Life in Tucson

Josh & I have now been Tucson residents for about 3 months!! I have to say that I think we both like it A LOT more than we thought we would! It is so beautiful down here!! And its nice to have a little more of a small town feel! We have got to do quite a few things in the short time we have been here and have experienced many new things... One of those was real rain storms! For the first few month or so that we lived here it rained almost every day! We loved it! Tucson has some of the most beautiful & bright thunderstorms I have seen! I have also got the chance to try out EVAP! I thought I was going to die our first few weeks, because it was so humid (evap doesn't work that well with a ton of moisture in the air) and it turned out that the pads in the cooler had never been changed! Luckily when Tom & Shirley came down they helped change out the pads; which looked like a huge block, because of all the build up! It seriously got so much cooler after that! And speaking of cooler I think we are going to have a much COLDER winter than we are used to because it has been Phoenix winter weather down here recently!! BRRR... I am such a wimp!!

We have also had some interesting bugs! One morning driving Josh to school I saw this leaf slowly blowing across the hood of the car, but with a closer look we realized it wasn't a leaf at all but a bug that looked EXACTLY like a leaf! So cool! A few days ago when we got home we found this outside our door!
A praying mantis! I have only seen these a few times and definately not in Phoenix! They are so crazy lookin'!

We have a great ward down here and Josh also has some good LDS buddies from his class! It is so nice to go anywhere in the world and have an instant family and people who care about you! One of the couples in our ward are a big part of the Prop 102 movement down here in Tucson! I have wanted a sign so bad and just got one yesterday for the yard!
Down here EVERYONE seems so liberal! I sometimes get very frustrated and discouraged, so being one of the few signs that say YES on 102 makes me so excited... I just had to take a picture!! Anyway! Things are great! Josh is keeping busy with school! And I will be working soon! HURRAY!!

Sabino Canyon

Josh & I went for a hike at Sabino Canyon! It was so pretty, but I hear there is even more to see!

Sunset from one of the points!!

Overlooking Tucson

Josh & I! It looks like we are on a safari!

Josh checking out the view

Josh on our way up

I didn't know Josh was taking a picture

Josh & my-goofy- self!

We both look kinda tired! We had so much fun!! We hope to go back soon, because we hear on some of the other trails you can find big waterfalls and such!!

Natilee's Baptism

Natilee Bly Hatch (my baby sister, AKA "Da Fuzz") was baptized on August 30, 2008! Josh and I traveled up to Surprise for the BIG EVENT!! Kendon (my younger bro.) was able to baptize her. She was so excited and so very cute!!

Kendon and Natilee all dressed in white!


Dad, Mom, and Nat


Josh, Fuzz, and I!


The Girls! All my sisters... Emily-16, Ramsay-13, Alisyn-11, & Natilee-8


Aunt Amy, Kateland, and Kincade came down!!


Granny & Papa with Kendon!


Kendon & Grandpa


Cute Grandpa & Natilee


Kendon & Natilee after the baptism

We had a blast getting to see everyone! The Larson Family, Cal and Julie Darrow, Natilee's friend Hannah, and Burch Family were also there!! Beautiful Natilee was so sweet and so happy to get baptized!

Slideshow

Just thought I would post a bunch of pics from this past year that a lot of you probably haven't seen!

Fun with Jex & Aubrey

Jex, Aubrey, Josh and I all went to Tombstone, AZ! We had a blast even though it was cold & rainy! We love these guys and were so glad they came down to hang out with us!!Josh and I in Tombstone Park next to the O.K. Corral!

"Here Lies Lester Moore four slugs from a .44, No Les, No More." Josh next to the famous headstone in Boot Hill Cemetery!

They had a corvette show while we were in Tombstone! I think that was Josh's favorite part of the whole trip!

Sweet 'vette rims!

Check out the skull! Notice anything cool about it!

Josh was in love with this Corvette!

Josh & Jex in Tombstone!

Earlier this year Jex & Aubrey came down and we took them up Mount. Lemon!

Josh at Rose Canyon Lake on Mountain Lemon! It was Raining for a little bit!!

Jex & Aubrey getting ready to fish after lunch!!

Fishing for trout!

Claudia

Its such a beautiful lake! I don't think we caught a thing, but it was still a blast!!

Lake Powell

This summer Josh and I had the chance to get to go to Lake Powell with pretty much the whole Tieman Gang! We had so much fun!! Thanks Uncle Gary!!

Gary, Megan, Jan, Shirley, Josh, Jared, Tom, Lorraine, Bruce, and Steve all relaxing and chatting on the front of the house boat!

Anasazi Canyon

Lake Powell is so BEAUTIFUL!!


Josh and I on some of the miner's stairs! They are really cool... it's amazing that they chiseled out steps to make it down to the bottom!


Josh & I at Rainbow Bridge!!


Jared & Becky Sue at Rainbow Bridge!


Jared fishing for striper!


The Boys! Captain Tom with crew on back: Jared, Jason, and Josh!


My hubby drivin' and trollin'


Josh cleaning our catch!


We hiked to the top of these huge rocks that were about 80 ft straight up!

Josh making his way back down!