Yankee's Stadium

Jimmy has been wanting to take Wyatt up to a Yankee's game before the stadium gets torn down. This last weekend he got tickets, and him, Wyatt and his dad went up to New York to the game. They had so much fun. They went into the city to look around, and took Wyatt to the big Toys R Us store. That is where they ended up spending most of their time. Once he was there he didn't want to leave. He rode the Ferris Wheel, and even said there was a huge moving dinosaur. He was in Heaven.
Then they went to the game and had a great time. It was a fun grandpa/father/son outing.

Family Home Evening at the Ball Game

Last night we braved it and took all three kids to the Nationals game. We thought that we would be lucky if we made it to the 5th inning, but the younger two did surprisingly well. Wyatt has been to quite a few games with Jimmy, but we weren't sure how Walker and McKartnee would do. They loved it. Walker was happy clapping, and just looking around at all the lights and people. There was a nice couple sitting behind us that helped entertain them. They even gave McKartnee a ball they got from batting practice, because it was her first game. We left at the beginning of the 7th, but I think they could have lasted the whole game. It was a fun night.

Sweet Water Tavern = YUMMY!!

On Wednesday night we had a girls night out at the best restaurant in town (in my opinion), the Sweet Water Tavern. Every time that I have gone there, I have loved the food that I got, the service has been amazing, and the desert is to die for. They have these flourless chocolate waffles that are soooo yummy. ( and I wonder why I can't loose the rest of my weight) After we were done eating we just sat there and talked until the waiters were visibly wanting us to leave. Cali, my sister in law, and Kristy have been the greatest friends to me. They have definitely made living out here a lot easier. I am sad because they just split our ward, and Kristy is now in a different ward, and I won't be able to see her each Sunday. I guess that just means we need to have more girls night outs!!

Family Beach Trip

I am a little behind on posting these, but last week we came home from a week long beach trip with all of Jimmy's family except for Jeff and Chelsie. (We missed you guys)

It was such a fun trip.  Jimmy's youngest brother left for school last Monday, and we wanted to do a family vacation before he left.  We went up to Bethany beach in Delaware, and stayed in a really nice beach house. There were 21 of us, and we didn't even feel crowded.   The kids loved spending time with all of their cousins, and are still going trough withdrawls.

We Celebrated Brandon's, Greg's, Cali's, and Chelsie's birthdays. (even though Chelsie wasn't there)  

By the end of the trip, this is how we all felt, although we didn't want it to come to an end.  

The Lion King

The Lion King came to town and we decided to take Wyatt and McKartnee to see it. They absolutely loved it. They are still talking about it. McKartnee keeps telling everybody about how Scar pushed Mufasa off the mountain and made Simba sad. She gets very animated about it. It is pretty funny

Girls Night in Park City

This past weekend I took a well needed trip to Utah to see my family and friends.  One of my best friends from high school is moving to San Diego, and she recentley had a baby, so I decided to just take Walker and go out for the weekend to see them. (I don't think my mom would let me come without any of the grandkids)  It was so easy flying with just one kid!!!

The first day I was there, I spent most of the day with my mom, but I was able to meet up with my friend Amy for lunch.  Amy is one of my favorite people in the world.  I taught her on my mission, and the second I met her, I knew that I had known her before.  It had been a long time since I last saw her, so it was so much fun to catch up with her.  She is an amazing person!!

Then the next day, I got together with most of my friends from high school, and we went up to Park City.  We had such a fun time together.  We shopped for hours and hours.  It was funny, because it was a "Girls" trip, but we all ended up mostly shopping for our kids.  We finally got around to eating dinner at about 9:00 that night.  These friends are all like sisters to me.  It is so nice to get together with them, because we can always just pick up  from where we left off.  I am so glad that we have remained close over the years, and feel very blessed to have such wonderful friends in my life.    We missed those that couldn't make it.  Thanks Tracy for driving up from St George the night before to be there.  You are a great friend!!

The next day I flew home.  It was a very quick but fun trip.  I would have loved to have seen more people, and spent more time with those that Iwas able to see, but we are hoping to make it out there for Christmas.  Thanks mom and Tara for watching Walker, and thankyou Tara for letting me use your camera since I am a ditz and forgot mine!!

Rehoboth Beach

We did a family beach trip this last weekend at Rehoboth Beach in Deleware. It is only about 3 hours away. Wyatt absolutely loved the water this year. He stayed in the ocean almost the whole time we were there. McKartnee loved the water at first, but then she was content just playing in the sand. Little Walker did not like the water at all, but loved the sand. He had it all over. He kept getting on his hands and then would rub his little eyes. Through it all though, he stayed pretty happy.

Here is Wyatt's fu manchu from the foam in the waves.

Here is our little mermaid in the sand. She kept wanting more and more sand on her, and at one point she had so much sand that she couldn't move her legs, and she panicked a little.

This was Walker's first time to the beach. My other kids loved the waves and the water, but he was not having any of it.

They have a Funland on the board walk. It was just as big of a hit as the beach itself was.

Thumbs up!

McKartnee's version of tumbs up.

Jimmy's brother and his family were there too, (we kindof crashed their party) so we met up with them at the beach and had a great time.

We only end up going to the beach a couple of times each year, and with it being so close we keep saying that we are going to go more. Hopefully we can and will. While it is not as relaxing as it used to be before kids, it is still one of my favorite places to be.