the great outdoors

If there is one thing I know to be true on this earth, it is this: throwing rocks off a cliff or down a mountain is really, ridiculously fun. 

Ammon and I went hiking with a couple friends last Tuesday and then we went camping near Flaming Gorge with his family over the weekend. It was during these two adventures that I realized just how satisfying it is to throw rocks. I like throwing them as far as I can. I like watching them shatter. I like the ripples they make when they hit the water. I like the sound they make each time they hit something on their way down. It's so simple. But I love it.

I also like watching my husband throw rocks. 

Provo Canyon:

Flaming Gorge:

The bigger the better, right?

Here's the rest of what I've captured during our time spent in the great outdoors:

About ready to hike up Provo Canyon 

uh...

Provo canyon is beautiful!

 Flaming Gorge with the fam:

just chillin

lots of fishing

and catching crawdads

I did it! I finally held a crawdad! It was my first time ever. {and probably my last}

Caleb was pro at catching crawdads. He took quite a few pinches for the team.

ew...

Ammon caught a fish! 

It was just a little guy, but still exciting!

Well. My skin is fried, my back is achy, (Ammon and I tent camped) but oh man do I feel good! I love the great outdoors and I am loving this weather so I can enjoy it comfortably. I'm grateful for parents who took me to National Parks instead of Disneyland because my passion lies within just a few miles of my front door. 

california (behind the scenes)

A couple weeks ago, Ammon and I had to opportunity to tag along with some of his cousins to california for a  wedding. I already posted pictures on facebook, but this blog post includes some behind the scenes action! 

vegas!

view from our hotel

This little lady's name is Leah. I loved her the moment I met her! 

San Diego Temple

I told them to make the far off look

Alright. Here's where the behind the scenes action happens. After Rachel and Jason were wed, we went to the beach for their reception. (best idea ever!) While there, Ammon and his cousin Matt were dying to try out the boogie boards. However, the water was freezing cold. To cope with this obstacle, they decided they would borrow cousin Ben and cousin Kayla's wetsuits. (they were the only ones available). Matt called dibs on the tall, blue suit. Since Ammon respects dibs, he was left with Kayla's pink wet-suit. The following video illustrates the difficulty of this dilemma. 

 Tuh-duh!

Oh man! I seriously love this guy!

"This is literally as high as I can lift my arms!"

 After catching a wave or two, another cousin told us about a nearby shop where we could rent wetsuits of all shapes and sizes.

Ahh... much better!

like a boss

I love the beach. I'm going to tell everyone I know to get married in California so I have an excuse to keep going back. 

my overdue spring break post

Sorry I was m.i.a for a little bit there. Finals came a wee bit faster than I would have liked and life got a little bit busy. I had a total of 6 finals and now I only have one left! {raise the roof!}

Spring Break was fabulous.

I accomplished all of my goals. 

Well... almost all of them.

 It was my goal to run 5 days that week and I ended up running 4 days. 

It was my goal to spring clean my apartment, but I only mostly cleaned it. (close enough)

It was my goal to finish all of my big projects, but I didn't even start my 12 page paper. 

But I did paint my author's chair! (Pictures soon to come) And I did finish Ella Enchanted. 

And I hiked the Y {with my brothers}, so I definitely spent time with them.

And I made a spring wreath during general conference. :)

ammon and daniel 

daniel and ryan

you can do it! you're almost there!

so proud!

my handsome husband!

my spring wreath!