Miss Utah Pageant

Our cousin Meredith was in the Miss Utah Pageant just this month as Miss Provo.
She did an amazing job.
Meredith was Miss Utah's Outstanding Teen and when she was competing for that title Elle was her Little Miss.  Then when Meredith went for Miss Provo she asked Elle to be her Little Miss again.  Well of course Meredith won Miss Provo.
So when it was time for Miss Utah, Elle was so excited for Meredith to ask her to be her Little Miss this time too.

The Miss Utah week is busy.  A lot of rehearsals and long days for these little girls.   We would arrive to the Capital Theatre about 2:00pm every day and would practice and then get the girls ready and fed in time for the pageant to start.  We would usually get home about 10:30 every night.
Elle met some cute friends and made some great memories.

We are so proud of Meredith and her accomplishments.  She is an amazingly talented young women and I am so happy that Elle looks up to her so much.
I couldn't ask for a better role model for Elle then Meredith.

Our Hawaii Trip Via Instagram

I didn't pack my big mamma camera around all the time in Maui, mainly because I didn't want to have to babysit it.  And well it's worth a pretty penny.  But I did on the occasion.  However instagram is professional right? BWAHHHA! kidding!
But I do love instagram.  So here is what I "gram'd" on my phone while in the most perfect place ever. 


Make sure you check out my post with good pictures. 

I always want everything in the sky mall.  They have the niftiest stuff. 

Yum

best smell ever

sad to go home. 

we picked all this up on the way back from Hana

coolest bathroom sign ever

beach day

grilling pineapple, steak and chicken

ready to go!

so excited to leave for Hawaii

A dip in the ocean when we first got to the condo.  Clothes and all.

Bliss

Sandy babes!

We stayed in the same Condo as Mitt and Ann Romney! How cool!

Ready for church...Church in flip flops..okay. 

I just love this one

Sandy days

beach babes

Sleeping in the airport on the way home.

how lush.

 I wish I wore fresh flowers in my hair every day. 

stay away from the white squares. YUCK

Sad to go home

all you need for a drive to Hana

the big momma camera

do you see how sad I was to go home?

We visited this little hamburger hole in the wall dinner twice.  It was so good.  These were on every table.  Kinda fun.

Now that's an awesome sand castle. 

Long day of traveling.  We got lei'd when we arrived. 

Sleeping in the airport on the way home. 

I can't believe how big these fish get. 

Virgin Lava Flow..YES PLEASE