Weekend at the Cabin

I love going to the cabin! It's a mini escape only an hour away. Talking, watching movies, eating, napping, lounging around in your jammies all day, eating some more. Doesn't get much better than that!

Clearly I lost in the helmet bid... Just kidding, I chose to look like a fool :)

It wasn't a real eventful trip to the cabin, but we went on a 4 wheeler ride over to the lake.

Had to stop and play at the gravel pit first though.

We had fun just hanging out by the lake, playing in the water.

And on the dock.

Ian's slug kept us entertained for a while...

I love where we live and that we have a cabin to go to!

4th of July in Teton Valley

I LOVE 4th of July!! I was a little depressed Ian had to work, and I would be spending it alone. We heard about fireworks over in Driggs on the Saturday before, but weren't planning on going. Then we decided last minute to go. I'm so glad we went! We'll for sure be going again next year!

I love Teton Valley. We are so lucky to live close to so many pretty places. I love that it reminds me of my Grandpa. (That's where he was from).

I tried to get the Tetons behind us, but it didn't quite work. Still love how this picture turned out though. The evening sun was pretty harsh, so we walked down the hill a bit and are actually crouching behind a big rock! Made for a fun little picture taking adventure :)

Where we were down the hill a bit, we noticed the car was leaking. Took us a minute to figure out it was just the A/C...

BEST FIREWORK SHOW EVER! Who needs the Melaluca fireworks?? This show was 10 times better! We will definitely be going back next year. I love everything about 4th of July!

30th Birthday Non-Blowout!

Wow... it's been a little while since I've posted anything. All my life has consisted of lately is bows, bows, and more bows. It's a good and a bad thing.... I guess I'll finally get around to posting about Ian's birthday from more than 2 months ago!

I feel so bad. I had it all planned out to give Ian the most awesome mustache party for his 30th birthday. With getting sealed and our little trip to Twin Falls, I just ran out of time... We went back to Shoshone Falls and had a little picnic before we left Twin Falls. Take out Thai makes great picnic food... My curry was delicious!

The falls were too awesome not to go back!

Then we came home for a small get together with my family. 30 year old men get tools from their father in law for their birthday... It's to dig those big holes with!

I also felt bad because my gift of a new xbox was given to him a couple months before. I literally had nothing for him on his birthday :( I made a little photo book for him. But still, it was given to him a few days after his birthday.

As we were sitting in the bishop's office back in March, talking about getting sealed, Ian mentioned how cool it would be to get sealed for his 30th birthday. And that's exactly what he got... me forever!

His 31st birthday will have to be the big one!

Balanced Rock

It's crazy, the awesome things you find in the middle of no where.... Dad told us about this thing called balanced rock, so we decided to go on a little drive. It actually took longer than expected to get to the middle of no where... But it was worth it!

We were driving in farm land, went around a corner, and all of a sudden were in these funky rocks. It was pretty cool!

Makes you wonder how the heck they got like that...

There it is! Balanced Rock.

As soon as we pulled up, I was ready to get out and start hiking up to it. Ian was shocked... Me too! But it's just not a honeymoon without a little hiking. Did it on my first one too!

Good thing it was windy. It was super hot out in the middle of no where Idaho!

I told Ian I'd hike up to it if... he would carry my water. He's such a good husband like that. That rock made a good resting place. The other rocks weren't quite so convenient for my bum. 

It was hot, windy, steep, and the loose rocks didn't help. But... Mrs. Bad Ankle and Mr. Bad Knee made it up to the giant balanced rock. 

Once we got up to the rocks, Ian kept going up into them. I needed a little rest and my feet really hurt from all the sharp, uneven rocks. I took my shoes off for some fresh air. They get super hot in those shoes... Then I imagined a rattle snake or scorpion, so I put my ratty old shoes back on. Those thoughts may have motivated me to put my shoes back on, however, they didn't make me get off the rock I was sitting on. I was a little pooped...

I couldn't believe I just hiked that thing! (I'm not a hiker if you couldn't tell. Complainer is more like it...)

Ian got an awesome picture from his solo adventure!

I sat on my rock for a while waiting for him. I didn't think he'd be too long. I started to get a little worried, so I started yelling his name. He can't hear me when I'm right next to him, what made me think he'd hear me then? Plus it kinda freaked me out. I didn't want to yell too loud and have balanced rock loose her balance...

I figured if his knee gave out and he fell down the mountain, I'd hear something... He finally made it back though!

Good pictures were not in my favor... It was sooooo windy! Could my hair get any crazier?

Going back down was a whole other adventure... I almost biffed it bad only once. There were lots of other little bursts of excitement though..

It was a fun and memorable little trip. I'm glad we decided to go!

Shoshone Falls

We went to Shoshone Falls for our "second honeymoon". We didn't have a lot of time... or money, so we needed somewhere close and cheap. 

Last fall, I saw something online about Shoshone falls. It looked pretty cool. The website said spring was the best time to go. Back then, we had planned on going in May. So we pushed our little trip out a couple weeks and went after we were sealed. 

Wait for it...

And WOW! As if the cute little waterfalls on the sides of the road weren't cool enough!

Apparently, it's the "Niagra of the West". I've never been to Niagra Falls, but this was pretty awesome! Definitely one of the coolest things I've been to.

I'm sure it was safe... but my legs were a shakin' on that platform!

Who knew we had something this cool, so close!

Kayakers at the bottom.

The view on the other side of the falls.

Ian loves to read the signs...

They actually had some pretty cool information.

The view kept getting better and better the farther up we walked.

I love this picture!

The sun was so bright!

So this squinty picture is the best we could get...

He's just so cute!

We were ready for snocones after walking around in the heat.

Kinda made me feel like a kid again...sick.