Time for some vacation

Daniel and I recently went to Lagoon, thanks to NuSkin. The last time that I went to an amusement park was when I was 14 and so it was nice to go again. I remembered though that the reason I haven't gone to an amusement park is because I hate long lines, not a huge fan of amusement park food, and I'm terrified of heights. I didn't let any of this stop me from having a great time though, I ate the most unhealthy burger with baked bean paste (although I couldn't bring myself to finish my potato salad glob) and I rode almost every single ride in the park. Surprisingly, the one that was most terrifying was the ski lift that goes from one end of the park to the next (you could easily just slip out from under the railings AND they would stop indefinitely while you were dangling a hundred feet above everyone's heads, I almost peed my pants).

Daniel cleverly positioned my head onto the "o"

Daniel the hunchback

Yes, this was a kid's ride, but it looked SO cool at night

Not really that terrifying..

Family Time

I forgot that I had these photos hanging around, I was going to add some from the Labor Day visit that Jon made, but I never actually took any.

Daniel scaling up a sheer rock surface

It took Jon like 10 minutes before he could get that second leg up

Rocks are attractive...

Louis in a beautiful meadow up on Mt. Timp

Pretty lake up on top of a mountain

the Dream of the 90's

Daniel, Anna, Louis, Mom and I traveled to Vancouver/Portland this past weekend. All summer long I have been living off the fact that we would be able to go on a vacation before school started. We visited with Josh and Katie, as well as some cousins and a friend of mine. It was great fun.

I got to carry Vivienne. Check out that baby.

We went on a hike up to the top of this waterfall. It's called Multnomah falls. Last time we went  was a few (like 6) years ago. My mom kept saying it would take us all day. We were to the top and back in 45 minutes.

Daniel was squishing my head previous to this snapshot.

This is how I support my husband.

We went to a rose garden. Left to right, back: Hunter, Becca, Daniel, Louis; front: Mama, Anna, McKay, Katie, Vivienne (the baby)

Daniel has a cutie face

Daniel at the rose garden with some man in a hat.

Sushi is delicious. So delicious that Daniel has it conveyed directly into his mouth.

I just use my chopsticks.

At Powell's bookstore, it's a massive place and as you can see, Daniel is awe struck. I  happened upon some great Korean kids books here for pretty cheap, so Daniel and I can brush up on our Korean!

I thought this was priceless.

This is a group text that my mom attempted to send to me. Anna was on a paddle boat and had lent my mom her phone and during that time I had tried to call. I guess this explains why no one ever picked up, I particularly like the second recipient in this group text.

Celebration

Proud of my Olympic rings

  

rubber band arhcery

foam basketball shotput

 In celebration of the London Olympics, we hosted a bit of Office Olympics. Every agent selected a country, then participated in one of three sporting events, and now the scores are being tallied.


I am also working with the Karen in Salt Lake still and met with some great families recently.

Daniel and I have had a lot of fun -- visiting Salt Lake, stopping by IKEA, driving to the moon, and so much more.

Playing Around

Don't let my appearance deceive you, I'm really only 8 years old on the inside. Which is why I was so excited and surprised by the 8-bit art displays on campus and the yoda plush pillow in Target. If they made Star Wars bedsheets in King size, Daniel would have seriously purchased them.

I wanted to bring her home with me

Taller than Daniel!

petting the wildlife

Fortunate Circumstances

7-11 Man

Tradition, that's what 7-11 free slurpie day is all about. I had almost completely forgotten about it, however, until my coworker came into work and announced it. So I hoped on my bike and headed down to get my free piece of tradition (along with 711 other people who were all standing outside the joint.)

how fortunate

Thursday Daniel and I decided to act cool and take public transportation up to the U of U where we had a great lunch with his sister, Sarah. I felt super lucky when I got a fortune cookie that announced I would be "showered with luck" the next day. Little did I know that I should be careful what I wished  for.

Pipkins believe in safety

public transit is hot

Friday the 13th was a lucky day--- bad luck. It was raining on my way home from work and as I was on the last leg of the journey, I got hit by a car while I was crossing the street. Miraculously I was okay, not even a scratch or bruise or anything. My bike, on the other hand, did not come out with such good results.

Thankfully the man who hit me was very responsible, and so hopefully his insurance will pay for the damages that were accrued on my bike. Also, this helpful officer helped me take my bike home.




Then on Sunday we got to go visit some of Daniel's mission friends as we went to his mission president's home coming.

Birthday Bash

Daniel turned 22 on Sunday and in celebration we invited some of his mission buddies over for pizza on Saturday night. Because we all know, that's the favorite of every Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. They then went to the Nickelcade and proceeded to dominate on the TMNT video game.

On Sunday, I finally got to give Daniel the lab coat I have been working on. This was my first, and probably last, attempt at embroidery. Daniel and Scott made some origami and then Daniel had a lot of fun icing his Tetris birthday cake.

Also, check out this sweet Sweddish Fiddle man that I found while doing the Provo Art Chase.