Our summer trip Part 1

We had a blast riding bikes! The weather at night in Utah is perfect. (I wanted to steal the bike Ricci let me borrow...it is so adorable!)
P&H in Dad's '33 Ford coupe. (My dad took a guy I was dating for a ride in this car years ago and made him cry, true story! And no, it wasn't Aaron. My Glenwood peeps would know exactly who it was though.) This car is awesome, scary and fun at the same time.
Papa and Paige on the tractor
Papa and Heston on the tractor, Heston loves tractors
Paige and Hunter

the kids on the way to the rodeo

Paige got this special delivery from Daddy on her birthday

Me, Hes and my Grandma. I was so happy to see her...I love her and miss her so much

We took Grandma outside for a picnic lunch. The weather was so nice! It was hard to come home to the heat

Heston's birthday gift from Gaga and Papa, he loved it

Heston and Jaden (Amanda's youngest)

Listening to these boys talk to one another was hilarious. They both had their own language and they seemed to understand each other.

B&P with Cole and Stockton

We stayed with my bf Amanda the first night in Utah and had a great time. After we got off the plane, Amanda took us straight to Taco Time for lunch. Does she know me or what?! :)

We had so much fun! The time went by way too fast. I'll post some pictures from our trip to Yellowstone soon.

12 years ago today...

Aaron and I were married. We were just kids! Can you believe I wore a long-sleeved wedding dress in mid-July? I always wanted a long-sleeved wedding dress and I thought I wouldn't be outside for very long. Little did I know, huh?

Happy Anniversary Aaron! I love you!

Happy 35th Birthday to the love o' my life

Happy 35th Birthday Aaron!

We love you!

Happy Birthday Paige!

Happy 7th Birthday to our sweet little Paigey!

Happy 4th of July

early birthday party for Paige

We are usually in Utah every year for Paige's birthday. This year, she wanted to have an early party with her AZ friends. We went swimming, had cupcakes and pizza and did some fun crafts. (altered frames and notebooks) Paige loved it and I hope the girls did too!

birthday wishes to my bff

Happy Birthday wishes to my bff Amanda!

It seems like yesterday when we became friends in junior high but it’s really been 21 years ago. She is one of the kindest and most thoughtful people I know. I’m so grateful for her and our friendship. I hope she has an awesome day and I can't wait to see her in a couple of weeks.
Love ya A !

too many choices...

it's too hard to choose my favorite this early, but these are my faves so far:

Vitolio- he's awesome!

Randi- she's one of my favorite girls. Cute as all get out...aren't her and Evan adorable? They remind me of Gev and Courtney from last year. And she's representin' Utah!

Phillip- so unique, can't wait to see him do other stuff. Twitch was able to pull off the other styles, do you think he will too?
Kupono- great dancer and I just like his personality
Kayla- this girl is fierce! After last week, I still can't believe the girl never danced ballroom...she's a favorite
Jeanine- she won me over with that hip hop routine with Philip last week. Loved it!

Hip Hop is my favorite and so are Tabitha and Napoleon. Evan- Gene Kelly is my all-time favorite dancer and I love that Evan is bringing that back. I would love to see some tap.

Caitlin- Wasn't that Bollywood dance out of control good?!

Brandon- He reminds me so much of Will from last season. I can't wait to see more. I'm still mad as all get out that Mia Michaels was so rude to him...I have a feeling she'll be eating her words :) Brandon dances with Odyssey Dance at The Pointe Academy in Utah. I know who Darcey's rooting for :)

Ade- This guy can jump so high! His dance last week with Melissa was so good!
and last but certainly not least Melissa the ballerina. I have to admit, I can't take my eyes off of her incredible feet when she dances. She's 29 and dances like she's 19...it's inspiring!

It's that time again...

I LOVE this show!

I've watched every summer, it just keeps getting better and better. The dancers this year are exceptionally good...how can I possibly choose a favorite?!
Watching them perform makes me miss dance way too much...


Who's your favorite dancer?

a current favorite

This sums up summer for us

summer fun

Yesterday we made our first visit to the Arizona Science Center. The kids loved it and we can't wait to go back. We found out about this Lego exhibit and we had to check it out. (Braden is obsessed with Legos)
The passes were free, the kids were entertained, we were in an air conditioned building...that's what I call a good day :)

Swimming is a big part of summer for us, we swim everyday and love it. Hope everyone is having a great summer so far. All you moms out there, I hope you haven't lost it yet with your kids...it's too early to do that :)