Tuachan 2013

Oh our annual trip to St George and Tuachan was a success!  Michelle, Marlena and Maureen went to see Mary Poppins and Starlight express.  They were both excellent! I almost liked starlight express better because it was soo entertaining with them on rollerskates.  We stayed at the Crystall Inn thanks to Martis IHC discount.  good breakfast and nice pool.  We ate, slept, shopped, got a pedicure and went to the theater.  What could have been a better trip?  Oh only thing that could make it betters that my mom paid for the tickets, gas, hotel and pedicures!  and the highlight was going to swigs that served dirty diet cokes (diet. One with coconut in it-I don't like coconut so I did t get one) AND the best sugar cookies that they frost as you wait!  Love getting a fab diet coke AND a cookie AND at a drive through!  Can't wait for next season!

Michelle in the chair in Beaver

Beaver Chair

Lovely ladies getting a pedicure!

Those are some nice looking feet

Partying with the boys

Brooke and Abi have gome to girls camp.  I didn't hae to teach summer school so the boys and I Partied.  first we went to Cabellas and looked around.  They have a huge fish tank and cool displays of wildlife just like in a natural history museum.  They also have some fish to feed and a shooting range.  We bought some hats and some candy of course..

We went to lunch at Chik -fil-A.  Love us some chicken.

Then we went to Trafalga and rode some rides ...okay just that waer one (line took forever and it was hot) and did some mini golf in the black lite golf course.  It was pretty fun but sure hot.  We decided to leave to get home to golf again on the real golf course.  It was fun except Jack likes to come after people with his golf clubs.  The guy gave all of us the 2.00 coupon rate when I only had one coupon.  We had to have a slurpee after all of that.  I was soo tired and hot when we were finished.  LOVE spending time with the boys!  (I also had the lowest score in the golf too!!)

Shooting range at Cabellas

feeding the fish

Climbing wall at Trafalga.  Nick go!!

Jack on the climbing wall

Girls Camp 2013

A Trekker

Andrew just got home from trek.  We bought his pioneer outfits at the Deseret Industries and his hat at the wal-mart.  Who would have thought to get our trek stuff at the Walmart.  He said he had such a great time, but not ready to go again for a while!!  It was quite the sight when I dropped him off at the Church and picked him up.  Seeing all these faithful souls (the adults were the cream of the crop for our youth..) in pioneer skirts and bonnets and slacks and long sleeved shirts and suspenders ready to go on a long hike to increase their testimony of Jesus Christ!  I just stood and watched Andrew help unload and watch the hugs.  I wish I could have gone but I would have needed a Pa!

Helping unload the Trailer.

Andrew and his friend Kellis

A New soccer year for Abi

SDJH Talent Show

A Memorial Day trip to Las Vegas

we spent the weekend in Las Vegas visiting my brother Mark and his family.  My dad is turning 80 on June 2nd and we decided to go to Las Vegas and celebrate with Mark.  Everyone  was there but Blake and Micaela and Mitchell (serving a mission in Columbia).  It was a super fun trip of plenty of swimming and good food.  nick, Stella and Jack couldn't have spent more time in the pool.

On Sat we went to the Springs Preserve.  it is this nature center that was built on this natural spring and had some cool science stuff and some animals and just fun.  I thought it was a great place to spend some time in the afternoon.  We went home for more swimming and a BBQ and our birthday party.  It was a spectacular party.  Dinner and a cake.  No gifts.  FAB!  I guess our gift to him was just being there all together.

Sunday Nick, Stella and Jack were swimming and paying goggles store.  They collected all the goggles from the bottom of the pool and Stella made a goggles store on this raft.  Googles for,sale she would yell .  "two for one". "oh come on guys" she said (cuz they not responding ). Then jack "okay" and he went and got some.  Soo funny to watch then come up with these ideas.

Later Nick and Stella were playing that they were the smartest in the class so the teachers gave them more to study which was rocks.

I went and saw Marks office.  so very nice.  he gave me a case of toothpaste and some tooth brushes. Love Him (I would love him even without the toothbrushes). He has a great family and wife.  And a nice house with a fun pool!   No wonder my children were soo excited to visit him!  (me too).
Mark promised Andrew that he would take him to the pawn shop that is on Pawn Stars.  so nice and he even bought him a T-shirt.  Very much appreciated!

 

 

Jack

Abi, Stella and Luke

Andrew

 

Grandpa turns 80

We went to Las Vegas for Grandpa Lewis' 80th birthday.  We had lots of swimming and eating and fun.  And LOTS of swimming.  Mark and Paula are such great hosts.  They have a way nice house and beautiful pool.  Here is grandpa's cake with a flag.  The flag was for Memorial day we think.  Hayden picked out the cake.  We had a BBQ of hotdogs and Hamburgers.  There were no gifts.  Our just being there is a gift enough!  hahah 

Mark and Gpa in the Hot tub