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July 24 - Pioneer Day This year for Pioneer Day, our stake put on a parade, dinner, heritage displays, and had all kinds of fun activities for the kids.  There were so many people there.  We try to support the stake activities, but we have never seen a turnout like this before.  We first walked in the parade (the girls rode), then we waited in line to get our food, then another line for snow cones, and then another line for train ride (of sort.)  There were a lot of other little game booths with lines, so our girls climbed trees instead.  It was HOT, only 111, but I think it felt hotter to us because of our clothes.  We had a great time but I'm glad we only have to dress up once a year.  (And this year I didn't have to sew anything new!)  Train Video / Pictures

July 12 - Chance of a Lifetime, Again We thought we had better take advantage of our Club 33 connection one last time and planned our day.  We invited friends who had expressed interest in going, and got the reservation.  One of our friends was unable to go, so then I called Shelly to see if she'd like to meet us there.  And at the last minute (or night before) Paul drove down to Bakersfield so he could accompany Shelly on the drive because we had an extra ticket into the park (thanks to Craig.)  So on Sunday night we left our girls with the Ruppenthal's (you guys are amazing!) and headed to Yuma.  We left early the next morning and met everybody there.  We did the Matterhorn, Billy Hill & the Hillbilles, Captain EO, and Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters all before meeting up with the Inman's outside Club 33.  Our reservation was for 2:00 for 6 people.  We asked if we could make it 7 (so Paul could come in too) and they said OK.  (So please excuse Paul's casual clothes, he hadn't planned on dining with us.)  Lunch was awesome!  The salad/appetizer and dessert were served buffet style, so we all took advantage of that and ate way more than we should have.  Such a great day and so glad we got to share it with such fun people!  Marc has always reminded me of my brother Paul, so it was funny to see them together doing such similar things.  Afterwards, we rode on Pirates and Jungle Cruise before we said goodbye to Shelly & Paul.  We hung out a while longer and worked on this year's challenge while Shelly & Paul played on all the big kid rides until the park closed.  It was more crowded than I like, but it's amazing how quickly you can move through a crowd when you don't have to push a double wide stroller.  Now that we've had a little taste of getting away without the girls, who knows what we might do next....  Pictures

July 10 - Dobbins Point We celebrated Bret's return from scout camp by going to Dobbins Point at South Mountain.  We had never been there before, and the view was absolutely amazing!  We got there when it was daylight and ate our Subway sandwiches that we had picked up on the way.  There were lots of people up there taking pictures and hanging out.  The sunset was awesome, then we waited around until all the people were gone and enjoyed the beautiful city lights all alone.  Bret brought his guitar and serenaded me, it was very romantic.  If you're local, you got to go check it out; the pictures don't even come close to doing it justice.  It is definitely worth the drive, and it's free!  Pictures

July 3 - Melting Pot Bret and I had an incredible date night going to the Melting Pot.  I had never had fondue before and it was really good.  Especially the desserts!  It was a night I'll never forget.  Pictures

June 26 - Fun in Yuma Craig & Laurie invited us down to Yuma to play at the lake with jet skis or maybe they are wave runners (I suppose I could just say personal water craft.)  We left after Bret got off work Friday night and got down there about 8:30.  We had so much fun hanging out with them and all the girls just love Craig.  Saturday morning, after a huge breakfast (with some of the best French toast and eggs ever), we drove out to the lake (actually the Senator Wash Reservoir).  The girls loved riding and going fast and they both did a pretty good job steering too.  Kristen & Craig tipped over just before we were ready to go, but it didn't scare her at all, she thought it was fun.  On our way back, we stopped in Bard at Craig's parents farm.  We got to check out the horses, but  the girls were afraid to even pet them.  Laura sat on one for a minute, but looked a little unsure the whole time.  But, they were super excited to jump on the trampoline!  We enjoyed visiting with his parents and left with tons of grapefruit and dates.  We got back to Craig & Laurie's and made ice cream and then Michael and Alyssa stopped by for a bit.  Craig & Laurie taught us how to play Nertz on Friday night, so we played it again with Michael & Alyssa (while the girls played with Connor & Jake.)  It is definitely Craig's game, he totally dominated.  We packed up late that night and headed home.  Emma & Laura were asleep before we even got on the freeway.  Thanks for a fun time and a memorable visit!  Wave Runner Video / Pictures