We had a fun 4th of July with my family. We went boating at Utah Lake, had a BBQ, lit fireworks and watched a movie.

Eating at the BBQ

My cute parents

Kelli and my mom

My little brother Austin (he’s 14)

Patrick had fun lighting fireworks with Austin

My family goes to Lake Powell every June. It is always a fun trip. This was Patrick’s first time going with my family. It was fun having him there!

My sister Kelli skiing

My sister Kelli and her friends

Me skiing (I love it!)

Patrick skiing for the first time. He got up!!

Patrick and I on a hike (well our shadows)

A beautiful Lake Powell sunset

The sunset and us

Watching my brother, Ausin, ski from our hike

My sister Katie turned 26 on June 19th. We had a BBQ and ate cake and ice cream.

Last December I won a gift certificate to Chef’s Table at Corporate Alliance’s Christmas Party. Patrick and I finally used it a few weeks ago. We got all dressed up and ordered everything we wanted (appetizers, drinks, a nice dinner and dessert). It was fun to be able to splurge without spending anything!

Here are a few pictures from our end-of-the year party for my gymnastics students. We played games, made bracelets, ate rootbeer floats and watched a movie. It was a fun night!

Natatlie, Janessa, Sarah, Katie, Alissa, Mckenna and Laurel   

They are showing me their prizes from the game.

We had fun at the Best of State Awards at the end of May. My dad’s company won the Best of State Award in Financial Services. Here are a few pictures. The dinner was at the Salt Palace.

Trudy, my mom and me (it was fun to get dressed up!)

Patrick and I

My parents

The employees and their spouses

Dennis, Nate, my dad and Patrick

The Intermediate Class

The Beginning Class

Jacqui, Alissa, Summer & McKenna

Dancing to music from Cars

Tonight my gymnastics students had a recital for their parents. It went well. They did routines to music from Cars, Tarzan and other movies. They did a good job.

It has been so much fun to work with these kids. I am going to miss them. I have been teaching tumbling/gymnastics for 14 years. I can hardly believe it has been that long! During that time I have taught my own classes (Foreveryoung Gymnastics) and I have also taught at All American Gymnastics, Hot Shots Dance Studio, the Little Gym, in my neighbor’s basement, and in three gyms in Wales while I was on my mission. I have learned so much from all of my experiences teaching.

Originally I started Foreveryoung Gymnastics because I wanted to make gymnastics fun. I was a competitive gymnast from age 4 to 16. For the last four years I trained four to five days a week for five hours each time. I planned on competing for the BYU gymnastics team, but I injured my back when I was 16 and had to stop training. I loved doing gymnastics and had a hard time when I couldn’t do it anymore. 

While I was training, I wished it could be more fun and not so serious. I started teaching in my parents’s basement at first with camping foam pads. I was about 13 at the time. Gradually I earned enough money to buy mats. It took me several years to buy all of my mats, but it was worth it to have “real” equiptment.

I am so grateful I had the opportunity to teach these kids through the years. Most of the kids I taught at the beginning are married with a couple kids! Some went on missions. It has been fun to watch them grow up. I have taught a lot of their younger siblings too.

A couple months ago I decided to stop teaching gymnastics for a while. Some day I want to build a gym in my home and have a studio in my home. It has always been my dream to do this since I was little. It will be while until that happens, but I am excited for it.

It was hard tonight having our last recital. I didn’t say much about it being our last show because it would have made it harder. I was sad after it was over. I love those kids and I will miss them.

The 2008 Foreveryoung Gymnastics Team

Patrick and I went to Arizona for Memorial Day weekend. It was so fun to see Patrick’s family. We always have so much fun when we visit. We went swimming, shopping, played games, ate lots of delicious food (Patrick’s mom is the best cook), watched movies, visited my aunt Pam, and relaxed. It was a great trip!

Patrick acting like Indiana Jones (we watched the new movie)

Patrick, Craig (my cousin) and Pam (my aunt)

Playing games at Pam’s (my uncle Vaughn was there visiting from Washington)

Pam, Candace and Craig

Patrick and his mom making funny faces

Patrick and I have been excited about going on a picnic ever since we got a picnic basket for our wedding. It was sunny one Sunday and we decided to go on our first picnic. It was fun!

Patrick eating a Hawaiian haystack (we were missing Hawaii)

Me wearing my Hawaiian dress

Patrick with our picnic basket

A view of the Timpanogos temple

These pictures are from a hike we went on with my family somewhere in American Fork.

Our group

It was a great day for a hike!

We found an abandoned car on the trail!

We look like we’re glowing!

Austin and Trent (my cousin)