Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

I don't think it is possible for me to do a post without getting pictures out of order. If anyone know how to move them please help!! I just mess it up every time. This is the view from our bedroom window. Not a bad thing to go to sleep and wake up to!! I could definitely live with that!

So back in May Anthony and I had the chance to go to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico with my parents, my youngest brother, another brother and his wife, and my sister and her husband. We took Brigham but left the other kids with Anthony's mom. Thank you Adeanna!! We are so grateful for such wonderful grandparents who have been willing to watch our kids and takes such good care of them! We missed my two older brothers and their wives, but hopefully we will do this again soon. We had such an amazing time! The house we stayed at is RIGHT on the beach. So we spent lots of time playing at the beach, although I am not a big fan of the ocean. I love the beach but a little afraid of the ocean. We went swimming, played games, enjoyed the warm sun, and did lots of shopping in town. These are pictures of my family and the house.

This is the third time I have been able to go to Puerto Vallarta and stay at this house. It is beautiful. And such a wonderful place to stay.

The next pictures are of shopping in town.

Brigham had plenty of people willing to play with him. It made it nice for Anthony and I. We were able to to some fun things too.

One day we took a day trip and went repelling, did zip lines, rode these donkeys, and took a speed boat ride back to town. This was well worth it and will definitely do it again next time! I am normally totally afraid of heights, but now once did I feel scared. It was a total blast!

This was Brigham favorite napping spot. He would fall asleep almost instantly when Anthony would lay in the hammock with him.

The boys would spend a lot of time catching crabs. I don't know that the others enjoyed this as much as Anthony, but they were good spots about it. As you can tell Anthony took this seriously.

This was the view from one of the restaurants we ate at.

This is where we stopped to go snorkeling. I did get in but I don't think I stayed in too long. The ocean just creeps me out a little too much.

Thanks dad and mom that was such a fun trip. We love you!

Fathers and Sons

Here are just a few pictures of the Fathers and Sons camp out. The boys look forward to this each year. And Tyler still talks about it. He keeps telling me I can come next time. He is such a sweet boy. I am glad they have this special time together. And I love the time Jenna and I have to spend together. We went to dinner at The Original Pancake House, went shopping a little, and then came home and watched a movie. We don't get to spend time together like that very often so I look forward to it too.
Silly boy!

Look at that shaggy hair. I can't say I miss it too terribly.

Some of their friends. Looks like fun!

Soccer

Both Rylan and Jenna played soccer this year, and had such a fun time! We had lots of friends on both teams and a fantastic coach. This was Rylan's first season playing on a larger field with bigger goals. He had a young team, but they did awesome against the older kids. This was Jenna's first season playing soccer, and let me tell you she really impressed me. I thought she'd be a little shy on the field and hold back but she didn't. She was pretty aggressive, and her favorite position to play was goaly. I never liked playing goaly when I was younger, but she was so good at it!! We loved watching both of them play.

Happy Easter!!

Once again my pictures got out of order. I'll get this right someday. Here is Ava and Tyler coloring their eggs.

Just about each year for Easter we get together with Hartman and Emily's family and John and Laron's family for dinner and an Easter egg hunt. This year John and Laron couldn't make it but Hartman and Emily's family along with Jennifer's family were here for Easter. We had fun coloring eggs and finding them. My kids love having cousins around.
Rylan, Sofia, and Jenna

Traven and Isabella

The final product!!

All the cousins!

Audra and Shallin with Brigham and Luka Easter morning finding what the Easter Bunny left.

Waiting for another Easter Egg hunt.

Brigham, 6 1/2 months old, enjoying the treats left in his basket.

This year we were also invited to an Easter party at our friends house. I can't imagine the time and effort they put into this. My kids had such a fun time. Tyler didn't want to get his picture taken with the Easter Bunny.

This was the highlight. They had little chicks that were all different colors. I think those poor chicks were loved to death.