The Jacobsen Family

On Saturday, Brandon and I got to go to the Salt Lake Temple and watch my cousin Angela and her family be sealed together. It was an amazing day. I was in tears as I watched Angela and Jeff be sealed together forever..Angela and I have been through everything together and I am so proud of her for working so hard!! It was a great day. I was lucky to have my mom there with me and also my great aunt and uncle. I feel so blessed to have such a wonderful eternal family

INCUBUS!!!!

Check out those clouds behind Bam!!

The drunk frat kids are right behind us.
Our skittles Ammunition

On July 17th Brandon and I went to the Incubus concert! We love incubus and even though we think the new cd is pretty weak, their older music is great! We went to Usana to see them and after we got our blanket all nice and spread out on the grass it started to POUR! There was crazy amounts of lightening and thunder. We got totally soaked, but we toughed it out and stayed for the show. There were about 20 drunk frat kids in front of us that were super entertaining. We took bets on which one would puke and pass out first--I think I won the bet! haha. Brandon and I also got into a skittles war with two little kids that kept ambushing us!! It was an awesome show

LLAMA FEST!!!!

In July, we decided to go to LLAMA Fest in Spanish Fork. It was a pretty interesting day. We luckily didn't get spit on by any Llamas. Brandon did find a pretty cool hat that he liked. Llama fest was held a Hindu temple that is in the middle of nowhere but it is really cool. I really wanted to get a henna tattoo on my hand but brandon was too freaked out by the crazy hippy lady doing them...so I got a fake tattoo the next week when we went to the rodeo in Idaho! yahooooo..luckily for me we didn't stay at llama fest too long--my sunscreen didn't hold up well. But we did get to see a very entertaining llama race and the llama awards ceremony..It was also pretty enjoyable to see the mormon missionaries and all the hippies living together in perfect llama harmony....yay for llama fest!!

Bathroom remodel

Last week Brandon noticed our toilet was leaking, so like a good husband, he took his tools to the bathroom to fix the problem. When he tried to tighten a part of the toilet, the enamel cracked! Since we had to replace the toilet, we decided we might as well re-do the whole bathroom...ourselves!! Here is the first pic of what we have done so far!! We have pulled the toilet off the wall, taken out the vanity and sink, and pulled the carpet (sick! Who puts carpet in a bathroom??!!) off the floor!! We hope to get that huge mirror off this weekend and to sand the wallls!! we will keep updated pics on here!! Wish us luck!! :)

SURPRISE!!!!!!!!

Brandon's birthday isn't until July, but I decided to have a surprise party for him in April. He is always surprising me with things, and its pretty hard for me to get him!! My family was leaving for Delaware for the summer at the beginning of May, so my mom and I spent a few weeks planning a surprise birthday party for him! I managed to pull it off and he was really surprised! We had an island theme and decorated the whole house! Of course he will still be getting another party and more presents in July....

Pimp my Campsite

We spent the first weekend of our summer vacation camping with friends and family at Goblin Valley. The trip was so much fun! We spent our time hiking, camping, cooking and riding four wheelers. Of course, the boys decided to make the best fire pit ever and 'pimped our campsite'! Haha..the fire pit was huge! Our camp site was awesome. It was the best way to start the summer!!

The Martins

Welcome to our family webpage!! We are the Martins and right now our little family consists of Brandon and Lauren, Jay (our kitty), four baby finches, two lizards and one hamster! Welcome to the Martin family petting zoo!! Haha.. Right now we are living in Bountiful, Utah in a condo we bought last May. I am half-way through my masters program at the University of Utah and Brandon is finishing up his undergrad at the U of U. We are both working at the University Neuropsychiatric Institute- we actually met there!! Brandon works in medical records and plans to get a PhD in medical informatics. We have been married for a year and a half and love it!