Arches National Park

Arches National Park was so beautiful but incredibly hot. It was 118 degrees while we were there. Jordan and I hiked up to one of the smaller arches and then headed back to the car with air conditioning and looked out the window for the rest of the time we were there.

Moab, Utah

We spent two days in Moab looking for petroglyphs finding the "birthing stone", a crab, the blue bear and even a mastodon. I wonder what these ancient people were saying in their rock art. Were they warnings or stories they were trying to tell. I found it very intriguing.

Canyonlands National Park

We went to Horseshoe Canyon in Canyonlands National Park. We went to the lookout and then stopped in at the vistors center before heading to Moab.

Nine Mile Canyon

Nine mile canyon was our first stop. It is a canyon forty miles long located in Eastern Utah. It is the "World's longest art gallery" with over ten thousand petroglyphs. We spent the day exploring, finding rock art, and even getting caught in a flash flood!

I am a lucky girl

Jordan surprised me with dinner when I got home from work and told me that we had plans. We picked up his friend Jake and then drove to the airport where he surprised me with a flight over the city in a small Cessna plane!! The flight went perfect. We saw so much and Jordan was able to fly the plane for part of our flight. We had such a great time.

A smashing hit

Demolition derby: A motor sport where drivers compete by deliberately ramming each other. The last driver with an operational vehicle is declared the winner.

Jordan and I went to the local fairgrounds for a search and rescue demolition derby benefit. I had never been to demolition derby before and wasn't sure what to expect. It was defiantly an entertaining night.

Happy Fourth of July

Jordan and I went to watch our friend Jake's band 'Woodruff' perform in another battle of the bands during the local Fourth of July street fair.

After listening to a few other bands play we went to lunch and then headed back home because I wasn't feeling well.

We had originally planned to go back to watch the fireworks later that night but decided to stay home and light off a few sparklers instead.

Although we had a sudden change of plans we still had a pretty great day.

Happy Fourth of July!!!

Mesa Falls

At the last minute I was given Friday off at work because of Independence day weekend.

I woke up this morning to a surprise trip to Mesa Falls!! Jordan had secretly planned the trip as soon as he found out that I had Friday off of work and kept it secret until this morning. We packed a lunch, stopped at Cave falls on our way and then spent the afternoon hiking to Mesa Falls. They were beautiful!!

I feel pretty lucky to have such a thoughtful and adventurous husband.

Battle of the bands

Jordan and I spent an evening at the park to watch our friend Jake's band perform in battle of the bands. Live music and friends. It couldn't have been a more perfect night.

Girls weekend to Salt Lake City, UT

I had a fun four day weekend in Salt Lake City with my Mom, sisters and Ella. It was a weekend filled with going to the Dinosaur museum, touring the Salt Lake temple, church humanitarian center and of course a lot of shopping. With fun trips like these it reminds me once again how blessed I am to have a family who loves each other and truly loves spending time together.

Our soggy day in Jackson, WY

Jordan and I spent a soggy day in Jackson, WY. We went to several art galleries and shops, ate lunch at Bob's, a great local diner, watched the wild west gun show they put on in the streets and spent most of our time trying to stay out of the downpour of rain that came in unexpectedly.

Legacy Flight Museum Air Show

Saturday morning Jordan and I got up early and went to the watch the Legacy Flight Museum air show. It was a free event for the city which as married college students we especially enjoyed. We went to the park, sat on a blanket and watched the airplanes twist and flip in the air. It was a great reason to get up early on a Saturday.

Darby Canyon

Jordan and I had planned a weekend to go to Jackson, WY. Our trip didn't turn out as planned but we had a really great time hiking in a beautiful canyon and spending time with our friends.



We went with a group of friends who wanted to stop in Darby Canyon to hike for awhile. On our drive to the canyon Jordan spots out of the corner of his eye, a farmer rolling his tractor. We immediatly stopped. Jordan and our friend Jake jumped out of the car, climbed the barbwire fence and help the unconscience man until police and an ambulance arrived. It was a small delay but we were glad that we were there and able to help someone in need.



By the time we got to Darby canyon it was later than we anticipated. We hiked for four hours. Jordan and I hiked to a waterfall and the rest of the group tried to hike to the wind caves at the top of the canyon. After hiking we were tired, cold, wet and hungry. We stopped at a local pizza restaurant and then headed back home.



I have to admit I was disappointed that we didn't make it to Jackson this weekend. But our detour was worth it.

Yellowstone National Park

Jordan, Kylee, her friend Jonah and I went to Yellowstone National Park on Saturday. We hiked around the park, saw Old Faithful, the mud pots, gesyers, waterfalls and then had a bbq lunch. It was a perfect day. We cant wait to go back.