Kimball's New Digs...

My cute brother finally made it to Argentina.

Here are some pics he sent of his new life as an Elder: The street he lives on~
His super fancy kitchen~
The backyard~

A little different from Jordan's experience in Indiana...

You're welcome!

I have now added 8 new posts to the blog! You heard, me- EIGHT! You even need to go to "older posts" to see them all! Just because I love you. And just because Brea is too fun to keep to myself.

Wuv You!

BABY TY!

He is finally here! And he could not be cuter! Um, and hello- Lou and Layth are already pros at this parenting thing. I am a VERY proud aunt! I miss you guys already!

Since Brea wasn't allowed in the hospital, we had to keep her entertained with milkshakes. She kept me entertained with her icecream Hitler-stache and polka-dot wife-beater.

Brea is the coolest.

St George

We went to St. George to visit baby Ty, but unfortunately the kiddos weren't allowed in the hospital, so we had to look for ways to entertain ourselves. We started it off by swimming. We even got Suz to swim! You wouldn't know it, but Mike has some mad handstand skills.

Here are a few videos of the adventures. Don't worry, everyone survived. Even Carter.

Unfortunately Brea doesn't appreciate Mr. Napkin Head as much as the rest of us. Too bad. Pirate Island Pizza is pretty much the coolest. Ever.

I think Suz feels bad that Brea will have no parents to teach her how to wear make-up, so she's started making up for it early. Brea now knows how to apply lipstick to perfection.

She's even got the kissy face down.

Lagoon!

We went to Lagoon for Carter's birthday, and it could not have been funner!

Happy 5th!!

Jordan and I celebrated our 5th anniversary with a golf trip to Chambers Bay Golf Course.

Isn't it beautiful!?!?!We stopped in Seattle before heading out to Tacoma, and what is Seattle without eating at the Crab Pot? They just dump a whole bunch of delicious food on the table and let you loose with a bib and a mallet. Awesome.

There is no better way to finish up an amazing meal than with mini doughnuts. My mouth is watering just thinking about them.
Then on to golf. We were SO excited to play this course, that we didn't do all of our research before booking 36 holes the first day.... imagine our surprise when we found out that carts aren't allowed and each 18-hole round is a 7 1/2 mile walk. Our feet were pretty tired after 15 miles of walking the first day... but not too tired to play 18 more holes the next day!

Of course Jordan couldn't resist hitting several balls into the Puget Sound. Watch out whales, Jordan is looking for his first hole-in-one, and that blow-hole is just the right size...

I can't think of a better way to spend my anniversary than golfing with my favorite person! We finished off the trip with some amazing meals on the waterfront and a trip to the glass museum. All in all a perfect trip!

Family Reunions

We attended the Payne family reunion in Fairview this year, but these pictures don't really prove it. I wasn't a great photographer. What is not pictured is the super fancy (and by super fancy I mean really ghetto) Fairview golf course, where my cousins jumped their golf cart off of the ladies tee box. I don't know how they survived. They caught some major air. Brea had a great time wtih her cousins, though: We even got a little fishing time in:

The Rowleys opted for a Cinema Survivor rather than a reunion. That's right- my family would rather watch movie after movie than get together and talk like normal families might. The rules were that you could not leave the room for any reason (oh, and you were disqualified if you peed your pants). Brea and I lasted about 5 minutes. There was a 4-way tie for first- the crazies made it all the way to 6 am. I don't know how their bladders made it that far.