Marissa's Homecoming Date

Marissa had her first date. Pretty good to turn 16 on Monday and have your first date the next Saturday. She went to homecoming with Deric Searle. Here is Deric coming to pick her up. Here is our princess, Marissa, in her dress. She looked so beautiful!!

I made them pose for lots of pictures. They looked so cute together and matched perfectly!

This is Marissa writing! My mom wanted me to tell a little about homecoming. It was so much fun. For our date, we went rollerskating with 4 other couples in Richfield. Then my date (which I had the best date ever, by they way) came and picked me up. My mom took lots of pictures. Than we had dinner at Sherilyn Rassmassen's house. It was so yummy. After that, we went to the dance and it was so much fun. All in all I had a blast!!!!

Marissa got asked to Homecoming!!

I can't believe my daughter is old enough to date. Marissa turns 16 on Oct. 4th and Homecoming this year is October 9th. She got lucky because it is usually in September. She got asked today by Deric Searle. She had to go all over the school to different places to get different clues. Then she unscrambled them. These clues say "Wood" and "Ewe" and she had to go to wood shop and the ag room to find them.

These ones say "go" and "tutu". These sent her to the drivers ed room and the dance studio.

"Homecoming" was waiting at home for her.

These say "width" "Derrick" "Cereal". These sent her to math class and seminary. I gave her the cereal box when she woke up.

She is answering him by putting swedish fish and pictures of fish all over his bedroom. Then there will be 1 live fish with a note that says, "If fishes were wishes, I'd only need one!!! To wish that Homecoming will be lots of fun!!!"

I will blog pictures of the date when it gets here!!! stay tuned.......

My brother, Spencer

Today is the 4th anniversary of my brothers death. Spencer Stanley Koyle was an awesome brother, son, husband, father, and friend. I don't think there is a person that met Spencer that didn't like him. He had a contagious smile and a great sense of humor. I think he is still showing that sense of humor from heaven. His wife, Nichole, is such a strong woman and a great example to me. I know he is a proud father as he watches his children from heaven. Spencer, we love and miss you!!!

More waterfalls in Iceland

This was a place my mom called Hobbit vallleyBeautiful waterfalls everywhere. This waterfall is the 2nd tallest waterfall in Iceland.

There was volcanic ash in the air the day we seen this waterfall, so that is why I have a mask on.

You could walk behind this waterfall.

Here I am behind it. Everything was so green.

Snieffleness Iceland

We found this unmarked blowhole. Notice the rainbow. Sitting on the coast.

Rock formation on coastline.

There is only one work for Iceland - BEAUTIFUL!!!! Sister Koyle and Sharon

Look at the blue, blue ocean.

Here we are standing by a rock viking statue. This is a slit in the rock caused from the earth shifting. It was a long hike up to it, but Travis and my mom did it. Another beautiful waterfall.

And another one.

The big glacier in the back is the glacier that "Journey to the Center of the earth" was about. The farmers wrap their hay in these white bags to keep the moisture off. I thought they looked like giant marshmellows.

We stopped at this one place and seen a bunch of seals.

Here is another one. Maybe it's the same one, just different view. We will pretend its a different one.

Barnafoss Iceland

Iceland is full of beautiful waterfalls!!!

I love how blue the water is.

Iceland: the Golden Circle

This is the Kerith crater that was formed from an explosion from lava going over a pool of cool water. The water was a pretty bluish green color. This is a lawn mower here in Iceland. Notice it has no wheels. It just skids along the grass. You hold on to a rope and lower it down the hill, then pull it back up. Travis thought this was pretty interesting.

There are lots of huge lava rock in Iceland.

This is at pingvallir, which is a place where the early settlers met to make executive decisions for the country. The path we are on is the mid-Atlantic ridge, where Europe and America were at one time joined. Iceland is the only country that has land on the ridge. It's not often you can be stepping on two continents at the same time.

This is one of many cool waterfalls. It is named Laxifoss.
This is the strokkur geyser. It is the 4th largest geyser in the world, coming in right after Old Faithful. It errupts every 5 to 8 minutes. Here is Travis and my mom.

Strokkur, just starting to erupt.

These waterfalls are called gullfoss. They were beautiful.

Here is Sharon, with her mom and dad, and gullfoss in the back.

Bon Voyage - Day 1 of cruise

This is our ship -the Carnival Elation. Just as we were about to board the ship. We were so excited!We explored the boat after we boarded, so we could find our way around. Bon Voyage - we had just set sail!