4th of July and My Birthday!

The 4th o f July and my birthday were both celebrated on the same day this year in Twin Falls, all of which was awesome! :D In the morning, we had a big neighborhood breakfast and 4th of July parade which again, I did not get pics of. Oh well! :) But we did have a fun BBQ with the cousins and family and we even got to take a family picture all together! :D


Here are my birfday pictures!


Kristin got some earrings for me and they are so super cute!

Here's everything I got, kind of jumbled up together... :) thanks everyone for the great birthday!

We then did fireworks later that night, and I was soooooooooooo tired! I don't even remember Brandon taking this picture...

Summer Fun!

We visited Twin Falls during July and had a wonderful time with everyone! I got to stay for a week along with Kristin and her kids, Jenna and Jacob, while Brandon went back to work, and joined us again later that week. :) We had lots of fun swimming and tying quilts and we even got to have a fun girls night too! (Which I forgot to get pictures of...what seems to always happens with me is that I'm having so much fun that I forget to take pictures). Here we all are swimming at Bass Lake!



My handsome sweet husband! :) <3

Cute Jacob!

What Happens When Your Little Brother Steals Your Camera...

Here's what happens...






Crazy kid... ;)

Elizabeth's Pageant

Ah! I can't believe how long it has taken for us to post these pics! Sorry everyone! :P
Well, here are the pictures from Elizabeth's Pageant! She won first runner up for Miss Magic Valley! Liz was totally stunning! (And I LOVE her dress!) Her solo she sang, Time to Say Goodbye was gorgeous!!! :D Being her big sister, I'm so proud of her (because she's awesome!)

Happy Father's Day!

Yesterday was Father's Day, and although Brandon is not a father yet, I decided that he probably will be, so why not include him in the festivities? ;) Hee hee, seriously though, Brandon is going to be a wonderful Daddy someday!

Ooh, presents!

Blackbeard's Ghost! Brandon really likes this movie! We watched it later that day, and it was hillarious!

What's in here???



A box!

A cool shirt in a box! That color looks really good on him! :)



Great Mouse Detective! Another of Brandon's favorites!

And last, but not least, a kiss for the winner! ;)


Happy Father's Day Sweetie!

Happy Early Birthday!

Brandon and I decided last week to organize a game night with our friends. So we invited people over for Friday night at 7:30. Our friends own a house, so they offered to have it at their house, which we thought was great since we were going to have quite a few people over. So, Friday night, we show up at John and Pamella's house, and there in the middle of the table was a birthday cake that said, "Happy Birthday Melissa!" I was a little confused, and then discovered that my dear husband had turned our game night into a birthday celebration for me! :) He was pretty sneaky too, because I had no idea about anything!

Playing games!

The cake! The cake was banana with walnuts and custard filling! Really good!

Make a wish!

Blow 'em out!

It was lots of fun, and I was totally surprised! Thanks everyone!

Cabin Camping Trip

A few weeks ago, we were invited by our friends, Dallin and Maren, to spend a couple days with them at their family cabin. Our friends Jennifer and Jarom also got to come, and we had lots of fun!

We played games the night that we got there, and the next morning we had canoe races! We timed each person rowing from one point to another and saw who got the best time.

I got the best time for the girls! Whoo hoo!

Here goes Brandon!
Yay! Brandon got the best time out of everyone! That's my sweetie! :)


Jennifer and Jarom getting out of the boat.

Racing as couples!



We had to touch the dock to stop the time, but we missed! Oops!

My handsome husband!

The scenery was really pretty! Yay for Idaho!

I loved the purple flowers!

All of us but Maren (who stayed behind with her two napping boys) on a hike!

Engagement pics? No, but kinda looks like it, huh?

One of the funnest parts on the trip was whenever I got to hole baby James (Dallin and Maren's new little guy). He's such a cutie! :)

We had tons of fun! Yay for camping and great friends!

Melissa Learns to French Braid

So, I never knew how to French Braid, but I always wanted to. I tried to teach myself once when we were living in Idaho Falls, but I didn't quite get it. Then, magically, one day I was playing with my hair, and I somehow FINALLY understood, and now I can French Braid! Here are some pics of one French Braid hair style I tried. Kinda cute!

Looks like it would probably work better for formal than casual, but hey! Next time I have a formal event, I know a fun way to do my hair! :)