Opening Day

Alaskaland opened for the season today. Of course we had to go ride the train....





And then there is always the delicious Souvlaki, which I waited in line, patiently for, cramped in the little cabin with all of the other souvlaki seekers. Seriously, the line was out the door and didn't quit! :) Well worth the wait.

And then, of course, we had to get ice cream. :)

Happy Birthday Nonnie

This morning Eliana had fun helping me clean the beaters. Notice how she is trying to stick the whole thing in her mouth.


Nonnie and John met up with the ice cream truck


John added the candles to the cake and we sang Happy Birthday


Reaching for the cake

Just my kids

Being sweet.


And funny.

Daddy & Daughter

Is there anything cuter?



Notice the purse. I love it!!

Escalade Time!

John dug the Escalade out from under the deck and we cleaned it off. Eliana loves sitting in there and dancing to the radio. We'll see how she likes it tomorrow after the battery is charged. :)

Mamita and Pop are home!

After a month, Eliana did not miss a beat & resumed hanging out at one of her favorite spots..... the counter in Mita & Pop's kitchen where she can play with the radio and dance.

Nothing to Do

Cousins left yesterday and my kids have nothing to do but play with the laundry basket. Don't you feel sorry for them? :)

Family Photos

We went to Alaskaland to have some family pictures taken before Paul, Julia and the girls left. Here are some pictures that were taken with my camera. I can't wait to see how the pictures from Julia's super-duper fly camera turned out. :)

Ava, Lainie & John running around.


Preslan Grandparents


Aldridge Grandparents


Preslan Fam


Aldridge Fam


After the photo shoot, we went to McFattys (I'm still cracking up about that name, Julia) for dinner so the kids could run around in the play area and spend a bit more time together.

Jeremy & the girls


Ash, Jeremy & Lainie

Happy Mother's Day!!

My sweet, sweet son made me breakfast this morning.


Aunt Terra played Twister with John and Anna.


My brother made us dinner tonight. Thanks Jeremy!! It was delicious. This is a picture little John took of Jeremy and Terra.

Adios Terrance & Loni

Tonight we said our good-byes to Terry and Loni. They are going back to St. George tomorrow. I wasn't even sad when I said bye because I'm pretty sure we'll be going down for their wedding next month. :)

Kid Karaoke

Grandma brought out the karaoke machine tonight and the kids loved it!

The Park

The Swings...












And the freezing ladies...

The Big Dipper

Uncle Terry and Anna


Aunt Ashley and John


Julia and Lainie


Aunt Ashley, Anna, Aunt Terra


Grandma and Ava


Nonnie and Eliana


Loni and Terry (looking at someone else's camera, but still cute & totally in love)


Uncle Paul and John


Uncle Terry and John


Uncle Terry and Lainie


Nicole, Ashley, Julia, Terra (photo by Julia) :)

Alaskaland & Ribs

We met up at Alaskaland today.

John & Anna




Lainie & John


Eliana & Ava


Then we headed to Grandma & Grandpa's for dinner.

Ava hanging out with Grandpa.


Julia, Anna & Ashley coloring.