New York

Ty and I had the chance to go to New York with my parents this past weekend and we were so excited because neither of us had ever been there. I'm glad I got to see New York City, it is quite the sight to see and we had quite the experience. I realized what a bubble I live in, the people in New York are very different from the people in Utah! (We were there on Gay Pride Day so we got a little extra exposure) I am not really a huge fan of Utah but when we came back on Monday I felt very happy to be here! I think I took for granted how beautiful the mountains are and even just the feeling of being safe and being around people that believe in the same things as I do. It is also nice to be able to go somewhere without having to travel on like 6 different freeways and getting lost a few times before getting to where you want to go. Driving there is crazy!

This picture was taken from our hotel parking lot. We were right across the river from Manhattan! The skyline of Manhattan was breathtaking!

Riding the ferry back to our hotel

Ok, so Ty and I decided people just don't eat back east because we couldn't seem to find restaurants or even a grocery store anywhere! Pretty much everything we ate came from a gas station. This picture was taken after a long day with no good food. We just happened to find a pizza at the hotel with no one around....oh man we stole some!

We took the Staten Island Ferry to get a closer look at the Statue of Liberty. I have to say I was a little dissapointed with the size of it. The movies always make the statue of liberty look huge but it is actually quite small! (I couldn't get any good pictures of it because it was night time and because it is so little!)

Ty and I at Times Square!

This picture was taken at Ground Zero. It was a really cool place to visit.

This was a very interesting little statue that I decided to pose on. (Apparently they are supposed to be eyeballs)




In front of the David Letterman Studio!

My mom and I waiting for the subway (Our hair looks extra special because of all the humidity!)

Boating!

I finally got to go boating this summer!! Boating has to be in the top 3 of my most favorite things to do ever! I could spend everyday at the lake. Last night we went with Ty's uncle Trent on his new boat to Utah Lake. I got to wakeboard and tube, my most favorite things ever. I couldn't believe how warm the water was, it was the best!

Before we left all the boys decided to play king of bunker hill on the tube. They had four boys on one tube and the last one on won $20. Can you guess who won? The tube eventually flipped throwing everyone off but Ty was still hanging on with one hand! He was very proud of himself!

Ladies Day

Since most of the girls in Ty's family have the summer off (lots of us are teachers) we decided to have ladies day every other week where we get together and do something fun and kind of girly. Today we went up to Ty's aunt Jen's to make cards. She is amazing at card making and scrapbooking! These are some of the way cute cards I made! I was so proud of myself!

Sun Valley

Ty and I have had quite a fun-filled summer so far. It seems every second we are out doing something fun and that is the way I like it! This past weekend my parents rented a cabin up in Sun Valley for the week. We left Thursday after Ty got out of school for a fun weekend in Idaho!

Sun Valley is full of bike trails. We decided to ride our bikes from our cabin to Ketchum which was about 8 miles. I love riding my bike! Especially in beautiful places like Sun Valley!

My Uncle Sam and Aunt Kristina also came up for the weekend and brought their four kids. One night all the adults went out and left me and Kirstie in charge of the kids. We were able to give them all a bath and get them into bed which was quite the job. Kristina told me I passed the test and I could be a mother now. I'm glad I don't have to start with four!

There was a little creek running behind our cabin that we decided to float down. I was not expecting it to be so stinking cold! My legs were stinging from the ice cold water and I screamed all the way down. We even had to go underneath the road!

Sunday on our way home Ty wanted to drive through Hazelton, one of the areas he served in on his mission.

Strawberry Days

Last week we went to Strawberry Days with our friends Ryan & Jess and her sister Emily. Jess was my room mate from freshmen year and it was so good to see her and spend some time catching up! Ty and I have been to a lot of "days" lately, Cherry Days, Eagle Fun Days, Strawberry Days. That is part of why I love summer because you can go to all the little festivals!

The best part of Strawberry Days is the strawberries and cream of coarse! They were delicious!

Emily and I decided to ride the scrambler. It was pretty intense! Later on Ty made Tallon ride the zipper with me (Ty's not too big on rides)

Manti Pageant

We went down to Manti with Ty's cousin Andi and her new husband Trevor!

We posed by some scary Lamanites!

Tuesday night for the first time ever I got to go to the Manti Pageant! I've always wanted to go but we are always in Boise during the summer so we usually miss it. I can't believe there is such a beautiful temple in such a tiny town in the middle of no where. It was fun to walk around the little town of Manti. It was so awesome to sit under the stars and watch the pageant with the temple as a back drop. The spirit was really strong and it strengthened my testimony of the Book of Mormon and Joseph Smith. It was really cool to watch Book of Mormon scenes acted out. I loved the scene when Jesus came to visit the America's after he had been resurrected. They had a huge storm with earthquakes and lightening and there was even fire coming out of all the rocks! It was awesome! My very favorite was when they had the little children surround Jesus. It was so cute to see all the kids running toward him, I think it will be just like that. It gave me chills when they talked about how Mormon had dedicated the hill where the temple sits so many years ago, the very hill I was looking at! It was definitely worth the drive down to Manti even though we did get pulled over for speeding (don't worry he let us off with a warning since we said we were on our way to the pageant!)