I am SO lucky!

Cody and me have been together for almost three and a half years now and we are still very much in love. Throughout my life I had always been a daddy's girl so it wasn't to much of a shocker when I told EVERYONE that I wanted a man that could fill my dad's shoes, thinking all along that such a man didn't exist because up until three and a half years ago my dad was the most amazing man that I have ever known (And is still tied for first on my list). He taught me to be kind and caring, he taught me to work hard and the power of a great example, He strengthened my testimony of the savior and our wonderful gospel. He always made time to take me out on our daddy daughter dates and actually listened to my beyond ridiculous stories about this and that in high school (everything is so much more dramatic when you are a teenager) and was genuinely interested in what I had to say. My dad is awesome at looking at every angle of a situation ( I guess that is why he is so successful in life) and would always give me the best advice from a view point that I would have never even thought of. My dad is my hero if you cant tell and I can write a 50 page blog dedicated to just him. I have so much respect for him and the man that he is. That is why I consider my self the luckiest girl alive because I have an awesome husband who loves me and has managed to fill my dads shoes quite nicely. Cody is wonderful, he is my big teddy bear that I have the opportunity to live with, He is such a great people person (He definitely gets that from his mom and dad, they rock) everyone and I do mean EVERYONE that meets Cody loves him automatically. He is funny and laid back (unless he gets towed from Jones apartment, then he goes a little coo coo.) he has an extremely great testimony of the gospel and our savior. He works his tail off to be the best at everything he does, I think that is why he does so well with fishing and hunting. He is one heck of an athlete if you don't believe me ask anyone in the Boise area that was around when he played ball and they will tell you that he was one of the best basketball players to ever play in the state of Idaho. He also has a heart of gold and a sensitive side (shhh don't tell him that I told you ;) ) he is very loving and caring and likes to welcome people into his groups. Cody and my dad are one in the same and I love them both so much. I am so lucky to have had the opportunity to find a man that could fill my papa's shoes. Cody, even though I know that you wont read this because your not into the whole blog thing, I want you to know that I love you so much and am so happy we found each other. This is Cody the summer that we met, As you can see he is perfect! And funny.....

Very strong and daring....

And a great friend to all....

I love you babe and I am so proud of all of your achievements! : )

*Summer Happenings*

During Cody's 7 week break from school we managed to find a lot to keep us busy. We vacationed with both my family, and Cody's. Cody was a groomsman for one of his best friends from childhood while I did his beautiful brides hair and makeup. Cody shot an elk that will keep us happy with meat for at least a year. And we still had time to do our normal hikes, camping trips and swimming with friends. This is a picture of Shane and India, they are so adorable together. Shane and Cody have been best friends since the 4th grade, so this was a really great day for us to be a part of. Another picture of the beautiful couple.

This is Cody with his elk, last year while hunting Cody shot at a elk and it got away so he was determined not to let that happen again. He worked his tail off practicing shooting with his bow from different distances. If anyone deserved to get a great elk like this it is definitely him. We are so blessed that he was able to get this elk so we will not have to worry about buying meat. fun fact: Did you know that elk meat is actually more lean and has less fat then chicken? Crazy eh....

At the end of September my mom and I went to San Francisco where we did all of the fun touristy things. We went and hung out at Pier 39, took a tour of Alcatraz, we had a city tour and we also drove to Napa Valley to see all of the vineyards. We had a great time and it was really nice to spend some girl time with my mom.

This is me in one of the cells at Alcatraz...

Cody me and our friend all made a trip out to this place called Monkey Rock, it is outside of rexburg. Way pretty but kind of boring. haha...

Earlier in the summer we decided to go camping at Cliff and Wade lake outside to Island Park.
This is a picture of Dan (Cody's cousin) Cody and Jones waiting to go on the rope swing.

Ok this is seriously the funnest thing in the world to do when you go boating!!! Surfing!!! If you haven't tried it yet I highly recommend it! We had a blast and cant wait to do it again. Cody couldn't find his swim trunks so he borrowed a super old pair of his dads, they were a little bit shorter and it drove Cody crazy so to be funny he decided to roll them up even shorter to show off his white legs haha...

So much funnnn...

You know how much Cody and I enjoy hiking and summer just wouldn't be summer without a few good hikes, so this hike we went on with Dan, Maurie and Leonard (Dan's dad) outside of West Yellowstone. The views were amazing and we hiked all day! : ) LOVED it!

So that wraps up our seven week summer vacation! <3 yall!