Moab

For our 4th Annivesray, Brady and I had a nice little weekend get-away to Moab. It was so warm, and I loved every second of it! I'm so sick of the cold. The first day we visited Arches National Park where we saw a few of the sights.


Balanced Rock.


Turret Arch.


North and South Windows.


Then that evening we went on a Sunset Jetboat tour down the Colorado River.


The scenery was breaktaking! If you haven't ever done this, do it!!! After the tour was over they had a dutch oven dinner for us.

The next day we headed back to Arches. First we hiked to Delicate Arch. It was amazing! Definately one of the highlights.

Yes that is us standing under the arch. It's a lot bigger than I thought it was!

On the way back down Brady found what could possibly be the smallest arch in the park!

We saw some petroglyphs.

Then we hiked through Devil's garden and saw a few more arches.

Landscape Arch. We were in awe at how long and narrow it is!

Tunnel Arch.

Pine Tree Arch.

Then we went on a hummer tour, crawlin' over the rocks near Moab. It was such a thrill! This is the hummer behind us going up the "desert fin" that we had just gone up. If you can't tell, there is a steep drop off on both sides. YIKES!

The hummer ride definately got the blood pumping. It didn't help that the driver was half nuts. But, it was tons of fun!

Up on top of the rocks we had a great view of the Colorado River and on the other side is Arches National Park.

Then we ended the ride at a gorgeous view point overlooking Moab and we watched the sunset.

Then I drove us back. Yeah, right!

The next day we got up and headed home. But, we took a detour on Highway 128, which has been voted one of the best Scenic Byways in the US. It was gorgeous! I highly recommend it! I have been to Moab a couple of times but never did this much adventurous stuff. It was such a blast and so close to home! I can't wait to come back again and again!

Easter Weekend

We had such a great Easter!


The Easter bunny came on Saturday, because he was so busy on Easter Sunday.

The Easter Bunny brought Stockton a tricycle! Too bad he can't reach the peddles even though the seat is adjustable! Poor kid got his mom's legs.

Searching for Easter eggs. He had a hard time gathering Easter eggs. He just wanted to take his time and open each one and eat the treat inside before moving on to the next one. I don't blame him!

Saturday afternoon we went out to Grantsville for the Orgill family party. And look who showed up!!!! The EASTER BUNNY! Stockton was so excited. (By the way, it's really my brother Brad in the costume.)

Showing Grandpa Orgill the yummy candy inside the Easter egg.

Finding eggs with Brock.

Oh, here's a good one!

That night we colored eggs at the Haiders,. Stockton and Anellina hadn't seen each other for months and had a blast together.

Easter Sunday started out with church. What handsome men!

Then we headed to the Haiders' for another Easter egg hunt. It was not very warm outside so we did the hunt in the basement.

Anellina was so excited to find the pink egg!!!

Giving all the eggs to Grandma as they found them.

The Easter Bunny left a message on the eggs, you could read it when you lined them up. It gave a clue to where their Easter baskets were hidden.

They found their Easter baskets upstairs in the front room! Then there was another clue in their baskets leading them to another surprise.

They found it in the dryer!

Yay! New spring outfits!

This was Stockton's favorite toy in the Easter basket. It's a little bunny and carrot fan. I told him to keep it away from his eyes... so what does he do? Luckily the fins are a soft foam.

Stockton loved being with Baby Carsten. They are about the same size! Sheesh!

The day ended with Stockton showing Anna his new hele-ca-ca teeter totter that he got for his birthday. Then Anna and her family headed back to Colorado. It was a sad parting for the kids. The next day Stockton said to me, "Want Baby Carsten, Anna, Ama (grandma) over here." He was missing them already.

Such a fun weekend with family! I am so grateful for all my blessings, especially the Atonement of Jesus Christ. I'm grateful that he suffered and died for me, but more importantly that he LIVES for me!

Happy 2nd Birthday Stockton!!!

I can't believe my little Stockton is 2 years old! He has been looking forward to this for along time. He has been talking about turning 2 for weeks! If you asked him how old he was going to be he would say, "TWO!!!" Then you ask him what kind of party he was going to have, he would say, "BIRTHDAY party!!!!..... Buzz & Woody!" Well, the Buzz & Woody party did not disappoint him! Tons of our family showed up and it was so great to have them there to celebrate!

Everywhere you turned you saw Buzz & Woody.

He had a lovely Toy Story cupcake display.

One of his favorite gifts was this Woody hat. He loved it and started putting it on everyone. (I got it at the dollar store! What a bargain!)

He got a "fwee slide!" (He can't just say "slide" he has to add "weeee" in front of it, but for some reason says "wee" with an f.)

The Haiders spoiled him with this "Hele-ca-ca" teeter totter. They know how obsessed he is with helicopters, so this was perfect! He LOVES it!

Blowing out the candle was hilarious! He couldn't quite get it, so mom had to help... just a bit.

He chose a cupcake with Rex on it.

The next morning he was loving playing with all his new toys. Then he asked to watch "Buzz & Woody." As he watched I set up all his presents to take a picture. He set Jessie and Woody up by the TV. The chair he is sitting on is also a Toy Story chair. And yes this is Toy Story 2 that he is watching, it just happens to be a random part with an American Flag in it. And this is the picture that turned out best!

Stockton we are so happy to have you in our family! You make us proud to be your parents. You are so much fun and you make everyone around you happy! We love you!

(And if you've made it to the end of the post, I don't know what the monkey is going on with these spacing issues! Blasted blogspot!)