Viva Mexico!!!

Jeremy finished his finals on Friday and on Sunday we left on our 7 day cruise to Mexico!!! This was our first cruise so we were both very excited, plus we were able to go with our friends Tyler and Blair (Jeremy was companions with Tyler in the MTC and they both served in Paraguay). They were a blast to vacation with and we'll have to do something again with them!(*THANKS guys for such a great trip!*) The ship made three stops: in Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, and Puerto Vallarta. The weather was nice and hot the whole time with exception of a few cold/windy days at sea. Here we are leaving the ship to go to Cabo.

Cabo's beaches were so beautiful! We took a glass bottom water taxi around the coast to look at all the rock formations. The picture above is Los Arcos.

There wasn't much to do in Mazatlan so we just walked along the beach and found a really nice resort to eat lunch at and use their sweet pool. After lunch we toured the city and Jeremy got to use his spanish quite a bit.

Puerta Vallarta was by far our favorite stop. It was beautiful!! Unfortunately we were not able to get any pics because the excursion we went on did not allow cameras. Bummer. Our excursion was an adventure tour in the jungle. We started out by taking a boat out to a private beach. Then we all piled in the back of a truck and took a ride up into the mountains. This ride seriously reminded me of the Indiana Jones ride. It was so rough (but it lasted way longer than the ride at Dland). Anyway, then we all get out and were each given a mule we had to ride up a steep, narrow trail that took about 40 mins to get up to the top. Finally when we got to the top of the trail we got off the donkeys and hiked up a super steep trail. This was fun but I was glad I had been working out or I might not have made it. Luckily there was gatorade at the top for us to take a quick gulp. Then it was time for zip lining! We did about 15 different ziplines on this excursion. We were about 200 feet above the jungle and were able to look out at the mountains. some were ziplines that landed into pools from the river. It was so beautiful! I wasn't scared at all. We also went repelling down a couple waterfalls and other cliffs. There were a couple of times we had to do a free fall jump off the side of the mountain. It was so much fun I can't even explain it. It was such a thrill, they just tell us to jump off the edge and trust the ropes and so we would freefall before being slowed down for the landing... At the end of the excursion we had to cross some bridges made of roap which of course the guys had a fun time trying to shake us off. Then we hiked back down to the camp. It was so beautiful hiking through the jungle. We didn't get any pics because they were charging $17 for one pic!!!! I hate that. At least we will have the memories. I reccommend this excursion to everyone. It is definintely worth every penny!

Then of course there was dinner. It was so much fun to get dressed up and eat all the foods we could never afford, or want to try before.

Enjoying the sunset before dinner.


We had so much fun with our friends Tyler and Blair. This is us leaving the ship and going back to reality.

cèfiore

Jeremy knows how much I love Ice Cream/Frozen yougert, so he found an add for a new frozen yogurt place in Fullerton. It's called Cèfiore Italian Frozen yogurt. This past weekend he took me to down town Fullerton for dessert. It was soooooo good! It's not bitter at all like some frozen yogurts are. For all you frozen yogurt lovers out their it is a MUST-TRY!! It's off of Harbor and Commonwealth if you want to try it out. I got the original yogurt with strawberries, kiwi, and blackberries! mmm....

Dirt n Disneyland

I just wanted to update everyone on what we have been up to lately. Jeremy finished his midterms and we have actually been able to hang out again. He is such a pro at planning little things for us to do during the week to make my work week a little more bare-able. Two weeks ago on Thursday night we went to the Fullerton Market. There is a live band every week and tons of booths set up with things to eat as well as crafts and even fresh produce. We picked up some tacos and got some fresh hot kettle corn for dessert! The market will be there every Thursday until October so if you are local you should check it out. It kind of gives you a small town feel.

Here is Jeremy amongst the crowd enjoying some fresh squeezed watermellon juice. Doesn't he look excited.....

Last Thursday night we went to Disneyland! It was the perfect night to go because there was hardly anyone there. Ofcourse there were crowds, it's Disneyland, but we walked on every ride we wanted to go on. It was awesome! We went on a few of Jeremy's favorite rides this time like Splash Mountain, Thunder Mountain, etc... and we went on them over and over again.

Here we are soaked after going on Splash Mountain for like the 4th time. Jeremy wore khaki shorts...we got drenched...they got wet...khaki shorts and water all over them...think about it! lol

Finally we are to the "Dirt"part of my post. On Saturday we drove out to the desert with Jeremy's parents to ride their quads. We had so much fun! The weather was nice and we had a blast getting dirty. Jeremy and I took the rhino out to climb some hills. There was one hill that was super steep that of course Jeremy wanted to conquer. We got about 3/4 of the way up of what I thought was a vertical slope and I though we were going to tip over backwards! I wish i had my video camera. Luckily Jeremy was able to get the front wheels back down to get more traction and we made it to the top.

Lastly, On Sunday we were able to spend the day with my youngest brother Reed on his birthday. We enjoyed some delicious bbq and had strawberry short cake for dessert. Good choice on the grub Reed. Reed continues to grow up so fast I can hardly believe it and he is now way taller than me. We love Reed so much and our family wouldn't be the same with out him!

Ashley's Shower

My very close friend Ashley is having a baby girl and is due on May 21st. I decided I would try and make her a baby blanket. This is the first thing I have sewn since I was about 12 years old. Needless to say it didn't turn out all that bad. Looking at the final product I decided I should have incorporated more pink on the back side, but oh well . I still think it turned out pretty good for a first time job and Ashley loved it. She is so creative and crafty! I have much to learn from her. Below are some pics from the shower.

Jacob loves to brush his teeth! It is the cutest thing ever when he asks Ashley if he can brush his teeth. What a good habit for a two year old to have! Lucky mom. If you look closely you can see pink around Jacobs mouth. He would eat all the frosting off the cute cupcakes then pass the cake part to mom. Sounds like a good tag team to me.

Holy Cow...I mean Holy Jim Canyon!

For a while now Jeremy has been wanting to go on a hike. He checked out a few around here and found one of the most popular hikes in Orange County. It's about a 3 mile hike into Holy Jim Canyon that follows a creek all the way up to a small waterfall. We went with some friends of ours, the Garcia's, on Saturday morning and hiked up to the waterfall. The hike had all sorts of terrain and was fun because we had to cross the creek several times. It was a beautiful day for a hike. What was not so great were my allergies that bugged me most of the day! Jeremy trying to pust me into the creek.
Andy and Katrina

Wedding pics

Make a scrapbook - it's easy!

Here are some wedding pics for you Trudy. Enjoy!

NCAA March Madness in Anaheim

My dad and uncle Rick decided at the last minute that it would be fun to go to the NCAA Tournament and see some of their favorate teams play(BYU and UCLA). It had been a while since they both had gone to a game and my uncle Rick needed something to boost his spirit. Lucky for us my dad bought enough tickets for the whole famliy to go. The "kids seats" were 6 rows from the court and the parents were a couple rows ahead. We saw BYU play Texas A&M and then the UCLA-Mississippi Valley St. game. There was so much energy in the Honda center and we all had a really great time.

Being so close to the action Jeremy was way excited!

Thank you mom and dad for the great night!