Shamu and so so much more

Since we would be in San Diego we decide to see Shamu. I sniffed out a great deal for the month of October, every adult ticket came with a child's ticket so Ada and Bria got in for free. BONUS!

It was not crowded at all and we were able to attend every show except one. It was fun to be able to choose to sit in the splash zone or not. The temperature was toasty so getting a little wet felt nice.

 Did you see the black cat walking the tight rope? Amazing show

 we were so rushed we grabbed lunch in the park....well some of us grabbed lunch, $5.99 for a hotdog made me just be happy feeling hunger pains for the day.

 This guy is riding the dolphins

 Corby loves to take pictures of me without me noticing, love his actions.....not. I left this beauty in because see my attire? Yes, everyone wears a dress and high heels to Sea World. Someone forgot her change of clothes from the temple. Made for a long, tiring day on my feet.

 

 

 Shamu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 We sat in the soak zone

 

 

 Can you tell we are soaked? Bria and myself got it the worst.

 We got to touch the sting ray, bat rays and it was so gross

 

Stay tuned for the rest of the fun day!

Summer Vaca in October

Our family members decided to get sealed in the San Diego Temple over UEA weekend which got our minds planning and our summer family vacation was created.
We broke the traveling up and stayed in a really nice hotel in Vegas. I have to say I was preparing myself for the song "I want out of my car seat" but Ada did exceptionally well. Teesh and I brainstormed how we could have the little girls watch movies while we listened to audio CD's. Teesh brought her laptop and we bought headphones with a split jack and a miracle was born. I don't think we heard a peep out of either of them the entire drive to Vegas.

Ada was so patient with the cardboard box at her feet. She would put her feet inside the box for the most part. Pretty in-genius of Corby to come up with the box. I have to say between all our minds we did good work in the entertaining business. Since we weren't on a super tight schedule, we spent some time in Vegas. Our first stop was M&M Factory.

   It was so cool because when we arrived at the  factory we only had to wait 10 minutes for the cute 3D Show. Ada had to to go potty, of course, so Dad and her barely made it in time. Malia is so funny. She said afterwards, "Mom, I had the best spot,  the items that were flying out of the screen were right in front of me". I said, oh Malia you cutie pie that is how 3D works, her reply, No, mom I was in the center so the objects came right at me. Ok, Malia you had the best spot. I love her innocence.

Our next stop Coca Cola Factory  

Gavan being the punk that he is kept purposely walking in front of my photos, teenagers!

We were thirsty

 

We waited for 30 minutes to get to see this real live bear. The girls weren't so sure of him at first

When our site seeing was complete, we headed to our destination, California. We planned to stop about an hour down the road for lunch. Everything was smooth sailing until the phone call came. "We have a bit of a problem and are trying to locate a welder". That did not sound good. We grabbed a bite to eat and found our dear stranded family members. We called around and finally found someone willing to address our issue.

To keep us entertained, we did all sorts of fun stuff, building sand castles in the dirt was just the beginning.

500 with the Frisbee

coloring in much detail

Kylar and Mason found an old dirty semi tire and made us a swing, genius

Jump roping was a favorite

We chased Gavan around and sat and talked and talked. The whole ordeal took hours. Good thing we all had good attitudes and made the best of it.

What happened was this lovely trailer broke. It ended up costing Jaren and Cindy $120 to fix, ouch. Good thing they are rich, like us.

After several hours we were able to get back on the road. Southern California or bust

Conference Weekend

Our tradition for conference weekend is to hang out with Jaren, Cindy, and kids. This weekend was no different. Saturday, Corby worked on brakes and I helped my friend, Trish, with a health and wellness seminar. But the magical hour of 5 hit and we jetted to Herriman like a bat out of Hades.

Jaren knows how to have a great time.I brought these tighty whities that Kathleen had bought for Earnest and then some how they ended up at our house after his death. Such a gem to not have someone get some use out of the beauties. Jaren to the rescue. What a sport.

We enjoyed our traditional cinnamon rolls, games and just all around relaxing weekend. Great talks, they always are, but extra great for my soul this go around.