HOMECOMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kolter and Courtney!

Tannis and Brandon!

Lindsay and Booty (Robert)!

We had a DELICIOUS dinner at the Kings house (my dates house) and it was set up so cute!!

The girls, Lindsay, Tannis, Courtney, and Me :D

The Boys Kolter, Brandon, Booty, and Dallin!! :D

AW!!!! everyone looks so cute, and yes, booty (far right) is standing on the fireplace! haha

Me and Dallin!!! what a stud huh!



This was seriously SO fun!! So, Friday night the girls had a sleepover at Lindsays house and it was a blast just being crazy and spending time together! Then Saturday morning the boys picked us up at 8:00 and we went quading! (sorry i dont have any pics of quading) Brandons dad Brother Ray and his friend Brother Goodman went with us! we had 5 quads and 1 dirt bike, brother Rays quad broke, Booty and Lindsays quad broke, and Brandon and Tannis Flipped their quad (scary!) so it broke. Me and Dallin were riding right by them so we were able to be right there and help when it happened, Tannis is alright, she has some scrapes on each knee, and brandon will be okay, he is on crutches right now, his left leg got hurt pretty bad. but he should be better in a few weeks, luckily we said a prayer before we started because they should have been hurt a lot worse then they were! anyways, so by the end of the day Kolter and Courtneys quad worked and Our quad worked (and bro. Goodmans dirtbike) dont get me wrong, everyones quads worked for a while and one by on they broke, so we all did get to go for a long time! and brandon and Tannis flipped right at the very end, which really was good because the cars were right there! But i think me and Dallin had the most fun! haha cause pretty much everyone else had something go wrong. anyways, then we had lunch while we cleaned tannis and brandon up, packed up the quads and went home. Then the boys picked us up at 6:30 and we went to dallins house for that Delicious dinner, Steak and Salmon!! then to the dance, which was so fun. and after to Brandons house for RoOTbeEr FLoaTs! The boys could't have planned it any better! it was the funnest date i have ever been on! thank you to all the parents for all you did for us, for the boys for making our date SO amazingly fun. and for DALLIN for being such a FUN date!!!!!!!!

girls camp!!

these are the cute girls that were in the hotel room wiht me and rachel (we were YCL's)

Our skit group! and yes.. i have a diaper on my head :P

We went repelling!!! it was sooo fun and not that hard at all! thanks Bishop and bro. Gardner!

Hannah's hair got caught aroung the 8 ring and we had to pull her back up the mountian because she couldn't move, it was an interesting event, but we didnt have to cut off her hair!

Sister Arnett, me, Sister Higgens, Sister Thornhill!!

Cant you tell certification is so fun!

everyone that went repelling minus some leaders, and no beehives (only mia maids and laurels went repelling!)

Some of the girls in our tent!

Dont mess with Aspen ward... we will beat you up!

Me and Rachel teaching CAMP SONGS!!!!! probably my favorite thing about camp

I love rachel! we had SO much fun together!!!!

Our wonderful men setting up camp for us!!

how cute!



The first night we slept at our leaders house and it was actually a lot of fun, despite it not being real camping. the second night we went to the resort, hotel and that was fun too, even though it defitnaly wasn't camping!

So.. last night (Saturday) I went to Mountain Views Homecoming! I went with Ethan Smith, long story short he wanted to go with a girl from a different school, his brothers girlfriend knows me really well, and set us up. So we hung out a few times before so it wasn't a total BLIND date. Anyways, i had a volleyball tournament all day so i got home about 4:00. We went to my sister Staci's house to do some stuff, then i had to hurry up and shower and Staci did my hair! Isn't it so cute! Thank you Staci!! (the jewelry is also hers! )
AW :)
I had SO much fun! We had dinner at his house with three others couples that his mom made and it was delicious! Then we went to the dance, and after we went to another persons house in our group to play some games! Thank you Ethan!!

Rules: Each player answers the question themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5 and posts their names. Have fun!

5 years ago I:
1. was 11
2. was in clogging
3. was ugly
4. gave lots of hugs.. oh wait i still do!
5. played on my playhouse and trampoline A TON

5 things on tomorrow's to do list:
1. School
2. volleyball
3. Homework
4. mutual
5. Make a fruit salad for mutual

5 snacks I enjoy:
1. any chocolate
2. cookies
3. ice cream
4. HOMEMADE ICE CREAM
5. anything gummy

5 things I would do if I were a millionaire:
1. give some of it away to help people
2. travel, a lot
3. save money so i never go broke
4. buy a nice house but not necessarily big
5. make sure i have a pool for this Arizona heat!

5 places I have lived:
1. My Mommy's tummy
2. My car seat
3. MY crib
4. you could probably say at mesa high
5. and of course my house
.. of course most of these places were for just months, but I'm sure i was there a lot! ha ha

I tag.. Emily, Dana, Janell, and Cortney! yes three for that blog, ha ha

Hey everyone. As of Tuesday I am going PRIVATE! so if you want to be able to read my blog send me your e-mail (or send it to my mom if you have hers and i will get it!) Thank you!!

