Alexa

Arise and Shine Forth

2012-01-22T13:43:00.000-08:00

I am so grateful to be a part of such an incredible gospel. I have been so blessed throughout my life. What a great opportunity it is to be able to speak to our Heavenly Father always, to be able to share his love with those around us, and to be able to feel His spirit. I love my Savior. To be able to Arise and Shine Forth to those around me is such a neat experience. My testimony is so strong. To not be a part of this church is something I never want to know.

"Verily I say unto you all: Arise and shine forth, that thy light may be a standard for the nations."

A Memorable Weekend

2012-01-16T20:54:00.000-08:00

My beloved four day weekend has come to an end. What a tragedy. Although it is over, what a weekend it turned out to be! For starters, Thursday night I went over to the most amazing girls house. There, we relaxed, laughed until we cried (well I cried..), and watched our favorite TV shows. :) It's always great to start the weekend off with your best friend right?

Next we enter into a day/night transformed into a memory never to be forgotten. It all began at Grandma and Grandpa's house. Me, Cade, Hunter, and Dad hooked sleds up to the GoCart and 4wheeler and took them through the feilds of snow. That was quite the fun filled adventure.

Then the excitement of the evening began with the ring of a doorbell and a surprise waiting to be unveiled. Brady, my date, picked me up at 7:00 pm. As we drive to our destination, I am giddy, excited, confused, and happy all at the same time. We pick up the other couple, and continue driving to the unknown place. When we arrived, I notice we are at a dance studio. Hmm. We enter, and low and behold, my cute date took me dancing. Side note- I LOVE to dance. Ironic right? So, we began to learn how to ballroom dance! Brady already knew how, which made things a lot easier for me. I had the time of my life. Most unique date ever, and definitely the best date I have ever been on. After we danced for a couple of hours, went and got Slurpee's, headed back to the house, made Rice Krispy Treats, and talked. G R E A T night. :) Side note- I'm still smiling.

Saturday was the day of celebration. Happy Birthday to my incredible mom!! We got her a Kindle Fire and a few of her favorite things. Birthday success. Her and Dad then left for the night, and the party began. Just kidding :) Jess came over and spent the night with myself and the kids! We made S'mores over the oven, drank apple cider, and talked all night long.

Sunday, us kids met Mom and Dad up in Logan at the hotel and spent the night there. It was fun!

Finally, today I spent the day with my mommy. We ran some errands, went to Pri's house (where I got to play with her adorable little boys), came home and had cake and ice cream with the grandparents. Sounds like a great weekend! I'm so blessed to have such incredible people in my life who can make me so happy and who I love so much.

The End

2011-11-06T12:41:00.000-08:00

Sadly, my high school tennis career has ended. What a great experience it was to be able to play on the Varsity team all three years! I made so many new friends over those three years and created life long memories that I will cherish forever. I ended my last season with a bang and placed 4th in region personally, and the team placed 2nd in region! I made it to state and gave it my all. With that, I lettered all three years. To top it off, I was one of the captains! The other two were two of my best friends. I'm sad it's over, but maybe there will be opportunity in the future. I love my girls so much and will miss them like crazy!

The 3 Captains :)

Special thanks to my daddy for being my coach on and off the team :) I love you!

July 4th

2011-07-06T07:16:00.000-07:00

Oh the joys of parades and booths.

Opportunities to Do Good

2011-06-30T17:32:00.000-07:00

"My dear brothers and sisters, the purpose of my message is to honor and celebrate what the Lord has done and is doing to serve the poor and the needy among His children on earth. He loves His children in need and also those who want to help. And He has created ways to bless both those who need help and those who will give it.

Our Heavenly Father hears the prayers of His children across the earth pleading for food to eat, for clothes to cover their bodies, and for the dignity that would come from being able to provide for themselves. Those pleas have reached Him since He placed men and women on the earth.

You learn of those needs where you live and from across the world. Your heart is often stirred with feelings of sympathy. When you meet someone struggling to find employment, you feel that desire to help. You feel it when you go into the home of a widow and see that she has no food. You feel it when you see photographs of crying children sitting in the ruins of their home destroyed by an earthquake or by fire.

Because the Lord hears their cries and feels your deep compassion for them, He has from the beginning of time provided ways for His disciples to help. He has invited His children to consecrate their time, their means, and themselves to join with Him in serving others.

His way of helping has at times been called living the law of consecration. In another period His way was called the united order. In our time it is called the Church welfare program.

The names and the details of operation are changed to fit the needs and conditions of people. But always the Lord’s way to help those in temporal need requires people who out of love have consecrated themselves and what they have to God and to His work.

He has invited and commanded us to participate in His work to lift up those in need. We make a covenant to do that in the waters of baptism and in the holy temples of God. We renew the covenant on Sundays when we partake of the sacrament.

My purpose today is to describe some of the opportunities He has provided for us to help others in need. I cannot speak of them all in our brief time together. My hope is to renew and strengthen your commitment to act.

There is a hymn about the Lord’s invitation to this work that I have sung since I was a little boy. In my childhood I paid more attention to the happy tune than to the power of the words. I pray that you will feel the lyrics in your hearts today. Let’s listen to the words again:

Have I done any good in the world today?

Have I helped anyone in need?

Have I cheered up the sad and made someone feel glad?

If not, I have failed indeed.

Has anyone’s burden been lighter today

Because I was willing to share?

Have the sick and the weary been helped on their way?

When they needed my help was I there?

Then wake up and do something more

Than dream of your mansion above.

Doing good is a pleasure, a joy beyond measure,

A blessing of duty and love. 1

The Lord regularly sends wake-up calls to all of us. Sometimes it may be a sudden feeling of sympathy for someone in need. A father may have felt it when he saw a child fall and scrape a knee. A mother may have felt it when she heard the frightened cry of her child in the night. A son or a daughter may have felt sympathy for someone who seemed sad or afraid at school.

All of us have been touched with feelings of sympathy for others we don’t even know. For instance, as you heard reports of the waves rushing across the Pacific after the earthquake in Japan, you felt concern for those who might be hurt.

Feelings of sympathy came to thousands of you who learned of the flooding in Queensland, Australia. The news reports were mainly estimates of numbers of those in need. But many of you felt the pain of the people. The wake-up call was answered by 1,500 or more Church member volunteers in Australia who came to help and to comfort.

They turned their feelings of sympathy into a decision to act on their covenants. I have seen the blessings that come to the person in need who receives help and to the person who seizes the opportunity to give it.

Wise parents see in every need of others a way to bring blessings into the lives of their sons and daughters. Three children recently carried containers holding a delicious dinner to our front door. Their parents knew that we needed help, and they included their children in the opportunity to serve us.

The parents blessed our family by their generous service. By their choice to let their children participate in the giving, they extended blessings to their future grandchildren. The smiles of the children as they left our home made me confident that will happen. They will tell their children of the joy they felt giving kindly service for the Lord. I remember that feeling of quiet satisfaction from childhood as I pulled weeds for a neighbor at my father’s invitation. Whenever I am invited to be a giver, I remember and believe the lyrics “Sweet is the work, my God, my King.” 2

I know those lyrics were written to describe the joy that comes from worshipping the Lord on the Sabbath. But those children with the food at our door were feeling on a weekday the joy of doing the Lord’s work. And their parents saw the opportunity to do good and spread joy over generations.

The Lord’s way of caring for the needy provides another opportunity for parents to bless their children. I saw it in a chapel one Sunday. A small child handed the bishop his family’s donation envelope as he entered the chapel before the sacrament meeting.

I knew the family and the boy. The family had just learned of someone in the ward in need. The boy’s father had said something like this to the child as he placed a more generous fast offering than usual in the envelope: “We fasted today and prayed for those in need. Please give this envelope to the bishop for us. I know that he will give it to help those with greater needs than ours.”

Instead of any hunger pangs on that Sunday, the boy will remember the day with a warm glow. I could tell from his smile and the way he held the envelope so tightly that he felt the great trust of his father to carry the family offering for the poor. He will remember that day when he is a deacon and perhaps forever.

I saw that same happiness in the faces of people who helped for the Lord in Idaho years ago. The Teton Dam burst on Saturday, June 5, 1976. Eleven people were killed. Thousands had to leave their homes in a few hours. Some homes were washed away. And hundreds of dwellings could be made habitable only through effort and means far beyond that of the owners.

