Fourth of July Weekend and Belated Father's Day!!

Sorry it took me so late to get this up, but I just wanted to post a couple pictures from the end of Jessica and Erica's vacation with the culminating Father's Day celebration with Dad. We loved giving him these gifts. Enjoy the pictures!

This is what Jess and I made for dad. We painted everything and glued it all together! I didn't think I was crafty until I made this :) Every single member of our Linde family is in it!!!

This is what the grandkids made for dad! Dad loved this gift too. He can't decide if he'll wear it or just look at it and admire it!

These are all the gifts! We also got him a snowball bush because he didn't get to take the one we had at the last house with him so we got him a new one. Erica made him a little picture that says "You light up my life" on it with a candle made from colored wire (I forgot what the actual name of it is.)

We also did some swimming, had a picnic at Manito Park, and hung out at Riverfront Park and rode the Carousel, went to Olive Garden for lunch. It's always so great to see Mom and Dad and have them spend time with us. We love you!

This was on Radio Flyer down at Riverfront Park in downtown Spokane. The wagon is huge. To put things in perspective this is Jess and I down at the wheels.

As you can tell, we're on a carousel (yes, that did rhyme!)

This is at the Holbrooks' pool. Erica was trying to dunk, but the hoop was too close so her whole body went through instead!!

Yes this is Dad dunking! He was one of the few that could dunk and keep the hoop in 1 piece. What a talented man!

This is Andrew dunking. He did make this shot. He was like MJ that day!!

We are at Manito Park keeping our tradition alive by having a KFC picnic here. (P.S. This is where Andrew and I had our first kiss!)

Oh, and here's some pictures of Guitar Hero-World Tour! We had a blast!

Some pics of the band...

Andrew looks pretty rad, I look like I'm trying really hard. Dad's rocking it on the mic!

Here Dad is at ease on the drums. He's a pro. He showed us up, and again, I'm trying really hard and look pretty silly when I play. There's more to come!!!

New Haircut

If you didn't notice in the previous post, I got a new haircut last week. This is by far the shortest my hair has ever been. I do like it though. It's a great summer haircut because it gets hot here in Spokane. Andrew really likes it so that's all that matters. I totally did it on a whim. I was getting a scalp treatment because during track I burnt my scalp a ton so it was really dry, now my scalp is moisturized and all back to normal. Okay, okay... here's a couple more pictures of my new haircut.

Vacation with Jessica

My 10-yr-old sister Jessica has been hanging out with Andrew and me since last Friday and she will stay here until next Wednesday. After my last final last Wednesday, I drove home and then brought both my little sisters back up to Spokane on Friday. On Saturday afternoon we sent Erica on a plane down to Provo, so she could hang out with my sister Nicole and her family. We've had so much fun together. Jess and I have even started a couple traditions. Every morning we have gone to bed super late, at around midnight and wake up at around 9 or even 10 and then we eat breakfast and watch a movie. It's been super fun. Here's a couple of pictures of what we've been doing lately...

This was the first time we've used our apartment pool since we've lived here.

We took these pictures right before Erica got on the plane.

We've been listening to Twilight on cd whenever we are in the car.

Ever since we've been married I've wanted and actually needed to label my cooking bannisters because since they all look the same it's very easy to mix up what's in which one, as demonstrated by the classic chocolate chip cookie disaster of mixing up the sugar and salt in the mix. Jess and I finally did it! Aren't they sooo cute!?!

Yes, we do eventually tire her out at night.

This was the first time she fell asleep before midnight!

Big Sky Outdoor Conference Championships

Well, track season has come to an end :(

A couple weeks ago, on May 15-16, I competed at the Big Sky Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the University of Montana in Missoula, MT. I qualified and competed in the 100m hurdles and triple jump. I ran a 14.99 in hurdles and placed 12th (I think). That was an okay time. I'm satisfied when I run under 15 seconds in the hurdles. I scratched my first 2 jumps in the triple jump by about a couple centimeters and then had to get a mark in and jumped 34'10" because I was about a foot or so behind the board. I definitely didn't like how I did in triple jump. I don't remember the last time I jumped 34 feet. Oh well. I had a really fun time and was very glad that I competed against such great athletes.

I'm really glad I decided to do track this year. Actually, I am really glad that Andrew told me to do it. I did a lot better than I thought I would. I did alright for being a walk-on, considering some people on scholarship didn't qualify for indoor or outdoor conference and I did both. I contribute all my success to my coach Jon. He knows his stuff and is a great coach. We had a lot of fun and worked really hard. We start summer training on June 29th and have to report back for track at the beginning of September.

Here's a couple of pictures from conference:

This is Jon and I

This is my fan club!!

He's my #1 fan!!

This is the girls jumpers team

This is the whole jumpers team

Jonas' Mission Farewell

On May 10th, Jonas had his not-so-mission farewell. He's going to Raliegh, North Carolina to serve an LDS mission for 2 years. He entered the MTC on May 13. He's going to be a great missionary. From the 2 letters he's written so far, he's grown so much. He will definitely change lives while he's there. He will be leaving for Raliegh at 4 am on Monday, June 1. Fun, fun, fun!!

Here's a couple of pictures from the open house and when President Button came to the house to set him apart.



These guys are studs (especially the one on the right)!!

This Time Last Year...

This time last year we were on our honeymoon!!! We went to Playa del Carmen, Mexico (near Cancun) from May 10-16. Boy, did we have a blast there. It was beautiful. We couldn't have asked for a better honeymoon! Here are a couple pictures from that adventure...

We went to Chichen Itza to see the Mayan Ruins. That was an awesome experience, except for the fact that it was nearly 120 degrees.

On the way to Chichen Itza we stopped at a cenote, a freshwater pond. It was really cool. This is Andrew diving off a huge cliff. What a man!!



We had such a great time!! In about a month we are going to drive down to Disneyland for our second big adventure!! We love traveling and spending time with each other!

Our 1st Anniversary!!!

On March 29, 2008, we were doing this...



On our first anniversary, we were doing this...

We started out by driving up to Canada and going to the Ainsworth Hot Springs. The drive up was beautiful.


On the way back home we stopped at many different random spots. This was Kettle River.

We also stayed at the family cabin for a night. We had a lot of fun!!! I'm so grateful to be married to Andrew. He's so good to me and he is such a wounderful companion. Everyday, I fall more and more in love with him. This marriage thing is really fun!!!