Today was another "cruise" day. These are mostly pictures that we took yesterday when we got on the boat, but oh well. Loved our cabin! First time we have ever had a balcony. And the room seemed so much bigger with just the two of us.
This was my favorite day of all time. We had never done zip-lining before and decided it would be a blast. And boy was it!!! It was through Wild Canyon and was an absolute rush. There were 8 lines to go through and a few of them we went tandom. One line all four of us were able to go at the same time but they didn't get a picture of that. I was so disappointed!! We are definately going to do this again. In fact their is a huge canopy tour in NW Arkansas that we want to do sometime but in the meantime we have decided to go to Meramec Caverns and do all these outdoor activities over Memorial Day weekend. We are going to do this Caveman Zipline with the girls.
Today was snorkeling shore excursion day. We took a boat ride out around Cabo. Did you know that this outcropping of rocks is actually the top of a mountain? There is a massive canyon underneath the harbor of Cabo San Lucas which makes these "rocks" mountain tops. I would love to just fly down here and spend a week bumming around. Had to get a picture even though we did not go to Senor Frogs. Lots of pelicans around the bay too. We had to turn at the lighthouse to go to Del Sol and Hard Rock Cafe.
Today was a "cruising day". These are some random pictures of stuff we did around the ship. It may or may not have been on this particular day, but I didn't want to skip any photos. One of the lady photographers that took our formal pictures was totally ticked off at us. She had no idea about proper posing and the "do's and don'ts" of taking pictures. My sister and my big issues are gaps between people and phantom hands. You know, those pictures where your loved one has their arm around your back and all you see is their hand on your shoulder. THAT is a phantom hand and it looks REALLY STUPID. It looks like you have an appendage just growing out of your shoulder. So we finally posed ourselves the way we wanted to for the pictures to look decent. Our balcony offered quiet time for a quick nap with the complementary bathrobes (did I mention it was cold?). The indian ice carving was done in 15 minutes from a solid block of ice. And you can't miss the sunsets.
This was our third and last day at Disneyland. I had been feeling a bit queasy since dinner last night. Don't know if it was the prime rib that I ate, becuase I had eaten it once before earlier on in the week. My sister and BIL were kind enough to drive us back up to our hotel from San Diego before heading on back to UT. I know it was a bit out of their way but we were grateful. It was actually colder here in CA than it was back home in KS....by 20 degrees! The park was way crowded, I was feeling sick and I was cold. We spent all of 4 hours at Disneyland, took our favorite 20 minute bus ride up to The Old Spaghetti Factory in Fullerton for dinner, came back to shop at World of Disney and then was back at the hotel by 7pm.
We flew home on Saturday Mar 17. After 10 days being away from home I was ready. Ended up vomiting (I know; TMI) all night last night so needless to say our flight home was crappy. And going through 3 time zones did not help. We flew back into SLC this morning and met back up with our girls. Had lunch with my MIL and Dad at Hires Big H downtown. I just ordered a strawberry milkshake and didn't even finish that. We had a short layover in Denver and then arrived home at 10:00p. Mike had Bishopric meetings the next day but the girls and I stayed home from church to recoup. The trip was fabulous except for the part of getting sick. Hope to do it again!
After waiting patiently for two weeks the big day finally arrived. We had 11 (count them, 11) girls at the huge sleepover birthday. We decorated cupcakes, ate ice cream, chips, soda pop, candy; all sorts of bad for you things. They played games, danced to wii and told scary stories. I had to finally put the kaibosh on the festivities when they started the popcorn food fight in the great room. And bedtime was midnight after someone told a particularly scary story and someone was upset.
I signed up to volunteer at Haylie's school valentines day party. The kids had a great time. They decorated their boxes if needed, played games which included Pin the Lips on Ms Dougan. It was pretty hilarious. Cupcakes, and punch for treats. Daddy got off in time to come join us.
