Seattle Trip Pics

Seattle Visit- So long sweet summer

So Chris and I have spent the last two weeks in Seattle with my Family. It was lots of fun. here's what we did:
-went to two Mariner games (against two of Chris's favorite teams, the White Soxs and The Angels)
-went to the zoo and the aquarium
-went shopping in downtown Seattle (my favorite place to shop!)
-spent 3 days at Baker Lake Lodge in Northern Washington (we hung out, watched movies, went out on the boat and hiked, all while getting eaten alive by mosquitoes)
-went to the Seattle temple (it was our first time back since we have been married)
-went out on lake sammamish (the water was actually warmer i think then the air temperature)
-Chris became addicted to the Wii (especially this game called mario strikers, but he will tell you he wasnt addicted it was just something to do while I wanted to read the whole time)
-speaking of reading I finished the first book in the twilight series and am halfway through the 2nd one (thanks to the many recommendations.. Thanks Janelle)

All in all it was a great time, the weather was actually perfect it was sunny most of the days and just warm enough but cool enough to offer some relief from teh horrible hot weather we have had all summer in Utah. We were so excited to be able to put a sweatshirt on at night! hah!

But Chris just left this morning to go back to Utah to meet up with all the Jones Family Boys for the first BYU football game, lets just say he is FULLY INVESTED! While I leave Issaquah to go to Walla Walla to my grandparents to celebrate their 50th anniversary. So this is the first time that Chris and I have been apart since we have been married. It was Sad to see him leave but I just had to tell myself to suck it up because it was only a couple of days...thats the newlywed side of me coming out!

We are sad to have summer end, but it has been such a wonderful one with lots of visitors and some trips. It was great to end our summer on such high notes with getting to spend time with both sides of the family! But I think Chris and I are also a little ready for school to start so that we can have a more steady routine and have a little more time to spend together since Chris wont be gone working full time now.

Chris showing off his stuff

Here is a short clip of Chris Wakeboarding when we were at Baker Lake with my Family. This was one of his first times in a while. I wish I would have had the camera out the second day we went out because he was like 20 times better the next day.

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Summa Summa Summa Time...

Oh the joys of summer time! Mr. Sun has had his way with Utah County this season, showing no mercy as he continues to hit us with record temperatures. However, the Jones' have not let that stop them from enjoying their first summer together. Having purchased season passes to Seven Peaks and a no-name bag of frozen treats superior to the "Otter-Pop", we are living summer to the fullest. We have especially loved sharing our summer fun with friends and family. Mom and Dad Bussey came to town with their 8 year old sidekick, Mr. Macaroni & Cheese himself, Paydan. We had a great time celebrating the 4th of July, Provo style, at the "Stadium of Fire!!" After enduring lots of shrieky screams from prepubescent teenage girls while some hunky heart-throb from "High School Musical" shook his groove thing, the next act "played somethin' country" (Brooks & Dunn) and delighted us with their performance. Stadium of Fire made sure they went out with a bang as they put on the firework show of all firework shows; 50 minutes later and covered in ash and soot it was finally over.
Shortly thereafter we received a visit from Amanda's good friend, Melinda. Having visited Provo once before nearly 10 years ago, mesmorized by all the flashing lights and the hustle and bustle of this growing metropolis, Melinda fell in love all over again with Provo, as all who come to see her do. We had a blast with Melinda as we plunged down Seven Peak's most tantalizing slides and blew our way through crowds of small children in the 'Lazy River'. Amanda and Melinda also got to go see the newest Harry Potter movie to get them pumped up for the very highly anticipated release of the seventh Harry Potter book.
We love having family and friends visit and hope they enjoy their time here with us even half us much as we enjoy having them here! We can't thank them enough!
This Summer has been a dandy indeed, but the best part about it all is that it has only just begun! Events yet to come include: Jones family comes for Davis family reunion, Amanda and Chris go to WA for Grandma Christensen's 80th and G-ma and G-pa Hafen's 50th anniversary, Jones boys celebrate kickoff of BYU's football season with victory over Arizona!