Thanksgiving

This year for Thanksgiving we spent it with Kyle's family at his grandma Kunde's house. His parents and sisters were there as well as his Uncle Chris and his family and then for dinner his Uncle Lyden and Aunt Janice joined us. The dinner was very delicious, one thing I love about Kyle's family is that they sure know how to cook! This first picture here is of our dashboard, we had never gotten this low before on  our gas tank and were worried we wouldn't make it to the gas station! but we did and we were very grateful!

Some of the things we did was watched movies, played games and talked. It was nice to relax and enjoy some family time.

Kelsey's Birthday

Last friday was Kelsey's (kyle's little sister) birthday so we took her out to dinner at Texas Roadhouse and then we went and saw the new movie 2012. We sure had a lot of fun and hope that she enjoyed her day!

Go Boise State!

Kyle's dad was nice enough to get us tickets to a Boise State game so last weekend we spend the weekend in Boise and had a lot of fun at the game and they won so that made it even better. Thanks again Greg!

It's always a special treat going to Kyle's parents house because Kyle's dad always seems to cook us up some delicious homemade meals and this time when we got there we found out their oven was broken and I got a little sad that that would somehow prevent some good cooking but there was no need to fear because Kyle's mom had what is called an apple box oven. It is box wrapped in tinfoil and you heat up charcoal and place them in there and there you have an oven! We cooked; biscuits, rolls and cookies in there and it worked great! I was very impressed. A great thing to add to food storage!

Utah Visit

One of Kyle's old mission companions had a reception last weekend so we took the opportunity to go down there so Kyle could go to the reception and so we could visit one of his other companions and my sisters!

Here we are with Brian and Kristen waiting for our pizza.
While Kyle went to the reception with his friend Brian I got to spend some time with my sisters! We went to dinner, visited for a while then got some ice cream and watched a movie. I sure love them and am so grateful to have such wonderful sisters!

On our way back we stopped to visit a good friend of kyle and mine, Jenessa. It was really nice to see and visit with her!

Weekend Cabin Trip

Kyle and I both have weekends off from work so we are trying to go up to the cabin as much as we can and we here are a few pics from out last visit. The weather was perfect and enjoyed being able to spend some time together and relax.
Kyle always likes to get some fishing in!

We don't usually see much more than squirrels up there so we watched this one run from tree to tree for a while.

Another Camping Trip to Birch Creek

Back in August we went camping at Birch Creek with a two other couples from our ward. The weather was great and we played games, ate smores and got some fishing in and this time we not only saw a moose but practically ran into it! Kyle and I were walking around the creek looking for a good place to fish and we came around a patch of big shrubs and right across the creek not 20 feet away a moose stands up and just stares at us! We headed back behind the shrubs and were grateful it didn't come after us!

Weekend Trip to Boise

We took a weekend trip to Boise to visit with Kyle's family. We went to lunch on Friday...

On Saturday we went downtown to the Farmer's Market and saw a lot of cool handmade things and lots of good food to try.

On saturday afternoon while Kyle watched golf with Greg, and while Kelsey was at work, Leslie, Rachel and I went to the Boise Botanical Garden. It was beautiful!

We also went to the top of a mountain called Table Rock.

Rachel and me.

Rachel, Leslie and me. ( it was a little windy up there!)

Grandma's 80th Birthday!

Our Grandma Kunde celebrated her 80th Birthday last week and a surprise birthday party was thrown for her and she was so excited! All of her kids where there and many of her grandchildren. We had a nice dinner, and then all of her kids shared some of their memories and then we watched a slide show of pictures from throughout her life. We sure love her and are very grateful for everything she does for us!

Our 1 Year Anniversary!

We celebrated our 1 year anniversary this weekend! We are so grateful for the last year we have been able to spend together and look forward to many many more! We decided to go back up to Island Park for the weekend and had a really nice time! On our way up there Kyle planned a hike to a place called Sheep Falls and on our way in we saw a sheep! The falls were beautiful and we also found this young tree growing out of a big rock and want to go back every year to see if its still growing.

Of course we had to make some time for fishing! Kyle caught 5 fish on his fly-rod which he was pretty excited about and I enjoyed watching him and reading a book.
Kyle surprised me by buying tickets to the Playmill theater in West Yellowstone to The Secret Garden! We both really enjoyed the play and I was so grateful for my surprise! Before the play we walked around the shops there and read some bear stories in the bookstore they had there. We also went to a pizza place for dinner which was perfect since we both love pizza. Friday night Kyle also surprised me with buying an ice cream maker so Friday night we made homemade ice cream and watched The Edge (a movie about bears...fitting for staying in a cabin :-) Kyle planned most of the surprises for this year but I wanted to do a little something so I got up early on our anniversary morning and placed a bunch of cut out hearts on the floor leading to his card.

Every time we go up to Island Park I am always keeping my eyes peeled for some cool animals and this time we saw a moose on our way out so I was pretty happy about that. You can't see it very well in the picture but the brown spec in the middle of the pic is the head!

