Starting the Summer

I have been told several times that I am slacking in my blogging efforts, and it is completely true.  So now I'm bringing you all up to speed on the goings-on of my summer

One day.....

The Uzelacs' and the Trevinos' came for a visit and we managed to sneak in a couple 4-wheeler rides.  The kids LOVED it!

Cutest Hobo-Hatted Cousins :)

A little....overly excited, huh Mom? :)

The Prego Supermodel

When I told Jay to smile, this is what I got :)

Then.....

Mattie got his Eagle Scout award!!! Way to go Matt!!!

K....am I really the shortest in the whole family?

And.....

The Pettey Boys stayed with us for a couple of days, so of course we had to do some more 4-wheeling!

Precious Cargo :)

My favorite is Dad in the background

On Mother's Day.....

We had a Mother's day brunch and the kids danced for us :) 

Kaylie has a definate love of shoes
So glamorous Kay!
:) The boys discovered how much fun swords can be

Later on.....

We had a combined FHE in Sandy, where we all found out what Ands should expect for his mission in Johanesburg, South Africa. Holy crap!!! Ands is leaving June 24th!!! We're too little for that!

We even.....

got a brand new kitchen for the playroom :)

Of course.....

I had to do some shopping! Cody was a good sport about it :)

What a HUNK!!

And there was.....

More 4-Wheeling!!! Cody's cousin, Nate, and his wife Mandie invited Cody and I to come 4-wheeling with them on their property up past Logan.  It was a blast!!! 

Got some dirt on my face.....just a little bit though :) 4-wheeling isn't 4-wheeling unless you get a little bit dirty

We found a dead cow

And we even ran into a mountain of snow, so we had ourselves a snowball fight too.  Oh, and I managed to be the only one to slip and fall in a mud puddle.  Typical Ali, I guess :)

On a Whim.....

Ryanne, Jenny, Tia, the kids, and I got together for a swim day.  I had almost completely forgotten my camera is an underwater camera till this very day.  I was very happy with the results, however, I'm kind of upset cause I think my camera takes better pictures under water than above it. (sigh)

I really like how this photo turned out. I think the bubbles and the ripples look pretty dang sweet.

I can't even tell you how many times I told Kaylie not to drink that water... :) Silly girl

Surprise!.....

Trent came home from his mission in Carlsbad, California.  We were all so happy to see him!  Welcome Home Elder Williams!!!

"Capitalizing on the moment" as my mother put it :)

Our.....Poster Children :) 

How could anyone forget that face, Stella? :)

Plus.....

I've gotten to go to several of Cody's soccer games.

Not to Mention.....

I've also played laser tag (It was even my first time, and out of 13 of us, I came in 6th place! Not bad for a blind girl eh? And Cody, of course, took 1st), played a little bit of frisbee, gone to a couple BBQ's, attended several mission farewells, did a lot of gardening, seen a few movies, walked around the park, went to my very first car show, and am still in the process of looking for a job.  Exciting huh?

Beginning the Countdown!

On Sunday, as I was returning home from my voice recital, my roommates picked me up and we all went to the park to have some fun.  We ended up playing some cards, snacking on jellybeans and taking tons of jumping pictures. (Mostly for Brynne's benefit. She LOVES jumping pictures) This is our last week of our Freshman year of college and we still have no idea where the time has gone.  Good thing we're all living together next semester too huh?!

(FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Brynne, Me, Emily, and Kylee)

I lost numerous times during the game....good thing I  don't gamble :)

As I was looking through my pictures, I realized that my Aerobics teacher was right.  I do have ballerina feet :) I'm always pointing my toes

What can I say? I'm a DIVA!!! :) HA HA HA!

This is one of my favorites :) Look at Ky! 

This is our most embarrassing, but funniest picture we took all day.  We figured out that Brynne can't keep her mouth closed when she's jumping, Kylee looks like she's about to pounce on someone, and I look completely ridiculous.  I was trying to fling myself out as far as possible...what a dork :)

I love Ky in this picture :) Reminds me of a starfish and a bear hug all at the same time.

Modeling-a second nature routine for me :)

One night, Emily and I arranged for the two of us to have a bit of fun. Of course this means PHOTO SHOOT! I love those nights :) Oh-and I just have to say that I ADORE the red lips :) So beautifully luscious!!

