.....TWO.....

Today is our 2 year wedding anniversary. I can't believe it has been two years already! They have been the best two years of my life. I can't believe I was so lucky to marry the love of my life and best friend. Randy is the best thing that ever happen to me. We got married in my favorite temple and it has a special meaning to me because I had a powerful spiritual experience there that changed my life forever, it was there that I knew I was going to spend the rest of my life with Randy Purcell. He is such a hardworker and would do anything in the world for me. I can't wait for the many more years to come, Happy Anniversary babe you are the best and I love you!!

For our two year anniversary we slept in and then went to breakfast at Denny's. We went and fed the ducks and geese over by the Idaho Falls temple. We came home hung out and took a nap then went to dinner at Olive Garden. It was a simple yet amazing day spent with my wonderful and amazing husband.

The lovebirds!

Hiking with Mom and Sisters

On Tuesday my mom, sisters, and I went hiking up Provo Canyon. We hiked Bridal Veil Falls and Stewart Falls. We hiked for about four hours total. We did Bridal Veil first and then Stewart Falls. It was a ton of fun and really hard because I am not a huge fan of hiking so I had to talk myself into finishing the hikes because I absolutely hate it. But they weren't to bad. I stayed back with my mom and it gave a chance to talk and catch up. My shoes got really dirty but I eventually got them clean. I can't believe that everything is still so green up in the canyon considering it is middle of August. It was really beautiful and it made me appreciated nature just a little bit more.

Nifty, Nifty Look Whose Fifty!!

My mother turned 50 years old on August 3rd. My sisters and I threw her a surprise birthday party on the 4th. We had it in my parents front yard and it was decorated really good. It was a ton of fun. We had tables, chairs, balloons, great food, guests, and the whole nine yards. Several people were there to celebrate with my mom. All day my sisters and I were running errands to gather the stuff for the party so we could start setting up.  My grandparents took my mother out all day long so she wouldn't have any idea. She came home a little bit too early while we were setting up but other than that she had no idea about the party. My sister made a chicken salad, brownies, cookies, grapes, etc. The guests began to arrive and we just visited for about 2 1/2 hours and my mom got to see some old friends and people she knew.

The front yard after it was decorated.

Each table had flowers and two pictures of my life throughout her life

The entertainer!!

Peyton Mae Smith

The delicious food

The Birthday Girl and I

Megan and I

The girls and Sonny(moms old coworker)

Suzanne Anderson and Mom

These two grew up together in Blackfoot, ID and are still great friends today!

The aftermath of the rainstorm

There was a little mishap at the party....it started to rain and not just rain but POURED for about twenty minutes. So we grabbed the food and we all squeezed into the garage waiting for it to pass. Other than that the party went off with a hit. Happy Birthday Mom!! May you have fifty more great years! Love you!

Birthday Camping Trip

For my birthday at the first of the month Randy, Me, my little sister Mikala, and her friend Bianca all went camping in Island Park.We stayed at a campground called Sawtell. We borrowed my grandparents motorhome and stayed in that. It is an older one but it was a ton of fun. We were there for three days and laughed lots, played games, rode four wheelers, roasted starburst on the fire, swam, celebrated my 23rd birthday, ate cake and hung out. It was a ton of fun and a great way to celebrate my birthday. Here are some pictures of our adventures.