We love our neighbors!

We have GREAT neighbors! We love our summer evenings with them.

Some of our fav friends, the LaCheminants, are moving to Ohio! :( So we had a farewell dessert night under our big, shady tree by the complex. The Springers, Daniels, Hobbs, Bishoffs, and Murphy's were there too! They are an older couple. She is finishing her degree at BYU, so they're students just like us :) After we took our own picture, Jaren said, "The wind must have blown up my collar." He loves taking ganster pics. Love these nights. Summer, please never leave us!

Vacay to Ririe, Idaho

I needed to take some time off for work, so I decided to take a vacation to RIRIE, ID (duh)! I got a NEW DOO right when I got there! It was time. I cut about 4 inches. I was SOOO nervous that Jaren wouldn't like it. He specifically said, don't go short and no bangs. Whoops! ;) Good thing he likes it. Look at all that hair on the floor!

Jaren met me a few days after I got there and we had a BLAST hanging out with the fam. Pioneer Celebration at my parents' stake! And..... we took some Family Pics! Out by the pond. My hair looks weird. 

Then, we headed up to Island Park to spend time at Gma B's cabin! We haven't been there since before we were married. Back then, Jaren had to sleep in the garage, on a hammock, with the spiders. Haha sure glad we're married now :) We caught a show at the Playmill which has become a summer tradition and definitely one of my favorite things to do. It started raining when we got to the lake. So we met up with the four-wheeling clan to have a picnic and take a little hike down to the dam.

Then, my camera died. I was SOO mad because the four-wheeling clan met us by the side of the lake and Carlos and Tate decided to go wakeboarding - Jeans and all! So they cowboy'd off the tailgate of the ranger. Can you say redneck!? Carlos fell once, but tate managed not to get wet above the knees! He just glided right back to the ranger on the beach when he was done. Pretty impressive!  We came home on saturday night so we could make it to church. My mom was trying to use her fancy oven on Sunday, and pushed a few too many buttons. It said *Sabbath* and locked her out of using any of the other functions! Guess no cooking on Sunday :) we thought it was pretty funny. Then Jaren took a look at it and fixed the oven so we could cook dinner. On the Sabbath.  LOVE vacationing in ID and can't wait to go back ;) 

JULY!

July was FILLED with fun! Jeff's bday is on the 3rd so we had a little celebration along with all the other necessary 4th of July festivities. And for Janna's bday (July 21st), she got a special early SURPRISE bday present! Jeni and Callie flew in from California, and we were ALL in on it! We got Janna good. It was so fun spending time with our newest little neice!! We really miss her when she's gone. Janna just really wanted Lime Popsicles for her bday, so we delivered!

And we went to Music and the Spoken Word - AMAZING!!! Summers are the BEST.

Camping!

A few weeks ago, we went to Payson Lakes with some of our good neighbors, the Hobbs'! It was so warm and relaxing. We made tin foil dinners and set up camp friday night. I know our tent looks like a puny, claustrophobic dog house, but our queen sized air mattress fit JUST perfectly in that one-man-er :) Pretty cozy!

We shot the .22 at Dr. Pepper cans and just enjoyed each other's company. We love Holly and Koltyn! We also hiked it to Payson Lakes! Pretty but SOOOO cold! Jaren and I did not brave the water, haha. We taught them how to play Scum and it was soo fun! Holly and Koltyn are the BEST sports.. everyone laughed the entire time. Even the losers (Scum and Bum-Scum).

I have to say.. the funniest part about the whole camping trip was when we discovered a bathroom really close to our camp on the LAST day... We tromped across a huge field (as fast as possible during an emergency, if ya know what I mean) to get to what we thought were the only facilities on the campground. Group trips weren't really the preferred method... and we'd usually simply say that we didn't want company while going. Haha. BUT... if it was dark.. someone had to hold the flashlight... right!? ...first world problems. We'll definitely be camping with the Hobbs' again. But... maybe we'll get a new tent for next camping trip ;)