This is probably my favorite "Me" photo of the bunch.  As Casey said, "It's so Glamzon!"

Cool lookin' huh?

Look at those nails!!! Aren't they gorgeous?!

Nails!!

A few weeks ago, I went home and for the first time ever, I got a manicure! I have broken my horrible, nail-biting habit and have now been clean for nearly 3 months!

What happens in B-Town _____________ ;)

Spring Break was a fantastic affair ! I really loved it. I spent a few Spa nights with my friends Natasha and Sade, watched a few soccer games and a couple movies with Cody and had a blast with Tia and her kids. Even though I wasn't in Hawaii with my parents (I know-lame huh?), I had a fabulous Spring Break :)

Tia hired Natasha and I to be gymnastics instructors at Flips for a night! We had so much fun with the kids-however this one event helped me to determine that I will never have children. Ever.

:) My precious Kaylie went around to at least 8 different kids and stole their name tags :) I love that girl

Kaylie was so concerned Natasha wasn't warming up with the rest of them. "Come play Tashie!"

Superbowl Party

A couple of weeks ago, my roommates and I had a Superbowl party where, yes, we did make Superbowl cupcakes!


We had some fun with the left over icing :) MWAH!!! Notice the lips on the left side of the mirror....oh yeah-they are mine :*

The Day of Love :)

Valentines Day: February 14, observed in honor of St. Valentine as a day for the exchange of valentines and other tokens of affection. :) My tokens of affection were as follows:
1. A romantic dinner up on the balcony (It looked a lot like this except I used candles instead of the champaign bottle) :)

2. Two tickets to Desert Star to see their show "Home School Musical"

3. A Romeo Bear from Build-A-Bear


These were his three surprises (Yes, I said SURPRISES. He had no idea what we were going to do that night). People, I've found that it's all about the presentation. I set up a romantic dinner-a relatively easy thing to do....get a nice tablecloth, candles, nice china to eat on (no paper plates), and glass bowls for chip dip and stuff like that. (Mom cooked. I wasn't about to attempt to mess everything up with my pitiful cooking skills) Then I presented his second surprise by providing him with directions to our next destination, Desert Star. When he didn't recognize the address, I handed him our tickets. His face lit up :) The next part was something I had been wrestling with for a solid week. How to give him the bear. After much debate, I delivered the bear to the Desert Star Theatre that morning along with very specific instructions. During the intermission, one of the actors always announces birthdays, anniversaries, etc, so after the show, the actor finished announcing birthdays and then asked if there was a Cody Kettleburg in the theatre. Cody's face went from being relaxed and happy, to completely blank :D Oh gosh-it was FAN-TASTIC!!! He raised his hand (We were very easily spotted by everyone in the theatre cause we were seated on the front row) and the actor announced that Cody was a newly returned missionary and that he was here with his "Long lost love". (Inside joke to all who saw a previous blog post of mine). The actor then told Cody they had a gift for him, and right then, our waitress came up behind us and placed the bear in his arms. Of course you can imagine the rest of the audience :) Awww....! Anyways though, it turned out to be a great Valentines day-that's for sure :)

Bear Lake!

Let me tell you the story of my very first trip to Bear Lake......
One Saturday, two of my roommates and I left Logan for a little while to visit Bear Lake

It was my first time to ever see the lake and boy, was it beautiful!

We stopped at the monument overlooking the lake and decided to set aside some time for stunts....

and a photoshoot!

On our way to search for the shoreline, we stopped at a.....beach.....we quickly left.

We ended up having to pursue the shoreline on foot

and along the way, we found patches of cat tails!

After much trudging through the hardened snow, WE FOUND IT!!! and of course we.....

had another photoshoot :)

and made snow angels!

As we were leaving, we saw a flock of geese! (Any Brian Reagan fans?)

We plowed our way back through the snow and had stopped to rest, but Emily was getting a little too friendly.....so....yeah, that was short lived.

Before we left town, we stopped for a bite to eat at a local, old fashioned restaurant. Mmmm.....Delicious!

but we still weren't done messing around! I pushed Emily into the river.....almost.....

climbed a tree.....

got my feet wet and still found time for.....

ANOTHER PHOTOSHOOT! BRIDGE SHOTS! I love it!

But it started to get dark, so we headed for home.

What an eventful day this turned out to be! :)