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Ok mom, you asked for some old pictures and I spent a few days scanning over 300 pictures. Everyone get prepared to see old pictures for a while because I have been having so much fun looking through everything!

Nice hair mom :)


I have no idea when or where this was taken...

Valentine's Day!!!

Who knew Matt had a secretive/cute side? On Valentine's I woke up and found hearts all over my door, and went outside and found my car full of balloons, paper hearts, and other Valentine's paraphernalia! With the help of my roommate Natalie, Matt did all this without me even knowing! Just the start of a great day...



Natalie planned the best Valentine's breakfast, complete with heart shape waffles, strawberries, whipped cream, and chocolate hearts! My roommates Natalie and Jenni came, along with Matt's roommates Brandyn, Cameron and their friend Garth. Mmmmm, delicious!



Since Matt claims not to have any liking for Valentine's day, we decided to babysit for people who actually like the holiday. We spent the night playing with five kids, and after they were in bed we got Olive Garden take out.

Nostalgia

Things that I miss:

My nanny kids... and having a job


My sister Alex being up at school with me and seeing her every day


Golfing... and summer time


Disney World with all my girl friends


Erika... currently serving her mission in the Philippines


This is really random, but it has been a random mood day for me!

Mexico Pictures!

So for my mom's "honeymoon" we all went to Mexico! We were there during the first week of January and it was beautiful! We stayed in the Barcelo Palace all-inclusive resort in Playa del Carmen, just outside Cancun. We spent every minute we could at the beach, soaking up the sun, but we also found time for swimming with dolphins and visiting the ruins at Tulum. At the ruins we had an LDS tour guide which was a really interesting spin on the experience, especially after we finished my sister saying, "That was such crap!" haha yes I have a fantastic family. We also went into Playa del Carmen and did a little shopping, Jeff's first experience shopping in a foreign country with four women with shopping experience. We found a Starbucks, a 7-11 and a Burger King in the main shopping area, I guess you never really get too far from "American culture." We were lucky to have such good weather the entire time we were there and to be able to spend time together as a "new" family!

The coolest pool I have ever seen in my life


Towel animals... always a hit


The ruins at Tulum were right off the ocean, it was beautiful



Wandering around our resort looking for the show we wanted to see that night... Basically Jeff was looking for the show and we were screwing around!

A Little Behind

Hmm well I have been back in school for two weeks now and I am already behind. I did spend a week in Mexico however, which has attributed to this little problem, but it was worth it. I will post Mexico pictures soon... This past week I started coaching softball at Mountain Crest High School. We are just doing open gyms right now twice a week, and tryouts are in March and that is when life will get really crazy. It is very fun playing softball again. I don't regret not playing in college, but I still miss the actual sport, so it has been fun to really get into everything again. The other three coaches all played at Utah State and are married, one has a nine-month old and another is pregnant with her first, and they are all really fun to be around although I do feel really young sometimes. We are really excited for the season to start, we have some fun girls and a lot of talent so it should be an awesome season!

Cruising... Disney Style!

Between December 13 and 20, my dad took my sisters and I on a Disney Cruise!!! We left from Port Canavaral in Florida and made port in Key West, Grand Cayman, Cozumel, and Disney's private island, Castaway Cay in the Bahamas. It was a really fun trip, we had great weather and incredible service. While we were on the ship, we spent our time eating, watching shows, laying out, and did I mention eating? Off the ship we mostly just spent as much of my dad's money as possible. I think our trip was pretty successful in that regard. In Key West we at key lime pie at Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville, we kissed stingrays in Grand Cayman, and even found a 7-11 in Cozumel! Castaway Cay was the best of all- we spent the whole day laying on the beach, soaking up the sun. The Flying Dutchman from Pirates of the Caribbean was floating in the water next to our cruise ship! It was so cool! And of course, we get home to mountains of snow...

The beautiful beach at Castaway Cay


Semi-formal night


The 7-11 in Cozumel, Mexico


Eating key lime pie in Margaritaville

The Wedding!

Okay so I'm a little late with these, but on December 6 my mom and Jeff Fox were married in a little ceremony at our new house! There were only a few people there, some family members and close friends, but it was still very nice. So, I officially have a new "step-dad" although I probably will call him Jeff Fox forever.