Celebrating our 6-year anniversary!

Saturday was our 6th anniversary! We had such a great day hanging out together.

We started our day by taking the whole family out to breakfast. We tried out a place called Joe's Diner in Orem after Sean had seen really good reviews online. We LOVED it. "Joe" has a big personality and also happens to be the cook. Our food was awesome and we will definitely be back.

We did a little shopping in the afternoon. I was hoping to find a new purse to replace what I call my "duffel bag" because it is so huge. I didn't find one I liked (well, not one that was less than $180), but I did find a new pair of jeans! Sean also found some new shoes so it was a successful trip.

My sister babysat for us so we could go out to dinner. It's sort of become a tradition for us to go to The Roof in Salt Lake. The flowers are always out at temple square and we always have a great time. This year was no different-- beautiful flowers, really good food, and really great company ;) I was sort of worried that Sean wouldn't have much he'd be able to eat (since he is gluten free) but he was definitely not lacking in choices. There was a ton of stuff, including multiple desserts, and the chef personally made him anything he wanted. Sean can't stop talking about the salmon. I think I could have just eaten creme brulee all night!

It's been an awesome 6 years together and I'm looking forward to at least 60 more! :)

Scout trip to Zion National Park

Sean serves in the young men in our ward. They go on campouts all the time, but they went on a really cool one to Zion National Park a few weeks ago. They hiked to Angels Landing and did the "subway." For the subway they had to wear wetsuits because they had to swim in parts and the water is really cold. Sounded pretty intense! He said he had a great time and the scenery was amazing. Here are a few pictures from the trip:

Tulips & herbs

I snapped a picture of my tulips with my phone yesterday. They are my favorite flower and I needed a picture before they passed their prime! I wish they would last longer! I also planted a bunch of herbs in pots today-- it's never really worked out so well for me, but for some reason I'm giving it another go. Probably because the price they charge for fresh herbs like basil, rosemary, etc. is so irritating. I planted like seven different herbs. Maybe, just maybe, a few will work out this year!

Girls camp

So I am the new girls camp director for our ward! I was pretty surprised when I received the call, but I am very excited. We have some really cute and sweet girls in young women. Everyone keeps telling me it is a lot of work but also very rewarding. I really like everyone in the young women's presidency also so that is another score!

We're camping at Mutual Dell in American Fork Canyon, so very close to home. We're going mid-July and our camp theme is "Daughters of a King." I'm new to this so if any of you have any fun ideas or things you remember doing at camp that you loved, please let me know! It's funny because I don't feel like it has been that long since I was in young women and at camp myself.

My mom told me she'd help me out by coming and watching Jackson that week while Sean is at work. I am afraid I'm going to miss my boys like crazy, but it will be a good adventure for us all.

P.S. How awesome is 'Troop Beverly Hills?'

Happy Easter to all our peeps!

Spring break '10-- Moab

Sean had spring break this week so we decided to take a little family vacation to Moab. I had never been, and Sean has only been to go off-roading. We both really wanted to visit Arches National Park. After we found a deal too good to pass up for lodging, we decided to head South!


Red Cliffs Lodge was awesome! This was the view from our patio. So pretty! It's a little ranch about 15 miles outside of Moab. They have a really good restaurant, horses, pool area, horseshoes, tennis, etc. Anywhere that gives you a warm cookie when you check in is a winner in my eyes! We hit Moab literally a few days before the busy season and all of the rates doubled. Score.

Playing horseshoes

Love this little dude.

Ready to go hiking!

My sister and her husband let us borrow their awesome hiking backpack. We used it a ton and are going to have to buy our own now because we liked it so much. We took the "Negro Bill" hike one morning and loved it! The scenery was gorgeous.

Sean and I named this hole in the rock the "pig snout" because that is exactly what it looks like!

Jackson loved hiking. I was worried he was going to hate the backpack, but he had a great time. Sean made it fun by jumping off of rocks with him and running up hills, etc.

At the end of the hike you come to one of the largest natural bridges in the United States. Jackson and I are standing under it in this picture.

Someone got a little tuckered out on the way down the trail...

Arches National Park

If you look hard, you can see the moon in this picture:

Hike to Delicate Arch:

We didn't realize you actually have to hike in to Delicate Arch until we got there. It's like a 3-mile hike and the last mile or so is up slick rock. After we got back and looked in our brochure, it ranked the hike as "strenuous." lol I don't know if I'd call it strenuous, but we were feeling the burn since we'd already hiked earlier. Anyway, it was well worth it. The arch is SO much cooler in person than in all of the pictures I've seen. The view is incredible!

I didn't realize just how big Delicate Arch is. Look how tiny Sean and Jackson look next to it!

Checking out the petroglyphs on the way back (back right).

We concluded the trip with a drive through Onion Creek. Again, amazing scenery and Sean was happy because it is considered off-roading and he got to drive through the creek a bunch of times.

A great family vacation. We will definitely be back!

Happy St. Patty's Day!

For some reason I am excited about St. Patrick's Day this year. Usually we just eat the traditional corned beef and cabbage and call it good. I think it's partly because I came across some cute ideas on a couple of blogs that I decided to try.

Lucky Charms cupcakes:

Lucky shirt:

I thought this was such a cute idea and since we always joke that Jackson is our good luck charm, I thought he needed one. The shirt was really easy to make and instructions are found here if you are interested in trying it. My friend Heidi also made some for her kids that turned out really cute:

We belong to a little playgroup in our neighborhood and today we had a St. Patrick's Day potluck. The weather rocked and we had a great time! My friend Sandra's son has this cool push toy that all of the kids LOVED.
Some of Jackson's buddies:

Happy St. Patrick's Day!