Those who heard of the tragedy felt sympathy, and some felt the call to do good. Neighbors, bishops, Relief Society presidents, quorum leaders, home teachers, and visiting teachers left homes and jobs to clean out the flooded houses of others.

One couple returned to Rexburg from a vacation just after the flood. They didn’t go to see their own house. Instead, they found their bishop to ask where they could help. He directed them to a family in need.

After a few days they went to check on their home. It was gone, swept away in the flood. They simply walked back to the bishop and asked, “Now what would you like us to do?”

Wherever you live, you have seen that miracle of sympathy turned to unselfish action. It may not have been in the wake of a great natural disaster. I have seen it in a priesthood quorum where a brother rises to describe the needs of a man or a woman who seeks an opportunity to work to support himself or herself and his or her family. I could feel sympathy in the room, but some suggested names of people who might employ the person who needed work.

What happened in that priesthood quorum and what happened in the flooded houses in Idaho is a manifestation of the Lord’s way to help those in great need become self-reliant. We feel compassion, and we know how to act in the Lord’s way to help.

We celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Church welfare program this year. It was started to meet the needs of those who lost employment, farms, and even homes in the wake of what became known as the Great Depression.

Great temporal needs of the children of Heavenly Father have come again in our time as they have and as they will in all times. The principles at the foundation of the Church welfare program are not for only one time or one place. They are for all times and all places.

Those principles are spiritual and eternal. For that reason, understanding them and putting them down into our hearts will make it possible for us to see and take opportunities to help whenever and wherever the Lord invites us.

Here are some principles that guided me when I wanted to help in the Lord’s way and when I have been helped by others.

First, all people are happier and feel more self-respect when they can provide for themselves and their family and then reach out to take care of others. I have been grateful for those who helped me meet my needs. I have been even more grateful over the years for those who helped me become self-reliant. And then I have been most grateful for those who showed me how to use some of my surplus to help others.

I have learned that the way to have a surplus is to spend less than I earn. With that surplus I have been able to learn that it really is better to give than to receive. That is partly because when we give help in the Lord’s way, He blesses us.

President Marion G. Romney said of welfare work, “You cannot give yourself poor in this work.” And then he quoted his mission president, Melvin J. Ballard, this way: “A person cannot give a crust to the Lord without receiving a loaf in return.” 3

I have found that to be true in my life. When I am generous to Heavenly Father’s children in need, He is generous to me.

A second gospel principle that has been a guide to me in welfare work is the power and blessing of unity. When we join hands to serve people in need, the Lord unites our hearts. President J. Reuben Clark Jr. put it this way: “That giving has … brought … a feeling of common brotherhood as men of all training and occupation have worked side by side in a Welfare garden or other project.” 4

That increased feeling of brotherhood is true for the receiver as well as the giver. To this day, a man with whom I shoveled mud side by side in his flooded Rexburg home feels a bond with me. And he feels greater personal dignity for having done all he could for himself and for his family. If we had worked alone, both of us would have lost a spiritual blessing.

That leads to the third principle of action in welfare work for me: Draw your family into the work with you so that they can learn to care for each other as they care for others. Your sons and daughters who work with you to serve others in need will be more likely to help each other when they are in need.

The fourth valuable principle of Church welfare I learned as a bishop. It came from following the scriptural command to seek out the poor. It is the duty of the bishop to find and provide help to those who still need assistance after all they and their families can do. I found that the Lord sends the Holy Ghost to make it possible to “seek, and ye shall find” 5 in caring for the poor as He does in finding truth. But I also learned to involve the Relief Society president in the search. She may get the revelation before you do.

Some of you will need that inspiration in the months ahead. To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Church welfare program, members worldwide will be invited to participate in a day of service. Leaders and members will seek revelation as they design whatever the projects will be.

I will make three suggestions as you plan your service project.

First, prepare yourself and those you lead spiritually. Only if hearts are softened by the Savior’s Atonement can you see clearly the goal of the project as blessing both spiritually and temporally the lives of the children of Heavenly Father.

My second suggestion is to choose as recipients of your service people within the kingdom or in the community whose needs will touch the hearts of those who will give the service. The people they serve will feel their love. That may do more to make them feel glad, as the song promised, than will meeting only their temporal needs.

My last suggestion is to plan to draw on the power of the bonds of families, of quorums, of auxiliary organizations, and of people you know in your communities. The feelings of unity will multiply the good effects of the service you give. And those feelings of unity in families, in the Church, and in communities will grow and become a lasting legacy long after the project ends.

This is my opportunity to tell you how much I appreciate you. By the loving service you have given for the Lord, I have been the recipient of the thanks of people you have helped as I have met them across the world.

You found a way to lift them higher as you helped in the Lord’s way. You and humble disciples of the Savior like you have cast your bread upon the water in service, and the people you helped have tried to give me a loaf of gratitude in return.

I get that same expression of appreciation from people who have worked with you. I remember one time standing next to President Ezra Taft Benson. We had been talking about welfare service in the Lord’s Church. He surprised me with his youthful vigor when he said, pumping his hand, “I love this work, and it is work!”

For the Master I extend thanks for your work to serve the children of our Heavenly Father. He knows you, and He sees your effort, diligence, and sacrifice. I pray that He will grant you the blessing of seeing the fruit of your labors in the happiness of those you have helped and with whom you have helped for the Lord.

I know that God the Father lives and hears our prayers. I know that Jesus is the Christ. You and those you serve can be purified and strengthened by serving Him and keeping His commandments. You can know as I know, by the power of the Holy Ghost, that Joseph Smith was God’s prophet to restore the true and living Church, which this is. I testify that President Thomas S. Monson is the living prophet of God. He is a great example of what the Lord did: going about doing good. I pray that we may seize our opportunities to “lift up the hands [that] hang down, and strengthen the feeble knees.” 6 In the sacred name of Jesus Christ, amen."

-President Henry B. Eyring

Elder Lyons

2010-12-18T10:54:00.000-08:00

On Wednesday, our cousin Easton left for the MTC!! He did such an great job at his farewell on Sunday, and he's going to so good in Honolulu. I'm so excited for him! I can't wait to here about his mission and to see him in two years. Good Luck Elder Lyons! We love you! :)

I'm so incredibly blessed with an amazing family. I couldn't ask for a better one.

December already?!

2010-12-02T19:47:00.000-08:00

Tennis season ended great! Me and my doubles partner Em went to state!! We had such a great year, and we all had so much fun! I love those girls.

We had a fantastic Thanksgiving that was wonderfully spent with my amazing grandparents.

And to bring in the Christmas season... SANTA IS COMING! (: You better be good!

Life is crazy but good. I'm happier than ever and very grateful for my blessings.

SuMmEr

2010-07-25T10:44:00.000-07:00

Summer recently: Bear Lake, Girls Camp, Friends, and Family.

Fun times, with more to come :)

Dearest Leti,

2010-06-16T19:08:00.000-07:00

Dearest Leti,

The first time I met you is a funny story. There was a football game that night, and I had invited everyone over so we could paint faces to show our school spirit! The boys told me they were bringing a new friend. I said okay, and thought nothing of it. As I got talking to them about this 'new friend', they told me she was from Spain, and that I would love her. I did not believe them. The doorbell rang, and there stood the boys. Behind them? The friend from Spain, LETI! (: We painted faces, and we all had a great time getting to know you. This is where our friendship began, and will continue on forever.

I want you to know, you have become one of my truest friends (a sister). Even though we are thousands of miles away, it doesn't change a thing. I am so thankful for the opportunity I got to meet you, and be a part of your experience here in Utah! I can't wait for the day when I get to come see you in Spain. We made so many incredible memories through our Sophomore year, and through the beginning of the summer! I will never forget all the crazy adventures we went on!

You are an amazing person, and I always looked up to you. You have the sweetest spirit, and an incredible personality. You are also very brave. I honestly don't think I could have done what you did.

Leti I am going to miss you like crazy! Thank heavens for skype! :) I will see you the next girls night! I hope your flights were good, and I hope you have fun spending time with your family, and telling them about the crazy people you met here. Never forget us! Forever a Silverwolf, and forever my sister! Love you!

Yours Truely,
Lexa.

i LOVE SuMMeR.

2010-06-05T23:21:00.000-07:00

I LOVE SUMMER. There are no words to describe just how much my love for summer is, but it's a lot.

I LOVE the sunshine, the warmth, the green grass, bright flowers. Star-gazing, warm sunsets, and the warm summer rains.

