More family photos

3 generations!

Family Fun

We have been hanging out in Cedar with Ben, Mandi, and Ryker. We've been playing games, eating, going to movies, and eating. Rich is fixing deep fried halibut at the moment.
Ryker keeps us all entertained! He never stops for a moment.

Christmas Cruise

Kevin, Rich, and I flew down to Los Angeles and took a Carnival cruise to Mexico. We visited Cabo, Puerto Vallarta, and Mazatlan. We went snorkeling in Mazatlan. Rich went fishing in Puerto Vallarta, but came up with nothing but a good trip with some friends we met on the boat. I got stung by jelly fish in two different ports and don't know why they liked me so much!

Being on the boat was so relaxing and fun. We ate all day long, swam in the pool, watched movies and shows, read books, and generally just did whatever we wanted to!

We saw Kevin for dinner, and then other than that he was off with all the new friends he made on board. He would stay out until 3 am, but we didn't worry about him. It was interesting that he "forgot" to pack any shorts, so he wore his swim suit and jeans most the time! Silly boy!

Wedding Day

Catherine and Derek were married today in the Timpanogos Temple. It was a beautiful fall day. They will make a wonderful couple and Derek's children are so in love with Catherine. Congratulations to the new couple, and the best of wishes for a happy life together.

Kevin and Homecoming

Kevin and some friends when to Chugiak Homecoming. His current girlfriend is Brittany. She is a really nice girl. This past week she even cut Kevin's hair. Saved me some money! I can't believe how much he looks like Adam when his hair is short. They could be twins.

Going to miss her!

Bonnie and I took our last hike up Mile Hi on Saturday. It was a gorgeous day. Beautiful sunshine and nice temperatures. Bonnie and Mike leave for their mission to Jamica tonight and I'm going to miss them so much. We have such a wonderful friendship and so many memories. I am so proud of their faithfulness in going on a mission, but I'll miss them.

Seward

 

A student from last year invited us and Herberts (the twin was in Bonnie's class) to go out fishing with them in Seward. They have a big boat so there was lots of room. We stayed Friday night in Seward and met them the next morning. It was a georgous day with clear skies and warm weather. We caught 11 silvers. We ate tons of junk food, and had a great time. Scot Herbert was up visiting his family and was able to join us too.

It was Kevin's 17 birthday, and although he really didn't want to go, he seemed to have a good time and even brought in several fish.

More Bryce

 

Bryce Canyon National Park

 

We spent the day on Sunday, yes, on Sunday at Bryce. The weather wasn't too hot. It was really beautiful but we didn't do much hiking because we didn't come prepared with hiking shoes, and we had Ryker.

There were tons of foreigners but Kevin still wasn't impressed and said it was boring! Teenagers!

Tuachaun

 

Mandi, Kevin, Ryker, and I headed to St. George to see Footloose at Tuachaun. The weather was perfect. Not too hot! We ate at Golden Coral first, but had to have some frozen lemonade at the show. It was a great musical! Ryker was a great kid. He even slept thru the second half!

Flower of Yellowstone

 

It was so beautiful and green in the park. I should have gotten more photos of the flowers, but this is it!

Yellowstone

 

 

 

 

Random shots of Yellowstone. We got into Salt Lake at 3 on Tuesday, rented a car and drove to Pocatello and stayed the night. We got up early on Wednesday and drove to Yellowstone, spent the day touring and then stayed in a rustic cabin at Mammoth Hot Springs. Today we got up and toured the rest of the park and headed back to Utah. Over 700 miles of driving, and it wasn't back and forth to Seward or Homer! We got to see something new!

Kevin and I had a great time! We made some good memories. I think he will always remember the good times.

Yellowstone Animals

 

We were able to see bison, a fox, deer, elk, squirrel, and some rat looking animal.. Can't think of the name. We missed seeing the bear near our cabin by five minutes!

Winner's Creek Trail

 

 

 

 

Winners Creek

 

 

 

 

Child Abuse according to Kevin....Drive to Alyeska, take the tram up for a yummy lunch, hike a total of 5 miles round trip to the Winner's Creek hand tram thru the forest...with your parents!

Arctic Valley

 

A group of us hiked up Arctic Valley this morning. It was cloudy and cool, but good for hiking. There was Kevin and I, Logan, Lisa and her sister from Utah and her three daughters, and Heather, Bonnie, and Karen.

The boys stayed way ahead of us, then got cold and headed back to the car before they made it to the top. The girls enjoyed making it all the way to the top of the mountain with beautiful views of Eagle River and Anchorage.