Trip to the Zoo

On September 19, 2009 I was invited to join Tawnya, Cody and Kapri at the Zoo to see the new baby elephant Zuri :)

I think this is the first time I have ever seen the penguins in the water and not all huddled up next to the door. They are so cute.

These bears looked so sad to be there. I feel so sad for them...

We went to my favorite part of the Zoo....The Bird Show!

Over all it was a really nice day. We had a few moments of rain but nothing we couldnt handle. Because of the rain it was less crowded and some of the animals were more active.

Camping Trip in Manti

So the first weekend we are back in town we go camping. That's the way I like it. I am not even unpacked from Pennsylvania and I have to pack for a weekend getaway to Manti. I love it.

I have been dying to go camping all summer and unfortunately I have not gotten to go as much as I would like but I have been having a good time non the less.

Any way...The people who went camping were...

Me of course :) Charles and my parents. We then invited a few friends (Kara, Brandon, Ashleigh, Joe, another Brandon, Kendra and her Dad Lonnie and his Girlfriend Angie) And of course Lucky came as well. I would never leave him home from a camping trip. He loves it so much :)

We went up to Manti and just found a clear spot on the side of the road and set up camp. My parents were there early to get the trailer set up and were ready for bed by the time we rolled in around 11:30 pm. And we still had to set up a tent! So we hurried and got our sleeping stuff situated and crashed.

7:00 am bright and early everyone heard my dad yelling for everyone to wake up. If he's up...everyone is up. Now everyone but me are NOT morning people so I'm sure they weren't too happy about being up so early when we went to bed so late. But Brandon said he would get up early every morning if he got one of my mom's bagel sandwiches :) He loved them cuz they are so so so delicious!

Here is Charles and he does not look very happy to be awake!

The first ride of the day took us to a dead end with a beautiful waterfall. So we decided to hike up to the top. Great idea! It was so beautiful!

After our hike we hung out at the camp and played mastermind with teams. Now, normally you don't play on teams with that game but if you haven't ever tried it...you HAVE to! It is so much more fun!

After some games and lunch the girls took a ride and got some more cute pictures

On the way back it started to rain and we saw a beautiful rainbow!! I love rainbows!

Once we got back it was about time for some dinner. And of course we had Tin Foil Dinners! Oh so delicious!

Once we were done it was time for our bartender Charles to get the party started!

So in the middle of the party we decided it would be a good idea to pick up Kendra for a picture. I think it might have been my grad idea. So it started out pretty good...

But ended in disaster! Apparently we are not strong drunk people and Kendra ended up on the ground after each attempt. And there were many!

Sunday morning my dad let us all sleep in which was very nice of him :) Once we were all up and moving Charles and Kendra went down to the lake to go fishing. There were down there almost all day and missed out on being in this fabulous picture :) I'm sure they are super sad

All in all it was a wonderful camping trip. But we had to get back home to get cleaned up and rested for our BBQ the next day for Labor Day!

Welcome Home Party

So my awesome friends threw a party for Charles and me to welcome us home. It was awesome. We got off the plane at 1130 pm and went straight to the party to be welcomed by our very drunk friends.
It was awesome :)

Apparently I make a good back rest

Here is Charles showing off the best shirt ever!

"If you ain't a Stiller Fan, You're a real Jag-Off!"

Thank you for the great welcome home party! We love you guys!!!

Trip to Pennsylvania (Part 2 1/2)

I almost forgot some of the best pictures!! I took so many these few got lost in the mix.
We went to Wingap after a day of sightseeing. It is tradition. We ALWAYS get icecream here when we are in Pennsylvania.
Why is this place so great you ask??

They have the largest ice cream cone EVER!!! Plus the ice cream is pretty good too :)

Here we are seeing which size we should order

Charles is of course planning on getting the biggest one they offer.

It is so big they cant even serve it to you through the window. They have to give it to you around the side so it can come through a door.

Charles is pretty happy that his is WAY bigger! Ha Ha :)

That is one big icecream!!

Here we are with our yummy icecream cones

Here is Charles still trying to finish all the icecream...

Did he ever do it??

Heck NO!! He put almost a full cup in the freezer and never touched it. He needs some practice before we can go back so he can redeem himself.

Thank you for following along with our vacation. I hope you enjoyed :) This is really the end I swear :)