Michigan Vacation

In July we were able to going to Detroit, MI for a few weeks. It was so much fun hanging out with all the Drakes!

This is our new Drake family picture :)

The Drake siblings. Justin, Stacey, Shannon, and Ryan

Night games! The big kids played 1-2-3 myself for several hours! It was hilarious and so fun!

Setting the "rules"

Our trip to the Detroit Temple

Making our favorite salsa!! YUM!

Weirdy :)

Brothers battle it out!

whoa! such a cute face!

Stacey and cutie Sydney

Justin, Sydney, Ryan and Hallie. Such fun uncles!

Me and Stacey!

Our neice Hallie is so cute :)

Learning cake decorating techniques from Linda

Justin thought he could eat all the frosting!

I can totally make flowers now! Hallie loved watching us make cakes

Hallie was such a good helper!!

Yay! We did so good on our cakes! and then got to eat them!

Utah Vacation

We got to take a little vacation with my family in Utah. This was at a family picnic.

Kevie looks so silly

Go Cyndo!

HAHAHAH I love this pic of my Daddy

Me with my sisters Cori and Cyndi, my cousin Hannah and other sister Aimee

haha funny picture of Justin catching the football :)

Uncle Scott and Kevie think they are so funny

Me and Cornnut

Aw mom and dad

Me and Aimee

Justin's Pita Eating Contest

Justin participated in a Pita Eating Contest at Pita Pit. He had 15 minutes to eat as many pita's as he could! Sick nasty!

Praying he will do awesome!

The ranch dressing on the pita's started to get warm and Justin said he was super gross!

Justin about to hurl

He was just a FULL boy when it was over!

He came in 3rd place out of 8! yay Justin! But, ask him if he'll ever eat a pita again....he will say NO!

4th of July!

For 4th of July, we went to the Freedom Festival (I think that's what it's called) in Idaho Falls. We were there all day looking at all the boths and people and then watched the fireworks that night! They were awesome!

Subzero ice cream...SO GOOD!

It was kind of chilly thats why my feet are in the chair bag haha

Britt's Birthday!!!

Justin decided back in March he was going to have a birthday surprise for me, but didn't tell me what it was! I get so frustrated not knowing surprises, but they are really fun! So, on Saturday it finally came time for my surprise and Justin blindfolded me until we got to the little Rexburg airport. Then he told me I could take the blindfold off and he told me I was going to get to fly an airplane!! And this is my excited face haha


Justin's friend Nick was kind enough to take us up in his plane!

We were so incredibly excited! A little nervous becuase I have never been in such a small plane!

Pilot Justin is ready to fly! So cute:)

Doing plane inspection to make sure everything is clear to go.

Our very first little plane ride together on the baby blue muskateer

We even got to wear sweet headsets and talk to each other on them!

Justin praying we will make it out alive haha

My favorite part...Take off!!!

Um ya so cool!! He let me take over the plane!! I got to be a pilot for like 5 minutes :) I think I was good...poor Justin got super sick in the plane and when we were about to land I got sick too. We had the best time, but I don't know if either of us would choose to do it again because we got so nauseous :(

Air view of the Rexburg Temple. So beautiful! I was still flying the plane at this time! Oh, andthat is our church building we go to right behind the temple. It was an awesome experience! Justin did such an awesome birthday surprise!

Justin was super cute and made me a birthday cheesecake (my favorite!) on my actual birthday

All out in one blow!

YUM YUM! I love cheesecake :)

These were all my cards I got from loved ones! Thanks again! And a few days later my present from Justin came in the mail...A really beautiful white whatch I was really wanting. Another surprise from my cute hubby :)