Nashville: ASACC

Because of my role as Miss Vice President of Citizenship for ASACC ( American Student Association of Community Colleges) I got to go to Nashville for our sami annual conference. I got to plan the service learning project before the conference began. We planted trees across the city at schools that were destroyed by the flooding in the spring. It was an incredible experience. Our school dominated the project, Hands on Nashville, the group that we worked with, was highly impressed with our knowledge of yard work. We were unaware that everyone couldn't do yard work. But we managed to do the work in an hour that was suppose to take 4. We were impressed with ourselves. 

the UVU group waiting for the vans

one of the first trees

I was so pleased with how the project turned out and it was an incredible learning experience to plan. Who knew planning an event from the other side of the country would be hard.

After the project the conference really began and it was great to be a part of, and Nashville was beautiful to top it all off. 

 the Grand Ole Opry

 love&theft at the Grand Ole Opry

Brother Fannon

This young man has become one of my dearest friends. When I met him my freshman year at UVU I was terrified of him. haha He was 6'10" and he was the cool kid from New Zealand that played on the basketball team. His attitude about the church was less than ideal (he will tell you the same thing) but over the past 4 years I have seen this young man become someone I consider a friend, confidant and truly incredible convert and member of the church. This summer he started to hang out with us and I noticed a change within him. Before he left for China to play basketball for New Zealand he began making comments about the church and he started coming to church and upon his return we went to the State Fair. As we were driving home he said flat out, I am going to get baptized. Mark your calendars, 5 weeks from today I will be baptized. It may have taken a couple extra a weeks but he was indeed baptized and he is literally a new man. I am incredibly proud of him and I look up to him more than I could ever tell him. He is one strong individual. I was unable to attend the baptism because of ASACC, but he and others told me how great it was, I wish I could have been there with all of my heart. Here are a few pictures from the day.

Dolph and Adrian spoke at the Baptism and Jordan Swarbrick baptized him. I know that Rory has made an incredible decision and commitment and I am thrilled that I have the privilege of knowing him through his whole journey.

Drew Cameron Reese

 Meet Drew.This little nugget was born yesterdy in San Diego, he is the newest member of the Reese clan.I can not wait to meet this little guy, Chritmas can not come soon enough! He looks twin to his older brothers!

 As you can see they are rather excited about this little guy, they are quite possibly the best of friends and I think they just found themselves a new member to their rat pack!

Look at those faces!!! Love these two!

*pictures from Maren's Blog

have you see this video???

after watching this for the first time on Jimmy

Kimmel the only thing I could think of was Carson and Parker. I think it is exactly how the conversation would go if Maren or Cameron had eaten all of their candy.

Carson: That's 2

Parker: 2+2 is....... 5

Carosn: it's actually 4, but you were soooo close!

I LOVE IT!

 Carson would be the rational one, and Parker would be the curious one.