Day 212

I went to the Discovery Gateway with my family today. My nieces & nephews had so much fun, but my favorite part was the KSL 5 news stand. I had so much fun there!

Day 211

I finally got on Andy's cell phone plan, so I got a new phone. I went from having a Sony Ericsson W580i to a Sony Ericsson W518a. I love Sony Ericsson phones. They are so reliable & have some great features. My old phone still works perfectly fine, but since I got on his plan, I had to choose a new phone. I love my new phone!

Day 210

My sister, Kristina, graduated as a Register Nurse today! It was so exciting! Kristina is the first one in our family (other than my parents) to get her college degree! I am so proud of all her hard work! She is going to be the best nurse ever! CONGRATULATIONS, DUNNA!

Day 209

I have found a new love in yardwork. I don't know why, but I really LOVE mowing the lawn. Maybe it's because my dad never let us mow the lawn, because it was his thing to do. I now know why he loved doing it so much! It's weird, but I really do enjoy it!

Day 208

The Bachelorette Season Finale was amazing! Jillian chose Ed (my favorite)! They look so happy together. I loved the short video montage of their journey together at the end of the show. I am so happy for the two of them. I think this is the first time this show has ended the way I wanted it to. Yay for Ed & Jillian!

Day 207

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NATALIE!!! I had fun celebrating your birthday today! Andy & I love spending time with you, Casey, & Benson! I am so glad that we are so close. I hope you have an awesome birthday!

Day 206

I took Bridal pictures for one of my best friends tonight. Jess looked so beautiful! I am so excited for her to get married! She is the best!

Day 205

HAPPY 24TH OF JULY!!! We went to the annual Pioneer's Day parade today. There were SO MANY floats! I couldn't believe how long it took, but it was fun! Andy & I have to speak in our ward on Sunday about Pioneers, so I have really been reading a lot into my ancestors & other pioneers this past week. I am so grateful for their unwavering faith & courage. They kept moving forward even after so much adversity & trials. They are such an amazing example to me! Put all your might, mind, and strength in the Lord & ALL WILL BE WELL!!!! I love them all so dearly!

Day 204

Andy & I went to dinner with Natalie, Casey, Benson, Tami, & Nick at the Mayan for Natalie's birthday! The Mayan is the place I first had guacamole! Weird that I remember that, but it's true! The food was so yummy & the show was awesome! This is Benson turning to me and saying, "Waterfall!" He was so enthralled by the water & the divers. Every time they dove, he would say, "uh-unner." (Which means under because the divers were going under the water). He was so funny! Thanks for inviting us, Natalie & Casey! We had a lot of fun!

Day 203

Here is our full fridge. This is the fullest it has EVER gotten! It doesn't look very full, but it sure is to us!

Day 202

Today is my oldest niece's birthday. She turned 6! Can you believe it? I can't. She is such a sweet girl. I am so lucky to have her in my family! I love her so much. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ASPYN! I hope you have a wonderful day! Love you, girl!

Day 201

These are some Mike & Ikes that have been sitting in our candy dish just waiting for someone to come eat them (like some visitors-hint hint). Any takers?

Day 200

From left to right: Benson, Tiffany, Aspyn, Aidan, Keegan, Jerzee, Mom
Weber State had their annual fireworks today. Before the fireworks started, my mom, sister, & I took the kids to feed the ducks at the duck pond. They all had fun throwing bread to the ducks, but I think a few of them ate more bread than they actually threw to the ducks.

Day 199

Andy & I went swimming for the second time today. My parents' ward had scheduled a private swimming party for people in the ward & their families. Here is our whole family (minus Evan & Curtis) waiting to go inside the water park.

Day 198

Andy & I were so bored tonight, so we decided to go for a drive. This is where we ended up (around midnight). It was fun just driving around aimlessly with my best friend!

Day 197

Just a cute picture of my very adorable niece & nephew. I love these two cuties!!!

Day 196

I was lucky enough to babysit two of my nephews today. One is my sister's boy & the other is Andy's sister's boy. The two of them were born just one day apart. They played so well together, but I am sure you can see that.

Day 195

I have been taking a photo editing class online for the past week or so. This is just one picture that I had a lot of fun adding textures to. I have learned so much! I sure love Photoshop!!!

