Pack Meeting

We had a great time at pack meeting tonight! Both Ethan and Gavin a few weeks ago attended a Cub Scout Day Camp and earned tons of awards. Tonight they received them all! Gavin received his Bobcat also! Ethan got four new belt loops and two pins. Only three more achievements and he will earn his Bear Badge....I can't wait. Great job boys, keep up the good work.

When we were leaving the church the sky was gorgeous so I took a few shots...not ones you see in San Diego. I thought I would share.

The Amazing Race

This last week my friend Julie has been on an "Amazing Race" with her children. She has been traveling all over and I was so blessed to be one of her stops. We had a great time together. It was fun to have her here, but it also made me a little homesick.

While she was here we fired off some small fireworks, watched movies, went to Mesa Verde, stopped off at the four corners, went swimming, ate the most amazing croissants, got a fast and small tour of Farmington, and went for a short little trip to Aztec Ruins. I don't know about her, but I am exhausted!

Thanks Julie for making my week! What great friends I have. If any of you ever want to come, there is always room!

Our First Four Wheel Drive Adventure

Our niece and her husband (Katy and Jeff) came down from Utah to hang with us. James has been dying to see his family and they couldn't have come at a better time. We have been having a blast. The other day we went out on our first real four wheel drive adventure. Jeff brought his Rubicon so we were all set. We first drove up to Silverton. The last time I went to Silverton was with James when we were first dating....it has been a very long time. We then went on a Jeep trail called the Alpine Loop. It was amazing, beautiful, weird, a total different world but all so exciting! We were in a forest at first, then ran into snow, and finally shear cliffs. We went on to Telluride, which we had never been to. It is an beautiful old town, with very expensive houses, breath taking waterfalls, and a whole lot of hippies.

Anyway....we had a great time. Thanks Katy and Jeff for making a memory with us.

I Need a Vacation from the Vacation

We just got back from a whirlwind trip to Salt Lake City. I took the kids with my sister-in-law (Michelle) and my nephew Gavin up to Utah. I have always wanted to take the kids to the "This is the Place" heritage park and pretty much the minute school was out so were we.

We left on Tuesday and our first stop was the Color Me Mine store. The kids loved making father's day mugs for James (don't worry, they couldn't keep a secret and the minute we got home they gave them to him). We then headed up to Salt Lake where we stayed near Temple Square. The kids enjoyed swimming until it was time for bed.

The next morning we got up bright and early and headed for the park. It was great! I think that school was still in and there were only a handful of people. Our first stop was to Brigham Young's house, where Ethan told Brigham all about Brigham Young. The park was awesome. I thought that the kids would get bored with it, but they never did. They went from one house to the next, asked some really good questions, and really enjoyed it. If you haven't been there, GO, GO, GO!

That night we took the kids to their "new favorite restaurant".....The Old Spaghetti Factory. They really thought it was the coolest place and it was amazing to see them clear their plates!

On Thursday we first stopped off at Gateway Mall and did some serious damage. It was fun to go to a real mall again and my credit card proved it. We headed on to Provo, but before we got there I was able to stop off and see Aunt Sammy in Eagle Mountain....We love you Aunt Sammy! We settled into our hotel in Provo, swam some more, did more damage at the mall in Orem, and then we went to the kids "newest favorite restaurant"......Teppanyaki's! They were in complete awe, and can't wait to take James.

We finally left "Zion" on Friday, but not before hitting the same place we started our trip with.....The Sweet Tooth Fairy Shop. If you are looking for some outrageous cupcakes, this is the place for you. It is in Provo and we LOVED it.

On the way back we stooped at the "Hole N the Rock" near Moab. It is a place were this man dug a cave out of the side of a hill. His cave, I mean home, was 5000 sq. feet big and slightly creepy. I remembered going there when I was little and had to make my kids experience it too. They thought it was strangely cool. We also stopped on the side of the road so that the kids could climb up the hill to one of the "Arches". It was windy but beautiful!

On a final note....Thanks to a great dad, and husband who stayed behind to work, but encouraged us to have a great time. Thanks James for sending us off.....we missed you horribly and it would have been 1000 times better with you. We can't wait to take you. WE LOVE YOU!