Fourth of July

For the 4th, we went to the parade in Rexburg. Ethan's cousins daughter was in it with her dance class. It was fun seeing her wave to everyone and it looked like she was having a good time, so was her Mom. It was really cool, because of course everyone was throwing out candy, but they also were squriting people with water, and they gave everyone that wanted one, a carton of chocolate milk. Later that nite, we went to Jess's inlaws house and shot off som more fireworks. It was crazy, because the fireworks that people were shooting off in the neighborhood were better than the actual show. Ethan is already saving money for next year, so he can do his own show for us. It was a fun day. Thanks Jess for inviting us.

Rally having a good time playing kid friendly fireworks

Ethan helping Mason and Rally with fireworks

Busy... And Shout Out to the #1 Hostess

Alex having a fun time in the sprinklers

Future Models


Pretty Erika

Ethan lighting fire works that we got at an Indian Reservation. He is a rebel. The police came and had a talk with him. I was hoping I could pick up from jail but they just gave him a warning.

Ethan riding Aaron's new toy. Thanks a lot Aaron, now my husband begging for one to.

Charity going for a wild ride.

So life has been so crazy lately. We only have a couple of weeks of school left,are moving to a bigger apartment, and are going home!! That is what we are most excited about. We are going to spend some time in the San Fransico area to see my friend and my sister and the will be in Ventura for a while.

The past couple of weeks have been busy as well. We broke our bed, so went to Ikea in Utah to weeks in a row. It was great to spend time with Charity and her family. I have to say we are so thankful to have her be so welcoming. She always opens her home to us and treats us like royalty. She truly is the #1 Hostess. We were also able to see Ethan's parents and sibilings because they came into town for his Uncle Brian's wedding so that was also a treat.We are wating for Charity and her family to come and stay with us soon. We are going to have a 2 bedroom apartment!!

Idaho Falls

Since the weather has warmed up, we have ventured outside and are enjoying the sun. A couple weeks ago, we went to Idaho Falls and walked around the green belt which has a beautiful view of the temple. It is a couple mile walk around a river. We also saw a bald eagle which was awesome. They also have a farmers market every Saturday with fresh organic food which reminds me of Ventura.

Since the weather has warmed up, we are enjoying the nice weather outside. Recently we went to the Idaho Falls green belt which is a walk way around this lake. It is a really pretty walk with the temple in sight the entire time. We even saw a bald eagel which was awesome. Every Saturday, they have a farmers market there as well which is neat, fresh organic food. It reminds me of Ventura.

Camping and a Birthday

This weekend, our friends Steve and April, as well as Ethan's brother Aaron came up to go camping in celebration of Ethan's birthday. We had an awesome time with good food, nice weather, beautiful scenery, and good company. We will definitely have to do this again soon. Thanks for coming guys.

April, Steve, Aaron, Bianca, and Ethan at Mesa Falls.

Mesa Falls

The Birthday Boy!

The boys and their raft. The raft will have to do til we get a boat.

Aaron was nice enough to give us a private concert.

The boys starting a fire.

Loss of a Shinning Star

It is official poor little RANCID has gone where all fish will one day go he is dead, the cause of death is unknown, but possibly food overdose or infections. We will miss RANCID and we hope he enjoyed his short life with us. Someday we will be able to see him again, what a glorious day that will be!
The song playing is in behalf of RANCID!!

Bianca and I started another semester at BYU-I. Last semester went pretty good for both of us and were excited for the end of this semester to be over but that is usually the case, then we can do some fun stuff like camping and going home to visit family. We have been trying to do more things up here so we recently went to The Idaho Falls museum and saw a Titanic exhibit, it was cool, we went with My cousin Jess and her family which is always fun. We went to a cinco de mayo festival in Idaho Falls I think all the mexicans in Rexburg and Idaho Falls were in attendance which werent very many but we got some tacos which were good. This weekend Bianca and I wanted to get some plants to put on our window sill so we just got some herb plants so we can use them when I cook dinner and they give a little life to our little apartment. But while we were out getting the pots and things for the plants we were at a store that sold Beta fish so I got one his name is rancid as of right now.

Rosemary, Cilantro, and Basil

Little RANCID

LONG time over due...

So I know it has been a really long time since we have posted a blog. We have settled in to the little town of Rexburg and are really enjoying it. Before we moved here we were a little concerned about the cold weather but it is not as bad as we thought it was going to be. The key to keeping warm is a good jacket (thanks dad and mom for the Patagonia's.)

We have been super busy in school with all of our classes. There are a lot of assignments and homework so that takes up a lot of our time. I have to write at least two papers a week just for one class just to give you an idea.


Besides school we have been having fun. We have been on weekend trips to Utah and to Boise. We have also had friends and family come visit. We have also played in the snow, gone shooting, movies, concerts, and have just had a great time. We miss Ventura but it is really nice to have a change.


We also love that the Shannon's are really close and have to thank them for helping us move in. But we family here as well. Jess(a cousin) and her husband live here in Rexburg, so we hang out with them all the time. They have the cutest children, but besides that Jess and Cam are really cool people. Jess is a great cook and is always feeding us which we enjoy, but it is also nice to have a young couple to hang out with, that we get along with and have the same interest as. We always have fun being with them. There is also Celeste and Kimball, but we have not seen them as much as we would like.


We are excited about spring and summer so that we can go hiking, water skiing, camping, and are looking forward to trip home.







This is Jess. She looks so gangster.