To Madison

Today I was looking through some old pictures I had with my family when I was in high school. I found a ton of pictures of my "mini me" and I. It really made me miss her a lot. Of course, I decided to share it with you.

I have a niece named Madison, she is my little twin. She is just the sweetest little girl. Madi is my bestest friend ever! I love listening to her stories, visiting her, and talking to her late into the night (when we're supposed to be sleeping) I can remember when she was just a little gal, that's when Madison and I became the best of friends!

A few years ago I was able to spend the summer in Texas with my sister Stephani. It was so much fun!  I was able to hang out with John (4 at the time) and Madi (2) for 6 whole weeks! I spent the summer singing songs, playing the heffulump in Winnie the Pooh, playing at the beach with them, and watching Mulan over and over and over again. I grew so close to the two of them and they have such a special place in my heart. 

I love ALL of my nieces and nephews, they are seriously the best! How lucky am I?

Every summer I have been able to spend a few weeks with them. This summer they are moving to Michigan so I won't be able to visit them. Although it makes me sad that I won't be able to see them this summer, I am so excited for them to move to their new home! 

Now, back to business. Madison and I are pen pals. I have not been a very good pen pal lately and I feel bad about it. So here is Madison's special letter.

Dear Madi,

We decided to write you a special post on our blog, we are pen pals after all:) I hope you are having so much fun! When do you move? Are you excited for the twins to come? I am! Do you get your own room when you get to your new house? I am so excited for you to get baptized! It's coming up so soon. I am going to try so so so hard to come for it, but if I can't then I will come shortly after to visit you, John, Emma, and James:) Are you doing anything fun this summer before you move? I heard you get to fly up with your mom! You are so lucky (I would much rather fly than drive too) I miss you so much Madison! I hope you have the best week ever! Colton wants to write something now:)

Hey Madi!

I am so excited that you are getting baptized so soon!  You are going to love the feeling that you get!  I hope you are having a lot of fun this summer, and that we will get to see you really soon.  Samantha always tells me so many fun stories about your adventures with her.  She misses you tons and we both do!  So come and see us a lot when you're famous okay :)  We love all you guys!

Love,

Samansa and Colton

These are my Flower Girls. I love Madi's face in this picture:) 

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Week 1 of training: Complete.

Bring on week 2!!! 

The 5-Day Inferno

Anyone who knows me knows that I love working out. My all time favorite workout in the world is Turbo. I am a certified TurboKick Instructor and I love it! Last summer I purchased Chalene Johnson's newest workout program, Turbo Fire. It is a 90 day workout program and it is killer!  I starting the program as soon as I got it, but of course things came up all of the time and I never got to finish it all the way through. 

Last week, Colton and I were talking about how we wanted to get serious about working out again. I turned back to my Turbo Fire kit and decided it was time to get serious! Today we are starting The 5-Day Inferno Plan. It's like a kick off to the 90 days, but way way way intense!  I did the inferno last summer with my brother, Jeremiah, and after those 5 days were over we.felt.good! 

Oh, but the plot thickens. Today Colton and I started training for our Half Marathon coming up in September. Colton is especially excited for this one. He breaths running. I am excited too. My goal is to run a full marathon some day. Hopefully soon :) 

So there you have it, Turbo Fire and a Half Marathon, the perfect hybrid :) 

We'll keep you posted on our success!! 

Day One: Complete.

Colorado

Last week we were in visiting my family in Colorado. Weeks upon us preparing to leave for Colorado, I was anticipating getting out of the heat! The temperature was hitting 100 degrees and I definitely needed a break from it all! Lucky for me when we arrived the temperature was barely 40 degrees! I was certain I would never reach that "happy medium." 

The cold weather didn't stop us from all the things we had planned! We had an eventful week full of fishing, hiking, going to Boulder, visiting my grandparents, and spending much needed time with my family. 

Here are some pictures we took of our trip... and a little video ;) (Thanks Allae and Autumn for teaching us how to play "Just Dance 2") 

Allae and I

Me and my man!

Colton and I at the Denver Temple

(I love that my skirt is blowing in the wind)

My dad forced me to stick my finger in the fish, that picture will remain unseen for obvious reasons

My cute sister, Autumn

Colton and I in Boulder

Colton and I hiking Garden of the Gods

Thank you mom and dad for a great trip! You guys are the best!!! 

Home Sweet Home

This past week Colton and I went back to my home in good old Colorado. We had so much fun while we were there! We are so grateful to my parents for all they did for us while we were there! Love you guys! 

The next few days we will be posting pictures and letting you know all about our adventures while in CO! Happy Thursday! :)