Summer

I can't believe summer is over. This may have been the best (and busiest) summer of my life. Here's a little of what we've been up to.

We bought tennis rackets and played lots and lots of tennis.

I went to the Melting Pot for the first time. Girls night for Chloe's birthday.

We went to Color Me Mine with Bryndee and Kyle.
Sean and I made a vase and painted ourselves on it.

I had lunch with my sister and niece at Zupa's a lot. Leila loves chocolate dipped strawberries so much, Jen and I have to hide ours if we want any hope of eating it.

My best friend, Bryn, got married! Sean and I were able to attend her sealing in the Salt Lake Temple.

My sister was her photographer, and she did an amazing job.

The next day Sean's step sister got married. We went to her sealing in the Bountiful Temple. It was a weekend full of weddings. We had a lot of fun, and we were exhausted by the end.

We went to the driving range.

We planted our vegetable garden (my awesome birthday present). Sean planted his super plant (the yellow cup). He put every type of seed we bought and planted them together as one. Then he put a scoop of his protein on top. He called it his Super Plant. Turns out, it wasn't too "super", it made our entire porch smell horrible and attracted flies. We finally had to get rid of Sean's little experiment before we could see what happened.

Our little garden struggled (as you can see), but currently we have jalapeno and tomato plants that should be blooming any day now!

We played lacrosse a few times at the park next to our apartment.

 We babysat our perfect niece (more like those two played with their iPad's, while I entertained myself)

Sean, Bryn and I went to the Logan Temple for Sean's step-sister's endowment session.

We spent a few Sunday afternoons at Sundance.

We went to a comedy show by Tim Hawkins with my family.

I got a new job! For the past few months I've been interning at Early Head Start in Murray. A position opened for the Health Services Specialist and they hired me! It has been an incredible opportunity. It's only part time (but I can probably work full time when I graduate). For now I'm still working at my old job at BYU too.

We used our pass of all passes and went to 7 Peaks a few times.

We went back to "our bridge" several times where we had our first kiss and got engaged. It's really pretty there, we like walking around Rock Canyon to watch the sunset.

I read a lot. I'm one of those dorks who spends her lunch break at the library. These books were some of the better ones that I read this summer.

We ate the yummiest snow cones in the world. Hawaiian flavors with ice cream and heavy cream all over it.

We went to my family condo in Bear Lake and rode jet skis.

Some of our good friends got married! Sean and Kyle were each others very first mission companions in the MTC. Sean was a groomsmen and he looked pretty spiffy in his suit.

In August, we moved a few blocks away to a duplex apartment. Two weeks after moving in, we received a phone call from our landlord saying we have to move. The duplex we moved into was zoned improperly according to Provo city laws. They had an exception for a few years, but that exception was up, so we got a notice saying we had to be gone within 30 days. We were lucky enough to find an incredible townhouse in American Fork that we actually like more than the first place. We are finally all moved in, unpacked and organized. We're determined we won't be moving for at least 2 years. It's been quite a fiasco, but in the end it brought us closer together and will give us a great story to look back on and laugh about. 
Sean and Titan tuckered out from two moves in one month.

We celebrated our one year anniversary! It was a perfect day. We ate dinner at our favorite restaurant, La Jolla Groves and went to a movie. That weekend, we took a trip to California to celebrate. 
We drove through the night, and our first stop was Newport Beach.

Dinner at Fire and Ice (coolest restaurant ever)

Sea World

After we took this picture, Sean goes "That penguin got fresh with me!"

In the shark tunnel, I kept my eyes open this time.

We're too cheap to buy these pictures, so we take pictures of the picture.

Dave and Busters

Everyone says the first year of marriage is the hardest. I sure hope that's true, because then the rest of our life will be a breeze. 

The highlight of our summer was when we adopted a perfect little Russian Blue kitten. His name is Titan, and he's 3 months old.

Our Baby Boy

Introducing the newest member of our family, Titan

He came into our life on August 19, 2012. I have to dedicate an entire blog post to him, because he's our little baby. We rescued him from Lost Paws and he's three months old. They said he had a rough beginning, so we were really happy we could rescue him and give him a home. He has made us so happy! I've been asking Sean for a pet since we got married. I've needed something to hold and cuddle that can replace my baby hunger. He is such a good little guy. Titan has so much energy and is really playful, but he's also extremely cuddly. At night, he'll sleep in my arms on his back with his little paws in the air. It's the cutest. He can get really crazy and silly too. Just this morning, I was getting ready in the bathroom, and he came darting in, took a giant leap, flew right into our shower curtain and landed in the tub. It was the funniest thing I've ever seen. He'll wake us up at 5:00 every morning because he wants to play (we hear he'll grow out of that and adjust to our schedule. Cross your fingers!) Poor Sean gets the worst of it. Titan definitely knows our roles: he comes to me to cuddle, and to Sean to play. So when he wakes up at 5:00 am and wanting to play, Sean's the one who suffers. Titan's also a little genius. He knows how to scroll up and down on our iPad and computer. He really is the sweetest. We love our little guy!

Mexico Cruise

The first week of May, Sean and I went on an incredible vacation to Mexico with my family! I'm just now finding time to blog about it.

We drove to LA with my sister, brother in law, and perfect little niece. The girls sat in the back talking and watching movies while the boys drove and drank their rockstars.

We checked in, boarded the ship and started our vacation.

My brother is weird. We love him, but he's weird.

