July 4th Festivities!

So the 4th of July is my favorite day of the whole summer! Rob only works a half day, and it is so fun to have him come home long before 9 PM.  It's the absolute best! I do have to admit that I miss some of the traditions back at home.  Fireworks with the Andersons or going up to Brian Head to party. I guess it's just time to make traditions of our own that we can do where ever we end up in the country!

Kansas City is actually pretty fun the whole week leading up to the 4th of July! These people party hard. There was a patriotic celebration somewhere almost every day this week. The other girls and I weren't able to go to all of them but we did do some fun things.

We went to a Flag display in Merriam called Flags for Freedom! It was really neat. There were hundreds of flags set up which made for some super cute pictures for the other girls Kiddos! The rest of the week was filled with swimming and shopping and other fun adventures.

Of course I had to make a festive treat.  This year I made a fruit tray.  I thought it turned out quite cute!

On the actual Fourth of July, Robert got up and headed out to work and I went to a parade with Brandi and Annie.  The kids loved the parade.  We were near the end of it so they got lots of candy which wound them up for the rest of the day.  My favorite part of 4th of July parades is when the flag comes by.  I love to see everyone stand up and honor it.  They also had a bunch of Veterans that came by after the flag everyone was clapping, cheering, and thanking them for their service.  It gives you hope to see that people still care and understand how blessed we truly are.  Afterwards we went and got lunch together.

Waiting for the parade to start!

Robert was able to be off work around four! He came home and we went and ate at Cheesecake factory with the rest of the crew.  Yes, I ate out twice in one day.  It happens.

After dinner we headed into town for some fireworks at the park.   We had fun just sitting and chatting with everyone. We played catch and busted open some patriotic glow sticks. When the fireworks first started they were shooting low ones.  We were right behind a huge tree and thought we were going to miss the whole show.  It was pretty funny.  No worries though, they soon shot some higher into the air and it was actually quite a good show!

Robert and his patriotic socks

I hope everyone had a safe and fun 4th of July! I also hope you all took a minute to think about what we really were celebrating! Love you all!

At it again in Kansas City!

Hey everyone! It has taken me forever to get around to blogging about living in Kansas.  Partly because I have been super bad about taking pictures out here and wanted to wait until I had some to post and partly because I have been lazy. Let's be honest.

Anyhow, life in Kansas has been great! The first week we got here I all of a sudden realized that we were living in Tornado country and spent the entire week studying what to do in case of a tornado.  We live on the third floor on the end of our apartment building which only added to my concern.  Lucky for us, we haven't had one tornado warning! But don't worry I still have my plan just in case!

The month of May it rained like crazy here.  The poor guys would get soaked while they were out working! It's nice though because everything out here is super green and beautiful!  After rainstorms we could often find frogs and turtles and other creatures by the lake at our apartment so that was fun.

A baby turtle we found. And we got caught in the rain at the team BBQ!

We overall have loved being in Kansas even though it has recently gotten very hot and humid making my hair a frizzy mess 24/7.  

We have done a lot of fun things while we have been out here.  That is one of my favorite parts of moving to a different place every summer. We get to see so many different things!  We took a trip to some beautiful botanical gardens.  They had cool train exhibits set up there. Works of art were displayed through out the gardens. They also had fairy houses that had been built into trunks of trees.

Our Friends Dane and Juanita came with us to the Gardens!

We also were able to go to the Zoo! It is a huge zoo. We literally walked 5 miles while exploring the whole place.  Our favorite exhibit was the penguin exhibit but that's because the  building was so cold. It gave us a chance to cool down before heading out again.

Robert's sister Jamie and her family came to visit on their way to moving to Arkansas!  We had fun exploring the mall here that has a sweet Lego store and an American Girl Doll store.  They also were able to go to church with us the next day and stayed for lunch. It was so fun getting to spend time with them.  It definitely is a summer highlight!

While Robert is out working.  I get to hang out with the other girls that are out here. We get to do a ton of fun things.  We have been to the Aquarium. We spent time at a farm feeding goats and fishing with real live worms.  I even baited the hook with it. I was pretty proud of myself.  We have been to the mall.  On Saturdays we usually try and go and get lunch somewhere.  We have been to Farmers Markets and festivals.  And the pool is one of our favorite hang out spots.