Later Sunday night we headed down to Idaho Falls to Kyle's grandma's house to pick up his sister Rachel and they had made us a very delicious dinner and Kyle's grandma gave us a very sweet card and a fondue set so we are excited to try that out.

I am grateful to Kyle for making our 1st anniversary special and for a great first year together! He's the best husband I could ask for!

Birch Creek

Last Saturday we went to Birch Creek with another couple to try the fishing there, it was a really pretty area out in the middle of nowhere.

We saw a moose on the opposite side of the road that the creek was on.

We had to climb up and over this latter to get into the fishing area

Kyle fishing

This one fish made the trip worth it for Kyle!

We had to sit out one storm that passed through, there were a few others around so that made it a little more fun hearing thunder in the background as we enjoyed the afternoon.

Laura's Quick Visit

Laura came up last weekend to see her new niece and the rest of the family that is here of course :-) so we spent some time with Kevin and his family and then Laura and I spent Friday afternoon together. We went to the mall and looked at some clothes and looked at around Barnes and Noble. It was sure fun to see her!

Here is Kyle holding his new niece, he thought her hand under her chin looked pretty cute!

Kyle's 24th Birthday

I started out Kyle's 24th Birthday with one of his favorite breakfasts: hash browns with bacon and eggs mixed together

Earlier that morning I hid 24 pieces of paper where each one had a reason of why we should celebrate his birthday. I tried to hide the paper with something that correlated with the reason. For example the first one I put in his card that said he always makes people laugh so he looked behind our frame that says LAUGH and found the next reason which said he was sweet so then he looked where the sugar was and so forth. He had a lot of fun trying to figure out where the pieces of paper were. Here are the 24th reasons to celebrate kyle:

1. The first reason to celebrate you is because you always can make people laugh!
2. The second reason to celebrate you is because you are sweet!
3. The third reason to celebrate you is because you are a great cook!
4. The fourth reason to celebrate you is because you are good with people and can make anyone feel comfortable around you!
5. The fifth reason to celebrate you is because you are caring to those you love!
6. The sixth reason to celebrate you is because you are very thoughtful and do sweet things for your wife!
7. The seventh reason to celebrate you is because you try hard to please your wife!
8. The 8th reason to celebrate you is because you are a good comforter; you are there for those who need you!
9. The ninth reason to celebrate you is because you enjoy having friends and you are a good friend to them!
10. The tenth reason to celebrate you is because you are a good listener to those who are your friends!
11. The eleventh reason to celebrate you is because you honor God and have a testimony of the true gospel!
12. The twelfth reason to celebrate you is because you love and cherish your family!
13. The thirteenth reason to celebrate you is because you are patient with your wife and others!
14. The fourteenth reason to celebrate you is because you are creative and life to have fun!
15. The fifteenth reason to celebrate you is because you are smart!

16. The sixth reason to celebrate you is because you always show affection to you wife!
17. The seventh reason to celebrate you is because you are easy going!
18. The eighteenth reason to celebrate you is because you are determined to be better! 19. The nineteenth reason to celebrate you is because you are goofy!!
20. The twentieth reason to celebrate you is because you love life!
21. The twenty first reason to celebrate you is because you are willing to serve others!
22. The twenty second reason to celebrate you is because you are genuinely nice and give others compliments!
23. The twenty third reason to celebrate you is because you are understanding and try to think how others might be feeling!
24. The twenty fourth reason to celebrate you is because you have a big heart and love others very much and that’s why you have all these great qualities!

Kyle having crab for his birthday dinner...


Kyle with his presents. His favorite was a new shower head that extends so he can actually fit under the shower!
Kyle getting ready to blow out his candles on his cheesecake. We had one of his good friends Justin and his family come over for cake. Kyle's not sure he likes getting older but enjoyed his birthday anyway.

4th of July Weekend

For the 4th of July we spent most of the week in Island Park at Kyle's family's cabin. Kyle and his dad did a lot of fishing, we played a lot of games, went canoeing...

we also went four wheeling and in the middle picture below of Kyle and I, you cant really tell but we are pretty wet and muddy because we went through a bunch of puddles! We also saw signs for a garage sale so we decided to stop by and the guy gave Kyle this cover for one of his golf clubs.
On Friday Kyle and I went on a little hike. A few years back Kyle's parents saw a bear on this hike but the only wildlife we saw were some geese. We did see some bones by the river and a spot where there was lots of animal fur but no animals.

Then Saturday night we went down to Idaho Falls and had dinner with Kyle's Grandma and then went to see the firework show.

Weekend with the Family

On the same weekend we went camping we spent the rest of the weekend with my brothers and sisters, we were sad that Kevin and his family couldn't make it but the rest of us did enjoyed being able to be together. On Saturday after we got back from the Temple open house and ice cream, Kyle and I made everyone pizza.

It was sure fun to see our nephews and nieces, I got a couple pics of Laura spending time with them.

Here is Kimball, Brian, and Simon running around Temple Square

Here is me between my two beautiful sisters!

Here is me and my wonderful husband!