Up, up and away...

Yesterday, Dan and I got to see a private showing of the new Disney/Pixar movie, "UP" and we both loved it!! Dan's brother Jim was given tickets through a mortgage company and had two extra, so we got to see it with him and his adorable son Devin. Its such a good family film, we were laughing the entire time. The Disney/Pixar movies are always so creative and clever. Everyone should go and see it, I promise you will love it! People of all ages will enjoy the movie. Can't wait to see it again! Thanks Jim!

Kangaroo Zoo & Kamas

Paul & Bonnie's beautiful home

The new fourwheeler (aka a golf cart on steroids)

Dan and our nephew Sam (he is pointing to a slide, he had no interest in the picture)

Our niece Lauren

This past month we have had so much fun with the Hirst family. We all got together and met at the Kangaroo Zoo in Bountiful. It's a fun house full of inflatable slides and obstacles courses for kids. Our nieces and nephews LOVED it! Dan and I definitely had a workout running around and climbing the slides with them. We were both completely exhausted afterwards, but it was a blast. It made me wish I was a kid again so I could have as much energy as our nieces and nephews did. On Mother's Day, Dan and I went up to Kamas to visit his parents. His Dad let us try out his new monster of a four wheeler. So we tested his sweet ride around their house and up the canyon. There was no windshield on the fourwheeler, so I got a good mouthful of bugs and flies in my hair, but it was worth it! We just love going up to Kamas, it's our little get-away! Thanks for having us come Paul and Bonnie!

It's finally here...SUMMER!!

Summer is finally here!!! Praise the day! Dan and I finished our finals this past week, and we are definitely looking forward to having more freetime without any homework to worry about. Only one more year to go and we will both graduate next spring! Dan has worked so hard this past year, I am so proud of him. Now we are both enjoying our summer break. Summer is my absolute favorite season!! Not only did we meet and get married in the summer, but our birthdays are during this wonderful time of year as well. Summer is the greatest because of all the fun things you can do like barbeques, fireworks, picnics, night games, boating, water-skiing, wakeboarding, fourwheeling, swimming, drive-in movies, vacationing, being with friends and family, and the warm summer nights. You can bet Dan and I will be doing all of these things! Summertime automatically reminds me of my all-time favorite movie, "Sandlot" because it's about a group of boys causing all kinds of trouble during their summer vacation. It brings back many good childhood memories. Those of you who have seen it can appreciate its great one-liners. Plus it was filmed in my parents' neighborhood, really, I can show you Scotty Smalls' pink house. This classic picture is of Squints from the movie, it makes me wish summer lasted "FOR-E-VERRR"!!

WICKED!!

Proof I was there.

Little Miss Tatum, she was the most excited out of all of us.

My sisters and I.

Mom, Lindsay, Paige, Tatum and me. Here we are, all excited to go!!

Last Friday, my Mom took my three sisters and I to the musical "Wicked" for our birthday presents this year. It was AMAZING!! Loved it!! I get go excited just thinking about it! The songs have been stuck in my head ever since, it's great! For those of you who are going, you won't be disappointed, it's really incredible. Before the play started, we went out to dinner at a yummy Mexican restaurant called The Blue Iguana. My favorite part was the dessert. We had stuffed churros with cheese cake inside...delicious!! It was a great way to kick off the evening! It was so fun to have a girls' night out with my mom and sisters. Thanks for such a memorable night girlies! Thanks Mom for taking us! You are the best!!

Spring Fever

Seriously, when is it stop going to snow?? I know spring weather is unpredictable in Utah but come on! Sometimes I think the weather can't make up it's mind. One day it will be a wonderful 75 degrees, the next day back down to 30 with snow on the ground. It's ridiculous! You think after living in Utah for almost 15 years I would be used it by now, but no! So on rainy days like these I look at this picture of Hawaii and dream of warm, sunny, flip flop weather. Winter is over, the sun needs to come out and STAY out!

Best Snow on Earth

Dan's most favorite thing to do is to go snowmobiling. He absolutely loves winter! Usually when we go together, I sit behind him on his snowmobile. This time he thought I was ready to ride one all by myself! It was a blast, but it was so exhausting!! Anyone who tells you snowmobiling is easy is lying, it takes a ton of upper body strength (which I don't have). We went snowmobiling

up the canyon behind Dan's parents' house in Kamas. That day was absolutely beautiful!! The weather wasn't too cold and the sun was out. It was so peaceful and quiet up the mountain. It was our snowy heaven. My arms and back were sore afterwards, but the ride was so worth it!! We had so much fun! Here are some pics from a few pit stops along our way up the canyon.

That's little me.

We are smiling, we promise.

What a stud!! Dan is flashing a peace sign, if you can't tell.

Dan's heaven on earth.

Temple Square

The whole gang...Lindsay, Paige, Ethan, Tatum, Dan and me.

Paige, Ethan and Lindsay looking very excited.

My cute little sister, Tatum

Ok, so these pictures are from last December, but I wanted to post them because I absolutely love Temple Square during the Christmas season. Dan and I went with my family to see the magnificent lights. It was fun to spend time with my parents and siblings. I love them all so much! I miss the Lovin Clan! We had a great time with them all. Can't wait to see the lights again this year!