I LOVE the adventure summer brings. Mischeif, sneakyness, laughing because we know we're pathetic. (Also, our treasures we collect -a.k.a. Herby the Half Shopping Cart.)

I LOVE my girls. Along with our adventures, man do we know how to be funny. I guess when it's 4 in the morning, anything can be funny(:

I LOVE the memories. So many great memories are made each and every summer. Think about it. How many memories happen in the summer? Like 80%. At least.

I LOVE the party's. Craziness, random, themed (yet to come.) Everyone together, having fun, making the most of our time.

I LOVE the pictures. What better time to take tons pictures than in the summer?

I LOVE the laziness. No worrying about what you look like. Just throw on some basketball shorts and a t-shirt, no make up, and your hair in a pony tail, and off you go. Love it.

I LOVE friendships. It's funny how during the school year, you'll know someone but never talk to them, and then in the summer you end up becoming close friends! Or, how you meet someone for the first time during the school year, and you become closer.

I LOVE my friends. Period.

Last but not least. . .

I LOVE well you can figure the last one out (;

<--------- haha

Needless to say, Summer is my kind of season. More time with family, friends. A time to start fresh, have new opportunities, and just have a good time.

HAPPY SUMMER:)

iT's... SuMMeR-TiMe!

2010-05-22T16:48:00.000-07:00

My Summer began on Thursday night. (Even though school doesn't end until next Friday.) Anyway, The Girls and I decided to go the the State Chapionship Soccer game at the Rio Tinto Stadium. We drove down to Salt Lake, and we arrived at the planned time. As we were gathering our belongings to go buy our tickets, we realized that Ashley, our driver, locked her keys in her car.

They were still in the ignition and everything. None of us have ever made this mistake before, so no one knew what to do. We decided to go ask the security man across the street. His responce: "Get ahold of your families. Good Luck!" yeah, no help. We went back to the car and called Jessica's sister- in - law. The sister in law brought us wire hangers. After an hour and a half of finger-smashing, frustrating

work, we FINALLY got it unlocked! (with only 20

minutes left in the game.)

This was only the beginning of

our adventures! The Team did lose 1-0, but they played

very hard! Although we lost, we took 2nd in state!

When we left the game, we decided to go to Zeppe's, the

Italian Ice and Frozen Custard place (a.k.a. heaven on earth.)

On our way there though, we past Krispy Kreme. When the

Krispy Kreme light is on (on the sign) that means Free Donuts!

So, we stopped by. No one would ask for one, so I was

nominated to do so. This began the "Lexa Chronicles". This

title belongs to a group of pictures that has to do with me

waiting for things. I have no clue how in the world my friends came up

with this idea, but they did. They began taking pictures of me waiting

(keep in mind I had no idea about this) and then told me about it after

the first picture. Gotta love it:)

So after our delicious donuts, we journeyed to the beloved Zeppe's. The cashier

had an English accent. Fun Random Fact! Once again, a picture

was taken of me waiting to pay. We each got our gelata's, and continued

to find a table, and eat. While sitting there, a random

little boy comes to our table. He gently tap's Leah on the back. He proceeds

to go around the table and pat our backs. He gets to me, and WHACK.

I get slapped. He continues around the table and ends back up at Leah.

WHACK, she gets slapped. The other girls got gentle taps. Leah and I got lucky.

After he slaps her, he begins to pound on her. Slap after Slap. Who was this kid?

We have no idea. As we are laughing with tears down our faces, the boys mom begins

to yell at him. After a few minutes he walks back to us, and apoplogizes. It was the

funniest thing that has ever happened! There are more small stories of adventures,

but these were the best. Summer, HERE WE COME:)

LiFe.

2010-05-15T23:36:00.000-07:00

Life is great! Here is why:

- I can practically taste summer (:

- I get my braces off one week from Monday!

- I start my job on June 7th!

- I have the most amazing friends... EVER.

- I've been on many "crazy adventures"

- and much more(:

I have been SO happy!! My life at the moment consists of friends, family, music, and the little bit of school we have left. I can't believe the school year is practically over! I've made so many memories for my sophomore year. Loved (almost) every minute of them!

Here are a few(:

There are so many more that I will share another time (since my computer has decided not to upload any other pictures...)

Love=Life:)

LoViN LiFe

2010-03-01T14:15:00.000-08:00

BEWARE: Long Post!

I haven't updated in forever! Well, a lot has happened these few months! I had my 16th birthday, went on my first date and first dance, and lots of stuff!

For my birthday, all I wanted was my room redecorated. I will have to post pictures when it is completely finished. For now, we'll just say I absolutely love my new room!

Winter Ball was two days after my birthday. I asked Joey, and Ashley asked Jake! (girls choice)We all just went as "Friend Dates" haha if that makes sense! We all had a BLAST!

For our day activity we went bowling and then got ice cream! Funny thing is, there was 18 people in our group! Yeah, it was huge! 9 couples! :) the more the merrier right?

This is me before my "first date" ha mom couldn't resist.Ash and I!
Joey, Me, Jake, and Ashley:) I love these guys! These are the beautiful flowers Joey gave me when I picked him up for dinner!

This is Ash and I in our dresses before the dinner and dance!

Joey and I :)

Our hot dates ;)

The 4 of us getting ready to go to dinner! My favorite picture of all time!

At La Ferovia! A delicious Italian resturant!

Joey and Jake cheesin it up at dinner!

Micah and Luek! Two of my best friends:)

Not even half of the group!!

Fun times:)

I had the time of my life at the dance! We all had so much fun!! I would put the actual dance pictures up, but I can't get my scanner to work! So as soon as I figure it out I'll post them (:

Since the dance, Life has been a bit crazy, but worth it.

I got a rose on Valentine's day from Conner and Joey. They are the best! All the girls in our friend group got one!

Ash took me out for my belated birthday on Saturday and surprised me with a girls day out! Costa Vida and Valentine's Day! I love her! She is the best friend ever!

School is great! Boys are great (: ! and Life in general is just good!

2 TrUeLy AdMiReD PeOpLe iN mY LiFe.

2010-01-21T17:11:00.000-08:00

Joey and Ashley are two people who I truely admire and love with all my heart. Without them, I would be lost in this world. Thanks for being there for me through everything! I love you!

We're what true friendship is all about :)

Christmas Time! A little late :)

2010-01-07T15:57:00.000-08:00

Christmas this year was so great! My family and friends had a ton of fun over the break, and we all were just really close! That's my favorite thing about Christmas!! This Christmas Eve, we started a new tradition of having Grandma and Grandpa Hunter come over for dinner and games! It was so much fun! It's great to spend time with them. Especially around Christmas!

On Christmas Eve the kids always do brother/sister gifts, then get pajama's. So we did our gifts, then started our quarters/candy game :) (mom got a little into it this year... ha)

Sorry about my eyes in almost all of these pictures... I have no idea what I was doing.

Caden gave me the move A Walk To Remeber!! Love that show..

Aw.. :) ha ha mom thought we were dorks.

Gettin ready for quarters!! And candy...

Comin up the stairs on Christmas morning in our cute new pajama's!!

Cade and I openin presents.
Um... I was tired?

Ally and I in our Christmas dresses :)

The phrase.. Best Christmas Ever pretty much sums it up!

Now 2010 is here and it's going to be an AWESOME year! Birthday in 20 days, driving test Saturday and Monday :) , Winter Ball in 22 days, the Day of Celebration, what more could you ask for? :)

PhOtOsHooT.

2009-12-21T20:50:00.000-08:00

Months and months ago, my best friend Ashley and I were asked to be models for a photography class. We thought it would be fun, and worth while ( hoping we would get good pictures) because it was free! So here are some pictures of me from the photoshoot (that I just BARELY got... after waiting... and waiting... and waiting. ha)

LoT's To mEnTiOn :)

2009-11-20T15:56:00.000-08:00

I haven't updated forever! Where to start, where to start.

Well, I'm not exactly sure when this was, but Dylan and I went with my mom, Caden, and his friend to Sophia and Luke's fundraiser carnival and helped out there! It was a huge success, and our car ride home was pretty dang interesting :)

p.s. the picture of Dylan and I is one of my all time favorites!!

Lately, us siblings have been weird as usual... surprise surprise ;)

Last night Lori, Ashley, Chalese, Leti, Mom, and myself went to Iggy's for dinner, and then to the pre-screening of New Moon!!! Best movie EVER!!! We had SOO much fun! It was nice to have a girls night! We are definately doing that more often!

