A Lot in Common?

Who would have every thought that these two cute and innocent children would meet someday and fall in love?...It has been so much fun as Dallen and I have gathered pictures for our wedding video and have further solidified that we do "HAVE A LOT IN COMMON." From the very beginning of dating, Dallen has mentioned that we have a lot in common and we have somewhat turned it into a little joke. Here are just a few examples to show that we really do!...

Both were born into loving families who knew that we were special blessings from above. We were both the largest babies our mothers gave birth to... (oh-no)... and had unique personalities. I think we both owe a big thanks to the patience of our mothers!

Getting firewood is something that we have grown to love. It started at a young age with both of us and we hope to continue that tradition as we raise our family.

Side by side with our dad's working on projects to better our lands and homes. We both had perfect examples of hard workers!

living the cowboy and cowgirl life... love the country!

Typical girl-ears piercings and wanting to look pretty
Typical boy- playing in the dirt and mud with mischievous smiles

Tents, campfires, smores, hot dogs, friends, family, quality time, and...

Fishing... and more. The outdoors are great!

Both mechanically inclined and enjoy working in the shop

Wonderful teens...

Athletic and involved in all different sports throughout high school. Janessa-volleyball, basketball, softball and track. Dallen-football, wrestling, baseball, and track which he continued playing/running in college at SUU.


Graduation.... Moving to the next stage in life called independence


Providing entertainment for the community. Janessa-found many times with a microphone in front of a crowd. Must have inherited my Grandma Bowring's genes. Dallen-continues to thrive off of loud cars, welding, engineering, playing in the dirt and fulfilling the saying of "boys and their toys" :)


Leaning on siblings in times of need and times of greatest joy. What would we do without them!?

Both raised in beautiful families who are continuing to grow closer together.

Righteous members of the church who are anxious to help bring the fullness of Christ to all who are willing to accept.

Bachelorette Party!!!

Doing something crazy and fun is what my friends and I thought would make a good bachelorette party so we decided to go to the festival of colors...

As you can see, we were completely covered in chalk by the time we left the party. Our hair, teeth, ears, noses, and clothes were plastered with different colors...

Sam and I thought that we would take our anatomy lab goggles to keep it out of our eyes but they obviously didn't work. After one hit with chalk we were basically blind with the goggles on our faces so they didn't last too long.


Samentha...

Janessa...

Hannah...

Ashlee...

Sami...

After the festival we went and ate some dinner at a restaurant and then went back to my apartment to play some games and to open presents. Unfortunately for the blondes, the color stayed in their hair for a few weeks but eventually faded out. Good thing all of mine washed out so I didn't have pink hair for my engagement pictures that were to be taken the next day! Thanks for the fun time and all the support you guys!! Love ya!

Engagement Pictures!

Dallen and I had our engagement pictures taken by my uncle, Taylor Black, and by Jami Wright (the one who set us up on a blind date). I am really happy with how they all turned out and am super excited to use them for our announcements! Here are just a few of the pics and snap shots that were taken by both photographers.... :)


























Thank you so much for you time and efforts Taylor and Jami!! We love what you have done for us and are so excited for June 16th!!! Thanks for being a part in our journey and for all of your loving support! We love you!

BYU Basketball

My Grandpa and Grandma Bowring are big fans of BYU since that is the place where they met, and wanted to take all of the grandkids to a basketball game and to watch Jimmer Fredette play. Jimmer is a big deal around here and people expect him to move into the NBA before too long. He plays point guard for BYU and on average scores about 26-30 points per game. He's a fun player to watch.


Although we were in the nose bleed section, it was fun to be there at the game. The cougars didn't play their best game tonight and lost by about 20 points. We were a little disappointed but I'm glad we were able to go!

Marci, Taylor and kids, Rob and kids, Amber, Daniel and Kids, and my family all went with Grandpa and Grandma. It was fun to see everyone and to spend some time together! Davi, Cade, and Braxton had a great time cheering for the cougars.

Last Weekend With Briar

It is crazy to think that the time has come for Briar to leave to Argentina to go on his mission for two years! Dallen and I wanted to spend some time with him before he left so we decided to take him to the ski resort for night skiing. It was great to get away for a while and to have these few hours to spend just with Briar.

Dallen and Briar on the lift...


We found a run at the top named Wedding Ring so Dallen and I took some pictures by it :) Briar is a great kid and we wish him the very best of luck as he leaves to serve the Lord. We are already looking forward to the day that he gets home to make more memories with us, but in the mean time we are excited to hear of his teachings and experiences. WE LOVE YOU BRIAR!!

Snowboarding UVU

This year I was able to sign up for a snowboarding class at UVU and received a credit hour for doing so! i couldn't think of a better deal than that...getting credit to go play in the snow for a couple hours once a week! I have had a lot of fun playing on the slopes and meeting new people who like to do the same. For our last day we decided to go retro and we wore old full piece snow suits. Megan Fitzpatrick and I were the only ones who did the snow suits, but a couple of people wore wigs and crazy hats to play along.
This is Megan and I with our awesome suits! Although we look funny in them, we stayed a lot warmer than we did in weeks past! It was fun to go a little crazy and to bring out a little of the weird side in us.

I am going to miss driving up the mountain to board on Wednesday afternoons now, but hope that I can come on the weekends to finish out the snow season!