Well this last week I went to our ward's girl's camp in SLC. We did a totally different thing this year from our regular Darby Camp under the Grand Tetons. 
I toured Temple Square and sights all around there like a complete tourist which was actually really nice and I learned alot. Here are just some of my favorite pictures from the trip....
To all the dad's and soon to be father's out there... Happy Father's Day! You g uys are awesome and totally deserve a fabulous day!
Dad in front of a AFB Memorial in Ohio.
Eating at Johnny Rockets!
Mom and Day in Palm Springs for their anniversary?
Alex, me, and Brooke
So my last week was pretty much awesome.. Monday we had off for Memorial Day, and Tuesday was our last "real" day of school. I had finals in all of my classes and luckily I passed them! I was so happy. Wednesday we cleaned out our lockers and had an ice cream social with our fellow 9th graders before starting yearbook signing. Thursday (just our luck) was pouring rain and freezing but of course we still headed out to go to Heise Hot Springs... and swam the whole day!
Ally, my bestie!
We are such sillies... the slide isn't heated and the hotpools are in a different building all the way down the road, but of course we still bought [unlimited] slide passes. Hannah, one of my friends, and I went down the slide 8 times in a row. It was freezing!! I ended going about 20ish times that day down the slide, and the hotpools I spent like hours in! And I'm pretty sure I still smell like sulfur! and for some odd reason I haven't taken off my wristband for Heise and it's a whole week later.... interesting!
Soccer girls!
WARNING: do not show the following picture to small children. Nightmares could result!
So, if you notice, her eyes are a wee bit different in their dilation. Her left eye was even smaller and her other eye was even bigger earlier in the week! Hehe it was awesome. She sports the nickname "Patchy" now. (She left her contact in for 3 days and got an infection in her cornea or something like that)
Friday. Our last day of 9th grade. Freshman year. Over. The big dogs of the Junior High now move to the High School as little underclassmen and are [OFFICIALLY] in high school. All day we just signed yearbooks and chilled, of course in my last hour, History, my teacher still taught a lesson. Typical!
Wow. My junior high years passed by way too fast. I had so much fun though, and it was nice saying all my good byes and see you next years' to the awesome people I've met lately.
That weekend I had my first Summer BBall tourney in North Fremont (a.k.a on the edge of civilization-the FAR edge). I played in 6 games! And I scored! and assisted 2-3 shots. So i felt pretty good for my first ever bball games!
(This post was national geographic worthy for pictures... but somehow they wouldn't work so sorry! Check my facebook though, all of them are on there!)
For my spring break this year, mom, dad, and I (after driving to Josh's) went to Sharese's. We got there on Mondayish, albeit slowly with me driving! We stayed until Friday and the week was full of fun with the kids, practices, parties... and just hanging out with family. I swear that between emma, halle, and jordan, there are enough webkinz to fill toys 'r' us... The first day I got there I got the low down on who was who and when they were bought... after 15ish dogs and cats names that spanned from fluffy to whiskers, I kinda dozed off.
Haha it was fun though getting to spend time with the kids and seeing how much they've grown over the past few years. I haven't seen them since about two years ago. Man have they changed!
We also visited the Air Force museum near the AF Base. We saw tons of planes, spaceships
and everything in between. We even got to go on the actual base to tour past planes of presidents!We celebrated Eli's and Dad's birthday with cake and ice cream (of course.) Sharese had the cutest kit for a "monkey" party for Eli. She taught me how to ice cupcakes. i should
pretty much go pro now! Of course… Sharese had me do the ones with sprinkles just in case I messed up too bad we could have a way of covering them up!At the end of the week we drove to Indianapolis, Indiana to go visit places for the final four.
We got to see team practices, the Lucas Oil Stadium,
the convention centerand alot of stuff. The stadium which usually houses the Colts, had a basketball court moved into the center and chairs all around it. It was HUGE. no joke! There were thousands of people... It was unbelievable.
Sadly we had to say goodbye after a great week.
Until next time!
This awesome cathedral we saw in Indiana.
I would say we had an uneventful drive home.. which we did until about 35 miles out in Swan Valley when Bambi lodged itself onto the front right side of the bumper on Jeremy's SUV. Let's just say.. it didn't turn out to good. For the car or the deer. But thankfully (since I'm so lat ewith this post) I can say that the car is fixed and it looks amazing (meaning a lot coming from Jeremy!). Now.. I can't say so much for the deer.
To celebrate my week off for Spring Break, mom, dad, and I all headed out on a 28-hour drive to see Josh, Sharese & family. The first weekend we spent with Josh in Rochester, MN. He showed us all the amazing sights, and his work. He's doing his residency at the Mayo Clinic there and he graciously gave us a tour. The thing is HUGE! (...well technically it has a hospital and a clinic? but I won't go into that) It started as a convent? or a place with nuns then when the influenza of the early 1900's came, the two Mayo brothers in partnership with the nuns used it as a place of refuge and healing... then voila! It is what it is today. Despite the various add ons and underground tunnels that span the entire city. It was very calm there and up beat. Definitely not filled with the doom and gloom of some places. I was so proud when I saw Josh's name on a little board in the section of the clinic he works in! Aww.. All grown up:] 
Sniff sniff.. I'm tearing up. But look! There's Josh's name. How precious is that??
The next day we drove to Minneapolis to go to the Mall of America! It. Was. Gigantic. Four floors/stories of shops, cafes, stores, amusement park, and anything you name it they have it! The mini-disneyland is in the center of the beast and stores surround the park in a huge circle, then stores surround those stores! Ahh! There had to be at least 1,000 stores. Luckily we got there earlier in the morning so we could shop a little before it got SO crowded. (definitely not a good idea to go on a Saturday!)
Now that I’m home, Dad jokes with the shopping I did we have our own “Hall of America” right here in this house. I think he might be right! 
Waiting in line for rides all by myself... :( haha just kidding. There were only enough points leftover for one ride! Josh and Mom came on the other rides with me.
Ahh!!
Mom, Josh, and I on the twisty twister!
Lego Land (this one is for Devin, Jeremy, and Dallin.)
Phew... thankfully there are escalators!
Mall Directory. Picture = of one floor. and it has four sides.
It was so fun to see Josh and to visit the places he sees everyday! Now.. the 12-hour drive to Sharese’s!
