Snow in late May?

The weather here in Utah is really starting to get downright awesome. It’s sunny and not too hot which is making me antsy to get out as much as possible. I have been waiting to get a fishing license because we had been planning to go to Idaho over memorial day weekend and I didn’t want to buy 2 since I am not a resident of either of those states. I picked up my grandpa, who flew into town to be there for the summer, and Talyn on Wednesday evening. We drove there and we greeted by small flurries that night.

We then woke up the next morning and we greeted by heavy clouds and some rain. Later in the day there was a break in clouds, and we got to shoot around.

Then Daniel and Andrew showed up and we continued our enjoyment but the snow and wind picked up even more.

These are the highlights of the times we were actually outside enduring the cold. After awhile I couldn’t take it, I had to go to the park and do a hike.

It was awesome and the weather even cleared up just enough to go on the hike and get back in the car. It started to snow right when we got in the parking lot. It was a cool feeling.

We then went to Boondocks to celebrate Larry’s birthday and Father’s day a little early.

Halfway Point of the Semester

Surprisingly, the semester is going by very fast and it feels very close to the end. We had our first tests and I was worried because of the accelerated curriculum that I wasn’t going to do as well. I was dead wrong. I got high A’s on both of the tests and felt very over-prepared looking back, which bodes well for finals. We also had our engagement pictures taken on Saturday. I don’t have them, because they are being edited by our photographer, Kiara, but once I do I will post some of them. I couldn’t stay serious for long in these pictures, so there are a ton of funny pictures. We then went shopping for Talyn to get some outdoor gear (she didn’t have any). We both felt like we robbed Park City with the amount of good stuff that we got due to the huge sales they were having. She even got an Arc’teryx down jacket, which both my dad and I are super jealous of.

Basically, this trip got us super excited to hike (I mean walk), so we drove with both her parents to Battle Creek Falls near their house. It was awesome (better than I expected) and the temperature was perfect.

Now we have a three day week and then we head Island Park, Idaho with my grandpa Larry to enjoy the plethora of activities to there. It is supposed to be pretty cold (in the 30’s at night, with rain/snow) so it will be even more of an adventure.

Adventures of a lifetime

I have had a busy couple of weeks and now I am in school again and don’t feel like catching up a whole bunch but I will submit pictures and tell the stories through them.

My dad, uncle, a couple of buddies and I did the subway hike in Zion’s National park.

It was an A for Awesome! The water was a lot higher than the last time I did it, and a lot colder.

My dad was shaking so much he needed a “walrus” hug to warm him back up again.

I absolutely had a blast and want to do it again.

I also did a pretty important thing that same weekend…

I went on a hot air balloon…

And got engaged! It was an amazing experience and I am so glad that Talyn said yes. We will be getting married on August 10 in the Mount Timpanogos temple in Pleasant Grove, UT.

Then we left the women…

and went golfing. Here is me with my hole-in-one!

Then last weekend I went to Las Vegas to visit family, have family meet Talyn, and go to my uncle’s memorial service. Of course I don’t have any pictures from this trip, but we did have a great time. We really appreciated my Grandpa Ron for letting us stay with him and spend so much time with him.