Hello out there! No I havent died just been out of the digital age for awhile now. BUT were back and up running. Out summer was so fun and relaxing. Ill do a brief overview of whats been going on here. Jaxons first friend birthday party was so much fun and he was more than excited.

Something that kept us busy this summer, (every weekend pretty much) was boating. Jeff and I thought it would be the perfect way to get the kids out in the water and do something fun as a family. Turned out they didn't like it as much as we thought. The first time we put them on the tube, it sank and that pretty much ruined their confidence in the tube. So most of the time they stayed home with sitters. Oh well maybe next summer. We still had a blast! Even in brown Utah lake!

TIMMY MCGRAW

What do girls like to do on their birthdays?? Well on moms birthday, she likes to go and see the hottest guy around shake his thang and sing some twang! haha So who else do we go and see...Timmy Mcgraw! He is something else...what a hottie! We got seats up at the top at USANA, and it was so much fun!




Shauna broke out the thumbs and was swingin all night! What hip replacement?? You would have thought it was her 25th birthday. Amy, was of course droppin it low and showing us how its done. And while Monica was rockin that funky wave and "Hit me, Hit me." I looked like the biggest fool ever. *sigh* we wont even go there. But thank goodness it was dark and hopefully nobody noticed. It was so fun. We must make a habit of this. So James Taylor is next up and well bring along the guys for that one.

He ALWAYS puts on a good show and I can't belive Ive seen him more than Tori?? something is wrong with that!

K Jessica and Brianne, you BETTER make it up for the next one, We need some more flava on the dance floor!

OH MEXICO!!!! We had the time of our lives! I can't explain how much fun it was. We left for 8 days and while I had a really hard time walking out the door, once we got there time flew. I have never left the kids for so long so it was sad.

This was out on the balcony of our room. This was the perfect place to watch the sun come up and to read. We read a ton!

The best day of the trip (in my opinion) was the day we went on the Outdoor Adventure. We are all excited to go and swing through the jungles on zip lines. Here we are before the excursion.

Jess and I were last to board the small blow up boat that was to take us to another island...oh about 15 minutes away. Michael and Jeff got a nice scenic view from the center of the boat. as seen below. Jess and I had no idea the the front of the boat absorbs ALL the impact from every wave! So I am putting a small clip of what happened to us on the way there. Im sure everyone will think this is no big deal, but for Jessica and I, we risked our lives getting these photos. It was the scariest thing I have ever been on. I am terrified of the ocean, and to think one wave could have thrown us out and to only be saved by some 100 year old life preserver......No Bueno.

Notice how the guys are just enjoying the view. Jeff and Michael both think to this day we were overexxagerating.... uh NO BUENO!

once we get to our destination we took this truck (if thats what you call it) up to the middle of this mountian.

From there we saddled up on Mules and rode to the top. That was interesting. Hmmmmm

Then we hiked from zipline to zipline and cruised to the waterfalls. Where we repelled through the waterfalls. It was AMAZING. It was foggy and raining so it made it extra cool. It was the BEST day ever! (no picture taking allowed exept for the guy who goes on the tour with you. So once we get our cd of pics, i will post them later)

The next day we swam with Dolphins. That was an awesome experience. That is all I can say. Awesome!

Here is where we would end our nights. Looking out right on to the beach. This was so beautiful and we had the best time. Thank you MEXICO~!~

YOUR INVITED!

Ok hopefully this worked. Only a "select few" can now view this blog. He he hehe You never know who can come across your blog these days, and there are more than a few crazies out there, SO........ now feel free to express your opinions without judement! I will! Anyway, carry on.

Kaylees Birthday

Kaylee is 8. How did that happen? each year flies by faster than the last. She wanted a spa night sleepover. Sounds fun..easy enough. MAN I wish someone told me how loud and crazy nine 8 year olds get! Amy and Kim came over to help with some pedicures, manicures and facials. The girls had a blast and it was so funny to listen to them chat the night away. If I didn't know better, the way they gossiped I couldve swore they were in Jr. High! Scary..... By 2:00 am I had to get mean and threaten to take everyone home if they didn't go to sleep. I didn't hear from them till the next morning. All and all it was so fun and Kaylee has a birthday to remember. Happy Birthday!!





Just to give yourself a taste of how these darling girls are, play this video below. This is something that went on ALL NIGHT LONG!!! I had nightmares of this little cheer. Once one girl would begin this chant, all of them would immediatly join in LOUDER and SASSIER than before. Remember being 8.............

Turning 8 also means getting Baptised! It was the following Saturday and it couldnt' have been more special. Kaylee was shining like a star that day. She got to share the day with her family. It was a great day.

Disneyland

Ok....after a very long break I have reunited with my computer, (finally) so I have alot to catch up on! Here we are at disneyland.... we have been there plenty of times but this time by far was the best! After 4 days I was not ready to leave. We seriously thought of extending the trip. Almost everyone from both sides of the family were able to make it down. Even my cute grandmas! We did miss Sheryl, David Susan and Brad though. But with graduation around the corner, it wasn't the best time for them to leave for a week. We missed you all!

After disneyland We stopped in St. George for Kaylees dance competition. The did AMAZING taking overall grand champion in both dances and swept the competition! congrats Kaylee! Bring on Nationals......

Take a moment.......

This was so touching that I had to post a link. I absoultly love this.

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