Summer 2008 Collage

This collage is in tribute to the fun times had and meaningful memories made summer. These are memories we will keep us warm inside as the blizzards bombard and the winds howl here in Rexburg. Thank goodness we're migrating to California in December!

The Fam brings Em to Rexburg

It was so much fun having Dad, Mom, and Saren bring Emily back up to BYU-I. Lindsay and I really enjoyed hosting the Mower's in our modest size apartment. While the Fam was here, we did a lot of fun things, including helping Emily move into her apt, Lee & Danika were honorary Mower’s for a night (dinner), we played Scattergories (Saren did so well), we hiked Cress Creek, went to Applebee’s, and of course we all sat, talked, and laughed as Mowers do!
A personal milestone for me occurred that weekend, that I felt excited to pursue PA as my career. YAY!
(I'm going to ask Lindsay to do the comments on the pictures... she makes it more fun than I do :)

Jason:We all enjoyed the drive out to Cress Creek. Lindsay and Saren show'n off their pearly whites.
Lindsay: Saren isn't showing her pearly whites Jason - besides, now she doesn't even have any in the front that we can see anymore.


Eating our lovely meal comprised of roll sandwiches, caramel corn cakes, corn cut from the cob, apples, and that horrible apple dip we wanted to feed to the girls by the river singing Disney Songs. Cheers to the Mower Clan!

Mom and Dad posing for the beautiful scenic picture. Lori is absolutely glowing - it's like it's helping Barry's hair to Celestialize!



Saren beating Dad at the word game... Sorry Dad - Saren got 12, and you only got 34.

Mower Disneyland Trip Nov 2007

This is the Mower Family Disneyland Trip video that Celeste and Emily created. YAY! We finally got the video compressed enough to post on the blog but still are intending on burning the dvd version. I love you all!

The Mower's and Rogers at Bear Lake

We stayed two nights in Bear Lake, Utah and had lots of fun! Activities included hanging out on the beach, volley-ball, swimming, playing games, taking turns cooking meals, and watching movies. It was a blast, and a great way of ending the summer before getting back into school!



Jason and Lindsay on the beach... the water was a beautiful Caribbean blue!!!












Lee and Danika on the beach!












Nice try buddy.










It started out as "testing the waters"...















Then Jason and Lee decided to go for a dip. The water wasn't that bad - it was the 63 degree weather and wind that did it...









The smart ones...














We found the Lochness Monster Nessi!!!












We really wanted to keep her as a pet...














But there wasn't quite enough room for all of us in the car.... Oh well.. Would have had to pay a $1000 fine for pets at the apartment anyway.















Little did we know, Nessi wasn't happy...











On our way home we went to the Fair in Blackfoot, ID, and found ourselves as a main attraction.







All in all, the trip was tons of fun, and we were able to survive without any blow-outs, flat tires, or accidents along the way. Our friendships were strengthened, and each couple enjoyed the fun time with their spouse. We even were able to confirm that our husbands are most excited to be father's to sons someday, as they "practiced" what to do on the beach with the next generation. "Boys will be boys!" as the video confirms.