Lake Tahoe

We went to stay with the Smiths in Lake Tahoe for the third year in a row.  I'm so glad they keep letting us come! We love our time with the Smiths and the Clarks (I love those girls!).  And we get to hang out in one of the most beautiful places. 

The kids rode their bikes on a fun, new bmx track, the boys especially loved that.  We went on some hikes and explored some old railroad tunnels. We had two great days at the beach with lots of jet-skiing, kayaking and playing in the sand.  The girls formed the "sewing club" and turned Amanda's laundry room into their headquarters. We had a cute talent show where all the kids performed. (Danny made an origami gun, Rachel drew a self-portrait, Aaron told some jokes, and Seth and Ruby danced). And we stopped in Carson City and Rhyolite on the way home.

 

Delayed 10th Anniversary Cruise

We celebrated our anniversary by going on an 8 day cruise in the Caribbean. It was fabulous.  Grandma Zonda watched the kids at our house and she did such a great job; the kids loved it.

We snorkeled in Cozumel, went to a Mayan ruin in Belize, rode a zip line in Honduras and swam with sting rays in Grand Cayman.  We loved being on our own schedule and being taken care of on our cruise.  And, of course, we ate all the time.  Our motto for our trip was "Let's go, we have things to eat!"

Utah for 4th of July and Gma Donna's 80th birthday

This year was Grandma Donna's 80th birthday! She's such a fun grandma! We rented a big house in Salt Lake to stay for the week.  We got together at Tanya's house to celebrate.  She had a huge blow-up water slide that the kids loved.  And a trampoline and slip n slide. We filled her backyard with all the cousins. 

There were tons of fireworks restrictions this year because of several forest fires in the area, so we couldn't do fireworks at Tanya's or at our rental. We watched the Pleasant Grove City fireworks from a church parking lot where we also set off our own fireworks. Danny was really excited about lighting the fireworks this year.

We went to temple square and the church history museum. The kids had a great time.  And we timed it just right to be able to walk around the grounds and then we headed into the museum just as it started raining.

After three days, Bob and I left for our cruise and the kids all stayed a few more days.  Grandma Zonda and Aunt Kristal were so nice to take care of the kids in Utah and then drive them home to Las Vegas.