Below is my lemonade compared to everyone elses drinks. Yeah, I'm cool like that. It's ok to be jealous ;)

just kidding

Oh, and by the way, I am marrying Jacob Black. End of story. Sorry girls. mwhaha He's MINE.

(sorry for the grainy picture)

And can I just add, I miss how things used to be... high school changes suck.

I LOVE YOU FRIENDS.

Before I forget, If you drive the streets of Ogden and the area surrounding Ogden, BEWARE. Ashley has a car :) and we like it :)

HaPPy BiRtHdAy aShLeY!!

2009-10-13T18:27:00.001-07:00

This is for my best friend in the WHOLE WORLD...

HAPPY SWEET SIXTEEN!!!!!

You are the best friend anyone could ever ask for :)

Love Ya TONS!

you don't even know... :)

(inside joke)

HaPPy BiRtHdAy CaDeN!!

2009-10-12T13:57:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Bud!!

I hope you have a GREAT birthday!

A teenager finally?? ;) Now you're here! woo!!!

Love ya! Thanks for being an amazing brother :)

YeAh, We'Re PrEttY MuCh SiStErS :)

2009-10-09T20:05:00.000-07:00

THIS JUST IN..................

2009-09-30T16:14:00.000-07:00

SHOCKING NEWS!!!

We all know it had to happen EVENTUALLY.........

The so called

"Shagon Wagon" , "Wade-mobile", or "Piece of Junk"

(which ever you prefer calling that.......... THING.....)

did NOT pass admition. :)

All in favor for a funeral to put that thing down for good, say I.

I!!!!

Love ya Dad :)

ha ha ha

FuN ScHooL YeAr :) so far...

2009-09-29T16:55:00.000-07:00

The school year has been GREAT so far!! From Tennis to cheering at games :) and everything inbetween! Plus new friends!

LOVE IT.

did I mention I love it? :)

I LOVE KEITH URBAN!

2009-09-10T18:32:00.000-07:00

Oh. My. HECK! Can I just say that I am totally and completely in LOVE with Keith Urban?!!

Dad and I had bought tickets in the summer for his birthday, so I had been counting down the days to go! Well, the other day we heard this contest on the radio for tickets. I decided to try to win, because what did I have to lose? I was going anyway! Well....... I WON THEM ON THE RADIO TOO!!! :) This meant I had two extra tickets! We ended up going with Scott and Heather! It was an AMAZING concert! Dad and I went last year too, but this years was 10 times better!!

Keith is SO FREAKING GORGEOUS! And the best part about the concert was that he was singing to ME the whole entire night :) He even deticated a song to his wife... what he meant to say was future wife. a.k.a- ME!!!!!! I can't even describe how great last night was!

Thanks Scott, Heather, Dad, and Keith for a FANTASTIC night! :) Love you all!!

ExCiTiNg NeWs!

2009-08-18T20:27:00.001-07:00

For those of you who don't know. . . . .

I MADE THE HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS TEAM!

whoo hoo!!

Tryouts were on Monday and our first pracice match is Thursday!

I am SOO excited!

It's going to be so much fun!

aN aFtErNooN of FuN!

2009-08-15T12:50:00.000-07:00

I wake up this morning and think, hmm. . . . I want to do something fun with Hunter! - Ally was at a sleepover, and Caden was at an overnight scout campout- So I get out of bed, go get ready, and find Hunter. He loved my idea of walking to Chevron and getting a frazil. As we are getting ready to leave, Ally comes home. So, as the nice sister that I am, I asked if she would like to join. She did. But she didn't want to walk, she wanted to ride her scooter. Yikes. Now you have to understand that from our house to Chevron there is very little side walk. I was not going to carry her scooter when it was to hard for her to ride on the rocks. So after a little fit that was thrown.... we finally convinced her to walk. Hunter ended up with a free Frazil and me and Ally got our treats. On our way home we decided to sit under a tree for a minute. Hunter was our cheap (free..) entertainment. He thought it would be fun to look funny as cars passed. So at every tree, pole, post, and even grass, he would pose as a car went by. There were definately some weird looks given, but Ally and I were laughing uncontrollably.

We had a lot of fun! Even though it took us 2 hours, it was worth it :) I just wanted to get out of the house and do something fun with my sibs. We all needed to get out I think.

Thanks Hunter and Ally for coming with me! I love you both!

ShOuT OuT :)

2009-08-14T22:59:00.000-07:00

I have to make a special shout out to three EXTREMELY WONDERFUL friends of mine.

Conner, Ash, and Austin.

Without them I wouldn't have survived tonight. I was having a hard day....... went to a party, and they helped me through it :) I have THE best friends in the world. It's a fact.

I LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH!

It's a good thing there are amazing people on this Earth. Because without them, I wouldn't survive.

NeVeR a DuLL MoMeNt!

2009-08-13T17:40:00.000-07:00

Nothing exciting has happened- which is the explanation of not updating forever- so, here are the newest pictures that I have. Nothing to much, but at least it's a post, right? (:

This is my brother Ryan and I :)

Ryan, Jake, Cade, and I chillin at the Fair!

Caden, Hunter, Ally, and I with Freddie and Egge.

Me and Cade :)

Dork, Si-Guy, and I!

Last time with the Lambs.

With us, there is never a dull moment :)

Daniel Beck + Jessie Clark Funk + Heartbound + Wall Ave at night = Fun Night With Dad!

2009-07-14T09:34:00.000-07:00

Last night my dad and I went to the Daniel Beck, Jessie Clark Funk, and Heartbound concert at Pioneer Days. It was SO good! We were not as impressed with Heartbound, but they were alright. I have LOVED Jessie Clark Funk for several years and I was way excited to see her live again. I had never heard of Daniel Beck but ended up LOVING him. They both did amazing!! And I think he is WAY cute too!! :)

When my dad and I got there, there were tons of cars parking by the Union Station. SO... that's where we parked figuring there was no more parking. Yeah, not a good idea. As we walked....and walked, we saw many open parking spaces. :-/ we got good exercise though!

After the concert we had to walk BACK to the car... hmmm... scary!! It was dark and we were on Wall Ave by ourselves.......... but to make this situation funnier, my dad used to have this repeated nightmare when he was 5 about him walking down Wall Ave, in the dark, past those big, old buildings, alone. ha ha he was FREAKING OUT. But instead of going with my idea of crossing the street, he wanted to conquer his fear. And instead of him looking the other way, he was LOOKING INTO THE WINDOWS! Not a good idea. He saw some pretty weird/creepy things.

It was way fun though! THANKS DAD!!! I LOVE YOU!!!!!! :)

Daniel Beck :)

Jessie Clark Funk

Heartbound

If you have not heard Jessie Clark Funk or Daniel Beck: YOU ARE MISSING OUT! They both have new CD's out right now. SO GO GET THEM AND LISTEN!! ha ha they are GREAT. :)

go here: http://www.danielbeckmusic.com/

bOaTiNg

2009-07-13T09:06:00.000-07:00

On Saturday my fam went boating with Dustin, Carrie, and Colton! We had SO much fun! Tyson and Ashley came up later with her baby. Thanks guys!!

4th Of JuLy

2009-07-05T16:31:00.000-07:00

I can't even believe the 4th of July is over! It went SO fast! I had a WAY fun day though!

It started by going to the Plain City and Farr West parades. Both the boys were in the PC parade, and Cade was in the Farr West one too. After parades, me and Ash headed to PC to mess around. We hung with all the guys and had a blast! Conner, Austin, and Tristan played way good (they are in a band). After staying there the whole time, me and Ash went to my Grandma Holmes' house to swim and have lunch. The water felt SO good! We came home, got ready, and headed to Austin's house to hang with him and Conner. We ended up meeting like all of Conner's family ha ha. After most our little group got there we did our own little firworks and then headed to Fremont. I have to say I thought the fireworks this year were pretty lame. Definately NOT as good as last years. But oh well. After fireworks everyone came to my house and we made s'mores and went CRAZY! It was SUCH a fun day!!

This is my FAVORITE picture!! We had so much fun messin around! I wish we could do it all over again!

Yes? No?

2009-06-30T12:11:00.000-07:00

So,

I got extentions! well clip in ones at least. I have wanted long hair so bad! so we finally got extentions! it is definately different but I'm likin them so far! My brother's do not like them and I'm pretty sure Ally doesn't, but oh well :)

what do you think???

OuCh.

