Jonas' trip to Cardston for Nephi's farewell

Here are some pix from Jonas' trip. Nephi is going to Ogden on his mission and he leaves on Wednesday! We love you Nephi!!!

Jonas and his little brother Levi having an oar fight

Levi on the canoe with Nephi and Erin in the background. This is beautiful Cameron Lake in Waterton Lakes National Park. They canoed across the whole lake. On the other side is actually America (you start in Canada.)

Jonas, king of the log!

Jonas on Levi's yellow scooter, stylish, eh?

Nephi hanging from a tree - beautiful trees!

brothers on the log

Jonas doing the hakka with an oar????

2 years is a long time, hahaha!

Levi on a cliff

Nephi and his girlfriend Erin canoeing


beautiful Cameron Lake - and yes, snow in September!

Jonas is coming home today!!!

Jonas went to his little brother's farewell this past weekend up in Cardston, AB, Canada and he is coming home today! I am sooooo excited! When I woke up this morning, it seriously felt like christmas!!! I can hardly wait until 5:30!

4 things about me

Four things about me that you may or may not have known, in no particular order.

A) Jobs I have had in my life:
1. Janitor at BYU-I at 4 am!
2. RA at Carriage House Apts in Rexburg
3. gopher at a law firm
4. Cold Stone Creamery for 4 days, baby!
B) Four movies I would watch over and over again
1. Toy Story 2
2. Miss Congeniality
3. Aladdin
4. While You Were Sleeping
C) Four places I have lived (4 different locations) in:
1. Gilbert, AZ
2. Mesa, AZ
3. Rexburg, ID
4. Cardston, AB, Canada (for 2 mos =)
D) Four TV Shows that I watch:
1. American Idol
2. Millionaire
3. Deal or No Deal
4. The Office (edited) hehe
E) Four places I have been to:
1. Hawaii
2. Caribbean
3. Banff
4. BYU-I (I REALLY love this place)
F) People who e-mail me (regularly):
1. Jonas
2. facebook
3. rogersfamilynews
4. Emily
G) Four of my favourite foods:
1. vanilla yogurt
2. strawberries
3. ice cream
4. cookies
H) Four places I would rather be right now:
1. EASY one! Cardston with Jonas and his family!
2. New Zealand
3. SNOW
4. on a roller coaster
I) Things I am looking forward to this year
1. halloween!
2. thanksgiving twice, yeah for marrying a canadian!
3. my first white christmas, c'mon Cardston you can do it!!!
4. getting into a house!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I tag everyone!!!

swim lessons

Maelie and Kyla started swimming lessons on Saturday. I know it is a little late in the summer but it is still really hot here!


Maelie loved swimming lessons!

doing their leg kicks!

Kyla sleeping, cute pj's eh?

Kyla didn't like it as much as Maelie did, she kept screaming and wanted to get out and run around!

Are they learning to dive? I thought this was a beginning class!!!

Labor Day

For Labor day we wanted to get away to cooler weather and some mountains so we went to Payson, AZ.

Maelie's fridge design

LIFE

piggy back rides!


Maelie wants to wear a dress everyday!




Kyla helping Daddy pump up his bike tire



Kyla taking her baby potty



Kyla trying on shoes and eating olives



The girls doing their favorite thing - dancing!!




Yeah for Sundays when Jonas is home all day and not doing homework!!!

Jonas has started a class at MCC for pre-req's for his grad program! The result... Maelie, Kyla, and I are spending even MORE time without him! I totally have been loving him just working but now that we're back in school again along with full-time work, it is a hard adjustment because when he is home he has homework! Poor guy! Ahh! Like all things in life, we will get thru it!

