1st Place!

So this last Tuesday we took Abby to a Halloween party at Pet Smart and she won first place for her costume! She was Dr. Barker (a vetrenarian) and Kevin and I were her assistants...talk about crazy pet owners! It got us first place though! She won a 20 dollar gift certificate to Pet Smart and a bunch of doggy treats. It was cute to see Abby dressed up and we can't wait to win first prize again next year!

Family Pictures

Today was such a beautiful day we just couldn't resist taking some pictures with the fall colors after church today. Here are a few....

Abby's Graduation!

That's right...our dog just graduated from doggy school! We put Abby in training about two months ago and she graduated last Thursday (with honors;). She can sit, stay, come, shake, do doggy push-ups, and greet people politely. ...sometimes! She's growing up so fast! She already weighs 41 pounds...and counting! We think she will get up to at least 50 lbs. I don't think we thought it through very well...town home....golden retriever??....oh well, we couldn't help it! We fell in love with her the moment we saw her and haven't regreted it since!

Abby

This is Abby! She is our golden retriever and we absolutely love her to death! She is so loving and will lick you all day long if she could! We have been taking her to training and she is doing pretty good. She even rings a bell when she needs to go out! She is so much fun to take on trips, except that she sometimes gets car sick. We went to Montrose last weekend for Kevin's cousins wedding reception and Abby wasn't feeling too well I guess because she threw up all over the back seat. Mean while, if anyone knows me, I get car sick...A LOT! So after smelling this I almost lost it! Luckily there was a gas station close by and we made it in time! Yikes!

Sadie

This is Sadie. We got her in May, shortly after our first cat, Sydney died. A lady at my school was giving her away and I couldn't resist! She is so spunky! Its fun to watch the dog and her play. Abby always licks her to death so she is always dripping with slobber! They are so cute together!

Trip Home

This last month I got to go back home to Idaho for Tasha and Quinn's wedding. It was so great to see everyone! I missed you all so much! Kevin had to work unfortunately, but I appreciate him letting me go. The wedding was beautiful! And I was sooo happy to see my family! Everyone has grown so much! Especially my brothers! Man does time fly! I'm so proud of all my siblings and all they are doing. Joe and Port are playing football this year and it was fun to see them toss the ball around and beat up on eachother. I can't believe Joe is a senior this year! Jake is still as smart as ever and has really become more outgoing. Ashley still loves to talk and make people laugh. Will's love for dinosaurs hasn't stopped and probably never will. It is amazing to listen to him talk about them. He says he wants to be a paleontologists and he definetely could! He can tell you anything you want to know about dinosaurs and anything related to the subject. He cracks me up because he gets so serious when he talks about them, like they are still alive today! ;) Anyways, it was great to see everyone, especially my mom and dad. It is so weird living so far away from them. I really miss them!

Fishing at Black Canyon

Last weekend Kevin and I made another trip to Montrose, CO for his cousin Emily's wedding reception. It was great to get away from the noise and busy life of Denver and get up in the mountains. It was also Kevin's dad's birthday, so we went to Black Canyon and went fishing again! I love that place! It is so beautiful! But once again, we didn't catch a thing!- (If you remember, we went camping there in May and had fished for three days straight, and still no luck! We must be really bad at this or something;) -Kevins dad, Mark, did have some luck on his birthday though! He caught a 16 inch brown trout! He released it before we could take any pics though. All in all, we had a lot of fun and it was a great day!

Hunting

We went deer hunting last fall in Craig. Kevin has been several times, but this was my first time and I shot my first buck! It wasn't too big, just a two point, but I was happy with it. Kevin's was quite a bit bigger than mine. We had a blast and can't wait to go again this year.

Our Story

So, you already know we met at BYU-Idaho, but I thought I'd tell you the whole story...We first met in the fall semester of 2005. It was my first year at college, and Kevin's third. We were in the same FHE (family home evening) group. I knew Kevin existed waaaaaaay before he knew who I was, (even though he denies it)! Anyways, we went that whole year without talking to eachother, but I could tell you everything about him...(I guess I was kind of a stalker;) He didn't know I existed until the following year, fall of 2006. One of his roommates invited me to go to the drive-in with him and a big group of people. Of course I went, hoping I'd see Kevin. I did see him, and we actually had our first conversation! (Even though I don't remember what it was about) I just remember thinking the whole time: 'I can't believe he is actually talking to me?.. Does he even know my name?' Anyways, I rode with him to the movie and we watched it from his truck bed. I remember I was wearing flip flops and my feet were cold, so he got me a (CLEAN) pair of socks from his truck. That was a little akward, but it worked I guess because the rest is history! We dated for a quick 11 days before we decided we loved eachother, and if we were in love, why not get married?! So it was a whole three weeks before he actually proposed. We went home to New Plymouth so that Kevin could meet my folks and ask for my dad's permission. (Talk about a lot of pressure!) My dad said "yes," and on the way back to Rexburg, we stopped at Malad Gourge and Kevin popped the question. He completely caught me off guard because I wasn't feeling very well and didn't really want to get out of the truck, and he had a sprained ankle from football at the time. I remember he was on crutches and hobbling really fast to the lookout point. When we got there, he handed me the camera to take a picture of the view and the ring was tied to the string on the camera. It was sweet! I said "Yes" and the rest is history! That's our story in a nut shell.

Day Trip

We took a day trip to Estes Park last October. It was soooo beautiful! You can't see it from the pic, but behind us is a gorgeous view of the valley.