lake powell

Ry and I both agreed that we had forgotten just how much we loved Lake Powell. It is so beautiful. We're so glad we went, even if for a few short days!

On the boat with my two best friends in the world...Chal and Ry

Our second night on the boat the moon was full and gorgeous... the photos don't give it justice!

The Coral Cliffs Houseboat...
Introducing Captains...

Bailey and Texas Ranger

Big Chillin'

Tex was OBSESSED with Ry's diet pepsi.. and other canned beverages...;)

Here's my girl Chal... being the rockstar that she is!

Thank you Chal and Bennie for a wonderful trip! We had so much fun. Here's to fishin', scrabble, black jack, skinny dippin, poker, great food, lots of laughs, warm sunny days, a boat that is a rockin', and friendships that are a lastin'... We LOVE you guys!

kanab, zions, etc...

We left for Southern Utah last Saturday. Our first stop was Kanab where the kids live. We were shocked to find out that EVERY hotel, motel, lodge, trailer for rent, EVERYTHING was booked. Come to find out it was greyhound weekend in Kanab. Who would have thunk it? Plus there were like a bajillion tour buses containing every nationality ever. So between the greyhound obsessed crazies and the foreigners, we felt very lucky after a two hour search, and 17 trips around the large metropolis of Kanab, to locate us a really cool spot in room 219 at the luxurious super 8! Rock on!! Seriously there was nothing super about it, except for the super dirty bathroom, super sticky carpet, super cool leaky ceiling, super hard mattresses, super stinky room stench, and super not insulated walls! But, hey! It was a place to crash other than the car, and we were feelin' super blessed that the nice ol' lady sold us a room at a AAA rate! Go super 8!

Here is Taylor with her good friend Cassie.

We went to visit Zion Mountain Resort where the kids work. It is right outside of Zion's National Park and is a really peaceful and neat place to stay. We were able to visit while Jordan was still on the job.

Such good looking kids, aren't they!?!!

Here is the highlight of Zions for Ryan:

He was just right there on the side of the road, and then he just took a small run for it, jumped up the cliff and was on the ledge in a matter of seconds... a mountain climbers dream skills! It was pretty amazing, especially since he was just a little yearling!

More spectacular views...

I was a bit obsessed with taking photos of the flowering cacti... but I will just post a few of the many great photos I captured:

And then on the way out of town and on to Lake Powell, we had to go see what one of Ry's best friends has been talking about in Ferdonia...

This ones for you Church:

It was hoppin, let me tell you!!

sunshine, water, peace....take me now!

i'm so excited! lake powell here we come! i'll post about our little getaway to so. ut. when we return!

not so jazzy

What was that? Ry and I met some friends downtown at Skybox to watch the game last night... what a disappointment! It is so rigged though, what can one expect at this stage. Everyone makes more dough if LA wins, so it's just gotta go their way, right? It is still very frustrating! Here is a photo of us, he's showing off his fake happy face.

BTW... we took frontrunner in from woodscross. it's real slick. we love it. you should try it out.

favorite...

I have other favorites, because everyone is my favorite, but for now, Kenzers gets the spotlight.

Happy birthday little girl! I miss you so much, and love you more!

Here is the before photo of her celebratory cupcakes....

And after...

Yeah Kenzers! That's my girl! Get into it baby!

P.S. i think it is so important for the babies to get "down and dirty" with their cakes. i have a hard time with those moms who have to be all delicate and proper and clean and pretty. it's their birthday for hells sake. let them have fun! here is another photo of what I am talking about from a few months ago....

i made sure tex got all sorts of down and dirty with that monkey faced cupcake... oops, can't so much see chal's masterpiece in this photo. but isn't he your favorite?