2009-06-29T10:57:00.000-07:00

I decided to help my dad out and mow the lawn out back and out front. We have a riding lawn mower so it wasn't that bad. It was a really nice day, not to hot - not cool, just perfect. I was wearing my tennis outfit from my tournament that morning. Well, after I finished mowing I went inside and realized that I got fried. Just from mowing the freakin lawn!! ): and will i tan after this pain?

NO.

Stupid skin.

This picture really doesn't show how bad it was in my opinion. but you get the idea. I'm pretty sure it's the ugliest/funniest sunburn line ever. I got sunburned on my arms and back really bad too, but didn't get pictures of those. But if my legs were this bad you can only picture what the rest of me was like.

That night my friend had a party. And duh I was gonna go. Well, they all thought it was hilarious to SLAP and POKE and THROW THINGS at my sunburn.

Nice friends huh. Oh well. They'll get it back. Whether the like it or not :)

:) SuMMeR FuN (:

2009-06-23T20:44:00.000-07:00

I have to be honest. Summer has been a total bore so far. Except for Youth Conference. I have seen like NONE of my friends (besides at YC and Drivers Ed...) and have been stuck babysitting my brothers and sister. BUT it has also been fun at the same time! As confusing as it may seem, it is very true!

*We have had an adventure with lambs for the first time this summer! We are raising two lambs for the fair. Freddie and Egge. (Hunter and Caden picked the name Egge and Ally picked out Freddie. don't ask.) It has been quite funny! I woke up yesterday to begin my week of feeding and when I looked out my window Egge was on top of the roof! It was the craziest thing! I don't know how in the heck she (yes they're both girls..) got up there, but somehow she did! We have also had to chase them and try and wash them (wow..). It's pretty crazy but fun!

After Driver's Ed, a few friends and I would head over to Boone's for lunch. Usually a shake or a burger. Well, one day it had been kind of cloudy in the morning. We didn't really think much of it, so we headed to Boone's. As we sat there eating and talking (me usually sharing food with someone) we looked out the window and it was a total DOWN POUR. It was raining HARD. We kind of waited and debated walking home and to range in it, but when realizing the time we HAD to leave. So, we walked/ran home in this down pour. Ash and I were in flip flops. Which was not good, so we ended up taking them off even though there were no side walks (ouch). It was one of THE funnest days EVER! We were totally drenched!!

I love the rain! (I don't know why there is grey on the bottom of the picture, I sent it from my phone.... but we DO have clothes on!! ha ha!)

I also got a new phone, my permit, new crushes (: , and tickets to see Keith Urban!

Gotta love the Summer!!!

oNe Of ThE BeSt NiGhTs :)

2009-06-08T11:43:00.000-07:00

Saturday night my family (minus my mom who was in St. George) went to a wedding reception of an old neighbor of ours. We have always LOVED that family. Kori - the oldest sister- used to babysit Caden, Hunter, and I all the time! I have always considered her my older sister. I hadn't seen her for years because her and her husband moved to St. George. Well, I finally got to see her, Troy, and Kevin! It was SOO fun catching up and just talking! I miss those guys so much!! It was funny because Kori and Kevin didn't even recongize me at first! That tells ya how long its been. haha :)

Me and Troy :)

Hunter, Ally, Cade, and I with Kev and Carlene!

Us kids and Kori!!!

The kids with Matt and Connie!

It was fun seeing all of the Harrisville people too! I miss them all so much! But we had a blast with the Squires! Love ya guys!!! :)

ScHooL's OuT PaRt 2!

2009-06-02T14:29:00.001-07:00

So here are the rest of my pictures!!
~my hair was comin out in like all of my pictures! :( but oh well!! :)

Me and Chels!

Me, Lewis, Ash, and Gabe!!

Me and Austin!

Me cheesin it up

Ash, Me, and Jess!!

Me and Gabel!! :)

Me and Jake!

ScHooL's OuT!

2009-05-29T14:56:00.001-07:00

I can't even believe that school is officially out!! This year has gone by SO freakin fast! But i am now a sophmore! whoo hoo! I can't wait! These are pictures of the ninth graders last day of school. We got out a day earlier than the rest (even though i still went to school the next day..) if i get my other pictures I'll put them on. It was so much fun!!

And yes, most my friends are boys. Who wouldn't want it that way right? :) :)

Dylan, Me, and Seth! :) ha ha

Me and Joey!!

Me and Brock!!! He is my fav kid ever!

~hey look! we kinda match! ha ha!

Me and Dylan!!

Jaz, Me, and Austin!

~ Austin ran in the picture like RIGHT before they took it

Me and Lewis

Me and Conner cheesin it up!

Ash, Me, and Jess!!
Me, Brother Cullison (my Seminary teacher), and Ash!

Jess, Joey, and Me in our glow in the dark stick figure costumes!

*explained at the bottom of post :)

Singing the School Song for the last time! :(

All the SBO's and 9th grade officers for the last time by the '09 made of ballons. :'-(

My mom didn't know how to take the balloons home so she stuck them out of the sun roof...... embarrassing! But what can i say? :)

*** So for the last assembly of the year the SBO's and 9th grade officers did a glow in the dark stick figure dance. We were SOO worried it wasn't going to work out. But in the end, it was AMAZING!!!! The school has N-E-V-E-R been that loud. EVER. It was the coolest thing ever! If i get a video of it I'll definately put it on. Even though i was stressed be on belief, it was the funnest assembly i have ever done. :)

But now its all over :( ....... HIGH SCHOOL HERE I COME!!!

SoPhOmOrE sTuDeNt GoV!

2009-04-30T14:10:00.000-07:00

Sophomore Student Gov elections were last Friday. I was one of nine people running, which included four of the 9th grade officers, three of the SBO's, and one more boy. It was by far the hardest election ever. I was running against like all my best friends, which pretty much sucked. It ended up that I was not one to make it, which was really tough for me. The good thing is is that none of the 9th grade officers made it, so we were all there for each other. It ended up being two of the SBO's...... and the other boy. Pretty crazy. I love them all though.

This is the 9th grade officers, plus two best friends after elections. We were all to sad to go to class so we hung out during 7th hour. ~PaRtY!!~ :) I have the most best friends in the world.

Does this look bring back any memories???

2009-03-28T11:04:00.000-07:00

Ah yes, the beloved 80's! I really wish I could dress like this everyday!!! I LOVE THE 80'S!!! If I could go back in time I would SO go to then. I love the music, the make-up, the clothes, everything!

We had an 80's dance last night at school and the outfits there were awesome!!!! There were prom dresses, the Greese Lightning look, and much, much more.

After the dance I went to Hunter and Caden's basketball game (still dressed like this) and I got a lot of double-takes and stares. Everyone was mesmerized by my beauty, I tend to have that affect on people. ;) just kiddin. But it was funny. There was one little girl who kept looking at me like I was some animal she had never seen before! Oh it was great.

My mom thought I would be embarrassed to go out in public like that, but it turned out that she was embarrassed for me. :)

15 friends, 4 hours, 1 house

2009-03-14T16:26:00.000-07:00

A while ago my best friend Ashley and I decided we wanted to have our own little pary of two one weekend. It was going to be our cry movie, frosting and juice party. (frosting and juice are two of my three main food groups.) Well we decided, why not just have a party? So we decided on a weekend that she could sleep over at my house and we could have some people over. It just so happened that the weekend we chose, was the weekend of the scout campout. (YES!) If there are no brothers or dads at the house, it is definately the perfect time for a party! So we told some people about it and started gettin ready.
She got the frosting and made cookies, while I made brownies and got the juice. We had SIX different juices!! (oh and we added popcorn and gram crackers!) Surprisingly not one drop of juice got spilled on my floor! Lots of it got spilled on the table downstairs but NONE on the carpet! Woo!!
We ended up watching A Walk To Remember (sorry boys.. it wasn't my choice) and then cars after. haha it was pretty fun! And everyone was in their pajama's! It was pretty much the most comfiest party ever.
Well with 15 friends, 4 hours, and 1 house... what more can I say? :)

MiGhTy MeN!!!

2009-02-13T16:28:00.000-08:00

I have been very busy lately and I haven't had time to post about one of the most exciting things recently. (Mick, you better appreciate this!)

The Mighty Eagles won their championship basketball game against Rocky!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHOO!!!!!!! It was a VERY intense and close game!! It was SO fun though! After the buzzer rang at the end of the 4th quarter, everyone was jumping up and down and so excited! Everyone waited outside with either a green, gold, or white balloon. When the whole team was outside we let the balloons go. It was really fun. The boys were so excited! They all played very good and aggressive!

