Happy 5th Anniversary!

It's been 5 years since I was sealed for Time and All Eternity to this wonderful man!  It was the best decision I've ever made.  I can't even begin to count the blessings that have come from this one decision.  I love you Brady!  Thank you for all the wonderful adventures we've lived together in the past 5 years.  I can't wait for the rest of Eternity with you!

Moab

For our 4th Annivesray, Brady and I had a nice little weekend get-away to Moab. It was so warm, and I loved every second of it! I'm so sick of the cold. The first day we visited Arches National Park where we saw a few of the sights.


Balanced Rock.


Turret Arch.


North and South Windows.


Then that evening we went on a Sunset Jetboat tour down the Colorado River.


The scenery was breaktaking! If you haven't ever done this, do it!!! After the tour was over they had a dutch oven dinner for us.

The next day we headed back to Arches. First we hiked to Delicate Arch. It was amazing! Definately one of the highlights.

Yes that is us standing under the arch. It's a lot bigger than I thought it was!

On the way back down Brady found what could possibly be the smallest arch in the park!

We saw some petroglyphs.

Then we hiked through Devil's garden and saw a few more arches.

Landscape Arch. We were in awe at how long and narrow it is!

Tunnel Arch.

Pine Tree Arch.

Then we went on a hummer tour, crawlin' over the rocks near Moab. It was such a thrill! This is the hummer behind us going up the "desert fin" that we had just gone up. If you can't tell, there is a steep drop off on both sides. YIKES!

The hummer ride definately got the blood pumping. It didn't help that the driver was half nuts. But, it was tons of fun!

Up on top of the rocks we had a great view of the Colorado River and on the other side is Arches National Park.

Then we ended the ride at a gorgeous view point overlooking Moab and we watched the sunset.

Then I drove us back. Yeah, right!

The next day we got up and headed home. But, we took a detour on Highway 128, which has been voted one of the best Scenic Byways in the US. It was gorgeous! I highly recommend it! I have been to Moab a couple of times but never did this much adventurous stuff. It was such a blast and so close to home! I can't wait to come back again and again!

Zion

For our 3rd Anniversary, Brady and I ran away to Zion National Park for a quick get-away. We left Stockton with grandparents just over night. It was hard to leave him for the first time, but it was a much needed break.

We set out on Friday morning and it was an icy, snowy mess at home. We were really worried about the weather. But, luckily it was GORGEOUS at Zions.

The first day we went a fun hike.


We hiked up to three sets of pools, called Emerald Pools. This is the upper pool where a really tall water fall comes off the top of the high cliffs.


The water comes down a little further and falls off more cliffs.


Some of the rock formations were really cool!


The view of the canyon from Weeping Rock. (The water seeps through the sandstone and comes out here as a spring, if you look close you can see the water falling out of the rock behind Brady.)


The second day we hiked up the Angel's Landing trail. You gain altitude so quickly, and there are some breathtaking views.


This is on top of Scouts Lookout. It's only about a 1000 foot drop behind us. We decided to play it safe and not go on to Angel's Landing...


Because the rest of the trail is up over that ridge, with about a 900 foot drop on one side and a 1200 foot drop on the other, and the trail gets down to 3 feet wide in some areas, and only a chain to hold on to. I did the hike once. I'll never do it again, especially now that I'm a mom. Then I came home and found out that just a few days before a lady fell from Scouts Lookout, right where we were standing in the picture before. YIKES!


Scouts Lookout is in the "bowl" right below those white cliffs. Angel's Landing is the big cliff to the left. So you can see how high up we were.


This is the water fall at the Temple of Sinawava. The wind would blow and it would just turn into mist. It was so cool lookin!

It was the perfect little trip. So gorgeous and the weather was perfect. If you haven't been I highly recommend it!

The Best Two Years

Two years ago Brady and I were married. It has been the best two years! And there are a countless number of blissful years to come!

Brady, I love you so much and I'm so grateful for you. These two years have been filled with adventures, tender mercies, and so much joy! Thank you for all you do for me and our family. You are the best husband and now your the best daddy!