Fun in the Sun!!!

If you make it through this whole post, you are a die-hard-fan! (: There were too many pictures to chose from, and I couldn't leave any out....So here is our trip to Arizona....18 hours each way in the car. The kids did so good! Mark was so proud of himself for driving the whole way there without letting me drive. (We fight over who GETS to drive! I lost miserably on this trip! And when I did drive on the way home, I was pulled over and given a warning for not having a license plate on the front of my car and having my back plate partially covered by a Utah State Alumni thing.)







The kids played video games and watched movies. They did great!






Mallory was entertaining Max and Bailey.


These two had fun crawling around and taking each other's toys.

A trip to Mesa isn't complete without the craziness of Last Chance. This is the crowd to get in.






We took the kids to an outdoor mall. They had a little play area for the kids, fun!


More at the outdoor mall. Lauren, Kasidee and Parker.

Marc was showing us his ski jacket for the next day. The big kids and dads went skiing and came back looking like raccoons.

Grandad with Addison and Kasidee. We are so blessed and happy that he is strong as an ox!

Look at all those grand kids!

Kasidee, of course, found the only dirt, and proceeded to roll in it.

Meal time, no more needs to be said.

Great grandma, grandma, and grandad with Basset. He was so smiley and cute!

Greg found the chips and salsa. Lynndsey, I loved hanging out again. It was sad to leave!

How many kids can play on one play set?

If you made all the way through, you are probably a grandma. If you know how to do collages with pictures, please help me!

Arizona was so much fun, thanks to everyone for sharing your home, food, and time with us! We love you and miss you already!

What are the child labor laws?

Mark put the kids to work cleaning his car. They had so much fun, they didn't even know they were working!

Bailey even helped a little.

Kasidee had a little bit too much fun!

Girl Time

Lelani called and invited me to a girl's night at the rodeo. We watched the rodeo events first (which I love!!) and then stayed for the Lady Antebellum concert. We had lots of fun. Thanks Lelani!!!

Fun afternoon at the park...

We went to the park yesterday to enjoy the beautiful weather we are having. We have to take advantage of it before it gets STINKIN' hot!

This is Bailey's new face she likes to make. She is a crack-up!

Addison refused to put her shoes on, so she had to concentrate really hard while walking on the sharp rocks. Sometimes mom's are right, wearing shoes was a good idea!

Kasidee had so much fun climbing on the ropes. She got stuck one time, and Parker climbed up to her and walked her down step by step. He is such a good big brother!

Parker has no fear, he was climbing all the way to the top and then bouncing on the ropes. It was making me a little nervous!

Moving on...

Here is poor Parker with his fever, not feeling very good at all...

But he is feeling much better today. We got out the slide, without water, to get out some pent up energy...

The neighbor came over to join in on some of the fun...Kasidee's hair was so full of static, it was sticking straight out and up...

Working Together....Thanks to my friend, we have started giving the kids more things to help with around the house. I didn't think they were capable of clearing out the dishwasher yet, but I was WRONG!!!

It takes all three of them, but they do a great job!

Sick Sick Sick

We have had the flu go through everyone in our family except Mark. We have holed up in our house and tried to stay away from everyone for the past week. I was having an anxiety attack thinking about what summer is going to be like.
I haven't had anything to post about, who wants to see a picture of throw-up, or fevers of 104. But luckily, we are back! Real life can start again. FREEDOM!