Here we are in Minnesota!

So we made it! We've in Minnesota now for 6 days and so far so good. Everything here is so green and beautiful. There are parks and lakes everywhere we turn. There are two just 5 min

from us. We going jogging or just walking every day. I love it. So far the humidity is fairly tolerable. My skin feels great. And it helps with Jensen's skin too. Reed's not a huge fan. I started working on Monday and that definitely has been interesting. It'll just take some getting used to. We miss everyone back home very much, but we just want you all to know we are doing great and loving it. Thanks for all the support!

On the way to Minnesota we stopped in Rapid City, SD. We went to see Mount Rushmore, but it was raining. So we weren't able to spend a lot of time there. It was a lot smaller than it I expected, but still pretty cool.

Wakeboarding

So Reed and I aren't the best wakeboarders, but we love to go. And Reed's friend JD took us out on his boat down in St. George. We had a great time. It was my first time in 2 years going. Needless to say we were both very soar the next day. Thanks again JD!

That's Reed doing a back flip (just kidding, that's JD)

California Trip!

We went to California to spend the weekend with Reed's brother Stan and his family. We had a great time playing with cousins, on the beach, swimming at the pool, and attending Sophie's baptism. We had a blast. Thanks Stan and Kerrie for a great trip!

Ian loved his popsicles!

I just love this picture of Jensen and Ian.

Grandma and Grandpa Edwards with Jensen.

Sophie after her baptism. She was just beautiful and glowing that day. We are so proud of our Sophie.

While mom's away, the boys will play!

Reed and Jensen went to a rodeo while I was gone and I just thought this was the cutest picture. I just had to post it. Thanks Julie!

My trip to Hawaii

So I went to Hawaii last weekend. I feel like I'm turning into a travel snob (I guess if I have to be a snob, that's the one to be). It just turned out that they all came within 2 weeks of each other. I went to Hawaii because Kiki asked me to be her escort to go through the temple. Kiki was baptized when I was on my mission in Hawaii. We taught Kikiana and Melissa. I loved those two girls, but I couldn't even fathom the kind women they would become only 6 years later. Both girls went through the temple and are very active in the church. They both have a solid testimony of the gospel which is such a strength to me. I love them very much and I am so lucky to have had this opportunity to have gone to the temple with them. All thanks to Reed. Thanks baby!




This is when we got out of the temple. Diane and Krisha are two other girls in whose wards I served in. Diane was recently sealed in the temple and Krisha just returned home from her mission in Taiwan.











Kiki and I soaking in the Hawaii sun on Lanikai Beach. I definitely never got to do this on my mission.




This is Kiki, Tea, and Melissa before church on Sunday. Don't they look beautiful?

Cache Valley Triathlon!

This was my first triathlon since Jensen's been born. I loved training for it. It gave me a great reason to get out and workout. I have done several kind of races and I just love doing triathlons. The training never gets boring and the race is a lot of fun.

This was before the race. Poor Jensen, we had to wake him up real early to there on time. And he's not much of a morning person, just like his mom.

Here we are waiting for the swim to start. The swim is 750 meters, which I think is about 1/2 mile. Wetsuits were mandatory because the water is about 62 degrees. This was definitely the toughest for me. The water was so cold it was hard to breath in when my head was out of the water. However, this was my best time in the race.

The bike was the 2nd part. It was 12.4 miles along the countryside. It was beautiful! Last triathlon I did, I did it on a mountain bike, and it stunk. So a friend of mine let me borrow her road bike, and it was a million times better. Thanks Tami!

This was the finish after the run. The run was a 5K, but half of it was uphill. What a great feeling to finish. I finished at 1hr 34 min. I took 6th place in my division. I was very excited.

This is after the race. I was sot happy to be done and not feel like I was going to die. I loved seeing my baby boy after the race.

I was so happy to have my family there cheering me on. It makes a huge difference, when you're running or biking and you have nothing left, just to hear your name. And having people yell, "You can do it!" "You're almost there!" Again, I had a blast and was so grateful for all the support, especially from Reed. He took care of everything; the baby, my equipment, and had a very loud voice. I couldn't have done it without him. Thanks Baby!

Our trip to Minnesota!

We had to leave Jensen. It was very difficult for both mom and dad, but we survived. He could have cared less. He had a blast at Vo's house.

This is the front of U of M the Minneapolis campus.
Reed's trying to show downtown Minneapolis here.
Our friends, Doug, Darci, and Ladd had us over for dinner Saturday night. It's nice to know we'll have some friends when we move there.
We loved Minneapolis and St. Paul. We spent most of the weekend looking for a place to live with little success. I had several interviews at nearby hospitals, which was very successful (then again, if you're a nurse and have a pulse you can pretty much get any job).

Everything there is so green and beautiful. There are lakes and parks everywhere you turn, even in the city. They say that roller blading and water skiing were started in Minnesota, and now we see why. It is a very active state. Everyone was always out in the parks. And the city is so clean, it almost doesn't seem like you're in a big city. The people speak really funny, but are very kind. The weather was fantastic while we were there, however, I hear the winters are insanely cold.

We'll be moving the end of July/begining of August. We will miss all of our friends and family here so much, but we're very excited for all of you to come visit.