St. Louis Arch

The first thing we did when we arrived, after some R&R of course was head down to the famous St. Louis Arch. It was really fun to see the amazing structure and ride in the little space elevator up to the top and see the city. Autumn was nervous on the ride up and as soon as we got there wanted to go back down, she wouldn't look out the windows down below. However, Makenna was thrilled to see how high we were and enjoy the ride. It is located right next to the muddy Mississippi and so us girls went and put our feet in the river. It truly is Way MUDDY! It was a fun morning. Love my family :)

Makenna's Graduation

We had a wonderful time watching her sing songs that she learned and seeing all the wonderful displays of what the children had accomplished. I love my little darling

GIGGLES

Fishing Trip

"I want to go fishing with PaPa" That is all I heard for two days straight so finally we all ended up going fishing. I had little hopes of catching anything, but grandpa cast three lines and no sooner were they in the water than a very large carp bit the worm. Makenna tried to reel it in and they squeeled, but as soon as it arrived it obvious they were more afraid of the fish than excited. I enjoyed spending time with my dad as well as see my kids go fishing for the first time.

Easter and Birthday

 

          

This year Easter was a new fun tradition.  The kids and I headed down to our cabin to enjoy some fun time with grandma and grandpa and Kaycee.  Jon had to stay back because he was swamped between school and such.  The girls had a blast even though there was 2 feet of snow on the ground.  We headed over to the Coral Pink Sand Dunes each day where the Wall Family was camping.  It was nice to ride the 4-wheelers and play in the sand.  
The highlights were finding out that KayCee was going to propose to his girlfriend, which he did and we are SO excited to have them engaged the annual Easter egg hunt in the sand, and Grandpa giving the girls a bubble bath.  He said he would bathe them so I left and when I returned he had dumped bubbles in the bath tub and turned on the jets.  The bubbles were overflowing the tub and the girls were having a blast.  Grandpa sure knows how to have a good time!!!
When we came home it was Makenna's Birthday.  She wanted a Barbie party, go figure, so we decked out the place in Barbie decorations and the girls had a very girlie girl party.  It was cute and I love all of Makenna's friends we live in such a great place!!!
It has been really exciting lately and very fun.  Hopefully I can keep up in the months to come and that summer will come quickly we are looking forward to it immensely. 

March 2010

This months has been a continuation of last month with lots of crazy fun!!! We started the month with Grandma Debbie coming to visit and baby set. So I decided to treat her to glitter toes thanks to my good friend Misha. She held a party and Makenna, Debbie, and I all got our toes glitterized. I definitely have a little diva 4 year old, but she loved getting her toes painted Barbie Pink.

Next we took the kids to Disney on Ice. It was their Valentine's Present; long awaited!! Dean and the girls did awesome and were totally amused with the lights and characters on the ice. It was Debbie and Jon's first time and they both got a kick out of it as well. Leave it to Disney for a great time!!!

A few days later Jon and I took off on our adventure to Cancun, yet again. It was a blast as it always it, but this time we started by going Jet skiing which of course got Jon sun burned right of the bat. The next day we headed to chitza nitza which was beautiful. The buildings are amazing and the church symbolism on the walls as well as the buildings gives and sacred feeling to the place especially as you picture Christ appearing to the Nephites. We really enjoyed this opportunity. Then of course we enjoyed the beach Xel-Ha and lots of yummy taco's. Mostly I enjoyed the wonderful time with my sweet spouse.
We arrived home to wonderfully taken care of children thanks to a very gracious grandma

Then, just a few days later we were able to go to the Jazz vs Hornets game with Daniel and Summer; thanks to APX. So Jon and I got to spend another night out enjoying the Jazz hammering the hornets. The highlight for me was watching Williams stumble into a fan's seat put both arms around two spectators and pose for pictures in the middle of the game, as well as the Time out entertainment; I filmed it for memories pleasure. The seats were awesome ROW 6. Couldn't have asked for anything better.

Now back to the grind stone; only 5 weeks left until Jon heads off to St. Louis. Now we have finals and the end of a semester to look forward to.
We have been blessed so much and feel so grateful to have these experiences with such wonderful people to share them with!!!
HAPPY EASTER