Summer 2011

In June we went to Lake Powell with the my family (Curtis). That was a lot of fun! I thought I would be sick but luckily my morning sickness subsided about the same time. We did a lot of hiking and looking at ruins for the three days Jordan and I were there. We went up Cathedral in the Desert, and I somehow managed to climb up a cliff that was about 25 feet. After we went up and got back to the cliff the only way to get back down was to lower myself down on a rope. Josh went down before me and Jordan stayed at the top. Somehow I managed not to let go of the rope and made it down. I never regained all of my strength from the surgery and hospitalization at the beginning of the year before I got pregnant, and then I was sick all the time, so it was pretty amazing that I managed it! On one of the hikes we ended up having to swim back through some really disgusting stinky water that was boiling with carp. I tied a bandanna around my nose and Sarah and I (both having weak stomachs) were amazed that we made it through. Everyone that was there: Sandy, Gene, Sarah, Josh, Bridger, Kenna, Whitney, and Dani. One of the days was pretty cold and stormy, but for the most part it was pretty awesome!

In August Jordan Lynn rode in the Cache Century with his friend and 1st councilor in the Young Men, Aaron Godfrey. It was the first bike race either of them had done, and it was a 100 miles! They did so good! In July the Young Men went on a trip through Yellowstone when they did about 150 miles in four days.

For my birthday at the end of August Jordan Lynn blew up a ton of balloons! I was quite surprised! After I played in them for a while I went to a foot zoning appointment he had set up for me and then we went to dinner.

In September we went to Island Park with Sarah, Josh, and the kids. It was so much fun! We haven't really had a chance to spend much time with my Grandma and her husband Merlin since we have been married. We are hoping to make it a yearly trip! Jordan and Josh went fishing a few times, we went to Big Springs, and drove through Yellowstone and then stopped in West. Sarah was still on crutches after her hip replacement, and since I was obviously pregnant we were quite a pair walking around - we got free ice cream and all of the cars stopped for us. We thought it was pretty funny! She was quite the trooper! I need to get pictures still from Sarah, since we didn't really take any.