Cabin Time!

Looking down on Wall Street


Camp Fire Time!!






Lili and I. The only girls on the trip!

The boys
We found some wild life... a John Deer!
Dad getting close to the wild life.

The baby John Deer!

The flock of Deer's

Can you see Queen Victoria?

Jacob and Chris

Ready to hike!
Beautiful Bryce

Lili was our Pyro for the trip!
Attempting to wash dishes leads into a towel fight!
Preston and I went to our family cabin with my Dad, Chris, Elisa and Jacob! Unfortunately Mom, Heidi, Chase and Cadence didn't make it down and we missed them but we still had a blast. We mostly relaxed but also went into Bryce Canyon and did some hiking!

Update!

Alright, I'm not going to type a whole lot because I have a bunch of pictures. But they will update everybody on the last couple of months. Enjoy!

Easter Time!
Egg stuck in the rain gutter!
Oma and Opa! I love this picture!

At the in-laws on Easter Sunday!
Jess has quite the style! What a hottie! =)
Horsies! My in laws have I think... 5 horses? This black one is Maggie.. she was just a baby last Easter. Jess is petting her horse Socks.
Preston over looking his old stompin grounds.
The newest addition to the Rhoades house hold... or should I say stalls. Baby Zip! He's a stud! (well, actually a colt... hardy har har! That was funny.. Laugh!) Check out his bright blue eyes.
Baby Zip and proud momma Smarty.

Easter egg hunt at my parents. The Easter Bunny goes ALL out and puts eggs in the fountain, puts baskets in a plastic bucket and buries it in the dirt and even IN the pond. And whose does he seem to hide the hardest... MINE! But all is well, I always find them! I have to get down and dirty and sometimes a little wet but... I find my easter eggs and candy!
My puppy. He's so old, but still my puppy!
STILL searching.

FOUND ONE!

We celebrated dad's birthday! The older in age he gets, the younger at heart and mind he gets... it's true! Here he is opening his gift from my mom. It was a smoker so he can smoke any thing he wants... that means JERKY!
The birthday boy himself. WE LOVE YOU DAD!
See what I mean about getting younger? He's attempting to ride my brothers long board. What man do you know that owns a disneyland pass and lives in UTAH.. that'd be my dad. And who can play outside with the kids like he's their age. He's one awesome dad if you ask me!
Long boarding it up... And I didn't break any bones!
I have some mad skills on my sisters bike.







A week after my dad's birthday, we celebrated my sweet mom's birthday! My dad took her to Vegas over night, they few over early Wednesday and returned Thursday night on her birthday. Preston and I stayed with Chris and Lili and got a mini birthday party together for my mom. And a special guest was there. Can you guess who it was?
If you guessed Fabio, you were correct!

Lili's dream man!

We love you SO MUCH MOM!!! Thank you for everything. We are the luckiest to have you! What wife could say her husband flies to Disneyland just for a day sometimes to see Mickey and ride Pirates of the Caribbean. Yup, mom sure is cool to get my dad flights pretty much whenever he wants to go wherever, whenever. You're a fantastic wife and mom!! WE LOVE YOU!

K, so these next pictures are pretty funny. A guy at work, Chris, he went to Mexico for about a week and a half to visit his in-laws. A week after the swine flu madness broke out. So what did we do? We quarantined his desk for when he came back to work. He thought it was hilarious and the whole company got a good kick out of it!

Jaime even made masks out of rubber bands and paper towels for the plastic pigs.

And then, I turned 23... And I still feel the same! I got spoiled on my birthday. I get to work with my desk all decorated with confetti and streamers everywhere and my good friend Shauna who is in my department brought in bagels for us. I then took half the day off work and got to my car and noticed somebody decorated my car. I think it was one of my co-workers but they're not spillin the beans, so whoever that was and if you happen to read this... Thanks! My parents then took me to lunch to Pat's BBQ. It was delish and I got my presents from them! Thanks again mom and dad! Then I got to relax at home and hang out with Preston and what did he get me? An Ipod Touch... That was the last thing I'd think of getting. I've been wanting one and I LOVE it! It is so cool and can do pretty much anything! I'm addicted to it! Preston also took me out to dinner the night of my Birthday. The next day, I got taken to dinner my my awesome cousins Nichole and Kelsey. Heidi was going to come but she had to work... bummer! Kels also gave me a pedicure haha. It was fantastic!! The Friday after my birthday my in-laws took me to dinner. Thank you to everybody for a great birthday. The calls, the cards, the gifts and meals and birthday wishes! You all are the BEST!
Enjoying my pedi from Kels!
Nichole!!

Alright, this is officially my longest post EVER! That's what happens when I'm a major slacker and don't update for a while. If you made it this far. Congratulations! I'm off now to watch some bball with the hubby! And I'm getting off of this dang computer and onto the comfy couch to probably fall asleep just like this..

LOVE IT!!

Jon Schmidt and Steve Nelson.

Two amazing artists. Jon Schmidt has been a fav of mine since beginning of High School when my high school friends and myself kind of were a little obsessed and I guess you could call us groupies. We went to quite a few concerts of his and have loved him ever since. He's AMAZING! Even now I get all excited when I hear his music. It's incredible. And Steve Nelson... Also amazing. He's awesome on the Cello. He was in my parents stake for quite a while and was one of my dad's counselors on the Stake Young Men's presidency. His quartet played at my wedding, unfortunately Steve couldn't make it, he had somebody better to hang out with... Steve Cardell. So I got his sub for the cello and the rest of his group! So I have MUCH respect music wise for both of these men. Check out this video. It's long but sooo cool!