Croquet... Athletes only?

Last night Joel and Jill joined JP and I in a friendly game of Croquet. Who would have thought that Croquet could be so much fun! None of us were certain what the rules were so I have done a little research. Next time we play--it will be the right way. Joel and Jill, pay attention! Here are a few things we missed.

-When playing Poison Croquet the you win the game by completing the course and then poisoning all other players (last night we started poisoning a little to early).
-Once a player is poisoned they are eliminated from the game. The final ball remaining in the game is the winner.
-While going through the course you have to pass through "wickets". Each wicket you pass through earns the player a bonus stroke.
-Players can also earn bonus strokes by hitting other balls. This is called "roqueting". If a player hits another players ball they earn 2 bonus strokes.
-Each ball can only be roqueted once per turn.

Now for the thing I would really like to know. Is a person who plays Croquet considered an athlete? I have never considered myself an athletic type but I do think that I could become quite the Croquet player. So if Croquet players are athletes I guess I am also an athlete! What a dream come true!

We Made It!!!

When JP and I were engaged many, many people told me that the first year of marriage is the hardest. Well, I am happy to say that we made it! Not only did we make it, but I can proudly say that the past year has been the best year of my life.

We spent our Anniversary in Midway, UT. Instead of having your typical romantic dinner out we decided to rent a couple of cruiser bikes for the two days. We rode our bike for several hours over the two days in Midway. We both felt like kids again. There is nothing to take you back to your childhood like riding a cruiser bike. We loved the bikes and we will definetley be investing in a couple of them for ourselves before the summer is over!
Here's looking forward to many more wonderful years!

Riding in Style

Spring is here (I do not consider it warm enough for summer yet) and that means it is time to break out the ATVs! JP's Dad has a couple of 4-wheelers and lets us take them out from time to time. The picture above was taken a couple of weeks ago at 5 mile pass. It was my firsts time out this year and the first time that I used one of my favorite gifts. JP gave me the fabulous pink helmet, goggles and gloves (gloves not shown) for Christmas. It was love at first site! I could not have imagined a better get-up than the one he gave me!