Pictures from Cody

Cody sent me a few pics of him hanging out on the mission! It looks like he is having a blast! That boy has such a way with making friends and making people laugh! I miss him tons..

Typical Cody!.. Always Having Fun!!!

Elder Mack and his old companion Elder Carter! He is from Arizona too... Gilbert!
He cooks just like me! lol.

California....

My parents did not have to work for the 4th of July so we got to take a 5 day vacation to cali! It was great to get away for that long becuase usually our vacations last like 2 or 3 days! However, my poor mom still had to work on the computer some of the days.

We went to Disneyland... and yes my bro is flashing the camera ha ha.

Me and Laura, my bro's girlfriend, on splash mountain.
My friend Alli has been coming to california with my family for as long as I can remember. She got married 4 months ago so we brought her hubby along too! He was the only one who got completely soaked on this ride!.. oh jeffy.

This is as far as my parents actually got into Disneyland. My mom had to work in the morning so her and my dad came to meet up with us later. But after a long journey from the parking lot with Roxy, they realized they forgot Roxy's shot record at the hotel! Yes.. she has a little tag on her collar saying she has her shots.. but the disneyland kennel said that it was not good enough. Happiest place on earth eh?

Me, Alli, and Jeffy, taking a break from the happiness inside the park. Chilling with the best doggy ever!

When I was a kid I always wanted a balloon inside a balloon when we were in california. But my parents couldn't afford it. So surprise!.. they finally got me one.. and it lit up too!

Laura wanted to go to see the stars on Hollywood Blvd. There was a huge group of people crowding around MJ's star! They even had security guards.

My mom watches the George Lopez show ALL the time... I am telling ya re-run after re-run! It was fate when we walked over his star.. so I made her take a picture!

We also went to Santa Monica to play on the rings, and climb the ropes!

I turned 21...

I had to go to school in the morning, but when I came home my mom made me a cookie cake! It was so yummy and perfect since I told her I did not want a real cake this year. Instead I told her I wanted Chocolate Mousse Tulips from AJ's! Dont they just look amazing! :)

For the past 5 years it has been a tradition to go to Bj's on my birthday! This year I wanted to do something different so we went to Benihanas. Oh yes, and I had to have the birthday hat!

I was a bit disappointed though because I expected him to light my food on fire or something.. but No. I guess nothing is like you see on tv.

This Summer So Far...

My Little bro finally graduated from high school. He was saludatorian and gave an amazing speech. Much better than the valedictorian for sure... she didnt memorize her speech like she was supposed to and said an inappropriate word or two in the microphone when she realized her speech wasnt up there!

Great Job Shane! You really are the BEST brother ever!

This was the first time in my whole life I have ever had both grandparents around at the same time!!!
My Bro and Grandma.. so cute.