Monday, May 27, 2013

Some of our Adventures.



It's been a really long time since the last time I posted.  In fact I JUST barely changed the template from the Valentines Day theme and I haven't posted our trip to Arizona!  Here is a recap of some of the happenings that have been happening to our family.

We are still fans...
We went to Arizona to vacation at Linds and Alan's house.  What a great destination!  They made us feel so comfortable and we played lots of games, ate good food, watched our kids play, Higgins learned how to ride his balance bike  (that he got a good year ago) from watching Amelia and is totally a pro at it now, and we loved seeing all the projects Alan has done and the ones he is dreaming of.  This is Aida's preferred sitting position in the stroller.  She likes her legs propped up!
Pheonix Zoo.
We walked the entire zoo!!!  It was a giant zoo with lots of fun things to see.
Hot dog roast in the back yard.
Funny Faces.
My favorite attraction that we went to was the train park.  WAY Fun!  This is the kids on a train.
On the carousel at the train park.
The kids got to ride in an awesome train around the park.  We opted  to sit in an open cart for the ride.  The kids chose the enclosed cattle car.  There were so many kids who piled in this car (the last one on the train).  Then the conductor locks them in.  It was strange to see all their hands and fingers sticking out. At the end of the ride some kids came out crying and some loved it.

We stopped at the Hoover Damn on the way down and on the way back because it was so cool.
It was fun to see Ang, Jed, and the kids when they came home this spring.  Steve got on the tramp to jump them.
Watching Abe and his race car.  SO COOL!

Looks like a party.  
McDonalds has been helping us make so many of the 5-6 hour drives we've been embarking on this spring.
We are buying this house...Here are some pics.
There is a laundry shoot in the house and when you open those cupboards the laundry drops out.  This feature in this house has really increased the excitement our kids have felt about moving.
Love the laundry room attached to the closet. So exciting.
We went to Mexico on vacation.  The lizards there are all over the place.  They are like squirrels or chipmunks.  
Too bad you couldn't have been there with us.  We felt sorry... can you tell?

What I was most excited for:  beach, drinks, and a good book.
They had these awesome swing seats where you could eat/rest/get drunk, etc.  I would love to put one of them or some of them in a backyard.  
Food at a local taco shop.  HOT salsa but good food.



We went to see some ruins.  Beautiful.

The resort was niiiiiice.
The day after we got home Steve went on a
wilderness training camp.  They learned all about survival and had fun too. 

They went biking, jeeping, and 4 wheeling.



While Steve was adventuring, I was babysitting Lucy (Prestons dog).  Aida really liked her bed.

This was a 3rd year training.  So his coworkers all got to go together.  Looks so fun!


Memorial day was so fun!  I had a great time up at the ranch.  We really do have great family.
She loved the tractor.




There was tons of good food.

Mark and Jenny brought their 4 wheelers (WAY fun).
Fishing with Dad and Grandpa.
Higgins was seriously "covered in fun" as Emily put it.  It was entertaining to watch them have such a good time and explore and adventure all over.  

This lady was sitting in the wheat field at the end of the day playing in the dirt.  What a good day!
We camped in the backyard and it was fun to break out the tent and "camp".  We wish you could have all been there with us to party.  Memorial Day weekend is fun.  
Higgins had his preschool graduation this last week.  They sang great songs.  We can't wait to see all of you this next month.  We love you and love to be together!

4 comments:

Kentucky Gold said...

Love all these pictures! Thank you for sharing. I'm loving the new house too, congrats it looks awesome!

Anonymous said...

Ahhh! I love it when there are new pictures to look at on the blog. It made my day. What fun adventures you have had the past few months. I love that you guys are getting out and about and having a great time. The new house is beautiful! Love it and hope to come visit soon.
Lisa

Brian, Emily, Charlie, and Lucy said...

Such a fun post! We miss you guys already!! Memorial day was soo fun. Where in Mexico did you guys go? HOW did I miss hearing about that trip!?!? And most importantly ;) WHERE is your swimsuit from?! It is SO CUTE!!!!

Alan and Lindz said...

This was a fantastic post...and not only because it plugged Arizona as a great destination spot (only slightly overshadowed by Mexico and the ranch.) There was such a dirth of posts on the blog and now 2! I am going to post something just to join in!