Downtown Philadelphia.

Bobby and I finally made it downtown to explore the historic sites. It was a hot, crowded day so we didn't make it to everything we wanted to. We were able to see the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall and the National Constitution Center. It is so interesting to be in the actual places where our nations history came about. More exploration dates to come!

I know we are not on the famous side with the crack, there were way too many non-english speaking tourists hogging the cool side.




We would LOVE to have visitors to take to these cool sites! We are kind of fun people!

DC bound.

A couple weekends ago I took my debut road trip to DC for the weekend. The drive was great, minus the extra 2 hours it took because of stupid traffic. Once again, it was so much fun to spend time with Heather. It was only my second trip to DC in the 3 years she has lived there and I loved everything about it. Her town is charming, her house is adorable and I love her room. As always, the weekend was full of diet coke/dr. pepper and midnight milky ways! We slept in, lounged, walked King street, ate delicious food and saw Up in 3D. I'm sad to report the only picture I have of the weekend is us wearing our dorky 3D glasses. (We were documenting my extra-dorkiness. I wore the 3D glasses over my real glasses. Nerdy I know.) Thanks for letting me come play, I am loving living so close.

Sweet Home Texas.

I love home.

I love our family because we play so hard and never stop. The fun started the second I walked off the plane and literally did not stop until I boarded my plane 5 days later. I was exhausted moving from one adventure to the next but that is what I love about our family, the fun never ends! It all started with a trip to the zoo with the cutest kids on the planet. I love the zoo. I was more amazed about the animals than any kid in the whole place.





I woke up the next morning to the sound of a back hoe moving up and down our drive way. Once again another Hickson Adventure: refilling the sand volleyball court. All the kids came for back hoe rides and motorcycle rides. It was quite a deal, dad on the 4 wheeler pulling a homemade rake contraption, the back hoe killing the grass, snakes through moms toes, and seeing Cash's big eyes light up every time he said "BACK HOE". All this fun ended with frog hunting in the catch pool.






The rest of the trip was filled with jet skis, boats, play dates with the kids, lunch with girlfriends and a lot of fun. (I am having blogger issues with the rest of the pics). Thanks for the fun, can't wait to be back in Texas!

Valley Forge.

A couple weeks ago Heather came to visit for the weekend. I had so much fun hanging out with her, I'm grateful we can live so close for the summer. The weekend was full of diet coke/dr pepper, midnight milky ways, laughing, chatting and exploring. We went to Valley Forge National Park which is absolutely beautiful. I was literally obsessed the whole next week and always thought of excuses to go...picnics, games, reading...

Thanks for the fun Heather, please come back to play! Love you!

The Keystone State

We have officially said farewell to Utah and fully embraced Pennsylvania as our home for now. After a graduation celebration with family we embarked on the longest drive across America. Just for the record...most of the midwest honestly should not exist!

On a 32 hour drive across Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and finally Pennsylvania...here are a few of the things you might see:

Long, straight roads that never end with nothing around.


A million windmills.


Weird billboards.


Even weirdER billboards.


Car accidents that create stupid traffic.


Cool bridges.


Cooler tunnels.


Beautiful sunsets.


Tommy's 24-hr diner with giant rooster.


It all led us to -


Bobby is working his hiney off; he is the hottest sales rep out there! He is doing great and is such a hard worker. As for me, I am loving my free time! I have been spending hours cooking, baking, reading, exploring and definitely relaxing. For the first time our laundry is caught up, dishes done and we just might have the cleanest bathroom on the block!

BYU Alum

I can't believe it finally happened...I am a college graduate! Many, many times I thought this day was never going to come and now that it has, I can hardly believe it. As excited as I am to be done with late nights of studying and writing papers, a part of me is a little sad that this time is over. I loved college and all that it taught me, physically, mentally and spiritually. I learned a little bit about a lot of different things (one plus to declaring just about every major offered) and learned a lot about myself. There are many things I am going to miss about my college days but I have already promised myself I will continue learning. One chapter closed and another opened...

Graduation was a bit crazy, although a total blast! I am so grateful my whole family was able to come out for a last minute play and celebration (we missed you terribly Chris!). I know it was a crazy time for everyone to leave home and work but it meant the world to me to have my whole family there to celebrate. I can't believe I am the last college graduate of my family, we are growing up!!

Glorious Day!

Its official - the Pssat is out of our lives FOREVER!! Prayers really do get answered (even if it takes a year)!!