Kickin' off the Summer!

Well since the last time I did a post quite a bit has changed. Tiffany's farewell was Memorial Day weekend and it was a blast! My mom,  Jason, and grandparents went down to Kamas with me for her farewell. My grandparents decided to come because Tiff has spent so much time with our family they claim her as one of their own. We went the day before and got a hotel in Park City for the night. I rode with my grandparents and enjoyed spending so much time with just them before we met up with my Mom and Jason.  We went to dinner, the outlets, main street, and ended the night with ice cream.  The next day we drove to Kamas which is such a little town by Park City and listened to Tiff's talk. She did so well and is going to make such an amazing missionary. Tiff entered the MTC June 5th and I can't wait to hear about her adventures! 

Tiffany and I 

Mandie, Tiffany, and myself.

Tiff's "Logan Family"

Another thing that happened recently was Colby, Andy, Alyson, and I decided to run the Color Vibe 5K. We were all ready to run it when the day before I burnt my foot on my hair straightener! I have never seen a blister that hurt as bad and was as big as the one of my foot. I didn't think there was any way I was going to be able to put my foot in a shoe and run the thing. I decided to tough it out and wrapped and bandaged it and ended up finishing. I was so proud of my self that I pushed myself and finished with that raw spot on the top of my foot. I am so glad that I had the opportunity to bond and have the time of my life with my siblings!

Before the Fun

What a great way to start off the Summer, I can't wait for the other adventures that are going to come my way!

Let's play Catch Up!

Wow! Where has time gone? I feel like I haven't blogged in forever... well because I haven't. Life has changed so much the last few months and I am so excited to finally get around to blog about it.

1st and most important my sweet little nephew Ryo was born 12/23/2012. That makes him # 5 in my immediate family to be born on the 23rd. Mom is June 23rd, Colby is March 23rd, I am September 23rd, and Tate is May 23rd. How crazy is it that we are all born on the 23rd? I love it! Ryo is so sweet and brings so much fun and joy to our family I just love him!

 Ryo and Aunt Kenzie in the hospital on Christmas Eve.

Ryo - 1 day old

Chubby Boy - 2 Months Old

Ryo's Blessing Day- How cute is his little vest and bow tie? My Grandma Thomson made the vest and Al made the bow tie.

Ryo and me after the luncheon!

Next - My roommate Tiffany got her mission call and I am so excited for her! She was called to the Canada Edmonton mission - English Speaking and reports to the MTC June 5th.  I am so excited for her to leave and teach the people of Canada but at the same time I am SO sad to know she is leaving. Tiff has been the number one example to me the past year living in A3 and has been the one to push me to do the things I need to. If it weren't for her I probably wouldn't have started paying tithing, going to all the great church activities, received the many blessings I have received, or received my patriarchal blessing. I know Heavenly Father put her in my life for a reason and I am so  blessed to have her as my roommate.

Opening her call - At least it wasn't Idaho right Tiff?

Edmonton Canada Temple. So pretty!

3rd - I got a promotion at work. I am now the ATL of the Harvest Team and I love it so much! My team is amazing, my boss is great, and I am so blessed to work where I do with such great people too!

Life is the best it has been in a very long time and I know it is because I have The Gospel in it so strong. I am so thankful for my amazing ward, bishopric, roommates, and family. I don't know what I would do without them. 

Let's hope I keep this blogging thing up because it is kind of fun!

Bringing Christmas Cheer to the Apartment

Last Monday night instead of going to FHE my roommates and I decided we needed to bring a little bit more Christmas Cheer to our apartment. Heather had moved out a couple of weeks before and took some of the decorations so our place was looking quite  bare. Mandie,Tiffany, and I went to Wal Mart and bought these cute things for our place. I made the wreath and my vision of having the ornaments hanging from the ceiling to the side fell into place perfectly. Mandie decorated the door which I think turned out so cute! We love the way it turned out and we even joke that we just might have to leave the inside decorations up till February. We will see if that happens though!

There is no place like home!

 Call me a baby but...... When you feel like this......

There really is no place like home. I have been sick the last few days with a bad head cold. Sinuses, sore throat, the whole 9 yards.  I have spent the last few days cooped up at my mom's house. I tried to stay at my apartments but I don't care how old you are you will always want your Mom when you are sick!  

Tuesday Thoughts!

Living the Good Life!

Birthday Dinner at Kabuki!

Well Guys! Here I am 21 Years old and loving life. I turned 21 almost 2 weeks ago and I can say that I am the happiest I have been in a very long time. 

