And She's Off...

Date Night! or Day!

Tj surpised me last week with Seahawk tickets! I have never been to an NFL game so I was so excited to go and I guess I am a seahawks fan by default now that I live here. He has a buddy he works with that is friends with Matt Hasselback and so we actually got his family tickets so we were chillin with all the family's of the players which was cool! Not to mention they were really good seats. Most people know that we don't get to spend very much time together because of his work schedule so it was nice to have a few hours to ourselves! My camera was having problems with the flash so I only got one good shot of us.












I found a picture of the stadium it is super nice and so loud! We had to yell if we wanted to talk to eachother. Tj said it's the loudest stadium in the nfl cause of how they built it. Just a little bit different than the college football days at BYU!

1 Year Pictures!

I have been meaning to post these pictures. We got them done when we were down in Utah. I was so worried they wouldn't turn out because Ava was exhausted when we took them and ended up throwing a bunch of tantrums! But Amie did a wonderful job and they turned out better than I imagined. If you are intersted her website is http://www.steeleyourheartphoto.com/ She is great! Thanks again Amie!

Hawaii!!!

Thanks so much to Aunt Judy and Uncle Bob! They were so thoughtful and kind to invite Ava and I on their family Hawaii trip. I had never been before and was so excited to go. It was just as beautiful as I had imagined. We had tons of fun hanging out with all the cousins. Ava had no fear when it came to the water so that kept me very busy!

This Picture was taken from the Villas we stayed at. It had a beautiful view of the beach.

We took the kids to a little petting zoo which also had horseback riding. I thought Ava would be frightened by the animals since she has never been around any but she ended up loving them all!

She loved riding on the horse with cousin Torrin.

We went and saw the dancers at the Polynesian Cultural Center.

Most of the Girls at PCC.

We ate and did some shopping at Haliewa.

Cousin Chris was so kind to offer to take Ava all the time! He was a huge help. Ava had so much fun in the water.

She wasn't so sure about the sand at first but then warmed right up to it.

We had such an amazing time! Thanks again so much!

Midnight Sun!

Don't know if you guys heard but some idiot leaked Stephenie Meyer's partial draft of Midnight sun (Edward's view of Twilight) on the internet and now she is not going to publish it anymore. I am really sad I have been reading it the last few hours and it is so good and addicting like all the rest. Here's the quote off of her site about it.
"As some of you may have heard, my partial draft of Midnight Sun was illegally posted on the Internet and has since been virally distributed without my knowledge or permission or the knowledge or permission of my publisher.
I have a good idea of how the leak happened as there were very few copies of Midnight Sun that left my possession and each was unique. Due to little changes I made to the manuscript at different times, I can tell when each left my possession and to whom it was given. The manuscript that was illegally distributed on the Internet was given to trusted individuals for a good purpose. I have no comment beyond that as I believe that there was no malicious intent with the initial distribution.
I did not want my readers to experience Midnight Sun before it was completed, edited and published. I think it is important for everybody to understand that what happened was a huge violation of my rights as an author, not to mention me as a human being. As the author of the Twilight Saga, I control the copyright and it is up to the owner of the copyright to decide when the books should be made public; this is the same for musicians and filmmakers. Just because someone buys a book or movie or song, or gets a download off the Internet, doesn't mean that they own the right to reproduce and distribute it. Unfortunately, with the Internet, it is easy for people to obtain and share items that do not legally belong to them. No matter how this is done, it is still dishonest. This has been a very upsetting experience for me, but I hope it will at least leave my fans with a better understanding of copyright and the importance of artistic control.
So where does this leave Midnight Sun? My first feeling was that there was no way to continue. Writing isn't like math; in math, two plus two always equals four no matter what your mood is like. With writing, the way you feel changes everything. If I tried to write Midnight Sun now, in my current frame of mind, James would probably win and all the Cullens would die, which wouldn't dovetail too well with the original story. In any case, I feel too sad about what has happened to continue working on Midnight Sun, and so it is on hold indefinitely.
I'd rather my fans not read this version of Midnight Sun. It was only an incomplete draft; the writing is messy and flawed and full of mistakes. But how do I comment on this violation without driving more people to look for the illegal posting? It has taken me a while to decide how and if I could respond. But to end the confusion, I've decided to make the draft available here (at the end of this message on the Midnight Sun page). This way, my readers don't have to feel they have to make a sacrifice to stay honest. I hope this fragment gives you further insight into Edward's head and adds a new dimension to the Twilight story. That's what inspired me to write it in the first place.
I do want to take a moment and thank the wonderful fans who have been so supportive of me over the past three years. I cannot begin to tell you how much each of you means to me. I only hope this note will stop all the confusion and online speculation so that the Twilight universe can once again become the happy escape it used to be. After this incredibly busy year, I am now focusing on spending more time with my family and working on some other writing projects".
--Stephenie
August 28, 2008
So sad now we will probably never get to hear the rest of the story!

Breaking Dawn Concert!

Ok you can all laugh but you know deep down inside you wish you could have been there too! ha ha. I found out that Stephenie Meyer was making a stop in Seattle with singer Justin Furstenfeld from Blue October for her Breaking Dawn book release and figured it would be a good excuse to get out and do something fun. I dragged my friend Jen along who hasn't even read the books yet but she has heard about the hype and we had a girls night out and it ended up being so fun! Justin is an amazing singer and guitar player and Stephenie answered some burning questions from the audience.

You can't hear it very well but Stephenie talks about other characters in twilight that are dying to be heard! maybe Jacob or Renesme? She also talks about maybe doing a ghost story in the future.

Stephenie said she was driving in her car and Edward spoke to her it was the scene in the meadow where he says goodbye to Bella and this was the song dedicated to that scene! sort of weird but whatever. we still had fun!

Ava's Baby Blessing!

We finally got around to doing Ava's baby blessing. I know she is a year old but better late than never right? I wanted to do it when we were in Utah since both our families our down here. Tj can never stay long because of work but I decided it was time and we cramed in a weekend full of events.

My sister April and Ava.

The Whole Family.