Happy 4th of July!

The 3rd and 4th of July is easily my favorite holiday! I am convinced that the best 4th of July celebration EVER is in Lander, Wyoming. Here are a few pictures.

Before the Bill's Family Fireworks on the night of the 3rd of July, we cooked fajitas over the fire-pit.

Sarah and Chelsea helping in the kitchen

James and Mom



Each year we go to the best fireworks show brought to us by our local Bills family. There is a war reenactment, narration, and fireworks that are choreographed to music. Each year it gets better and better!

The gang waiting for dark so the show can start



James doing sudoku

My sister, Sarah and I


Jared


Amanda



The Redcoats



And finally....the FIREWORKS! The pictures don't do the show any justice, so you will just have to come and see for yourself. It is worth it!

Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Guild!

We went down to Evanston and Bountiful last weekend to see James' little sister, Ariel, get married. She is now Mrs. Caleb Guild! They had a beautiful sealing in the Bountiful, Utah temple on a beautiful June day and they looked absolutely...BEAUTIFUL! Here are a few pictures of the happy day.

Caleb and Ariel

Before

After

Grandma and Grandpa Haderlie

Grandma and Grandpa Martineau

Beth and Matt

Jessie and James

Jess

Andy

The Boys

Andy, James, Matt

Tony and Laurie

The Girls

Relaxing at the Reception

And last but not least...THE CAKE!

What We Are Doing Now

Hello Everyone!

I just thought I would let you know what we are doing now and what our plans are for the future. First of all, I graduated from the University of Wyoming with a Bachelor's of Science in Microbiology.

For graduation, my parents bought me a super awesome handgun. I don't know anything about what kind it is other than that it is a 9mm Kimber and I love it! My dad had it engraved with my graduation date. Here are pictures of me shooting it for the first time.

James is taking some online classes, working for a contractor in town, AND playing softball. He plays on the REMAX and www.tutoringclub.com team. It is really fun to go to his games!

Lastly, I am taking summer classes and applying to the University of Colorado-Denver Physician Assistant program. James and I went down and toured the campus and I fell in LOVE! It is the only thing that I have felt I really wanted to do as far as a career, so we will see how it goes! I take the GRE on July 1st, I am getting my CNA license, and I am shadowing the P.A.s at Gem City Bone and Joint to be a better candidate. Wish me luck!



James will graduate with a Bachelors in Accounting in December and I am so proud of him! He has worked so hard. After December, we will hopefully know if I got accepted down in Denver. We will let you know of our plans once that time roles around!

How Old Are We?

The other night James and I made a cake and salsa. After I did the dishes I sat down with James at the table to play cards and eat salsa while the cake was cooling. The stereo was playing songs by Carly Simon and Bread. Once we each had a slice of cake, we got ready for bed, kissed goodnight, and read our books until we decided to turn off our bedside lamps and fall asleep. I couldn't help but think, "We are the oldest couple I know". So, just how old are we?

It's Not Me, It's the Camera

Recently, my dad bought a really nice camera, so every time I go home, I like to take the camera and pretend I am a photographer for National Geographic. I walk around the yard and look for things that might look interesting through the camera lens. Some of them turned out pretty good, but it's all because of the quality of the camera! I had nothing to do with it.

Oh the Summer! Part 1

Hello everyone! We have had so much fun this summer...and this is only part of it! Check back soon and you will see the rest. Enjoy!

We had a birthday party for Aspen. It was a murder mystery dinner party. We each got to play a character. James was a clumsy tourist named Les Baggs who, as it turns out, had a criminal record, and I was Nadia Seymore, a model with some jealousy problems!

Sonnie (in the yellow) is a master prankster, so while we were in Denver we decided to saran wrap the bedroom door of whoever went to sleep first as a couple. Needless to say, Jared and Chelsea got a funny surprise in the morning.