Utah Trip

Sam and I had the fantastic opportunity to go to Utah for Labor Day weekend. He had a recruiting event to attend at BYU. I wasn't planning on going (due to school and work) until I got an invitation to my sweet cousin Whitney's wedding that same weekend! What a co-in-ki-dink! I was so excited it worked out for us to go to the wedding and spend time with both of our families!

 

 Sam and me at the new Draper Temple

 Some of my Bowen cousins who were at the wedding

 Some of my beautiful girl cousins!

 Me and one of my closet cousins Lindsay (also the sister of the bride)!

 At the BYU football game! ....apparently I picked the wrong time to take a picture...

 Watching the game

 Much better time to take a picture...

 Hooray we won!!

 Sam with his dad and our nephew Hyrum

 Mmm a trip to Utah is not complete without Spoon Me! Definitely my favorite FroYo place!

 Sam and our niece Rachel. SUCH a cutie!

 Sam teaching Rachel about the joys of the iPhone... I think they were playing the popping bubble wrap game.

On Labor Day, Sam and I got to go up Provo Canyon a bit with Brendon, Stephanie, and Henry Holmes! Brendon is Sam's old roommate from college, and it was actually the first time I got to meet them after hearing about them for years! Such a fun day! We went to Bridal Veil Falls, played bocce ball, played Ticket To Ride (LOVE that game) and Monopoly Deal (I did not fare so well in this one...), went to University Mall, and played pool! Beautiful scenery, fun games, shopping, and good company?? That is my kind of day!

Their baby Henry is ADORABLE! Such a fun little boy to play with.

Ice Skating

Recently a few of my brothers and my dad have started a hockey team. Unfortunately, Sam only recently started ice skating, so he's not quite ready for the team. (Hopefully next year!) Everyone has been going ice skating more lately to practice, so Sam and I joined in one night. Good times with the fam!

This one doesn't really show how much better Sam has gotten at ice skating since he first went! But he has!

Daddio skating like a pro!

Look at how graceful my dear mother is out there!

Chillin' on the side

Love my man!

Precious!

Love my daddy!

Jeremy and Maria

Me, Maria and Mom

Sam and me after skating

Love my parents!

A Soccer Wife

So a lot of you probably didn't know me in middle school, which is pretty much the only time I have ever "played" soccer. Played should be used loosely because I would usually just be somewhere on the field making daisy chains, which was also my activity of choice during the baseball section of PE. Needless to say, I have never been a big fan of soccer. When Sam and I started dating, I would go to some of his games. I would play on his iPhone a bit, look up every once in awhile and kind of cheer him on... hey I was there right?!? Haha. As our relationship progressed, so did my relationship with soccer. I actually watch about 3/4 of his soccer games now and only on my phone for about 1/4 of it! haha. I also watched as many world cup games as possible this year! Crazy huh? It's amazing what love can do.

Sam plays soccer with his KPMG office team. It has been a great outlet for him, and a great way for me to get to know some people he works with. For the last few years, he has kind of been in charge of the team, which in turn makes me the team mom! haha. I have had a lot of fun cheering them on, bringing treats (orange slices!), and making sure everyone signs the roster and gets a jersey every week. It's good practice for me to prepare for our kids who will inevitably take after their father and be amazing soccer players! (Hopefully our girls will be volleyball players or cheerleaders though...haha). Here are a few pictures of him playing and of his team!

Go KPMG!

 Oh dear, I love that man!

 Strike a pose!

One of Sam's teammates, Jed.

LOVE Sam's expression in this one. hehe