All things wonderful

We're already halfway through this Fall semester! It has been a lot of fun and very busy! Brian is still working at the admissions office part time and is now a coordinator! He is also in school full time and after this semester he'll have two semesters left before he graduates with his bachelors in Biology- Exciting stuff! In about 6 months he'll be finishing up and sending off his applications for dental school! I am also working this semester at G's Dairy part time and in school. I'll have 4 more semesters after this and then student teaching; I am on fast grad so that I can finish before we head to wherever Brian gets in to dental school. I am still a relief society teacher and Brian is the Elders quorum president, and we love our ward!

Nature Park is one of our favorite places to go on walks!

Brian loves having Shaun up here as a workout buddy, and Reggie too.

I love this place. The spirit on campus is amazing and the professors are incredible. I love the class sizes and the campus is beautiful. So blessed to be able to gain an education here.

Exploring the sandunes!

We love having Shaun here at school with us! Family is the best!

Elder Holland spoke at a devotional, it was awesome!

Steak and sushi, Brian was in heaven!

Squealers is a go-kart mini amusement park type place and we had been planning on going with some friends for forever! The first time we went on a weekday and didn't realize it was only open on the weekends. The second time we went there was a huge storm rolling in, but we went anyway. Our session started at 6 and at about 5:55 it started pouring so they closed everything down. The owners were really nice and gave us a refund, but we have yet to enjoy the fun at Squealers haha. However, at least we got a picture! :)

Brian and I built a fort to watch a movie in... even though the movie didn't play on our laptop I stayed in the fort for about an hour reading. Brian said it was claustrophobic and got out after about 5 minutes. Brian kept asking me if he could destroy the fort, so when I finally got out he attacked the fort and told me to video it....We're both still children. hahaha

My mom made conference packages for her primary class and sent Brian and I one as well! (I totally got blackout before Brian)

Picnic & Longboarding in between Saturday conference sessions!

Brian is in charge of a fitness program on campus and they wrote about him and the program in the scroll! He brought me a copy and signed it... hahaha

The sunrises and sunsets have been unreal in Rexburg lately!

We were able to take a trip to Logan to meet our new nephew baby Brian and also for his baby blessing. He is the sweetest! It's been so fun having Megan and Bart and their family only a couple of hours away. They just moved to Texas and we're going to miss our spontaneous trips to spend time with them.

My sweet niece Maci, spunkiest & sweetest little girl there ever was. I love her so much!

Sweet cuddles with baby Brian!

October 12th was our 6 month anniversary! The following weekend we went to Texas Roadhouse to celebrate :)

Haunted Straw Maze with the Smith's! Last year in October we went on one of our first dates to the Haunted straw maze, so it was a lot of fun to reminisce.

The only way I can keep up with Brian on a run is if I ride my bike!

We ate our leftover Texas Roadhouse..... for breakfast....

Pumpkin Patch FHE with wonderful friends!

After we got our pumpkins we took them to the Smith's and carved/ painted them!

I've been on this Disneyland kick for a few months and while Brian was at work one day I bombarded him with Disneyland texts and then drew myself in Disneyland. It made me feel better anyway! haha (My family went on a trip to Florida for Harry Potter world, Universal Studios, SeaWorld, and DISNEYWORLD this week and since we're in school and working, we weren't able to go: So I improvised :))

Life is so great! I found a quote the other day that I love! "When you seek beauty in all people and in all things, you will not only find it, you will become it." There is so much beauty in everything and CHOOSING to focus on it makes life so much happier. I'm grateful to have a husband who is so positive and uplifting to me and everyone around him, he makes it so easy to focus on the positive and enjoy all the little things even through hard situations. Life is crazy and busy and sometimes hard, but it is SO wonderful.

Summer Adventures in Rexburg

Our friends moved in next door and got an adorable puppy, Herschel!

We went to the Idaho Falls zoo and when we got to this section we were looking all over for the tortoise (thinking it was smaller), and then we finally realized the massive creature in the doorway!

Brian's favorite were the otters!

It rained the whole time, but it was so much fun. There are some pretty flippin' sweet animals in the world :)

We participated in an experiment for one of our friends, and looked ridiculous while doing it :)

I woke up to this from Brian, he had gone to work and left these on the couch :)

Then, he came home from work with flowers!

And he planned a date to go out to the dunes to build a fire and eat tinfoil dinners-- a recreation of one of our earliest and favorite dates :)

While our dinners cooked we watched the storm clouds come in...

and then we spilled our tinfoil dinners in the fire… and started getting rained on! So we went to Pizza Pie Cafe instead :)

Chocolate covered strawberries and the new Spiderman!

Longboarding adventures with this nut

Labor Day Picnic

Fall River!

A little cliff jumping :)

My "stellar" mohawk… haha

Best friends! It is such a blessing to both be in Rexburg at the same time. I'm soaking up every minute of it because in a few more years who knows where we'll be. One thing's for sure though, this dynamic duo will be friends to the end… hahaha. Love my Tayta. 

We were also able to take another trip to Utah with Shaun to see Megan, Bart, Brexton, and Maci! It was so much fun! They always spoil us when we visit!
Maci is the spunkiest and sweetest little 2 year old, I sure love her!

Utah State campus! 

Utah State game!

Brexton read a few books from kindergarten to me, he is the smartest little boy!  The trip was too quick, but so glad we got to see them before school started back up again! They just had another little boy, Brian Collin, on Thursday and I cannot wait to meet him!

We also drove to my house for a day to see my family again. Fresh peaches from the peach tree beats just about everything else!

Not a very good angle, or quality of picture. But I love my baby sister!

Utah Mountains are the best mountains. I never appreciated them as much as I do now!

Evening bike rides :)

On our last Saturday of the break we decided we needed to do something awesome! So, we hiked Table Mountain- a 14 mile hike. It was challenging, but totally worth it. The most beautiful hike either of us had ever been on, and on such a beautiful, clear day!

Overlooking… Rexburg, I think…. :)

The sky was SO blue!

We made it! It was freezing at the top- so it was literally breathtaking ;)

Walks around Nature Park :)

Everything is going so great! We are still just eating up every bit of married life. We were talking the other day about how special it really is that we get to spend every day with our best friend-- especially knowing that we can be together for eternity. Today in sacrament meeting a member of our stake presidency spoke and counseled every couple to continue courting and dating. Brian leaned over and whispered, "We're still dating hot and heavy," which is true. It seems like almost every day we find a way to go on a date… whether it be making dinner a little fancier, or going on a picnic, or going on a bike ride, or even just watching a movie, Brian always makes me feel like the most important girl in the world. It's really just the little things. I am so grateful for him and his testimony and example. Life is every kind of wonderful!!