Fall Fuel Fest

 

We managed to sneak away to St. George for the Fall Fuel Fest. Pretty sure Brett was in heaven with all the motocross, car/truck performance, gear booths, and races. It was really neat to go see, but it was so hot! So I pulled Brett away long before he was ready.

Little Sahara

       

I had never been to the sand dunes and we had been talking about going for some time, so my friend, Lacie, and I decided to plan a little get-away for us and our husbands. Like every trip, it had it's difficulties, but for the most part it was fun :)

We had planned to cook hobo dinners for dinner and hot dogs for lunch the next day, but didn't find out until we got out there that no fires were allowed.  So after setting up camp and riding for a couple hours, the boys had to run back into town (at least an hour drive) to get something so we could cook our food.

The next day we woke up fairly early to go out riding. Unfortunately for everyone else, I am an amateur rider and tipped my bike over frequently. One time I tipped over and my leg landed on the engine, burning a hole through my riding pants and melting them to my skin.  Needless to say we went back to camp after that and I didn't ride anymore. 

After lunch, the boys decided to go to Comp hill to ride, so me and Lacie putted over to watch.  Even though I couldn't ride anymore, I had so much fun watching everyone else.

We're goin' to Jackson

Brett managed to keep our entire honeymoon a secret until we got to about Fillmore. I had never been to Jackson Hole or Yellowstone, so it was really special for me. We woke up the morning after our wedding and drove to Jackson.

When we got there we went to the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, which was really neat. 

The first day there we went and took old western pictures in one of the shops in the square, shopped a little bit, and then our first big event...White water rafting! It was super fun, because I've never done it before and about halfway through the trip we pulled off on the side of the river and had dinner.  Never thought that a dinner that had been hauled down river, cooked with about 20 other meals in 20 minutes, on the side of the river under a little tent canopy would be so good, but it was the best salmon I had ever had! 

  

The second day we drove over to Teton Village to check out a little waffle shop that we had heard about from a friend.  We had to ride an air tram up to the top of the mountain and the waffle shop was in a rickety old shack, but they definitely lived up to their reputation.

That night we got the opportunity to go see the Bar-J Wranglers on their turf.  The entertainment was hilarious, food was good, and music was great.

The third morning we woke up and headed to Yellowstone, where we saw so many waterfalls, mountains, landmarks, and critters.

                 

We stayed that night at Dani's house in Pocatello, Idaho and went to the Lava Hot Springs with her and Addie the next day.  I had been to those with Dani the year before, but it was a first for Brett. It was so much fun to cool off and play in the water!

Our last stop(s) on the way home were in Northern Utah.  We decided to stay the night in Orem so that we could go to one of our favorite restaurants that my brother, Jeremy, and his wife, Meredith, got us hooked on and then stop at Cabela's the next day. It was so nice to get away for a few days and relax :)

The Big Day!

Grandpa Matt's car

I want to give a special thanks to my parents for doing everything to make my wedding so beautiful.  They provided grass to plant down by the creek, made a cute little cobble creek, made an iron walking bridge, and cleaned up the property.

My beautiful girls!

Our wedding couldn't have turned out any better.  The lighting for pictures was perfect, the wedding went perfect, the reception was beautiful, the whole celebration was so much fun, and...of course...I ended up married to the most wonderful man I know!

I can't possibly name everyone who helped, but thank you so so much to everyone who came, supported, helped set up, helped tear down, and made everything run so smoothly.

Garter

Kolton caught the garter

Lacey caught the bouquet

Daddy Daughter Dance

Mother Son Dance

Barn Dance!

So we had our rehearsal dinner at my parents barn out in New Harmony. My mother-in-law was the mastermind behind the whole party, but everyone was really good to help set up. We had BBQ catered by Sonny Boy's, dancing, and karaoke. Thanks to everyone who came out and made it the funnest party I've ever been to!

Inside my parents barn

From the outside

Dancin'

We have such great friends!

Zach and Casey doing the traditional 8 Seconds wedding dance

Girls karaoke

My family karaoke

4th of July

   Got to spend the Fourth with my in-laws and some great friends out to Grandpa Matt and Aunt Jo's house.  I'm glad that I'm not the only one who still gets excited over holidays!