Another family weekend....

So I have been visiting Phoenix nearly every weekend for the past few months! It has been fun but expensive (thank goodness we are so close to being together 24/7). So we have really gotten into just doing the simple family thing. We spend time out in the yard just pulling weeds and mowing and living a very normal life.

We then are able to jump into the pool and cool off and just relax. It has been really warm in Phoenix so it has been nice to have a pool to relax in and even though the water is still a little on the cold side we have been able to enjoy it.

Even having a pool is not all fun and games though! Lucky for us we have the best looking pool cleaner I have ever seen!
I am also going to throw in this picture of Rhett celebrating beating 2 little helpless 8 year old girls one night at Dave & Busters just because I can! Haha Way to go Rhett! Your the man!

One of my favorite things to do is get icecream! We seem to find time to do alot of that!

I have to admit I am going to miss making these trips to Arizona and hanging out but I also can't wait to begin our life as a family together up here in Utah. We are very fortunante and blessed to have found one another!

First Family Vacation

Probably not our first choice but it worked out that we all could meet in Las Vegas for our first family vacation.....


Ryan had the boys for Spring Break and the original plan was for them to fly back to LV on Sunday. Ryan and I wanted to get the kids together before the wedding, so we decided we could all meet up in LV and spend a few days at Circus Circus. It takes twice the amount of time to drive from Vernal to LV than it does for me to drive from Phoenix to LV. The plan was for me to get there and check in, and Ryan would be a few hours behind. I of course was bummed that I would have to wait to see Ryan and the boys but was also so happy to spend the weekend together. Ryan decided to wake up early and surprise me by getting to LV early.....but, he ran into some problems! He ended up getting a flat tire between Price and Spanish Fork. It had been snowing and the temperature was in the 20's. It took over 2 hours to get the tire fixed. After getting the tire fixed Ryan headed towards Spanish Fork and only a few miles down the road he was stopped again, a major car accident which caused a 2 hour delay down the canyon. Ryan decided to go another route not knowing where he would end up or how long it would take him out of his way. He ended up getting a beautiful tour of the state of Utah. lol! I on the other hand was able to sleep in and was in no hurry to get to LV because I knew Ryan wouldn't be there until hours later. Things were smooth up until Hoover Dam, and of course they were doing some bridge work and it caused over 1 hour delay. I sat back and wondered if maybe someone was trying to tell me something and why are we having such a difficult time getting to see each other. All in all, we made it safe and we all ended up getting there at about the same time.

The most frustrating part of our trip was getting there. After that, it was smooth sailing. All the kids got along very well and we had a wonderful time together in LV. We ended up going to Madame Trousseau's Wax Museum which I have been wanting to see for a while now. We also spent a day at the Circus Circus Adventure dome and the boys had a blast. I'm not sure Briyana enjoyed the rides...lol. It was also nice that my Dad and Rita were able to come down and spend some time with all of us for a few hours.

I'm looking forward to June when we can all be together again!!