Another favorite thing that we have been able to do while we have been out here is visit the temple once a week. It is a small one, but still beautiful and great!

We have had a ton of fun exploring and Robert has been working really hard.  It's been really fun.  We have made some great friendships and memories so far! That sums up the summer thus far pretty well. I will try to be better at taking pictures and not being lazy ;)

Cruisin' to Ensanada + Zion + An Update

Robert and I recently went on a cruise to Ensanada Mexico and we had so much fun.  We definitely ate too much but we loved every second of it!

The weather was absolutely perfect and the sunsets were incredible. The first night we had fun roaming around just exploring the massive boat.

The next day we arrived in Ensanada! It was such a beautiful day in fact it was hot!  Don't worry I wore lots of sunscreen.  We had fun walking through all the shops.  Robert loved bartering with the shop owners. Trying to talk prices down was not my strong suit so Robert did all that for me.  Ha ha ha thank goodness someone loves making deals!

We had a blast exploring Mexico but we also had a ton of fun just hanging out on the boat. We went to shows, played on water slides, I beat Robert in miniature golf  and did I mention we ate a ton! We spent Valentines day on our cruise! Dinner was awesome complete with a cute valentines day dessert and they gave all the girls aboard a red carnation! It was really sweet!

It was so nice having someone clean else cook, clean, and take care of  everything for us. We were sad to go!

We came home on Sunday and Monday was President's Day...So we had the day off!

Party in Zion!

My cousin Rachel and our friend Dan and his little brother came down so we grabbed Tay and went to hike Angels Landing.  It was such a nice day. It seriously felt like summer.

We made it to the top and didn't even have any fatalities so it was a success!

Other news in our lives Robert and I have been house hunting and we actually put two offer is on different places but both times the seller decided to pull the house off the market! So weird! 

Anyways Robert still going to school and I am still at the eye doctors.  Life is good and we can't complain!

Christmas 2014 and New Years 2015

Well I know Christmas is long gone now but here is the update anyway.

We had a ton of fun. Christmas Eve was spent with Robert's parents.  We had a great dinner and then afterwards Robert's Grandpa came over.

Robert's family has a tradition of going around and then each person takes a turn telling each family member things they admire or appreciate about them.  It was really neat and and brought us all a little closer together.  Afterwards we put on our Christmas PJs (yes we have no kids and we still get Christmas Jammies), and watched Jingle All the Way.

Christmas morning we were totally like little kids.  We were up at 6:00 and ready to open presents. So silly I know.  We were just so excited we couldn't help it.

After we had our Christmas we went over to my parents house and hung out with them.  It was fun spending the morning with them.  We had Christmas brunch with the Corry fam and then we came home and were able to talk to McKenna on Skype.  She is the same ol' same ol.  It was nice to see her.  I can't believe she will actually be home in July.

We did a ton while we were on break.  We went sledding and Robert and I went to the live Nativity in Tuachan.  We also had a ton of Christmas parties we attended.

It's always a little sad when the holidays are wrapped up and the decorations are taken down.  We are excited for the new year and the adventures it will bring.

New Years we spent up North with Robert's Brothers.  It was complete with party poppers, sparkling cider, and the ball drop.  It was fun taking a break with the fam!

Cait has left on her mission and life has been absolutely insane but we love it!  Goals will be reached and dreams will be achieved.  Bring on 2015!

A Quick Update

Well it's been awhile since I have posted. Life has been crazy since we got home in August.  Robert jumped right back in to school after missing the first week.  I have been back at Dr. Whitney's office doing the Office Manager thing.  We have been busy doing a lot of things. Some of the highlights are...

1. Family Reunions
2. Temple Open Houses
3. Weddings, Wedding, and More Weddings
4. Vivint Back End Parties at Lagoon
5. Halloween Parties
6. Family Visits
7. A Trip To Loa, UT

And a ton more I cant even think of right now.