VOLLEYBALL

So.. volleyball tryouts started the same day as the first day of school! And I found out on Wednesday that I MADE VARSITY!! I was so happy, and it was like a huge weight was lifted off me. I'm really excited for this season, I think we have a really good team and will do well, there are I think 8 seniors and 5 juniors on the team. And we all get along really well!! Mountain View.. get ready.. cause here we come! haha.. well I hope! :D

I STOLE THIS FROM EM'S BLOG! Just for fun..

Diamonds or pearls? diamonds
What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Hancock! I liked it a lot
What is your favorite TV show? What Not To Wear, say yes to the dress, must love kids, dirty jobs, mythbusters, and anything else on tlc or hgtv! (or discovery)
What do you usually have for breakfast? i usually don't have any..
What is your middle name? Nichole
What food do you dislike? FISH
What is your favorite CD at moment? any of my mixes from Tan
What kind of car do you drive? which ever one i can..
Favorite sandwich? toasted sub!!
What characteristic do you despise? TWO FACED.. if your gonna say it, say it to their face
Favorite item of clothing? JEANS!!!!!
If you could go anywhere on vacation, where would you go? China.. or Italy!
Favorite brand of clothing? umm mudd.. really i don't care, if its cute and it fits then really why care..
What was your most recent memorable birthday? 14th.. went to school in a LIMO!
Favorite sport to watch? volleyball or football.. and sometimes baseball
When is your birthday? may 14
Are you a morning person or a night person? hmm depends.. more energy in the morning but i hate waking up
What is your shoe size? 9-10
Pets? dead.. (sorry Em)
What did you want to be when you were little? i don't know.. but like 6-10 grade i wanted to do hair
How are you today? BORED
What is your favorite candy? I'm not picky.. but i love cookies and cream Hershey's bars, and symphony (spell?) bars!
What is your favorite flower? carnation!!!!!!!!!!!
What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? august 11.. VOLLEYBALL SEASON STARTS.. as well as school
What is your favorite pastime? baking.. learning tips from my mom!
What are you listening to right now? my mom talk to Kylie
What was the last thing you ate? hot dog.. and I'm gonna have salad when I'm done with this!
Do you wish on stars? duh.. who doesn't
If you were a crayon, what color would you be? TEAL
How is the weather right now? windy and stormy.. and yet its very hot..
The first person you spoke to on the phone today? mom
Favorite soft drink? milk or water.. i guess those don't count..Gatorade.. does that count?
Favorite restaurant? MOKIS.. panda.. ahola kitchen.. cafe Rio.. taco bell.. subway!
Real hair color? brown
What was your favorite toy as a child? probably the water.. i was DARK
Summer or winter? neither.. fall!
Hugs or kisses? depends on the person
Chocolate or Vanilla? depends..
When was the last time you cried? when Tate left
What is under your bed? who knows! hahaha
What did you do last night? went swimming with my cute little niece Hallie and Mia and my nephew Powell!
What are you afraid of? the dark.. cockroaches (spell?) sharks
Salty or sweet? SWEET!
How many years at your current job? hmm being me.. that would be my whole life
Favorite day of the week? Friday
How many towns have you lived in? this one..
any nickname? Chubbs, Heidi-Ho, Hide
Mother's first name? Nanette
Tattoo? ya right
Body piercings? ears.. which my brother did not know i had, and yet he was there when i got them pierced..
How much do you love your job? well if i knew what it was i would love it
Birthplace? Mesa
Favorite vacation spot? CHICAGO
Ever been to Africa? Nope
Ever eaten cookies for dinner? oh yes!
Ever been on TV? na.. my dad does that! :D
Ever steal traffic signs? hahaha what am i like a 7th grader (not that i ever have) but no
Ever been in a car accident? nope(knock on wood)
Drive a 2-door or 4-door vehicle? 4 door baby
Favorite salad dressing? ranch.. has to be hidden valley!!
Favorite pie? umm banana cream
Favorite number? 7.. although because of volleyball im taking favor in 16
Favorite Sport? VOLLEYBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Favorite holiday? umm i don't really know
Favorite dessert? uhh i like lots of desserts
Favorite food? katsu chicken.. terraki chicken.. any chicken.. oh and Sweet pork!!
Favorite brand of body wash? sweet pea
Favorite toothpaste? umm i think we use Colgate and i like it
Favorite smell? vanilla car fresheners.. rain in the pine trees, or on the road.
What do you do to relax? draw
How do you see yourself in 10 years? hopefully married and own my own bakery!
What would you like to do that you've never done before? go to a stinkin lake.. or Disney land!
What is your favorite color? light green and brown, or light blue and brown. But by itself.. teal
What vehicle would you love to have? i don't know what kind yet.. but a TRUCK ( i know, gas guzzler) with a 4 in. lift, 20 in. rims either navy blue, yellow, white or black. king cab, with a BIG sticker on the back that says "SILLY BOYS, TRUCKS ARE FOR GIRLS" haha

Sorry for totally boring all of you.. haha

My week.. and a new found love

This week I could finally play VOLLEYBALL for the first time in almost 3 months. You can imagine how excited I was! It was so fun, we went to EXCELL camp. and From about 9-12 we had team practice.. the guy in the pic (Steve) is who our team coach was, hes from Cali! He was the COOLEST! then we had lunch for like an hour.. then from 1-3 we had position work, then we did skits (fun) after that, from 4-7 we had tourney play!! It was A BLAST.. we learned a lot. We finished Fourth out of 9 teams.. not great. but there were some amazing teams there! and we had some problems with people having to leave because of other sports.. and our setter got hurt.. so our amazing outside player filled in setting and did a great job! :D Being crazy in our hotel!

