Bienvenue à Saint Martin!

We stayed at the Radisson.

The first adventure was to visit Pimel Island. It's about a 10 minute ferry ride from St. Martin.


We went snorkeling.


Out of the 5-or-so beaches that we visited, our favorite beach of the vacation was on Pimel Island.


Here are some random buildings in the thriving metropolis of Marigot.



The clear, blue, pristine pool at the hotel (we did not spend enough time here!)

At Orient beach Adam went parasailing. He is getting to the boat by jetski.

He's way up there in the air...and I'm way down here on secure ground!

Adam navagated the narrow streets of St. Martin like a well seasoned European driver! We rented a car and we definitely got our money's worth.

The airport is extremely close to one of the beaches. We watched some airplanes land and take off while swimming.

This is Baie Rouge. We were told it was a prime spot for snorkeling, but Adam's treasure was finding this cave in the rock. He loved swimming through it.

Pictures of St. Martin from one of the highest points on the island.

Fortunately the only day it rained was our last day there. We spent the day driving around seeing random sites.

Although it was on Adam's list of things to do, we didn't quite get around to enjoying the nude beach, so instead we just took a picture by the sign.

A sunken ship.

One Year Anniversary

Happy one year anniversary! We celebrated our one year in the best way possible. Today we were sealed in the Las Vegas Temple. We were honored that so many of family and closest friends were able to share in this sacred experience. We are blessed to have such a support system! We loved seeing everyone and catching up and we can't wait until the next celebration! Now we're off to Saint Martin!

Down by the river!

Saturday took us down to the Colorado River for stake youth conference. At 6am we drove 45 min to an old mining town in Eldorado Canyon. You would never believe the history of the mining that occurred down there in the 1800's. It was a wild west gold rush town no law and at one point a gold mine that was producing more gold than anywhere in the US. The longer we live here the more we learn about cool Nevada history.

We had a bit of a heat wave this weekend with temp around 108. The river water was really cold because it was below the dam. Canoeing on the Colorado was definitely the highlight of the day. The youth had a good time and no one had heat stroke, no one drowned and no serious injuries, so it was a big success.