SuMmEr FuN

The first full week of June, Jared and I went to Lake Powell and The Grand Canyon with my family. It was quite the week :) I learned my skin has an intolerance to the heat and sun, that Jared is an even more amazing guy then I remember, and that Oompa Loompa's do exist :) We got to Powell on a Sunday at about 6:00pm, and it was a nice 96 degrees outside, and that is when the fun began! It was our first day on the lake, and Jared was helping bring in the tube, and the wind was blowing and the waves were crashing, and one thing led to another, and Jared fell in and was attacked by the prop!! His foot got a super cool bruise, as did his arm, but it looked broken. (I should have gotten a picture of Jared's poor foot!!) We spent the next four days on the lake, hiding from the sun in my case, and having a blast!! On the fifth day, we were tired, and the weather was not as happy as it had been, so we drove out the the south rim of the Grand Canyon. It is definitely a site to see. It was nice to have a day off of the lake, but the weather was not getting much better. So after a wedding (my cousin and her man got married Friday night, and it started pouring rain right as the wedding was supposed to start...) and night in the rain, Jared and Megg's and I decided to take another day off of the lake, and take a Dam Tour. This is when we discovered the Oompa Loompa's...or in our case...the Dampa Doompa's. If only I had taken a stalker picture of our tour guide!! Drats! Next time :) The tour was pretty cool, a lot shorter-no pun intended-then I remembered, but still good! We asked our tour guide how the dam would do in an earthquake, and don't worry-our wonderful lake isn't going anywhere if there is an earthquake!! Thank goodness :) Well...over all our vacation to Powell was awesome, and I can't wait to go back next year!!

I have started so many different blogs about the trip that we took to the zoo about a month ago, but I didn't have any pictures. Now I do :) I learned how to put them on this here computer, and I'm learning now how to put them on the before mentioned blog!! So about a month ago, we decided to go to the zoo. It was a lot of fun! I haven't been to the zoo in about four years, when I took Kaitlynn and her friends. It is a lot more fun in the morning when there aren't so many people. There was also a very cute little baby elephant. I love elephants, and this one was adorable! Very cute and playful, she made me want to play with an elephant. Too bad I can't!! I also took a very cute video of her and her mom :) While at the zoo, we also got to experience the train ride that lasts about two and a half minutes. No joke. After the train ride, we wandered down to discovery land, where Jared and Alan found themselves in a new life style... Aren't they cute? Over all, our outing to the zoo was a lot of fun, and I can't wait to make another trip later in the year, and maybe even with more people!!