Weekend with Dallin and Adler’s First trip to the Zoo:

Dane’s youngest brother Dallin decided to come and visit us in Idaho Falls this weekend. He got in Friday night and we decided to just hang out at home and watch a movie. The next morning Dane and Dallin took the RZR (which Dane has named “Hobbes”) out while Adler and I hung out at home. I was wondering where they were after some time went by and I got a call form Dane that Hobbes got a pretty bad flat tire!

They hurried at got the wheel over to the dealer so we could still make our lunch plans to one of our all time favorite places to eat here called Snakebite. If we leave Idaho Falls I will certainly miss this place.

They never smile for my pictures

After lunch we headed to the Zoo. I was excited to find out that Idaho Falls had a Zoo because it gave me something to look forward to doing with Adler. We figured that this weekend would be a great weekend to go with Dallin in town and incredible weather. For being relatively small it is a very good Zoo. They didn't have a ton of animals but they had a good variety and they had a little playground and petting zoo. I am not a huge fan of Zoos anymore since going to Africa. I mostly feel bad for the animals but it was fun to take Adler and show him everything. We saw lions and bears and lots of birds and monkeys and even a red panda! I am excited when he can start making animal noises back at me. 

Red Panda

Tiger

The real tiger wouldn't look at us so we took a picture with the fake one

The lions were big!

Adler didn't really care about the animals maybe when he is older

This monkey was just chillin next to Dallin

Cute baby flamingo 

After the Zoo Adler needed a nap so we went back home and the boys played all sorts of video games that Dane hadn’t played in ages. I’m glad when Dane hangs out with his brothers because then he has someone to play video games with. That night we went out to dinner and then watched another movie.

Dane was playing the game with his feet while feeding Adler...he is creative!

Dallin left this morning and even though it was a short trip I love having family visit. I need to explore Idaho Falls more with Adler so when other people come to visit we will have lots of fun things to do. 

Our Move to Idaho Falls (Part 1)

Last week Dane and I made our summer move to Idaho Falls. Dane started his new job at Klim on May 6^th. We were both excited and stressed out to move down here because we didn’t have a place to live.

We stayed in a hotel the first week, which I loved because I love hotels. I don’t know why I love them so much but ever since I was little I was so excited when we got to stay in a hotel. I guess it’s just the little kid in me still. Even though we were living there it felt like we were on vacation and that makes all the more fun. If hotels weren’t so expensive I would live there all summer!

During that first week here I looked for a place to live and explored the location a little, which didn’t take long because Idaho Falls isn’t that big. It is nice though that the furthest I will have to go for something is ten minutes. So I explored while Dane went off to work to learn the ropes of his position.

Finding a place to live was a little hard because we were trying to stay within a specific living budget for a second apartment because we won’t sell our apartment in Utah until I finish school. Our ideal situation was finding a fully furnished place because we weren’t planning on moving any of our furniture down but that proved difficult since all of the furnished places were super expensive.

After tons of insight from friends, family and even bishops that Dane called from Mormon.org I finally found a little studio apartment that wasn’t furnished but there is literally only room for a bed so we thought it would be perfect.  It’s in Ammon, which is about two minutes from Idaho Falls. It is pretty much like Provo and Orem. It is a small place but it is perfect for our situation. I love how close it is to everything and for such a small place the kitchen is very nice. While searching for this place I also found another place that is the perfect place to move into for January when we come out here for good.

So far, Idaho Falls has been great. It is a big change and I never thought I would say this but I do miss Utah. I still don’t think I want Utah as our permanent home but I I’ll miss being near so much family and my friends. We will be back and forth between Utah and Idaho all summer so it doesn’t feel like we are permanently living in Idaho yet but we are excited for a new adventure and Dane is loving his new job. 

A New Job

photo by Brandon Flint

The only reason I thought I would ever leave my job at Struck is if I found something that was almost too good to be true. Crazily enough, that is exactly what has happened.

Starting this Monday I will be working at KLIM as an Assistant Brand Manager. It's certainly a new adventure and a little change of pace from the agency world where I have lived since college. After the two and half years I spent with Struck writing, creating content, producing, strategizing and otherwise creative problem solving I found that what I was doing was really something that could truly be harnessed and used on the brand side of things. If you want, you can check out my portfolio here.

Long story short, one of my close friends and mentors told me of an opportunity to work with him at a Snowmobile and Moto-cross apparel company called KLIM in Idaho Falls. It was an incredible opportunity to work with an amazing company with an amazing group of people where I would continue to do what I love and learn the brand side of things from and incredible friend and professional. It is almost too good to be true. Jordan and I talked and prayed a lot about it and felt really good about making the move up north. It will be a tricky as Jordan finishes school, but we are extremely excited.

So here's to something new. If anyone is in the Idaho Falls area make sure to come and pay us a visit.