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!)

The Escape of Blah

MORE CRUSE PICTURES:)

This is me getting back into the swing of things after the cruise...(Tay seems to only like to take pictures of me when I feel or look like this)...Glad we have documentation of days like these..

I know we have not had that "COLD" of a winter this year, which I am grateful for..but I really am just not a winter gal. I do enjoy the sledding, snowboarding and hot chocolate but we have not even gone sledding or snowboarding this year.

 I just love to feel sun on my body and warmth in the air. 

Summer I am more than happy to see you when ever you decide to come this year:)

A Ray of Sunshine

Tay and I had the wonderful opportunity to go on a cruise to Mexico for one WHOLE week.

We actually just got home last night. It was the first time for both of us on a cruise.

I really had a wonderful time but I must say I would much rather have stayed on shore for the whole

week. I was kind of sick on the boat..but being in Mexico was AMAZING!!

My favorite parts of the whole week:

 Zip lining..so incredible..I have never done anything like it..we were 600 ft in the air and

it was such a rush!

Private boat ride tour with our friends which was so FUN!

Bartering with the Mexicans..we saved so much money by doing so.

Karaoke..that just speaks for itself.

Last but not least..having time with my man!

 I got him all to myself for a whole week..I was one happy woman!

So I don't really want to bring this up because I am so bitter about it..but I feel the need to share 

my frustration...I took 145 PICTURES. Yes I did. I downloaded them to my computer and then they all got deleted somehow and only 25 of them showed up. I am 95% sure this was NOT a blonde moment.

I did what I always do when I download pictures. I am not quite sure who to be mad at..me or my computer..guess I will have to make that decision.

 in the mean time here is 5% of the pictures we got:)

Cabo~

Puerto Vallarta~ right after we went zip lining..

 The guys being..guys.

I think some people thought they were gay..but after seeing this picture I can't blame them..

enjoying the sun:) The food was so good in Mexico...feed both of us dinner for like 6 bucks..

best mexo food I ever had!

 The actually town in Puerto Vallarta

Our friends..we spent most of our time with these peeps:)

Some cool individual made this out of sand..I thought it was pretty snazzy.

Well hopefully by some miracle I can retrieve the other 95% of the pictures:)

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! :)