I went downstairs and found this...

Does that mean he'll make a good dad or a crazy dad???

It sure is funny watching him try to control these little kidlets...

6 words...

GRAD SCHOOL IS KICKING MY BUTT.

enough said.

Adventure Race

Yep, we went on an adventure race! We had clues to solve that led us to various places in Salt Lake, and while at each one we had to take a picture doing a specific task for the clue. We ran LOTS LOTS LOTS and it was HOT HOT HOT!!! We came in 5th place though... not too shabby!

Flaming Gorge (pronounced Hor-Hay)

We had such a fun before school trip to Flaming Gorge!

The first day it poured rain and was freezing cold - so we went to the local restaurant and ordered HOT COCOA!!! (yep, in August)The next day the sky was 'abundantly clear', so we went river rafting

And somehow I managed to fall down these rocks:

While on the boat, we had the coldest water fight ever and dunked all three members of our bishopric, and watched Bro. Dibblee being DRAGGED out of the water...

Then we went boating on this lovely...

And although I faceplanted a million times and swallowed half the lake, Nick rocked all our socks off...
We ate yummy food cooked by Tanner and Nick... (can't believe we didn't all die)
And saw lots of pretty scenery
Flaming Gorge: You're just what I needed.

One happy boy

We may have skipped out on the last half of church for Nick to go drool over a bunch of bikers this weekend. The Tour of Utah, known as America's toughest stage race, is not for the faint of heart. The race is 311 total miles with 26,500 feet of climbing. You'll get there one day sweetheart...

Congrats to our own Utah native - Levi Leipheimer for winning it!

Birthday festivities!

I LOVE my birthday! I of course had my camera with me the whole time, but failed to take any pictures! What was I thinking?! I was having too much fun! Nick took me to get a pedicure (he even got one too - I couldn't believe it!) I told him I had girlfriends that get pedicures with me and he didn't have to, but I think he secretly wanted to know what they were like since I get them quite often and love them! (I'm not sure he loved it that much) Then we headed to California Pizza Kitchen for dinner. Surprise - he had a bunch of my friends there for a surprise dinner! It was so wonderful! He's getting better at planning fun things! It was a very happy birthday!

Since Ashley and I have close birthdays, we celebrated last week by going up the canyon and making tin-foil dinners, smores, and doughboys. YUMMY!

Look at that baby belly! I can't wait 'til Baby Holm is here!

Nick and I - awkwardly posed as always (refer to my previous post for an explanation)

Typical...

Me: annoying and 'naggy'

Nick: doing his best to put up with it


Me: totally awkward
Nick: totally awkward

Together: a perfect match - if that's what you would call it.

Happy 24th WARD!!!

Yeah, we just ran the 10K - what of it?!

Magically found these two lovely ladies at the starting line amongst a million people.

Ran (literally) into Adam at the last 1/8 of a mile - we sprinted to the finish together!

Oh Tanner, if only I could have kept up with you - we would have raced to the finish.

We were ready for MORE!!!

HAPPY 24TH - WARD!!!
(Yep, our ward is the 24th and it was the 24th of July)

100th Post!!!

I just noticed this was my 100th post - I have absolutely NOTHING special for this post, and am going to make the post I planned on posting. In case I didn't say the words post or posting enough: Post, posting. Haha

Let me begin this POST by saying that I just might simply be the world's best date planner! I always come up with random ideas and pull them together for a date. I tell everyone I don't remember having much of an imagination when I was a kid, so it's all catching up now!
Our date was themed 'being a kid again' (ok, no I don't name my dates, but it seems fitting for this post). I brought Nick's favorite pizza for dinner *YUMMY*. Then we headed up the mountain on the Zuma (scoot scoot) with ice cream cones and ate them at this cool place at the top of Sego Lily Drive with the most magnificent view. Then we went back home and made a FORT! Yes, a FORT! We got in our jammies and watched a kid movie in the fort. So much fun! So if you need a date idea: there you go! FREE!

Oh Scoot Scoot, you have been our lifesaver this summer. There's nothing more summery about driving around in flaming (yes, check out the flames on that helmet) helmets on a scooter all over town.

Check out the view! We ate ice cream cones and watched the sunset. And check out the cool orb made by my camera on Nick's forehead - I think it's an alien.

Our fort! Ok, it's not the most amazing fort you've ever seen, but it was just perfect for us!

Oh Summer how I love you!!! I don't want you to end!!!

(1 month from tomorrow I will once again be a slave to the University of Utah; at least that's what school feels like sometimes)

4th of July

My favorite holiday has come and gone... It was a BLAST! (Although I was still a little bummed about not making it to DC - those of you that are there - just tell me the fireworks weren't that great! ha)

Friday - REAL game (Yep, another one). Celebrated a 5-0 victory with FIREWORKS afterward!

Saturday - Murray Parade (only the BEST), chillin' with Milo the dog, swimming party and FIREWORKS with friends.

Sunday - FIREWORKS with the Linthorsts and the entire rest of their neighborhood - and watching Frank live his childhood dream of lighting things on fire.

Can you tell I LOVE FIREWORKS?!?!

Cuddle fest - that's the only way all of us stayed on the blankets/Breeanne's towel...

You missed - but Eric likes it!


And THANK YOU Ben for discovering that my camera has a 'firework' mode which makes the picture WAY cooler - check it out!

"Mawwage is what bwings us togever today!"

Thanks Becky and Jarom for getting married!...

...And for choosing the coldest day in June...

...And for cutting your cake with a cool sword!...

...And for inviting us girls to spend the best day of your life with you...

..And NO THANK YOU for moving so far away from me...

... But thank you in advance for inviting me to come visit you and hang out at this beauty...

...But hopefully it doesn't look like this when I get there...

... That would be bad...

Chalk Art Festival

(Thanks Lauren for reminding me to take a picture - and putting up with Nick's whining whenever we take pictures!)

In my opinion...

Our government is in need of some serious changes. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE exercise your right to vote. Educate yourself and do what you can - VOTE!!!
I have.

(Thanks Nick for helping me understand why this is so important)

Thank you Nie Nie

"Some blessings come soon, some come late, and some don’t come until heaven; but for those who embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, they come."
-Jeffrey R. Holland


http://nieniedialogues.blogspot.com/

Summa!

#1. Fun hikes#2. Tandem bike ridesNow I want one of these:

My very own beach cruiser.
Oh Summer, how I love you!

When pigs fly...

Nick showed up at my house with these the other night. I thought I'd never see the day...

Date Night #2

Oh REAL games, how I have loved learning to love you over the past year.

Shopping Spree!!!

Because of privacy reasons, I can't show many pictures from my latest wishgranting adventure, except to say that it involved riding in one of these:Eating at the Pizza Factory, a laptop, Nintendo DS, games, and lots of movies! Shopping Sprees are the best, and very special when you see a child walk out of Best Buy jumping up and down as if she'd won the lottery! She will have lots of fun with those toys especially during those long stays at the hospital. I love Make A Wish.