest court of honor to ever happen, our favorite event of the night- Carrie Underwood, and an incredible fireworks show!

A proud Eagle Scout...he was able to be part of the largest Eagle's nest in the world!

And finally the beautiful and talented Carrie Underwood. I have always been a big fan, but we were all blown away with her talent...AND her amazing legs!

Jen weaseled her way up through a crowd of crazy fans to find me. We belted out every song!
The grand finale...
Sunday was a great day to have Fast and Testimony meeting. Most everyone talked about how proud they were to be an American. We truly are so blessed. We were able to light fireworks with both the Nielsens and the Egberts that evening. The holiday continued into Monday when we went to the Bees game. It was the perfect weekend to celebrate.

Girls Camp

Another successful year at Girls Camp! Besides the swarming mosquitos, we had a great time. We ate s'mores, shared testimonies and learned how to hold tight to the iron rod. I think I have now been to Camp ten years in a row.
This year's theme was Treasure Island. Our ship (camp) was called the Red Ruby. I came home exhausted. The assistant camp director, Toni, snored ALL night. When I attempted to gently turn her over with my pillow, I woke up the Young Women's president, Karen, who told me she'd "sock me" if I woke her up one more time! Next time I'll remember to take earplugs...and boxing gloves.

Hawaii

We had the amazing opportunity to go to Maui with Conner's parents, his brother Doug and his wife Jami. We had so much fun and loved spending time in the sun! We found these little crabs just outside Cheeseburger in Paradise while we waited for a table.
This is the Blow Hole. We didn't go at high tide so we didn't see anything too exciting, but the view was beautiful.

The Road to Hana: This was an all day trip along the coastline of Maui. We stopped at every hike and waterfall along the highway as we ventured to our final destination, The Seven Sacred Pools.
"Me Tarzan..."
Doug and Conner being adventurous and swimming under a beautiful waterfall.
There were miles and miles of bamboo fields along the way. It was incredible.
We made it to the Seven Sacred Pools! Conner decided to be daring and jump off this three foot cliff. It was pretty scary, but he came out unharmed.
Our twelve hour trip was definitely worth it. We left just as the sun was setting on the pools.
We woke up early and took a boat out to Molokini and Turtle town to go snorkeling. Molokini is an extinct volcano...the top of the crater barely sticks out of the ocean.
The snorkeling was great. We saw multiple turtles and even saw an eel attack an octopus. We felt like we were in the middle of a National Geographic documentary.
We spent lots of time in Lahaina eating and shopping. This is a banyan tree in the center of Lahaina that has grown to be 50 feet tall and over 200 feet across. It was amazing.
Hawaiian shave ice...there's nothing like it.

The trip was so much fun. Thanks Craig and Jerrie for making it possible.