Rock Climbing for Parker's Birthday

I love that Parker is so adventurous!! He must be my brother:) This is a pic of Steven climbing. Just turn your head to the right a bit and the picture makes a bit more sense. He, he.

More Adventures

Shelby teaching Steven that 4 hands are better than 2. This is a fun way to share the long hours of rowing. I always thought that with all the rowing on these trips I should have lost some weight! Boy was I wrong. We usually eat better on the river than we do at home!
This is in front of one of the biggest rapids on Deso. It's called Coal Creek and is pretty fun to row through. We usually tie off the rafts and hike down to "scout" it out, before we go through it. You can't really tell how big it is from this picture, but I can tell you that it's big enough to put a large smile on my face! Does Steven look nervous???


Fairview 2006. This is the trip where Steven proposed to me. If you look at my right cheek you can see where I had been picking at a pimple and made a scab. Steven was upset that I had been picking at my face, which I thought was weird because he is soooo laid back. Now I know what he had been planning and that he wanted our engagement pictures to be perfect. That's why we was worried about the scab! Anyways, this is a picture of us playing paintball, which was a blast. I got shot in the butt by a cousin and it left a perfectly round welt. It was well worth it!

Skiing/Boarding Winter 2005

Steven and I had a blast today. He boards much faster than I ski, but he always makes sure to not get too far ahead of me. It was a pretty good day for skiing and we even ran into a few friends on the slopes. I swear we can't go anywhere without him running into someone we know. Still dating and loving every minute of it. Not a dull moment!

Our Adventures together!

Marysvale 2005. This was our first trip to Marysvale which is right by the 'Big Rock Candy Mountain'. It was gorgeous as you can tell. Steven and I had only been dating for a few weeks when this picture was taken. We hiked, camped, 4-wheeled, shot bows, and ate a lottttta food. Good times.

First Date, Fairview Canyon/4 Wheeling

Despite debate, this was our first date. It was labor day and Steven had invited me to go 4-wheeling with him and his family. I didn't realize he meant aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandpa too! It was really neat to see how his family loved playing together. I think this is part of the reason we got along so well! I love to play too! You can see that Steven is trying to teach me how to shoot clay pigeons. I did hit a few that day, but boy was I nervous! I'm not that comfortable with guns and ... it was our first date. Steven says that he knew I was the one on this date because when I had to use the bathroom I just went into a grove of trees and took care of business. He offered to take me to a bathroom a few miles away, but I saw no need for that. I remember coming home and telling my roommates that I got to wrap my arms around him all day long!!!! It was the beginning of something beautiful.