Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Our Three Week Trip!

The first leg-Part A of our trip: Utah. We had a great time visiting friends and spending time with the family!
Auntie Maryn and Gavin

Beth & Henry, Kristi, Dayna, Maria, Gavin, Me and Maryn

Gavin and Crew


First leg-Part B: Happy Birthday Jenni! We all went to breakfast and enjoyed french toast...yum!
Jeremy, Karli, Karsten & Desmond

GAVI

Mike & Jenni

JoLynn & Jordyn


Sheldon, Crew (behind sheldon), Julie and Mom

First leg-Part C: B.B.Q! We had a lot of fun visiting with everyone. We also had great food!! :)

Hayden & Mike

Great Great Gramdma Skousen :)

(I even got a five generation picture!)

Grandma, Grams, Aunt Dionne and Grandpa (with his cool suspenders!)

First leg-Part D: 4th of July! We woke up early and saw the hot air balloons take off. Then we went to the Provo parade.





Gavin slept through the whole thing...but at least he was dressed for the occasion :)

First leg-Part E: Too much fun! The rest of the week was spent hanging out with Hayden. We went to the park, fed the ducks, went "waterfall hunting," dinosaur museum, and the Hogle Zoo!




Jenni, Hayden, Gavin & Mike at Bridal Veil Falls




JoLynn, Hayden and Mike playing in the sandbox! Hayden wanted to put all the trees on his island :)


We are lucky JoLynn made it out alive :)

Our little family at the zoo

"All aboard!"

Jo, Hayden, and Mike riding the new carousel at the zoo.
Second leg-Part A: Vallejo, California. Mike, Maryn, Gavin and I drove from Utah to northern Cali (15 hours). Believe it or not we had a great drive and Gavin was so good! Maryn and I danced with POWERHOUSE for 5 days. Mike and Gavin watched every single show. Thanks Mike for all your help!
We put blankets over Gavin's ears because the music was really loud.

Maryn, Dylan, Jenni and Brian


My aunt Denise was able to come see one of our shows. It was so good to see her. Gavin was trying to figure out who was holding him :)


Dad and Mr G hangin our in our trailer

POWERHOUSE...I'm not sure why I'm wearing a yellow shirt and everyone else is in blue? I guess I just wanted to be the "star" of the show :)
Second leg-Part B: San Fransisco! After we got done dancing we enjoyed driving into the city (about 20 miles away.) It was so cold! Mike loved making his souvenir pennies :)

Me and Maryn at Fisherman's Wharf- Pier 39

Mike and I...same place :)

Overlooking the city

Alcatraz island

Kiss!

Hot apple cider please!

My FAVORITE store! Taffy!
Third leg-Part A: Anaheim, California. After we were done dancing we dropped Maryn off at the San Fransico airport and she flew home. Mike, Gavin and I then drove down to Anaheim to visit his family and show Gavin off :)

Uncle Richard, Aunt Michele and Gavin


Grandma Rich and Little G.
Third leg-Part B: Huntington Beach. One day we drove to the beach and walked around. It was beautiful. Mike was so happy to be back by the ocean! He showed me around and told me lots of stories from when he grew up. We had a great time :)


Gavin and I sleeping on the couch. It was a very long trip, but so much fun! We were ready to be back home.
THE END

Monday, July 28, 2008

You're It...

Tagged

I guess Krystal just tagged me? Tag me harder next time, because it took me a week to figure it out! Well, Here it is...

3 Joys
1 - My Family
2 - My Health
3 - My Super-Human Intelligence (I have to hide it well)

3 Fears
1 - Not being able to take care of my family
2 - To be tagged by Krystal again!
3 - That Krystal will never find a descent guy to date :)

3 Goals
1 - To finish school and earn more money
2 - Teach my children what not to do and help them become well- rounded and super intelligent like their dad. :)
3 - Be healthy and comfortable and able to help people I love.

3 Current Obsessions
1 - The Internet
2 - Watching Movies
3 - Worrying About All Of Life's Little Problems

3 Surprising Facts About Myself
1 - I won a coloring contest when I was a kid
2 - I actually like to work on our blog
3 - I was a volunteer firefighter for a few years

A to Z

A (age) - the square root of 961
B (birthday)- 11/24
C (candy or cake) - candy, then cake for dessert
D (dessert you love) - mud pie
E (easiest person to talk to) - Jenni
F (favorite song) - I never have a favorite of anything. I like a lot of music.
G (gold or silver) - silver
H (habit) - not returning phone calls...
I (instrument) - piano
J (job title) - emergency care technician
K (kids) - I love kids, they teach you who you really are...
L (love or lust) - Lots of BOTH!
M (married, single or taken) - married & taken, just not sure where I'm being taken?
N (next to you) - Gavin (but there are always a few special people with me.)
O (one wish) - to have an unlimited ammount of wishes with no restrictions...
P (person called last) - Jenni
Q (quotes) - "what you did yesterday makes you who you were,
what you do today makes you who you are..."
by Michael Rich
R (reasons to smile) - My Family
S (steak or pork) - Steak, Steak and a little more Steak please...
T (turns you on) - This could get me in a lot of trouble, so I plead the fifth...
U (unique talent) - I can make people believe I know what I'm talking about...
V (vegetable) - Krystal said cucumber? We need to have a little talk...
I like all vegetables, I'm not picky about much...
W (woke up at what time) - What makes you think I sleep?
X (x-rays you have had) - Dental and Chest X-Rays
Y (your favorite color) - Blue
Z (zodiac sign) - Sagittarius


I Tag: Jenni (Sorry Babe:) & Jeremy