Day 194

This might be disgusting to some people, but this is something I want to remember some day. I have known a lot of people in my life who have had a toenail fall off, and I always thought it would never happen to me. Well, it did. My toe had been hurting for a few weeks, so I decided to take a good look. I noticed my toenail had a crack from one side to the other, and there was a new nail growing under neath that. So I pulled off the top part (very painful) to let the new nail grow. So here is what my toenail looks like now. It looks a lot better than it did.

Day 193

This is what Andy thinks of all this Project 365 stuff. I think he gets annoyed with all the picture taking sometimes. Thanks for putting up with me, Andy! Years from now, we will both look back at these pictures & remember some awesome memories! It will all be worth it in the end.

Day 192

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TIFFANY!!! I have been so lucky to have you as my older sister! You have taught me so much. I hope you have a great day!

Day 191

While we were up camping, the boys just had to make time to shoot their guns. They all had a lot of fun & I just got a headache.

Day 190

I LOVE GATORS!!! We stopped to grab a bite to eat before we went camping with Andy's family. Yum!!!

Day 189

My mom and dad are the proud owners of two baby cows. My parents have owned 7 cows together. The first cow they gave a name that started with A, the second cow a name that started with B, and so on and so forth (and no I don't remember the names for cows A through G). These two new cows are in need of some names that start with H & I. Since my parents haven't really decided on their names, I gave them names of my own--Hamburger & Indigestion. Ha ha!

Day 188

Since Andy flew his brother Cory all the way to Montana to pick up his new puppy, Cory decided to pay Andy back by giving him his XBOX 360 and all his games. I wasn't going to let Cory just give it to Andy for free, so I made Andy pay for some of it. So needless to say, Andy & I now have an XBOX 360 & my favorite game of all time--ROCKBAND!!! Thanks, Cory!

Day 187

A while ago, Andy's sisters & I got together for a craft night while the boys played computer games. For our craft, Natalie taught ordered us all watch faces online, and then taught us how to make our own interchangeable watch bands. I only made a few that night, but today I decided I wanted to make some more. I went to Roberts, Ben Franklins, and Michaels craft stores in search for some cute beads. Using some of the beads I found, I made two bracelets (the black one & the brown one). I didn't have any more lobster clasps, so I couldn't make anymore, but I ordered some online today, so now all I can do is wait! Look at all those beads just waiting to be used!

Day 186

Every other Sunday, my family has dinner at my parents house. It was such nice weather today that we ate outside in the shade! While we were all there today, my dad showed us the plans for the new addition to the house. My parents were really happy for me to get married so they could tear down my room and make a master bedroom for them :). The plans look great, but it will be weird that the room all 4 of us girls grew up in will be gone.

Day 185

The Hooper 4th of July parade will always be a tradition for Andy & I. This year it was extra special because Andy's dad was an announcer for the floats in the parade. It was fun to see all the decorated floats, but my favorite part was Fremont High School. I sure love that school!!! The picture is of Andy's dad, Wayne, and the Fremont High School marching band!
Oh, Andy, Brady, Shawnee, & I skipped the fireworks to go see Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. IT WAS AWESOME!!!

Day 184

Today was one of those days that doesn't quite turn out the way you plan. Andy's brother, Cory, bought Kokanee (the English Bulldog pictured above) from Montana, but needed to go pick it up, so Andy flew him to Montana today. What was supposed to be an 8 hour flight, ended up taking 15 hours! The low voltage light in the airplane came on near Helena, Montana, so Andy made an emergency landing at the Helena airport. Andy was told by a mechanic that the alternator needed to be replaced, but they didn't have any replacements there at the airport. So then, Andy's flight school instructor and another instructor had to fly to Helena to help Andy fly the broken plane back home. Since Andy & Cory would have to wait 3 hours for the instructors, they decided to rent a car and drive the rest of the way to get the dog. They made it back to the airport with the dog just a few minutes after the instructors got there. Because the alternator was out, the battery was not able to charge, which then made the radio in the airplane useless. So Andy had to fly the broken airplane all the way home using just a handheld radio that allowed him to only communicate with the instructors in the other plane. Around 10 PM, Andy called to tell me they had landed safely & were on their way home. WHAT A RELIEF! Oh, and because their trip lasted longer than expected, both Andy & Cory missed out on all the pre-4th of July festivities--swimming, the delicious dinner, the softball game (which we really needed them for), and fireworks! I am just happy they made it home safe & after seeing Kokanee, it was all worth it because she is just the sweetest little thing!!!

Day 183

Andy finally helped me hang up pictures in our living room! They look so great!!!

Day 182

I got my oil changed today, and I got $10 off because I went in before 10 AM! I love saving money!