FLORIDA ~ our sister's trip

Last week me and all my sisters went on trip to Florida to surprise my brother Derek. It was all his wife, Lindsey's, idea and I'm so glad she thought if it. Florida is absolutely beautiful and we all had so much fun just hanging out at the beach, spending time with Derek, Linds, our adorable nephews Nixon & Miles, and having our sis time. Here are some of the hundreds of pictures we took on our 5 day, super fun, Florida vacation!

*Warning: this is a very long post with tons of pictures.*


Our first full day there was 4th of July. If you don't know already... me and my family are quite patriotic, so 4th of July is always bound to be a big celebration. It was fun because we all got dressed in out red, white, and blue old navy gear (thanks mom) and headed to a small town parade. It was so much fun and kinda crazy, with all the different cultures there! We loved it.

Nixon putting his hand over his heart for "The Star Spangled Banner" Showing off our cute shirts that mom got for us

This reminds me of that vintage "I WANT YOU" poster. haha
"Save Our Sisters" float...we tried to get a picture in front of it, but it didn't really work

...being very patirotic...good job Nix

Yay for America!

A couple days later we went to the Billie Swamp Safari. It was pretty cool. We saw lots of animals and of course creepy alligators. (Lindsey, Nixon, and Miles stayed home for this adventure)




Out of all the crazy animals and gross reptiles we saw that day these big birds are what scared me the most. We're not sure why, but for some reason my initial reaction to seeing these birds was to scream and then push Brooke really hard towards thier cage. Wierd, I know. I guess you had to be there to understand, but we all thought it was pretty funny.

We went on a fan boat ride through a swamp to find some gators...it's absolutely crazy how close they got to the boat.
After admiring the HUGE alligators, we decided that we would eat some. That's right...I am eating some fried alligator! It was actually pretty good. (please excuse my hair...it was sooo hot there and I just threw it up without looking, embarrassing.)

BEACH TIME!! Clear, warm, clean water...just amazing. It was so fun to play with Nixon and Miles in the sand and the water. Nixon is so brave and just jumps in the water even if no one else is with him. Me and my sisters all did a night time stroll down the beach and of course we had to take some jumping pictures. It took a lot of tries but we finally got a good one.


Look at those cheeks on Miles! I just need to squeeze them! I love my babies.




Nixon loved the last little bit of my Pina Colada...he loved it so much that he decided to do his pirate face with the little umbrella.







night time...


I love Brooke




Finally! Haha I know, we're wierd and kinda embarrassing...but we love it.



We did so many fun things on this trip but to me, the best part was just getting to hang out with my gorgeous nephews. I love them so much.




A few weeks ago Miles slammed his finger in the door and while we were there he kept trying to put it in his mouth so Lindsey put a sock over his hand. Clearly Miles did not like this. It was sad but the picture is just too perfect...down the the coordinating pajamas, rug, and couch.

I hated saying goodbye...I didn't want to leave. I'm going to miss them more than I can even explain. :(


Thanks again Derek and Lindsey...we love you!

My funny sis

Everyone go look at my sister's blog...crookedbrooke.blogspot.com


I hate to admit it but she's funny, really funny. At least when she writes. (don't let this go to your head Brooke.) Her posts almost always make me laugh pretty hard but this last one just about made me pee my pants. It's crazy and the picture kills me. This is random, I know, but I just had to share. If you don't think she's funny that's okay...I didn't think she was funny either, for a while.

r.i.p.

Me and my family were pretty big fans of Michael Jackson...fans of his music, not his life-style. He will definitly be missed.

Happy Father's Day

...to the best dad in the world



I love my dad and look up to him so much. I know I can always turn to him for anything. I don't know what I would do without his super cheesy jokes and contagious laugh. I hope that someday I can marry a man who is just like him...someone who will adore me the way my dad adores my mom, someone who unconditionally loves his kids with all his heart, someone who is loved and respected by every person who knows him, and someone with a strong and amazing testimony of the Gospel. I love you so much daddy! xoxo

It's all about Michelle...

So this post is a little but late but it's nessecary. One of my very best friends from High School got married on June 6th, but before that we did some fun things. First we did a girl's trip to the beach,(kinda like a Bachelorette Party/trip). It was sooo much fun...I've been needing a beach trip!

Jordan, Michelle, Mccall, and Me

Me and Michelle found a dead seagull..

..and we burried him

It was a little too cold to play in the waves but me and Jordan had to atleast get in the water

The next day me and Michelle found a dead crab

...so we burried him too

Yay for Michelle and our super fun trip!

After the beach we came home and Michelle had her bridal shower. She got lots of fun things to decorate her house and things I'm sure Andrew would love too. ;) Here's the only picture I got from the shower.

Me (with hair in my face), Erica, Jordan, and the bride-to-be

Then on 6.6.2009 Michelle Pace became Michelle Clark. She looked beautiful and soooo happy. It was a lot of fun to see people/friends I haven't seen for quite a while...it was like a mini reunion. I'm so happy for Michelle and Andrew and I'm so glad they found eachother...they're a perfect match. :)

Mr. and Mrs. Clark <3

Friends :)

It was so much fun to see Destiny again! It's been qutie a while since she got married and moved to St. George and I've missed her.

Jordan...another good friend I've missed since High School

Me and Destiny decided to paint our nails bright blue to match Michelle's wedding color. We liked them but Destiny's mom wasn't a fan. Haha



The beautiful bride :)

Cute cute cake. All I'm going to say is that my husband better not even think about shoving cake in my face on my wedding day. Nooo sir.

Congrats Andrew and Michelle Clark!! :)

Faceinhole.com

...It has saved me from my Sunday boredom and it keeps me pretty entertained. I think these are really funny. You all should try it!
Nina loves Zac Effron

Derek (on the far right with his sunglasses) is the best! Haha
My favorite. Haha I'm lovin our brown hair

11.20.09...mark it

Kathy, Andrea , and whoever else who hasn't become obsessed with Twilight...you have about 6 months until the second movie comes out to read at least the first two books and watch the first movie. I promise you won't regret it and then you can understand why everyone goes crazy about it.

Movie Trailers - Movies Blog

Ahh I can't wait!!


p.s. I stole this trailor from your blog Jordan...sorry, I just couldn't help myself. :)

My new friend Gokey

My sister and I decided we need something new in our lives. What better than a pet? Well I don't like the puppy my family has so I definitely couldn't get a dog, cats are gross, and a hamster,gerbil, or bird are just completely out of the question. So we each got a fish. They're both so pretty and I think they're really enjoying their new homes. Brooke has been inspired and is going to get the same kind of fish and name him Lambert. Clearly we were all big fans of American Idol this season. We love our new friends... Giraud (Hayley's fish) and Gokey