Fun in the Sun!

Hello everyone!! Here's the latest update for our lives. This last week we had a lot of fun. We both had Saturday off, which doesn't happen very often. So we invited our nephews for a hike to Timpanogas cave. Tyler has been hiking it almost every day, usually with a 45 lb. backpack on! The only way I agreed to go along was if we had our nephews hike it with us and go inside. So we had Wayne, Teresa, Daniel, Ben, Matt, Michelle, James, and even Scott come along! We were surprised at how well the boys did at keeping up. Ben was sure good at setting the pace for all of us too! He was so excited to get to the top. Of course, we had our fair share of carrying them up the trail too. Tyler didn't bring his 45 lb. pack because he figured he'd probably be carrying them up the hill a lot. And he was right! The cave was a lot of fun once we got to the top. I couldn't believe how cool it was inside. I was glad I brought my jacket. Daniel sure was a riot inside. He told us all about stalagmites and stalagtites. He even told us a joke! I couldn't believe how narrow and low some of the tunnels were. I don't think Timp caves are for everyone. After that we ran home and got ready for our next fun event! Tyler is a sweetheart and he knows how much I love the Beatles! So he got us tickets to this activity in the American Fork Park. It's their Steel Days this week and to end the week they had a Beatles tribute band play and then fireworks. How can you pass that up? We got ribs and shuttled over to the park. It was a lot of fun. They played all of the early stuff and they even got us to get up and twist and shout at the end! Tyler sang along and got up and danced with me. He is so much fun. And of course, when the fireworks went off he couldn't keep quiet. He has to BOOM along with loudest of them. He just loves his fireworks. It was a great end to a fun day. Don't worry, there will be more to come. We have the Spanish Fork Rodeo in 2 days, and the Steve Miller Band next week. And this summer is far from over! I've still got South Dakota up ahead, and we're heading to Alaska in September! I'll update you all soon! Love Taryn and Tyler

Summer Fun

Hello again everyone! Sorry it's been so long since my last Blog, I keep forgetting my camera! Maybe I'll just have to start keeping it in my purse again. This summer has been crazy and busy for us. We celebrated Father's Day even though we're not parents yet. Tyler is still a great husband, and I guess our two frogs can count as our kids for now. I got him a North Face shirt, and tickets to the Steve Miller Band. That'll be fun. We're going to that at the end of July. We're still having fun being newlyweds. Yes, we know we make you all sick. But we still have fun doing the little sweet things. The other night while Tyler was working I made a trail of Hershey kisses go from the door to the bed. It was a lot more work than I thought it would be, but it was fun to hear Tyler laugh when he walked in the door and followed them to the bedroom. I will be doing a lot of traveling this summer. I kicked it off the third week in June with a trip to Orlando. I went to help my brother's company at a computer conference. My job was really easy. I just had to walk around and make sure all the computers were up and running and answer basic questions from attendees. We made it down to Universal Studios while we were down there which was way fun. They shut down the park for our conference so we didn't have to wait in any lines. Barenaked Ladies and the Blue Man Group also put on special performances just for us. It was a pretty cool conference. It was fun being that close to the ocean because I'm a huge seafood lover! So we got the best sushi ever, and all you can eat seafood every chance we could get! It was an all expenses paid trip so we broke the bank on food! I was definitely ready to come home and see Tyler when we were done though. It was our first time apart since we've been married and it was definitely weird. I was glad to be home! The 4th of July was nice this year. Tyler has to work every 4th of July, but this year he worked events instead of patrol, so I got to go hang out with him while he worked. I got to watch the parade with him, walk around the event, and watch the fireworks with him at the end. The police force was really nice and made dinner for all of the cops and their families. So we had a nice barbecue at the mobile command center. It was pretty cool. The next day was my family reunion for my Dad's side of the family. It was really fun, and really hot! We had snow cones and cotton candy, which if you know me at all..............you know I LOVE my snow cones and cotton candy! We even had snow cones at our wedding! My nieces and nephews were so excitd to see Tyler. They just love him. As much as he denies it, he's great with the kids. It was a hot day, and I went ice blocking with my nieces. Tyler wouldn't ice block. He said he'd break an ankle or something. What a chicken! So the little kiddies and me ice blocked. They really showed him up! But he did at least swing with them. And to put a cherry on top, I guessed the amount of animal cookies correct in a jar and won it! Life is good and we love summer! I'll have to do better at keeping our Blog updated so the future posts aren't this long! And I know we'll have a lot more adventures this summer!