School's Out for the Summer!!

Tyler's finally out of school and now the party begins!!

Some of the things we're looking forward to this summer:

First of all, I can't wait till we're this tan again!

Rock climbing as often as we can!

We have our marathon in 2 weeks, then 2 triathlons to do this summer!

We're excited to go outside and do some exploring!

Finally, we're most excited to do all our traveling this summer!! Next week we're going up to Canada to visit my grandparents in their new house. Next we'll go to Hawaii with the Redds! They go every year, but this is my first time going there, so I'm stoked!!! After that we've got our grand finale of vacations: our month long trip to France! We'll spend a few days in Paris, then spend most of the time in Montpellier, in the south of France, with a few day trips to Barcelona, and some other cities.

This summer will go down in history as "Our Summer of Fun"!

Brad and Camille's Wedding

Last weekend we went down to Bountiful for Brad and Camille's wedding. It was such a beautiful day! (except for the snow) I also got to meet some of Tyler's family that I still hadn't met. We are just so happy for Brad and Camille, they are so perfect together! Even though I felt like I was being totally annoying at the time, I hope they'll be happy to have some extra pictures! I took tons of them, but here are just a few of my favorite shots:

Walking out of the temple

I just love this picture, you can tell how much these sisters love each other!

A handsome groomsman and beautiful bridesmaids

The siblings

It was such a beautiful reception and cake!

The cousins

Happy Birthday to Dad!

Happy Birthday, Dad!

Here are some of the finer memories we've had with you over the past few years:

Traveling to Hawaii while wearing your winter coat and blanket!

Thanks for all the tutoring to get me through all those math classes.

Moose Lake with the "Vicious Fishes Pants".

Mama's Fish House...always a classic.

We can see where Luke gets his paleontology skills.

Thanks for wearing that green tie at the wedding, even though I know you secretly didn't like it.

And how could we forget Yellowstone...

We're looking forward to this year's Yellowstone adventure.

Let's not forget all those Hollywood plums that we look forward to so much each year! Thanks for protecting the tree with the electric fence.

And last but not least, the boat days.

Thanks for all you do, Dad. Happy Birthday!

Spring at Temple Square

I know, I know... this is way old! But better late than never, right!?
We went down to Utah for General Conference weekend and spent some time at Temple Square. It is just so beautiful in the springtime. I also got to use this time to practice my photography skills. These are some of my favorite pictures:

The Ugly Side of Rexburg

So, I know in my last post I was all sentimental about how much we love Rexburg, but can I just say how sick I am of being cold!! I mean, seriously, it's almost May and today we had all this snow in conjunction with 30 mile per hour winds!

We turned our heat off a couple weeks ago when it was in the 60's and 70's, and we vowed to never turn it back on as a simple of our faith that summer would arrive. However, lately our house hasn't gotten over, like, 63 degrees! Today, after it being in the 30's all day, I saw that our house was only 58 degrees! No wonder our hands and feet were ice cubes! And yes, I turned the heat back on...

Only in Rexburg...

Rexburg is such a funny place, sometimes I love it, other times I hate it. Nevertheless, you've gotta appreciate those things that make it unique. Here is my list of things you'll only experience in Rexburg:

• Only in Rexburg can you go on a 6 mile run and cross through at least 3 different stake boundries.
• Only in Rexburg can you make new friends every time you go rock climbing.
• Only in Rexburg will the town become deserted between semesters.
• Only in Rexburg can you use the Temple as a beacon anywhere within a 20 mile radius.
• Only in Rexburg can you run about a mile from the city and suddenly feel like you're in the middle of nowhere.
• Only in Rexburg can you experience all four seasons in the same week.
• Only in Rexburg would I make so many friends over the age of 70.
• Only in Rexburg can I sit outside and talk to my neighbors, all of whom are under the age of 3 years old.
• Only in Rexburg will there be wind gusting over 20 mile per hour for days on end.
• Only in Rexburg will the wind change direction to be blowing in your face no matter which direction you're riding your bike.
• Only in Rexburg are there 2 stake centers and a temple within one mile on the same road.
• Only in Rexburg can you never be more than 5 minutes from any store in town.
• Only in Rexburg do people start considering you a potential spouse on the first date.
• Only in Rexburg do you need to check people's left hand for a ring.
• Only in Rexburg will you see people you know anywhere you go.
• Only in Rexburg does every business close by 11 o'clock.
• Only in Rexburg can you walk to church in under 5 minutes.
• Only in Rexburg can you never meet someone who isn't Mormon.
• Only in Rexburg will you see tractors on the freeway.
• Only in Rexburg can you leave your frozen food outside to keep it cold because it's colder outside than in the freezer.
• Only in Rexburg does winter last 6 months
• Only in Rexburg will you have parties at your professors' homes.
• Only in Rexburg can you expect to see horseback riders when you're on a bike ride.

How can we not love this little town that has become our new home?

A Tribute to My Wonderful Husband

My Dearest Tyler,

It all started when you said those 4 magical words......

Four long months later, we were married.

Since then, we've had such a great time and done so many fun things together!! Here are some of my favorite memories from the last two years:

Of course, number 1 is rock climbing! I love that we do this together and that we both love it so much!

You are so strong and such a good climber! Thanks, Tyler, for teaching me everything I know!

We've done lots of road trips! I love the talks we have while driving, and I really appreciate you not getting mad when I'm asleep by the time we pass Rigby!

It's been so fun to travel with both of our families, like this first annual trip to Yellowstone. I love those trips! (And thanks, Cindy, for capturing hundred of little moments, like this)

I've loved seeing you get so into biking! You are so fast and strong! Lance's got nothing on you!

Training for and completing our first triathlon was awesome! We couldn't have done it without each other.

I love it when you play the guitar, I think you look so cute!

You are such a good helper around the house! Thanks so much for always doing the dirty work that you know I hate doing!!

And of course, I couldn't have made it through college without your love, support, and encouragement. There were so many times that it was too hard, and I couldn't have kept going without you pushing me.

I love you so much, Tyler Rey Redd!

(Note: Please excuse the overly sentimental attitude of this post)