Aloha!!

Yes we took a three month old to Hawaii!!! You'd think we were crazy, but we had grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins to help us out. For Christmas my parents took the entire family to Oahu for 2 weeks! It was so awesome to hang out with the family and rest, shop, swim and play!! Hunter was able to meet the whole family! And he loved every minute of it! Scott had us hiking every mountain on the whole island! We were able to see Pearl Harbor, shop at the International Market, and snorkle Haunama Bay. The best part was just being with the family. We love them so so much and wish we lived closer so Hunter could see all his grandparents and cousins more often.

Cruisin' 2011 !!

That's right... Scott and I went a cruise...AGAIN, Happy Birthday to me... AGAIN!I am really liking this new tradition we have started! This time we were able to go with Scott's little sister Mary and her husband Russ. We had such a good time. Our first stop was Montego Bay, Jamaica where we relaxed on the BeAuTiFuL beach and bartered with the locals in their shops. Our next stop was Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands (my favorite!!) we spent the afternoon swimming with stingrays! They were huge! and slimy! We fed them squid and they would just about maul us trying to get to it! Our last stop was Cozumel, Mexico. We loved Mexico!! We swam in an underground river, visited some old Mayan ruins, and again shopped!! Scott found the coolest little shops ran by Mayans selling handmade art, carvings, you name it! When we weren't exploring new land, we relaxed pool side on the ship with the occasional ping-pong or volleyball tournament, shows, oh and we ate ALL DAY! I think we got Mary and Russ hooked on cruised cause we are all going again sometime in the future!!

Day 1 on the ship

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4: Jamaica 'mon!

Day 5: Grand Cayman

Day 6: Cozumel

Day 7 on the ship

Happy Birthday Dinner!! Thanks dear, Love ya!

Our trip to Utah

Scott and I were so excited to finally get back home to see the family!! Scott hadn't been home at all since we moved out here over a year ago! Scott's little brother David got married so Scott and I traveled to Cedar City and then St George and then back to Salt Lake for a couple days. The wedding was beautiful, we had so much fun. It was so good to see our families and spend some time with all the nieces and nephews. Besides the long delays at the airport and Scott getting the stomach flu the trip was the best part of our summer. I can't wait til we can go back!!

Vacation for Two

Yes that is right, Scott and I actually went on a vacation, a seven day cruise in fact. Scott did a sweet thing and planned the whole trip for the week of my birthday. We both needed some time off, especially Scott. Ever since we've been married we've both been so busy with work and school, and now since the move to Texas we have actually had some time together. Scott even got me this amazing camera for my birthday that I was able to take all these good pictures with.

We spent several days on the boat, relaxing in the sun, eating anything any time of day and watching football on the largest big screen TV I have ever seen.
Our first stop was Nassau, Bahamas. Scott and I found this beautiful beach we were able to spend the day on. So different than the beaches of Galvaston!

Our second destination was Freeport, Bahamas. We splurged a little and paid for a shore excursion. We were able to kayak a small river to an even more amazing beach and then hike up to some crazy beach caves. It was so fun to see so much of the island but we were exhausted by the time we got back to the ship.


And then our last stop was Key West, Florida. It was nice to be back in the states again, we felt much safer walking the streets and were actually able to use our credit cards. There weren't really any beaches but tons of fun shopping!! We finished our day with some Key Lime Pie, the islands finest!


We absolutely loved the cruise and will definitely be doing it again soon. It was really hard to come home and go back to cooking and cleaning for ourselves though. Next thing on our list is buying our own home, I finally feel like a grown-up! We will be posting pictures soon as our home is in the process of being built!

San Antonio!!!!

A couple weeks ago, Scott and I were lucky enough to have a three day weekend together, so we thought we take advantage of it and see what Texas has to offer. We headed south to the home of the Alamo, San Antonio. Our first stop was New Baunfels, we had scheduled a tubing trip down the Guadalupe River. We expected something simular to river rafting and it ended up being a total 'beer fest'. We sat on our tubes and floated down the river!! Apparently it is a great activity for a group of people all sitting around a floating cooler of beer and a floating stereo playing 'Kid Rock'. But we managed to have a good time, got a nice sunburn and we were able to sit, relax, and enjoy each others company. After the ride we headed to San Antonio, we spent the evening exploring the beautiful riverwalk, including the Alamo. Day two was filled with fun and heat at Six Flags Fiesta! It was nice to get our of the house and spend time with Scott. He has been working a lot of long days lately and we haven't had any time off together. He is such a good husband, he does a good job taking care of our little family.

Our Visit to Lehi

We spent almost an entire week in Lehi last month!! It was definately overdue. I missed my family so so much. Scott was awesome and took three days off work so we could go to the Colonal's picnic!!(which is always poorly scheduled on a wednesday!) We also spent a whole day at Lagoon, which was a blast, and it was darn hot! We took my little sis Jayme and one of her gal pals. The rest of the week we just shopped with mom, and played with my nieces Ady and Hanna (they are getting so big!!) It might be a while before we get back up there, so I'm glad we were able to spend so much time with them while we could. School starts in almost 2 weeks so our visiting time is going to be extremely limited.

Also.... last week, Mom and Jayme drove to Cedar to visit ME!! Of course they had to come check out the new apartment!! It was so great to have them here, those Hatch girls are the best!! Too bad Nikki wasnt able to come play and shop... maybe next time.

My cute family at the summer picnic!!

MOAB 2009

Scott and I spent a couple days in Moab last week. It was a sunny/rainy blast!! We went with a large group from BYU that goes every year called the "Mass Moab Trip". We were amongst probably 200 BYU campers... you know what a huge BYU fan Scott is!! I went last year, but this was Scott first trip to Moab. It was a lot of fun showing him all there is to see in beautiful Moab. We spent one day rafting down the Colorado River, which turned out to be the only day we saw no rain!! We both came home with terrible sun burns on our shins.... who would've thought to put sunscreen there!!! It was fun , we like to believe we were the fastest kayak in the group! After three days of hiking, we barely caught a glimpse of what Moab has to offer, maybe we'll have to go back next year!!

Fisher Towers

Arches National Park

Colorado River

Fisher Towers

Under Delicate Arch

Scott's awesome sun burn

Arches