~Catching Up~

~Show Time~

Taking my Dads stitches out!

Celebrating my 23rd Birthday!

~Nikon D60~
birthday present from my lover!

State Wrestling! Damon the State Champ!

Adam and his girls!

Hanging out with Adam's Dad

Draper Temple open house

Cute girls! I can't believe how fast these girls have grown!

I love them!

We love eachother!

Best Dad and Grandpa!

~Horseing around~

My Dad got kicked in the forehead by this colt!

The Horses

Adam and I got to babysit my cousins for a few day! We had a blast with them!

~For Time and All Eternity~

I loved this dress even though it was too short! So when Stace came up she helped my sew a layer on so that it would be modest for me to wear!! Thanks Stace!

~SISTERS~

We have had a busy month! We went to Utah for a few days, hung out with our families and then everyone came up for Mckinleys blessing and we played. We went shopping, swimming at Green Canyon, and hung out! Then Chase and Megan got sealed in the temple. We were so glad that we could be there with them in the Temple.
This month has gone by really fast and before we know it we will be driving to D.C. for the summer!

~THAILAND~

Hong Kong~part 2

HONG KONG

Hong Kong Temple

Jackie Chan

Shanghai and Hainan Island

SHANGHAI

Hainan Island!

Home Sweet Home!!

Adam and I are back home! Our time in China flew so fast! We loved every minute of it but are glad to be back home! In the last month we have traveled almost 20,000 miles and traveled 16 different ways. Walking, taxi, bus, train, airplane, longest escalator in the world, tuk tuk, elephant, scooter, bamboo raft, speed boat, ferry, ox cart, qiche (cart behind a bike or scooter) back of a truck, and subway. We have been on the beaches of Thailand and China and visited the minority villages and street markets of those countries. We have seen thriving cities and watched farmers work their land in the country side. Our hearts have been forever touched by the sweet people of China and especially by our wonderful students. We have loved traveling and are so happy that we had to spend an extra week in Thailand waiting for the Chinese embassy to open after the New Year. It was a great time to relax in the sun and go to the beaches of Thailand with white sand and warm ocean water. After we flew back to China we had one day to pack everything up and then we flew back to the states. Our total trip duration was over 36 hours long! Adam and I are on crazy sleeping schedules now where we end up staying up all night and then can't help but crashing during the day. I am in the process of getting our pictures loaded so you can see what we have done!

The watered down version of our travels!

It is always an adventure traveling! Adam and I had such a great time the one day we were in Shanghai. It was freezing cold but then we went to Hainan Island which is the Hawaiin Island of China. We had so much fun there laying on the beach, getting massages on the beach every day, and eating fruit icecream! We loved our group and had so much fun with them. We went to Monkey Island that has thousands of monkeys living there. We watched a goat walk on a tight rope and monkeys do tricks. Adam went scuba diving and we soaked up the sun. Next we hit up Hong Kong! Hong Kong is an amazing city with a lot to see and do! We walked on the boardwalk and went up to Victoria's peak that looks down on the city. We went to a market and had a blast walking around. It is a very international city and has Gucci, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Dior and all the top Fashion names on almost every corner! They have beautiful parks and American restaurants! Yay! We had to split up from our best friends and go to Thailand. Thailand has been so much fun! We love the heat! We have loved riding on elephants and going on boat rides. There is a temple to Buddah almost everywhere you look. They are exquisitely decorated. We visited some ethinc villages of the Hmong(Adam was so happy!!) Karen(long necks), and a few other tribes. It was really interesting to see. We went to the markets in Chang Mai and Adam found so many Hmong! It was fun to see him talk to them. We thought we were sad to leave until we realized we couldn't leave! Our Visa to China was only a single entry and we didn't realize that we couldn't get back into China. So we have to stay here in Thailand and we are currently figuring out what to do! Thank goodness for our group who gave us all their extra Baht and RMB so that we could stay in a hotel and eat since we have no credit card! Of course our timing is perfect!!! On the weekend and during the Chinese New Year means no chance of getting a Visa until the 2nd of February!! We are just going to chill and enjoy Thailand until we can get a Visa back into China so we can fly there and pack all our stuff up and then fly back to America. We might even come back to China to teach the next semester! We are just glad to be stuck in Thailand where it is hot and cheap!