Girls Weekend!

Us girls have been LONG awaiting to get together. It seems whenever we catch up it is for something and before we know it the weekend has come and gone already....So we finally made it happen - A GIRLS WEEKEND!! Let me just say how much fun I had and how lucky I am to have such great friends/roomies! Love these girls! :)
We stayed in Las Vegas out at the Red Rock Resort - it was so lovely! We got some nice "sun time" in for sure! Some maybe a little too much...hopefully no one's burns stay for long. It was just great to get to hang out and catch up with everyone and everything that is going on in their lives! Holy cow things change fast with all of us - so there is always news! I love it!
Kristen and I straggled in on Friday to meet up with the others - We went out for PIZZA and got the lovely tour of Andrew's place - it was beautiful and so "homey." Afterwards we went and checked in and just hung out in our room and chatted with the girls all night - or I should say til early morning! :)

ASh, Nicole, Ash, Stef, Krissy, & Me

Saturday we hung out at the pool most all day. It was perfect. So relaxing and very much needed...we were all WHITE!! HaHa

Me, Nicole, & Stef

After soaking up the rays we decided to go into town and eat at "Serindipity!" Oh it was so yummy and we treated ourselves to some yummy sundaes too! Yes - they were even better than they look! :)

Stef, Me, Ash, Krissy, Ash

Then we headed over to the WYNN to go and see the show - "Le Reve"

We had front row tickets - they were great seats!! (Thanks Ash ;) )
The rest of the weekend was great too...we got to go and see a movie together - "something borrowed." Of course we went and did some shopping too!
Thanks girls for the best weekend!! It was so great to see everyone and catch up!
LOVE YOU ALL!! xoxo

a trip long over due

WE finally have arrived....we have been wanting to make this trip for some time now out to San Jose. Kyle served his mission out here and we keep in touch with quite a lot of people from out there - so we were able to finally come out! I was so excited to see the area since I hadn't ever been to northern cali before and also to meet the wonderful people that Kyle talks so much about and ones I have spoken on the phone with before. This trip was so great for Ky and I to go on together and we enjoyed every single minute! Of course, Kyle had the trip planned down to every minute for every day. It was busy - but it was great because we got to do some awesome things, see so many people, and go to some amazing places!!

The first day we got to go around and go down the coast line. We left SJ after having a yummy breakfast with Jim & Olivia and headed down to Santa Cruz, on to Monterrey, then on down through the 17 mile drive to Pebble Beach and to Carmel Beach. The drive was beautiful and it was so fun to see all of these places!! We also got to stop over to Gilroy and have dinner with the Kumars. It was so fun to catch up with them and finally get to meet Jennifer. Her girls are the sweetest and they both love Kyle so much! It is so cute! :)

The second day, we took a scenic drive on up to San Francisco which could not have been more perfect! We took a drive up through some of the redwood trees, which was really cool. Then we got to stop at San Gregrio State Beach - AWESOME! Then headed on up through Halfmoon Bay and finally to the city - San Fran!

The city was really cool. We first went over to the Golden Gate Bridge, then went down "Lombard St." then over to Coit Tower - where we could see just about everything. It was incredible. The views were amazing - luckily we were there on a very clear day. It was really great! We went around all down town and then got to meet up with a very awesome family - The Schoellers. They are so great - Mark and Iko have 3 super cute girls that were a lot of fun and are seriously the cutest girls ever! We love them! Brenda also got to come - we all went to dinner together and it was so much fun because we went out for Sushi! So GOOD! We got to go back into San Jose and got to hang out with the cutest couple - Philip and Bridget Lloyd. We met up and went bowling and then decided to go out for pizza at like midnight! Ha Ha it was a lot of fun!

On Saturday we decided to spend some time in town and go and visit so many people after Kyle got to go and play a few games of basketball! There was a big group of guys that used to play while he was on the mission that still play - so he was definately excited to fit that into his schedule while we were in town. IT was really great - and so much fun to be able to finally get to meet all these wonderful people Kyle got to get to know from his mission. We got to go all over the area - some people we planned ahead to see and others we just dropped in on. I was impressed how well Kyle had remembered where people had lived. They were all so excited to see him - he was/is loved by so many wonderful people. It was really neat to see that. That evening a couple families - The Carmacks - The Pireira's - The Mourtisens all got together with us to have dinner. It was lots of fun! We really enjoyed ourselves with all of them.

Sunday we went to church with the Abrams and once again got to catch up with more people that Kyle knew. Everything has been so much fun - we are truly blessed to have so many wonderful people in our lives. Kyle had such a wonderful experience while out on his mission and has so many wonderful people that helped him and influence him so much - even today. We are grateful to have them in our lives and hope to be able to make this trip to visit often!

Kyle & I with Jim & Olivia Abrams

Jim took Kyle and I out for a real ride in this awesome car - "Shelby" There was only like 250 of these made in the world! Aweomse car!!


