College Friend Reunion in TEXAS!!!

We just got back from a fabulous time in San Antonio Texas visiting friends from college. Britni and Stephani live in San Antonio and Meggan came from Colorado. It was so fun to see everyone again and to especially let the kids meet. Brinley just adored Brooklyn and by the end of the first day they were already calling each other best friends. The little girls had fun swimming at the pool, feeding the ducks and then playing at the park. The big girls had fun getting pedicures, shopping great outlet malls, the boat trip around the river walk, the Alamo guided tour (thanks Joel!) Schlitterbahn Water Park, movies, good Texas food and of course the GIRL TALK! It was such a great trip and the weather wasn't as hot as I was expecting so that was a huge plus! Thanks again Britni and Joel, Stephani and Angie!!! Brinley already misses her Brooklyn...and I miss all of you! Can't wait for our next reunion...CALIFORNIA!!!

Lake Parris & Alyssa's 1st B-day!

So I am trying to play catch up with our summer activities. Here's some pictures from a recent Lake Trip and Alyssa's 1st B-day. Brinley loved swimming with her life jacket on in the lake and she especially loves the boat! At Alyssa's Birthday party she had a blast in the bounce house! Fun Times!!!           So I threw in an Angel's Picture..This ones for you Tanner!!!                         Brinley with her Uncle Seth!!         Could this be any cuter?? Brinley adores her cousin Landy!                               Drew's Pride and Joy!!       Brinley taking after her dad! You sure can tell she's Daddy's Little Girl!!       Brinley in the bounce house!        Brinley taking pitures with her grandpa!                                                                Brinley riding the skateboard!

May Trips Ranch & River!!

We've been pretty crazy busy this last month of May. After we returned from Hawaii we were off to St. George for a quick trip to the ranch and some fun by the pool. Brinley loved the horses and I was surprised how well she did at riding them! She takes after her Grandpa Fenn. She even learned the name of his horse "Duke." She also loved riding the quads with her daddy. The funniest thing was when we all went for a quad ride and on the way back Brinley fell asleep on the quad....it was hilarious. Next we went to the river in AZ and stayed with a bunch of our friends. It was a blast! Brinley loved the jet ski's!!! She had Drew taking her all day long. She also liked riding in the boat or should we say driving it! It was a fun trip with our friends!!

Back From Paradise!!!

Aloha...what an awesome trip Drew and I had to Kauai! It was such a blast. The island is gorgeous I highly recommend it. We stayed at the Hilton and it was super nice. Tons of pools and the beach was beautiful. We had the best time just RELAXING with our Pina Coladas(virgin of course)in one hand and book in the other. The weather was great! One day it rained but only for a few minutes..I love Hawaii's weather. It can go from rain to hot sun in minutes!!! We did a lot of beach hopping, site seeing around the island and of course eating! We had the best food there including our new love Puka Dogs (Hawaiian Hot Dogs) soooo good and I'm not even a hot dog person. Of course you can't go to Hawaii without eating Hawaiian shaved ice...yummy. We also Kayaked our first time. We went on the river to the Fern Grotto and also hiked a mile up to the Secret Falls. The best thing about the hike was seeing all the roosters! Yep your reading right in Kauai roosters are EVERYWHERE..they roam free it's quite funny. The trip on the river was 2 miles up the river and 2 miles back...let's just say we got the arm workout of our lives....or at least Drew did! It was fun though...they also had a great rope swing...Drew loved that. We ate at some great restaurants one was literally right on the beach. Drew was able to have a great red snapper and watch surfers at the same time he was in heaven. The food there was so good I wanted to lick my plate.(Thanks Ryan and Beth for the recommendation) We ended the trip with an all you can eat king crab buffet. Let me just say we we're there for LONG time and Drew had PLATES full of crab. It was hard to say good bye to paradise and all of our alone time! Although we did miss Brinley we had a great time with just the two of us! Thanks to my mom, brother and Drew's parents who helped watch little Brinny while we were gone. She had a great time...I think she was way too spoiled. Now we're back to reality and the real world. If only everyday was like living in paradise!!!

HAPPY 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!!

I can't believe it's been 5 AWESOME years since Drew and I said I do! It's been such a blast being married to him and we've had such a wonderful marriage so far. We're truly lucky!! He's my everything and I can't believe out of everyone he chose me. He amazes me daily and can always make my heart pitter patter....Drew I love you! And can't wait for our HAWAII celebration in 3 days!!! ALOHA!

Trip To Arizona

Over Conference we went to Arizona for a long weekend. It was nice because everyone was together minus Scott who's still on his mission (can't wait till he gets home). We had a blast shopping,golfing, eating at Drew's favorite restaurant Oregano's and mine Sauce, watching movies, running Sabino Canyon everyday and eating my mom's famous Cinnamon Rolls....yummy! Most importantly it was nice to be home and to ALL be together. Brinley was highly entertained..the first night we got there she didn't go to sleep until 2 AM!!! Granted she did get awaken at midnight but still she was way too excited to sleep at all this trip..naps included! She loves all her Brinley Fan Club members!

Cafe Rio Night!

So a couple weeks ago we had an awesome Cafe Rio night! Everything was homemade and very authentic! I had the recipes for the rice, pork, chicken, homemade beans, tortillas and of course the dressing! Let's just say I was in heaven. And now that I can make my own there's no need to envy those living in Utah and AZ. I now have my own Cafe Rio in the comfort of my own home. It's so darn close to the real thing that it hits the spot every time I have a craving. That night we also got some great photos of Brinley. My good friend who is a great photographer knows how to get Brinley going..she's such a little poser! She was smiling left and right and most importantly holding still....now why can't she ever do that for me??