GOOD JOB MY MIGHTY MEN!!!!!!! I love ya guys! :)

(Oh and the coach's were pretty awesome too!)

3 years...

2009-02-06T22:23:00.000-08:00

For the National Jr. Honor Society you have to get a 3.7 GPA or above to become a member. Well...... I HAVE BEEN ON IT FOR THREE YEARS!!!! Whoo Hoo!! So they had the induction ceremony and the Three year awards ceremony the other night. A lot of my friends have been in it for three years too. So it's been really fun. It is definatly hard work though. But so worth it!! (sorry... some of the pictures are REALLY blurry)... Oh, and did I mention the funny part to this? I am actually on probation right now... hahaha I got below a 3.7... oops :(
This is me getting my certificate and walking off the stage..

I'm standing by the candles that represented each topic.

Me and Ash. my smile is like... weird. :)

And the best for last! Me with the boys! Brock and Alex. Two of my best friends!!!

JaNuArY 28, 2009

2009-01-30T21:19:00.000-08:00

As of January 28, 2009 I am 15 years old!!! WHOO HOO!!!
I had a GrEaT birthday this year! It started out with embarrassment on Tuesday. My Uncle Mick decided to get me back from all of the crap I talk to him. And let me tell ya, he got me back alright! We were on the way home from a boys basketball game when he makes an announcment that someone has called him a low life, etc. While he was telling the whole bus this 'story' I was sliding down in my seat because I knew what was coming. He said that he had missed 'someones' birthday and was gonna make it up by giving everybody doughnuts. Yes, he made the wHoLe bus sing Happy Birthday to me and he bought everybody doughnuts! Everybody meaning the basketball team, cheerleaders, and student government. I hate to admit it but I was embarrassed. It was really sweet of him to buy everybody doughnuts for my birthday, but man did that teach me a lesson! (even though every once in a while something slips out of my mouth about him, but shh! don't tell him!) Thanks Mick for the dougnuts and embarrassment!

To add to this chain of birthday embarrassment Cletus Eagle came and visited my seminary class. As soon as I saw him walk in the door I wanted to cry!!! It was very funny, but I thought I was going to die. And to make it better, he walked around the school... DuRiNg LuNcH! What's worse is my friends that haven't met my dad, including the boy I like, thought that was really how he dressed and talked!!! NoT GoOd! So Thanks Cletus for making my 15th birthday a memorable one in deed.
On Wednesday night, I opened my presents and then my family and I went out to Texas Roadhouse. It was my first time there, but it wasn't my favorite. It was very different. I had an awesome birthday.
Thanks Fam for makin it so great! I love you all!

A Great Christmas, Parties, Dances, what more is there? :)

2008-12-28T14:11:00.001-08:00

My fam started our Christmas holiday with a party at Grandma and Grandpa Holmes's. This is one of the parties I look forward to every year. We really missed my Aunt Kim and their family but they were in St. George.

While at this wild party Cletus Clause came totally unexpectedly and it was so freakin funny!!! I was pretty sure that my Aunt Heather and Cousin Tyson were going to die because neither of them had seen him before! Heather was SO happy and Tyson was crying from laughing so hard! Cletus told some jokes and sang a song. Basically gave us a mini show!

After the party we went home and got our new pj's and opened brother/sister gifts. I had made Ally a blanket and scarf which she
LOVED! I was so glad she liked it! Ally had made me a jewlery holder. It
is so freakin cute! I absolutely love it! Thanks All's!

On Christmas morning we were surprised with a Wii and the Rock Band!! We were SO excited! We all got stuff we loved and had a great morning! We were all happy (which is a first!) which made it even more enjoyable! Both sets of grandparents came over and then later that night we went to Grandma and Grandpa Hunter's house! We ate and hung out with my Uncle Dustin and their fam. It was way fun!

On Friday I had a party at my house with a bunch of my friends. It was way fun too! We played Rockband like all night and were bein crazy!

Then on Saturday I went to the muli-stake dance. It wasn't as fun as the other ones have been but it was still really fun. Stake dances are my all time favorite dances! :)

To sum it all up... IT HAS BEEN A VERY FUN HOLIDAY!!!!!!!!!

2008-12-23T18:40:00.000-08:00

I am going to kind of do two things at once. I'm going to go through some of my favorite recent pictures and then since they are all recent I'll explain what I have been up to! Becuase I know I haven't posted for a while! :)

This is Hunter being his dorky self. There isn't much to say about this picture except it cracks me up everytime I see it! I was on the computer the other night and he came down like that and said "Alexa, will you take a picture of me?" It was SO funny! I love that kid!

For Sub-4-Santa we earned enough money to reach our first goal. Which the prize for that was to have the boy officers do the cheerleaders and girl officers hair AND make up.

This is Ashley and Dylan. This is one of my favorite pictures because he wasn't even posing!!! He had no idea what make up was in his hand and he had no clue what to do with it!

And Ashley is telling him that it is lipstick... DUH!! come on dylan.... :)

......Yes, they RUINED MY FACE!! But it's all good! We had to walk around like that ALL day! It was really funny though!

I would TOTALLY do it agian. It was so much fun!

(I have lovely shiny lips huh!)

And this was today. :) Me and Brock at the Christmas assembly during school. He is so funny! He is one of my very best friends! (and one of my very tallest ones!)

So that's has been my life lately. Crazy but super fun!

And I can't believe tomorrow is Christmas Eve!!! YAY!!!

Virtue

2008-12-12T23:03:00.000-08:00

Last Sunday, we as young women got the exciting news that we are gaining another value in young womens. The value is virtue. I am soo excited! It shocked my whole Young Womens. My leaders weren't even expecting it. As soon as a member from our stake Young Womens announced the news the spirit got even stronger than before. It was so neat! I am so thankful that I am in Young Womens to experience this!
Since I am soo excited for this I figured I would share a little about what virtue means.

Elder James E. Faust once said:
-"Many people do not fully understand the meaning of virtue. Virtue is our safeguard and our guiding star that stirs up reason when our senses err.” -

-"The time has come for the young women of the Church to lead the world in a return to virtue. This is the time to be pure and to qualify for the guidance of the Holy Ghost. In the coming year, it is our desire that all young women and their leaders focus on the meaning of virtue, what young women can do to accept and act upon this value, and how this attribute can strengthen young women as they prepare to be worthy to make and keep sacred covenants and receive temple ordinances."-

"I believe one virtuous young woman led by the Spirit can change the world."

These were said by Sister Dalton.

It is time for the Young Women to "Return to Virtue" and I'm willing to do my best!

They gave virtue the color of GOLD because it takes a long time for it to become pure, just like us! I think it totally fits. (I decided to do the writing in gold so it fit... =D )

If you haven't already figured it out.... I'm super excited about this! I hope everyone else is too!

Coldness and the Grinch

2008-12-08T16:55:00.000-08:00

Last Saturday, my friends and I went ice skating and then to the Ogden lights at Pioneer Village. (yes, two very cold things on a very cold night! I was smart and just wore a light hoodie.. oops) It was way fun, but very cold! There were six people in our little group and they are the funniest people ever! We were making total fools of ourselves. haha It was super fun.

The Grinch was at Pioneer Village taking pictures with people so we decided to! He was so funny! We might even be in the newspaper, because the Standard Examiner photographer took our picture!

This is us with the Grinch and our Hot Chocolate! (which was SO good by the way!)
Two of the six weren't in the picture... party poopers...

Thanks Lewis, Conner, Richie, Jessica, and Chalese for makin Saturday night so fun! I love ya all!!!

HELP!!!

2008-12-04T14:39:00.000-08:00

I need anyone and everyone's help on this! So the Student Government has to plan the Christmas assembly and the Christmas dance. I NEED IDEAS FOR THE ASSEMBLY!!!!!!!!! I am supposed to have some good ideas tomorrow and Monday. I know you all have a creative part of your brain. Whether you use it or not I don't know but you need to wake it up and start thinkin! =) One thing you need to remember is that it has to entertain 900 students. Also it needs to be creative and fun. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE give me your ideas. I would appreciate it a ton!

(sorry about not having pictures lately!)

HaPpY ThAnKsGiViNg!

2008-11-27T09:16:00.001-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope you all eat lots and have a great holiday!

Not Much...

2008-11-26T15:03:00.001-08:00

I haven't done much lately, thats why I haven't posted anything!!

