It was over too, too fast!

pretty girls

my Mama and her "baby" brother

proud parents

Tyson & his Aunts & Uncles

Jim

Lauren looked BEAUTIFUL!

Brenna said she looked like a princess.

cute little flower girl

Tyson & his proud folks

Brenna & Grampa

view from the wedding spot

my little family....

my cute folks

Three of my favorite guys

My Mama and her brothers

best friends

my sweet girl

Patrick & Gaylen

goofy Wy

my Dad caught nappin'

silly Gramma

BRRRRRR!

my Aunt Becky

Daddy's girl

Mr. Music Man

Brenna in the loft. She was the only one who could stand up.

Almost home...

Trying to pass the time....

She thought the clouds were so pretty - she wanted a picture of them!

As soon as school got out - we headed out!! We drove to Almont, Colorado - it was BEAUTIFUL!! The drive took some time but we had some laughs on the way!! We went for my cousin's wedding - they decided to get married on a mountainside. It was amazing!! We got there a bit late on Friday but my Mom and her brothers had saved us some food. STUFFED BURGERS!! Woo Hoo!!

The next day - we had breakfast with my family at my Mom's cabin. Patrick treated us to a mini-concert and we visited - A LOT. It was so great to be with my Mom's brothers and their families. I come from an amazing family - I love to talk and laugh with them all. The kids rode their bikes, Patrick played his guitar, they got their feet wet in the river - it was COLD!! :)

We all got ready to head for the wedding. It was a beautiful sight - so many shades of green! Tyson and his bride were beautiful - truly. They each had the sweetest vows. It was really awesome. We had dinner in a little Italian restaurant - YUM!! It seemed to be the perfect wedding day for them - exactly how they wanted it.

We headed home on Sunday - the weekend went too, too fast. It was so great to see everyone. I am so happy I was able to be there to share in Tyson & Lauren's special day.

What a great weekend!!!

Winding down.....

The end of the school year came and went so fast!! I didn't blog any of it.... so - here is a wrap up of the last week (or so) of school. Wyatt's class put on a opera - the kids wrote all of it and then preformed it in the library - it was fun! Brenna and Wyatt both went on field trips - I was able to go on both - we had a great time! Brenna had her first grade program - she made my Mom, Tante Inga and me all cry. It was so sweet. Patrick shaved with shaving cream and a razor for the first time!!! (He didn't even cut himself!) Wy played the piano in the talent show - did a great job!! Patrick sang and played his guitar at the end of year assembly - again I cried! BUT I wasn't the only one!! He also had his last band concert at SJH. Brenna is playing coach pitch and loving it!!

It has been a CrAzY few weeks but we laughed a lot, cried a little and enjoyed being together!! I can't believe how fast time flies!! My kids bring me such joy! I am so proud of each of them - they all have such different and wonderful talents.

I am looking forward to a great summer!!

While we were gone....

Here I come!!!

Look at her go!!

She does wear at helmet at home!!

Brenna learned to ride her BIKE!!! I guess my Dad told her she was too little - so she had to show him!! :) She is doing a great job. I am so proud of her!!

Way to go girl!!!

Fun, Fun Weekend!!

I love love love flowers - they were all so beautiful!!

Ghost town

Ghost town school building

Our friends - Jan & Dave.

We had a GREAT time!!!

I just loved this shot!!

Snake on a fence....

Jan & Dave

Us at the Jacob Hamblin house.

BEAUTIFUL!!!

We ran AWAY!!! My friend Jan & I have wanted to go to Tuacahn for a while - we just didn't know how to convince our guys that THEY wanted to go, too. We found our answer - Brian Regan. Have you heard him? Seriously, You-Tube him - you will laugh until your sides HURT!! AND his act is clean - he said "hell" less times than I do - I count that as clean!! :)

Anyway - so we planned a little weekend in St. George back in January. We had such a GREAT time!! We left not long after the kids got on the bus and headed south. We found an awesome little restaurant - Honolulu Cafe - excellent teriyaki (and I don't even LIKE teriyaki)! We went to a ghost town - had a BLAST!!!! :) We also hit Brigham Young's winter house and Jacob Hamblin's house for a little more history.

We laughed until we cried at Brian Regan. Tuacahn is a BREATHTAKING venue - seriously!! The show was fantastic - I haven't laughed that hard in such a long time - TOO long!! I was worried when the opening act came out - Gaylen didn't laugh until he was almost done. I didn't know if he would enjoy Brian Regan or not, but he did!! He laughed and laughed. We all did!!

I am SO thankful to Ashlee & Tyson for staying with the kids the first night. My kids had such a fun time. Thanks Ash!! And Tyson!! You have NO idea how much we appreciate it. Gaylen and I haven't been away together for more than a night in almost NINE (YES NINE) years!! We just had fun together. I also need to thank my Mom and Dad - the kids stayed with them Friday night. Mom carted my kids all over creation - orthodontist appointment, birthday party, talent show try-outs, Dinosaur park. WOW!!

Jan & Dave are SO easy to travel with - we laughed so much!! I am SO thankful for such good friends. I just hope we don't have to wait for another nine years to get away!!