Spring Break 2011

Sometimes....sometimes....it is nice to know brothers and sisters love each other!

This year, Daddy really wanted to go camping for Spring Break. Mommy really wanted to go to San Diego...well, as you can tell by the pictures--Dad won the battle and it was off to Point of Pines for a few fun filled days of camping. (To keep Mom happy though, we made a trip to Phoenix at the end of the week. Mom's camera died after a fatal fall camping so we don't have any pics of that part of our trip! It was fun though--hotel, lots of yummy food, shopping, a sunny Diamond Backs baseball game--which they lost--bummer!, a trip to Amazing Jakes--which everyone of us really enjoyed and included rides, food, bowling, golfing, and go cart riding!--and just plain hanging out as a family! Doesn't get much better right!?

More about Point of Pines...We went on some long drives, found some cool fishing ponds, and froze--'cuz it snowed on us our last night there! Amy, Scott, and the boys came too and even Nana and Papa for two days! Yeah--very fun to hang out with family...makes camping so much more fun for everyone!

While driving, we saw antelope...and some coyotes. Very cool.

Dad tried to call the coyotes in; they headed toward us, but got spooked and ran off. The kids were very impressed though!

Reagan caught a lizard at the pump station. She was very proud and wanted a picture so she could show Uncle Levi. (She "wants to be as good of a lizard catcher as him someday!" Too funny this girl is!)

Looking down at the river from the pump station... beautiful land!

This was the coldest morning...crazy that we woke up to snow and then days later were roasting at 90 degrees in PHX!

Roxy loved the snow--most of which was melted by lunch time.

Snow on spring break--only at Point of Pines! (There was snow on the ground when we came up a few years ago also!)

Snow--what a fun breakfast discovery!

Travis loves Roxy...Roxy is a great dog and tolerates Travis really well!

Reagan wanted to be a photographer while Dad was fishing...so Travis and I posed lots! Good job Reagan!

Travis with his newly found "gun". Boys so will be boys!

Reagan decided she would be the model after a short while...I'm not sure Travis and I were modeling up to her expectations!

Reagan was excited to real fish in...she doesn't even mind touching them!

Travis loved catching fish too...Dad would hook them and Travis got to be a pro at realing them in, but as for touching them much--he left that for Reagan!

Only Travis dances on a stump in the middle of the wilderness!

The kids were excited to catch lots of crawdads and then build a "farm" for them at camp. They were smelly and even mean (as they pinched hard!)little critters, but the kids loved playing with them anyways!

More crawdad friends!

We also saw some elk!

And don't forget the turkeys...

We drove to some far off ponds--that giggle Mom to death--where we caught even more fish. The kids had a great time!

Reagan is gonna hate this "tom boy picture" some day!

Rusty is Travis's idol...he loves Rusty and just wants to be like him and do everything he does. It is cute! Notice--Travis is holding the fishin in Dad's rag...he didn't like the way they feel!

Boys love fishing...and MUD!

We even caught a few big ones!

Two cuties!

Travis gather wood over and over...he loved building fires....as did all the boys....a bit of pyro in them I think!

Roxy tried to be well behaved...her and Dank were our camp mascots.

The kids played army men in the rivine behind our camp. This was a great place to play...away from parents and full of dirt.

At night...everyone was exhausted, especially Travis. But we still read books and scriptures before bed--these kids hate to mess up routine!

The moon was amazing while we were there!

The first trip down to the lake....excited weren't they?!

It really was fun to camp...we are lucky to have great family to camp with! Thanks for hanging with us Scott, Amy, boys, and Nana and Papa!

cRaZy DaYs

Ever just have crazy days? We do and some of our favorite the last few months have been with Kaela and Travis just making Mom crazy. (Aunt Tanya works at a tax office and so she comes to visit/play one or two days a week lately.) These two are the best and worst of friends. They hug and fight..."mine" is word we hear a lot when they are together. They are crazy kids, but I still love them!

Gila Trout

Did you know there are huge Gila Trout in the Frye Mesa Lake? Okay, so there was and here is the proof! Daddy and Travis and Uncle Seth made a trip up to Frye Mesa after hearing they had stocked the lake with some amazing fish. It took them lots of time and effort to figure out what the fish would bite on, but in the end our mighty fishermen prevailed and caught the limit-one each! They were near record in size and tasted awesome too--we ate them that night! Way to go boys!

Thomas the Train

March 5, 2011
Travis is still a huge train fan so when I heard that Thomas the Train was coming to Globe, I knew it would be a hit with him. And it was! Even Reagan, who thinks she is far too big to be a Thomas fan, had fun. There were lots of things to do...like play on slides and in bouncy houses, goofy golf/putting, bean bag tosses, mini train rides, and even lots of miniature toy trains to drive and play with. The day itself was blustery and actually a bit on the cold and miserable side, but we had fun just the same! Travis--sliding with some help from big sister Reagan. Nice shirt huh? Travis loved it--Grandma Mayrice actually came by to visit just the week before and brought it to him. Perfect for our day out with Thomas!

Fun mini train, but it was SLOW compared to Papa's so our kids weren't as impressed as all the others!

Fancy train cars though!

Travis was excited to see Thomas. He kept asking if it was the "real" Thomas, which he eventually was satisfied with since smoke came out his smoke stack. Sometimes this little guy
is too smart for his own good!

Fun as it was to see Thomas, we didn't get as close as we were hoping. We stood in the long line almost 45mins to take our pic in front of him and then just as we were next to get our pic, Thomas was off on another drive! I was frustrated...as was Travis. They definitely need to talk to Disney--and make some better photo ops!

All in all--a great day though! After Thomas, we ate some awesome Mexican food and then drove out to Roosevelt Lake and visited Grandma and Granddad and Uncle Levi on the far side of the lake. The kids even got to go for a long boat ride. What fun!