Best Friends!

So last weekend Amiee came down here to see the football game with her family. Me and Karianne got to hang out with her for far too short of a time, but it was still so much fun! We had chocolate fondue and just talked and Laughed and had a great time! It was awesome to get to hang out with my best friends! These girls are the best and we are all pretty much crazy when we get together! Just like the good ole days! I havent laughed so hard in a long time! Thanks for coming Amiee!

Mmmm....chocolate!

This is a pretty typical Amiee shot! haha jk Amiee!

The girls!

Yeahh....

Im not so cute in this one, but Karianne is!

And just to throw makella into all this, here is her fantastic funny face! She thinks its hilarious!

Hawaii!!

This was out big trip that we have been looking forward to all summer! We went with Jon's whole family to Kauai. We had such a great time! We stayed for a week and did everything we have ever wanted to do. We did a whole lot of snorkeling, which I really love to do! I had never done it before this trip, but I loved it! We went to some of the prettiest beaches and some gorgous waterfalls. We also took a boat around the Napali coastline to do some snorkeling and on the way there, we were able to see dolphins that came right up and swam with the boat for awhile. I was so excited about that! I loved being able to see them so close. Also, at another place we went to, I got to see some turtles and swim with them and touch them. It was awesome! We did some kayaking on a really pretty river and then you hike to a waterfall and we swam under it and everything. Overall, it was perfect! We had such a good time hanging out with Jon's family and getting some time to ourselves since Makella got to stay with my mom and dad (She had an awesome time too!). We were both ready for a break, so even though we missed her like crazy, it was definetaly worth it! My camera is super lame and I think is just about broken for good, so I didnt get very many pictures of all the fun things. I have to wait and get more from my sister in law. But here are some of the good ones I do have!

This was the first beach we went to. So pretty!

The brothers!

She's a mermaid! Malia is such a good traveler! I was amazed! She's adorable!

Out to dinner with the family. Plumerias are my new favorite flower!

Angie and Ryan on our kayak trip. I loved this part of the river, it was awesome!

You always need a pretty flower!

The hike from the kayak to a waterfall was through this really pretty forest!

This was the canyon and it was soo gorgeous. It went on forever and there were sheep jumping all over the rocks. It was really pretty.

The boatride around the Napali Coast. I think this was my favorite activity. The boat was so fun!

This is a monk seal. They are super rare in Hawaii, but they will come and just sleep on the beach for days, so we were pretty lucky to get to see this guy!

The family!

One of the many pretty waterfalls in hawaii!

Funny Faces!

We have a little morning routine that when Makella wakes up, we usually arent ready to get up yet, so we bring her into bed with us and she just plays and stuff. Well, this morning, I brought her into bed and she was in such a great mood! Which is a real change from the last few days, so it was really fun. She found my camera and all of a sudden wanted me to take her picture. She normally yells and gets mad at me when I want to take her picture. So these were all the faces that she made for the camera. It was pretty funny.
Trying to squish her cheeks

Showing me her teeth! I Love her front teeth!

Little too close up

Kinda a creepy smile!

Im Back!

It Has been such a long time since I posted anything! We have been pretty busy most of the summer. We had a family reunion in washington back in June. I got to stay up there for like a week before we had the reunion and then my whole family got to go! It was a lot of fun! Its was really fun to spend so much time with my whole family! and then in July we went to see my sister and Ben in California and had ssoo much fun, I wish we could have stayed longer! We were only there for about 4 days. But we spent all of those days on the beach! Jon's dad has a condo in Oceanside that is really close to the beach, so we just stayed there. Makella had so much fun on the beach and hanging out with Wendy. She still talks about it...randomly she will say.."Member....Ocean....WendyBen." Just like that. She talks about the crabs that wendy caught too. Its pretty weird that she still remembers! Sadly I didnt get very many pictures on that trip because we were too busy swimming and such, but it was super fun! Then Next week, we are going with all of Jon's family to Hawaii! Yeah...I know...Its amazing! I cant believe we actually get to go. We are so excited!

But the biggest thing we have probably done this summer was move! We have been SO grateful for Jon's parents for letting us invade their house with a crazy baby for so long, but we felt it was time to get a place of our own! So we found a little 2 bedroom apartment that is really close to UVU and we have been in it for a couple weeks now! Its so exciting. I think makella is a little upset to not be in her normal room and everything, but she is adjusting! So things are definetaly moving forward for us. My mom is coming down to see us tomorrow and Im so excited! It will be fun to have her here. (She and my dad will be watching Makella while we are in Hawaii). Since there are so many pictures of things over the summer, I will try and limit it to just the best ones! :)

Danika looks totally cool in this picture!

Beautiful Washington beach!

These are the only ones I got of California!

Help!

So, Ive been needing a new swimsuit this summer and have never really been able to find one. Ive just been really picky about it and Ive been looking online like crazy lately. I think Ive finally narrowed it downto three. Im completely indecesive though and cant seem to pick one. So I decided I would let you guys tell me which one I should get! :) Pathetic as it is that I cant pick my own swimsuit. So I would appreciate any input you might have! Even if you hate them all. They are all kinda the same style, but different colors...I didnt really do that on purpose though...so anyways! Thanks for you help!

Smart Baby!

I wanted to take a little bragging moment, if that is alright! Makella learned something new! She has learned how to count to 10! With a little help of course, but thats ok! I was amazed. We taught her to count to 3 but that is it. Then one day she all of a sudden just said 7..8..9...10. I've Never even gone over that with her. so it was weird, but we decided to teach her the rest. I actually got a video of it, which doesnt happen very often, so I decided to post it. Sorry that its a little shaky and stuff...she was moving around a lot. Its the best I could do! Im amazed at all the things she is able to learn! Oh and just ignore the huge pile of clothes on the floor, I was doing laundry! :)

President Monson!

We had a pretty cool morning yesterday! UVSC is becoming a university and in order to do so, they had to build a bigger library. So yesterday they had the dedication of the new library. President Monson was the one who was going to do the dedication prayer. I decided that I would go and watch because I have never really seen him as prophet before. So I thought it would be cool. We were in a pretty good spot and so up in the front, so it was cool to see him. THen afterwards, we were about to leave, but Jon decided we should try and get up to him. So he grabs Makella and makes we made our way through the crowd. President Monson was giving and interview and so we were right there next to him waiting til he was done. When he finished he turned around and there we were! So he shook Jon's hand and then he talked to makella. He asked her name and shook her hand and tried to give her five and was playing with her for a minute. I was actually like one or two people behind jon at this point, so I missed out on shaking his hand and I couldnt hear all that he was saying. But Ella didnt even hide on his shoulder like she normally does with strangers. It was just so cool to get to see him so close and stuff because you dont really get that chance too often. I was trying to take pictures but it just all of a sudden got so jam packed with people that I was taking pictures over people's heads and stuff. It was crazy but totally worth it! :) Here are just a couple of the better pictures.

This is when he was talking to Makella!

It was just such a great experience! He was taking as much time as he could to talk to people and shake hands that he could before they ushered him inside. You can tell he really loves all his people and everyone there was so excited to see him. It was awesome!