Hey I'm doing pretty good on the updates right guys?

First and foremost- Silly Girls United photo shoot! Last week I was invited to be in a photo shoot with some friends for absolutely no reason but to be silly and have fun together. These types of shoots were going on all around the world last week all sponsored by Silly Girls United photography. It was a fun way to get girls together and have fun, act silly, and gain some self confidence. I got to take my cousin Lexi with and we all had a blast. We took pictures in Snohomish, WA. Snohomish is a little Antique town and was great for the theme of the photo shoot, secret agents. We climbed buildings, scaled walls, rode on a Vespa, and most certainly got a lot of interesting looks from those not involved ;) Thanks Candace for inviting me! Here are some of my favorites. PS- Aaron did not understand the meaning of this whole thing. He was very confused even when I tried to explain it to him. He was just happy I had fun and my final explanation for the shoot was, "It's a girls thing". He understood that, as most men do haha.

BIG Thanks to Candace for inviting me!
Here's the photographer, except for the one below, I snagged that one of her!

Getting ready

On the rooftops

Both above and Below are my favorites

Our disguises



We've been hiking again! Lake 22 trail seemed to be a good place to continue our training for hiking with a bunch of girls next week. I'm still sore! It was a beautiful hike with and elevation gain of 1350 ft. Gorgeous views on the way up, and a pretty lake at the top. Polly loved hiking again and even took a little swim at the top. Here are some pictures from this weeks adventure.

On a side note: Aaron's sister had surgery so we had the privilege of taking care of our niece and nephew a bit. Here is Aaron hanging out with them on the front porch swing.

HAPPY SUMMER EVERYONE!

Here comes a ton of pictures!

We've had a lot of fun these last couple months. On June 22 I graduated from Bellingham Technical College. It was a lot of fun to go to graduation and celebrate with friends and family. The post celebration had to be put off for a little bit because I had to study like crazy for my ARRT boards. I was very nervous about taking them, but on June 29th I finally took them and drumroll........scored a preliminary score of 90%. I guess all that studying paid off. Taking the test was intimidating. I got patted down and there were strict rules at the testing center. It was the most nervous I have ever felt. But now I can relax and just try to find a job. Anyone hiring an x-ray tech? Aaron has been working a lot and I am busy catching up on housework. We are in charge of a hike with 25 girls on the 19th so we have been training and hiking for that. It has been fun to get outside and enjoy nature. Plus Polly loves to hike! At first she was a little confused as to why we were climbing a mountain but she loves it now. My cousin Lexi has moved up here and is staying with my parents. It has been perfect timing because I'm out of school and have time to do fun things. So it has been great catching up and sight seeing and having a buddy to do it with. We have actually had great visits from both sides of the family in the last couple weeks. We look forward to more fun this summer! Here are some pictures from the last month or so. I give credit to Lexi for these, she's on top of picture taking that woman! Alot of these are for you Kelli since I know you don't have facebook and haven't seen them yet. Happy Summer Everyone!

Niece Baby Hadley

Old Maid Stapley Style

Nephew Cooper getting into the action. Although he was reluctant to tear up his matching firemen.

Polly loved meeting family

Lexi and I after the graduation

I love Dad's face in this picture! (Surprised at me graduating maybe?)

My complimentary earth friendly Bag, thats right bag...only in Bellingham

Brinley Doing her thing

Lexi captured this magical moment...maybe plumbing will run in the family?

Kendall looks like she's up to something, or maybe the sun is just in her eyes

The Amazing Hiker Polly

Marching away from the Mosquitoes

Waterfalls at Heather Lake

Been soooooooooooo long!

It's been a long time since I've made a new post! Things have been busy as usual. After getting a major case of senioritis I realized this last quarter was going to be harder than I thought! With lots of prayers and blessings I'm getting through all the school work and practicing for the ARRT national boards I'll be taking in June. I graduate June 22nd, woohoo! I have really discovered I love working in clinics over hospitals. No offense to the really sick people out there in hospitals but I love working with people who are sick but not THAT sick. I know some people love the hospital, but I love the details in radiography which there isn't much time for at the hospital. I think my dream job would be in a family practice or Orthopedics office. Anyone hiring? :) Even with the craziness Aaron and I ahve been able to get out a bit and look at houses. We qualified to buy our first home this last month and are excited to find one that suites us. Other than that, everything is well. Aaron is traveling alot for work. Last week we were able to atttend our best friends wedding (Aaron's good friend married my good friend, how fun!) at the Seattle temple. It was fun to attend a sealing, and a good reminder of the promises we've made eachother. Here are some pics of us with our other good friends the Candace and Jason. Hope all is well with everyone!

New dog, new tricks

Thought I'd share some video of Polly. Sorry the lights are so dim- we didn't have much lighting in the house. She can now do sit, shake, down, and high five- which in her mind is really high ten! I calculated how old she was today and she is about 3 and a half months old. Right now we are working on roll over...it's not going so well.Not bad for being so young, she could probably do a lot more if I spent more time on it. Anyways, hope you enjoy!

A Christmas to Remember

We had a great Christmas this year. I had a wonderful break from school and spent a ton of time with family. Aaron got to spend some special time with his grandfather as he passed. We will miss him so much. We are grateful for our knowledge of the existence after this life and that he is in an amazing place now, and that we will see him again. The funeral was great and we got to see many relatives that we haven't seen in a long time, and some I hadn't even met! It was fun to tell stories about grandpa and just enjoy each others company.
During the holidays my ring broke! The whole diamond fell out prongs and all! Thanks to the Shane co. for replacing it. We have no idea where the diamond is- hopefully we will find it. It is likely we won't though :( I'm just glad I got to pick out a new diamond and we only had to pay 38 dollars out of pocket, we are so blessed. The last couple days I've had the stomach flu. It took a total of 15 relatives and counting down for a couple days. So far Aaron hasn't gotten it yet and has been a wonderful caretaker. Other than that things are expected to go back to normal this next week when I return to school and Aaron goes to work as usual. Hope you all had a great holiday season!
Here are some pics from the break-

Polly present under the Christmas tree!

My broken ring- which is now fixed! Yeah!

My pup and me

The amazing banana creme cake I made for Christmas Eve (my Dad's tradition)

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Yeah for Winter Break!

This break is going by way too fast! I can't believe Christmas is next week! Things are going well for us. I decorated the Christmas tree today finally and it looks gorgeous. Last year was Aaron and my first Christmas together. Our tree consisted of lights and some bows. We gave each other a couple small gifts and some stockings. This year our tree is full of glass ornaments and pretty beads- thanks to the help of my mom letting us borrow her red and green decorations. We decided we will only get each other stockings this year. This is my favorite part because I get to surprise Aaron with little fun goodies and toys. We are so grateful this year for all the things we have. We are grateful for family that is close, and all the necessities we need to live a wonderful life. Thank you to all those who have supported us throughout the last couple years. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and remember the real reason for the season. Ps- enjoy the video!