My Hero Helen

I love that you were such a tomboy when you were little.

I love your fiesty scottish-irish attitude.

I love how when the cousins were fighting, you'd snatch the oldest's ear and threaten them with your cute little old lady fury.

I love that you would sneak me a peppermint patty every once and awhile.

I love how you had such a passion for playing Bridge, and the fact that you had Bridge buddies and held Bridge Night regularly.

I LOVE those sweaters you would always wear with the cute creatures or other decorative things on them. They definitely defined you.

I love how it seemed everyone was an acquaintance of yours or even a pal of yours.

I love that you were so athletically involved from tennis to bowling.

I love hearing how you almost beat the Utah champ at tennis.

I love how you always managed to refill that cookie jar full of M&M's for every visit. But didn't fool us kids when you would put those fake generic kind in.

I love how every time I saw you, you were seemed so excited to see me and gave me the biggest hug ever!

I love that one time you locked yourself in Janet's food closet to talk to a friend so that you wouldn't interrupt dinner. It was a very small closet.

I love your cooking. Those hot fudge sundaes were the highlight of any family get together. Even the nights you didn't feel like cooking, I loved the tradition of getting Papa Murphy's with the family.

I love your independent self, and how you thought everyone else was the same. Letting your son go all on his own on an overnight hike with just Shasta and some Twinkies is a testament of that.

I love your values and sweet spirit.

I love how you encouraged a sense of humor and laughter into your family.

I love your passion for nature.

I love your kids and how well you brought them up, my dad especially.

I love how cute you were together with grandpa.

I just plain ol' love you Grandma and will miss you being around. Can't wait to meet up with you on the other end!

And that band...was RAD.

So on a whim, I decided I really wanted to watch Yes Man! because everyone told me it was hilarious. So my sisters indulged me, and we popped it in and pressed play. At the end, we loved it. Well at least I did. But there was a specific part that we LOVED and watched it over and over again. YES KIMI, THEY ARE ACTUAL SONGS! THEY'RE ON THE SOUNDTRACK!

The funniest part of the movie, let me introduce to you, MUNCHAUSEN BY PROXY!

(Warning: Contains minimal crude language and subject.)

I can't pick a favorite! But they are hilarious! On the bonus side, it's ZOOEY DESCHANEL!! She's great! Hope you enjoyed them.

PHEW!!

*Big Breath*

Alright, once again sorry for the massive amount of posts. I just felt like I should catch up! I promise to keep better track so all of you can keep track!

THANKS FOR HANGIN IN THERE!

Live in California? I Think I Might!

It happened. Most of my family is down in sunny and great California. The Heybornes and Jensens. Now, it's not surprising that I spent most of my summer down there. It all started though wanting to see my nephew get baptised! Wow, EIGHT! Then my dad suggested family trip to disneyland! With all of that, we couldn't miss the beach either. So we sure travelled all around California in the end!

DISNEYLAND!!!

The BEACHES!!!

Finish up with CHINA TOWN!

As we walked into the sunset of China Town, so ended our Californian trip... Movin down there?? Reeeally want to!

SENIOR TRIP!!!

"We can do what we want, IT'S SENIOR TRIP!"

This being our motto, was coined by my friend Logan Calder.

Senior trips truly are the best thing ever, and a great way to kick off a summer. For this senior trip, we were able to go down to St. George and stay at my most wonderful aunt and uncle's place. I'm so blessed to have such great family! I love them to death! We enjoyed a lot of swimming, hiking, watching movies, great eating, and gaming. It was really fun.

First off, we have the road trip. I rode with Christian Payne and Logan Calder. The funniest guys ever!

We had decided we needed souvenirs to commemorate our awesome road trip, so we decided we'd each get rings from those vending machines. I got a really cool one, Logan got one that said kiss on it, and Christian got one too many... LOL He wanted a cool one, and it just never came.

The Eating!

The Playing Games

The Hiking!

IT'S SENIOR TRIP!

Oh and turns out, this is only part one! I'm going with some great friends to great Lake Powell! Can't wait for round two!

A Meander Through Nature

Yet another hike. Surprised? I didn't think so. This time we went up to Lake Blanche in Big Cottonwood Canyon. It's one of my favorite hikes, and you'll see why!

Here we have Keith showing us the trail map. Thanks Keith!

Here we have nakey time! Nakey time means you're having the best time! haha
Our destination... Sundial Rock. Up in that little pocket is 3 lakes, and many fun times!

No hike is complete without a yoga session, let's be honest!

This was awesome! Keith showed us this little seclude part in the waterfall that was like a pool! We are so going back to lounge in it when it's warmer! It's amazing!

To explain the picture below, Keith had drawn a little illustration. It depicts how both Keith and I were weenies for not jumping into the lake with Megan there. It was very accurate. I respect Meg's daringness. I'll join her ranks very soon!

Now here's Meg sporting our very fashionable yet sporty trashbag diapers. With looking good being a side affect, we had fun sliding down the snow slopes down the canyon.

It was such a fun hike! We loved it! There will be many, many more to come!!

Growing Up

Welp, I'm graduated!! Whoop Whoop! Wa-OOF! Oh boy what a year, I can't believe it's over! Enjoy some pictures!

All I have to say is... Goodbye high school, HELLO college!! Please don't kick my butt too much??