Relief Society WHAT?!?

Today I was sustained and set apart as our ward Relief Society President. Whew, it is hard to even type it. I feel so overwhelmed, nervous, excited and peaceful at the same time. When they had me stand to sustain me I watched all eyes turn toward me. People kept coming up to after church and congratulating me. I wasn't sure what to think of that. I am excited about my counselors and secretary. They will be a great support. So...off to a new adventure. Any advice is welcome!!

PS-Aren't I too young for this?!?

2nd Annual Bear Lake Trip

This weekend we went on a trip to Bear Lake with some college buddies. Logan's family has a condo up there so we have gone and stayed there the last 2 years. It has been so fun to "catch up," play at the park , swim, hang out at the beach, relax, eat, and play games. The kids all get along great which makes things even better. We are so blessed with such great friends. Here are some pics from the trip.

Curly Sue

Don't you just love these cute pictures?!? I didn't get an after shot because we weren't home when we took them out, but it was pretty cute!

Molly loves looking out this guest room window to see the big trucks/construction zone. (You can probably tell from all the pictures I have taken similar to this.

Rainbows

Saw these beautiful rainbows the other evening. What a gift from God! I couldn't get the full rainbow but it was a double one and went from side to side. So pretty.

Just Because

I love doing fun trips and surprises "Just Because." In fact I would usually rather do special trips, get flowers, etc. just for fun instead of for a holiday, anniversary or birthday. So just for fun I booked a room at the Anniversary Inn in Logan last night. I am still too chicken to leave Molly for very long. (Sorry Mom and Ali) So, we put Molly to bed last night and then Jess came and stayed the night. Molly didn't even know we were gone until this morning and then she just played with Jess, Bart and the boys until we got home from our relaxful getaway. We had a great time and loved just enjoying time together and relaxing. We stayed in Joanie's diner. It was a 50's themed room. I picked this room because it was one of the most expensive ones and I had a coupon for ANY suite for a certain price...so why not choose the most expensive, right?!? The diner part was super cute, but the bedroom reminded me of Professor Umbridge's office on Harry Potter 5. (Lots of pink, flowers and even porcelain kittens.) We sort of felt like we were sleeping at our grandmas. They did have a cool jukebox, a nice hot tub and a shower with

4 huge shower heads. Thanks for watching Molly Jess and thanks for a fun night Nick!

The download on bed and breakfasts: Over the corse of our 6.5 years of marriage we have been to several different bed and breakfast. We have been to the Green Gate Village, The Gardens, Anniversary Inn and Yardley Inn. I have to say that if you are ever looking to be pampered, our favorite was Yardley Inn. Anniversary Inn was fun because of the themed rooms, but I felt it lacked the coziness that I have felt in the other places we have stayed. The food was okay, but once again was beat by the competitors. (Not that anniversary inn wasn't great...we just have been to better) If you like Anniversary Inn, you have got to try the Yardley Inn. It is in Manti, so it is sort of out of the way, but it is so nice there. The last time we went there we had a candlelight steak dinner, which was SO GOOD, a suite with a hot tub and fireplace, 60 min. couple massages, time in the 2 person sauna, and a DELICIOUS breakfast of pumpkin pecan pancakes, herb scrambled eggs, bacon, and fruit. All of that for about $25 more than we spent for just the room at anniversary inn.

Happy Friday!

A few more crafts

So I have been working on decorating my family room. I decided to do a number theme. Then it sort of turned into a game theme too. I really like how it turned out so far. Still a few things to do but it is coming together. I made the dominos will 2X4's that I found outside. (yes we still live in a construction zone) I painted them the color of our trim and then sanded and stained it. Of corse they all make the number 7. (If you missed my post on our favorite number you will have to look back earlier in the month.) I did the same process with the scrabble game. My sister in law Julia made me the family home evening sign.

The other day I caught this shot. (It isn't very good, but I didn't want Molly to catch me taking it.) She climbed up in the baby doll crib to look out the window and watch the dozers and trucks. It was pretty cute!