Elitch Gardens Theme Park in Denver!

Ok seriously this place is a blast! We had tons of fun, my dad bought all of us fast-pass cards that got us to the front of every line....SOOO worth it! We got through all the rides with NO waiting!!

Abe and Dad going on the Yoyo ball!!! It shoots you straight up into the sky! It's quite a thriller!

Me, Bristol (Love her face expression here), Ashton and Sunni!!

Now it's mine and Ashtons turn! HOLY-COW! That was seriously the crazzziest feeling ever! I was so scared...we shot off and all you see is the sky and you're just flying so high super fast! I thought I was pretty brave to go on that! Ash and I kept throwing our legs up making us flip ourselves on our way down!

WE SURVIVED! Phewww :)

After Ashton and I went Sunni decided she wanted to go! She chose me to go with her! :) I got round 2 of the Yoyo Thriller! Sunni was screaming the whole way up, "This is so fun, this is soooooo fun!"

SuRvIvOrS!

On the first roller-coaster I went on it jerked my neck of course. I couldn't turn it after that! :( So I took some medicine and it made me feel like I had a migraine head-ache. So Abe took me home I had a nap and felt batter so I brought Bristol back to the park with me! They were all excited to see her!!

Gearing up for another Thriller ride!!!

This ride they pull you all the way back up to the very top of those polls and drop you! You seriously go flying back and forth like Super-man! Theres Ashton, Dad and Sunni waving to us!

Our turn!

Lets go flllyyyy!

Nothing better than flying through the sky holding my Hubby's hand for dear life!!!

Holy-cow! That was intense...gave me butterflies!

Grandpaw showing Briss the pretty lights and the mist!

What a long day! She was exhausted. Her eyes were closed the second we put her in her car seat! Sleep at last!!!

A LOT OF COMING AND GOING!

What a FUN 2 weeks I had with my beautiful sisters Ashton & Sunni....

Just waiting for our SONIC SLUSHIES! We went to Sonic like everyday! I was craving their Grape Cream Slushies! MMM...so yummy! Ashton enjoyed talking to people in the cars next to us in her silly prank voice and the guy who would deliver us our drinks!

Bristols flower is HIGE, I know! I can't help it! Abe HATES when I put that one on her head. He says, "she is going to become lopsided trying to hold her head up"!

We went exploring up into the gorgeous mountains that are just 40 minutes away from our house! We had a little pic-nic right next to a beautiful creek!

Briss wanted Abe's sandwich SOOO bad!!

Daddy & his little "Briss Briss"

Mommy and her Bebe girl Bristol!

Just me with 2 of my bestest friends ever! Sisters for life!

Just out exploring........

Oooh, look what we found!!

We took this picture especially for our dad because he LOVES the color purple haha!

The Denver Temple! It poured rain on us after we took these pictures! It was actually lightning & thundering pretty bad while we were standing there!

Me and my sister Ashton

Me and sista Sunni!

Another rainy day...this one we spent (don't ask why) walking to Costco to mess around! Adelle joined us girls!

Does this need explaining?? Oh how we love CHURROS! Adelle is thinking...How can I get me some of that!

Hot tubbing in the rain! Is there anything better!?

We went to a huge park to play wiffle-ball and kickball! It was Adelle, Johnny, Craig, Chaz, Ashton, Sunni, Bristol, Abe and I! We had a blast...Definitely sore the next day, so out of shape! After we played, we went to Chillies for dinner!! Too much fun!

Another walk! No rain this time!

My little Sunni girl is such a sweet sister. She is such a big helper with Bristol, they had so much fun together! I wish we lived closer to them I miss my sisters everyday of my life! Sunni and I had fun staying up late talking...Ashton and Abe always fell to sleep earlier than Sunni and I so we made some good memories together being the only 2 awake! Sunni loved playing Balderdash...she would beg us to play with her every night! She was very creative with her answers and actually won the game more than once! Sunni I love you very much! You are such a sweet sister and auntie! :)

Ashton, Ashton, Ashton- Where so i begin! Oh how I love this girl, we have become so close over the last 2 years! She is truly one of me best friends! She is also such a good auntie to her Briss Briss! But one of my funnest memories of their trip out here was all the prank calling we did. Made me feel like I was back in High School. This girl can make you laugh to the point of exhaustion and pee rolling down your legs!! Haha- she changes her voice and the things she comes up with to say are just unbelievably funny! "Hi this is Baby Banesssa calling from Tokyo, Connecticut. I was just wondering what you had for dinner-- I had FISH and APPPLES! And it was yuuummy!" Another classic..."My voice changes to this when I take my night time pills!" Oh my goodness she had me, Sunni and Adelle laughing so hard! We made so many fun memories in that 2 weeks they were here! I Love Ashton so much! I am so grateful her and that we have become so close these last couple years. She is so much fun and I look forward to her 2nd trip out here in October!!! I have the BEST sisters in the world! :)

Will He Read This???

1. Where did you meet?

Rockin R Ranch, Halloween Party! He was a Caveman and I was a Football Girl!

2. How long did you date before you got married?

..........Only 5 months! On our second date he told me that he would never marry a girl until he had dated her for at least a year!!

3. How long have you been married?

2 1/2 years!!

4. What does he do that surprises you?

He can cook! And fart on command. One time he made his fart last for 10 seconds, I think thats a world record!!

5. What is your favorite feature of his?

He has the most gorgeous eyes EVER! His smile gets me every time... he's just so dang handsome!

