Powell 2012

Another year at Lake Powell with the Cook Fam.

This year was a little more rough because of the extremely HOT weather and the wind. Although I wouldn't trade it for anything for the time that I got to spend with my family! I really LOVE spending time with every single one of them! I feel so blessed to have a good family. 

This year we missed Max, Kathryn, & Lora:( Hopefully next year everyone can all make it!)

Just a little update...

Tay and I had the great oppertunity to watch my brother's boys for a weekend..
they are so smart it blows my mind sometimes. I really enjoyed getting to know them more!

I have more pictures of them but I am so tired and I have school early in the morning..

I just have not blogged for awhile..but when I get another moment to spare I will post more pictures!:)

Some good people~

(I am working on trying to make my images larger..so don't judge please. thanks.)

Thank you so much to my fabulous friend Dallas getting me started with photoshop. I am SLOWLY (like VERY slowly) learning how to use photoshop. Sometimes it brings out the worst in me and I wish it were a person so I could punch it..but then again I am not the punching type of gal.

P.S.

not that I am counting down the days to leave good ol Terre Haute, Indiana but we will be coming back to Utah (HOPEFUL) in 5 days!

It has been great, we have meet some great individuals in Illinois and Indiana but I MISS my fellow peeps in Utah!

Time Away From Time~

Tay and I had the most wonderful week with our family in Utah! It was a very short visit but we got to see both sides of our family:) The best part of all was being in Lake Powell with our family. Seriously I can't get enough of Powell it is the only place I feel that time does not matter. We ate when we wanted, we played till dark, and shared good laughs at night around the fire till we retired.

The wonderful part was I got to meet my nephew that I am holding on in the picture above ^ I have been waiting for months to meet this chubby little man!! Everyone could not get enough of him and I am so grateful for all my nephews and my one niece!

I also got to meet Max's new girlfriend Katheryn also in the picture above with my brother Max ^ I am glad she was able to make it to Powell with us we had fun hanging out with them. She was a hard worker and she was a good sport putting up with all the teasing:)

There are lots of pictures and I know I should probably try to cut down the amount of pics I post but it is hard to limit them~ so here is picture overload!

Family is the best thing that I have and I am so grateful for each one of them! I am so glad Tay is apart of my life and also his wonderful family, I couldn't hand pick better in-laws! I thank God everyday for how blessed I have been with both of our families! :)

The awesome # 21~

Our night out on the town in Chicago! Tay took me there for a weekend since he was going to be in Utah for my B-day (It was his BF's wedding). We had such an AMAZING TIME TOGETHER! I loved the city, in fact I like it way better then New York city...seemed cleaner and not as hectic. I loved spending time with my sweet husband as we toured around the fabulous Chicago city!:)

Tay also surprised me with the great news on my Birthday that we are going to pick out a bike for me so we can go on bike rides together! I also got to pick out a new dress and I got a new phone~ which is so awesome..I have never had a touch phone so now I feel pretty legit.

Our first night there we ate at this cute little village Italian food place.

Tay and I had a marriage therapy session with Mr. Stone he let us do all the talking:)

We got to ride the Ferris wh

eel! ahhh I loved it...it reminds me of the first movie I cried in..Charly..haha oh Ferris wheels are just so fun to me!

The Pier was the funniest place we went..I really enjoyed being so close to the water.

PART 2 OF CHICAGO WITH KELS~

To start the day we went to the BEAUTIFUL Chicago temple. We really enjoyed going...It is always good get away from the busy world and feel at peace:)

Afterwards we headed to the CHICAGO CITY~ we had such a fabulous time. We really milked the Birthday thing and in results I got ~

a FREE boat ride tour, a Churro (I have never tried one..and I must say I did enjoy it~ kels told me to not worry about what I eat today..so I gladly didn't). I also got free ice cream and a smoothie drink! yay for turning 21!

After we got back from Chicago Kels and Makall were so cute to make me one of my favorite meals for my Birthday dinner! Then to top off their sweetness they went overboard ~ Makall gave me a beautiful necklace from this awesome shopping store that

is NOT in Utah...Limited. Kels gave me the Jane Erye book that I have been longing to read, and some cute nail polish. And their thoughtful husbands picked out some pretty roses to give me. Makall and Kels were so cute to decorate and make my B-day evening special......THANKS GIRLS!

wow! I had a wonderful Birthday...also special thanks to my favorite aunt Patty for always making me feel loved and special every year on the day of my birth!