Our little Haylie Bug turned 10 years old in February. Her first double digit birthday! Since it fell during parent teacher conferences we decided to hold off on the big party and just invite her really good friend Rylee to dinner. Unfortunately Rylee is moving to Florida after school gets out. We will miss her! Haylie wanted to go to T-Rex Cafe in this awesome shopping complex. She got a BUNCH of Justin Bieber stuff. For dessert we ordered the Chocolate Extinction complete with fog. It was delish!
The middle school choir had their winter show I believe. I had forgotten our good camera and so was limited to the camera on my iPhone. They turned out ok. I SO LOVED choir!
In the past, the elementary has had Student of the Week. This year they have entitled it Unique You. Haylie's week was in January I believe. This is a picture of her in front of her board in her 4th grade classroom. She posted pictures of some of our trips and wrote a whole page telling about herself. I can't believe she has one more year and then off to middle school!
Ok, I can't believe it has been 3 months since I have posted anything. Does that tell you how busy we have been? We will start with Savannah and drill team.
She, along with other schools and dance team across the midwest participated in the 2012 Kansas Spectacular. They were awarded several prizes which included a big huge trophy to display at the school. The girls and team did an awesome job!
We built this house 5 1/2 years ago. SO TIRED of the tan flat paint. I finally said this is the year to bring in some color (and semi-gloss). Mike and I attempted to do the girls' bathroom several years ago and decided that wasn't a good idea. So we hired the company that did the house originally to paint the girls' bedrooms and our kitchen. This time around I wanted to try it again myself. First stop: the guest bathroom. So over the weekend I took care of it. My original idea was to "stamp" Mickey head sillouettes in red, yellow, and black all over the stark white walls. Home Depot used to carry the rubber stamp to do that but hasn't had it for awhile. I attempted to make my own but what I used was too sippery for the paint and it basically smeared on the wall. So I bagged that idea. Then decided to paint the clock and frames in there in hopes of adding more color to the walls. I think it worked quite nicely. And in retrospect I think if I had done the stamping all over the walls it would have made the bathroom look cluttered or too busy. So this is my finished product. Now on to tackling the guest bedroom!
First annual holiday by Theatre in the Park. We had our choice of either Breakfast with Santa, a matinee luncheon, or a 5-course dinner music theatre. We decided on the breakfast for the girls. It was held at Mildale Farm which is operated by our JoCo Parks and Rec. Really neat place to have a wedding reception. May have to keep this in mind! Had a great buffet breakfast with fruit, eggs, bacon, pancakes, and danishes. The local Bell Choir performed and the girls got to make ornaments for the tree. What a fun Saturday morning activity!
Spur of the moment weekend activity to go ice skating at The Ice at Park Place. Had a great time! We were the only ones there for a little while. Girls had a total blast. Mike cut it short because of a blister but we definately plan on going back! Lunch right next door at in*gre*di*ent. It was pretty yummy. And being able to watch the other ice skaters while we ate lunch was fun. I love the outdoor shopping at Park Place in Leawood.
Oh so much yummy food! Decided we need a buffet table in our dining room. With a full table and 8 guests we ran out of room. Had good friends over for Thanksgiving dinner. Played the candy bar game afterwards. Then headed to AMC to see Breaking Dawn much to the excitement of our 12 year old.
Living by so many church history sites has its advantages. We were able to attend the Centennial Celebration of the Three Witnesses Monument in Richmond, MO. This is where Oliver Cowdery is buried. We then headed on over to Liberty MO where a new monument has been dedicated. It is a monument to the Eight Witnesses of the Book of Mormon. It is in a very nondescript place on someones farm that was researched by the church. What a great experience! We don't get the Church News anymore but I'm wondering if our picture was in it? Our 15 minutes of fame.
Savannah decided that she wanted to give choir a try this year and she is loving it. Their fall concert was about a week ago. Her middle school does not combine the boys and girls. They have Women's Choir, Women's Chorale, and Men's Choir. Its not anything like GLEE but they did a great job. Reminds me of how much fun I had during all four years of high school choir (especially A'Cappella and Madrigals). What great memories!
Family picture formal night on Disney Wonder.