So to share some of the photos with you all here is a link to a slide show for your enjoyment!

http://slideshow.fotor.com/creations/7b7e02530a144b08a8ef73a8c7db16ab/index.html


On another note the Thanksgiving weekend has been great! Our extended weekend started on Wednesday with a trip to St. George to see two of our best friends get married in the St. George Temple.

Dane and Jaunita

We were so excited to see them get married.

Thanksgiving day we went down to St. George for the Drew Thanksgiving. We had a lot of fun and the food was to die for as always. My dad's side of the family are all killer cooks.

Photo Cred Errin Andrus

A lot of Roberts family was down for Thanksgiving so we were able to spend a lot of time with them. We played games went bowling went to the movies and ate even more food.

We have loved having them all here to visit.

In the spirit of Thanksgiving here is a list of things I am thankful for...

Robert and how hard working he is, he sacrifices a lot for me.  Our home that we have to live in, we are so spoiled. Family, ours is the best, they are always there for us. The Gospel, life just wouldn't be the same without it, it brings so much joy.  I am grateful for Thanksgiving it really helps us realign our priorities we have been truly blessed!

We love all of you! Hope you had a fantastic Thanksgiving as well!

WiFi

Hey everyone! It's been quite sometime since my last post. We made it home safely and we finally decided to get internet after more than a year and a half of being married. So new post are in the making. Stay tuned. 

Surprise, Surprise, We Moved Again!

Well it may or may not come as a surprise to you all that we relocated again! This job takes us all over the place. Don't worry though we didn't move too far this time. It was only a 7 hour drive, which no longer seems long for me. Anyways. Before we moved Robert and I had the opportunity to fly in to go to the first Lawrence Family Reunion. 

We got stuck at the the Dallas airport for a little longer than we had hoped because our flight was delayed. I felt bad because Robert's brother Thomas and his Fiancé Lindsey  were picking us up and they had to hang around and wait for us. We have the best family! I am the luckiest and have the best in-laws around! The family reunion was a blast! Robert's sister Jamie did an awesome job of pulling the whole thing together. Everyone really enjoyed themselves. We got to learn some family history, play games, had a fun run, and a family dance complete with a disco ball and fireworks! So fun!

All reunion pics were taken by Jamie!

Well the family reunion came to an end and it was back to work for Robert. We had a week left in Abilene. 

The Vivint Women's club called Elevate does events for the wives throughout the summer with opportunities to win lunches and hoodies and other things. We had one more challenge for the summer and it was to go to the movies dressed up as the movie we were seeing. We decided to take the kids to see Rio Two so we dressed up as Blue Birds. 

The funny thing is that the movie times got mixed up at the theatre so we ended up seeing the movie Planes Fire and Rescue.  I'm sure everyone was really confused as to why the kids faces were painted blue and why we were wearing Mardi Gras Masks. It was still a lot of fun. 

 Some of the team had already left and headed down to our new home in Beaumont, TX. It was nice that we knew we were moving this time around so we had some time to get everything packed and ready! I've gotten really good at packing this summer! I can fit our kitchen, bathroom, living room, and wardrobe into four totes and a suitcase! We only take the necessities. Robert is pretty darn good at getting everything, plus other people's things, to fit in our Camry and still leave sitting room for the two of us. It's our new talent. 

With limited time in Abilene I wanted to take Robert to the Fronteir Texas Museum. He really liked it! I enjoyed it the 2nd time around as well. 

We are loving it here in Beaumont. Our apartment is so stinking nice! Nicest apartments we have had thus far with this job!

It's pretty homey feeling. Beaumont is even hotter and more humid then Abilene was. I have completely given up on doing my hair. It's stays in a bun the majority of the time. We are ten minutes away from Louisiana and are right by the coast. Basically we are living In the bayou. Seriously though, Robert says some of the houses he knocks are on stilts and look like homes you would only see in movies. They have gators here which is freaky to me. And the bugs are as thick as can be. I've killed a spider a day so far. It's fun to be here though we have enjoyed it. 

Sorry this post is a novel and hopefully it makes sense. I'm posting from my phone because I don't have internet anymore. 

I'm coming home this weekend. I am bummed that summer is over and it's back to real life. Robert will be home at the end of August and then it's back to the grind for him. We are so blessed to have so many adventures! We love you all!