Honeymoon!!

For our honeymoon, we went to Hawaii. It was so awesome!! He stayed in a SUPER nice hotel that had their own private little beach. It was so nice to just relax, enjoy the sun and enjoy each other!! Our hotel room was on the 15th floor and we had two balconies overlooking the WHOLE ocean. It was the perfect getaway!!

This is a picture of our hotel I took from the beach

This was the sunset the first night we were there... isn't it incredible?!

This was the view from our balcony

The private beach we had at the hotel. There was never more than 40 people there..

It was great!!

The last day we were there we rented a car and went down to the big city of Waikiki. It was fun to see, but I'm glad we stayed away from the tourism while we were there. We went to the U.S.S. Arizona which was incredible. It was JC's first time there too. The whole atmosphere there is just amazing. Then we went to the International Market and did some shopping of course! We also went to an indoor shooting range. It was my first time and I was scared out of my mind!! Some of those guns are so powerful!! JC had shot most of the guns before but he still had a lot of fun too. I'm getting more and more used to the gun idea... but we'll see how I feel once we have kids!

Overall, it was a great honeymoon!! A little expensive, but that is to be expected in Hawaii. The place we stayed at was gorgeous and we would stay there again in a heartbeat!

Family Reunion

Every three years over the 24th of July, JC's family on his Dad's side has a big family reunion in Panaca, Nevada. Never heard of it??? Ya, me either!! You take the Cedar City exit and then head west...and west...and west... a little over an hour. Just follow the road through super small towns until you pass the border and come into Panaca. The town is super super small. No stop lights, McDonalds or movie theatre. However, it was such a fun time!! JC and I stayed at a little Bed&Breakfast because there was no room at his Grandma's house. It was soo fun! My first experience, but definitely won't be my last! I finally got to meet all the rest of the cousins from that side, since they are from Texas, Nebraska and Reno. We had a great time eating lots, riding four wheelers, taking pictures, making sling shots, eating some more, dynamite, a parade and playing in the 3-on-3 tournament. You would think with such a small town it would be a dinky little tournament. I'm a basketball player and I was thoroughly suprised at the talent of some of these guys. No one takes this tournament lightly. Our team was JC and I, his brother Jordan and then his sister's boyfriend Brock. We ended up taking fourth but some of the guys we played against we big, strong and athletic. It was a lot of fun though playing with the big boys ;) All in all, it was a great reunion just hanging out with the whole family!!

This is Panaca from one of the mountains we rode too... see how tiny??

Brock and little Carter on one of the quads

Ashlee with Carter on the tire swing in front of Grandma's house

JC and I on the four-wheelers. JC was on the Raptor, the sexy one haha but only because I don't know how to drive a manual haha they were both a lot of fun though!! There were some dunes that we were able to ride on and also a lot of mountain trails. Plus, we rode them throughout the whole town. How sweet would that be to just have a four-wheeler that you drive everywhere---who needs a car!!

**Wedding Pics**

Coming out of the temple as Husband and Wife

JC's grandparents

Megan's grandparents...

My Grandpa Marks wasn't able to make it to the ceremony physically, but we all could feel his spirit there. He passed away the next day, but we know that he was very happy for us and we're grateful that Grandma could be there. We miss him very much but we know that he is so much happier where he is!! Love you Grandpa

Mr. and Mrs. Leach