Oregon

Our first stop on our West Coast road trip was in Hood River, Oregon.  The Columbia River Gorge runs along this city and it is so pretty.  The main reason Todd wanted to stop here was because there was mountain biking.  They have some amazing trails with built features and it was all for free! We arrived in Hood River really late the first night so we just laid out our sleeping bags and called it a night.  After a morning of biking, we stopped at Multnomah Falls and then headed into Portland.  Multnomah Falls is a huge waterfall and they built a bridge over the lower falls to walk across.  We hiked up to a look out that is right above the falls.  Everything is so green and covered with moss.  We drove by the temple and it is very pretty.  We didn't go in because we were still in our biking/ hiking clothes.  We ended up spending the next night in Cannon Beach.  It was so fun to camp right by the ocean.  The Oregon Coast is so pretty but the water is way too cold!  We also stopped in Astoria, which is where the Ocean meets the Columbia River.

Our first campsite

Mt. Rainier and The Columbia River Gorge

Biking in Hood River

Multnomah Falls

So green and pretty

View from the top of the waterfall

Todd climbed out on this tree that had fallen over the river

Portland Temple

Cannon Beach

This is by Astoria where the ocean meets the river.
These people were so funny.
They would cruise around the parking lot and then get out of
their jazzy chairs and walk out on the sand.

West Coast Trip

Todd's family planned a trip to Whistler, British Columbia for a week so Todd and I decided to leave early and spend time along the West Coast.  We were gone for two weeks and had so much fun.  We ended up driving over 2,700 miles.  Todd loves mountain biking and Whistler is the best place in the world for mountain biking.  The West Coast and British Columbia are so pretty.  Whistler has amazing mountains and is was fun to see where the Winter Olympics took place.  We had a few rainy days but it wasn't bad.  The rain just made everything so green and pretty!   

Temple Day

On Saturday, June 19th, my brother Nathan went through the temple. It was really neat experience having my whole family there. 
 I'm so proud of Nate. He is such a good example to me. 

 He has a strong testimony of the gospel and is so excited to serve his mission in Honduras. We love you Nate!!

Later that day, I went to my cute friend Sammy's baby shower. 

 It was fun to see all the girls and catch up. 

 Sam- I'm so excited for you and Erik! 

I know you'll be such a great mom!

Katelin- Mac- Sammy- Me

McKay Dee 5K

McKay Dee Hospital (where I am currently working) is celebrating 100 years of healing this year. They held a 5K on Saturday in honor of their celebration. I convinced my husband, dad and brother to run in it with me. However, I had no idea that Saturday would bring horrible weather. It was so windy and rained off and on throughout the race. And the course was uphill against the wind.

We still had fun though. They provide patient gowns for us to run in. They definitely kept us warmer. We ran from the old, old Dee Hospital that is now a park, along Harrison to the old McKay Dee Hospital, which has been knocked down and only the surgical center is left, to the new McKay Dee Hospital. I met up with my friend Jordan who ran with me too!

Climbing... Climb on!

Todd loves doing anything outdoors! He always has something planned especially when I’m working. He’s been going climbing just about everyday and finally I didn’t have to work so I was able to go with him.

The Ogden Canyon is beautiful and has some great climbs!

We went with Matt, Taylor, Nelson, and Sarah.

We did a 200 ft repel first, then spend the rest of the time climbing different routes.

(Sarah, Me, Todd)

Half way down the repel. We had to wait on a little ledge to switch the rope!

The route

Me!

Todd!

Matt crawled through this hole. It goes all the way through to the other side of the rock.

It was very dark, and had tons of broke glass and trash in it. He's brave!

Taylor and Nelson checking out different routes!

Breakfast with Friends!

My cute friend Jenna was visiting from Wisconsin this last week. So Jordan, Jenna, and I all got together to go out to breakfast. We all met in nursing school and have been great friends ever since. These girls saved me during those two years! They were also both bridesmaids at my wedding! Jenna and I met during our first semester of school because we were in the same clinical group. We had to do our clinicals at a nursing home and we hated it!! We would always sneak out to our cars and sleep during the day.
Jordan and I met through Jenna during the semester. We became great friends especially after spending two weeks together in Peru for a medical mission. Jordan is also Todd's second cousin!

It was fun to get together and catch up. It hasn't been to hard to see each other with Jordan and I still living in Utah and Jenna coming home to visit. However, next year we will all be living in different states. Jen, we'll just have to plan our visits home together and we will all have to go on a trip somewhere! :)

Lake Powell

We had a great time in Lake Powell for Nate's senior trip!

We had great weather, food and company.

We enjoyed getting to know all of Nate's friends better (some a little too well!)!

They all started calling Todd, Todder at the beginning of the trip and

I soon started getting called Teeter.

The Group!

We all enjoyed skiing, wakeboarding, surfing, airchairing, bumper tubing, cliff jumping, hiking, eating, and spending time with each other.

This was a 54 ft cliff that we jumped off of right by where we stayed.

And yes, my father-in-law, Bryan wore his dry suit just about every time he got into the water! :)

Todd took these last pictures on the way down to Lake Powell. They were all exhausted because they left right after the all night graduation party. 5 big boys in the back of a suburban!