Family Reunion

I am really behind on my posts. We went to Panquitch a little while ago for a family reunion on Burke's side. it was so much fun to get away for a little bit and spend time with family. It was especially fun for me to get to know a little more about the people I met for the first time at out wedding. They are so fun and I learned a lot about Panguitch and what there is to do there:).

We got to tend Sophie while Cleola and Charles went out (K.C. and Mary's daughter). She is so cute and such a great baby!
In the morning there was the festival of hot air balloons. It was really early in the morning but we decided to go down to it anyways. On the way down Burke said that he was thinking all morning that it would be cool if we got down there and ended up being able to ride in one. We were standing around and a lady asked us if we wanted to help someone set up their balloon. Of course we did and so we sent over to one and actually ended up getting to ride in one!!! Can you believe it? It was so fun to experience that and it was something we have both wanted to do and can now mark it off our list of things we want to do. however, we didn't get to ride in it together but that is okay.
I love going horse back riding and when we were at the ranch Burke's cousin Troy brought all his horses up. He was so nice and let us ride them for awhile. We rode them up in the fields and through little rivers.It was a blast and another thing we have never done together! I have to say that I was extremely sore for the next couple of days.
The project at the ranch for this reunion was to build on a room for a washer and dryer. Burke, Ben and Charles worked really hard all day and got a lot accomplished. Burke also was able to do a couple of appointments for his work so I was able to see exactly what he did for his job. At the end of the day we went to the Glow, which is where all the hot air balloons are lined up on center street and lit up.
The Weekend went really fast but we were so glad that we went to see the family and do things that we have never done before!! Thanks everyone!!

Color Me Mine

I finally finished my Stats class so we decided to have a fun weekend to relax from the long 6 weeks of a boring class and Burke not having any fun because I was always doing my homework. To do this we went to the water park with my brother-in-law and niece and nephews during the day and then the two of us went to Color Me Mine to do a little art (I would recommend anyone who loves doing art to go to this place). It was such a fun day and we can finally have a more relaxing summer!

Manti Pageant

We met Burke's parents and Zach in Manti to watch the Pageant. Burke and Zach had never seen it before so they were excited. The night was so much fun and it was so fun to see family.

Finshed Project

Remember the side table we were re-doing? We were finally able to take it down to my dad's shop to Spray it burn-out black. We took a lot of pictures when we doing it but for some reason I got them all messed up so we just have a picture of it finished. It was a lot of fun and we learned some new things about woodwork. Burke made a great find!! Thanks Dad for helping us finish it!

What I Love

I love when Burke gets excited about things. I am not sure what kind of tree it is but it has these certain leaves on them that Burke calls "Helicopter leaves. " The wind was slightly blowing when I came home from work... Burke went to go get the mail and ran into get me to show me all the "Helicopter leaves" flying everywhere. It felt like some kind of movie....kind of like the movie "Twister" when all of those metal things flew out of the truck. Anywho, that is just one of God's little toys that Burke has pointed out to me since we have been married.

I love that the weather is warming up in Provo. It has been in the high eighties lately and we have totally taken advantage. Saturday was a blast. We both didn't have work of school work to do so we loaded the whole day of things together! We figured that we should start getting in shape for our trek so we hiked the "Y" ( you don't really live in Provo until you have done it)... and realized that we have some work to do :)!
After hiking we decided that it would be a great day to paint this door that we are turning into a picture frame. It was fun to pick out the color and finally get it finished...i will have to post it again when we get it all finished (with pictures inside). This was Burke's idea and I just love it!!!
Also, I am a little short for our apartment and can never reach the top shelfs. Burke was so thoughtful to pick out this stool for me so I don't have to climb up on our counter tops when he isn't home...it works perfectly.For the end of the night Burke surprised me with movie tickets to the movie "Chronicles of Narnia Prince Caspian!" It was really really good. I would recommend it to anyone...I even liked it more than the first one!! We had a great day and only wish that we could have more like this with out school and work....Burke's uncle reminded us that days like this are important (never forget to take time to spend together) because "life is the moment that you're in."

Summer Projects

Now that we are finished with Winter Semester, we have a little more time on our hands. Burke is always thinking of creative things that we could make or do with old furniture...so we have a few projects to work on this summer. The one we are working on right now is a side-table. Burke went to DI one day and found this table for a great price so he bought is. I was a little skeptical because I didn't get to see it until he brought it home, but I loved it and we started on it right away.
We didn't like the current color so we stripped it and sanded it (yup right outside our little apartment...I am sure our neighbors are so sick of us). Now we are ready to paint as soon as we can decide on a color. The current handles are going to be replaced as well. We are having a lot of fun working on this together and it will be fun to see the finished project!!

Ma and Pa

We recently got called to be a Ma and Pa for the Stake Youth Conference Trek in July. Burke has been on one trek and I have never been so we are really excited to be able to serve and be with the youth. We are going up to Martin's Cove which will make it even more significant since that is where everything really did happen. We definitely need to brush up on our Pioneer history and learn about all the details before we go. I didn't realize what we were really getting ourselves into until we went to our first meeting. We are going right in the middle of rattle snake season (they did not inform us of that when we accepted haha)!!! We are looking forward to this experience and very happy that we get to do it together. It does feel crazy that we are going as leaders because we are only a few years older than some of the youth and one of the youngest couples going. However, I know it is going to be a great experience and I hope that we will be able to teach the youth as much as I am sure we will learn from them!!