Only at the Emery's..

McElle was going to another dance,

this time it was her Senior Homecoming.
(totally weird she is already a senior)

She looked absolutely gorgeous, as usual.

Surprisingly, we actually had some time to spare after we finished getting her ready.
Sooooo... we decided it would be a great idea for this to be awaiting on the stairs while her date came to pick her up..


He didn't seem too amused.
Maybe because Barb apologized on our behalf as soon as he took a step into our house.
At least we made a good first impression.

The Aggies.

For Papa J's birthday, we went and watched some football.

We are technically Ute fans,
but college football is fun to watch regardless.



and really, who can pass up a good hot dog and some kettle corn?
Even if you have to drive through construction the whole way home, and have it take twice as long.

25.

Oh man, am I really already 25?

Regardless, this year was just as fun as any other.
On top of taking me shopping at one of my favorite stores,
Jon also got us tickets to the Adele concert.


Jon and I have always loved going to concerts,
but I will have to say Adele was one of the best!
She is amazing live, and it was fun being in the downtown atmosphere.

Thanks again for all of the birthday wishes, and gifts!
I have the best family and friends out there!
(Even if my siblings continue to remind me how old I am becoming)

3 Years Down.

and still madly in love.

I caved in..

and surprised Jon with this for his birthday.

I'll admit, I was totally against it,
but I always give in to a good surprise.

DLand 2011

Ok, I've been slacking quite a bit in the blogging world, so where do I begin??

Back in August (see I told you it has been some time), we decided we wanted to go on a last minute road trip to California before summer ended, and everyone had to go back to school. It was literally last minute. We had gone to dinner before the baseball game (previously posted), and randomly started talking that we needed to go to Disneyland! Really, is there a better idea? Obviously not, since two weeks later we were on our way!

The DLand 2011 crew consisted of Jon, Davis, Aleesha, McElle, Caden, and myself. It really was such a good time! I know what most of you are thinking, why would six grown ups (well I guess McElle and Caden can't be considered grown ups) want to go to Disneyland? Umm hello.. it's the happiest place on earth, so more like why not?

We drove in style in Caden's family Escalade,
and packed ourselves into one room at the Marriott.
Yeaaaaahhhh..
Six in one room.
But Aleesha's dad hooked us up, and got us a free room,
so we managed.

We also sported awesome custom neon fanny packs,
that included our trip nicknames.
You don't need to judge us, we already received plenty of weird looks from everyone else.

Davis was even called out on his nickname "Drama King" by a 10 year old kid on the rapids ride.
He really had no comeback.
I think it was a first.
However, no one was laughing after the ride, since all of us were drenched from head to toe.


Tower of Terror was for sure the trip favorite,
as we did go on it at least 17 times over the two days we were there.
However, Jon would disagree.
He absolutely hates this ride.
We convinced him to go on it at least once, and he refused to go any more than that.

Just some of the awesome memories we were able to catch on camera..


While we were there we celebrated Jon's 27th Birthday,
and enjoyed some good food at the Cheesecake Factory.

On our way home, we had stopped in Vegas to ride the Desperado/Buffalo Bill's roller coaster.
Oh man.
It was seriously intense, and the fastest roller coaster I have ever been on.
I don't know if it was fun, or totally ruined my life.
I'm leaning towards the latter.

Jon also surprised me, and we stopped at Caesar's Palace so I could go shopping at H&M as an early birthday present.
Love that place.
Too bad the new one that just came to town doesn't even compare.

Even though the drive home seemed like it was never ending,
it was still plenty entertaining.
We had to drive through a big thunderstorm,
and ended up having to call 911 to report a field that we saw burst into flames from the lightning.

Overall, the trip was very successful!
I would think I would be sick of Disneyland, since we have been 3 times in the past three years, but it really doesn't get old.

Pinterest.

Just received my invite.
Already addicted.

The Snake.

I know it looks like I'm about to die..
but somehow I made it to see another day.

Pioneer Day {Weekend}

I wasn't kidding when I said I LOVE JULY!!

There is always something fun to do with family and friends,

and the weekend of the 24th was no exception.

Once again, I didn't take as many pics as I wish I had,

but the weekend was packed full of..

FIREWORKS with the fam in the church parking lot.

Is that legal?

It was the only open space nearby.

CHERRY HILL with Cackee and Fish.
I don't know which was more memorable, Cackee yelling "Somebody HELP ME!" all the way down to the bottom of the water slide, the lifeguard shoving me while in my tube to the next waiting pool with the craziest man face ever, or DJ thinking they really only got paid $3 a day?


The classic SPAGHETTI FACTORY with the Emery clan.

{However, I think Barb could have gone through her entrie dinner without hearing how Davis would prefer his lasagna}

Also where the greatest idea of DLAND 2011 took place.

And of course, we went to the BEE'S GAME to end the weekend off right.

Yeahhhhhhh buddy.

{I know, I know.. I'm just as disappointed in myself that I just publicly admitted that I actually watch that show people call Jersey Shore. It's an addiction I tell ya.}

The Fourth.

The Fourth of July has to be one of our favorite Holidays.

LOVE the heat.
the BBQ's.
laying by the pool.
local parades.
and of course the fireworks.

The night before the big day, we got together with the VB's and Christensen's for some delicious ribs, the classic Eaglewood fireworks, and a sneak peak of Ladd and Brody premiering in the next Twilight movie. Never a dull moment with this bunch.

We may have started a new tradition. Thanks again for such a fun night!
{Oh, and sorry Meg, I totally stole these pics off your blog}

Unfortunately, I didn't take any pics on the fourth either.
I really need to do better with that new camera of mine.
Our day was pretty low key, but was fun as usual.
We didn't make it to our local parade as we had planned,
instead we tried to get our tan on at the pool... but of course, we got rained out.
We basically just chilled with our families,
and ended the day with some more fireworks at the Allsops.
We didn't start the library on fire. Success.