I am not sure how I let myself get so out of the habit of posting. So here I am again, another attempt to be awesome and keep up with my blog. This summer has been filled with adventures, starting with out annual family trip to capital reef with many other families. Always so much fun, and I come back 10 pounds lighter from hiking everyday.
My two younger siblings headed off to Washington to spend it with their father, so we made a trip out of it. The oldest out of all the cousins, my cousin Kati was graduating and headed off to basic training for the Army, so we wanted to see her off. We started off by spending a day in Seattle at Pike's Place Market...
This is us Kids sitting on the famous pig, and yet the pig got cut out of the picture :/
This is my and Ashley, we are so much alike it is scary, she is my twin.
Us teenagers sitting on the dock next to a fountain...
Making some wishes, Amie is turned around....she couldn't wait ;)
Looking off at downtown Seattle.
Out on the Dock, it was amazing to look out at see the ocean curve around the earth...
We couldn't forget about the famous gum wall. yes it is really yucky but so fun
The gum wall gets bigger and bigger every year, and you wouldn't believe the thickness of gum on the wall....gaggg
This is the graffiti wall, notice we all have our arms on my little brother Isaac, well that is because he would stop flapping them...what a goofball!
The next day our Grandpa took us shooting :) all of us teenage girls :) once I got my hands on one of those guns I went a little crazy!
We got to shoot all shapes and sizes...
It was fun to share this moment with my sister, who knew that I would being learning how to handle a gun from my 14 year old little sis....
Out of all of the guns, the rifle was my least favorite, my favorite would have to have been the purse gun, it was really old so it had a big kick. The automatics were really fun too :)
The next day we went indoor sky diving. This was a blast :D
Here are a few pics of my family, my brother is a character!
OK don't be quick to judge this picture...yes my cheecks are flapping, yes i have no idea what I am doing, but it was so much fun. After everyone had gone the instructor (the man on the right) said that I was the one who drooled the most.......haha ya....i don't really have a comment for that.
This is a picture of me...afterwards.....adrenaline still pumping through my veins....
I accidentally ran into Ashley and we caught it on camera, literally laughing out loud!
My little toothless superhero! This kid is my favorite! We have a connection that none of the other cousins have and I love him with all my heart. Plus he is the cutest thing you will ever see :)
The next evening the girl cousins decided to take off to enjoy the waterfront as the sun was setting, it was amazing experience and although the pictures turned out a little blurring it really shows the feeling as we were there....
These were some of our last moments we got to spend before Kati left, I love this picture of the two of us, I miss her so much but she is going to come back from basic a changed women. She is so strong and such and amazing example to me.
.....and then there is Ashley and I, only a few weeks apart, we are basically twins, joined at the hip from birth, we are a lot to handle when we are together but she is like my other half, we go a little crazy :)
Yayyy for girls night out :D
My uncle was extremely excited to take us on a hike. Hiking in Washington is a whole different experience than Utah. There is Moss everywhere and the humidity is so intense you are sweating even though it feels freezing cold.
Amazing view of Mt. Rainier..
Sister L.O.V.E.
There really is a place called Paradise, and its in Washington. How perfect!
The animals there will come and eat right out of your hand, but for some reason they don't like to come to teenage girls that scream when they get near....I don't understand....
This tree is like bazzillions of years old! It was huge!
This is a random picture of Ashley and I in the Car, just chillian like villians!
After a 14 hour drive there and back my mom and I were finally home :( all alone.
We got up on the Fourth of July and saw the freedom balloon festival, it was my first time and I loved it!
Later that evening we got the unbelievable opportunity to sing in the Stadium of Fire Chorus, along with my friend Kenadee :)
The very next day .......
We packed up and went with some neighbors down to Zions National Park. We were going to hike the Subway but the flash flood warning were way to high and they weren't letting anybody in, so we decided to do Angels Landing instead.
My mom was freaking out the whole time, I think it was because it was her first time. It was my second, and yes it was a little scary....but hhaahhh no big deal. On average 1 to 2 people die every year doing this hike, so I guess she has a point.
Now I am home and trying to keep busy. I no longer work at 7 peaks so my days can be long and boring I pass the time with doing random hikes with friends.....
Going to Rodeo after Rodeo and getting my cowgirl on ;)
Crocheting, watching all three seasons of Drop Dead Diva, and simple staring at a rainbow outside my house
So this was a long update, but there is more to come! (sorry for all spelling a grammar mistakes.....please don't hold me responsible)
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