Kyle and I @ The Abrams

Phil & Brooke Carmack with Kyle and I

Kyle and I with Dale & Marta Mouritsen

Us with the Pireira Family

Sister Morgan and Westly with Kyle

Sam Fanua with KY and I

Sammy Jr. with Ky

Maureen, Glen, Terry and her baby with Kyle

Brenda and Danny boy with KYle

Phil and Bridget with KY and I

Us with the Schoeller Family - Mark, Iko, Anna, Kate, Sara

Down @ Ghiradelli (chocolate factory)

Up at Coit Tower

Lombard St. - The "crookedest" St.

going over the Golden Gate Bridge

@ Golden Gate Bridge

I loved this beach - San Gregrio State Beach

The Kumar Family - Umish, Jennifer, Jasmine & Isabelle with KY and I

us in Seaside

@ airport in SJ

@ the warf in Monterrey

Ky with the rental Jeep - it was so much fun to have and cruise around. This was at the start of the "17 mile drive"

headed to Carmel Beach

What an awesome trip we had out there - we made a lot of wonderufl memories and hopefully we can make this trip more often to go and visit the many people we love so much out there! Thanks to everyone who made our trip so much fun! xoxo

T - Wreath

So this blog that I follow...I love it. The blog is called "All Things Thrifty" by Brooke. While my sister in law, Sara, was in town, we both attempted to make our own after seeing "Brooke's version" on her blog.

All Things Thrifty's Version

My Version

It was a fun project to do. Yes, I now know there is a purpose for lima beans! Ha!

Mamasita

Happy Mother's Day to the best Mama ever!

Mom, thanks for all you do for me...you have truly been the best mamasita any daughter could ask for - I am so lucky to have you! Thank you for all you do for me - I won't ever be able to say "thank you" enough. I LOVE YOU ALWAYS!

Partay at the Treece's

Over Mother's day weekend it was quite the fiasco in town with the Iron Man going on, but we managed to survive -haha. The guys did some golfing on Friday and Saturday - the weather was so nice...not too hot, and even had a little breeze. G'ma Kaye, Becca, myself and the kids enjoyed walking around downtown going through shops, we went to the St. George Museum, went to Sandies' Antiques store (we love this place), and watched some of the competitors in the Iron Man. G'ma Kaye bought me the prettiest table cloth - that was hand made...it is beautiful! I will have to take a picture. We all enjoyed some good BBQ food all weekend since we weren't up to going out! A couple months back Kyle's gradparents had their 50th Anniversary, so we figured since we all were together that we would celebrate the occasion! It was a great weekend together with everyone and nice and relaxing!

Becca, Jake & Kruz, G'ma Kaye, & Megan downtown at Judd's

Ok I am so excited about this...Kyle's Dad is so thoughtful and must have known that I have wanted to have a little garden. So he brought with him some plants/vegatables that he started from seed and brought so for his mom and also for ME! He planted a couple tomatoe plants, pepper, and jalapeno plant for me! I have managed to keep them alive, now I can't wait for something to pick! Thank you Kirk - xoxo

Mother's Day morning Kirk and G'pa Lee made us all breakfast...it was delicous. Since we were all out on the patio for breakfast, we managed to round everyone up for a group shot. Of course, none of the guys were all too excited about it - but they got guilted into it since it was Mother's Day. :)

The Treece Family - the whole crew

Thank you all for the wonderful weekend! We love you!

I-duh-ho

So I was able to make a mad dash to Idaho to see my family. I hadn't been home since Thanksgiving - so it was definately due time for me to go! Oh how I miss home...it was so great to go even though it was freezing cold - I got to see lots of family, see my aunties new house, cruise out on the farm with dad, go through the cows on the farm with Papa, eat good food, go to church with my family, see familiar faces, visit and catch up...it was just a great weekend!! Luckily, Car got to make the trek with Kruz and I on the way. However, for some reason I managed to not get a single picture the whole weekend....not like me. Something is definately wrong with this. :(

sister slumber

I am the luckiest girl because I have 2 amazing sisters that got to stay with me ALL weekend long! I love when I can hog them and just spend time together - it is the best!! They are 2 of my favorite people and I love them more than anything. We are 3 best friends that always have fun together no matter what we do! :)
Hailey arrived in town extremely late on Friday night or rather I should say Saturday morning...don't worry I definately didn't let her sleep in! We ordered our bountiful baskets and went to pick them up first thing Saturday morning....on our way back to the house we stopped at Old Navy because they were having a sale from 7 to 10 only so we thought we would check that out too...we did. 60% swim suits. We each got one to start this summer off! With our morning already so productive we couldn't stop there, so off to the dog park we went. It was so much fun! Kruz and Pumpkin were loving every second...Kruz I think just followed and copied every other dog there, while miss pumpkin was a little more content playing with her toy and visiting with everyone who adored her ;) It was a great way to start the morning off with them.. ya know get them tired for the rest of the day! Ha! They got pretty dirty/muddy from the park so we stopped by A+ Pet Supply to try out their new self serve dog wash center. I must say it was so convenient! I would totally go back to that place in a second! Brilliant.
Now that it is only mid morning. Yes only 10:30 now. We went back to pick up Carli and Kyle and find a few others to go down to the college sand pits to play some sand volleyball! Mitch and Kade joined us in playing. First off it was the most beautiful day we have had yet - and secondly, glad we all were a little rusty....It was so much fun to be out there playing in the sunshine! Love this STG Sun!! We spent most the rest of the afternoon there. They have made that spot such a nice location. Before it was a pretty un-useful area.
Now we decided to lay out in the sun for a bit while hay had to work on some things for work...boo. A movie is definately in order...we went to "Soul Surfer." We all enjoyed it very much and probably shed a tear too many. Yes I know, we're ridiculous.

Sunday we were off to church and I had to teach...glad that is over. I always get so nervous. Anyways we definately had some great relaxing time all together.

Basically it was a perfect weekend. I always say this...but I really wish we all lived closer to eachother. LOVE YOU SISTERS!! xoxo