I did go down to Salt Lake yesterday with the Student Gov. It was for the "Power In You" conference. It's like an inspirational thing. It was really good!! - A very long bus ride though.

I got to see my friend Colton for the first time in like two years too! It was so fun to see him!!

Well I'm sure after the holiday there will be lots to post about but as of right now... there's not much going on. =)

tWiLiGhT

2008-11-21T19:51:00.000-08:00

Today my mom and I went and saw Twilight!!! It was good but I was a little disappointed. I was mad about the ending to! I thought it should have ended somewhere else. It also felt short. I will DEFINATELY go see the next one though! And can I just say that Jacob Black is like WAY hot!! O MAN! haha =)

Thanks mom for taking me to see it and havin a fun 'girls' time!! I love you!

StUdEnT GoVeRnMeNt

2008-11-08T18:52:00.001-08:00

Being in the Student Gov at school has been really stressful this week. Monday we started our 'Spirit Week', had two volleyball games, and a championship football game which I already talked about.

Spirit Week is the week we do themes and activities that go along with the themes. Monday it was Tie Day, Tuesday was Crazy Day, Wednesday was Retro Day (my fav!!), Thursday was Green & Gold Day, and Friday was Twin Day. We planned this week everyday for the past month for an hour a day. ugh! It turned out ok. . . not many students particapated.

Our volleyball games we did good and bad. We won on Tuesday and lost on Friday.

And it took the Student Gov AND Cheerleaders 5 1/2 hours to decorate the school for championships.

It was probably the most stressful week so far this year for being in Studen Gov. But I still love it! =)

This is me on Tie Day!
I didn't get pictures of the other days because I forgot.... oops. =)

sChOoL FoOtBaLL ChAmPiOnShIpS

2008-11-06T16:53:00.000-08:00

My school's football team has been undeafeted all season, which basically means we had a REALLY GOOD football team this year. Today we played our championship game at the high school. At first we were not doing our best, but in the end we pulled it off and WON!!!!!!!!!! WHOO HOO!!!!!!
It was a good game even though the score was 36-0!!! We did have a really sad injury, but we still played our best.

GOOD JOB MIGHTY MEN!!!!!!! =)

Halloween

2008-11-02T07:00:00.000-08:00

Happy (late) Halloween!

This year our costumes were. . .

Lady Bug Ally

Hippi Hunter

Granny Caden

And the girls from 2008!

Yeah, me and Ash had a party while everyone else was trick-or-treatin. We stayed home and watched She's the Man. We were very creative with our costumes. . . =)

Hope everyone had a good Halloween!

~tHe StAkE dAnCe~

2008-10-26T16:11:00.000-07:00

Last night was the Halloween Multi-Stake Dance. It was SOO much fun!! I absolutely love the stake dances! My best friend Ashley came over to my house before the dance, and then we headed over to my stake center (my stake was the host). We were supposed to dress up in costumes. . . so me and Ash dressed up like girls from 2008! Pretty creative huh! We both didn't want to wear costumes.... =) but we had a blast! And I am pretty sure that we were all dead last night after the dance because we sure danced it up with everyone! Now I just can't wait til the next one! ;) and yes, for my uncles who will ask me, I DID dance with the boys. haha

Me and Ash in our 'costumes' =) getting ready to head out to go and get our groove on! (just kiddin)

Young Womens

2008-10-23T18:27:00.000-07:00

Last night for Young Womens the mia-maids went to my leader Kim's parents pumpkin patch and got to pick out any pumpkin we wanted. Then we went back to her garage and carved them. It was so much fun. We also had hot chocolate and pumpkin chocolate chip cookies! YUMMY!! It was so good! Even though it was a little cold, we had so much fun.

Thanks Kim and Julie for a fun Young Womens!! =)

(you can't really see what is carved on the pumkins, but mine had three hearts on it!)
<3

No More.

2008-10-21T18:43:00.001-07:00

I officially have no more baby teeth!!! I know you're probably thinking, "She is what like 14 and still has baby teeth?!" Yes, sadly it was true. But NOT ANYMORE!!!!!
I had an appointment at the dentist office for a tooth extraction tomorrow, but there was NO WAY I was going to that dentist! He is nice and all but come on! Who wants to go have a shot in their mouth to make it num for 6 hours to pull one baby tooth out when you have floss at home?! Floss sounds like a better plan to me! So yes, I used floss and yanked that tooth out! Now I don't have to go to the dentist! Yipee!!! =)
It's a little random for a post. . . but you have to admit, it was pretty exciting! ( at least for me anyway! :D )

Happy Birthday!

2008-10-18T20:57:00.000-07:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HUNTER SI!!!
Hope you had a great birthday!
You are the best 2nd littlest brother ever!
I love you bud!!!

Love,
Lexa Lou =)

Finally!

2008-10-16T22:21:00.000-07:00

I finally got my hair cut!! Whoo hoo! It has been drivin me nuts! I cut it really short this time. It barely, barely, BARELY fits in a pony tail!! It kinda doesn't though (if that even makes sense!) =)

I got it cut into an A-Line. So its really short in the back but long in the front. I absolutely LOVE IT!!!!!

Sorry the pics are really grainy and bad.. i took them with my phone and they turned out weird.. so sorry!!

Lots to catch up on

2008-10-12T12:46:00.001-07:00

I haven't posted for a while, so I figured I better do it now. (I have added two other posts today besides this one because there was a lot, so scroll down!) =)

First of all . . .

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CADEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today Caden turned 12 years old. He was real happy with his presents. He got a lot of BYU stuff, some books, and a suit. He looks so dang cute in his suit!!! He is such a handsome brother!

I LOVE YA BUD!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Hope you have had a good birthday!

Love,
your fav sis!
<3

(Oh! And can you believe the snow?! UGH!)

What Happens When No Parents Are Home!

2008-10-12T12:33:00.000-07:00

If you have ever wondered what goes on at my house while my parents are away, then this is for you. =)

Wolf Creek Condo

2008-10-12T12:09:00.000-07:00

Over conference weekend my Uncle Scott, Aunt Heather,their family, and my family went up to Wolf Creek and stayed in a condo. It was so much fun!

My baby cousin Kendall is growing up so fast! She is the cutest baby girl in the entire world. She is so sweet! And she is a really good baby!

Me eating while watching conference. (the food was really good up there!) ;o)

I ate so much!

While we were up there, my Grandma and Grandpa Holmes came up for breakfast and dinner on sunday. In between sesions of conference, we took a little family history tour to where my Grandpa's family used to live. It was really neat.

My dad and Uncle Scott went to the Priestood Sesion. Don't ask about the chose of clothing. Scott asked my dad to bring a tie and he brought those to (which don't match anything) but it was funny!

(Don't they look just so excited? haha they said it is supposed to be serious. . . .)

My Little Sister Is Growing Up..

2008-09-28T12:26:00.000-07:00

Yesterday my little sis Ally came up to my mom and said she had a dream that she got her ears pierced. Mom told her that she was going to have to talk to her dad about that one. Well through the day dad started to ease up on the idea, and guess what? He said yes! So Ally, my mom, Me, and my friend went to the mall to get Ally's ears pierced.
She was doing pretty good until she sat in the chair. Then she started to get a little freaked out. She did really good though!
After she got them pierced, we went and ate a pretzle and walked around the mall for a while. It was really fun.

Before:

After:

One long week..

2008-09-14T17:24:00.000-07:00

So on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday I had to stay after school. (ugh) Tuesday and Thursday were the softball games (which we lost both of them :-/ ) Friday was the football game (which we won!!! YAY!) and Wednesday I had to help get things ready for our pep assembly. AND I had LOTS of homework, which didn't help... at all. So I didn't get to bed until like 10:30 or later each night.

On Saturday I left my house at 10:30 and didn't get home until 9:15 that night. But I had a really fun day! That morning I met up with my cousin Ashley and she took my pictures. It was a lot of fun! She had me do some really fun poses and stuff. I'm kind of nervous to see how they turned out.. hopefully they will be good! I shouldn't be because she did really good.

After that my mom and I went to town to find clothes for family pictures next week. It was a VERY long process and we came homes with hardly anything. (oh well)

Then we went to my brother Hunter's soccer game. He played really well! They ended up with a tie, but it was really fun to watch!

Next we went to my Grandma and Grandpa Hunter's house. I hadn't seen them for what seemed like ever becuase ive been kind of sick. So I was really happy to see them! My grandpa looked way good!! I was so excited!!