I am living in an apartment complex up by campus and have the greatest roommates ever! I live with Heather, Mandie, and Tiffany and we always have the greatest times! It is so fun to have people just to go grab dinner with or to laugh at the stupidest jokes! I can say that I have finally had the "moving out experience" I have always wanted and I love it!

My Ward is fantastic I have become more active in the church than I have in a long time and I can say that I know this is one reason I have had such a change in happiness. I go to church every Sunday (all 3 hours), ward prayer, and FHE. I have the greatest ward and my Bishopric is so amazing. It is so fun to go to a ward where you feel so welcome. I have also made some very good friends in my ward which makes it fun to go to as well. I also love how you meet a new person every Sunday it is never boring in my ward

I am still working on the Setup Team at Conservice and I can say that I truly love my job. I love the people I work with and the client contact as well. It is so fun to work at a place like Conservice where they treat their employee's so well. We all get along great and it makes the time fly by which is great!

My family - Well my family is amazing and I am blessed to have them in my life. From my parents, my siblings, my nephew(soon to be nephew's) my grandparents, and the aunts, uncles , and cousins they always make me feel so special and loved.  They are so wonderful and they always give me a reason to smile.

Over all 21 does not feel much different. Yes, I am "legal" but the only thing that has changed is my attitude and take on life. I have to remember life is too short to sweat the small stuff and everything happens for a reason. Heavenly Father has a plan for each and every one of us and while pain and heartache might hurt at first in the end it will be worth it. People come and go out of your life for certain reasons but in the end trials make you stronger. I hope this year will only continue to get better.

My Tate and Kaycie on my Birthday!

Summer Memories!

As Summer is starting to come to an end so are the things that were on my Summer Bucket List. One of the things that was on my bucket list was to go to a Drive In Movie. I have never been to a drive in movie and I have always wanted to go to one! One day at work one of my guy friends asked me to go down to see Ice Age 4 and Brave with some of his friends at the Drive In in Ogden, Of course I said yes! It was so fun with all of us piled in the bed of the truck with mattresses and blankets. We had quite the setup with pizzas and drinks in the bed of the truck. That is the way to go see a movie if I dare say so myself.

I am not going to lie. Brave was the second movie we watched that night and I don't remember a single thing. In Croft fashion I fell asleep. Surprise, Surprise!

Ice Age on the other hand was hilarious... it had us all laughing the whole time. Some of the funnier quotes were these ones right here:

Diego: "I don't know what's wrong with me. I can't eat, I can't sleep..."
Manny: "Oh, I know what you've got. The L word."
Sid: "Yeah, leprosy."
Manny: "No, its four letters, starts with L -- ends with E..."
Sid: "Oh yeah, lice!"
Manny: "No!"

Peaches: "So tell me when exactly will I be allowed to hang out with boys?"
Manny: "When I'm dead...plus three days, just to make sure I'm dead."

Sid: "When I die find me a wife and tell her I love her."

Ice Age 4 was defiantly worth seeing. I would recommend it.

Some other things that were on my bucket list which I have completed are:

1): Hiking the Windcaves(again): We went and hiked the Windcaves again one Friday night and I have to say it was much easier doing it the 2nd time then it was the first. We went with a group of friends and it was a blast!

2): Go Fishing: I have always wanted to learn how to fly fish a river and so did my friend from work. We had decided since the very beginning of the Summer that we were going to add it to the bucket list and a few weeks ago we finally went. We went up Logan Canyon just us for about a half an hour. I ended up catching something at 2nd dam first cast on my fly rod. I had to laugh because I always talk so much smack to him about fishing and I think we were both surprised I caught one so soon. The second half of our fishing adventure my dad the fly fishing pro came up and showed us his tricks. It was so much fun to have my dad up there teaching us something he loves to do. My friend and my dad were talking up a storm and it was so fun to see him so excited about learning something new. The very last cast of the night my friend finally caught a fish. I think he was very relieved that he caught one. He couldn't be showed up by a girl for Heaven Sakes!

3): Water Ski: For those of you who really know me know that I am terrified beyond belief of water. I am so terrified I have a mini anxiety attack before getting on the tube and to fathom water skiing is ten times worse. I have water skii'd before but when it comes to me thinking about doing it again I always panic. One time up at Oneida this Summer I decided I was going to do it because it was on my bucket list. I ended up getting in the water and I would get up and then fall. I ended up going for a little bit then would sit my bum down. I don't care if I didn't go a long ways this time. It was just an accomplishment that no matter how many times I fell I got back up again and tried again. It also helped that I had the best cheerleaders in the boat including Kaycie who always had the biggest smile on her face.

These are some of my Summer Memories! I would post my Colorado Fishing Trip to Grandpa's next time!