Lake Powell

We had a blast at gorgeous Lake Powell! We got there at about 5 am on Saturday morning and then drove back to Provo on the following Wednesday afternoon. We relaxed, went jet skiing, wake surfing, wakeboarding and hiking. The food was SO delicious too :) We had filet mignon, ribs, taco salad and other delicious things! All in all....I had an absolute blast! But of course I knew I was going to :) It is so much fun to spend time with family.


This is a picture I took as the sun was setting. At Lake Powell I find myself sitting in utter amazement thinking how pretty it is!
My mother in law Carol! She is such a great mother and I'm so lucky to have her as my second mom


Tyler on the air chair doing a flip! That thing is so hard to get up on...I tried last summer but I haven't yet this summer
Tyler and Drew bought bee bee guns in California and Walt and Casey brought theirs to Lake Powell too...so this is Tyler and Walt trying to shoot little lizards on the walls of the canyon on our way to our cool hike. They totally crack me up!

Tyler and I....and his gun of course :)
Paisley is such a good baby! She is my niece

My sister in law Heather learned how to do glitter toes and so she brought all of her equipment to do them for us! They are so cool...they last up to six weeks and they make your toes SO sparkly!

I am so lucky to have married into such a wonderful family. I love them all and I enjoy being with them so much!

We're going to Lake Powell!

We are going to Lake Powell tomorrow!!! These are some pictures of our first trip last year with our friends :) I'll take lots of pictures of this trip. I can't wait!

10 things I am thankful for

1) My husband. He is the best husband in the world and I have never met someone so understanding of me. He has the kindest heart and cares about me more than I can imagine! He is humble, sweet and smart. He makes me laugh every single day without fail and is always looking for the positive in everything. I don't know what I did to deserve such a wonderful man!

2) My mom and dad. I turn to them when I am sad and in need of advice. They have shaped me into who I am today and they are such wonderful people! I am eternally grateful for their insurmountable love for me.

3) The sunshine. Living in California has been great simply because of the endless sunshine. I love natural light and I open the blinds the minute I wake up so I can let the sun in!

4) Babies and little kids. I love going to church because there are the cutest little babies there! They are so innocent and sweet, and I love being in thier presence because there is so much excitement in their little sparkling eyes. They delight in the littlest things and they remind me to have joy in everything.

5) The smell and feel of clean sheets. There is nothing better than climbing into bed with freshly cleaned sheets!

6) My sisters. They are so cute, and mostly they just make me laugh without even trying. I am so glad they are in my life!

7) The mountains. I LOVE being outside and in nature. I also love the ocean. I have been around the ocean a lot this summer. Looking out at the ocean or at mountains just makes you feel beautiful and natural.

8) When people are nice to me when I'm serving. I'm human too, and when I make a mistake with their order and they are still nice to me...thank you! I really am thankful for those people who are simply kind.

9) Clean and nicely stocked grocery stores. Ahhh. I have been in some pretty dumpy ones here in CA and it makes me happy when they are nice and clean!

10) The Gospel and the scriptures. They bring peace and sense and to my life and put everything into perspective. I am so thankful for being born to parents who lived the standards of the church. It has brought me more happiness than I can possibly know!

2 month anniversary :)

Yesterday was mine and Tyler's 2 month anniversary! How exciting! This sounds funny but it actually seems longer than that only because of all the things that we have done the past two months! We went to Hawaii, to Texas, moved to a new state, I searched for and found a new job for the summer, Tyler started summer sales, etc! It's a lot! We are having a blast and I am continually amazed at how lucky I am for all of my blessings. The Lord really has a hand in our lives.

Count some of your blessings today and you will be amazed too :)

xoxo Jenica

Happy Fourth of July!

We had a wonderful fourth of July holiday yesterday! We woke up (pretty early because Tyler went to work until 2ish) and I made blueberry muffins. Then Megan (Tyler's friend Dave's girlfriend) and I went to work out at the gym and then we layed out by the pool. We came in to get ready and Tyler got home so us three went to the Beverly Center mall until Dave got home. It is a huge mall in the Beverly Hills area, and I got two new cute shirts! We then met Dave back at home and Drew let Dave and Megan borrow his motorcycle so we could all go to the Santa Monica pier. Ty and I hopped on his bike and we were off! We went to eat at Ye Olde King's Head (ha ha). It is an old English-style restaurant which turned out to be pretty good. There is a shop next to the restaurant that sells all sorts of English candy too! While my cousin Amanda was in London, she sent me tons of candy and sweets and I recognized a lot of the things she sent me, including Hob Nobs, which are delicious cookies! After dinner we weaved through the traffic to see the fireworks at Marina Del Rey. After we got home, Ty and I watched some of a movie and then went to sleep! It was a fun day and I loved spending it with my sweet husband. He makes me laugh so much! :)







Riding bikes!

The Parcells take Los Angeles :)

Walt, Carol and Lindsey came this weekend and we had SO much fun!!! We went to Third Street Promenande, went to a great italian restaurant, saw "Get Smart," went to the Fashion District, Dodgers game, got rear-ended by some Mexican lady on the way to church... :(, Denny's for brunch, Newport beach, swimsuit and clothes shopping, dinner at Outback, hot tubbing and lots of great laughs! We had such a fun, great, happy family time and I loved it!

Ty and I at the Fashion District
Tyler and Walt trying to help this man sell illegal DVD's....ha ha
Walking in the Fashion District
My adorable mother-in-law Carol!

GO DODGERS!



Newport Beach

My favorite salesman :)
Cake decorating with my new friends!
The finished product....look how cool!

On Wednesday morning Ty and I got up at 7:30 and went to the Los Angeles temple! It took a lot longer to get there than we thought because of the early morning traffic and I had to be at work at 11, but it was still a lovely experience :) That night I went to do cake decorating with some of my friends in the ward! It was really fun and I think I might get more into that hobby because I liked it a lot. I have been working a lot this week at California Pizza Kitchen and I like it a lot. My managers are really nice and it keeps me busy! :) Also, last Sunday Ty and I were invited to a cute couple, Matt and Whitney's, apartment for pie and ice cream with a lot of the younger couples in our ward! It was a lot of fun! Tyler's parents and sister Lindsey got here last night and I couldn't be happier! We went to 3rd street promenade last night, out to dinner and saw the moving "Get Smart." It was SO funny and I recommend it, especially if you like "The Office"-style humor. We are going to the fashion district today and then tonight we are going to the Dodgers v. Angels game which is a big rivalry! I'll post pictures of the fun later!