So you think you can dance?

On Tuesday, So you think you can dance was in Salt Lake on tour. My mom, my sisters, and I went--and it was AMAZING! If you think the dances are good on TV, you should see them live. It was the absolute best dance concert I've ever been too. Growing up dancing, it's one of my passions. It was fun to watch it with my sisters who are also big dancers and who understand the emotion and skill that goes into dance. So now I'm officially the biggest Mia Michaels fan--she has choreographed some of the most amazing dances. They were absolutely brilliant. I could go on and on about how great it was, but I'll spare you the boredom. This concert though, was SO LOUD. The music was almost deafening. My ear drums still hurt. But despite the sound, it was the best, the best, the best. Here are some pictures I took, and some videos that I "borrowed" from youtube. Some of them are not very good because I couldn't figure out how to get this to upload the higher quality versions. I just wanted you to see some of the Mia Michaels pieces that I thought were brilliant. I put them my order of favorites:

This one wasn't choreographed by Mia Michaels, but I still like it. The bottom two are.

The Finished Project

Our bench is now finished! Didn't Matt do a good job? Notice how the legs of the bench are tapered just like the legs of the chair and table? Special thanks go out to Uncle Glen and Aunt Paula, Glen's workshop, Paula's yummy bread, and the garden vegitables they gave us!

Riker for the Touchdown

One of Matt's fastest players is Riker, and here he is going for a touchdown.

New Bench

Matthew is currently building a bench for our table. Once it's finished, we will be able to have more people sit with us. We will stain it espresso color to match.

Coach Matt

This fall, Matt has a team of 8 and 9 year old flag football players. So far, they are doing quite well. Here are some pictures, video to come soon...

Utah State Fair

Since we couldn't go to the Idaho State Fair, we decided to go the Utah State Fair instead. Last year, at the Idaho Fair, Matt tried to win a basketball game with over-inflated basketballs and undersized rims, but to no avail. This year, Matt wanted to redeem himself. (Sorry for the bad picture quality, our camera resolution is set too high.)

This is what he won...

This is what I got. Much better.

Addendum...

Earlier this summer we went to Disneyland with my whole extended family to celebrate my Grandma and Grandpa's 50th wedding anniversary. Well, I didn't have any pictures of my grandparents until now, so here they are! Happy anniversary, we love you!

Visit to Idaho Falls

This last weekend, we went up to Idaho Falls to visit my family. Since my family lives close to Jackson Hole, the Tetons, Yellowstone, and Swan Valley (important: see the "square ice cream" post below), we were able to visit all four in one day.

Mom and Dad making us a dutch oven dinner

We attempted to play croquet

My youngest sister, Hannah. Who needs a glass?