Monday, August 30, 2010

stewart falls!

to celebrate the last day of summer before school started again, some friends and i went up the provo canyon and hiked to stewart falls. it was a beautiful day!!
some of the group
some of the girls--laura, lauren, ali, and heather
the falls
the view from the falls
a view from the hike...what a beautiful and energizing way to end the summer and start a new year!

Friday, August 13, 2010

beach house, tennis, and amanda!

some highlights from the good life the last couple of weeks...
amanda bussey-jones and i met up for lunch yesterday afternoon. it has been six years since we met in the byu dorms, and four years since we lived together on condo row in p-town. crazy! i love this girl! (we missed you, camille and elyse!)
bryan serving it up at the whittier narrows tennis center tournament...this kid rocked!
bryan and his partner (they played awesome and even ended up on the top court at the end of the day!)
the sibs in front of the san diego temple on the last day of our weekend reunion at a beach house in encinitas (thanks, mom and dad!) this place was great!

Friday, July 30, 2010

zions!

on the way up to idaho, we stopped at zions national park to look around...it was beautiful! next time, we'll go when we aren't all sick...

the patriarchs
angel's landing
looking out of the canyon

idaho!

rachel and brandon graduated from byu-idaho last week...congratualations!
dad, mom, rachel, brandon, bryan, and me
bryan and me
the kids--bryan, rachel, me

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

arizona!

so, last week mom and i took a spontaneous trip to arizona to meet amy's house and amy's special friend, ben. we even managed to play with our arizona cousins and the greenes. we had a great time!
amy and me in front of her house
the best homemade chipotle shrimp tacos ever!!

Thursday, July 15, 2010

i love to see the temple!




me with cousin cyri at the newport beach temple grounds

life after spain

cousin cyri came down from utah state to play with us for a few days...
bryan, cyri, mom, and dad on the tram at downtown disney on the way to see the disneyland fireworks
huntington beach pier
me with my california dream boy
i love beach sunsets!
family home evening at the branch with shayla and melanie