Flash From The Past?

So my little brother is 17 years old. He has been experimenting with his facial hair growing abilities lately and I'm not so sure it is the best idea! LOL! First he grew long side burns, then a beard (sort of), then a goatee with a mustache and "sole patch". Now this is what he looks like:


His Fav

"keep your eyes open!"

Not his fav but I had to share it!

He was only going to leave it like this for a couple of days and tomorrow it will be a week! My Uncle had a mustache growing up, then shaved it, my dad had a mustache when my parents were engaged, and then up at USU once a lot of the ROTC guys grew mustaches, but man this is weird!! A guy at worked asked how old he was. I told him that he is only 17. He told me that when he was 17 he couldn't even grow side burns! Well, congrats Spen you are one hairy beast!!! :)

HALLELUJAH!!!!

I just wanted to inform you all that I am officially D-O-N-E with this semester!!!! Yay! I thought I would never make it! I survived! Ok, I'm done. Just had to get some of my excitement out! :) Now I need to study for a Stats placement test so I can start a summer class. yippee.

What a Month!!

Wow I can't believe this month is almost over!!! March was vacation month for Koby and I. We went to St. George twice, once with almost all of Koby's family for Aubree's Dance Concert and then a couple weeks later for Spence's Clogging Competition! We also went to California, as stated in an earlier post. April has been a super crazy, busy month for us. We both had a lot of school and work stuff. I can't believe this semester is almost over. I have a final project and exam left for one of my classes and then I will be done...for this semester at least!! I am hoping to take an online Stats class this summer and then I can get into my major! I'm actually excited to be taking a class this summer! Summers just aren't the same when you are married and working. You actually have to go to work! LOL!! Koby is also taking a summer class...or is it two?! For a while Koby and I went exercising four out of the five working days. He did really good the next week but M'liss was her so I didn't get much of anything done!! I'm really sad because I made some cute crafts with my sistas and I can't show them to you because sadly my camera is broken. If anyone has seen any good deals on digital cameras be sure and let us know!!! :) Anyway, we are doing well and just can't wait for the weather to be our friend so that we can get out on the lake!! :)

Cali Pics!!

Fun In The SUN!!!

Between Koby and I's spring breaks (which was in March, yeah I'm WAY behind) we, along with Aubree and Spencer, went to California. It was sort of a last minute trip. We thought about going then decided we would save, then decided to go because tickets were still a pretty good price. Koby and I arrived on Friday and went to the San Diego temple. It is SO pretty. The outside looks like a fairytale castle to me and then parts of the inside do as well! Then we went and found where we were going to stay and got dinner. We got a condo through Koby's work so we didn't have to pay for it, which was really nice. We woke up early the next morning to make it to the LAX in time to pick up Aubree and Spence. We stopped at McDonald's and then made our way to SIX FLAGS!!!!! It was a little crowded because it was only open on weekends, but we still had tons of fun! We got back to the condo pretty late and went straight to bed. The next day was Sunday so we slept as long as we could and then went to a 1:00 singles ward. The ward was so small that it was impossible to just blend in. They announced that they would have treats and meet all the visitors before they went on to Sunday School. We hurried out of there as fast as we could after the closing prayer. Monday we went to Knott's Berry Farm. It was way more fun than I thought it would be! Knott's wasn't as crowded as Six Flags which was really nice. Tuesday we went to the beach and then laid out by the pool. It was so nice and warm!!! We got to the airport and went to check in. The lady that checked us in saw that my license was expired and just had to write it on my ticket. When I should the guy as security my id and ticket he made me stand to the side until another guy came and told him I was fine because it barely expired in January. Thank goodness this guy was nice. I thought I was going to have to stay in Cali a little longer, which I probably wouldn't have minded except I can't get a rental car. :) Anyway, we had a great time and were thankful for the quick break!

Rascal Flatts and Little Rascals!!

So it has been over a week now, but all the Bawden girls (oh, and Terry) had a night out. Ok, it was WAY more than a night out. We went to dinner and then we went to the RASCAL FLATTS concert!! Oh my heck it was the most fun night I have had in a long time! I had such a great time singing and screaming at the top of my lungs! Terah, Rhonda, Terry, and I all sat together on the row right before the floor and Jen and Amanda were on the floor!!! It was SO much fun! We are making a girls tradition and I can hardly wait for next year's concert!!!!! :)

On Sunday all the Bawdens (minus a few for various reasons) went down to St. George/Cedar City to watch Aubree dance. The drive wasn't bad and we got to have a lot of fun together! On Monday it was so nice and warm that I laid out by the pool while everyone except for Rhonda was swimming. It was so nice and warm, I laid out long enough to get a little sunburn. Poor prego Jen got a little more than a little sunburn! After we were all packed up and ready we got something to eat and then drove back to Cedar. In Cedar we went to a discovery park and played for a little bit. There is nothing like playing with kids at a park!! We played tag til I thought I'd throw up, went swinging, played around and checked out all the park had to offer, and then played hide n seek!!! I didn't want the fun to end! Then we went to Aub's apt and hung out and got ready for the dance concert. Terry bought us all pizza and bread sticks and then we headed over to watch Aubs dance! The drive home afterwards didn't feel too long and I had a hard time falling to sleep after we got home. It was so fun to spend time with Koby's side of the family!

Yesterday (Friday) I had to tell and record me telling a story for my storytelling class. My mom called a bunch of the kids from the ward over and they all helped with my story. It was a participation story so when I said a certain word they would say something to go along with it. They were all really excited to help and I was really grateful for it!! The twins and Nate came too and stayed after everyone else. We played hide n seek with Ali and AJ until it was time for them to go. They came up with some pretty clever hiding places!! My favorite was when we couldn't find AJ and Brianna. We had looked the whole house over and could NOT find them. One of the other kids asked for them to say something so we could have a little clue to where they were. We heard the sound coming from the laundry room so that's where we headed. When we came in the lid of the washing machine opened up and two little smiling faces popped out!! We had a bunch of fun playing together!! :)

What a Rush!

Valentine's weekend was really fun! It was our first V-day together because I was in Ecuador last year. Koby had suggested we go to Lava Hot Springs and spend the night and hang out a little bit in the hot pots! So that is exactly what we did!! We left Friday after we had both gotten off of work and headed up to Idaho. We stopped at Panda Express on the way up and some yummy food. We got to our motel and get ready to go to the hot pots. So many people sneak alcohol in it is crazy! We stayed in the second hotest one for a long time then we decided to go to a cooler one, I was getting so tired because of the heat! We left and bought a creamy on our way to our motel and then went and relaxed in the jetted tub in our room. It took up pretty much the whole bathroom, but I loved it! I told Koby that's what I want in our house someday!!! :) The next day we slept til it was time to check out and got breakfast at a gas station on our way out of town. We have a goal to go to all the temples in Utah and so we are going to do one a month. Logan temple was our February temple. We went and did a session there and then we were going to visit my grandparents but my grandma is sick so we could go see her. :( After the temple we did a little shopping and then went to Chili's for an early dinner before we headed home. While we were in Chili's it had started snowing so by the time we got out to the car it was covered in snow. Driving through the canyon was a nightmare! Koby could hardly see the road infront of him. We both kept thinking we should turn around and just stay at my grandparents. We never turned around and we made it safely through!! We came home and did some grocery shopping and then went home and watch a movie from the "On Demand" on our tv. We watch Prelude to a Kiss. Dumb movie I don't recommend watching it. It was a rush of a weekend but we had tons of fun together!! I love you Koby!!! :)
ps sorry no pics. I even brought my camera! :(