Our first day, Monday, was a "Fun Day At Sea." My sister and I laughed about how they call it a fun day, do they think we're 5? But I guess they're right, it is fun. You sleep in, eat as much food as humanly possible,  go to comedy shows, and lay in the sun.

That night at dinner, it was formal night. We don't dress quite as "formal" as others. Our formal night is more like "church clothes" night.

Sean won't smile for the camera.

So I kept trying.

And finally got a smile.

Cute brothers

The dinners are amazing. You get a three course meal, and the menu is different every night. Not to mention, you can order as much and as many dishes as you like! Cruising is the way to travel, take my word for it.

I love this picture. When Sean laughs his eyes squint up and it's the most adorable thing ever.

My family is known for ugly pictures, and Sean fits in well.

We went to a comedy show almost every night.

I make him take pictures even when he doesn't want to (which is always).

Again, my weird brother. We love him for who he is.

Cabo San Lucas was our first stop.

We bought lunch at this random little place. Good thing Sean and Chad speak Spanish.

We took a little glass bottom boat out to Lover's Beach.

On the way there, this little guy stopped by (not so little).
He came right up to our boat

and Chi fed him a fish.

After the Sea Lion left, Leila wanted him to come back. She kept clapping her hands together saying "Come here boy! Come here boy!" So cute.

The famous Los Arcos

When we got to Lover's Beach, this guy was chillin there with mini iguanas.

Without even asking, he put them all over Sean.

Lover's Beach is at the very tip of Mexico's Baja Peninsula facing the Sea of Cortez. If you walk like 100 yards, you'll be on Divorce Beach that faces the Pacific Ocean.

While we were walking to Divorce Beach, Sean's sensitive little feet got too hot, so we had to take a break.

Divorce Beach. Maybe we shouldn't have taken a picture here...

The waves were HUGE on the Pacific Ocean side; our tour guide kept saying we would be "loco" to go in water. Well, my husband and brothers decided to test it out anyways.

My buff man

Then this happened...

Leila loves the sand and the ocean.

Cave exploring

Daniel climbed everything he could get his hands on

You can tell when I post my pictures and when I post my sister's. Her's are such better quality.

We climbed through this little hole in the rocks and found a beautiful, completely empty beach.

Leila and James buried Chi.

Then Leila wanted a turn.

We were shocked she laid there so calmly.

I just love this girl. She is too cute for her own good.

My siblings that I love

Our waitress Windi. She was from the Philippines.

The next day, Wednesday, we were in Cabo still, and every one did their own thing. My dad and brother's went fishing and caught a 7 foot Marlon. Cindy and Chi swam with dolphins. Jen, Chad and Leila relaxed in the sun. So Sean and I explored the city.

Please pardon the inappropriateness. It was just too funny.

These weird skeleton ladies were everywhere.

Sean wanted to blend in with the Mexicans so we don't look like tourists and get ourselves killed. I guess I didn't help much since I was waving my bright pink camera everywhere making Sean get in pictures.

We walked around the city, browsed the flea markets, and had ice cream.
It was a great day.

Our ship, carnival splendor.

Eating shark. I hate sharks, they terrify me, so everyone said I had to "conquer" them by eating them.

The animal in our room one day looked like a devil. Chad said it was a bunny, but I'm pretty sure bunnies don't have horns.

The next day, we were in Puerto Vallarta. My dad, Jen, and Leila took a boat to a beautiful beach and held monkeys and pythons.

The rest of us went on a canopy adventure.

We had a 45 minute speed boat ride

Then we took a bumpy ride through Mexico.

Poor Chad got the worst seat.

Gearing up

They made me put my camera away after that. But we had a professional photographer follow us around.
(Those pictures are at the end of this post.)

Puerto Vallarta is beautiful. It was our favorite.

The last two days were "Fun Days at Sea" while we sailed back to LA.

Our second formal night.

Sushi

This might be the cutest picture I've seen in my life. Ever.

The whole fam

What a cute man

I had this dessert every single night. It truly was the greatest thing I've ever tasted in my life.

They sang happy birthday to Daniel and I

We played a lot of ping pong.

and mini golf

and relaxed.

We basked in the sun, went to shows, and ate. All. day. long.

Canopy adventure pictures:

While we were riding the mules, Sean was behind me, and he tried passing me. Well my mule wasn't going to let that happen, he bit Sean's mule in the neck, then kicked Sean in the leg. It was hilarious.

Our first zip line

The second zip line

We did this thing they called half zip line/half repel, but I honestly felt like I was just free falling 30 feet. No pictures, sorry.

Then came the 100 foot waterfall repel.

I think Chad might be feeling an adrenaline rush here.

Our group

The entire group

This zipline went into ice cold water.

We did a bunch of hiking, walking on a tight rope, and other stuff. Then came the worst part: free falling 100 feet. I almost died. They put you over the edge and you just... fall.

Then when you get this close to the water, they stop you, and you think you don't have to get in.

But you do.

He stopped me here and said, "Now you see her...

...Now you don't."

Daniel fell so fast, he pulled the guy into the water.

Our tour guide was the coolest guy ever.

There were a few more zip lines and other things. On the last zip line, we raced.

Talmage beat Chi

I beat Sean. He was ahead of me the whole time, but I didn't break at the end. I was the first one on the platform-so naturally, I won.
(We still fight about this)

Daniel beat James, by a lot, ha.

And I have no clue who won here.

It was the greatest vacation. We really needed it.
Sean and I are already planning (dreaming about) our next cruise. Hopefully we'll go in January to celebrate Sean's birthday and my graduation!