Vancouver, the one in Washington

Last weekend two of my roommates and I took a much needed break and went to Vancouver Washington. Ashley's family was nice enough to put us up and entertain us. It was a PERFECT weekend! We took a detour after being picked up at the airport to check out the Portland Temple My cute roommates. Yes they are fun size. Our first full day Ash's family took us boating on Lake Merwin. It was SOOO beautiful surrounded by all the pine trees. And it was almost 100 degrees that day so the cold water was very refreshing. Getting ready to get pounded on the tube Friday we drove to Cannon Beach Haystack Rock What can I say, we like to jumpSaturday we made the trek up to Seattle Feeding the seagulls at Ivar's Pike's Market Space Needle We scalped some tickets and were able to see the Mariners vs. Yankees game The Mariners were losing 1-0 for most of the game until a grand slam was hit in the 8th inning! Some people were too tired to walk back to the car after all the excitement

Il Divo - Hallelujah

한국

My brother Tim is studying in Seoul, Korea so my other brothers and sister-in-law and I decided to go visit him.

Donate a Day for Danger

On both of my trips to Haiti, we had one of the sweetest interpreters working with us. His name is Lesly Danger and is a complete angel. He is so humble and is a hard worker. He helps support his family (parents and younger siblings) and was trying to get a degree at the university when the earthquake hit. School was canceled and Lesly's hopes for the future were put on hold. Brooke Frost, one of our team members this year, came home and couldn't stop thinking about Lesly's situation. She and her husband have decided to take Lesly into their home for the next few years and put him through school here in Provo. They need to get all of his paperwork taken care of and then the goal is for him to take one or two semesters at Nomen Global Language Center so he can pass the TOEFL and then do 4 semesters at LDS Business College to receive an associates degree in business. This is going to be somewhat of a financial strain on the Frost family. It will cost about $25 a day for Lesly to be able to attend school. So they have started a foundation to raise money to help pay for Lesly's education, one day at a time. Click HERE to see the website and read more about Lesly. Just think of the impact we could have in the life of this young man if we all just contribute 1 day to his education.

Loved It

At least 15 years of friendship + Balboa Island + Newport Beach + Waves + Good food + Movie night + Motherhood + Hot tub + Amazing friends + Santa Monica Pier + Lots of laughing + Sunshine + The Getty + LA Farmer's Market + More good food + Memories + Shopping + More laughing + Ferris wheel + Sweetest car ever + Strengthened friendships = A perfect weekend!

Pictures

I went through and added pictures to the posts I did while in Haiti so you can check those out. And here are a few more pics.

Too cute! Some boys after church. This was an all too common scene. It just made you so sad everytime it rained at night to think of the people living in tents.Don't you just want to take him home?! They colored for hours. Working hard. The royal palace. So cute. Bubbles. Michael's pants kept falling down. One of the thousands of tent cities. Time to eat. The babies I fed all day at Miami. All three in one incubator. The ER at Miami Hospital. Dusk at Miami Hospital. Third floor roommies. The men on the trip.