Fun with friends

We took a little mid-week getaway with some friends for some much needed R&R. We stayed in a condo up in the gorgeous valley of Eden.


Dinner at the local Mexican Restaurant. YUMMY!





Swimming, ping pong competitions, frisbee, cards, laughing, more laughing, hanging out.

Mountian Biking at Snow Basin


What happens in Eden stays in Eden :)

Family

Ragnar 2011

Pre-race smiles!


Ragnar Tats

Running up Trappers Loop and Snow Basin. I am showing thumbs up but I am thinking thumbs down!

Casey, Lexi, Brandi, and me after first run when we are all still in good spirits!

Because of a very long winter, race officials had to clear out the path for the run up Gaurdsmans Pass. Both sides of the road looked like this.

It is not ok for there to be snow in the middle of June!


The Finish!

Spring Break

On a whim, we decided to take off on a little vacation for spring break. We headed south to warmer places. We drove to Hurricane and stayed there the first night. On our way there we stopped in Beaver and ended up having to get a new water pump for the car. Gotta love unexpected car expenses :) The kids swam in the indoor swimming pool and the adults played cards and laughed all night. The following morning we drove to Zion National Park. It was so much fun sight seeing and hiking. What a gorgeous place! After a day spent in Zion, we drove to Mesquite and stayed at the Casablanca for two nights. We swam and relaxed poolside while enjoying the fabulous weather. We ended up running into Karl Malone and got to chat with him for a bit. It was so funny though because when they found out that my mom works at Browning Arms, my mom was the one that became a celebrity. They seriously thought that was the coolest thing. It was a wonderful little getaway with my parents and my sister and her kids. Too bad we had to come back to SNOW!

Waiting in the giant rocking chair outside the service station while our car got fixed.










What a gorgeous state we live in. I am so thankful for the beauty of Utah and all the different kinds of scenery we are able to enjoy.




The weather was in the mid 80's. Back home it was in the mid 40's.

These are the moments I cherish. No really, this little guy was a handful and when he finally chilled out and took a nap we had to savor the moment ;)

Look, I am almost as tall as Karl Malone!

Moving on

Ok, I guess I can move on from the cruise now ( it's been awhile since my last post ). But that is only because I have another one in the works :) Here is a short recap of what has been happening since my last post in October. Jayden's end of season soccer game, Halloween, Jazz game, and oops I deleted Christmas photos. We had a wonderful holiday season spent with family, friends, parties, and of course lots of yummy food. Here's hoping for a great year in 2011!

Cruise

Taking the kids on the cruise with us was a lot of fun. It was so funny to watch their reactions to everything. They thought everything was just so awesome and big and exciting. It is a lot more work taking young kids and I think it will be a long time before I take them again, but we still had a fabulous time.






The first two nights of the cruise as we sat down to dinner, Gavin was sleeping within 2 minutes. He had so much fun that any time he sat down for a minute he was out.




Jamaica was our first port. We went up to this beautiful property and did the zip line. We then went and climbed the Dunn River Falls. It was so amazing. I have never seen anything like it. It was gorgeous and the water was warm and refreshing. We got rained on but it was awesome because it was warm rain.








For our second port we were suppose to go to Grand Cayman but because of the weather we switched to Costa Maya. It was a great day of swimming and enjoying the island.






Our last stop was Cozumel, Mexico. We went to Paradise Beach Resort and played on the beach. It was a gorgeous day!