6. What is your favorite quality of his?

There is too many to just choose one. But I must say that he is very selfless & sincere when it comes to me and my feelings. He would never intentionally hurt me, he goes out of his way to make me smile and to make sure I am happy! I just love him :)

7. Does he have a nickname for you?

"BABE & Shanny"

8. What is his favorite color?

He hates RED! Maybe blue, sometimes green... He really likes wearing dark grey though!

9. What is his favorite food?

Ritos Bean and Cheese Burrito Enchilada style! And of course YC's.

10. What is his favorite sport?

He likes playing all sports, for the most part! Probably Soccer, Baseball, or Basketball. (I know i'm breaking the rules by giving more than one answer but it just too hard to give only one!)

11. When and where was your first kiss?

Well it was a month after we started dating, December 1st. He finally couldn't resist anymore...he kissed me while we were talking in his parents living room! Best kiss EVER!

12. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple?

Just being with each other makes us most happy, it doesn't matter what were doing...fishing, pedicures, grocery shopping, camping...anything!!! We really like watching Forensic Files together. We do that A LOT!

13. Do you have any children?

YES! Bristol Noel!! ...And hopefully another one sooon :)

14. Does he have a hidden talent?

To be honest, he's not very talented! Haha I take that back, he is a great public speaker. I love when he sings to me :) His voice is so sexy.

15. How old is he?

25 (almost 26), He can rent cars now!! When we were in Utah on our Honey Moon he couldn't rent a car because he was only 23. We were carless for a few hours!

16. Who said I love you first?

ABE! (December 4th, in my living room) After he said it, I said, "So does this mean i'm your girlfriend?!" Keep in mind that we had only kissed 3 days before he had told me he loved me! I was just makin sure!!

17. What's his favorite music?

Everything country!! Especially George Strait. Ps His favorite number is 17 :)

18. What do you admire most about him?

I love that he is so smart and knowledgeable about the gospel! He teaches me so much. He is such a great example to me. He is ALWAYS the first to hit his knees at night and to pull out his scriptures in the morning.

19. Do you think he will read this?

Depends....If I tell him I finally wrote about him, he'll check it within that hour!! (He has been asking...when are you going to blog about me!? Hehe) I love you BABE! :)

...Before Baby Proofing!

Our Denver Apartment

We are on the top story, 3 flights up! Those stairs kill me every time!

This is, or should I saw "WAS" our living, before Briss Briss started crawling all over the place!

This is the the table I found her hiding under!

And this is where I spend most of my time...

I LOVE COOKING!!

Surprise Surprise!

ARIZONA here we come!

Bristol and I surprised my family, we drove down to AZ with Kathleen and didn't tell a soul! We just showed up on their doorstep!

Briss Briss & her Grandma Swanson! Boy was She excited to see her long lost grand baby! Mom was actually gone the night we got in, she was at Bunko. My dad and sisters kept trying to persuade her to get her home without letting her know the big surprise...so we went to sleep and she finally came home around 11pm! So she saw us in the morning!

Out to dinner at Red Robin with the family!! Oh how i've missed them! SO here is the BIG SURPRISE story! So we got into town Friday night and I went straight to their house. I knocked on the door....and no one answered. I thought I was going to be stranded in the heat on the porch. I check to see if the door is open, to my luck it was! I start to walk in and I hear Sunni & Ashton laughing so I quickly hide outside and ring the doorbell. Sunni, Ashton and Brecken came and answered the door!! We were all freaking out! They were so shocked! But we had a slight problem...Dad & Skyler were gone to Chase's Baseball practice...So now what! We took Skyler's car down to Hawthorn Baseball Field. Bristol and I walked right in front of Dad and Skyler and just stood there. It took them 10 seconds to process that it was really me and Briss Briss! They were so shocked and excited!!! It was so good to finally see my family.

I LOVE SURPRISES!

Briss and her 2 uncles! Skyler & Chase!

I love summertime because i'm not glowing white, I'm actually somewhat tan!

Skyler loves his little Bristol! He had lots of fun holding her, he even got her to fall asleep in his arms one night!

Oh that face! It never gets old!!! We love her to pieces :)

Take a guess at what she is watching.........

..........BABY EINSTEIN!!!! Her favorite show, the ONLY thing she'll watch!

Oh my sweet little girl, she loves cuddling her dolly! I love sneaking in and peeking on her when she is sleeping! She is so adorable I LOVE sleeping pictures, they are priceless!

We got to see Heidi and Taylor when we were in Arizona! They came over and swam with us, he is getting SO big!!! Tay bug and Briss are getting married! They already love each other!

I miss my Arizona summer memories... even though it is scorching hot!!!

Splish Splash! Bristol LOVES swimming!

We went every day that week!! It's the ONLY way to stay semi-cool!

Look at her! She wants out of her floaty and into the water!

Look at Ashton behind Chase! Haha

Aunties Ash & Sunshine :)

Ashton is such a good helper with Bristol!

All the girls! + Cousin Brecken! I had so much fun with my little sisters and Brecken! We made some fun memories while I was down there!

Off to church we go!

Chase pushed Bristol around for hours in that walker! Ps Leah, that walker accidentally got brought back up to Denver... Skyler put my bags into your moms Jeep and thought that went into the Jeep too. SO Sorry! I'll bring it down in November!

Oh my goodness! Oh how we miss Millie & Ryker, Briss Briss LOVES her cousins!

Bristol Looks up to her big cousin Millie so much!

Oh they are the CUTEST girls in the world!!!!

We are so excited to see them in a couple weeks! They are flying up to Denver to stay with us in September for a few days! We can't wait!! Then it's off to Arizona again, Leah is having baby #3 sometime that first week of October!! SOOOO EXCITED!