Labor Day Weekend

We love having family so close to hang out with when we have the time.  Some of Jacob's siblings are close by and almost my whole family is as well.  The long weekend was the perfect opportunity to spend some time with all of them.

Saturday we went to Hooper to be with the Stewart clan.  Josh and Kristy recently made an addition to their family of a cute Canaan puppy named Marah who has lots of energy but is so soft and adorable you just have to love her!  Caeden, our nephew took a little while to warm up to us but after that he was playing with us and showing us his toys.  The boys helped Josh start building a fence around the house and Josh smoked us some chicken, YUM.  I love going to Hooper.  They have a beautiful view with a big amount of land with farms surrounding them, it feels like being in the country, gotta love nature. We had a good time talking, eating and playing games.  They are awesome and I am glad I am part of their family.

Sunday was a homecoming talk in my parents ward by Sister Rylee White who served in the Novosibirsk mission.  President and Sister Gibbons came and we were so excited to see them!  Her after party was at Spanky's (the sandwich shop that her parents own)  I swooped in on the Gibbons right when they sat down to eat so we got to talk to them for a good 20 minutes or so.  We love them so much, they invited us to their house whenever we want!  Being with them, as well as listening to talks of missionaries just getting home is a good reminder to me that I want to continue to be a missionary. I want to have the same goals and stay Spiritually minded as I was when I was on my mission.  I know that true joy comes from living and sharing the Gospel, helping others feel of Christ's love and through service.   That is hard to remember in day to day life so I am grateful for opportunities such as these.

PICTURE FROM PRESIDENT! (I will get it)

BBQ at Kendall grandparents.  Brooke made us some delicious steak and chicken, not to mention all the yummy sides and to top that all off we had peach pie, cherry pie, and chocolate cake, we have been eating good this weekend!  Jake brought LAX sticks and Jacob did very well for his first time (he is naturally good at everything) and Jake showed us his new skills to psych the other team out, he is one awesome kid!

Monday me, Jacob, my mom, and Jake hung out at Park City. It was crazy busy because it was Labor Day and everyone wanted to do something fun of course.  The leaves had already started changing colors and it was beautiful!  We stopped in a few stores, walked up and down Main Street, ate some yummy food, and then headed up the mountain so we could go on the Alpine Slide.  During the wait we had to have some Dippin' Dots (the Mint Chocolate kind cause it's the best)  and then got on the life.  This was Jacob's first time and he thought it was great!  I always forget how much fun it is and I feel like a kid again.  We want to go again when it isn't as busy so we can go a bunch of times.  It was great fun.  The drive there was our own concert by We are the Strike.  Love that band, and it is convenient because everyone likes them.

 

Date Night with Thai Food

We decided to be adventurous and try new food that we had never tried before.  This small place called Thai Ruby that Jacob had heard about so we went out on a limb to exercise our taste buds.  Turned out that this was a good idea! We had no idea what to order so we asked for suggestions and just chose one.  I got the Masoman Curry dish which has peanut butter in it!  Jacob got Pad Thai.  We each had some of each and enjoyed both of them.   And of course just being on a date with this stud muffin is more than I could ever ask for.  I love that he still surprises and courts me, keeping the love alive! This adventure has convinced us to keep trying new kinds of foods and new places, who knows what will be next! 

Mission Impossible

On Friday's and Saturday's during the summer Jacob had to work and I didn't  That usually meant cleaning, cooking and grocery shopping.  But instead of doing that boring stuff, today I decided to make a big mess and create a game for him to play when he got home from work.  I got the lazer idea from Pinterest (of course) but the whole part about the balloons and the mission impossible part mixed with the lazers I had a dream about haha so of course I had to do it!  I couldn't find any red string or yarn (I walked to the BYU bookstore) so I got streamers.  People have asked me how long it took me to set up, and I think that it took about 45 minutes...roughly...I wasn't timing.  So I wrote him his mission, taped it on the door and waited. 

I heard the door open and he immediately started playing his role, no laughing, he just got his gun and went at it! He did a really good job!    He ended up doing it two more times and I did it as well.   Pretty much he thought I was the best wife ever, and I thought he was the best cause he had a great time doing my silly activity.   We had to take the streamers down so we could get around, but the balloons are going to stay up for target practice. 

Live is sometimes mundane and sometimes feels as though we just do the same things over and over, wake up, eat, get ready, go to work, come home sleep.....but we just have to remember to cherish every moment, be spontaneous, make memories and love life.

Surprise

 I came home from work, and this was my surprise!  Jacob, the sweetest husband ever, set up our tent and fill it with cushions, blankets, and pillows. We watched a show and played our new card game in it!  It was very fun!  It has now been set up in our living room for 3 days haha.

The Purple Turtle

I have passed this place so many times and Jacob took me there!  It was really good fast food! plus they have english chips that i couldn't pass up.  And in honor of the name I ordered a turtle shake :) I love my man who does anything he can to make me happy!

Abby and Scott's wedding

I love Abby so much and I am so excited for her and Scott on their wedding day!  I felt lucky to be a part of their day.  Abby was beautiful and the whole day turned out just perfect!

While the Boys were Away

Dad took all the boys backpacking  to the Wind Rivers so we had a girls weekend!  We missed our boys a lot a lot but we made due with what we could.

 My handsome back packer all ready!

Love this a lot! Whit and Sami are great! Just missing Audge

Comfy reading nook at Ikea

Craft Lake City

Camille teaching my mom how to use instagram haha! look at their glasses! So old ;)

Sami was craving cake so we made a homemade fun fetti cake! It was yummy.