Subacute Ellenoma

St. George: Zion National Park and Tuacahn!

On the way home from Utah, I stopped in St. George for a few days and met some friends from Mesa. We went to two shows at the Tuacahn: The Little Mermaid and Grease! Oh man, The Little Mermaid is fantastic and I want to go back before the season ends. Grease was good too and quite entertaining. We hiked Observation Point on Saturday and it was rough: 4 miles uphill and then back down. I got plenty of blisters and sore muscles. It was gorgeous though.

Tuacahn stage

Troy, Lindsay, and Dave

Sarah on the hike

Observation Point


Me, Kristen, Sarah, and Lindsay

Believe it or not, this blister got worse after I took the picture!

Dinner at Iceberg

Maryann, Troy, Sarah, Dave, and me

On the drive home, we stopped at the Navajo bridge over the Colorado river to stretch our legs.

The bathroom stalls were kind of short. So funny!

Kristen gave Dave a piggy-back ride

It was great! I'm so blessed with great friends!

Herschel's Farewell Part 2

So as part of Herschel leaving for 2 years, we had a family party where we had lots of family come over for food and fun. Doesn't he look good?

The girls at the party: Heather, Caroline, Me, Melinda, Julibeth, Rachel, and in front is Emmie

Same except we've got Shelly

Alyssa, Westin, Ethan, Cordell, and the horse April

Westin petting the pig

Cordell, Westin, Ethan, and Jason

This was the first horse experience

I told her I wouldn't put this on facebook, I never said anything about my blog. Thanks JB for the pic!

Sunset in Genola: one of things I miss a lot

We went for a horseback ride around the fields and town. The last one for Herschel for a while.

This year's baby

I don't know what Jane was doing, but it was entertaining

Andrew and Henry on April and Rootbeer

Herschel on Diamond

I went to the park with my oldest friends. We've known each other since we were five years old, and I love them both. They both have kids, and their two daughters were born on the same day in the same hospital. I kind of felt left out. Haha! They're so cute though!

Bailey and Tiffany

Emily and Bailey

Jeffrey, Bailey, Brooklyn, Seth, Linnea, and Tiffany

The drive home brought a cool scene:

We took Herschel to the missionary training center on July 20th. We took pictures at the Provo Temple. He was excited--for him anyway. He's going to be great!

Herschel's farewell trip to Utah part 1

So my oldest brother Herschel, who is 19, left for his mission on July 20th. We dropped him off at the MTC, and had a great time with the family before he left. Here's some pics!

The drive up to Utah

Singing showtunes with siblings

Cordell and the only (sniff) calf on the farm

Cordell and Caroline with the horses

The chickens in the coop that my brothers and dad built. Aren't they cool?

Jo Jo and I hiked to Bridal Veil Falls and went to the Pizza Factory. My roommate Jenny said it best when she said that if she had known that Arizona didn't have a Pizza Factory, she would have had second thoughts about moving here!