And then church today.

Wow... what a week. =)

Being in 9th grade...

2008-09-06T21:29:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I just have to say that i absolutely LOVE my 9th grade year so far! I love all my classes and the homework this year isn't so bad. And I love seminary! It is definatly one of my favorite classes! I have also enjoyed being a 9th grade officer. The stress of it hasn't really kicked in yet but we start our school sports (softball AND football) this week so we will see how everything goes. We also had our first assembly last week and it went really well, and was a ton of fun to do! But i love all the officers so it makes it easier to enjoy everything! I also have the best friends in the world! Which makes everything that much better. But all in all I LOVE SCHOOL! =)

Vegas

2008-09-04T14:30:00.001-07:00

So we went to Vegas on Thursday right after school. It was my first time going and i do have to say that it wasn't my favorite place. We had lots of fun but it wouldn't be my chose to go again. But we saw lots of fun things. And the condo we stayed in was really nice! I posted some pics below.

And if you haven't already noticed... my dad is a dork. But I love him anyway! <3
Oh, and so are my brothers. (Like father like son!) ;)

Keep going down, and there are more pics!

2008-09-04T14:24:00.001-07:00

School Stuff...

2008-08-14T11:39:00.000-07:00

So on Tuesday I had to be at Wahlquist at 7:30 for a planning meeting... which in my opinion is WAY to early for anything... haha and after that we went to Lagoon for student government retreat. It was really fun. My friends were all crazy and we laughed basically ALL DAY!!! Then at lunch we all met at the Yellow Terrace and ate subs, and met our new principal. Her name is Mrs. Sweet and she is so so nice! I am way excited. Then after lunch my group went and we rode some more rides. We rode Rattlesnake Rapids like 10 times in a row!! Ok, maybe a little less but it was past 5 times im pretty sure! But it was way fun.

Then on Wednesday it was registration... ugh!... we had to wait in line forever! But I am really happy with my classes this year. And my picture for the year book turned out REALLY good. It was also fun to see all my friends again! :0)
I think this is going to be my funnest/best year so far!

Boating

2008-07-25T18:40:00.000-07:00

So my fam went boating with my uncle Dustin and his fam (except Brooke and Brittany because they are in Colorado) on Wednesday. It was soo much fun. I wasn't planning on getting in the water, but my cousin Tyson and everyone else convinced me to. I was so glad I did! I did the knee board thing. I was the only one to fall off of it! haha But I was the best one on there... in my opinion... ;)

Retreat to St. George

2008-07-01T11:25:00.000-07:00

I know its weird to post again on the same day but I had to tell about this.

So I just got back from my Student Government meeting about my retreat to St. George. It was really good but kinda long. At first we talked about the parades and floats for the 4th. That took about 45 minutes. Then we started talking about the retreat. We talked about that for almost and hour. We got everything covered. Then the advisors had a last minute meeting with the district. It turns out that we are not allowed to go to St. George. We were all TICKED!!!! I was soo mad. The district won't let us travel that far. And other politics. So now we aren't doing anything for retreat until Aug. and we might not even do anything. What a bummer! I got my hope up for nothing.

But I did get my officer jacket!! YAY!

me lookin cool in my jacket

Hair

2008-07-01T08:21:00.000-07:00

So I finally got my hair cut and colored last night! I have been waiting forever! But I absolutly LOVE it!! I decided to put more red in it and brown. So it is definatly darker. I still have a little blonde but not much. The pictures aren't very good...so sorry!

before...

AFTER!!!!!

The pic doesn't show the color as good as in person but there is A LOT of red.

Holmes Party

2008-06-29T18:47:00.000-07:00

We had our annual Holmes Party yesterday. It was Hawaiian themed so we all had to dress in Hawaiian attire. It turned out fun. And my little sister Ally won a quilt! Actually she one a lot of things. Haha she got lucky.

This is my uncle Mick doing the hula. He really got into it towards the end. It was way funny!

This is my uncle Scott movin his hips all over the hula stage.
This my aunt Heather doing the hula while me and my cousin Tahler stood there and looked pretty. haha

Summer Hair Cuts

2008-05-28T20:43:00.000-07:00

My dad and Hunter both got their summer grandpa haircuts this week. My grandpa Hunter has lost his hair and so the boys decided to get theirs cut for him. Well Caden HATES his hair cut short. He likes the long hair style. But we finally convinced him to cut his hair too. They are really cute all together!!!! Haha and Grandpa was really thrilled the boys would cut their hair for him.

SCHOOL'S OUT!!!!

2008-05-27T13:36:00.001-07:00

SCHOOL IS FINALLY OUT!!!!! WOO HOO! I am sooo excited there is no more school! And... I left the 8th grade with another 4.0!!!!!!! Which I find pretty exciting. =) Now I can sleep in, mess around, have fun!!!! I am now a Freshmen!

Stripling Warrior

2008-05-25T22:17:00.001-07:00

So I had a really neat experience the other day. I was just hangin' out around my house when the doorbell rang. So I went and answered it. When I first saw this guy I was like"What the heck!?"His name is PowHOOfa. I know it is kind of crazy but I didn't name him! Well, he started telling me about how he is a Stripling Warrior. His story was really amazing. He talked about Alma and Helaman and stuff. It really touched me. It is amazing the things the Stripling Warriors went through. PowHOOfa let me get a picture of him and I thought I would share it.

Grandpa Hunter

2008-05-18T11:03:00.000-07:00

As many of you already know, my grandpa Hunter was diagnosed with Lymphoma Cancer a few weeks ago.
He has been in the hospital quite a few times trying to fight this monster.
He is such an amazing man and I am sooo greatful to have him in my life. There is not another man like him. He is the greatest grandpa in the world!

I Love You Grandpa!!! :)

Catching up

2008-05-11T10:14:00.000-07:00

I know, I know I haven't updated my blog in over a month! But I am going to start catching up now. I have a lot to catch up on so just be patient! :)

Well I didn't make SBO but... I did make 9th grade office! WOO HOO!

These are some of my posters.

My 4.0

2008-03-30T14:58:00.001-07:00

So... for my 3rd quarter of school my GPA was a 4.0!!! I was sooo excited and proud of myself! I worked really hard for that. I was sick for a week and I had play rehearsals everyday for six hours after school during that quarter. My first and second quarters I got a 3.8 both times and now I finally got a 4.0! WAHOO!!!!! ;)

Braces and Easter

2008-03-25T14:30:00.000-07:00

These are my before and after pictures for my braces. They are definatly not the cutest pictures but that's okay. I got them on last Wednesday right before Spring Break! NOT FUN! They hurt the first few days but after that I was fine. I couldn't eat hardly anything though because it hurt so bad.

Easter was really fun. On Saturday we had our annual Holmes Family Easter Party. We played games and just hung out most of the day. It was fun. We had relay races, bowling, hula-hoop contests, and egg coloring contests. I won the hula-hoop contest...again! But everyone who tried did a good job too!

Most of the grandkids were there but a few of them couldn't make it.

On Sunday, we had Grandma and Grandpa Hunter come over for dinner and then we had an Easter egg hunt outside. Hunter found the egg with $5 in it though! All because Dad is a CHEATER! Oh well! We all had a lot of fun!

2008-03-06T14:24:00.000-08:00

Today I found out that there are now 20 people running for SBO! AAAHHH!!!
I honestly don't think half of them are going to make it but you never know!

SBO

2008-03-05T14:06:00.000-08:00

So at school they are starting to talk about running for Student Body Officer (SBO)! I am soooo excited! I am really nervous though because there are 12 people running! Last year there were only 5 I think! So this year there are a ton!!!! I hope I make it. I ran last year but just to be in Student Government and I didn't make it and I miss it sooo much this year! So if I don't make SBO then I will run for 9th grade officer but I hope I make it! Wish me luck! :)

Surprise!

2008-03-01T13:52:00.000-08:00

So for Ally's birthday she got a BIG surprise, she got a fish and a frog! She was thrilled! That was her face when she realized that those were actually hers and it wasn't a joke. It was the cutest thing ever! She HAD to call her best friend to come to see her two new pets. She was so excited! Their names are Rainbow (the fish) and Bunker (the frog)

Now the boys want them so they are going to Walmart after their basketball games to buy their own!

Starting My Blog!

2008-02-16T19:28:00.000-08:00

I can't wait to get my blog started!!! I am still trying to figure it out, but eventually it's going to be pretty sweet!