2 week vacation in July!!

We started off our vacation going to Sea World.

Kenna stealing popcorn from the people sitting in front of us.

Matt and Jake fed the sting reys.

After Sea World we went to Nana and Pappy's in AZ for the 4th of July, where we spent a lot of time in the pool.

After we left AZ , we were on our way to UT where we stopped on the way and camped in the Grand Canyon.  

We stopped in Kanab.  The little town that Matt's great and maybe one more great grandfather founded.  The statue behind Matt's head is Levi Stewart.

Next we made another detour to Cedar Breaks and Brian Head where we found snow.  Snow in July, Crazy!

We made it to Uncle S and Aunt S house.  We went swimming in Payson.

Jake and cousin E.

Helped Uncle S with a cage for one of the many animals.

Sorry S. I cut off your head.  

M, S, H, R, M, and M holding baby tortoises.

Kenna riding Rudy, the mama tortoise.

Jake's cousins. T, E, Jake, and E

more cousins holding ferrets: M, S, M

The two youngest in our family.  Makenna and her cousin R.

While we were at Aunt S house, she did a show for us.  M, T and Jake held their snake.  

All packed up and ready to go to Aspen Grove.

Our family pic.

Paint ball

The guys that hiked Mt. Timp.

The three 3 year olds: L, Jake, and E

Another family pic on our way home in Cedar Breaks.

I have many more pics but that's all for you!

June...

Before June is over I should let whom ever by chance looks at this know what has been going on.
Matt and I came home from Puerto Rico.  O.k I came home awhile ago and went back to spend Matt's last week with him in P.R. then we all came back together.  Now do we go back to live or enjoy CA for awhile longer?
My sister K. and I decided that we want to know what it's like to be skinny.  We have started running.  But it's very hard to stay motivated so we decided that we would train for a half marathon.  I believe that she wants to do a marathon but i think 13 miles is probably where I will draw my line.  We have officially finished our first week of training.  9 more to go.
My other sister J. has come to CA with her kids to visit.  We love having visitors.  Hope they love visiting.
Matt and I just celebrated our 6th anniversary.  We went away just the 2 of us (haven't done that in 4 years).  We went to the Queen Mary hotel in Long Beach.  It was really weird, just the 2 of us.  we decided that we really do like hanging out with each other, and not just the thought of hanging out.  Thank you Matt.  I had a great time.
Pics to come. Stay tuned.

Just too cute!

I just thought Makenna was too cute sitting there in her new 74 cent hat, eating watermelon.

Loves her!

March of Dimes

My brother-in-law workes at Farmers and was participating in the March of Dimes. My sister D was busy with another commitment so my sister K and I decided to take her place. K, N, and I ran the shorter route (3.2 miles) then she was off to work, while N and I walked back to meet the rest of the group and enjoy the marching experience with them.

K, N, D, N, me

M and back of Jacob's head

and Makenna(not seen here) was actually in the stroller too.

Mother's Day Weekend

This has been one of the best Mother's Days for me. Matt came home to visit after not seeing him for 2 weeks. I also hated it because I knew his visit was very short.

Saturday we took the kids Simi Valley Street Fair, then went to a birthday party. Sunday we went on a family hike and then off to church followed by dinner at moms house.

Jake and I at the street fair, decorating a hat

Jake in a trash truck at the street fair

Jake doing the limbo, or cheating at the limbo

Jake and his friend J. in the dinosaur train

Kenna in the train

Our family on Chumash Trail

Jake got tired so I saved him.

My sister and her husband

and their son N. who tried to get out of the picture