Beautiful Sunsets!

One of my favorite things to do is watching a beautiful sunrise or sunset. There is nothing else like it. Such beauty and so peaceful. Every time I take the time to watch the amazing colors and patterns that are shown as this simple act of the sun setting is just amazing. It always brightens my mood and makes me so grateful for the beauty around me. Last Sunday Nate and I decided to make the journey up the volcano Haleakala and watch the sunset and enjoy the amazing views up there. As the sun goes down and the stars come out it is another amazing sight to behold. The stars seem so much closer, like you can reach out and grab them, and the sky is just exploding with stars.

Last Saturday was no day for the beach. It was crazy windy and rained off and on all day. So what do you do in Maui when you can't go to the beach you ask? This is what we found....

We found some pretty awesome things to keep us entertained! I seriously look like a real hot dog in that picture! It turned out to be a pretty fun day. We went to a art show at the community collage that was all about food and how it has changed over the years...quite interesting! We also went to another art show at the MAC which had some incredible stuff. Right now they are showing portraits that local artist have entered for a contest of hero's in there life. Some of the paintings looked as if they were photographs instead of paintings. Art amazes me and I often wish I had the talent but I definitely don't!

As we were driving home we ran into this amazing rainbow! This is the first full rainbow I think I have ever seen. How amazing is this! What a great way to end our relaxing and pretty eventful Saturday!

Thanks MOM AND DAD for the great CHRISTMAS PACKAGE! We loved all the GOODIES and PRESENTS! It was way more than you NEEDED to do. And THANK YOU Jeremy and Jenn for the GIFT CARD...we LOVE Costco! We HOPE you all had a GREAT CHRISTMAS! We LOVED ALL the christmas cards from you all. THANKS AGAIN! We LOVE you!

Christmas in Washington!

Nate and I headed to Washington to celebrate Christmas and a wedding with his family! The area had record snow so we were a bit nervous that we wouldn't make it but it all worked out perfectly. Although everyone wasn't thrilled to have snow I was very excited to have a white Christmas, it just doesn't feel like the holidays to me without the snow. It was a cold couple days especially since we had no winter clothes! We left all our sweaters and coats in Salt Lake when we moved so we had to survive by layering! It was a busy couple days, we were on the move the minute our plane landed but it was so fun being able to spend time with everyone! It is always a good time with lots of laughs when all the Danner's get together! Here are some pictures of Christmas morning! Kinnick and Amrie were definitely the highlight of the morning! They were so excited!

On Saturday, Jeff and Brenda were married in the Seattle temple! It was a rainy day so it was hard to get photos but the ceremony was beautiful. The reception was held at the church, which we spent many hours decorating the night before! And it turned out to be very elegant. They are so perfect for each other and we are so excited for them. Congratulation Jeff and Brenda!

The happy couple coming out of the temple!



The Danner clan!

Reception Fun!