goodbye Kansas... hello California!

The Summer has come to an end :( it was a great summer for us to say the least. We really enjoyed our time in good ole Overland Park Kansas, but we were really excited to get on the road and have a week of fun in the Sun at my parents house in Orange county. The night before we left we went to the JACK JOHNSON concert!! Josh surprised me with tickets for my birthday and I was sooo excited, I have been wanting to go to his concert for years. It was amazing, best concert I have ever been to. The next day we made the long 28 hour trek there in a day and a half, it was a miserable drive with one flat tire and two migraines, But we made it just in time to suprise my little brother. We had a blast going to the beach just about every day, going out with friends, getting pedicures, going to an angels game and just enjoying my family. I love you MOM and DAD! Thank you SO much for everything you do and for the fun times last week, and Colby thanks for going Skimboarding with Josh almost everyday you really made his week awesome!!

Enjoy!



at the JJ concert


we were soo close!


waiting on the backside grass before the concert


flat tire 3 hours into driving :(


this tunnel was so cool!


best buds


the beach couldn't have been more beautiful, and the weather
more perfect





Ruby's on the pier with my family and friends, this is our favorite
restaurant in California, its where we went the night Josh proposed :)


they made me wear that silly hat but boy was
I excited for free ice cream!!


I love these guys! miss you all already


angels game

Lately...

Josh and I rescued a little kitten the other night. She was crying pretty loud right outside our door and the poor thing is TINY, so of course because I have a huge love for animals I had to take her in and help her. I gave her a bath and fed her, she was purring like a helicopter the rest of the night. She is so playful and sweet. Cali love LOVES her its so cute to see them play together, but unfortunately we gotta find a home for her. If anyone from elite in Kansas wants her please let me know, we have to find her a home here in kansas this week.

Last night we went to go see my favorite STEP UP 3D!! We went to Kansas city with Adam and Jenny and had a really yummy dinner at Ted's, a nice southern restaurant. We ate the best burgers!! The movie was 3D and the seats had speakers in them so every time there was music it would vibrate your whole chair, pretty cool. The movie was everything I hoped for, including cheesy :)






they gave us some sweet glasses we got to keep...


3D!


bath time


all better!

Historic Nauvoo... road trip!

At the last minute we piled in the car and decided to road trip down to Nauvoo this weekend. We drove down Saturday and made it just in time for the famous pageant. Which happened to be the last pageant of the year! We had a great time that night other than the fact that we were all eaten ALIVE by bugs and we had to drive almost an hour away to find a hotel that wasn't booked. The one hotel that had vacancy's was pretty disturbing. We piled into smoke filled rooms with bug catchers hanging from the sealing. lovely. Despite our interesting hotel experience we managed to have a great trip, visiting the historic temple and sites in Nauvoo and ending up at Carthage jail. It was a spiritual experience we will never forget. This is a once in a life time trip that everyone needs to go on! Nauvoo truly is beautiful.

Enjoy!


are we there yet?

on our way we crossed the mississippi river

we were welcomed at the pageant with bagpipes

imprinting the nauvoo logo on our log



the pageant ending

they lit up the temple it was absolutely beautiful

we had to literally wrap news paper around our
legs to stop the bugs from biting us

mmm... our yummy crepe breakfast

the whole group at breakfast

first we went to the visitors center

pioneer children sang as they walked and walked and walked


The BEAUTIFUL Nauvoo temple





our engagement pic... plus adam ha





Johnathon Browning

Browning Gun shop

We went to the blacksmith...

and got these cool rings!

one of the smith homes

Carthage jail



the dungeon where John Taylor hid under a mattress from
the mob. The straw stopped his wounds from bleeding and he
survived to be the third president of the church.



The exact window where Joseph fell out

The original door.. adam demonstrating hyrum
trying to stop the mob

the bullet hole that shot hyrum




Josh touching actual stone from the original Nauvoo temple

the same spot where Joseph died.. there was a truly
peaceful spirit here.

Praise to his mem'ry, he died as a martyr;
Honored and blest be his ever great name!
Long shall his blood, which was shed by assasins,
Plead unto heav'n while the earth lauds his fame.
Hail to the Prophet, ascended to heaven!
Traitors and tyrants now fight him in vain.
Mingling with Gods, he can plan for his brethren;
Death cannot conquer the hero again.