This is my new found love.. okay not really. But since I LOVE flowers.. I decided to try drawing them.. and I think for my first time I didn't do very bad? haha.. these are just a few.. :D

Tates goodbye's..

Sunday Tate gave his farewell talk. It was so cute, and I think we were all amazed at how well he did because he wrote it all on his own! :P Then Sunday night his close friends and family came over to say their goodbyes. Then family, and a couple of his friends stayed for his setting apart. It was such a fun yet spiritual night. Tate and Jeff!
GIRL COUSINS!! how fun huh? at least we all can still hug Tate when he comes home but isn't.. um released? I don't know what they call it when there not a missionary anymore! :D (would you say our family likes black and white?) haha
Me and my daddy!!
Tate and some of his girls! :D their last hug goodbye! (going from left to right- I dont know the girl on the far left, but then its Kylie, Dana, Tate, Janell, Angela, and Cortney)


Tate left on Monday with my parents to drive up to Utah to visit some family in Utah before he left. They also went into the Salt Lake Temple. And who knows what else.. haha on Wednesday Tate reported to the MTC in Provo. And begun his mission experience. I know he will be such an AMAZING missionary! I already miss him SO much! But.. time will go by fast, its weird to think I will have graduated when he gets home!

My favorite thing..

When we went to Chicago, there were people all over that would play their instruments. I LOVED it. These ones were outside of Wrigley Field before the game. But what amazed me was the little boy! He was SO good, and kept up with them. It was awesome!!

CHICAGO

Wrigley field. (Chicago Cubs Stadium)

We went shopping and at one of the malls the Lego store was there. it was so cool, it was like a mini Lego land.. okay not really at all. But it was still cool.
This is another one made out of Lego's..

This is us walking the streets. I told Tate to carry me, and he tried but couldn't (hehehe, he really could if he wanted to) So i said. I'm stronger then you, i will carry you. and i did! - but i don't know what he is doing in this picture.

This is the whole reason we went to Chicago. The Hohokams (they run the spring training for the cubs, and my dad is the big ho (president) of it) anyways, they go every year to get their picture taken on the field.. yes we went onto the field. It was so fun!

This is us the second day we went.. we sat in the seats that day (the first day we sat in the.. hmm something suite. but it was an inside thing with a buffet.. etc.)

Random pic. But i love the old buildings mixed in with the new modern ones

My dad asleep on the "L"

So me and Tate got to go for the 5th inning and sit right behind the dugout for the cubs (they passed around the tickets so everyone could go) and it was so cool. We were SO close to the players!!!!

MY TWO DADS!! my real dad.. obviously, on the left. And on the right is my "dad" When i was about six we were in a magazine thingy and for the picture, he was my dad! Ever since then, i have just always called him dad! haha.. good times

On top of the Sears tower! it was so cool, we got to go on top of the tower and see out, the city is amazing. This is just playing with the different effects on my camera..

:D

My mom said this makes it look like its under water! cool!!

These are what i bought there.. i wanted to go shopping, like for clothes. But everything there is SO expensive. And we found this little shop with really cute jewelry, i don't think any of the jewelry was over 8 dollars that i got!! and the sun glasses and purse my mom bought at Marshall's!

The bracelets.. sorry its blurry!

Thank you MOM and DAD for a really fun trip!! this is the last trip we got to take with the four of us before Tate leaves for his mission... :'( but it was SO much fun im glad we got to go!!!

Tuesday

So. Tuesday.. Trev called me and told me that on Monday it was gramps birthday. And I didn't know that, so I told him to come over, so we could make brownies and take them to him. Well he did and it was a lot of fun.. oh ya, he also brought me taco bell for lunch!!! So, we made the brownies.. although they didn't turn out perfect.. but that's okay! And we put some aside to take to gramps.. then well Trev took this cooking class or something, I don't really know. And they made this thing.. I don't know if it has a name. But with the rest of the brownies, we took out the middle, but left a little layer on the bottom, then you make chocolate pudding and mix it with cool whip. Then you fill in the hole you made with the pudding stuff, and add in the chunks you took out.. I don't know. Weird stuff. But it was really good actually! haha. Then Colton came over, and we went and took the brownies to Gramps, he wasn't there though, so we talked to Grams for a little while. And then went home, it was a lot of fun! :D

This is it! oh ya.. drizzle Hershey's syrup on it!! :D
oh wait, I think he called it a brownie pie? maybe...