Our future

Right now Jonas has a good job at Orbital Sciences as an engineer and we like the area we live in and our ward. It is really expensive to buy a house here tho! Jonas really wants to get a PhD in biomedical engineering! So we are trying to "move on with life" as soon as we can. I am busy at home being Jonas' secretary, figuring out tons of fun stuff for getting into grad schools. We have already applied to ASU and the University of Aukland in New Zealand. We are also working on Georgia Tech, the U of Alberta, the U of Utah, the U of Washington, Stanford, and the U of Oldenburg in Germany is sorta on the backburner because of the lack of funding! We have heard from 1 school, the Univeristy of Aukland and he has been accepted!!! That would be way fun! Jonas went to Wellington, New Zealand on his mission. The only thing that is holding us back to go there is that the funding may not be as good as some of the other choices. But at least he got accepted somewhere, so we should definitely be going somewhere to go back to school next Fall!! Yippee!!!

A much needed break!

So, I love being a mother! But every mother (and father) need a break! Jonas and I just went to San Diego for 4 days and my mom kept Maelie and Kyla at home with her! Thanks a billion gazillion Mom!!! It was such a fun, carefree vacation! Sometimes I was like, "Oh I wish Maelie and Kyla were here!" But it was very nice to be just Jonas and I! And I missed them and was so excited to see them when we came home! We went to the beach, Sea World, the temple, ate out a LOT (Cheesecake Factory was my favorite, avacado egg rolls are delish!!!), went to 2 movies late at night, slept in, and just enjoyed being together. My mom was sooo worn out and glad when we came home! I am so grateful that she was willing to do that because I think it is good for every marriage to have time just the 2 of you. I hope to do that someday for my kids!

You Are An ISFJ

The Nurturer You have a strong need to belong, and you are very loyal. A good listener, you excel at helping others in practical ways.In your spare time, you enjoy engaging your senses through art, cooking, and music.You find it easy to be devoted to one person, who you do special things for. In love, you express your emotions through actions.Taking care of someone is how you love them. And you do it well! At work, you do well in a structured environment. You complete tasks well and on time.You would make a good interior designer, chef, or child psychologist. How you see yourself: Competent, dependable, and detail oriented When other people don't get you, they see you as: Boring, dominant, and stuck in a rut

What's" Your Personality Type?

I got tagged by Janay - here goes!

A- Attached or single: Attached
B- Best Friend: Jonas
C- Cake or Pie: pie, all kinds, or cheesecake or icecream cake
D- Day of choice: Friday, the beginning of the weekend and Jonas home!
E- Essential Item: glasses
F- Favorite Color: orange
G- Gummi Bears or Worms: don't care much for gummi but I guess the sour worms are kinda good
H- Hometown: Gilbert, AZ not too far from where I live now
I- Indulgence(s): Ice cream for sure!
J- January or July: definitely January, I'm a big fan of winter!
K- Kids: Maelie and Kyla
L: Life is Incomplete Without: Love
M- Marriage Date: May 10, 2003
N - Number of Siblings: 4 brothers and 2 sisters
O- Oranges or Apples: I love both but oranges are juicier!
P- Phobias or Fears: bears, bees (or anything that stings), heights, being the center of attention, and losing someone I love
Q- Quote: "Soon you'll be sitting around a campfire, eating delicious hot schmoes!"
R- Reason To Smile: my family, I love them to pieces!
S- Season: christmas season, or spring in Rexburg, Idaho
T- Tag Three: Emily, Leah, and Kristen
U- Unknown Fact About Me: I wear pajamas entirely too much
V- Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animals: well, I'm definitely not a vegetarian
W- Worst Habit: spending too much time on email, blogs, and facebook
X- X-Rays or Ultrasounds: well, the ultrasounds I have had have been really exciting, and the x-rays I have had only show broken bones, not as fun as a baby!
Y- Your Favorite Food: mexican
Z- Zodiac: sagitarius

the hot hot hot ZOO

We went to the Phx zoo on Saturday because it was overcast and we thought it would be nice, but it was soooo hot! We're not going back to the zoo until halloween when it just starts to cool down around here!!! The girls loved playing in the water tho, and yeah we did see a few animals!

the cute monkeys!

a way cute baby monkey!

Cute T-shirts!