Some pictures I quite like....

I finally loaded pictures onto my computer after a couple of lazy months.  Here are some of my favorites....

We love each other...

Only in Wyoming on the way to Grandpa's ranch can you find an assortment of fake mustaches at the grocery store.... I think Mike and my little brother Ethan look like pervies

Here's what I would look like as a creeper boy.... Mike is very thankful he doesn't have to wake up to this every morning.

I married an incredible shot!  

My cute Grandpa, the avid fly fisherman

My other cute Grandpa surprised us all when he hopped down at the piano and started playing the other night!  All this time I never knew!

Street fair at the avenues.... I pounded down this horchata in 30 seconds.  AMAZING!

the dew tour.  mike will never step onto another motorcycle if i can help it.. SCARY!

My newest tattoo, thanks to allergy testing.  Turns out after 62 pricks (painful pricks at that), I have a mild allergy to horses and dust mites.  Good thing I didn't marry a cattle rancher.

Allie's Birthday Dinner in my parent's backyard

This is one of the cutest pictures I've ever seen. Thanks for being a great sister-in-law Allie! Love you!

Summer Wrap Up

Forgive me for not blogging for a few months, but this Summer was way to great to find time to blog! Mike and I LOVE living in the avenues, and we've been having adventure after adventure lately. We stayed busy working, studying (Mike), going on bike rides, Thursday night movies at the Capitol, Farmers Market every Saturday, perfecting our golf game (Mike), teaching Relief Society (Ang), vacationing with family, swimming at the Tennis Club, taking tons of pictures with our new camera, and exploring Salt Lake!

Here are a few of the hundreds of pictures we've taken.....

Riding my new bike for the very first time!

Saturday morning bike ride on Legacy Parkway

Go Team USA!

4th of July Weekend at Mike's Parent's in Idaho Falls. Complete with the 2nd best firework show in the nation!

Dinner with Grandma & Grandpa Hymas

Annual Child Family Trip to Sun Valley- complete with our matching t-shirts

The whole gang...

My mom and I before the big tourney

Lunch with Grandma & Grandpa Child

The whole Hymas clan at the annual Cherry Spitting Contest

Fireworks on the 24th of July

Deer Valley Summer Concert Series

The cookie that cost a freaking fortune..... it was worth it.

Re-finishing and painting several pieces of furniture led to several pain fights

I prefer chocolate... Mike is happy with his bubble gum

Summer movies with little sissy

BFF Chelsea's Wedding

Thanks Grandma

I got my hair cut this past weekend. Really short.

This time I was emotionally prepared.

My grandma saw my new do and said, "You look like a Chinese girl!"

What???

Ummm..... Thank you??

I've been told I look like a lot of things, but Asian is a first.

Maybe it's a good excuse to take a trip to China.

Hi.

Okay as you can tell, our personal blog hasn't exactly been a priority lately. Maybe it's me, but after sitting at a desk, staring at a computer, and getting paid to blog all day long.... coming home and hunkering down with my trusty mac just doesn't sound so appealing. Sorry. I'd rather hang out with husband.

I was thinking about journaling today and realized that I'm failing in all aspects to document life as I know it right now. I have every intention of pulling out my journal sometime soon... but this just seemed like an easier, quicker method. I apologize for using the whole list format again... you get what you get though. Maybe it will inspire me to want to blog more. This is for you, Brooke.

1. We got a new baby, named Nikki. We love her.

2. We celebrated Mike's birthday! We went to the Bees Game and I made him pot roast for dinner, per his request. (Who wants pot roast for their birthday?)

3. We went on a vacation to San Francisco! We ATE. We TOURED. We SHOPPED. We CONQUERED.

Complete with Bike Riding in Golden Gate Park.....

Enjoying public Transit....

Alcatraz.....

A Giants game at AT&T Park....(don't mind my bangs... I told Mike we can never live in SF because the weather doesn't cooperate with my unruly hair)

Delicious Crab.......

Wicked!!

Chinatown......

Typical San Fran Weather......

More delicious food......

Making it this close to the Golden Gate Bridge......(then giving up because we were starving)

And of course sundaes at Ghirardelli Square!

4. We moved to a darling apartment in the Avenues, right next to Memory Grove!

And I went from having a closet this size....

To this size.......

and we LOVE it.

5. We celebrated MY birthday!

Complete with a huge family birthday party my mom threw.. and surprises all weekend from my cute husband.

That's all for now. Life is good.